The test of trust - Page 2

Shruthi! OMG how could I miss your posts all these days?

Edit: Given I watched the epi since I made this comment, editing in my comments specifically on the tests:

Originally posted by: Minionite

Dec 9th - The Painful Trust

The test of trust and the painful trust - Credit to Shruthi for the title, but I added a bit of my own to it because it is an important aspect. But first let's talk about the test itself. Maya said "reach the top". She never said take the stairs to the top. Yet Rudra's first move was to run for the stairs. In a way, it's about behaviour ingrained in us from childhood. We're always taught about the ladder to success, never about a lift to success. I bet MJ consistently reminded Rudra and Rishi since they were little kids that he got to the top by climbing many "stairs", not by taking the "elevator/lift". This is an important distinction and one that Maya points out succinctly. We listen, but we don't actually listen. If Rudra had listened properly, he would have understood that all Maya said was to get to the top. But the problem isn't in not listening, it's also in our brains. Our brains run almost twice as fast as the words that can come out of our mouths. Thus, our brains are already filling in the words before we even hear them and also coming up with a solution before we even process the words. That's exactly what Rudra did. Nonetheless, Rudra also proved himself worthy. Despite having to take the long way up, Rudra still beat Maya. But once again, Maya made his win into a loss with her fake fall.

Now let's move onto this fake fall and Rudra's response. Despite hating Maya, Rudra's first instinct was to run out to save Maya and grab onto her. But in the process, he triggered her painful memories. This is where the painful trust part comes in. While Rudra proved himself worthy of trust today, it was painful for Maya and it will be going forward because Maya still has to move on from her past. In a way though, Rudra did more than prove himself trustworthy. The way he held onto her, promised that "tumhe kuch nahi hoga", and then held (ever so briefly) when he finally did pull her up, shows that he will be there every step of the way to help Maya move on. Her past will be painful and the trust she will place in Rudra will pain her, but it will also help her to move on, to build herself again, and to forget whatever happened to her in the past.

Main jeeon ya maaron, haaron yah jeeton, what the hell do you want - For me the dialogue of the day. Rudra is starting to question everything Maya does. In the process, he's also discovering himself. Maya said she wouldn't have let him or herself die, but that's not enough for Rudra. He knows this isn't a simple test just to see if he's worth working with. This is deeper than that. And he wants his answers. But more than that, he's being drawn towards Maya as well in a web that is intricately being closed around him. With the fish selling, for Rudra it was just a simple test. Probably to see if Rudra can even sell Maya's books. But this. This test was different. What does life and death have to do with publications? Nothing. Trust does, but who tests trust like this? No. This is important to Rudra to understand. Maya has become an enigma for him. And though he says he hates her, he's also being drawn towards her.

The discarded flowers - Those flowers are just like Rishi's "love". As long as everything was beautiful and lovely, the flowers were in his hands and ready to be Maya's. But the moment, it came on Rishi's own life, they became worthless and discarded. In fact, as long as they were in his hands or with him, Maya was on Rishi's mind. The moment he discarded them, he could only think about himself. That's what you expect from someone who is infatuated with another. Love is what Rudra did. Putting his own life at risk to save his love (of course, Maya isn't his love in this case, but you get the point). As the story progresses, this will be important because Rudra will be the type to step up and support Maya, while Rishi will hide to save his hide.

True Shruthi. Did you notice Rishi is wearing lot of yellow these past episodes. Is it to show his vibrant and childish nature or something else? Colour is kinda theme here na [:p] or maybe m just thinking too much 😂

Beautiful post by you, Shruthi! 👏

The moment Rishi ran hearing fire alarm without even checking if Maya is inside or not, that's it for me!!! It's so easy to say fancy dialogues that I will be your chemist and all and when it comes to actions, he is all the more self centered....I too have seen more of MJ's traits in him!! On the other hand Rudra is damn awesome and his intentions are always good!!! When he got down from car, he stepped onto dung, which means Maya will make him walk through dirt and thats the way he can reach Maya!! He has to raise above everything!!!excited for Rudras jrny!!!