Thank you! And I love your analysis here as well! So beautifully written👏....especially all the bits in bold....you've covered it very well!
When the show isn't dragging like hell😆.....this very layering is what makes it so interesting to watch.....cuz all these layers very much exist but the day to day drag and lack of movement makes it listless sometimes.
I hesitate to use the "L" word for Adi just yet😆....but yes, the FRANTIC quality of his worry and emotions for Imlie is a story unto itself......this guy is holding a storm within him when it comes to Imlie.
As you very rightly pointed out, he feels she has turned his life upside down and removed any sense of his control over his own life. Everything he has done since PD has been an act of rebellion against the forces of destiny that have forced him towards Imlie. Yes, he had promised marriage to Malini before the turn of events in PD, but in many ways, his pursuit of wanting to marry Malini after that has been more about wanting to run away from fate than to run towards Malini. Malini is also a shield, just like this constant anger/scolding....all of these have been put in place by Adi to shield him from Imlie. 😆
On one level, it's hilarious to watch as well....this hatta katta aadmi so TERRIFIED of this chit of a girl and what she can do to his heart😆. He's taken it on as a challenge that he will defeat fate since fate DARED to challenge him and his sorted life😆. But it should be a clue enough for him that even MARRYING Malini didn't change his fate.....it still decreed that Imlie remain in his life. Ultimately, he is responsible for dragging Malini into this mess simply cuz he wanted to outrun fate and Imlie.
So it remains hilarious that even after all this mehnat, ultimately he is still fighting a losing battle😆.....even after so much anger/scolding, intimidating of Imlie, her mere presence is enough for him to still be drawn to her, be concerned for her😆.
If we want to call it love, it is a very different form of love.....Gashmeer mentioned in a recent interview that the things that Adi-Imlie have gone through together have created a bond that in many ways is even beyond love. It would be interesting if that thought is capitalized on by the writers whenever they decide to INCH the story forward😆.
bold- Exactly!! 😳