Great reviews everyone😊 I have not been watching the episodes for a while, but I enjoyed reading everyone's takes whenever I got time.
I think dadda's words before getting arrested have triggered Imlie.
After Malini's entry into T-house, Imlie had to face many impossible situations and make some very difficult choices. Some of these choices were a compromise on her part but she compromised anyway because she was Imlie - Aditya's wife, T-bahu. She loved her husband dearly and was ready to walk through hell and high fire because of that love.
But Dadda's arrest changed her identity. Before getting arrested, Dadda said - we are only two people from village fighting against many shehris. They wont accept our truth because we speak differently. I don't know what is happening between you and Aditya babu. But I will tell you one thing, don't stay where people treat you as a lesser being. You are a shagun a sikka. This was a generic advice given by her wise dadda.
But suddenly Imlie realized that she was Imlie - pagdandiya ki wazifa prapt ladki. Dadda ki shagun ka sikka. His pride. A girl who never compromised her self respect.
Dadda's arrest and his words left Imlie feeling vulnerable. She was lost and wanted to feel the trust, the sense of belonging and love from her family.
So Aditya could not have picked a worse time to talk to Imlie
. Malini's words shook him. He did not think that Imlie could ever be as viscous as Malini was making her to be. But why would Malini lie? He lamented that he uncovers truth for a living, but is unable to uncover truth in his personal life. He wanted to uncover the truth, so he needed to speak with Imlie. Ask her what happened and learn the truth.
So the next day, when M and AC claimed that Imlie was openly threatening to harm Malini, each family member declared their allegiance to Imlie and with each allegiance imlie was visibly preening
. Her family loved and trusted her. Thank Sita Maiyya🙏
And in waltzed BBSB
By the time BBSB walked in battle lines were already drawn. You either believe in Imlie or you dont. And after proudly declaring their allegiance to Imlie, T-fam wanted Aditya to follow their suite. Declare his undying trust in Imlie. But for Aditya this was not the issue of trust. It was an issue of truth. He wanted to hear from Imlie, his wife, what happened. He wanted to speak to her privately. Tell her what malini told him, listen to her truth.
But for pagdandiya ki Imlie this was the ultimate proof that she was neither trusted nor respected.
It hit her that she was married forcefully and forced to act like a maid. She was treated badly by her husband and in-laws. But she never held that against anyone and treated everyone with love and respect. She even compromised and accepted her husband's assaulter and their unborn child. She earned everyone's trust and love. But even after doing so much, the man she was compromising for, loved so dearly, did not see her for what she was. He did not trust her. He proved to be unworthy of her. So she burned her mangalsutra and stormed out. She refused to go through trials and tribulations for someone who did not trust her.
This extreme reaction baffled everyone and deeply hurt Aditya. He did not understand this over reaction to a seemingly innocent question. To him, this proved once again, how easy it was for imlie to walk away from him. Everyone begged AI to reconcile. But pagdandiya ki imlie doesn't compromise and aditya would not beg her anymore to stay with him. If she truly wanted to leave, he will not stop her.
If pagdandia's imlie steels herself to leave, imlie Aditya's wife, t-bahu remembers the happiness she felt and the love she received. PD's imlie literally ran away from t-house to stop herself from going back in.
She reminded herself of all the mistreatment she faced and painted herself the abla naari and aditya the mistreating, hypocritical husband. So now from her moral high ground of being a mistreated woman she expects complete submission from Aditya. He lost the moral standing to question her or her choices. She completely discredited her own choices that brought her to this point.
Imlie is churning. She is sometimes Imlie from pagdandia, an intelligent, independent woman who does not shy away from yelling at her husband to stand her ground. Who declares that she is never coming back to t-house.
Other times she is Imlie - aditya's wife who loves her husband and expects his attention, praise and love. Who thinks that they are separated for a short time while her BBSB figures out M's truth. She hurts when she misbehaves with her BBSB. She understands his choices and supports him even when no one else will.