Today's episode was one big clusterf*ck.
Turns out, yesterday's precap was misleading. Manjari and Aarohi repeatedly tell Akshara to back off and just leave them alone and grieve. But Akshara (rightfully so) wants to stay there. They go back and forth until Manjari gives up and drags her away herself.
Then Anand and Mahima tell Akshara to back off temporarily so Manjari has space to grieve and so Akshara leaves and goes to her room. What I don't understand is why didn't Manish or Swarna go with her to be with her and handle her? They were with Akshara throughout yesterday's episode and the beginning of today's episode. Instead, Akshara grieves and cries all by herself in her room while everyone else is downstairs.
While Akshara is crying in her room, the men go out and do Neil's last rites. Then when they come back, Manjari is having an emotional breakdown. Everyone is trying to manage her but to no avail. Then Akshara comes downstairs and says "maa..." and tries to approach her. Which I find to be another one of her dumb moves. Why would you go and approach someone who is both emotionally unstable and has repeatedly told you to stay away?! There are two good options here. Either be the mahaan person you are and give them space to grieve OR have some self-respect and distance yourself from someone who is inflicting all these accusations on you. Find the people who are NOT blaming you and grieve with them. Give the dead's mother, wife, and brother some time and space.
As wrong as Manjari and Arohi are in their accusations, if they are grieving, then their first reaction is anger. In the face of loss (especially such a huge loss), humans usually try to find someone to blame. That's what they both are doing. They are very wrong and irrational, but grief knows no logic. That's my takeaway.
The worst part was the precap of course. I hope it is misleading, because right now it looks like Abhi just divorces Akshu without communicating or even talking. I guess tomorrow's episode will reveal how they get divorced. Ideally, they could separate temporarily, grieve, and then come together and talk when the emotional upheaval has passed. You can't make decisions like these in such an aggravated and emotional state.
Edited by Aditi_X - 3 years ago
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