Originally posted by: moksha89
I agree with this. It would be odd for Imlie to totally be over Aditya. Sheās young, she entered a relationship unwillingly (even if it was to save Adi- thatās called humanity), stuck by it bc it saved her motherās honor, and she was so young that she kept to the advice of nurturing that marriage because she didnāt know better.
For a whole year of her life, she lived as a married woman, she became attached to everything that came along with Adi ⦠family, love and Adi, himself, eventually. That trajectory reinforced the conditioning of āefforts are rewardedā or āno pain no gain.ā Finally having the carrot that was dangled in front of her deluded Imlie into thinking that her hard work towards this marriage was worth it. Sheās bound to think all it takes is effort to attain that sense of balance again. Imlie lived in this delusion despite all the warning signs that the 50-50 effort btwn AdiLie was becoming highly skewed and she was shouldering it 80-20 (or whatever percentage. What Iām getting at is that she tirelessly put in effort). She worked on her marriage, until she starting pushing Adi to be more accountable and finally she just broke.
All day, she experiences trial by fire and taunts ā the amount of armor she needs to wear just to survive her day allows me to believe that when sheās alone in a corner, sitting in the dark by the glow of a faint light ⦠finally in a safe place⦠she can become the young, scared, hurt broken 19 year old girl that she is. Sheās not even an adult. So Iām not too concerned that she feels remorse and regret while wishing the realities of things were different.
I think it was good that Aryan was present to hear her ruminations because he doesnāt need to guess about whatever Imlie is feeling now or in the future. He can make an inference that sheāll be emotionally unavailable for quite some time. Sheās good at hiding and heās good at calling it straight - this frankness will only benefit both of them. Plus, it allows us to see that Aryan is only aware of Imlieās relationship with Aditya as it is now, he has no clue about when the times were good.
Thus, we as the audience, know where Aruās challenges in further emotionally connecting with Imlie will come from. I have a feeling sheāll snap at him for assuming to know all about her romantic life at some point and divulge the moments that kept her pushing her broken wagon of a relationship. From here, he has the opportunity to better understand the reservations towards intimacy and relationships pre-marriage Imlie had; and how those feeling evolved and warped over time. AryLie will then have the chance to embark on a story of their own making and consent.
precap: ugh, annoyed. Sort of wish Aryan will use his coat instead bc this type of screenplay feels like itās done to intentionally incite fan feelings and detract away from Imlieās story. I can see it as āoh Imlie allowed Aru to touch her like thatā š¤Ŗ