Originally posted by: iheartChai
Just a few thoughts from today's episode
It's been only 72 hours since Neil's birth right revelation and things haven't quiet settled in the Birla household. Everyone is just trying to seek some relief from all the incidents in the household while another family member just wants to act quickly in forcing a resolution of his own choice.
Sir:
Truly hates off to Vinay Sir. His acting is seriously top notch 👏 I loved that Akshu stood her ground and gave him some food for thought. Dare I say Harshvardhan Birla may have actually held a little bit of respect for Akshu for standing up against him?
Manjari:
This poor woman still visibly shaken by yesterday's events and then sees her husband sitting there in the same room. He offers her glass of water. Now this scene can be interrupted 2 ways depending on how you view things. First Way: We see this as a show of the control and intimidation that Harshvardhan has on Manjari that the the women is visibly shaken at being given water and then told to drink. Is this some plan by Harshvardhan commit an act of kindness and then guilt trip her into thinking about society, etc. It seems to be the case when he asks her to stop this divorce talk. Second Way: Harshvardhan has been knocked off his pedestal and the family isn't totally on his side. He heard from his own daughter in law she could never support a man like him who has no respect for his wife and has also created the issue putting both his sons in pain. He may have been simply offering Manjari a glass of water and told her to drink it. Manjari who has for years been the one to serve her husband is suddenly getting offered water is having trouble digesting this turn of events. The divorce talk here is true. Society would look at them and whisper about the Birla household. And maybe throughout the years despite the way Harshvardhan treats Manjari (which by the way is more or less the same way he treats anyone, man has no filter) he is at the point in his life he may subconsciously view her as his companion. He actually cannot function without her.
Akshu:
She's learning to throw things just like her hubby 😆 dropping that tray and bowl to show just how upset she is at her father-in-law. He actually looked scared. To which I say good! He should be. This girl, always asking people for dates 😆 I'm glad she decided to take Manjari out of the house to get some fresh air, coffee, and listen to some good music to calm her anxious mind. The lady has gone through a lot in the past 3 days. Sadly the date got cancelled I do hope mother-in-law and daughter-in-law do eventually go out together for this concert date.
Abhimanyu:
He needs a wake up call. For the past 3 days he's been moving from anger to hurt to anger to hurt and even he needs to calm down. He cannot force someone to do something they are not ready to do themselves. He has all the best intentions but this method isn't going to work. It hasn't worked for years as his mother is still with his father. If this method would have worked she would have divorced and been out of that household a long time ago. It's time for him to look at this from a different perspective and handle things different. We see in the pre-cap that Akshu makes a comment that he is acting just like his father. No truer words.
Both are stubborn and quick to judge people and situations. While one simply ignores people they have no concern for the other says disrespectful things. They also have the habit of forcing their views on others. One does with intimidation the other may do it out of concern or anger.
We've seen the way Abhimanyu asserted his decisions on Akshu regarding the charity hospital. But Akshu was able to talk to him and make him understand that they need not have the same preferences. They can have their individual identities and still be an unit. That is the difference between Abhimanyu and Harshvardhan right now. Abhimanyu has the capacity to listen and has a wife who can and will stand up for herself. But if Abhimanyu is not careful than he could one day become like Harshvardhan. And I think deep down inside Abhimanyu may be aware of this and is afraid of that coming true. I don't know if the writers will be exploring this within this same track or save this for another track.
Neil:
He just wants to make a place for himself with Harshvardhan. I hope Harshvardhan accepts him soon but I don't want him to try and manipulate him either. It is yet to be seen how Neil is going to be after things settle in the household. But I do expect him to start fighting for his rights in the household.
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