The Dance SYMBOLIZED Ishra's Journey thus far & the Days to Come.. - Page 2

Upon seeing the dance and episode the first time, I felt something was amiss, a lack of continuity. How have they (namely, Ishita) returned to their usual nok-jhok after what just happened with Shagun? I was little disappointed. Did I miss something or did the CVs?

I then re-watched the dance sequence and this time saw it so clearly that I was disappointed in myself for how I could miss such a poignant and crucial detail the first time (as minute as it was): how Ishita responded to Raman wiping her tear(s).

Up until that moment, there was visible hesitation, anger, and hurt resonating in the dance from Ishita's side. Although she knew she had to match Raman's steps for the purposes of the dance, it was clear that, in those moments, her full heart wasn't in it,. And how could it be? She just had that same heart broken by her dance partner who she had begun accepting as her life partner. Until now, Ishita was only dancing with Raman as technically his dance partner, with the genuine excitement and thrill she had before, as his wife, gone. There was a love and passion hidden underneath this hurt and anger (without which she would not have reacted the way she did), but it could not come out in full force, not yet; she was still too broken and hurt, unsure of how she can trust Raman and her feelings for him again. She therefore proceeded to dance because she's not the type to not fulfill a commitment and leave something incomplete. She took Raman's hand, hesitating to trust him as a life partner on the journey which he just asked her to embark on, but completing the task of being his dance partner.

However, that moment when Raman wipes Ishita's tears, the dynamic changes. The dynamic in the dance, the dynamic in the relationship, the dynamic of their overall journey looking forward. It's only after Raman wipes her tears that Ishita is at ease, at comfort, finally able to put her full heart into the dance. She matches all of Raman's steps without that hesitation and hurt that was visible on her face only seconds before. That one gesture gives her the reassurance she so desperately needed at that moment to know she can trust him again, as more than her dance partner. Her face immediately softens at this gesture and she invests her full heart in that lift, which more than showing they're in-sync as dance partners, reveals how they are both wholeheartedly in this journey together, as life partners.

I was so upset with myself that I missed this the first time when Divyanka did such a beautiful job in showing that change of emotion. Kudos to her. Very subtle but still very effective. It was therefore after seeing and realizing this change, that I didn't find the nok-jhok scene after inconsistent at all. On the contrary, it shows how in unison Raman and Ishita actually are. Without even needing to say anything, they both understood from the dance (Ishita accepting his hand and Raman wiping her tears), that there need be no awkwardness or hurt, and they can go back to doing what they do best: tease each other and see who gets the last word. 😃

Thanks for your post. Lovely to read. 😊