Originally posted by: Innika.
Anisa love,
As usual, you've managed to express the turmoil of emotions brewing inside me, better than I can myself. This post itself, had me teary-eyed. I loved it ❤️
Innika, i have been depressed since last night, after watching the two episodes.
😆 (ironic, i know)..
Felt like close friends of mine are at the verge of a breakup. LIke an impending disaster.
The whole forum has been in absolute upheaval about this one scene. I've read multiple posts discrediting the scene, and talking about how it was circumstantial and random. Agreed, I don't think that the CVs have the greatest timing for meaningful scenes, but I think that this was one O-Bro's scene that I will always hold in high light.
See, everyone is entitled to their opinions and feelings. If something made them feel a certain way, so be it na? If some want to discredit your POV because it doesn't match theirs then its a recipe for unrest 😉.. so whatever you feel, own it !
I loved that scene between Shivaay and Om, these two ooze intensity, whether they fight or just talk. Not to mention that fight scene .. yummy
I'm rarely touched with the kitchen-dancing scenes, and never with the cringeworthy DIl-Bole-Oberoi! scenes. Instead, emotional introspections that we gain on occasion, where we see heart-felt emotion coming to the forefront, really tug at my heartstrings.
Those dancing scenes are weird. makes me feel like i was watching Hum Saath Saath Hain now in 2017. I assumed it was that nostalgia that people liked, so i refrained from liking it.. 😆.. their poolside chats and room hangouts are way more meaningful.
In yesterday's episode, I thought that the transition between Omkara's struggles, and Shivaay and Annika's equation was beautifully executed. I have a sister of my own, and I could see a reflection of our conversations in ShivKara's yesterday. Indeed, Nakuul and Kunal are brilliant actors, and the scriptwriters, too, really hit the mark in that scene.
I'm not offended with what Shivaay said.
I don't think people are offended by it, Its more like a heartbroken sad reaction. we thought he was falling in love with Annika. To hear him say that, to Om of all people, felt like a huge stab to the heart, the sincerity and honesty of it all, felt painful.
Here, Annika is hoping he would choose her and stop the wedding. Although he may planned a ruse not to, but it had nothing to do with her, only about saving Om and his family, yet again. 😭
It's genuine. Painful, heartbreaking, but genuine. The worst part? Shivaay regrets it, just as we do, if not more. As you said, the melancholy in his eyes was so tangible, it gave me shivers. He honestly regrets that he can't pursue his love for Annika.
Nakuul nailed that scene, it was uncharacteristic of him to open up to Om like that. And to be so honest at that. Ripped my heart open.
I wish Annika wasn't so available to him.
As much as we hate it, feudalism is still so prevalent in society. Shivaay's thirty year old belief-system is firmly rooted into the ground, and at this point, his love for Annika will not uproot it. He knows of Annika's virtue, he knows that she's beautiful, he knows that she cares for him, as he does for her. And yet, its not enough. I keep thinking of their current situation, and all I can think of are scales.
Naam, Khoon and Khandaan on one side, and Annika on the other. As much as they both try to get her to measure up, or outweigh his values, she can't. I know that we're not supposed to talk about other shows, but I can't help it.
Perhaps it's time Annika woke up her own belief systems. Self respect and independence, is her motto. Fans have been frustrated enough with her dependence on him. No more, Annika, pls.
In Gul's other hate-love stories, the female lead will always have something about her that will draw the male lead away from her. Geet's pregnancy, Zoya's modern outlook on life. But Annika's situation is different.
The other things could be changed. No matter how much they try, no matter how much they love, they cannot change her blood. Gul and Harneet have already said, on multiple occasions, that Annika will not end up being a blueblood, because that would defeat the purpose of their story.
Perhaps the reason she is orphaned , may be due to the Oberois... Just like the NBs have their revenge drama, perhaps both Annika and her sister have lost because of Oberois too. There is a deep secret that keeps Shakti in a strange kind of permanent guilt.
I dunno, we'll habe to wait and see.
No, Shivaay will have to learn to accept her. He will need to learn to value her - to be thankful for her, to look at her and think, 'what did I do to deserve a woman as beautiful as her?'. I think the main issue is that he isn't completely in love yet. He may love her, but he's not in love with her. Love comes hand in hand with respect, and he doesn't completely respect her yet. He can't love parts of her, because when one is in love, they love wholly. So will Shivaay.
On the other hand, when it comes down to it, it will eventually be Annika holding back. After a lifetime of supressing his emotions, Shivaay will let loose one day. When he's fully in love, he'll be invincible. His love for her will only make him stronger. Annika, though she loves him, and has already acknowledged it, will not tell him. He hasn't needed to tell her, because she already knows - he won't accept her right now. And even though, in the face of the family, she has lost a lot of it - she does have self-respect, and she won't let that go. She'll let it fester, and at this point, both Shivaay and herself, are making love even more bitter for her. I hate this stupid jealousy track right now, because come on, they all know that faraq pardhta hain. For both of them.
We know that they don't want to lose each other. That they're attracted to each other. That they care for each other. We know that they need each other.
Right now, I think that they almost resent how dependent they are on each other. That he can't deal with not seeing her for one day, and that she can't bear to think about him leaving her. What we need to see now is them wanting to be each other. Sure, they want each other, but everything else in their lives take priority over that. What we need to see is them genuinely wanting to be with each other, to be able to flaunt their love for each other, to be proud of their relationship.
Right now, Shivaay is still pretending that he's marrying another woman, and Annika is still ignoring the the fact that she loves him, and is letting him go.
They're both doing what they are out of love, but inadvertently, their actions are destroying each other, as well as themselves.