12/3 Analysis Unit:AarYa Rain Realisation

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There was just one problem with today's episode: sky-high expectations, relatively lower returns.

Of course my first reaction was to be frustrated that they never got around to talking, considering how much we were all crossing our fingers for that. But I also can't deny the awkwardness of their situation and the difficulty they must have had coming up with the right words. First of all, Yash is not even sure what Aarti thinks of him and it is possible that he could just make the situation worse if he brought up the issues he assumes she has. Also, it is a situation where you don't know if it is good to talk it out, or better just to ignore the fiasco that happened altogether.

But what I did love is that this was a totally Yash-centric episode with his characterisation being rounded greatly and it was interesting to see how each one of his actions could be interpreted the wrong way by Aarti and the right way by us as viewers. That was very clever of the CVs, like something as innocent as getting her hair out of his face is misconstrued by Aarti when in fact it was her hair that was committing the original offense. I liked this play on perspective between Aarti and the audience.

So using minimal words, to stay faithful to the character in question, Yash does not talk.

The whole episode was based on and revolved around this theme. It was shown both as a virtue and a flaw by turns and that made for a really beautiful, coherent episode. It is a virtue when he shows the audience that he is not a man of words but of action, as he messages his father and gets them out of the mess with minimal hassle and walks with Aarti all the way home despite her obvious antagonism. However, it becomes a flaw because sometimes actions or words alone can be misinterpreted as we see Aarti and Mansi doing. Sometimes you need the help of one or the other and sometimes you need both to get your point across. This was one of those times for Yash and his inability to speak his feelings really cost him for the time being. So in some ways I am glad that they showed the results of his not being able to speak so we can better understand the need for him, and Aarti, to do so.

The scene between PaReek was adorable! They are clearly the first love, honeymoon phase, fairytale romance antithesis to Arya's awkward PV for the love of their children and practical concerns alone. This is what an engaged couple is "supposed" to be doing and it is contrasted sharply with the complete MU and silence in the other camp. I also love how they actually connected this with that dialogue from Paridi about Yash. She verbalises the concern that he doesn't talk and wonders what their first date is like. I am loving Paridi! She seems like a really successful but grounded young lady. I love how much interest she takes in Prateek and his family. So it is going to be an interesting struggle where she may love the family to bits but not follow the rules exactly, ie she has boys running after her and has a job, and the family will at some point have to decide which is more important. I also love how secure Prateek is when those guys are complimenting Paridi. Far from feeling insecure about her admirers, he turns the whole thing into a self-aggrandisement session and Paridi willingly obliges! They were absolutely adorable!

I LOVED the juxtaposition between the last two Yash scenes! First we have Yash standing and watching Aarti play with Ansh, glowing in the fact that he has made the right decision in choosing to marry a mother for his children rather than a wife for himself. He feels happy, now knowing the positive answer to PayLak's question about step mothers, where before he could only give them a silent assurance of his own love and protection. And suddenly he is hit with a surge of guilt because for a moment he may have forgotten to live in the past while glimpsing the hopes of his future and after remembering his engagement with Arpita, he justifies to her why he is doing this.

I thought the flashback was also really interesting. Everything is in black and white except Arpita's saree and her jewellery which is blue. To me this showed that Arpita's memories are the only colour left in Yash's life (I am counting the kids as memories too). However, the fact that she is not totally coloured shows that while he can access the colour when he thinks of her, she is no longer real and hence does not have the power to bring colour to his life. I also thought it was interesting that Arya's engagement rings both reflected red in Friday's episode while here we see Arpita's memory in blue. So Arpita is a place of peace for Yash while Aarti is going to be a cause of tumult. Also, it was a bit strange that there was nobody else at Yash-Arpi's engagement except the two of them. Also we see Arpi putting the ring on Yash but not vice versa so I guess that means that while she still has a hold over him, he no longer holds her.

Finally go Shobha, go! 😃 God, my heat dropped to my stomach when Mansi started but I was so glad Shobha came in and gave her a verbal slap! And I am doubly glad that Mansi had the decency to look a little remorseful. But it was clear from the last scene that Aarti still believes Mansi. I wish Shobha had told her that Yash had called again and asked her not to come. That would have helped her case much more than him walking her home. But I guess they are building up to something for the clarification of this MU. Ok, I'll go with it!

Precap: Ignore and wait for episode, a lesson long learnt. 🤣