But I'll take this in the order the scenes aired...
1) Paro running after Rudra after he hears the truth...his first reaction is denial...he doesn't want to believe that his father lied to him for 15 years even as we can see that he's somewhere already realized that this IS the truth...still he pushes back at Paro and the same arguments are somewhat repeated...Paro trying to convince him that she is on his side and his family's side and wanting everyone to be on the same side...while Rudra finally expresses that to him, his only family is him and Paro and no one else...and he thought that would be enough for her...but it's not...AFSOS hua yeh jaan keđđ...now this might have had some impact except this didn't really last long as the epi progressed.
2) When Rudra first showed up in Dilsher's room looking menacing after SO many days, my expectations couldn't help but rise despite myself...I loved how the scene was set up...with a silent Rudra unnerving Dilsher so much...walking over to pour him the drink...this was the investigative BSD officer mode of Rudra activated as he asked Dilsher if Mala is telling the truth...this portion was about validation...Rudra wanted to hear it from Dilsher's own mouth even though he knew this had to be the truth by that point...I liked how Rudra was all but calmly just watching Dilsher who got more and more nervous as he fumbled to explain...
Where I was disappointed was about how this should have been more about hurt and disgust at that point...I thought Rudra ended up being surprisingly calm about it in a sense...all he expressed to Dilsher was that this was INJUSTICE that he didn't tell him the truth...where is the disgust that his father BEAT his mother?
And then Mala shows up coolly to put forth general marriage gyaan about how both the parties involved are responsible for the mistakes made...well Rudra didn't need gyaan at this point, he deserved more REGRET and APOLOGY from these two ppl...which he obviously didn't get...I liked how he ranted at them about how they've failed him...but still I wanted more from this scene overall...ahh well.
3) The Rudra-Paro scene at night ended up being a very calm scene...more to do with a Rudra just TIRED of it all now...just tired of fighting this war as he sees it now...a war where he feels him and Paro are on opposite sides...the way he rests his head on Paro's shoulder was a poignant touch...Paro again tries to console him telling him that they aren't on opposite sides but there is simply a line b/w them and she wants to pull him over to the other side of the line where there is happiness...now I have my issues with this line as yet again Paro is determined to force her pov on him but what can one say...I liked how she she finally got Rudra to smile a bit with her "I could have thrown imli at you instead of the doll" line...and Rudra again resting his head on her shoulder and expressing the belief that he knows she would have still found a way to remind him and he could never forget her.
I felt like there was lots of foreshadowing in this scene...dialogues like "Tu nahin hoti toh mera kya hota, Paro? Khushi, dukh, sab tujhse hi toh hain"...and then Paro saying that she would never be away from him and that their bond had been tied the day she threw her doll at him...so I feel some seperation coming up.
Poignant scene...although I think it could have been made more poignant...something was missing for me today...chemistry wasn't that strong.
4) And the second half with the picture memorabilia session...LOL all that registered on me here was...a) Rudra looked adorable grumpily polishing away that one medal...must be shining by the end of that sceneđ...and b) AMAZING how these ppl can play happy family after it was revealed that Dilsher HIT Mala...waah family of the year, trulyđđ
Precap I have no reactions over...I dunno if it will air tomorrow...seems too soon...