Family sentiment filled episode, thoroughly enjoyable with 2 different flavours of romance: one red hot passion of requited love, other banked deep blue angst of unsaid feelings.
Forgive me but I need to get this part over first, bitter pill before sweets..
Pinky
I protested at writers a little for making me sympathise with Pinky. Sorry, but that cactus joke was horrible. The woman is already so insecure and filled with jealous venom, Shakti teased her by inviting her up a tad romantically, giving her false impressions. Then presenting her with a cactus, that best suits her personality? Ouch. That was cruel Shakti. Shakti, the least romantic Oberoi.
I'm glad Shivaay didn't smile or laugh. But everyone else did, a tiny bit, and she saw it all. People always made fun of her, thought of her as a joke, and she struggled with that. Now instead of her just being the bad woman who plotted a horrible plot against Annika, she looks like poor neglected wife starving for love from her family, and not getting it. All she had was Shivaay and now he won't even speak to her nicely. Why prod the hypersensitive reaction? 🥱
Me no likey.
Bah. 😉
Shivika
Birds and the bees fly in the sky as the lovebirds circle around each other in chirpy cheer. No platonic glass wall in between them, the pheromones are in the air , as they have eyes only for each other. Ah, new love. Sweetest phase.
Dadi's challenge had them giving a gift to each other , within 2 minutes.
What can Annika give the man who can afford anything in the world?
Something he wants more than anything. Her.
He had wanted her to show how she felt for him in front of his family, and she gently puts herself in his arms and gifts herself to him. Whole family as witness, all the efforts with yellow tulip drama, Love-akshari paid off today, as she declared that she was his.
Sigh...
Rudy ties them together with a ribbon. (Fans have been baying to give Shivika back, team gave us the two back with a bang, tied with a ribbon no less , hahahhaha...) that little look he gave her, what was that.. like he was contemplating what to do with this gift of his. *smirk*
Then came his turn and we went back in time to before yesterday , when she thanked him for the custody papers. Shivika are time travellers, who knew..😆
He gave Annika, Sahil's custody papers. He gave her, her family, her brother. Wait till she finds out what he had to do for it. I'm sure it'll come up soon.
They even fit in a tongue in cheek statement, " emotional family moment , this will bring TRP surely... " hhaha, nice... I like the sense of humour and fun.
Dadi fixes the wedding date in 7 days. Shivaay's impatience and his teasing Annika puts this huge stupid grin on my face. Too much cuteness. Everyone is so happy, but Pinky's sour face is unignorable.
An old employee of Dadaji comes to invite Oberois to his house wedding, and everyone is busy except the two bahus, Annika & Gauri. So they are to leave soon, to come back for the ring ceremony.
(Both bahus go off to the village , there's a sure adventure, drama and boys in tow. Is Pinky going to attempt som😆ething. The way the boys are reluctant to let them go, wakes my spidey sense)
Shivaay tries to sneak some romance before she leaves, its to die for. Lover boy is unleashed and you won't be able to grin any wider. Watch as he toys with her just to get her closer into his arms, when trapped, tries to get her to put her hands around him. Chalu cheez is back and how!!
Man is an incorrigible tease, the way he slowly tortures her with those slow motion hand holds and intense gazes. He knows his proximity is her weakness, and he is taking full advantage.
Throwback to "Did you like it? time, she is again flustered and can't think straight. He just got her back, and now she has to leave again. He's trying to show her , that he'll miss her, and she keeps leaving his side.
Throwing the shawl above her head, he creates a private environment just for them, a secret place. Wow, this Shivaay is dangerously sexy.
The stark honesty in their faces as they faced one another, passion raging. In there, there was no more teasing , just need. Him showing, and her feeling. She is breathless, he looks quite fierce. Darn it , it looks like a kiss is coming...
That hand grip was one of those blush inducing moments, when men forget how strong they can be and lose control over it. He's staking his claim over her, if he can't say the words, he'd show her, his way.☺️
(Who is this editor person who gets to see all the uncut footage of scenes in total, and is given the darn scissors to cut to his fancy !?!?! Catch him %}%'@& !! )
Precap :
"I'll be back soon.
"You must be dying to marry me huh? (Actually it's other way round)
"I've gone past all that,now I'm just going back to whom I belong..
Awww...
Rikara
Okay, I love angst. I must say the angst between these two is Gold, right now. Finally, I am feeling the intensity of Om. The 10000 word poet & the chatterbox girl can't seem to communicate.
Gauri is like a touch me not plant, as soon as he goes near and tries, she clams up and shies away, and he can't go nearer. She's hurt so many times by his aloofness, that she has momentarily given up trying. But her improving herself is clue enough that she wants to improve what she feels is her weakness.
But it's not what he wants. Om has always had mild commitment issues, more of a free soul, unshackled by society bands. He probably doesn't know what to do in a marriage. He still thinks one should do whatever they want to do, and not impose on the other.
But he's already starting to worry like a husband, wanting to know her wheres and whats, wants the Haq of knowing and being informed. He tries, as gentle as Om is, but she just clams up.
That scene where she finds him after all the confusion, was truly beautiful. His smile was so simple, yet so filled with pure happiness. Minus all the overthinking, she instinctively finds her way back to him. And he waits , patiently.
I missed this Om. This is better than I imagined. The way he barged in to catch her hiding her phone, wanting to know why but not able to ask. Are we going to see Om start acting possessive? One who writes poetry, really feels deeply. That poem he recited spontaneously for her, in that low voice, eyes fixed on her, gave me goosebumps. Welcome back Omkara.
I'm happy. Both Shivika and Rikara are just in awesome places. I'm a happy camper. Sigh.