Hey Arshiji
As usual great post,couldn't comment then just busy.
Anyways coming to episode it was good minus Maya.
As pointed by others she is too fast and that hug was completely out of the blue.If she would have hold his hand then it would have justified but hugging a guy whom you met only 2-3 times it didn't clicked for me.
Coming to Rudra's anger I think his name says it all.He will have this anger but right now his anger is surrounded by guilt and pain of loosing loved ones like his father and Udiya baba and as such he still have to discover his powers and aim of life once he will come to know that then may be we will see a bit calm Rudra so for me it was ok.
And what to say about our Gauti he was amazing.I loved Seemaji and Gauti's conversation.I was in tears.It reminded me Raginiji and Gauti in Saraswatichandra.
Not much to say about Payal but I will give her some time hope she matches the intensity of Gautam in near future and I will still stick to my pov that Maya is from dushman camp(hope I am wrong)
Thanks.