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Okay, before people start to panic. I want to make it very clear that this post is based on my speculations and opinions. No spoilers have come out. Just sharing my opinion after watching today's episode.
So today we got to know what the real agenda of the Fakester is. His target is Pinky. He's actively working to make her feel like an outcast, making her feel like her whole family is against her and the one person who'd somewhat stand up for her (especially when she's as right as she was today) doesn't give two hoots about her. Simply put, he's playing on her insecurities, building them up, so she feels more and more like the odd one out in Oberoi Mansion (something she already feels, anyway).
Why is he doing this? He seems to actively hate her. Seems to blame her for everything wrong that has happened with him. "Aaj tak ghalat ho raha tha. Uss ko sahee kerney aaya hoon."At one point, he looked like he'd get inherent pleasure by suffocating her. He was almost possessed by the idea of hurting this woman.
Yet, he doesn't seem like a man without a conscious. He averted his eyes when Anika took off her dupatta (which, for some reason, she decided to do today, of all days 😕). He stepped back when she approached him and looked like she might actually touch him. He burst out to hurt her to put some "space" between them and seemed genuinely sorry to have hurt "Anika ji".
He admits he's bad but not a kameena. He doesn't mind breaking rules but he won't knowingly hurt someone (if he can avoid it). He feels like he's doing something for the greater good, methinks and hurting anika, along with other, lesser evils, are all worth it. "Focus on what you're here to do", he told himself today.
So why does hurting Pinky draw such a different reaction? There's only one explanation I can come up right now. He feels that she's taken his mother's place and her son, our beloved SSO, has taken his. He's been wronged, cheated. His mother has been insulted. He must take revenge and set things right. His mother belongs next to Shakti and he should be the touted Oberoi waaris. He's here, as usual, for badla 😆
And do we really need to wonder who the mother might turn out to be? She's been dropping her pallu at Shakti ever since she arrived. Like it was her haq to do so. She actively dislikes Pinky and loves making her feel insecure. Tej has hinted, time and again, that the two have a colorful history together. Every time he tries to go into detail, Shakti shuts him up. I know many people think PiShakNi are just for comedy but trust me, writers find comedic tracks the easiest way to slip in major future tracks without the audiences suspecting anything.
The only thing working against Kameeni-the-mother-theory is that Fakevaay has a very different accent. So, he might just be someone she discovered, and told him that he is an Oberoi. That Shakti Oberoi had done to his mother what he's done to Kameeni (which, I think, might actually be true. Remember Shakti's guilt in the earliest episodes?) and that he has to take SSO's place to take revenge for her insult, as well as his mother's. He's honestly looks extremely dumb - someone who'd believe this in a jiffy.
So how does Shivaay tie into this all? The dude looks like him - there has to be a reason for it. I think the kidnappers will convince him that he isn't actually an Oberoi - which won't be true! How? I don't know, yet but they'll need to have some solid proof because Shivaay definitely is an Oberoi. I think after he's released, he will discover something about his or Fakevaay's past that might convince him that he isn't a legitimate Oberoi.
I should mention this here - I don't think Shivaay is illegitimate. I don't want him to be. I am vehemently against a track where ShivIka dynamics change based on this revelation as that would shake the very foundations of what the couple is supposed to stand for. I'd rather see Shivaay falling for her once again because of her determination to stand by him and to not be daunted at what lies ahead for them both. How will that happen?
He'll be devastated at this news. His whole world will come crumbling down around him and he'll decide to walk out in hurt revenge against Pinky and Shakti and a sense of what's right for his doppelganger.
Anika will walk out with him. She's in love with the man, not the name. They'll be forced to live in less than ideal conditions and she'll stand by him no matter what. Her determination will surprise Shivaay, making him feel more for her. It's not something (according to him) he would have done for someone. Yet, she has the strength to bear it all for him. They'll grow closer by the end of it.
At the same time, I think Anika will also be the one to point out the inconsistencies to Shivaay in the illegitimacy claims. Shivaay will be too hurt and wrecked to want to talk, think or discuss about this new piece of information that's overturned his very being. Anika will not. She'll see the things that don't make sense and point them out to him. They will once again embark on another mission.
I don't know how ACP ties into this - if you have any ideas, do share.
Edited to ADD: The possibility of Fakevaay being SSO's twin
Okay, so lots of people seem to believe that Fakevaay might actually be SSO's twin. Honestly, it's something that I though of, too, although didn't quite know how technicalities would play out (is it possible for a mother to not know she's delivered twins? I'm a novice in this department 😆)
But come to think of it, it might actually be true:
1)Fakevaay's hatred seems to be directed only and only at Pinky. As if she - of all people - should've acted better. As if she's given him a dhoka so big that she deserves to suffocate for it.
2)Precap scene: Fakevaay seems to be obsessed with Pinky in an almost oedipus way - except that he hates her. Plus, he also seems to be looking for something about his past in ShinKy's room
3) As Asya (@asya34) pointed out, Fakevaay is a lot like Shivaay. It's something I originally wanted to add in my post, too. As she put it "He respects Annika as 'kissi aur ki biwi', is doing whatever he is doing for his maa, does not like being controlled (flipping at Annika) and goes 'focus' like Shivvay as he eliminates all distractions and concentrates on the task at hand."The way he said "focus" really reminded me of Shivaay. Also, how he uses his hand gestures to demonstrate a point. He's hard on the outside and a softie from the inside. Just like our SSO😉
4) I am not aware of how science ties into this. But I dunno if it's possible for half brothers to look so exactly like each other. Nevertheless, that's not something that'll stop Indian telly 😆
5) To wrap it up, his ultimate badla might be ousting Pinky and having Kamini take her place. I think Kamini might be someone who brought him up but not as an ever-present mother (accent difference). Just someone who visited him in ulhaasnagar once in a while and paid for his expenses.
If he turns out to be SSO's twin - and that's a big IF - He won't last long. NM can't play a double role for an extended period of time
You can add more reasons - why or why not 😊
Also, I know this isn't related to the topic but it's too much to ignore. I didn't appreciate how off-handedly they brought up a subject as sensitive as dowry. If you want to discuss it, fine - go ahead. But don't friggin' dismiss it so off-handedly. Don't use it merely as a plot device. It's insulting to the many who have to go through this every day.
