Originally posted by: pamk06
What an Adilicious episode!! Guess the makers also realized that they missed a part and gave us an episode where they tried to of get us on the same page as them and showed how far Aditya has come in terms of his relationship with Imlie and the easy comfort level that he now shares with her.
We had once said that Imlie challenges Aditya but I also think that she baffles him. I feel that he is a person who is "teda ke saath teda and seedhe ke seedha",hence Imlie's attitude of always being "seedha" in any case, totally leaves him perplexed and most of the time speechless. He keeps questioning her about it, like he did today when she was making the "lep", because he just cannot fathom this behavior. Little does he know, that this very quality of hers is what has slowly, step by step, chipped away at his walls and is succeeding in making a place for her in his life. He might think that it is only trust but I will say that there is "care" too even though he is reluctant to admit it. I say this because every time he questions Imlie about it, she in turn has never given him a straight answer. She has only with her taunts indicated that "I do the same with you and I am Ok with it because I know its your care". I love it how he takes her taunts in stride, without giving any justification, explanation or acknowledgement and just changes the subject, both during the bike scene and today in the kitchen, because Methinks he just does not want to admit it aloud that he does care for her and is developing a soft corner for her.
But then there are so many other ways he shows it right and thus we come to the word that for me, was the centerpiece of today's episode and that was"ghar".See giving a place to stay in the house is very easy and making that person a part of your home is very difficult. Imlie with her selflessness, no demands and silent support has simply crossed that distance from house to home and Aditya, subconsciously though, has acknowledged it. It was so simply said by him that "ghar jaana hain ke nahin" but with all the implication that "ghar" means the home where she belongs and not the house where she stays. In turn, where Malini still refers to it as "apk aghar", Imlie has wholeheartedly accepted it as her home as she invites DC to "Humara ghar" to teach her painting.😊
As nim_var said, that these two are building their own world in a houseful of people but there is one person, who IMO is the only smart one in this drama, is noticing all the undercurrents. I, sometimes think that AC knows Aditya more than Malini. She is sensing the change in his demeanor or his behavior towards Imlie which nobody has, except for us viewers of course. Her antennas are pricked and she knows Malini might not believe her words but just might believe her eyes. She really has too much hope on her daughter because if I know Malini and if they do not change her character overnight, she is going to see things completely different from her mother. Where AC saw surprised awareness in Adi and Imlie when she caught him on the waist, Malini is going to see the hand Imlie put on the bike stand at the back, where Anu is seeing the closeness and familiarity, Malini is going to see the distance in terms of the bag that Imlie put between them, where Anu is seeing the "haq" or the place that Aditya is giving Imlie by letting her sit on his bike ("iaise Malini baithi hain") and asking her to put her hand on the shoulder, which was only Malini's till date, Malini is just going to misunderstand it as frustration and displeasure on Adi's face for the errand that he has been tasked with and that too for Imlie. Beautifully done…
Lastly, I do agree with you that this whole scene was a metaphor for the bigger picture and his last sentence "you can keep your hand on the shoulder" was his way of telling her that you can take my support and you do not need to do it alone.
PS:
- I loved all the scenes but my favorite was the one where she was asking him to call her mother and he was stuck on the outgoing call. It was so typical husband wife nok-jok, where their priorities are so mixed up and in the end the husband gives up. I also liked how he was sensitive to the fact that she could not talk to her mother, and sternly order her that,not t cry. May BS cannot handle her tears but one thing is for sure, where Imlie is concerned BS ki vocabulary mein "Please and sorry" ke shabd hi nahin hain :)
- I also like that they let her fall of the bike instead of showing him catching her. It was so different from there normal ITV cliches and so very refreshing where they just showed normal frustration on his face ki "yeh ladki ka mein kya karu".
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