Originally posted by: Moor278
I watched the episode twice.... only for Mona... what a performance... She managed to generate some microsecond sympathy in me for ARS. 
Poor Vikku is utterly confused and Ayesha/Mannat is looking so pretty... confusing him even more with her doe eyed looks.
Vik is not happy with Keerats suggestion of producing an heir soon. Only Gagan looks ashamed while others laugh.
Raveena earns her paycheck when she taunts Malla twice.. first for the bouquet and then for the Katha ...
Mannat arrives and since she has first stake at everything Vikrant... sits on the jhoola 
Vik is wondering why is she here... he knows she hasnt eaten anything the entire day... 
Mannat is teasing him... I am loving this role reversal... bahot tadpaya hai Vik ne Mannat ko ... taste your own medicine now boy.... 
Vikku boy admiring his "dil se wife" .. Mannat applies mehendi on her own hand. Fakes a fall so that Vik can catch her. Mehendi gets transferred to his hand and stuns him. DTPH tune pe perfect alignment of the lyrics. Mannats indirect silent confession.. Vikku boy is buffering
... Ignore the obvious error of mirror image of mehendi. 
Vik sees the death glare from Ronnie and they go their way with Vik hiding his hand 
Keerat Neetu are an absolute crass women... less said the better.
Neetu's asli bahu knows the katha well while her cherished bahu doesnt even listen to her properly. Vik buffering again when Mannat says we should patiently wait for our love.
Malla taunts Mannat, she doesn't react much but later on manages to eat the mithai from Vik's hand first with the help of dependable Agent Shalini 
Vikku ka buffering reaches its zenith. 
He catches her in the kitchen... a small nuance but the way Ayesha drank water it was obvious Mannat was thirsty the entire day.
I loved the writers today... When Vik questions Mannat... she doesnt say she fasted for him... makes it sound like tit for tat for the pehli rasoi wala halwa .. the 'M' is the mehendi is also referenced to 'his' feelings and nothing else.
Vik questions her agenda and she does reveal that she has something to share but cant in absence of proofs. Goes away smiling.
Bio dad arrives and rattles Aish... the color drains of her face as she sees the tattoo...
Pan masala scene where Vik bashes Malla again. Asks her to not make fun of rituals like these when there is no bond between them. Malla tries to put it on him but Vik clarifies he is majboor because of RoTu, he wouldnt have agreed to stay back if Malla had not kept a fast .. asks Malla to handle the mess since what Keerat is asking cant happen.
Ayesha Mona scene is fabulous... What a brilliant pair!!!!!
Mona manages to make the viewer see things from her perspective...
Sonia Khanna had aspirations and didnt like the life she had. Was her approach wrong??? Probably yes...
But right now, her life is in shambles thanks to Mannat. We can understand why she hates Mannat so much. The life she has built over the years is crumbling in front of her eyes... there is physical pain and emotional pain... Aish cries and blames Mannat again for her birth and calls her a curse.
Mannat is hurt and but rightly turns it on Aish that its her karma which has come to this. That one look from Mona dejected defeated and in pain was so so good.... 

An upset Mannat is going away when puppy dog Vikku catches her again.
Mannat Vik scene is pure beauty. 
Mannat explains her POV and Adnan/Vikrant's expression changes at her every word... mind-blowing!!! 
Mannat tells him that she misunderstood and he who is nursing hurt doesnt expect it from her. Cannot believe she is acknowledging that and her role in it.
They have an invisible hug .... want to reach out to each other but they know they cant.... 
In the earlier fake fall, Vik maintains a respectable distance from Mannat compared to their prior trip and falls...
.... Thank you Ronnie 
Mannat leaves and Vikrant trying to clutch his chest to stop the pain was so heartbreaking... felt it across the screen 
Mannat Aish scene on staircase is another beauty ...
Mannat is not soft on Aish but makes her understand and takes her to outhouse to deal with the pain.
We usually bash the editors but today they brought out a humane side of Aish. The seashore FB has a new edit... one which focuses on Aish and not much on baby Mannat. Today the maa song had a different meaning through visuals... One that would reflect on Aish's version of events. Did she regret leaving a newborn on seashore... maybe yes... there was pain in her eyes at that moment...
The two Mannat Aish scenes were exceptional in showing a softer side of Aish, that neither Mannat nor the viewer is accustomed to... 
It is obvious that if the makers want Aishs redemption... then the bio dad has to be a bigger villain. Lets see kya hai... Dad looks like he has OCD.
Malla is snooping in the outhouse and in the process gets to know about the surgery and Aish being liver donor for Shruti. She is upset at Aish.
Mannat tending to Aish was beautifully shot... shows the difference in parvarish again.
Overall a fantastic episode.... from acting and writing POV.
Mona's scenes have stayed with me even after second watch... 
Ayesha Adnan were brilliant in another confession from Mannat...
The crybabies who call names to Mannat can cry some more... Mannat is not saying she kept a fast, neither she is asking Vik to break the marriage, nor she is acknowledging her love for him yet.
She is only trying to resolve the mess that happened indirectly due to her, help him get out from the sham marriage. The decision to annul it will be on Vikrant and not Mannat. 
Mannat is only going to make him see things which he has been blind about. 
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