The Saga begins!
So I watched an episode (Sat) after more than a week. This will be a quick take on today and all that I have gathered from your updates over the last few days.
We have been talking about post leap being a rehash and here the roles are switched with P as wife and Sai as love. While there have been so many parallels, today is when V-Sai story truly restarts.
GC post KJ death - Sai and V were pressurised to be married, but they were completely opposed to the idea. They fought with each other, and others to avoid this union. Eventually succumbing to circumstances they laid down their conditions and struck a deal....the "Deal" marriage. And that set off their story.
Post leap - Sai-V have been fighting, refusing to come together. But situation again is forcing them to come together. And today the finally agreed ...with conditions. Another "Deal".
V brings Sai to CN in both cases. The entire family was and is against her. Ashwini was then her biggest supporter, today Vinu replaced her (P the persuader on both occasions).
Pre Leap - Sai's first night in CN, she is standing near the pillar and overhears V-P talk. And she understands their equation. While she was partially correct in her assessment, but she believed that V-P have a past and V will still continue with his feelings for P. She saw a glimpse and gauged their equation.
Post Leap - Today she saw V hugging P. This was a parallel to the above balcony scene, where she made an assessment of their relationship.
In both cases, Sai was the spectator overhearing/seeing V-P playing their part, and Sai doing her analysis. This was the crucial in Sai's perception of her marriage and how and why it is a "Deal". This time marriage is not in the forefront here but Sai is back to "this is only a deal", that will be over once Vinu gets well. There is nothing more to it. And she will close herself to V.
We know how V is. In his anger he becomes destructive and causes more damage than he can reverse. So he will try to irk Sai by getting close to P.
If the same pattern is followed,
Then Sai will not react since, as per her she holds no right just like old days.
V will continue favouring P
He will slowly start to melt towards Sai, after his angers cools a lil, but Sai will keep him at length.
When Sai-V married, though P was heartbroken, her evil side was dormant. She played this sad woman who had lost her love, but she has accepted her fate and living with it. But slowly as she saw V's shift towards Sai, her evil side came to fore.
Similarly, right now P is good to Sai as she needs her to treat Vinu. But the moment she sees V's bend towards Sai her vileness will return
Watching P today, I felt she is wearing a mask. She is confident that Sai is no longer a threat. P is only using this opportunity to settle her scores with Sai, show her that the people who loved Sai once, hate her and P is worshipped in CN. She also feels that with this V will be indebted to her, the sacrifice, the goodness in her to get Sai to treat Vinu. Her selflessness and Sai's selfishness, will win V for her. P knows that V was not over Sai and probably will never be, She realised it when she saw the pic in V's cupboard when V had gone to GC. P knows that Sai's physical absence will not remove the feelings. So V has to hate Sai, and this is her opportunity, to get Sai out of V's heart and get herself the place she always yearned for.
I visualise a scene soon where we will have P's monologue in a dark room with the NG promo vibe or a face off with Sai, where she challenges her.
Somehow I feel JM will also flip. I read about him entering Sai's house and the focus his feet when he crosses over. I was actually comparing it to Ravan crossing the laxmanrekha. Metamorphically is now in that zone where he can safely capture Sai since she is all alone with no one to protect.
Since there are spoilers around Sai looking for a house to stay and her being attacked, it looks like either Sai will not be staying in CN or decide not to stay in CN after some CN arena drama. The attack will force her to stay in CN for safety reasons.
Remember the scene where Sai gets BK and the gang to have for breakfast, and Ashwini says to herself that someone managed to shut BK and Sai is capable of managing the house? I guess we will have a parallel, but with a twist. Sai will be replaced by Savi. And I'm eagerly waiting for this face off. This one got to be fun. And how she will charm everyone and have them dancing to her tunes.
And in the meantime.... The "Deal" (W)Rap begins!
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