Loved some of the episode, liked some very much, wasn't particularly unnerved by the supposed sinister cliffhanger at the episode-end by the assurance that if there were any such sinister intent, it could have been in their village-stay. Unnecessarily taut way of stretching the matter into the next episode, and the only avoidable flaw in the episode. But nevertheless, was appreciative of the unexpectedly mass-reassuring precap.
The best part today was the fantastically etched and hilarious Dauji-Leelawati-Baiji scene. The actors did a superb job on the humour, and 'Tara' and 'Agni' did beautifully in the required reactions to cinch the scene.
Hopefully they'll add some suitable lyrics to the RajBala song 'Ishq hai, ishq hai', or else use the series-suited 'Hum hai deewaane'. Both are well-suited to any and every mood in sheer intensity.
The latter isn't yet apt in lyrics as of now, but should be soon if the CVs don't needlessly delay and stretch out Madhu's love-reciprocation any longer now, and get the story past that starting point. :)
Hope that the effervescent 'Ishq mushq' song with its beautiful wordplay about being both tavern and glass is only for light occasions (and that they intend to have both male and female version of the song). Love the song's delightfully bubbly tune as a less intense option, but 'Ishq hai, ishq hai' or 'Hum hai deewaane' just seem to fit into all potential moods in the intensity facet.
But a far more momentous matter, and being shallow as heck - after the 'snake and RajBala jump-lift-hugs' episode, this was yet again the chance to see JM without the specs. She looks cute and pretty even with them, but lovely without them. Just so glad that the specs have been dispensed with both times for romantic scenes.
And if the precap is implying correctly, and Raja's idea of doing as he pleased with his visually challenged wife was getting her a pair of delightfully not-spectacles contact lenses, hope the couple stop the damn snail-pace progress of their relationship as if they are teenagers deciding whether to date or break up, and ease forward and closer a bit speedily in their marital relationship with a flying kick to logic and characterization that have been jettisoned many times for far less pleasing reasons.
Would like to see both of them accepting their relationship soon now that he is no longer mentally challenged (so that the writers can finally forge their creativity even beyond the 'chase' phase), and also both being mindful and respectful of their marital bond and considering to make the marriage work, accepting each other's ideological differences rather than shove their 'my way is the only and best way' down each other's throats.
JM can insist that Raja can stick to his preferred violence but not expect it of her. And Raja can let her hold her pacifist position rather than expect her to be pre-emptively prepared to do violence. (She has already shown that she comes around reassuringly to being sensibly violent when it's actually necessary).
Would like the leads to become both effective, rather than both counted on by antagonists for empty threats.
Have the unfortunate certainty that Raja may or may not get killed while he's violent, but he and JM are likely to get fatally torn down like heedless lemmings if he ever idiotically and besottedly takes the idealist pacifist route. Rather more prudently better to take the chance of danger while remaining able to reciprocate the danger.
Violence is remarkably impartially and fatally existent in villages and cities contrary to JM's belief.
Also, for the female lead to effectively preach ideals and be appreciated for that by mass-audience, she has to also talk of selfrespect but abandon every iota of it in her devotion to husband and family to an extent many times more than has ever been shown in this series. Since both extremes may be depressingly avoidable viewing for this series, it would be reassuring if they would both be avoided. Fingers crossed that at least this time, there will be no attempt to hold aloft one facet while expecting to avoid the other - the two facets invariably work jointly or are avoided jointly as successful track-factor.
Back to romantic, waiting to see the actual scene so tantalizingly shown in the precap today for tomorrow's episode.😳 Hope that it and the rest of the episode match up to the wait without the one-sided avowal-versus-rejection depressing repetition that's been dragging for weeks. 😊
Edited by leelaa9 - 11 years ago