IP REDUX; Jhooti Muti Mitwa !! *updated*

Overall I liked this episode .. Why.. was there a continuation to the MU track ?? No !!...Was there an escalation of Shyam's advances ? No !! ...Are the family getting progressively involved in Arnav- Khushi's life acting as tie breakers?? NO !!..In short the much touted plot stayed where it was ..But It moved smoothly and softly in another arena ...The Redux members would be aware that Y'days Redux contained very gloomy posts lamenting the non movement of track and I too agreed with the general consensus , then when I was doing the read up of all the posts..My eyes fell on the post written by Payasa !! ..Her post gave quite a different perspective to look at this show and it is thanxx to her I am looking from that perspective and realizing that IP has not gone anywhere , it is alive and well but is deepening the track for better effect ...so what did Payasa say ..?? Payasa said that the current track is two fold..One is the increasing of the MU [obvious] the other is probing the makeup of characters ... I really feel like banging my head over this cos I had pompously said we got the first brick in what makes ASR in a post which had dealt with his ego ..and here I am overcome with Duffer tendency lamenting the lack of movement when they are slowly peeling the layers and showing what made chotte into Arnav Singh Raizada, the past serving to show the expected reactions to the aftermath !!

Arnav singh Raizada sleeps on his king size bed, his eyes fastened on the clock as he impatiently awaits the arrival of Khushi..Khushi comes in reluctantly , admonishing Laxmi to be quiet and sending her off for the night ..Khushi watches Arnav sleeping for a while , slowly walks away taking care not to disturb him.. she goes to her side of the bed, closes her eyes, while Arnav slowly turns around like a sunflower following the sun, looks at her slleing form , closes his eyes in contentment and falls asleep..Khushi too has her fill of devouring him by sight and closes her eyes, Her eyes and memory holding on to the last image that of Arnav sleeping like a kid..

Lies !! All lies, the so called anger,disgust, contempt all lies for prowling underneath this deceptive overt hatred is one shining truth, awaiting its chance to pounce on this unwary players is a alien and diametrically opposite emotion called LOVE !! 😊..


Habits once acquired is very hard to give up, both have become each others drug ,addicted to one another's thoughts, actions, foibles much though they may deny, each have created a niche in one another's heart ..a heart which becomes a void when it is not filled with their presence ...both are happy when they see each other, when they are together ..

I loved the troubled guilty expression of Barun when he overhears the reason for Khushi's dawn to dusk workaholic behavior and the way his eyes softens when he watches Khushi sleeping !!


The next day dawn with the sound of Dhabba falling acting as the pleasant wakeup call for the Raizada Arnav ..He dresses up , gets ready to leave for his office when Anjali gives him the Prasad , and some advice freely..Prasad is accepted , Advice is discarded ..Arnav leaves for his office ..Anjali realizes that the advice shud be given to one who understands the value of it and goes in search of Khushi..Anjali gives Khushi a peek into chotte a boy, reserved, sensitive, angry, caring ...If Anjali expected Khushi to thaw after this, then Boy was she wrong cos Khushi , the ever vigilant warrior gleefully realized that she has got Zeus thunder which she can use to aggravate Arnav further...


Almost everyone knows that Anjali is the main player in Khushi -Arnav life ..that she will be the bridge, connection but today she was shown as Janus, a sutradhar who has clear vision of the past and future .. who knows that to understand Arnav better, Khushi has to know Chotte well, what drives the present day Arnav, what made him into one ..Anjali it is who has placed this valuable hint on to Khushi's hand bec ANJALI UNDERSTANDS THAT KHUSHI WILL BE THE ONE WHO WILL GRASP THE MEANING IMMEDIATELY, FASTER THAN ARNAV ..

Another instance where we got to see Anjali is picking up on the vibes and realizing that Khushi is not really happy.. As is Anjali's nature, she may begin to worry and nag which may push Arnav into taking some action either to disprove Anjali's assumption or to confront Khushi leading to further throw of hints...but all that will be later...right now the fires are being stoked..

Anjali has given tips to win over Arnav's heart which even though redundant now will come into play later on as Khushi realizes that purity of his heart and seeks to win his love ...

In ARHI relationship it is not Nani but Anjali who is the God Fairy for she has picked up on the fact that Arnav and Khushi are not spending time together, is guiding Khushi in carving a place for herself in his heart and to drench him with her love..All of which Khushi has agreed to do and Khushi will do it but in her own inimitable style driving him nuts !!

Also loved the fact that Both Arnav and Khushi get the blessing of Dm via the interlocutor Anjali


Kids see the truth easily sometimes when it is difficult for the adults to decrypt the obvious and are gulled by other factors ...This was a line that resonated from y'day ..Now will this kid come and point out the obvious to this two idiots giving them the much needed insight into one another and the poisonous circumstance...I hope so !!


SAVE ME FROM SWA-MI !!

Khushi starts her Mission to irritate Arnav with Love ..The intention is to pretend love , pester him with love , vex him with love , aggravate him with love but Love, That wild horse can never be reined in and it has the propensity to pop out when least expected , isn't it ...Here was Khushi fully determined to rouse the wrath of the sleeping Lion Arnav when a few flicks of his hair lying askew on his forehead sent her heart galloping, her eyes dreamy, her countenance softening ..Her hands move of their own volition to brush away his hair ..A span in time when true love brooks no opposition ...


