There are already several posts, but I thought I share my own.
All the characters are variations of grey and even with the little development they are still fascinating. Pinky's insecurity was always there, but it keeps increasing the more he reaches out to someone other than her. Before it was only Omru and now it's Sahil. The reality is she wants an emotional connection with someone that she never had a connection with from the start. There should be a comfort level there to let your guard down and unfortunately for her he is only comfortable being vulnerable with Omru and Sahil. I might be in the minority, but I don't think she was wrong for feeling left out or jealous. The timing wasn't the greatest, but in her defense, it's not like you plan when to feel sad or unwanted. It just happens.
It's no secret that ShivOmRu scenes are my favorite especially during Shivkara ideological battles. There was no holding back or sugarcoating anything and when things got too heated Rudra was there to intervene. Despite their disagreements, there was an understanding for that reason the Omru scene was my favorite scene in the episode.
Om and Rudra's conversation was a classic case of hope vs reality. To Rudra, Shivaay can do no wrong and is akin to a superhero. He wants to believe in the goodness in him and that goodness that was only attributed to him and Om now includes Anika. Let's be honest, his brothers and his family humanized him, but its only after Anika that he started changing for the better. He isn't a callous or as vindictive as he was in the past (I mean he did let Tia walk away with her husband).
Rudra has never hidden his adoration of Anika from the beginning and aside from Daadi and Om, he was the first to openly accept her as family. Naturally, he wants to believe that Shivaay will accept her and his love for her. He is projecting his hope and wishing that his brother accepts his happiness instead of getting in the way of it. Is Shivaay accepting his feelings and letting go of NKK probable? Yes absolutely. Is Shivaay accepting Anika in Rudra's control? No, no matter how much he wants it to happen it's not in his control, but despite that he chooses to believe it will happen.
Whereas, Om's reaction was more realistic. Yes, in the past he was optimistic and believed in love, but certain circumstances changed him at least on the surface. However, the interesting thing about the conversation it wasn't about him or his changed views, but what he expects from Shivaay and sadly it's the worst. He seems aware of the reality of the situation and he knows how Shivaay will react. In the past, he was more passionate about his disagreement, but now it seems like he accepted the fact that Shivaay will be Shivaay Singh Oberoi at the end of the day. Does he want him to accept it too? Yes, but he also understands that NKK is a fabric of Shivaay and it will always be a priority for now. While I do think Rudra's childish exterior is a defense mechanism and there is more than meets the eye, it's also a fact that Om knows a side to Shivaay that Rudra hasn't experienced and isn't familiar with. Om seemed pensive because he already knows the outcome. I'm team Om on this one because harsh reality is always better than false hope 😆 The writers have shown time and time again that Anika is always on the losing end so no expectations from me.
The writer didn't bring back NKK it's was always there even if it was dormant. I agree it was odd time to let the audience know after she took a bullet for him, but it was going to happen eventually. We should all know not to trust Shivaay at this point because he doesn't even know what he wants lol.
I prefer this over romance at this stage in the show. Don't get me wrong, I love Shivika and their chemistry but I'm still not over the forced wedding so the fark and dard games weren't as appealing to me lol. We don't know whether she has forgiven his past cruelty, but I feel bad for her because she keeps letting her guard down not realizing she is still not considered good enough. She is becoming extremely comfortable with him, which is foreshadowing some major heartbreak heading her way. I have no idea where the writers are going with the story, but character-wise she has been way too forgiving so I hope the NKK rejection might be where her forgiveness ends. It's a fictional character, but she deserves so much better and right now he isn't worth her. Maybe she needs to be rejected to regain her strength and let go? Or maybe the writers will finally stop playing favorites and Billu-ji will get his chance to suffer after she finally let's go? We don't need another set or a separation for her to emotional disengage and put her walls back up. Honestly, anything is better than duplicates, villain overload and the usual Oberoi ki barbadi 😆
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