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Please refrain from discussing the episode from a negative angle - that is, bashing and such. You're free to share your thoughts it in this thread, but keep it on Healthy Debate Mode, not I Hate Mode 😉
Gosh, tonight's episode cleared a few things for me and raised new questions 😆 Here's my brief summary/thoughts on it.
Loved how Khushi walked back inside like a robot, stunned/shocked, and rammed into the door. That small detail was just brilliant. It made me feel horrible because it conveyed how incredibly numb she was in that moment. The onslaughter from the Guptas and Raizadas - Buaji's final words that seemed to have severed the bond with a swift slash. Khushi's pain, then her numbness, and then her pain again was so evident and beautifully conveyed by a voiceless Sanaya. Hands down.The onslaught had been a typical reaction - yell first, ask questions later. No, actually, it was more like "yell the questions". Regardless, that phase is over where they circled her. Moving on to the scene between Khushi and Payal - it was heartbreaking. Payal's desperation, her need to know and understand Khushi, shone through. It occurred to me that Payal felt as if Khushi had shut her out of her life somehow - as if Khushi didn't trust her. I can understand why Payal felt that Khushi didn't see her as her sister, really. Though, she is wrong about it. But I think that the recent events have sort of piled up inside Payal. All the concern, all the timeless worry and tension that Payal has felt ever since they came to Delhi and Khushi started working for the Raizadas - I think it had all piled up inside of her and she felt as if she couldn't reach into Khushi and understand what was going on with her. As if Khushi was purposely shutting her out.
From this perspective, it's understandable that the emotional turmoil inside Payal became too much. She couldn't get Khushi to talk. She believed that they were closer than that, so as a defense against the grief, she pushed herself away from Khushi. She'll come around.
Now, as for Akash, at least he supported Payal with his presence tonight. Warna I would have bought a baseball bat and beat him up.
Loved how they showed that each member of the family was struggling with his/her own personal inner turmoil in each their own corner. The confusion, anger, frustration, sorrow, and utter pain was evident in the air and on their faces. I think that they all needed to be alone and let the reality of the situation sink in, consider it in their own way, process it.
Ah, I knew that the sherni would awaken in Khushi and that she'd confront Arnav with her fists as much as her words. The scene in his/their bedroom was awesome, devastatingly so. I love how Khushi shut the door. I love how Arnav didn't even glance up at her, lost in his own world. I love how she walked to him, defeated yet hopeful. I love how she fell in a heap by his feet and, keeping her eyes down, shared her agony, her pain with him. And I love how Arnav turned his head to watch her, the expression on his face softening, his eyes revealing just how much he hated himself for causing those tears.
He listened to her. He sat there, silently, and listened to her. He could've walked away. He didn't. He's not the ASR that pushed her out of a window. He understands her, more than she probably knows. And he couldn't face her pain. It obviously hurt him too. How the mighty have fallen... but he's yet to hit rockbottom, I think.
I love how Khushi demanded an answer. How she pushed him, pulled him, yelled, asked, accused, and so much more - all in one go. When she was done, the emotional exhaustion took over and I won't be surprised if she surrenders this time.
Something that occurred to me after watching their scene is that Arnav is confused about her. He doesn't know who she is. On one hand, she cries and shares the pain of losing her family with him - and the sincerity of it kills him. On the other hand, he remembers the hug between her and Shyam, sees her upset spirit (wonders if it has to do with her losing Shyam as well as her family), and it angers him. An anger that he turns into ice because it makes him feel vulnerable. He doesn't answer her - perhaps a part of him doesn't believe that she is involved with Shyam and he's afraid of the answer to his own unspoken question as that would make his pain over what he's done to her ten billion times worse.
Or maybe he's simply confused. What is her real face? The one that she shows him or... is it something else entirely?
The scene between Arnav and Shyam - mindblowing. Tension, tension, tension. It became a bit more obvious why Arnav married Khushi after their second conversation. Like he told Shyam, he's giving him a second chance. Keep Anjali happy, or else. Pretty damn simple. Khushi is taken, so Shyam shouldn't be tempted. That is, if he has redeeming qualities. So really, is Arnav testing him? Maybe that's why he made the six month time limit. Should be enough time to gauge whether or not Shyam is worthy of his second chance - and if not, well, hellohi and a big bye bye.
So maybe Arnav did think this deal through. Maybe he does have a solid plan. I dunno. I'm confused. But I like it. Keeps me on my toes 😆 Can't wait to see what happens next.
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