Khushi begins her assault on Arnav's temper , a temper he holds on to with much difficulty as he realizes that Khushi has thrown away all his sober and staid clothes & replaced it with lurid colored one's ... Arnav is furious, boiling mad at her ...when Khushi judiciously decides not to take any more chances and beats a retreat under the guise of preparing the brekki ...The clumsy girl almost dashes against the strong wooden door and is halted from doing so by her concerned Swami ...It was That brief moment when love asserts itself despite the many hurdles put up on its way ...


Needless to say, this brief scene of love and care interspersed amongst the comedy was the best.. best bec it did not call attention to itself, best bec it seemed natural ..The look of intense happiness in Khushi when Arnav calls out , the softening of khushi's face when she sees Arnav ..

Also Liked that amidst the lurid color shirts, Arnav unerringly picks up the Red shaded one..the color denoting passion ..power!!


Barun was at his best here as was Sanaya ..if the recliner scene had u grinning, then Barun's muttered, 'Zaroor kuch gadbad hai' sent one laughing and his exasperated .." Swami se acha Laad Gavarnar hi tha " was damn Good


The most intriguing part was Akash taking the keys with him ...somehow suggesting a lack of faith and trust between these two..PAYASh bond is a untested bond and with each of them guarding and holding on to their thoughts and always agreeing to what other says with their alphabets ..I would be interested to know how they will unfold when strife hits ... did not Shyam warn Shashi earlier on that Payal will be at RM under his control and that he has the power to make or break Payal's life... will we see that cming into play..Khushi's fears of Payal's life shattering turning true but the blow comes from another source named Shyam... Trust is a doubtful commodity in PAYASH life but Trust reigns supreme in Arnav-Khushi life..yes sometimes it does face its share of storms, tornadoes, Many a time it appears that they will succumb but have weathered out successfully so far and now Shyam awaits !!




NOTE TO CV's ;


I thought Anjali was infected by polio right from her childhood .. was she affected by polio or is she wearing braces due to some accident ..


** Haawt Air Pleej ** Yo CV's Payalia , the provincial Payalia gets to wear a night suit , a satin one, looks like a proper Business man's wife while Khushi sleeps in the same outfit she had worn all day 😲😲😲 or worse ..she wears the Gupta's night suits ...😡😡...isn't she a tycoon's wife ??


I do know that Saathiya Saath Nibhaana is under scanner, applaud ur good heart in trying to promote another show, but bear in mind.. if u persist with no story, no movement in tracks, endless dragging and illogical twists, then u may find urself promoting ur show in another successful show...Don't take ur show its success for granted !!

If U want to maintain a surprise over the intro of a new character, maintain a buzz over it, create enuf curiosity so that the viewer's tune into ur show ..Then clamp down on ur news leaks !! had u kept the intro of the new character under wraps..the Net would have gone wild with its speculation and would have been driven to switch on just to watch the entrant..Missed chance !! & the spinoff from Beti B [ of bachchan khandan]..seriously !!

Updated:-

Tant believe me when I say that I am NOT angry with the episode today at all. You know why??? I laughed and laughed a lot today while watching it. The episode was not at all ok but yet they have to run the business and that is the reason the track is not moving ahead but I can see some very important corrective measures were taken. I will explain that in my analysis and yeah I loved your explanation on the episode. It's TANTASTIC. 👏 👏 👏

Didn't I always tell you that Payal-Aakash relationship will see a major turbulence in future??? I don't have any idea whether the closet key was purposefully mentioned so that ASR is compelled to wear any of the shirts made available for him by Khushi or is this indication to prove our theory correct. Actually, there are many methods of storytelling. One of such methods is "aesthetic" art form which includes "Metaphors". That's why I say I believe in metaphors and not in symbolisms. Aakash keeping his closet key with him is an indication that Payal has not yet been able to find the key to enter the "actual Aakash". Now here lies the promise of future turbulence.

