ShivIka Separation? | Musings on the Lohri Sequence
So I just watched the segments and the Lohri promo, and I have a theory that this may lead into the eventual ShivIka separation track.
Basically, Shivaay takes the bullet meant for Annika, and is in a critical position in hospital. Everyone in the family (but Om, where the hell is he?) is either shaken up or crying, and yet, Annika is standing secluded from the rest of them. She's not crying.
I assume that she's gone into shock, and this time the blow is even heavier. She thinks that she knows how it feels to lose him, because she did, albeit temporarily, during the jungle scenes. In those scenes, she was crying and shaking and in a fit of emotion and even desperation, tells him that she's in love with him.
This time, however, I think the situation is even worse for her. During the jungle scene, it was just Shivaay and Annika, and even through all the hysteria, she knew that his life was in her hands. In this scenario, she can't do anything to help him. She can't see him either, and is relying on what the doctors are saying, and doing. She can see the family in mass panic as well, and its obviously not doing her any good. Even when Shivaay is unconscious, being an ass or just not there, Annika always finds a source of comfort in him. The fact that he isn't around is essentially leaving her completely bereft.
I was reading through some comments on the segment threads, and I hope Pinky isn't shitty to Annika, or something along those lines, was mentioned multiple times. Logically, I know its terrible, but I can see why Pinky would blame her, even though it is definitely uncalled for. If my son was fighting for his life because he decided to save someone, I wouldn't care who that someone was, because if they were the reason that my son passed, I would hate them. So, if the writers want to go the traditional way, yes, the Pinky-Annika dynamic will go even more downhill after this situation passes.
To be honest though, by the looks of Annika in the promo, I don't think Pinky will have to do anything. I think the shock will stem from a place of guilt, because in her head, he is only in the position that he is in, because of her. Nevermind the fact that she would have done the exact same thing if she was in his place. Annika is going to wallow in the guilt of what she thinks is her fault.
Now, bear with me while I try to explain this super contrived thought process. Do you guys remember how in Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Meera ends up distancing herself from Samar because she thinks that she puts him in danger? I know that her circumstances are slightly different, but I feel like Annika is going to carry the same sentiment.
I was literally sitting down and imagining this scene fold out.
The whole family, under mass hysteria, wait in varying states of emotion, as Shivaay is in surgery. Annika watches from afar, and silently prays for his wellbeing. It's been hinted before that she doesn't believe in God, or that she has lost faith, and now decides that she would rather live life on her own accord, rather than be fate's marionette. However, for him, she decides that she will pray and may even make some sort of butchered promise in exchange for his life (this might be too JTHJ sorry!). Something along the lines of, I'll give up anything in exchange for his life.'
The doctor eventually comes out of the OT, with the good news of Shivaay being okay. Hearing this, everyone is relieved, but this is when Annika decides to leave. She may internally decide that she is putting him in danger, or she's bad luck for him. This really reminds of the basket scene from one of the earlier episodes, where Annika explicitly warns Shivaay to stay away from her, because she has bad luck.
Anyways, Shivaay wakes up and he looks for Annika, in the crowd of his family. Of course, she isn't there.
Ensue extreme angst + separation track.
To be honest, I'm not personally keen on this idea, for a few reasons. For one, I wanted Annika to walk out of his life because she is finally done with their relationship not because she wants to be queen of sacrifice. On another note, I kind of hope that this scene is more for the O-Bros than ShivIka. I'm trying to take the fact that Omkara isn't there in the segment, as a sign of sorts. Fingers crossed, that there will be a super emotional sequence between the three brothers. I'm kind of done with all of the multiple tracks everywhere, and nowhere, because we don't get much of the Oberoi brothers together anymore. No, dancing in the kitchen does not compensate for anything.
Saying all of that, knowing the PH, I feel like the focus will be on ShivIka, for this scene.
Which brings me to my last point - is it always necessary for someone to be on the verge of death, for another to realise their love?
Yes, rescue scenes and so forth are emotional and heart-wrenching, but only to a certain extent. That weird Annika-hanging-of-a-tree-and-Shivaay-hacking-a-tree-to-save-her scene made me feel absolutely nothing. I think I actually rolled my eyes.
Point being, they lose their novelty if they happen every twenty episodes.
There are so many ways of showing people falling in love. The small things, make so much more of an impact, than extremely dramatic, insane scenes. Why can't anyone just willingly realise that they're in love with someone?
I have a bit of a lean towards romance novels, and so I know that there are a million different ways to make someone realise how they feel. I'm so tired of someone dying, and the other person realizing that they love them at that very moment. It's just super clichd.
This was kind of meant to be a quick theory post, but as usual, I've gone a bit overboard. Pretty much, the point of this ridiculous rant was to tell you guys that I feel like a separation is coming soon, and the Lohri track is going to be a very big step towards the inevitable.
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