Originally posted by: _Seera_
shalu 🤗
yes i remember that scene and let me tell you what i first thought of it.. i watched imlie from somewhat middle so couldnt get the context of that scene but as a scene that was so wonderfully done.. dialogues on point and emotions from both Mayuri n GM were good..
now come the context... ohh god why was that scene even shot and put in the episode? before going to the room aditya is thinking about imlie and how he didnt mean to disrespect her.. then that scene.. all guilt trip... and his wada.. mar jayenge but vishwaas nahi todenge when he had already broken it.. he was not in love with malini but he was holding on to that wreckage with his life..
the moment he steps out that room all he is again thinking is imlie he goes to check on her.. without anyone prompting him..
and i feel for those people who watch show without context... there is no doubt you will mis understand aditya as character..
God do not remind me of how much Adi used to fawn over his Moon - woh Moon jaap ke paap ko abhi bhi dho raha hai Adi🤦
I also was like the others who did not understand the subtext in that scene until much later. When I saw the episode multiple times and started to understand Adi's body language, it struck me how much he was making additional efforts out of guilt rather than anything else.
Adi never loved Malini from episode one. She was a good friend with whom he assumed he will have a decent married life with as he had never met anyone else who could evoke any feelings in him. Imlie fascinated him from day 1, hence he was able to strike up a camaraderie with her even though he hardly knew her. After the incident also, he was constantly pulled in both directions - guilt on hiding the truth and worry and frustration about Imlie and her being forced in his life. Even in the PD2 trip, he was constantly worried about her at various junctures, that culminated in the gunshot scene where he realised that she was cosmically connected with him, which he can no longer deny. Uske baad whenever he felt anything for Imlie, his guilt would make him overcompensate towards Moon. That became his pattern till he realised that he loved Imlie, where he then cut himself off completely from Malini, which really confused her. Here also I legit felt bad for her and understood her pain and felt her anger was justified. What wiped away all my sympathy was her taking a drastic step without once confronting Adi or Imlie and just decided that she needed to do this. Also after that also, she felt better to lie and get the truth using manipulative techniques rather than ask for the truth upfront. Reason being during the sindoor kand she was string enough to blame Imlie and chado on her, but suddenly when it came to face her fears, she suddenly became weak. This pendulam became only worse, to the extent that today forget sympathy, we actually love it when she gets chopped by various characters in the show. This utter degradation in her characterization is what disappoints me the most, as on paper Malini could have had a really beautiful character graph, had they got it right.