Let's come straight to today's episode. If I look at Monday's episode then again I stand firm in my judgment, but, when I say about Tuesday's episode I will say the story might seem stagnant but the 5% message that I always talk about was delivered. I guess many of you understood when I explained how a story is portrayed and what is the purpose for every single episode. I'll say it again today, an episode doesn't necessarily need 20 mins of drama but it does need the message to be delivered for the future track. Having said that, I also will mention that the vehicle, a.k.a. the "Treatment" to the episode is also important. Sometimes, the treatment is logical and sometimes the treatment seems to be very very illogical. At the same time we also need to take into consideration the factors which motivates to the "treatment" for a particular episode; viz.; the market condition, the TRP graph, the events and shows that are of prime priority to the people, the actors' schedules, the Production overheads and issues, the dealings with the channels, the various parameters on the criticisms etc. everything. Being just a viewer it is really impossible to understand the entire hurdles that the PH and the Channel had to go through just to design an episode; this is a daily soap and it is really tough to maintain the flow and genre of the story at the same level. A product life cycle is a "Bell Curve" and it has it's crest and decline stages; it is never at the same level. These uncontrollable factors should be taken into consideration when a track is designed. Today's episode delivered a very important message but at the same time the "Treatment" to the episode was utterly "Disgusting and Pathetic". Yes, the message in the episode that motivated me to the core but the vehicle on which the episode travelled irritated me to the extreme limit. 4 Lions do need to sit down quietly with all its Head of the Departments (HODs) and discuss the entire future plan and have a perfect "Goal Plan" on the future ahead. I can clearly visualize the track they are intending to portray but the main problem lies in structuring those small small ideas. This is where I see the lack in their portrayal. This is actually very simple - they just need to draw the algorithm and put all the pieces that are scattered around and find the connecting thread to make it "Whole". The moment they will draw the diagram and then do the process flow, there will not be an iota of a problem. The problem is not in the vision and also not in the missions to reach that vision but it is in putting the missions together in an organized manner. The moment they figure this out, they will not look confused to me and the sooner they do, the better will be for all of us. A word of advice to the PH here; see for some viewers you need to spoon-feed them and that is why I say use monologues or FBs so that they can connect the storyline. You narrate the story in an Aesthetic form but some viewers need it straight forward. Just understand your demographics and then you all can figure out the process. That faith I have in you.

I actually liked today's episode and as I said the treatment was a big problem today but the message of today's episode was BRILLIANT. Yes, the entire message of today's episode was Anjali's "Talk about her chote's character trait". As usual, Khushi didn't pick up at the moment but she will when the time will come. This is where the treatment fits in. Yes, the treatment was pathetic no doubt and the serious knowledge that she received from Anjali didn't even occur in her mind to ponder over it but as they say ' when we work towards our goal then in the process we get some very valuable information that leads us to a completely different avenue and here also it will be the same. Khushi's gameplan right now is to irritate ASR with excessive love in a very unemotional way but what she is not understanding that this gameplan will lead her to discover the most important attribute or character trait of ASR, that is - "His Heart and his definition of Love".

I guess till date I have explained many attributes of ASR's characteristics ' "reverse psychology, Opportunist, Schizophrenic, Just' etc" but today, Anjali have opened another layer of Arnav Singh Raizada, and that is his "fear of love or being loved". NO. This is where Anjali is wrong and this is where Khushi is also wrong. This is where they both have been wrong all along to read the mind of Arnav Singh Raizada. It is not about his lack of expressing his love but it is all about "his way of expressing his love". Yes, when I say this, then I will prove you also that all the people in IPK family (in serial) have not understood what "Actual ASR" is. Allow me.

The only continuation with B&B story from Monday was when Arnav had a calm look at Khushi before sleeping and it showed that he recollected the words of Khushi defining him as the beast and the prince; then again Khushi's look at him after he slept from the bed was also her recollecting his emotions from the Heer-Ranjha act. This is what is called as "Arnav-Khushi" Equation. Now today's message will be solidified in the future with the help of the above established Arnav-Khushi equation. This is where the story forward fits in. Only thing is the creative team should be able to portray the episodes coming forward properly.

Now Khushi changing "Ranneeti" - this is an innuendo. PH confirming they are changing their "Strategies" and also at the same time the "Triangle" theory been acknowledged by the CVs with Khushi's declaration to change her "Gameplan" with Arnav. So far we have seen the gameplan started between Arnav and Shyaam; the gameplan started between Shyaam and Khushi; today we saw Khushi started move and entered the War with her latest gameplan, "Ranneeti" for Arnav.See the connection to the center??? All the three players started their gameplan with the help of Anjali and triggered by Anjali, directly or indirectly. Today also there was no exception.

1. Arnav - Shyaam fight - because of Anjali and for Anjali

2. Shyaam - Khushi fight - because of Anjali and for Anjali

3. Khushi - Arnav fight - because of Anjali and for Anjali

I have already explained the "Triangle" theory about the game before in my earlier analysis so now will not talk about it.

"Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within" ~ James A. Baldwin

"Love". This is one word that has no specific definition. Right??? There are many kinds of love - parental love, siblings' love, spouse love, friendly love, lover's love, etc. but when a person is defined with this specific emotion then we also need to understand the material that this specific person is made of. If you ask me then I will define Arnav Singh Raizada in the words of John Keats ~ "Love is my religion - I could die for it". Yes, this is the actual Arnav Singh Raizada, a person who devoid himself from the most coveted feeling in the world but within himself he is filled with the same emotion. Do you ever realize from where his "Reverse Psychology" comes from??? Do you ever wonder why he wears the Schizo mask??? Do you ever think why he keeps himself away from expressing??? This is all NOT because he lacks in expressing his emotions BUT because his way of expressing his emotions is completely different. This is where Anjali and Khushi are different than Arnav. This is where the two most important women in his life have failed to understand their "Arnav" in their own respective brains. I will now narrate some of the events just to prove how Arnav is and why I say so and why this message will lead to Khushi's "Repentance" as well as Anjali's Repentance. Yes, you read it right - Khushi's Repentance.

