Hi Sush
Great post! And as always beautiful collages Shweta 😊
Sush I know that you think Paro not thanking Laila is not consistent with her character...and I know you feel frustrated talking about this...but hear me out:
I get what you're saying. Laila may not necessarily be a "good" person (only because the CVs have gone the easy route and made her a black vamp, otherwise she was just a relatable woman who was scorned by the one she loved) but when she does good things she should be appreciated for it. How else do we encourage change in such people? We appreciate them when they do something good and this in turn encourages them to be better people.
As a woman, Paro understood Laila and her love for Rudra, and she was very sweet and forgiving to her, but now...Paro is not just a woman. She is a wife in the truest sense. Rudra has finally given her rights/haq over him. She is confident about her place in Rudra's heart now.
Did you notice that when Laila first opens the door Paro does not stare at her in shock, she stares at Rudra? She watches her husband, she looks wary, and I think she looks for a reaction from Rudra upon seeing Laila. Paro may be a white character, she may be mahaan and innocent, but she is a woman in love who finally knows that her man loves her back. So it's only natural for her to act this way now with Laila. Not just because she finally knows she has the right to be possessive over Rudra and so is exercising her rights, but because she has trusted Laila blindly before - even going against her husband for the woman - but Laila only broke her trust.
We all know Paro gives blind trust to people when she first meets them, she also gives them multiple chances to prove themselves as a good person...Paro gave Laila her first chance when she accepts her into the haveli against Rudra's wishes, she again forgives Laila and gives her another chance when Laila is exposed by Mohini for reading those religious verses from a piece of paper...
Paro kept giving chances to Laila and she kept forgiving her. But one thing Paro is very clear about is Rudra. She loves the man, he is everything to her, she can never let anyone hurt him. So when Laila tries to come in between PaRud and Paro realizes this, her trust in Laila breaks for good. Laila did the one thing that Paro couldn't forgive - she tried to take away from Paro who Paro loves most, she intentionally tried to hurt the person Paro loves most in this world. This is unacceptable in Paro's eyes.
However she later thanks Laila for bringing Mala to her because Mala is also someone she loves and values and so for a moment she puts aside her own feelings and thanks Laila for doing something good. Today though? Like I mentioned before, Paro was not only being a possessive wife but a wary woman. She understands now that Laila does not mean well for her or for Rudra, I am pretty sure she can see through Laila's actions and Laila repeatedly acting meharbaan with Mala is not kind on her part but a calculated move, and I think Paro understood this, so why should she thank someone for doing something when she knows that the reason that person did whatever they did was for selfish reasons? Paro is kind but she learns from her mistakes (yes ok that's debatable😆) and when she figures out what a person's true colours are she acts like any other human.
This is the woman who threw chilli powder in Tejawat's eyes, this is the same woman who beat those goons who kidnapped Maithili, and this is also the same woman who hit Rudra when she believed he was in the wrong...yes Paro is a very good person and she tries to see the good in everyone...but ultimately she knows bad people exist as well and for her things and people are usually black or white...unless she is clouded by her own emotions. Laila has kept doing wrong despite Paro giving her multiple chances, so why should she keep thanking her for continuing to do things that very clearly have bad intentions?
Maybe you're right, Paro could have once again thanked Laila for taking care of her MIL, but she didn't and I can understand why not. You're right when you say how we react to people says a lot more about us than it says about them. But I don't think that holds true all the time...sometimes people get emotional and act irrationally...it does not mean that they are not good people...it just means they got too emotional 😆 Today Paro was a possessive wife and a wary tricked woman who could only see Laila for her actions. She didn't react to Laila at all. She almost acted as if Laila wasn't there. Paro is only marking her territory and doing so in the best way she can...she is not saying anything mean or hurtful to Laila...because that is not her...but she cannot bring herself to put up a front with Laila when she knows Laila has selfish motives...so she does the best thing she can do in her position. She does not react at all to Laila, she keeps silent and mostly ignores Laila and only acknowledges the woman when absolutely necessary.
I hope whatever I've written above makes sense...I'm half-asleep right now...🥱 I know you don't want to discuss this Sush so please don't feel obliged to respond. I just wanted to put my thoughts out there. I respect your POV but I just couldn't help but defend Paro here 😳 Especially when I understand where she is coming from. Hope you don't mind 😳
Oh and T, wonderful post as always! I love how you narrate the episodes in your posts! It is always such a refreshing and positive take. I love it. 😊
Edited by Zeeliciousxo - 11 years ago
Awww awesome epi... Rudra in BSD uniform... Looking hott... Our angry young man is back... Loved it... 
Geet - Hui Sabse Parayee
