Ep 54: Back to square one

Today was a tension-filled episode that was quite different in tone from yesterday's. Keerti was gorgeous as a model today and I think she should do this full-time. The pictures did turn out really good.

Raghav was like a 5-year old throwing a tantrum again... His anger overpowers his judgement and we see that over and over again. Likewise, I would say if his mother had used a gentler tone with him and tried to appeal to his good nature, she would have better success. Jaisa beta, waisi maa. I don't find there is any chemistry between the new Amma and Raghav... The actress is fine but it's missing that spark...

Instead of trying to understand what his mother is trying to explain, i.e. not everything will go his way and he needs to leave people alone instead of interfering in their lives (including Keerti's), instead of introspecting, he again blames Pallavi for everything and with the upcoming scandal I can't imagine he will take too long to blame her for more issues in his life. I think his mother's disapproval today set the stage for him marrying Pallavi just to appease his Amma...

BWA ki cheapness ki baat karne se bhi ghinn aa rahi hai, khud ki betiyon ki zindagi barbaad ho rahi hai phir bhi baaz nahin aati. I wanted to reach into the screen and smack her really hard. I can't believe she would do this and I feel so so sorry for Amma and Keerti who were just trying to help. I really hope it won't spoil relations between Pallavi and them but now it seems difficult. Aur pilao saanp ko dude, Saree ka Dukaan. The actress playing BWA is really doing a fine job, no wonder we hate the character so much.

Farhad ko aaj best friend ka tag mil gaya. Don't remember if Raghav ever called him that to his face but him saying that Farhad knew him better than anyone else, felt like a nod to us here! Isn't that what we keep gushing about? I know Raghav was wrong but in that drunken state he really looked like a kid again and my heart broke for him when he said he felt like an orphan the first time. I don't think he realized that his mother hadn't closed the door completely, rather she was trying to teach him something. He only thinks of things as a one attempt to fix them all, instead of a continuous journey towards improving his relations with his mother. That will take time and patience and his is wearing thin. What made it worse for him was that he saw how everyone was on Pallavi's side in her tough time but he was all alone despite his wealth and power... So CVs answered our question indirectly today - Raghav hadn't paid attention to the fact that Pallavi was an orphan, he still believes she lives with 'her mother'.

The other problem with Raghav is that he wants to help people in his way without considering their feelings or priorities and when they keep saying no he still goes ahead. Ziddi kahin ka! That zidd of his is going to keep getting him in trouble and Farhad's expressions today showed that he was starting to really worrry about his Anna and his antics - his expression in the precap makes more sense in the context of seeing his Anna inching towards destroying others and himself. I really love the shutter kicking scenes.

Raghav and Pallavi at loggerheads again, what else is new? He really did close the shutter tight, finally. So he decides to cancel the challenge because he doesn't want to play fair anymore but does he really want Pallavi to leave? We'll see... But it's not a good sign that he's up in the morning not dressed up but drowning his sorrows in alcohol, still in his night robe. He was just waiting for her to call and insult her lack of business acumen once again. She's really going to have to learn to get things in writing. Ironically, through his tactics she's slowly becoming street smart and learning to think on her feet. I wanted to smack Rambo for being all happy with the inauguration of the saree website. Where was all this when she was working hard on her own and you refused to trust her when she genuinely was out for work reasons?

Raghav reiterated all the ways he helped Pallavi despite all the bad things (he thinks) she has done to him but he conveniently forgot what she had done for him too. Dude, you need to go on a holiday somewhere on a beach and really reflect on your life and the mess that it is.

Raghav was just being an annoying lil bully today who was feeling left out in a class party so decided to play the party pooper instead. That's the only way he will get to be in the thick of things and when his mother drags him out pulling his ears, trying to show him the error of his ways, he does what he does best in such situations - deflect. He takes the easy route, blame Pallavi for all the misery in his life, including the estranged relationship with his mother. Alcohol helps him not think straight and logically which is exactly what he wants in sucj situations because logic and reasoning is too painful to accept..Maybe that's why Farhad doesnt even bother unless it goes out of hand like it will when he will do the worst possible thing to get back at Pallavi this time.