Let me take you to the day when Anjali and Arnav were remembering their Mom's letter and her message to her daughter-in-law. She wrote in that - "Gussa bardasht kar lena, aur pyaar sood saumet lautana". That was not the whole attribute of ASR's character but a very important message. Today's FB made me think, it was much before the death of their Mom and Arnav was always like this since his childhood. The problem is not with his past but it is in his persona. Every human being is different and their way of expressing is also different. Just look at Raizada family - All the members are different in their attitude and behaviors; even in expressing their love. Some people can express their love easily but for some people it becomes a very big problem. For them it's their actions that speak and not their words.

It was that day of Bhaidooj when Anjali was hurt by Arnav's words and left home to be alone for some time. That day when Arnav searched her all over and finally found her at the temple at a corner, it was a relief of a brother, a brother for whom his sister is the world; a brother for whom this world exists just because his sister exists; for a brother who fears of losing her and that is why he said - "Di, aap hi meri duniya ho". Arnav Singh Raizada, who never is vocal about his love was vocal that day and verbalized his fear of losing his only Di. When in Teej, Anjali was feeling dizzy because of fast then it was Arnav who even though never believes in God, accompanies her to the Temple all the time just to be sure that his Di is safe. That is Arnav. Yes, every time there was a single fear of losing Anjali, Arnav jumped in to express his feelings that exists deep within his heart. Who say, he fears from love or to be loved??? No he doesn't but he is a man who never expresses it 'coz he deosn't know how to express it. Period. Love is one emotion that defines Arnav Singh Raizada to the T. When Arnav learnt that Shyaam and Khushi were betraying Anjali and that Anjali's life needs to be saved, he didn't hide himself behind the mask of illusion but rather decided to face it and disclose it in front of Anjali. The moment he learnt about her pregnancy, he backed off and sacrificed his image, his dreams, his life, his principles, his fear, his love everything for Anjali within a fraction of a second. Did anyone ever realize that the person who never was vocal about his love have buried his entire emotions for the sake of his sister??? No naa. Let me take you to the other side of the coin what he did before.

It was that day, when Arnav and Lavanya were about to be engaged and in the midst of all the preparations he realized that the woman he is supposed to be engaged to is not even in his thought process. He realized that he feels for Khushi, that Khushi is always involved in his thoughts; he realized that Khushi is one person who he feels for; he realized Khushi is one person that his heart beats for. The moment he realized he didn't even waste a single moment to inform Lavanya; he didn't betray her. He should have because as per his knowledge, Khushi is engaged and soon will be someone else's wife. He also knew that he and Khushi can never be together and Lavanya is already here in love with him. If he would have thought this angle, then he could have got engaged with her but instead he didn't want to sabotage Lavanya's life by giving her a life that will never make her happy. At the same time, Arnav knew, it is impossible for him to claim his love for Khushi. What this man did??? He "Sacrificed" both the options for the sake of both the girls' future. When he broke off the engagement he didn't have the knowledge about Khushi's broken engagement but he did, because neither he can stop loving Khushi nor he can do justice with Lavanya. This is Arnav Singh Raizada and this is what his principles are made of. Did he gloat or express his love when he learnt that Khushi's engagement was broken off??? No he didn't. Khushi has no idea that Arnav had actually helped Lavanya to lead a better life and to have a perfect match for herself in future and he actually rescued her from sabotaging her entire life. At the same time Arnav didn't voice the reason and his feelings for Khushi when they had the confrontation by the pool even though he could. This is Arnav Singh Raizada and this is how his expressive nature all about. He cannot express and that is why he hides himself behind the mask of "Anger".One needs to judge him with his actions and not his words.

Now see the connection. The man who decided to live his life alone and devoid himself from love and didn't even let himself have a chance with Lavanya in future as that is against his principle has sacrificed his "this love for Khushi" when he heard about Anjali's pregnancy. What he did??? He sabotaged all the future prospects and his image and risked his "only meaningful relationship" with Anjali for the sake of that very "Anjali". Can anyone imagine the extent of his love???

Then comes the episode where Khushi went MIA. That day we all have witnessed how Arnav was worried, horrified, restless when there were signs that Khushi might be injured. But the moment love took off the mask of fear that he cannot live without Khushi, what he did??? He almost declared in the middle of the road that he loves her. Yes, there comes his expressions and it's very rare in the curious case of ASR; for him it is always only when the fear of losing comes into the picture. Like he did in the Heer Ranjha act. Didn't he??? Who says he cannot express??? He can. He may not be like Aakash or Shyaam, who showers their lady loves with gifts or memorabilia but he has his own way of expressing. That is how his expression of love his.

Wait for the day he learns that Khushi is innocent, he will crawl from the middle of the road to the same Temple where he humiliated her and married her for the sake of his sister and will never be able to forgive himself for sabotaging his love for Khushi and Khushi's love for him that was never actually lost. Like I just said above in the words of John Keats - Love is his religion and he will die for it.

This is the actual message that was delivered in today's episode - "his way of expressing his love".

