GHKKPM Episode discussion #97 - Page 87

Originally posted by: mysticriver

So what actually changed & evoked Virat's old feeling resurface for Sai because they didn't show any scene where he got smitten by her looks or it was after the cafe hug or Vinu's revelation (but when first time he got link of Vinu's being alive at honeymoon he didn't think of Sai or his anger subsided, I didn't understand his hulk mode towards her in that dhaba scene at all as previously he was lost in thoughts of Sai while going to honeymoon or taking those pheras, giving her promises of accepting her truly as his wife). For me biggest damage did was the feeding scene, hug at initially post leap then anniversary episode he went onto celebrate, I thought he was moving on there where the cake cutting scene happened publicly & ofc that mesmerized scene god knows what was that supposed to serve cus it's not like he continued being lost in her beauty or something like that in that scene, or he started flirting or getting close to her so they didn't show if he's started falling for her again then the picnic spot pe game made it seem V is still in ghum in Sai's pyaar but that bus conversation between PakRat was very ambiguous then he had conversation with Ashwini that was confusing af. They've made haywire out of his character so much I just can't connect to his being lovesick puppy around Sai now... Zabardasti ka lag raha hai after they went off the track & disconnected from the crux of the storyline...

That mesmerized look done more damage...still i feel in that particular scene neil failed to emote perfectly...probably he is supposed to be surprised seeing her in old avatar...sometimes i wanted to see script very badly to understand neil expressions.

Originally posted by: mysticriver

So what actually changed & evoked Virat's old feeling resurface for Sai because they didn't show any scene where he got smitten by her looks or it was after the cafe hug or Vinu's revelation (but when first time he got link of Vinu's being alive at honeymoon he didn't think of Sai or his anger subsided, I didn't understand his hulk mode towards her in that dhaba scene at all as previously he was lost in thoughts of Sai while going to honeymoon or taking those pheras, giving her promises of accepting her truly as his wife). For me biggest damage did was the feeding scene, hug at initially post leap then anniversary episode he went onto celebrate, I thought he was moving on there where the cake cutting scene happened publicly & ofc that mesmerized scene god knows what was that supposed to serve cus it's not like he continued being lost in her beauty or something like that in that scene, or he started flirting or getting close to her so they didn't show if he's started falling for her again then the picnic spot pe game made it seem V is still in ghum in Sai's pyaar but that bus conversation between PakRat was very ambiguous then he had conversation with Ashwini that was confusing af. They've made haywire out of his character so much I just can't connect to his being lovesick puppy around Sai now... Zabardasti ka lag raha hai after they went off the track & disconnected from the crux of the storyline...

Regrading your question , as per my understanding Virat had two main issues with Sai . One she left him and never returned back to him because their relationship meant nothing to her and second was because of her decision they lost Vinu . The second reason was not openly said but it was there deep down . To certain extent I can understand Virat’s first reason , people reach out to their loved ones forgetting their anger after going through a major accident , losing their son and getting pregnant again but Sai choose not to .

With Vinu’s reveal , the second one was no longer an issue so he started getting soft towards Sai hence he wanted to inform her first about Vinu and asked for a family hug after saving the kids from Pratap . With the hug at the cafe , Virat saw Sai’s vulnerable side and realized he still meant something to her . Virat was always insecure about Sai’s feelings for him and her hiding her emotions under the facade of strong women never went well with V because he interrupted it as she not being effected by their separation or him . With the hug he knew she wanted him to stop her and she wanted him as much as he wanted her pre leap . That boasted his ego .

Regrading the look after HM scene , Sai was throwing daggers at him and was openly taunting him so he got into defense mode . He never understood the real reason behind Sai’s anger that day if he had known what she went through last night imagining him with Pakhi his attitude would be different. At the same time , he has to protect his precious Pakhi from getting hurt when Vinu wanted to call Sai as choti Maa .

The hug and feeding scene in the hospital made some sense because Sai told him had he put the welfare of his child as priority when she went away,their Vinu would have been alive ..that hit him and subconsciously he knew she was right...But Pakhi consoled him by saying he is a good father blah blah..so he was grateful..hence the hug.

The scene b4 the picnic was screwed by Neil..he was supposed to be surprised but it gave out wrong emotions..

The anger on himself and Sai on losing their son was gone when he found out Vinu was alive..The cafe hug and the way they regretted their actions on that fateful day erased all the distance and his feelings were brought back.

