Finally watched it. I needed some time to gather my thoughts. Sometimes I get too invested 😆 My detailed analysis as below, but before that, let me just say that this was an intense episode, I watched it twice.
1. Kudo's to the cinematographers! The beginning scene and how parallels were drawn, the camera work and the entire shot of both of them making their way to the mandap was so well shot, I watched it 3 times. They've put in a lot of hard work, I can only imagine how many cameras they must have had to set up!
2. Background score in the above sequence - Loved!!! Loved!! Loved!!! It set the entire sequence in motion by charging it up. It evokes a sense of doom and passion at the same time, without compromising on the matrimonial feel.
3. Choice of clothes - I personally loved it. Simple. When the pandit asks her to change, RR says that there is no need for this formality. He said it out of a different emotion, but it also somehow shows that he's not the kind to judge by outwardly appearance. He was also dressed so simply, and he gave more importance to his gatbandhan cloth.
4. Amma - Pass, for now. I needed her to stop smiling.
5. Keerti and Farhad - They have my heart.
6. Nikhil - He asked about Pallavi Di...I think he feels that she has not tried hard enough.
7. Kaku - Pass.
8. Sulochna - Loved her expressions. The sheer audacity of her to think that Raghav will marry her daugher makes me want to laugh.
9. Aai - Her faith in Pallavi scares me. To bring it into context, Aai will feel betrayed even though she may understand Pallavi's reasons. Relations may strain....No wonder Pallu bid goodbye before doing this, she knew things won't be the same.
10. The two men fighting on the road - Guys, I can do better, please 😆
11. Coming to Pallu and Raghu, there was a storm rising within their hearts because both of them are pushed into a marriage they do not desire. However, Raghav's storm and Pallavi's storm are entirely different.
Pallavi's storm arises from a combination of events and consequences. She has been emotionally broken, her family ties have been severed and let's not forget, this wedding must have made her remember her first wedding. The woman deserves better and it's heartbreaking to see her go through a bad wedding day twice. I will not say marriage because her second marriage will definitely prove to be fruitful. Imagine, she was widowed on her wedding day, and her second wedding day, she marries a man she does not love, that too like a thief. Her eyes let out all her emotions, if only there was someone to understand her. Raghav had questions in his eyes, but he still does not understand the reason of her sadness. He has not understood the magnitude of damage he has caused to this innocent woman.
Coming to Raghav, in the entire wedding, his eyes were set on Pallavi, wanting to shake her out of her lifeless form because the girl he knew was a fighter. He does not understand this Pallavi already. Her silence has stirred a certain emotion in him that he cannot decipher yet. Raghav's eyes were full of questions but more than the questions in his eyes, what is important is the cause of these questions other than seeing a lifeless Pallavi. When he says that she should not cheat this time, I saw a glimpse of a heartbroken Raghav. Why did he set high expectations from Pallavi? Who is she to him that her betrayal matters to him? It's not entirely about amma and Keerti anymore. It's more than that, as much as he will not admit. If the person who did this was not Pallavi, would he have felt the same betrayal? No. He was definitely at his best behavior and somewhere in this wedding sequence, he has set the stage of him leading this marriage to work. Right from following all rituals out of respect, bridging the gap between them when Pallavi walks ahead, just so that the gatbandhan does not break, to filling her parting with sindoor after pausing until she submits (was he asking for her permission? I don't know, but he paused until she closed her eyes). All this symbolizes that he will be the first one to fall for her, and then make this work because she is in no position to feel anything other than indifference and hurt at this point. Raghav is gaining a family, Pallavi is losing the only family she knew. How can they expect to get the same things out of this marriage?
The tables have finally turned. Pallavi has her guard up, and the precap is indicative of the fact that she's set to give nothing in this marriage. Her strength is in her character, and she knows how to hold it up with dignity. Raghav has his guards down because he has what he wanted. The dynamics have taken a drastic turn, and now, its onto Raghav to set things in motion by understanding Pallavi. Pallavi's road is longer and Raghav will have to wait for her.
I think I've said enough😆
Originally posted by: MistyDawn
The maturity Raghav showed yesterday is very uncharacteristic of him.. he is usually not the one to adjust or compromise for someone else's sake unless its his immediate family. But it was something about how Pallavi turned up at the venue yesterday.. in the simplest of sarees, dragging herself up to the mandap, shoulders slouching..she looked defeated already, like she has given up and handed over herself to destiny. Ab kismat ke bharose chhod diya sab. Those vibes. Raghav has never seen her like that. She has always put up a brave face ready to take on any challenge he throws at her.. Even in her weakest of momemts when he humiliated her infront of her entire family, she looked shocked but not a walking corpse like yesterday. I think that affected him somewhere which is why he got softer on her, was patient and showed restrain which he normally wouldn't. But I am not sure if he will be that accomodating and patient if she keeps turning dowm his advances in future.. One its not his core nature, second he is highly egoistic man. Yesterday she wasn't hurting his ego or anything..If anything she was compliant even if not actively or readily. Whenever she was not, he was struggling to keep it together.. that scene where he makes her hold the garland and puts it around his neck...That's the Raghav we know him to be.. impatient. Again, when she wasnt standing up for the pheras, he waited and then he again had to resort to his dhamkis.. yes he didnt pull her up thank god! But he still got his way. In future, a lot will depend on Pallavi..actually everything will depend on her.. Its her action that will decide his reaction.. I dont see him actively trying to make any effort..If she withdraws, that's when I expect a reaction from him..
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