Originally posted by: Lodestar
Ok. I was not able to watch the episode as soon as it was released today which was a good thing because I got to adjust my expectations based on all reviews😆.
So, I think I will have to play devil’s advocate today for Aditya😲😈😆.
Adi took a stand for Imlie’s mistreatment as a servant at C house throughout the episode.
First at his own house, when he was instructing Imlie not to do any work at C house, not to try & give extra respect to AC, etc. Basically, he was telling her not to be her usual nice, selfless person towards AC because she doesn’t deserve it.
At C house as well when Imlie was not at the dining table & AC was trying to distract others with lets eat everyone, he understood that she had somehow done something to relegate Imlie to the servant status. So, he silently walked off from the dining table & went to eat with Imlie. He continued eating with Imlie despite Imlie as well as Malini’s protests. He even countered Malini that how she can’t be worried about how her mother continues to mistreat Imlie😡.
Then he wanted to tell off DC for keeping quiet while Imlie was mistreated but saw a man who was acting helpless about his situation. He understood that there is no use in saying anything to DC & creating more problems for Imlie. More on the lines of he doesn’t expect DC to take any stand for Imlie so why unnecessarily raise the issue & let Imlie be targeted by AC😆.
When Malini called him to talk, he was still standing up for Imlie initially. But then Malini threw a googly at him that she doesn’t want to talk about Imlie or her mom but about them as a couple. She then started all her emotional baiting that she misses them, he doesn’t even call her Moon now, avoids talking to her all the time. She asked him whether she had done something wrong for him to treat her like that. This is the point at which he guilt-tripped because in his mind Malini has not done anything at all due to which he has started behaving differently with her.
Malini is behaving as she always has. He is the one who had misunderstood himself & now that he understands what he wants, he has started behaving differently with her. He has completely stopped giving Malini any importance in his own life, she is irrelevant for him now. He only sees her as a collateral victim of the mistake he made by marrying her. So he felt bad & takes it as only his fault because for him it is not about her & everything is about him & Imlie.
So he still believes in the image that she has always projected as being a sensible, mature, responsible, loving woman. Her faults or anything doesn’t matter to him as long as they are not a problem for him & Imlie. Also he could not directly tell her the truth because of his vachan to Imlie, so he kept quite after telling her it is not her fault.
When Imlie suddenly entered the room, he broke off the hug from Malini immediately😆. When Malini scolded Imlie for doing work at C house, he again defended Imlie saying that she does the work because her mother asks her & she likes doing stuff for people whom she considers as her own. To which Malini quickly tries to appease him by telling Imlie not to do any more work even if asked.
Then Malini tells off Imlie for not knocking on the door of a couple’s room. This in general is nothing wrong. We know Malini was talking down to Imlie because of her own insecurity & Adi’s protectiveness for her but Adi didn’t. Imlie had an inkling of it because earlier also Malini had taunted her that since Imlie saved his life, Adi is only listening to her. So she understands the point Malini is making & apologises & then tells that she will not be coming in between anyone even unintentionally.
During this convo, Adi had turned his face because I believe he was getting angry at both Malini for scolding Imlie & at Imlie for trying to be selfless & indirectly reminding him of his vachan that she would not be the cause of Malini’s hurt. We were not shown what he was thinking as usual by the CVs because they like to bait us with his potential flips now. We have to wait & see how he behaves in tomorrow’s episode to get the clear picture. But I don’t think his guilt trip for Malini is going to last more than 2 mins because as per the BTS released he will be leaving from C house with Imlie alone after some discussion with AC & Malini.
Adi will continue to think of Malini as a victim until she starts actively hurting Imlie & creating problems for him & Imlie. Once he understands that, then all his guilt towards Malini will get evaporated & he will not tolerate any emotional crap from her😆.
Wow I can’t believe I defended Adi today🤣.