The whole honeymoon sequence and his behavior in the dhaba was really unwanted and as you said it spoilt the connection

I'll start with the start, post leap they implied that Virat was living in memories of Sai even though married to Pakhi and he had no intentions to move on but due to family pressure he decided to give her a chance as a friend, but before that Sai appears, the love turned into anger due to obvious reasons, Jagtap angle fueled it more, so he started making moves towards Pakhi out of jealousy to prove that if Sai can move on, he can too, example whole anniversary fiasco, after that he wanted her to leave, but Savi's truth came, which again turned his anger into rage and he did all those nonsense, in between the narrative threw some of the fbs from both the side to show that there are still feelings, also Virat hesisting to work with Sai was also a sign that he still has feelings, there were some of the subtle eye locks during their police station track to prove that both Sai and Virat are not yet over each other, but then there was Pakhi too, and they were building her insecurity track parallelly...............the landmark track was of the accident track, bcoz although the execution was somewhat faltered but they were quite sucessful to convey through the dialogues of the characters that For Virat Sai is always first and he saved her bcoz he loves her, see they implied that when Virat found Sai in that state, for him everything else was blank and he couldn't think anyone, hence when Pakhi fell down, he had that immense guilt that what her situation is bcoz of him, also during that time in his convo with Ashwini, he said that he cannot love Pakhi, but he give in to those emotional blackmails of Pakhi and family and decided to move on, he cut all the ties with Sai except Savi, but he was gloomy and sad, the whole Phera and Honeymoon sequence was the proof of it and after that Vinu's revelation happened and that hug was the game changer, he started to long for her and as he said all the anger and disappointed he had towards Sai went away with that hug, after that he saw her in new light and is shown to be pinning for her and their love and to have a happy family with his love Sai and their kids, but the biggest obstacle is Pakhi, the duty..........

In short it was always implied that Virat never fell out of love with Sai, he was always in love with Sai, even when she left and even after she returned but he used to suppress those emotions due to various reasons, circumstances and specially misunderstandings but now that almost all misunderstandings are clear, it's hard for him to suppress those emotions and feelings that he feel for her..........

Regarding that Mesmerising vala scene, that scene was aired on 8th December, usee Didi ka Birthday Gift samaj ke bhul jao😆

The biggest put off for me was the love puppy mesmerised look he gave to patralekha when she wore that old dress. I could let go of every other unpalatable scene but this was the worst for me. I have almost forgotten it now. It has been 2 months but now that I see half of the scenes post leap were just for that specific track and has no contribution to the overall scheme of things.

Originally posted by: nutmeg7

The biggest put off for me was the love puppy mesmerised look he gave to patralekha when she wore that old dress. I could let go of every other unpalatable scene but this was the worst for me. I have almost forgotten it now. It has been 2 months but now that I see half of the scenes post leap were just for that specific track and has no contribution to the overall scheme of things.

Agreed. Woh scene toh birthday gift samajhke I have already forgotten now. Some scenes I still believe were only for that particular track and has no importance in the overall scheme of things but I also acknowledge that yes it did create a lot of bitter viewing experience

You guys have to think how he can give those looks overnight. He just acted to make her happy!! It was so obvious. She cried buckets the previous day. He cheered her up. That’s all!

there is nothing more to that look other than being fake. The problematic ones are the vows. Not even hm tickets. Because he booked the tickets before the vows. And it was to pacify her too. No one in sensible mind would have sex with a lady bleeding through her wounds. He told ashwni the previous day that he doesn’t love pakhi. So it was just an eyewash move from him. But the vows could be avoided. That were problematic in the sense that he made a sacred promise!!

Originally posted by: nutmeg7

Agreed. Woh scene toh birthday gift samajhke I have already forgotten now. Some scenes I still believe were only for that particular track and has no importance in the overall scheme of things but I also acknowledge that yes it did create a lot of bitter viewing experience

That whole pre accident episodes were cringe to the T, to me it seemed like they were trying to build some suspense and hype that now Patra won't return, which many of us believed to bcoz of execution, I toh almost believed ki she'll fell from khai and will MIA bcoz of that Yoga dress😭 and that 8th December episode was almost dedicated to praise the beuty of Didi, first was Virat then whole CN gang, those episodes were unbearable to watch 🥹

Wow Shree you have summarized the post leap really well . I agree with your take but they were two places where I felt V had fallen out of love with Sai though he never fell for Pakhi . Virat cherished all his memories of Sai for really long but he forgot their anniversary day and on the same day he had remembered his first meet with Pakhi so clearly . Second one was whenever he asked P to look into his eyes to prove he never loved Sai I found it genuine . He was not effected by Sai much when he carried around to treat officers during the accident scene where Sairat saves Virat’s team .Between P-Sai cafe scene and accident track there was confusion about his feelings

Originally posted by: sadiltl

You guys have to think how he can give those looks overnight. He just acted to make her happy!! It was so obvious. She cried buckets the previous day. He cheered her up. That’s all!

there is nothing more to that look other than being fake. The problematic ones are the vows. Not even hm tickets. Because he booked the tickets before the vows. And it was to pacify her too. No one in sensible mind would have sex with a lady bleeding through her wounds. He told ashwni the previous day that he doesn’t love pakhi. So it was just an eyewash move from him. But the vows could be avoided. That were problematic in the sense that he made a sacred promise!!

I don't think vows were problematic, bcoz that time the narrative was super ambiguous, they were trying to maintain suspense that does Virat actually love Sai or not, but vows vala sequence kind of cleared it all and those flashbacks seal the deal, it was clear that he is not over Sai, from there I would say they actually started to show Virat's feelings for Sai clearly........also that sequence was shot in a way that anyone watch would in immidietely gauge that Virat and Sai are long lost lovers and Virat is doing it all due to some majburi, he was not there and he didn't do it all wholeheartedly....