This message will lead to understanding "Arnav's heart and his definition of love" to both Anjali and Khushi and this is where Tant's Triangle fits in. These two ladies at the base with Arnav at the apex. Love cannot be measured but one thing I can say, when it is about Love then Arnav will always be at the Apex. Today's this message will lead to Khushi and Anjali's repentance. First it will be Khushi who will repent and then it will be Anjali when she will realize the extent of her bother's love. Yeah Khushi will connect the dots once this "Gopi Bahu" comedy track in humiliating ASR will be over she will realize how she had mocked Arnav's fear of love and being loved. The moment she will remember Lavanya's words - "Tum samajh jaogi" and why did Arnav break the engagement with Lavanya even without knowing Khushi's broken engagement and how he freed Lavanya from an unnecessary relationship, she will repent. She has to. When she will realize that the wedding that Arnav was forced to do with her for Anjali was actually because of her own mistake in hiding the major truth from Arnav, Khushi will repent. She has to. She has NO other option. I have always said, they are equals and if Arnav has to repent then Khushi also has to repent.

Today's track of humiliation of Arnav's love will definitely make Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada regret one day for she failed to understand the only person that mattered to her heart for this man knows to love and his way of expressing love is through sacrificing his own happiness and living life for others for he is truthful and just.

Sathya 🤗 Today I am unhappy 😔! With yesterdays post I tried to bring in all the positiveness I could but I cannot do it anymore! I just cannot stand this torture that CV's are dishing out at us - why!? Where is the logic!? Where is Khushi's character!? What is left in this show to watch!? I have no answer!

- The first scene where Arnav hears Khushi talking to Laxmi and they both sleep only after looking at each other

- The return of Arnav Singh Raizada

- The comedy track even though OTT - was hilarious! I will say I did not stop laughing once! Especially Arnav's "swami se acha laad governor hi tha" and Arnav checking the towel and perfume for any thing wrong - 😆 😆

- The shirtless Arnav did not impress me much today but the garden waala dialogue was good

- Khushi again bumping into the door and Arnav screaming at her to watch where she was going was again good

- Khushi playing with his hair when he was asleep

To be truly honest - at first I didn't like this episode - couldn't find much sense in it.. but I'm slowly changing my mind about it... writing down helped clear my thoughts about it...

I agree with Payasa's statements that it is a two fold track - the MU, and the character. I did mention a similar opinion regarding the 'character' angle in my post yesterday, but I perhaps failed to drive out the message clearly.

KHUSHI-ARNAV CHARACTER REVIEW *UPDATED:

What I love about the current path of the story is that they are showing gradual changes in Arnav's behaviour. I wish they would show the same for Khushi too, they did for her only during the B&B episode where, in my last post, said that she was controlling her emotions, keeping them to herself.

Kushi's character keeps fluctuating no end, sometimes I feel she has a worse case of bipolar disorder than Arnav. The B&B story started out well with Khushi vocalizing the image of Arnav that resides in her head. But then, the very next day she's back to her child-like antics - with though very adorable, and hilarious, do not link with her silent treatment of the previous day.

I would venture to say that this could be because of Khushi's character trait of making hay while the sun shines - She's been given an opportunity by Anjali to peek into this man's deepest secret (and as DB rightly said - it's just that he doesn't know 'how' to express his feelings). and Khushi taking advantage of this 'secret' uses it in her natural 'prankster' fashion. And why so? This is because, this girl has a penchant to see the brighter side of things on any gloomy, end-of-the-world-day - she can't remain sad, angry, miserable or frustrated for long - the child in her invokes her to have fun whenever possible.

Also, as Tants pointed out in her post, and in reply to my post:

quoting Tants "I would like to put another view here , it is not just prank, she really is curious to know whether Arnav is indeed allergic to Love..she is probing him, wanting either confirmation or negation ..she is interested in him and that interrest can come about only when u love the person...Unknowingly in peeling him, she is also peeling herself !!"

I forgot about this point, until Tants pointed it out and like I said in my reply to it - yes, she is testing him, and while she's at it, she is equally being tested in this process.

Yes, Khushi has always been shown as the one and only bubbly-spirit-in-the-face-of-adversity Khushi (wonder if anyone can pretend to be so care-free!), and it is this undying spirit of hers that makes her who she is - a tireless crusader who plonks in the middle of turmoil but fights it with her own unconventional skills to pass through it. This girl has enormous reserves of strength to keep going on, her heart may be thoroughly confused and sensitive (have lost count of the number of times she's cried), but her will to keep walking on (or dancing, or fooling around - her style of walking on) shows that when the time of heart-break comes, she'll probably cry herself dry, and she may withdraw into a shell, but not for long - she will, in time, pick herself up and move on.

I am glad that they are showing Khushi's 'feelings' for him, they may not be as expressive and verbal as Arnav's (but like I've always maintained, Khushi does show her love through her impulsiveness, care and actions). She probably doesn't vocalize her feelings because she is yet to 'accept', understand and acknowledge them. The main point with Khushi when it comes to understanding things is that she neglects to ask the most fundamental and important question - 'WHY'. Once she asks that question (for any 'effect' that is right now in her life) - a lot of her confusions, doubts, fears will be dispelled.

