Dec 25th - A Little Bit of This and That
Overconfidence vs confidence - Rajiv is overconfident. He thinks that in 8 years they've thought out every possible scenario and there's no way MJ can win. But as Murphy's law states: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. In statistics this is explained through items like simulations and scenario analysis and confidence intervals and standard deviations. If we could think of every possible scenario, then we wouldn't need confidence intervals. If we could think of every possible scenario, then simulations and scenario analysis wouldn't have risks associated with it. Financing companies wouldn't have to think about risks and mitigations. Lawyers wouldn't have to discuss and find cases that prove a law wrong. You cannot plan everything. Rajiv's overconfidence is enough to lead to his downfall, but will he take Maya down with him or will her confidence and knowledge of Rajiv's overconfidence be enough to save her?
Stockholm Syndrome - Somewhere I think Antara has Stockholm syndrome. She has been with MJ for so long and in this abusive relationship for so long that she can't just back out of it right away. She doesn't remember Maya trying to kill her. She just remembers almost dying because of her addiction. Additionally, MJ has such a stronghold on her that she would rather die than reveal his reality to others. Antara is driven by a need-for-survival and that means bending to MJ's every wish as long as she survives.
First time in black - Rudra wore pure black for the first time. But this time it wasn't to indicate that he is turning dark, but because he was in a dark place. Antara almost died and then, instead of supporting the truth, she supported MJ. For Rudra there is no darker place right now than being wholly alone. Until Antara hadn't supported MJ, Rudra still had had a chance to reveal MJ's truth. But now that Antara believes that MJ was right, Rudra has been left all alone. This is his most vulnerable time. A ripe time for Maya to swoop in and pull him towards her. Rudra's progression has been highlighted in his clothes. He started off with white, then with white and black in the party, and now black. Maya has affected him already in a few days. Now it remains to be seen whether he continues down this dark path or climbs back towards the light.
Kabhi kabhi log chori chupe aapne jagah bana lete hain Maya - So true Rajiv, so true. That's what true love is. You don't even realize it and someone becomes important for you. Maya can tell herself all she wants that she only hates the family, but Rudra will make his place in her heart before she even knows it. And she'll realize it when she pains on seeing Rudra in pain. Then she'll be at a crossroads.
Dimak sahi aur galat ki hadh pehchanta hai par dil koi hadh nahi pehchanta hai - This continues my thought from above. Maya's entire game has been planned, that can only happen when the mind and heart work together. Her heart knew what it wanted and her mind helped her get there. But, at that point, her heart was set on only one thing: revenge. As Rudra makes his way into her heart, her heart will be left confused, which will confuse her head as it tries to sort these new feelings into right and wrong. As her head works on sorting this confusion out, her heart will take over and lead her down the path it feels is right because the heart recognizes no limits. I do disagree though with one thing. The heart knows right from wrong as well because it is tied to our morals and belief systems. And it shows in Maya's actions. Despite her need for revenge, she could not bring herself to take Antara's life. She could not bring herself to not react to MJ. She could not bring herself to let Rishi touch her without feeling scarred. The heart knows right from wrong, it just doesn't know the limit to which it should go. The heart is limitless.
Ab jisko meri life mein rehna hai usse sach kehna hoga - This is Rudra's challenge to Maya. Maya can no longer remain behind an illusion. Rudra will keep pushing until he gets to the bottom of every illusion, until he breaks through and finds the truth. It's like I said earlier, Rudra's digging is what will bring him closer to Maya's truth to the point that she finally tells him everything. Then it'll be up to him whether he wishes to help her or not. But here's the thing, the moment is key. When Maya tells Rudra everything is key. For example, if she was to tell him today and right now, he wouldn't accept it so easily. But if she waits and baits her time, makes her way into his life more and more, and possibly into his heart, then telling him may bring him to her side quicker. But whatever the case may be, for Rudra truth is important and he is not so easily manipulated to buy any truth just like he didn't believe the story about Rajiv.
Rudra vs Rishi - Are the CVs visiting this forum? 😆 Literally this Rudra vs Rishi moment is everything we've ever discussed so far. But it also goes to show that Maya has thought about this in detail. She tested them to prove her points and is now going forward with her plan. In a way, she's doing exactly what we learnt in stats. Make a hypothesis, test it, and review your results. She made a hypothesis about Rudra and Rishi and then tested it. Once she reviewed her results, she knew where to go to next and that is step 2 in her plan.
Marne se pehle tumhara chehra aakhri cheez hoga - I'm so tired of these death dialogues, but I thought of noting this down because it could possibly be what happens if Rishi does die. But even Maya isn't ready to kill him just yet.
The weights - As Maya discussed marriage and self-sufficiency, she kept adding weights. So many weights that Rishi was left calling for help. This is what Maya's plan is for Rishi. To add so much weight to his shoulders that he either collapses under them or calls for help. The weights have already begun: keeping her secret, marrying her else she'll slit her wrist, and now self-sufficiency.
Rajiv Chandra - I don't care what the CVs have written for him in the future, with him I'm just going to enjoy the moment. The guy is so witty and friendly. I was just "hanging" with him. 😆
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