Aug 1st: Even saints lose patience sometimes

A more tense episode today, and we got to see a different side of Abhishek...I know there has been some discussion around whether Abhishek as a character was too good to be true...well he's not, today we got to see a very human Abhishek...who loses patience in the middle of this madhouse as any average person would.

I never really thought of Abhi as a good guy or a bad guy, he is a regular Middle class boy who is strapped between earning for his family, guilt about his father and trying to keep everyone intact. I am curious what circumstances pushed him to be so proactive to take the lead, was it the guilty of not being a burden to the family, or what because both his parents , yes mom too -might seem to be redundant for the family and 4 mouths to feed still. Apart from that he genuinely likes all of them , thats what families are, atleast my impression of joint family.

This is the portion when your heart really goes out to the guy..."Hum log itne bade nahin hain ki in galtiyon ki keemat chuka sakein"

Originally posted by: charminggenie

I never really thought of Abhi as a good guy or a bad guy, he is a regular Middle class boy who is strapped between earning for his family, guilt about his father and trying to keep everyone intact. I am curious what circumstances pushed him to be so proactive to take the lead, was it the guilty of not being a burden to the family, or what because both his parents , yes mom too -might seem to be redundant for the family and 4 mouths to feed still. Apart from that he genuinely likes all of them , thats what families are, atleast my impression of joint family.

Meera- Actually I mentioned it earlier somewhere, the girl misses warmth of a family During her result she quipped how they were all having lunch together and that be a silver lining. Guess the grass is greener , the other side thing here. Because we know her family cares and she is a good child but she seems to be neglected in the hustle bustle of a city life and in a family of over achievers. Odd one out. Hence her smile and love for Pant family's bonding and their craziness. Will be fun to watch how she adapts to this because again- nuclear family gives you much more freedom and Meera is flighty.

Aman was a d-bag but meh such crassness from the guy. Wasn't expecting something different.

Abhishek- I am so glad with this. The anger was seeping in many times. The wall, the 1000 Rs note his cousins once tore ..you could see the sketches of it . He was frustrated but the way today his Uncle hit him in the gut about his dad- not cool. Actually , the family does have unresolved tension over that issue. Abhishek has grown with this simmering awareness , hence probably wanted to be Bade Bhaiyya.

Meera is going to bond with Rohan , get him back and slowly move back with this family and they will find their dynamics.

Meera is an interesting character, she like Abhi loves her family..really a wonder how this marriage will happen.

I feel they went a tad overboard with the family squabbling scenes today...the intention might have been to set up Abhishek finally losing it at the immaturity all around him, but it was a little irritating to sit through nonetheless.😆And they seemed to be rushing through Meera's reactions too- the part where she compares her family's reaction to her allergy with the Pants' , felt a bit shoddily executed in comparison to the rest of the episode.

@Box: LOL and when is the Pant family squabbling not irritating to sit through? Today felt more or less along the usual lines that they've been on since day one...they were acting just as lame in week 1 too...inka roz ka hai...maybe it felt more irritating today given what was at stake and it was one of those days where everything possible was going wrong for Abhi without a resolution in sight.

Originally posted by: spidie

Hello AY! Nice to see your regular posts for this lovely show.

Loving the show so far with all the quirky and crazy characters😆

Originally posted by: AreYaar

Heya spidie! Glad to see you here...last time was when...that tum saath ho jab apne forum, haina? Been a while😆

These kinda shows do come around so rarely😆

The week began on quite different tone, didn't it? Felt so bad for Abhishek, especially in that moment with her chacha. Wonder why him and others keep stating that to Abhishek like it was his fault that his father left the house? I am intrigued to know about that. As you mentioned, PJ (lol) emotes fantastically with his eyes and his facial expressions, Meera seems to lag in that department. She does very well in her up beat moments but she seemed a little low in that scene you mentioned. May be it was due to the swelling but she could have used her eyes, like PJ, to bring in more depth to the moment. Oh well, it's only one moment so far, hopefully she'll catch up as more such moments arrive.

@the scene with cousins arguing and Abhishek's outburst-- Another well acted moment from PJ, especially that bit where he walks away in the corner and then, being totally fed up, sarcastically claps and lets out his frustration. We saw some bits of him loosing his cool in the first episode when his cousins argue and end up tearing the bill. When we, as viewers, can get irked with that, can only imagine how irritating it would be for Abhishek. That Kapil guy seems to be the most annoying of them all, he's out and out selfish unlike the other younger ones.

@Rohan's outburst-- yeah that was bound to happen with his autism. Still, it was heartbreaking to see him push his bade bhaiya that way. You can't help but feel for Abhishek in that moment. He is seriously overwhelmed and you can sense it just with his body language and facial expressions.

It will be interesting to see if Meera manages to sense Abhishek's frustration somehow and alleviates it in her own way. So you think her condition is a genuine smile on his face? I thought she already saw that with the feather scene.