I finally watched that KC epi convo of HS-Mini.....I'd been so pissed off by the precap before that epi that I actually stopped watching the show completely for some days😆......and I'd forgotten about that scene until Jean mentioned it a few pages back again so I figured I should go watch it now.
The way they'd set up the scene in the precap had just given me such bad vibes.....but the actual scene was surprisingly good and nuanced. I wish the story hadn't dragged in ambivalence for so long before this that it sapped our patience in trying to watch the scenes for themselves.
Cuz otherwise there was so much scope to explore HS sharing the parallels of his equations with his father to that of Mini's with Ashok....this chapter deserved more build up in flow rather than randomly being brought up in the middle of this mess of a marriage that HB have......it deserved the kind of build up that the opening of HS ki mom ka room got. But oh well.
I liked how the scene began with HS hesitatingly thanking her for speaking up for him in front of Babita.....that little bit said so much about what he yearns for.....the Mini who was always in his corner. Then the reference to khari baatein....and when Mini expressed her hurt that he only likes her khari baatein per convenience, it again struck a nerve and showed the hurt that is on both sides of this relationship.....they are both hurt and let down about different things but unable to bridge the gap. The very fact that there is still hurt shows that there is immense love and expectations....for all the talk of acceptance and "survival", those expectations still exist.....the expectations of being fully accepted and UNDERSTOOD by each other....he wants her acceptance and understanding and she wants him to understand her and trust her like before.....sigh.
Coming to the Ashok part of the conversation....yes, it was a setup for the letter that was to arrive soon but regardless, the build up was good....it made sense that HS would bring it up as a parallel to his own complicated equation with his father.
What struck me about this convo is the thought that some relationships, no matter how much they hurt you and traumatize you don't really get "closure" until the body leaves this earth.....that is when some thread finally snaps.....otherwise for all the talk of not caring, compartmentalizing, moving on....somewhere a thread keeps you connected to some people.....only death brings closure. HS got that closure only once his father died.
With Mini, the lack of communication has added to the festering of the deep internal wound rather than getting closure. No matter what, it pinches her that Ashok never even tried to talk to her on his own once......it was easier for her to focus on the pain he gave to Babita cuz it was easier to pass a judgement and draw conclusions based on that. For her own level, she never got to communicate her own pain to him....so it festers deep inside.
The other bits I liked in this scene were HS maturely pointing out that there are two perspectives in every relationship.... like Mini can observe even between him and Babita.....that was a glimpse of the old HS who maturely explained life and relationships to Mini.
Finally having watched this scene now does make me think even more that he will encourage Mini to get her answers and find closure somehow.
Now I'm more curious to see what the final conversation about the letter will be. This KC scene laid a lot of emphasis on Mini feeling hurt that Ashok never tried to communicate with her....well here's a communication now....and it's bound to cause fallout.
Is sab mein HS ke fatherly feelings ko closure milega ki nahin.....that's the enduring mystery.....lol he talked so much about his feelings for his own father.....Mini's feelings for her father......but never talked about his own fatherly feelings for Mini.
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