Okay, before I go back a bit in this thread - thought Iād get my thoughts out.
First - thanks for everyone that kept tagging me! ā„ļøā„ļø
So many thoughts on the last week and a bit but Iāll just pick up at today. First thing Iāve noticed - having zero expectations of episodes helps, means every little moment is an exciting and pleasant surprise. Iāve had zero expectations the last week and itās been so amazing. šš
Apologies in advance if my thoughts jump around and seem to be everywhere.
Iām sure youāve all discussed but - OMG our ship is properly sailing! Itās officially set sail and everything in the episodes is telling itās Arylie or bust at this point! Will there be some choppy waters, rough seas ahead? Of course. But destination is Arylie Iām SO convinced.
The whole PD adventure has been cementing it. And then once Aditya actually shows up again, itās 100% established who the focus is on through camera angles - Aditya in one frame and Arylie in the other. Then the focus in the story, their teasing, nok jhok, casually sharing a plate of food together. How natural the relationship is between them is, how they shift between their different dynamics! She offered Aditya food - of course she would. But she actually made sure Aryan ate. Not to mention, she has started to see him in a different light, as much as he denies it - heās her friend. (And we know some of the best love stories begin at friendship - what a strong foundation theyāve started).
Her care and concern for him is slowly coming to the surface. Itās like I always thought, Imlie is going to fall in love with Aryan and sheās not even going to know when it happened. Itās already sneaking up on her. Today we even got a moment from HER perspective. The use of a track sung by a female artist was no accident. Itās always been the male version of songs, including Jaanyia (even when itās clear itās Imlieās emotions weāre meant to focus on). Sheās beginning to see him, just as he clearly sees her.
The moment he takes her hand as sheās about to walk away. Even in that moment, the relief of being with his family again - he sees her. Makes sure she doesnāt feel alone amongst the crowd. The Rās I can forgive for forgetting Imlie was there for a moment - theyāve been trying to be the rock for the Tās, providing support and strength to them while their own son/brother was also in peril and they hadnāt heard from him. After the loss theyāve shared and barely recovered from, theyāre forgiven this moment.
I loved that Imlie recognized the role Aryan played in her success in PD. That his support and teamwork was what led to this outcome. Which is huge, sheās always had to be on her own and now sheās got a teammate.
The biggest difference I see between Aryan and Aditya for Imlie is that one is her partner, she cares for him because she canāt help herself, itās just natural to do so. The other is a responsibility, an obligation she felt she had. I think what the PD track did was begin to cement and solidify in Imlieās mind the differences between Aditya and Aryan. These will be even more clear to her going forward.
I canāt wait until tomorrowās episode. I know I started this post by saying, keeping expectations low is key but thatās kind of difficult right now after that precap! I love how the women have ganged up against Aryan - led by Imlie, to ensure he takes care of himself because he takes care of everyone and right now itās their turn to ensure he takes care of himself. I see this going several ways, but I hope the direction it goes is Imlie finding confidence in her abilities, plus a bunch of cute callers between Aryan and a Imlie cause he canāt stop thinking about work and sheās just going to take care of things in her own way.
Okay, thatās a lot of rambling from me now. š¤¦š½āāļø Lol
Missed you all! ā„ļøā„ļø
Am going to try and go back a few pages to read thoughts and then likely go to sleep. Itās late here and work in the morning š