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Episode starts with Phui Ba asking Susheel how 'she' made the prasad ki laddoos. You know, the laddoos she didn't make. Even worse, the laddoos she didn't know she was supposed to make.Dang, I didn't know that laddoos could be a source of so much raaz.
Fortunately-because our heroine possesses a hyperactive sense of justice- Shivam manages to signal her to spout the poem he was reciting on the way home. Which was apparently all about how to make laddoos and which happens to be enough to convince Indian Martha Stewart that yes, Susheel was the one who made the damn laddoos.
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the CVs. I will admit that I thought the 'Shivam Blabbering Poetry in the Auto' scene to be meaningless. But that was because I didn't fully appreciate your genius. You meant that meaningless scene to not be meaningless but to be the basis for another scene...which honestly is also a pretty meaningless scene. I mean , who really cares who made the laddoos?
But wait, I am in Hindi TV Land which means that the question,WHO MADE THE LADDOOS? is an important and weighty question and therefore the second scene is a meaningful one which by definition makes the first scene also a meaningful one and not a meaningless scene contributing to another meaningless scene because meaning is meaning and meaning,meaning,meaning...wait, What?
Let us move on.
The next few minutes remind us that Susheel might have a ton of problems but she is still the luckiest girl in Ikyawann-Land because she has THE best family.
1. MaPa asks her to get up early to study and not to participate in Phui Ba's 'ideal-bahu' training regime, thereby sucking all the light out of that esteemed lady's face. Ha. MaPa-1, Phui Ba-0
2. Susheel's Maama and Shivam divulge the secret of the laddoos to her and when Madam Justice inevitably ends up deciding that she is going to confess to Phui Ba(Yuck) , they are the ones who persuade her not to and instead encourage her to focus on winning the college fest. Awww🤗.
Side Note: Shivam, will you marry me? Because trust me, a man who makes laddoos like that is a man who turns my heart into a gooey mush.
K. Fun Stuff is taking a short break and we have to deal with Leela. Because you know, when you have hired such an amazing actress like Kavita Vaid , you have to give her a couple of scenes. Doesn't matter if its a scene which demands that she acts as OTT as possible and forces her to say some lines that should and does belong in a 50s bollywood movie.Barf.
Its a Leela-Sejal scene this time.All the boxes of a Leela+''Any Character Except Satya" interaction are ticked.
1.Do Chotis- Check
2.Random OTT drama (Leela nearly stabs Sejal who is pretending to be sleepwalking)-Check
3.Leela insulting someone's character-Check
4.Kali showing that she is a decent person-Check
5.Physical assault and death threats by Leela-Check
A new development- Gulabo behen/Vishu's mom has decided to fully embrace the horrendous saas & ideal bahu stereotype simultaneously , making her Leela's new pet.Until she gets irritated with Gulabo and orders Jhanno to finish her off, of course.
Also er-Vishu? Here is a little bit of advice- GROW A SPINE! 😡
When your wife is being insulted in the most humiliating way possible, the appropriate response is to defend her, not behave like your vocal cords have disappeared.
Scene shifts back to college(Thank God)
The treasure hunt starts and its a fun 10 minutes. Susheel's team takes the lead while Satya's team flounders. Soon enough, Satya's friend starts advising him to cheat (Eye Roll) claiming yesterday's basketball match as precedent. Wonderboy doesn't like that and ends up firmly and unconvincingly declaring that he didn't cheat prompting his cousin to roll over laughing.Even Satya's friends know about his cheating habits, lol😆
But the resulting altercation causes Satya to figure out the clue and they are off! Hard on Susheel's team's heels.
Episode ends with Susheel's team leading and Satya ruefully acknowledging that they might end up losing .
PRECAP:Uh-Oh
Overall a feel-good episode if you disregard the Leela nonsense. Sejal seems like a girl with a spine and a brain. Hopefully we will soon see her fighting back.
PraNam and all the actors were fabulous as usual. Love you guys.
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