Today's episode has to go down in history as one of the best ever written. Not only was it so tightly paced but everything just connected together so well. Nothing seemed random or out-of-place or thrown there just ainvayi. Everything scene played off the other in such a coherent manner.
And at the center of it all, Anika has emerged as the sharpest, smartest and most adept player of this game of heart and hate.
First, the NBs. I won't spend too much time here. If they weren't so stupid, I could almost have laughed at the NB sisters when they basically called Anika dumb. Oh, how wrong they are. With her ML drama, Anika has made them believe she is one of them. She might no know they're sisters, yet but she's definitely figured out there's a link.
Also, she's figured out that Tia is the weakest link. She feels lonely and outcast from her family because of Robin and Anika has posed to her as the only on who understands her pain, her feelings and her love for Robin. I'm guessing the NBs downfall will be due to Tia.
With her ML drama, Anika has trapped Shivaay into an almost catch-22 situation. I've said elsewhere on this forum that Shivaay doesn't feel the need to name this relationship as long as Anika is with him. Even to himself, Shivaay doesn't explain this ehsaas, because Anika is in front of him, in his house, his bedroom and with the way he blackmailed her, coupled with Anika's own love for him, he never felt she would leave.
Until now. The ehsaas is gone. Anika is no longer compelled to stay by him because she feels for him. She's explcitly said she doesn't remember. The nightmare of Anika walking out on him is becoming a reality and Shivaay is panicking. With her memory loss serving as an infallible defense tactic, Anika's asked Shivaay to choose. NOW.
She refuses to be the other woman. He can't marry Tia. He can't explain the divorce. He's afraid to admit he didn't sign the papers because that would lead to further questions. He can't blackmail her because a) Anika doesn't remember - and therefore, might not feel for, anyone, anymore and b) he really doesn't want to fall that low now that she's forgotten the pain. (although I still don't completely trust him on that front). She's basically asked him all the questions she otherwise couldn't have. Shivaay would've just gone "kyon? tumhain kia faraq padta hai?" and the discussion would end.
With the fake ML drama, Anika's engineered a situation where Shivaay's only way out is to confess. Tell her he loves her and that's why she can't leave.
But then, Shivaay threw a curve ball. Was this a part of Anika's plan? We may not find out until the ML is revealed as fake. Either way, it'll work out in Anika's favor
There's no way Shivaay is marrying Tia. So he'll have some explaining to do, regardless. Also, this is the perfect method to bring Robin out from hiding.
Anika's basically killing two birds with one stone. She's back.
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