Sulochana is such a lowlife. She will make Keerthis nude morphed pics viral on SM and put the blame on Pallavi. Police will arrest amma and Keerthi on obscenity charges or worse.. And I cant even imagine what Raghav will do.. he will again MU Pallavi and cross all limits this time.. do to her what Sulo did to Keerthi... Maybe worse... Its all gonna go downhill from now on till the marriage happens and a new chapter opens for them.

Today’s episode was funny at least initially...

I still remember when I’d have my friends over my house, my brother wouldn’t stop bothering them.... they still remember him as a tyrant... And then he’d get a earful from mom... It was exactly the same here...

He’d say just one line on repeat mode on being asked to leave us alone, “If my sister’s here... I have all the right to be here”

I couldn’t stop smiling whole time... Until I saw BWA🤢.... Sara nostalgia went under water... And I was reminded how scary brothers can get when it comes to baby sister...( didn’t we saw Nikhil all riled up over Mansi’s camera)

Bhai ka video aur behen ke photos... Poor Pallavi...

And what was with Raghav telling her don’t believe a word I say when I’m drunk I forget everything afterwards... I mean, dude... You were having a bottle last night and another one early morning... you’re practically drunk 24/7....🤣

Originally posted by: __VIHU

Today’s episode was funny at least initially...

I still remember when I’d have my friends over my house, my brother wouldn’t stop bothering them.... they still remember him as a tyrant... And then he’d get a earful from mom... It was exactly the same here...

He’d say just one line on repeat mode on being asked to leave us alone, “If my sister’s here... I have all the right to be here”

I couldn’t stop smiling whole time... Until I saw BWA🤢.... Sara nostalgia went under water... And I was reminded how scary brothers can get when it comes to baby sister...( didn’t we saw Nikhil all riled up over Mansi’s camera)

Bhai ka video aur behen ke photos... Poor Pallavi...

And what was with Raghav telling her don’t believe a word I say while drunk I forget everything afterwards... I mean, dude... You were having a bottle last night and another one early morning... you’re practically drunk 24/7....🤣

@bold...............his day starts & ends with drink🤣...so whatever he talks it should be forgotten😆

Keerti was an independant lady working with DSE to earn her living decently and now she wont be able to do that. She will be locked inside her house and thoughts for no fault of hers. Same with Amma, she was living with dignity. Why is this happening? I wanna shoot BWA. She has no shame despite having two grown daughters? WTAH woman!! I fear the conseqences for Pallu too. Not gonna be glad if he meddled with her like that 😐

Four lives crashed. Many more to be destroyed in the bargain.

Raghav thinks that him helping somebody is a big thing coz he doesn't do it under his name. He does good things under ramaswamy name but not Raghav. So he feels his help is a big thing. He is a typical kid being rebellious when things didn't find his way.

like he said Alcohol also makes him mad n bad. But we know that Raghav is like that, he is extremely changing . He sometimes gets mad n gets happy .. he is extreme in whatever he does.

but i could see his disappointment with Pallu like i do help her but y is she soo antagonist towards me n also pushes my amma to be away from me.

He didn't know that she is an orphan. I hope makers can handle this type of track. Hope they don't mess it up like abortion issue. This one is really sensitive !!

