Hey there,
I agree with your assessment. Up until those emotions crossing her face, I felt she may have been doing this out of anger/bitterness/spite/or plain old I-can't-take-this-any-more and ATLEAST-spare-my-sister frustration.
BUT, that part said it all. She's, yet again, protecting a loved one. I loved the line where she said that she's NEVER had to explain herself to anyone other than her husband in that house. That gave me a slight indication that this might be for Uttara rather than Devyani's benefit.
And I was wondering about the line about Uttara coming back also. I saw a drama wayyy back when I was waaayyy too young to watch it ;). The gist of which was that wife figured her husband was falling in love with another gal - so instead of fighting him, or her (the gal was a family member also, and clueless), she just quietly gave in and asked her hubby to marry the other gal coz it was inevitable.
So, possibly, Devyani is giving in to what she thinks is inevitable? I half expected her to say 'you'll be back ... in my place'... eeek. OR, she figures her hubby will go and ask Uttara to come back. So, by challenging her and egging her on that she WILL be back, she is, in effect, trying to ensure that Uttara, out of pride, does not come back.
That's all she CAN do to protect Uttara, except for telling her. Which she won't. She has way too much dignity, and pride, to cry in front of anyone else. She lives in a glass house - built with fake glass and nothing else. She wants people to believe she's a happy mother, wife, daughter in law, sister. She will not let anyone throw ANYTHING at that glass house, or it will shatter into a million pieces she won't be able to gather. i.e she will never let anyone believe there's a crack in her beautiful glass house. So, she'll never go to Uttara and TELL her about the impending danger! That will mean telling her she's an abused, victim wife, and Devyani can NEVER have that.
I know there are many, if not all, who think she's the worst character. But I think she's the strongest one in teh show. It takes strength to live with a husband like that, and wake up with a smile. I woulda left by now and put him in jail. If I had to stay with him, I would've been in depression, forget about raising the children.
But Devyani - she's raised two boys who she tried to shield from their father's flaws (and she succeeded with both of them that they're individual's with good hearts). And atleast one is unaware of the father's flaws, somewhat.
So - to all of those criticizing her - TRY to put yourself in her shoes. She's a mother who protects her children from her hubby's wrath, a wife who covers her pain behind a fake smile so perpetual she shames Joker's permanent smile (from batman). She's a mother in law who tries to be good to her daughter in laws, keeping them in check, but providing any happiness she can. She's a woman of substance.
I can't wait for the day she'll crack ... and crack she will. No ONE can endure this kinda of pain. I already see the kinks in the armor ... and I think either Adi's finding out the main truth about Brahma or Gaurav's truth will be the proverbial straw breaking the camel's back ...
And the one standing behind her will be Uttara ...
Aaah, I can just envision the whole thing ...
Edited by lilmzsunshine - 14 years ago