Apr.18th: Piddi Blackmailer & other antics

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AreYaar

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Posted: 13 years ago

Wokay so I'm back after one day ka hiatus...I could start this topic with Rashmi's patented "sorry to say" but let's get to the good stuff first.

1) LOVED the opening Mohan-Addu bit where Mohan PULLS him into the car by holding his shirt and Addu DELIBERATELY jumps on his lap to get back at him😆...their expressions here...EPIC WIN😆...probably my most fav. bit in the epi even though the last Mohan-Addu scene was nice too.

2) Mohan's explanation for why Piddi is Piddi😆...Addu's mutinous "Main PAIDDI nahin hoon!" and Mohan's reply, "Toh aur kya bulaaun be? HE-MAN?"😆...Yay for the BE being back😆

The random "sun-naa" session that happened with EVERYONE saying 'sun naa' seemed more like a dig at Kunal than anything else...reminded me of the RM interview when Dushyant imitated his 'sun naa'...in logon ko aadha time script likhne ki bhi zaroorat padti hai kya?😆

3) The last scene ofcourse...Addu Vyas was the STAR there😆...I think he does very well in solo scenes...and the entire blackmailing session played out well😆...the back and forth...raising the stakes...lol...so is Addu seriously asking for those RED waale headphones of Mohan's? lol...kids are so easily appeased...itni si bribe mili and Addu readily agreed to play a loving son😆...that spontaneous hug was cute though...aww...oddball father-son pair😆

Now to the sorry to say portions of this epi:

1) Sorry to say but Rashmi's "sorry to say" drives me up the wall

2) Sorry to say but I'm beyond SICK of these lame cliches of how all ppl from America look down at India and "simple lifestyles"

3) Sorry to say but Gautam is like a 1 dimensional Ken doll with no brains.

4) Sorry to say but the pace of the epi was kinda slow...chill maar rahe hain yeh log.

5) Sorry to say but this Rashmi drama will deffo drag on throughout this week with just more random comments from the Rashmi gang and MM thinking of ways to save the drama.

Hmm that's about it I guess...I'd rather watch today's Kunal-Aakanksha interview on repeat though I have to say😆

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without-fathom

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Posted: 13 years ago

Ree-jer-wed - Nurey ji, disturb kiya ho toh maafi - but aapke topic ki wait tak toh I defer my coffee break, isliye impatience to natural hai 😆

BRB...

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Arey, ni I seriously meant that apology, mera roz ka kaam hai, I'll like get done watching and stomp off straight to your previous day thread to stalk/ask for new one 😆 adat se majbur... 🤓

So anyway - I did enjoy the episode as a whole, like I said on the last thread too. I guess one reason was - as Mash said - knowing Mohan wasn't going to rise upto his feet anytime soon; the other and the more important one has to be that yesterday was severely underwhelming and filler-ish for me, and the precap had put me on a lower rung yet about what to expect today - so fresh sequences in terms of humor alone definitely lived up for me. Let's just say the Mohan Addu scenes for all their fun till today had been something on the back burner for me. Like very fun, but still, nothing to make an episode content rich. So when they occupied the kind of space and track as they did today, they kinda worked like an underdog win for me. And between very bleh expectations and a pleasant surprise, I sailed fine today.

That said - absolutely agree with not really understanding the point of taking this drama so far. I kinda want to go all the way back to when the first promos and articles about Rashmi were out, and I'd speculated about Mohan's reaction to Megha's posing. I remember thinking very vividly, how when you think of the big picture, it's actually a pretty backfiring kind of resolution. And I remember thinking Mohan at some point, sooner than later, would bring down the curtains, because given the character he's been so far, there just has to be a short fuse to his putting up such acts. I remember saying how when you think about it - what they're putting for "real" at some level should actually be a thought invoking fact - why DOES Mohan need to pretend anything at all, right?! For Rashmi's convenience? Like Mohan said to Guru yesterday - ye koi competition to nahi hai, I mean fine, Rashmi is going to be doubly convinced that she left a loser - so what, who is she to matter, right?! But like Guru replied back - it's not so simple practically, as it seems on paper.