You know I can't find any justifucation in the way Raghav behaved today. Im not surprised that he hasnt been able to mend his relationships with Amma and Keerthi all these years. On one hand he will do anything under the sun to please them, help them, get their attention, love, forgiveness, the list goes on.. on the other hand he will do things like this- harrass and bully a girl because he can't deal with his own feelings for her.. If things are not right between mother and son, part of the blame and a substantial one at it, lies on Raghav Rao and the ways he has consciously chosen. I cannot and will not accept the notion that Raghav's mother has not given him a fair chance all these years or has been unreasonably harsh with him or that she doesnt want things to get better for good between her and her son. A mother will always want her child's best, even mothers like Sulochana in their own twisted way wont want any harm to come to their child, even if they choose the wrong path. If Raghav had the maturity, he would have found the solution to all his problems, his loneliness, the rift between him and his remaining family, long back. All he needs to do is be the good man that he is deep down, not just for his family but in general.. No mother would want the world to point fingers at her son as the evil man who wrecks people's lives.. How embarrassing it must be for her to have to pull out her full grown adult son behaving like class bully from a room like that? Or to hear Vijay Deshmukh say those things about her son, in a party she was a guest? Yes, I know Vijay has made an opinion about Raghav but Raghav has also contributed in ruining his image in his eyes. All Im trying to say is that most of Raghav's problems are self created.. Like they say, when life gives you lemons, make a kickass lemonade out of it.. Like Pallavi, she is an orphan, a widow, faces challenges everyday but she still is able to see glass half full. She lost her props, her camera and equipment but she still made the most out of whatever resources she had and motivated everyone around her. Raghav Rao needs her in his life to see this- to make a sweet lemonade not a bitter bogus drink! Hope what his mother wasnt able to do all these years, Pallavi will..

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Originally posted by: MistyDawn

Raghav was just being an annoying lil bully today who was feeling left out in a class party so decided to play the party pooper instead. That's the only way he will get to be in the thick of things and when his mother drags him out pulling his ears, trying to show him the error of his ways, he does what he does best in such situations - deflect. He takes the easy route, blame Pallavi for all the misery in his life, including the estranged relationship with his mother. Alcohol helps him not think straight and logically which is exactly what he wants in sucj situations because logic and reasoning is too painful to accept..Maybe that's why Farhad doesnt even bother unless it goes out of hand like it will when he will do the worst possible thing to get back at Pallavi this time.

Sulochana is such a lowlife. She will make Keerthis nude morphed pics viral on SM and put the blame on Pallavi. Police will arrest amma and Keerthi on obscenity charges or worse.. And I cant even imagine what Raghav will do.. he will again MU Pallavi and cross all limits this time.. do to her what Sulo did to Keerthi... Maybe worse... Its all gonna go downhill from now on till the marriage happens and a new chapter opens for them.

Yes, the alcohol is playing with his mind and making things works, and despite knowing it's harmful he still turns to it because the pain in his heart is too much to bear. I feel as if a part of him never grew up, since he was estranged from his family at an age when boys turn into adults and need parental guidance more than ever. He needs counseling because the trauma of the past and his sense of loneliness is eating him alive and leading him to a path of self-destruction. If he doesn't sort out all this mess and work towards proper resolution,

Farhad may be his best friend and brother, but there's a limit to how much he can influence Anna within the employer-employee boundaries. I know Amma has been grieving all these years but I really feel that if she could just extend him a hand, he has the potential to be the 'good boy' that we see in flashbacks. Of course, I do think he is too far gone to become a goody two shoes, and let's be honest none of us want to see that Raghav Rao.

I really hope Raghav doesn't do the same type of thing with Pallavi because I don't think I could ever accept him as Pallavi's soulmate, no matter how much he repents. Some things once damaged, can never be restored and I don't want to see Pallavi go through this. I know and hope she won't act like a victim and be more of the survivor but it's going to hurt her because somewhere deep down she does care for Raghav. The sense of betrayal will always be a dark cloud hanging over their relationship and while she's generous and warm towards people by nature, when some lines are crossed even she will find it hard, if not impossible, to forgive, forget and move on in life with Raghav. Mandar's arrival would be even more of an interesting twist in that case where he would have no leg to stand on to ask Pallavi to stay. His gangster tactics aren't going to work.

