Previously, the Amma-Raghav reconciliation is the one that I most wanted to watch but I gave up on that with the change in actor and character. The tattoo on Amma's arm just felt very superficial to me. Why make show of having Raghav's name on there when she doesn't seem to have the warmth and care for him that he needs and deserves. I get her doing this for Keerti but just because Raghav followed her instructions, she's now ok with everything and decided to ink his name permanently on her wrist? Come on! Aisa conditional pyaar woh deserve nahin karta. He does so much for everybody, he is crazy about his family... what's this?
I'll repost here the only thing that I liked in today's episode and frankly the only track that I have been looking forward to of late.
Raghav and Ayi scene... Very symbolic, easily the best part of the episode.
She said she didn't want to cut the watermelon because it was a gesture from Pallavi, but probably also because it's he first (healthy) present from her damaad. The way she wanted him to be careful when jumping off the TV. Also, her delicately asking to use him as a human ladder to fix the clock.
Him fixing the clock = new time, new phase in their lives, Raghav removing what is not working/stalled in her life, especially. The way he stopped, gently held her hand and called her Ayi... I was so touched in that scene because of how simple it was. Something stirred in Ayi and Raghav both. We've never seen him share that warmth with his mother, and I really hope this is just the start.
Milind thinks Ayi doesn't like Raghav, but he has no clue how wrong he is. I could see a lot of care in her eyes for Raghav, and how she deliberately asked him to do such as small thing for her to get a change to build bridges, to reciprocate what he was trying to do and to give him a chance as well, in her own way. Otherwise, fixing a clock isn't mission critical that she can't wait till others return home. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but when Raghav called her Ayi, he really meant it, he had tears in his eyes and he reached out to her genuinely as one reaches out to his mother, not just because he's married to her daughter. I think he in turn also awakened the maternal feelings in her that she would have had for Mandaar and might in unexpected ways help heal her trauma of losing her young son like that.
Interesting how Raghav and Pallavi were bonding with their respective mothers. Frankly speaking, I am liking the cross dynamics and I prefer to see Raghav-Ayi and Pallavi-Amma interactions more than the other way around. I think after Raghav lets Sanki go, Ayi will warm up to him even more. I guess the next scene coming up is Raghav taking Pallavi to meet Ayi and reconcile genuinely but once again, the sad part is that only Raghav knows the value of all this, how important it is in the grand scheme of things. He's not just doing this for Pallavi but also because he wanted this for himself not long ago, to reconcile with Amma, something he has only done superficially. He has been there, and suffered for years, and I am sure no one except Farhad has any clue as to the loneliness eating him alive. I have a feeling Pallavi leaving will hurt him even more because for once he has started forming a bond with someone that is not based on conditions, whether or not he realizes it.
I agree with this 100 percent.
I don't like how they ruined Amma's character. Since the actor changed they changed the character too. I don't think if it was the old amma then she would melt towards Raghav this easily. During the mirchi scene, that care, that tension in amma felt so blah to me. Such a 360 degree turn. I was like, the whole ten years of resentment flew away just because he married Pallavi, or I don't even know how and when she changed, may be since the actor change but that's a big blunder CVS did. They atleast have showed her melting down slowly but this is so out of the character.I wanted to see what we are getting with Raghav and Ayi with Raghav and Amma but I lost hope but I still expect something happens and amma goes back to how she used to be and take her time to melt towards Raghav, forgiving him. Right now it feels that Amma hasn't forgiven him yet but just doing this for her peace of mind because she suddenly realized that she is responsible for how Raghav turned out. I really wanted she to show her love and care for him because I felt that if she has forgiven him years back and loved and cared for him then Raghav wouldn't have turned this Raghav Rao. But I'm not liking the way it's happening.
They are more concentrating on Raghavi which I understand but I do feel that, they have to turn down that a little bit and try to focus on their other relationships too. That's the only way they can grow, Raghvi not only need each other but also need other family members too to grow, but I understand that this will take time so I will wait, let's see.
And that Tattoo was hideous, not needed at all. It would be better if it was a small one but I hope, Raghav will feel bad seeing that, which will lead to a small emotional moment with him and amma.
I said in one of the threads last week how I'm loving the bond between Raghav and Aai though we are not getting any exclusive scenes of them but, since we are getting them I'm happy. I love and prefer Raghav and Aai scenes than Raghav and Amma, and Pallavi and Aai. They have that warmth which I miss with Raghav and Amma. Today when he called her Aai, my heart skipped a beat, this is my most favorite emotional scene till now because it was so simple and so impactful.
He knows the pain of staying away from mother and the pain of them not acknowledging you as because of the same he is trying so hard to make them meet. Last day when he asked her to forgive Pallavi my heart went out for them, how genuine he was. I love them both. ❤️
Sai was so good in those scenes, even aai also. In waiting for such scenes.
And he even addressed as Sharada Ji when she came to his room where as he address sanki and sasur Ji. I think Raghav is mocking sanki calling sasurji Ji, otherwise why can't he call Aai sasuma because, aai is not saas but aai. ❤️



....Ok one thought came what if this ex is obsessed with raghav and want to kill VD because he is troubling RR and RR is suffering for him