Both of them, unknowingly are slowly getting habituated to each other (the last glance at each other before they sleep was on incidence of this), as the days go by, both are getting to know each other well, and they are now quite well attuned to each other's reactions, habits, and behaviours.

They have, albeit unconsciously, slipped into their roles of husband-wife. Of course, with this topsy-turvy couple, the 'role' of husnband-wife too is topsy-turvy, so though they aren't in the traditional, accustomed, shudh husband-wife role, the underlying emotions, the hidden development, the first few bricks of a married couple are currently being worked upon, yes - unconsciously.

I won't be surprised if one day they even forget that this all for just a matter of 6 months. I do know that Khushi remembers it every alternate day, but these two actually 'behave' like a 'real' married couple.Cast aside their current doubts, hurt, sadness, anger, guilt, mischief and confusion - and look at them now, without all of those elements -their movements, their eyes that seek each other, their constant lookout to protect each other, the instant caring action to soothe one another when either is physically hurt, saving each other's image (in front of others), gradual acceptance of certain behaviours, giving each other their space, bowing down to each other's needs, giving in to each other, compromising...

There's a lot more to add... in the days to come 😊

We saw a bit of the above today in the way Arnav resigns himself to the fact that no amount of 'gussa karna' is going to help when this lady goes into her crazy mode - he does express his irritation and annoyance but he doesn't completely lose his head over her drama. (He is giving in to her wild child behavior, he is giving her that space to be herself, he is acknowledging the fact that much as it annoys him - he doesn't mind it that much).

He cares for her - huge, huge dollops of care and love he has for her! He knows that this girl crashes, falls and trips over things with her eyes open, so when a ghoonghat is over her face, lord knows what catastrophes she'll end up in - and he warns her - he actually gives her advice on keeping herself safe, away from danger... and when he is unable to save her in time the second time - when she crashes her hand into the door - he shouts out to her 'dhyaan se' seconds before she CAN crash into it - just shows that this man will try to save her from hurt before she knows it.

She too isn't far behind... her gentle caress as he lies asleep, brushing of his hair from his forehead - a very nice touch of expressing her hidden love from Khushi's side, now if that doesn't speak of love, seriously, watch it over again with a clear head.

The slight moment of awareness of the care he has for her, that rushed across her face, when he yelled out of concern 'dhyaan se' as she crashed against the door - brilliant piece of expression by Sanaya, and that one, single, tiny moment, showed that she acknowledged his care, she was soothed by it, a flitting glimpse of gladness swept her face on hearing his concern.

She went ahead and sent off all his treasured shirts 😆 she even knew the next steps he would take toward getting one, and thought 2 steps ahead and made sure that he wouldn't be able to lay his hands on them, and replaces them with shirts that scream out 'my hobby is gardening!!' Kya baat hai Khushiji... you seem to now your patti extremely well these days!

Arnav has no choice but to choose from the garish, loud shirts in his wardrobe - he chooses the Red one - not sure if it really denotes anything, but it did seem like a passionate colour, a colour of love - seems like Khushi will be successful in enveloping this guy with her love in the end!

What I also really, really liked is Arnav choosing the Red shirt over the Yellow shirt, and wearing it - meaning, he'll choose Khushi over Anjali ? (it doesn't seem right though... I mean, I would expect a person like Arnav to choose Anjali over Khushi.. this factor remains to be seen).

That was my update for my two favourite characters... moving on to the episode analysis (more like thoughts actually). Some points may be repeated... so, I apologize for that in advance, they are required out here too.

EPISODE ANALYSIS

The Beauty and the Beast took us all to childhood, fairyland, only for us to recall Arnav's words to Khushi 'don't get lost in fairy-tales' and rightly so, today's episode brought us back to reality of the CV's whims and wishes with a thump and a dazed 'what the!' look on our faces.

Arnav, who is now getting quite used to his equally bipolar disordered 'patni' (sangati ka asar hai, i guess) waits impatiently for her in their room - Monday's delayed reaction of missing her for two days came in play today! He looks twice at the clock, battling with himself whether he wants to see her, or if he just doesn't care, but of course Arnav dear, you may be confused, but we aren't - we know you long for a glimpse of her! 😉

ASR reigns in this debate, and Arnav decides to skip waiting for Khushi, and closes his eyes - just then Khushi enters reluctantly into her Shaitan ka Mahal... sees him asleep, and converses in soft whispers to her new best friend Laxmi, who seems bent upon becoming a kebab mein haddi... 😛 (my brains have gone for a toss this time)

And yet again, like yesterday, I'm glad they've decided to 'upgrade' Arnav's listening skills - what with him listening to 'him' being Khushi's 'Shaitan and Rajkumar' and today listening to her voice her decision to stay out of his way (which she didn't follow the next morning) But, if you ignore that, then it is touching to see that Arnav is disturbed by what he hears, he actually feels concerned about her - it all showed through those half-closed eye-lids. (Good going Barun!!) 👏

And then, the bestest awww-worthy scene ever - I swear I could feel my heart just vaporize and float on a heavenly plain!! She tip-toes silently to her side of the bed, he is sleeping straight on his recliner/couch... and then he peeks, turns to her side, and watches with a soft satisfaction, with a gentle sense of comfort and a pinch of gladness - at the 'sleeping beauty' in front of his eyes. (I shall forever cherish this moment - Barun... damn you!) ❤️

Once he intakes all that beauty, all that innocence, all that love - he closes his eyes happy in the comfort that she's there with him tonight. Her presence in his life means a lot. He's just like a small boy - sleeping with the assurance that the angel is there by his side!