Based on Amma's dialogues today, I do think it's quite likely she will make him marry Pallavi after the scandal that will ensue. I also think Nikhil is going to get in huge trouble, especially now that he's seen what Raghav has been up to, and might end up sabotaging his business to get back at him. Won't turn out well for the kid at all. 😔

Originally posted by: christobelle

Raghav thinks that him helping somebody is a big thing coz he doesn't do it under his name. He does good things under ramaswamy name but not Raghav. So he feels his help is a big thing. He is a typical kid being rebellious when things didn't find his way.

like he said Alcohol also makes him mad n bad. But we know that Raghav is like that, he is extremely changing . He sometimes gets mad n gets happy .. he is extreme in whatever he does.

but i could see his disappointment with Pallu like i do help her but y is she soo antagonist towards me n also pushes my amma to be away from me.

He didn't know that she is an orphan. I hope makers can handle this type of track. Hope they don't mess it up like abortion issue. This one is really sensitive !!

Ab bolega main to nashe mein tha to suna nahin ke BWA ne Pallavi ko orphan hone ka taana diya tha aur Siddhesh ne Pallavi ko iss baat par defend bhi kiya tha... Seriously, that line about Pallavi living happily with her mother...

Originally posted by: MistyDawn

You know I can't find any justifucation in the way Raghav behaved today. Im not surprised that he hasnt been able to mend his relationships with Amma and Keerthi all these years. On one hand he will do anything under the sun to please them, help them, get their attention, love, forgiveness, the list goes on.. on the other hand he will do things like this- harrass and bully a girl because he can't deal with his own feelings for her.. If things are not right between mother and son, part of the blame and a substantial one at it, lies on Raghav Rao and the ways he has consciously chosen. I cannot and will not accept the notion that Raghav's mother has not given him a fair chance all these years or has been unreasonably harsh with him or that she doesnt want things to get better for good between her and her son. A mother will always want her child's best, even mothers like Sulochana in their own twisted way wont want any harm to come to their child, even if they choose the wrong path. If Raghav had the maturity, he would have found the solution to all his problems, his loneliness, the rift between him and his remaining family, long back. All he needs to do is be the good man that he is deep down, not just for his family but in general.. No mother would want the world to point fingers at her son as the evil man who wrecks people's lives.. How embarrassing it must be for her to have to pull out her full grown adult son behaving like class bully from a room like that? Or to hear Vijay Deshmukh say those things about her son, in a party she was a guest? Yes, I know Vijay has made an opinion about Raghav but Raghav has also contributed in ruining his image in his eyes. All Im trying to say is that most of Raghav's problems are self created.. Like they say, when life gives you lemons, make a kickass lemonade out of it.. Like Pallavi, she is an orphan, a widow, faces challenges everyday but she still is able to see glass half full. She lost her props, her camera and equipment but she still made the most out of whatever resources she had and motivated everyone around her. Raghav Rao needs her in his life to see this- to make a sweet lemonade not a bitter bogus drink! Hope what his mother wasnt able to do all these years, Pallavi will..

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Completely agree with what you've said. From the point of a view of an elderly lady just wanting a quiet and peaceful, dignified life, Raghav keeps putting her in these situations where he feels humiliated. Just when she thinks there's a ray of hope, he dashes them with his actions. I still feel that Pallavi alone won't be enough - he will need all three ladies in his life to help him.

One more thing, he genuinely wanted the best for Keerti and to be as supportive as possible. The intention was right, the approach was wrong but he didn't see that. So when Keerti sided with Pallavi and gave him those looks of feeling ashamed and disgusted by his behavior, that hurt him a lot. Combine that with the tongue lashing his mother gave him right after, didn't help. I can't believe he was about to hit Nikhil in his own house! Not saying that I would expect the Raghav Rao to just stand there while Nikhil hits him, but the kid was in his rights to get angry and lose his cool. However, it only made Amma feel even more disappointed and humiliated when she saw live what her son was up to. Brute force isn't the answer to all problems, and Raghav needs to get that. He knows that all he has is money, and his loneliness is overpowering but his arrogance gets in the way of pointing fingers at himself. As his mother said before, timing is everything and he needs to be more aware of time, place, and context before he acts. Dude needs a lot of work in the EQ space.