Sensible episode today * Updated*

After what seems like ages, tonight there was finally an episode which I really, really enjoyed, really liked as a viewer and the primary reasons for the same were - the return of Ruhi and the focus back on IshRa - as parents and as a couple.

I loved the way they went about this tonight when Raman realised the folly in pampering Adi a little too much, when he was asked by his son to use his influence to postpone the date of the dance competition - without any OTT melodrama or hysterics - a point was made and it was reminscent of the old YHM, the one we all came to love. What Raman didnt want to acknowledge to himself earlier, despite knowing it in his heart, despite the rebuke from his wife happened because of the request made by his own son - just like the accident track, where Adi' bragging made Raman realise how protecting his son isnt always the best thing to do, tonight he learned pampering his son way too much isnt also the right way to go about things. While a lot of hue and cry has been made about this being a - Ishita is always right and Raman is always wrong thing - I beg to differ, the same set of people are dealing with the same kid here and once she made a mistake while he was in the right, now he made one and she was in the right - isnt this what a marriage is all about, what parenting actually is? Its not a process where one person is always a know it all or in the right or in charge always, its a team effort, a partnership that helps you raise a child, its not exactly a battle you can claim to win or lose all alone. A while back when Ishita didnt know what to do she made a mistake and they argued, this time she knew what was happening and how to handle it but she knew it would be better to have Raman in the driving seat for this round and how absolutely right it was of her to take that call.

I have to say, the scene where Raman was confused about how to handle Adi in the office as he conversed with Mihir seemed as natural and as in the flow as was the scene when he finally had the talk with Adi - though they didnt exactly talk it out about the birds and the bees, it was so refreshing to see something so REAL and relevant.

I dont have a child yet, hell I am yet to even come across the man who would father them 😆 but I could so identify with Ishita' eureka moment - that OMG my son has a crush, to her convo with Raman and even Raman' confusion about addressing the issue with his son because it was all so true. My mum was hesitant kinda to talk to me about these things when I was of the age and I am sure, as confident and full of spunk I am, when my time comes I would be sweating bullets too. The little tidbit Mihir said about this being the internet generation when Raman spoke of how he wasnt half as mature as Ruhi when he was a teen also so hit home - you see kids today with these gadgets - be it smartphones, laptops, ipads and stuff and the way they can have the whole world at the click of a button, it makes you feel seriously as if you lived under a rock at the time you were of their age even if then you were more exposed to the world then your parents were. I remember as a teen, my mom was driven crazy by the whole plethora of music channels and english movies and shows I was exposed to because she felt it was too much because it wasnt so in her generation. Compared to today, that wasnt even the tip of the iceberg and even my mom acknowledges it. Frankly everytime she says now that my kids will be exposed to this and that and I would have to deal with so and so, I remind myself to take a deep breath and calm down, because it is true, so it was amazing to see YHM address what it did today, for this one episode - the whole saga of growing pains seemed to be worth it, though I dont see the end to it here as simple as it seems and would want to see how its further explored - especially with the mention of birds and bees.

Speaking of which, seems like this fantastical couple, we love and are exasperated by will finally have the talk, all thanks to Ruhi and Shravu and their squabble over baby girl Raman now christened as Sreeja - again something real. Kids see their cousins or friends have siblings and they want to have someone to play with too and while I dont want them to take this step with the tag 'Ruhi ke Liye' because its too creepy to even think about it - imagine IshRa doing it not because they want to and are in love but for Ruhi *shudders shudders* - I want them to talk, and discuss things and also remember that making a baby isnt all there is to it thats there to love making between a couple.

Lastly, I wanna say something that I just cant help myself with - there were complains about Ishita hogging space and having maximum lines recently in an episode, tonight wasnt Raman in the centerstage mostly? He was present almost throughout the episode and had the most lines too. So why is it that no topic about the same were made tonight? No one bashes Raman when he hogs the screen - I know perhaps I am kicking a hornet' nest here but sometimes its just not so amusing to step into a place and find its full of complaints and crap.

At the end of the day, why is it hard to remember that the duo together make things happen and thats the USP of this show - the hero is not a mute, mum piece of furniture who stands by idly even when his wife is almost slapped by their daugther, while their younger one steps in to defend their mother like it happens on the numero uno show of not only this channel but the whole damn country

TV is referred to as women' medium but we have been lucky enough to not fall in love with a show where the mystical and mythical work their charm as crazy as it seems with the advents of naagins and chudails, neither one where a single woman seems to have the volume and lines of an entire family entrusted to her - but a show where REAL people are show, as much as possible, where there' as much space and respect for the hero as for the heroine, his presence to the plot and story - not just as an actor but a character too as vital as her's can we not enjoy it instead of complaining always?

Sorry I went off topic there towards the end but I have posted in the forum after so many days I had to get it off my chest. 😳

Thanks Aru for the Gifs