And she, 😊 she sneaks a glance at him, her Rajkumar, sleeping like an innocent child, with contentment all over his face... and she drifts off to sleep, probably lost in her dreamland fairytale where her Shaitan-cum-Rajkumar is the Rajumar she has always dreamed of all these years! The old IPKKND magic spell-bound me for some moments in this scene! ⭐️

Arnav wakes up to Khushi busy with her dabba service preparations, and on getting ready for office, meets Anjali who is with her favourite item - puja ki thaal, she proceeds to give him prasad, and puts a tika for him... something no one else is allowed to do by ASR (was glad to have got to hear the 'old' ASR).

Continuing from yesterday, Anjali, who now knows that all is not well between these bickering love-birds, tries to talk sense to her little brother, but has he ever listened to her? Naa-ah, not much, especially when it comes to Khushi, so Anjali, using her brains, for once, goes to the more sensible one who is open to listening to her advice - Khushiji!

Anjali gives Khushi a significant background on why Arnav is the way he is. She explains to Khushi, that Arnav does not like any show of affection or love, he does love, he does care, but he finds it hard to 'express' them. That he gets annoyed by 'actions' of love and affection, and that Khushi needs to step into his way of thinking if she needs to draw out his love.

A big round of applause for Anjali here! 👏 Too good Anjali!! She finally decided to use her brains, and not only that, she used her brain to deliver the right message to the right person. You know that Khushi is someone who you can trust to make things right - like you said, arnav finds it difficult to show his affection, so Khushi then, has to be the one to understand where he comes from, and Khushi is the one who, like before, can bring out the child, the lover, the vulnerable boy that hide within those tough, rude layers of his personality.

And now, this is where I'm stuck in a quagmire of doubt - in an earlier thread today, I said that I didn't like the way Khushi used this valuable piece of information given by Anjali, but the more I think of it, the more I feel that I'm wrong out here.

Khushi has always been a victim of Murphy's law - she is the one who starts out to do something good and ends up messing up everything, or she goes out with something in mind only to wind up with something totally different than what she originally thought (she did manage some plans excellently, but there were others int he initial episodes where she fumbled) - and so it is with this, that I feel, that by indulging in all these antics to irritate Arnav and to make him throw her out of the house - the total opposite will happen.

If you remember, it was this, innocent, child-like, happy-go-lucky, full-of-life, comic character nature of Khushi that Arnav fell so hopelessly in love with (he's still not out of it, even after witnessing the terrace scene - imagine the depth of love!) Now, by giving a free exhibition to Arnav, of all the minute characteristics of hers he fell in love with - I find it difficult to believe that he will throw her out, in fact, he will get irritated (yawwwn.. classic ASR weird-defence-mechanism), but the irritation will be out of fondness for this cartoon character (who he can't live with or without in his life).

Khushi's is back to her cheery, prankster self - donning the cloak of Gopi Bahu, sorry, donning the 'ghoonghat' look of Gopi Bahu, she tries taking off 'patti-dev's' shoes after he comes home tired from work, she serves him garma-garam bed tea in the morning (though not before getting lost in his soft, innocent demeanor as he sleeps, and softly ruffling his hair to one side, only to remember her mission and messing it all over!) 😆 She doesn't stop here, she goes on to keep his towel and 'parrfume' ready for his bath. Even more than that she changes his whole wardrobe to showcase a range of shirts that depict his love for gardening (chuckles 😆)... Me thinks, that Khushi, with her love, will change Arnav's character - she will bring out his bright, colourful, funny side someday... (She's already doing it, Arnav was quite impish with the children in the B&B episode). The change brought about her in his wardrobe seems to suggest a change for the better in Arnav in the future (though I LOVE my ASR... let's see what happens).

Arnav, gawd this guy is getting good at knowing his wife, immediately checks his shoe in the first place, and the towel and parrfume to see if this mischievious lady has meddled around with his stuff (but for once she hasn't, all she is meddling around with are his brains and his heart - well, confusing his heart, not meddling).

While all this drama is going on between these two dolt-heads, I couldn't help noticing Arnav's reactions to all of it - he knew that this nautanki is in her drama-mode, and he wasn't rude even once! Yes, he did tell her to stop japoing 'Swami, Swami' (cackles 😆), and loved his dialogue "Swami se accha toh Laad Governor hi thaa" 😃 but yeah, he was enjoying it - kyun Arnavji? missed all this for two days, did you?

