Rajeev & Maya : Whatever Rajeev told Maya today, she needed to hear it, even if she refuses to understand it. Killing Rishi was not okay, becoming a shadow of MJ in the obsession to destroy him was not okay, targeting Rudra next is not okay. Everything that she is trying to do in her obsession to extract revenge from MJ has made her almost everything that MJ is. Jaan ke badle jaan? Mil gayee shaanti? Rajeev is trying to give a moral compass to someone who has long crossed over to the dark side. She is not a 31 year old , mature , quiet and mysterious creative person she portrays herself to be. She is still that traumatized, tortured 21 year old girl who has never left that incident behind. So, when hope and light come in form of Rudra, she melts for sometime and then, she reverts to her MJ self, reminding herself that she is supposed to hate Rudra. When Rajeev tries to show her the mirror regarding her dark side, she just glares at him like a wall glaring back at you. When Rajeev offers affection as a friend and family, she rebukes him. Why? Because even though light is right in front of her, she doesn't want to open her eyes. Rajeev can clearly see Maya's soft spot for Rudra but when he voices it, she puts her hate logic into it. Rajeev was clearly the voice of the conscience today for Maya that don't go on a path from where you cannot return. The universe did give her a chance to heal; maybe the chance is still there, but if Maya doesn't want it and defies it, that very chance will snowball into her nemesis. I really like the way Rajeev is so fond of Maya but doesn't step back from showing her the mirror. I hope he continues to do so, unless the writers give his character a flip.
That said, if Maya thinks that she can repeat the whole charade with Rudra, it will not happen. One, Rudra is not Rishi. Two, if you intend to carry out your killing-you-softly with Rudra, then, pull your emotions back from him that come running out the moment you see him. Destroying someone is not a problem, but destroying someone you have emotions for is a huge problem. Next time, you want to go all vulnerable to hold his hand when nobody is looking , not even Rudra ( today's episode ), maybe you should do an action replay of all that you said to Rajeev. REMIND YOURSELF MAYA JAISINGH, YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO FALL FOR RUDRA. Right?
I just have one thing to say about Maya - You cannot save someone who doesn't want to be saved.
Ananya & Rudra : Okay, I agree that Ananya's timing of demanding her rights as a best friend from Rudra was totally off as Rishi has just died , but everything she said was true. Rudra is turning a blind eye to his own emotions for Maya ; empathy, comfort, understanding, confidante - he can use all these words to label Maya's place in his life , but the truth is reflecting in Ananya's eyes. She can clearly see that Rudra is drifting away to Maya and that the right word is " feelings", but she doesn't want to voice it for the fear of realizing that Rudra is in love with Maya. Ananya didn't know how to word it exactly but she was telling Rudra that Maya is becoming slowly becoming so prominent in his life that he himself doesn't realize it. Rudra has put Maya in the comfortable spot of 'humdard' because it is easier than accepting that you are in love with someone. But Ananya can see where this is going. And trust me, this is Ananya's future if she marries Rudra. Rudra may not accept it but the man is taken. Save yourself the tragedy, Ananya. Don't tarnish the bond of friendship that you have with him by seeking the love frequency in there. It is just not there. If your trust has come down to following Rudra to Maya's house, step out. Apni hi nazar mein apni hi self respect girna ...accha nahin hotaa.
Anyway, that said, i loved how Nandini told Maya to tie a raksha dhaaga to Rudra just when she is planning to trap him in the game of love and kill him. Symbolic much? Think it over.
And can we please put all the love angles aside and gape at MJ-Diya? Zalaalat ...sorry... mohabbat ke patte udd rahe the , bro and to what level! MJ , ittna hot hoke ittna galeez hai yaar! Mother Nature, what a waste!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!