I'm telling you, these two have slipped into the roles of wife-husband so smoothly, that they don't even know it. Arnav's instant shout out to her to 'take care', 'dhyaan se' when she's about to bang into the door the first time, and bangs her hand against it the second time - is proof enough that deep down this man cares helluva lot for this crazy child-woman - Sanaya's milli-second expression of awareness, acknowledgement, and wonder to Arnav's 'dhyaan se' the second time - was spectacularly portrayed! 👏 👏 ⭐️ She veiled that by instantly getting into Gopi bahu's skin though...

Mami-Payal-Akash were fun to watch too... especially couldn't divert my eyes from Mami's loud purple eyeshadow.. (sorry, but it WAS quite bright and eye-grabbing!!) Payal is dressed in a nice night-suit.. but what about her behana Khushi? Will reserve another post for the riddles that jumped on me in this episode. So, Miss B is coming, like Tanthya said, I hope this child, with her bright innocence and clarity, helps make these two frozen-minds see each other as their Rajkumar and Sundari soon! Or if not that, then make them realize their love for one another! Or, just help the track progress along properly!!

To end with... Barun in a hot pink, or red (it's a fine line) shirt (credit goes to whacko patni who gave away all his 'black-and-white-zamaane ke shirts)!! I thought that with someone who looks so freakin' hot in that shirt, the shirt would just burn away in a brilliant flame - phoof.. summer over here doesn't ease the heat!!

I just realized that I wrote quite a lot, should try and write shorter posts... will update some more, since I'm nowhere near done with this 😃




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Tanths 🤗🤗
Phantastic postwa👏👏 ika padhke dil gardenwa-gardenwa hui jaayi!!!😳😆

@Anna...dont worry dear🤗🤗 jhaapi <3 <3 <3
I understand where u are coming from but I guess we cant help it 😃 Lets just wait and watch😉 and we all are there to support each others rant rite????😳😆


Frankly I was all gloomy and was ranting the whole time today😉 my prob was with the story not moving ahead and all these filler episode doing nothing to the MU track...so was damn frustrated the whole time!!😆


So today I kept logic aside and switched my brain cells off before watching the episode...maybe
that is the reason I was able to enjoy it!!!😳 😃
Overall it was a light-hearted and OK OK kind of episode that didn't do much to the current track...it was a filler episode and looked very much like one😛



I wont go into pointing out all the logical gaps that I noticed...as me already frustrated with the way things are moving so dont want to add more to my already wracked nerves!!!😳😆


Instead I will point the scenes/dialogues that I found funny or liked:

1. Arnav-Khushi scene when Khushi came into the room😳 loved how they looked at each other while going off to sleep😍😍


2. Loved how she set his hair straight and then ruffled his hair 😳 that was such a loving and affectionate gesture😍😃
Does that mean Arnie is such a deep-sleeper that he didn't even realize it???😉
Oh yeah guys totally forgot m so off logical stuff today😆

LOGIC GAYAA TEL LENE🤣


3. Loved Arnav and Anjali's FB😃 good move by Anjali to make Khushi understand her Chote better!!!


4. Arnav's "Who the hell is Swami???😕" Classic 🤣🤣🤣


5. Arnav's "Swami se better toh Laad Governor tha" EPIC🤣



P.S:
1. CVs i know with IPL running u guys dont have any other option other than giving us all the filler episodes..but can we plz have some meaningful fillers plz!!!!

2. CVs so Payal gets to sleep in satin gown and for Khushi her old maika waale cloths!!!😕
why this soutela treatment CVs? when all the side actors/actresses can get new cloths then why not the leads!!!!


LOlsss sorry guys I know I promised I wont rant😳 but I guess CVs ki tarah main bhi aadat se majboor hoon😆


EDITED:

Ok guys as Tanths suggested I went and watched the episode again😳
well though I still have a few issues with how it was delivered but yeah CVs I get wht u wanted to show😃...I guess sometimes we just have to get the big picture or the ultimate END product and ignore a bit of how its was delivered...coz ultimately its the END PRODUCT that matters!!!!


The best thing I liked about today's episode is Anjali removing another layer to Arnav Singh Raizada who is still an ENIGMA to Khushi!!!!😳
I was always under the impression that what and how Arnav is now is due to his mother's sudden tragic death...but yday's episode set me straight that he was always like this since his childhood...different yet unique😃
Its not that he doesn't love...he does and that too deeply but he cant express it...but yeah dont they say ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN ANY WORDS!!!😳

Well me speaking from my personal experience here as this is exactly what my BABA ( I mean my DAD) is like!!!!😳😃


So I feel yes this track will help help Khushi to understand Arnav more...today maybe she was mocking his LOVE(frankly i didnt like that part but well WHAT EVER😆) but when time comes she will be his DHAAL!!!!😳😃

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@Doods 🤗🤗all I can say about ur analysis is just brilliant and PERFECT👏👏👏👏👏 sweetheart this is why I always try to make it a point of not missing ur synopsis!!!😳😃


@Pam and Divya🤗🤗 dear loved ur analysis as always😳 simply beautiful <3 <3


@All Sorry didn't get time to read all the comments due to time constraint but m sure I will love reading ur takes...will come back later to read them!!!😳😃

@Satya,

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liked your reviev but i just wonder who is that miss b?much people haven't commented about it. A new entry?