But - point still remains - I really expect Mohan to sort of bring that line of argument in at some point. How the act, even if it fends for him for the while, and entertains the audience in its garb, IS technically establishing very little. The outcome has to be reviving a Mohan who CAN stand up to Rashmi and tell her to her face that their split has possibly been his best unintended stroke of luck when he looks back at things in retrospect. But until that happens, it's being in limbo of hoping the daily doze of comedy will serve well, but more or less shrugging off the significance of such an extended act.

Khair - taking one day of fun at a time and briefly suspending seeking out that big picture logic - I did enjoy today quite a lot. And if "entertainment" is ALL they are focusing on this week with these new characters, the least they need to ascertain is giving us more like today, and nothing like yesterday.

To the fun bits - you pretty much said it all 😆

@Megha's occasional come backs - meh. Too preachy. And like some before me already said, the whole India vs the West debate seriously makes me roll eyes. Apart from teh most cliche debate on any Indian show ever, it just unnecessarily stereotypes people into two strict categories of black and white - which is plain lame. Rashmi's mother's character toh is SUCH a major turnoff, that it actually makes Rashmi's redundancy fade out by far in comparison. her fiance, like I said on the other thread - such a damn doll. Nanhi might as well play doll dressing and hair styling with him 🥱 Except, Nanhi beyond the usual 8 year olds is probably too mature for the lot of these 3 wannabes ... My greater ruse definitely lies in making Megha preachy in response to all their typical cheap shots. While everyone wants Mohan back to his vintage self, I also ask - where is Megha from the super mart?

Anyway. Addu and Mohan striking that deal HAS to be the highlight of the day! Somehow, just watching them together on the swings made such a perfect sight - it has to be the first of Mohan-Addu picture perfect moments! And I LOVE to see some substance to Addu - he's actually shown considering and bargaining with Mohan in this scene - just lives up to the level set up by his sister and mother 😆 Oh and that reminds me, Mohan telling Megha Nanhi bilkul aap par gayi hai... 😆

What I did like also, as I briefly said on the last thread, how Mohan was not so put out and undermined. Sure, not upto his USUAL level, but he did much better - Addu as a distraction and constant competition and threat (kya din agaye hain Mohan ke 😆) actually kept him so much on toes, that the drudge of those 3 wannabes actually touched him much lesser - and I LOVED that sort of undertone! His weakest wicket, as I said earlier, actually surprised and impressed him, and even when not intending to, served as a buffer for Mohan where the more sensible Megha and Nanhi would have been less effective. And brownie points to Jiji there - sending Mohan to patao Addu! That, in my opinion, however briefly, was great writing! Jiji in the long run is going to be instrumental for MM, of course, and even though this was just a spontaneous thing from her, I like how she's becoming the person getting Mohan Addu to buddy up - commercially hi sahi 😆

Overall - feeling MUCH more satisfied than yesterday, even if the question about where this is going and for how long lingers... Interestingly, I feel that a good entertaining episode serves the same kind of distraction for us, from that more relevant question, as the family serves buffer for Mohan's greater sought out introspection about the purpose of all this! And only when he actually looks past all this transient shielding, will we get out answers, with him. I just hope it's not dragged to that point. And that while they're at it, they can deliver well like today - ab kuch toh plain drama entertainment TV par justified hai - as long as they've chalked out the bigger plan right... I'm always willing to give these writers benefit of doubt, because even on the verge of major slips, they do rebound and salvage situations... well, for the most...

Meanwhile, really am glad about this second beginning between Mohan and Addu! 😃

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Micron

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Posted: 13 years ago

Lovely Analysis Anu😆...me only liked bits and pieces in today's episode...

Not going to repeat what you already mentioned...same to same on 1 and 2😆

Number 3 was funny...but I think this whole drama is going little out of hand...I know lying for someone betterment is good and all...but Nanhi and Addu need to be kept out of this act if its going to last long🤔

Precap...hoping Megha does not weave another set of lies and lets Mohan answer on the step father issue...Mohan surely seemed angry with the mention of stepfather.

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Posted: 13 years ago

I've nothing to say. Hopefully I'll come up with a detailed comment in sometime. Just agreeing with whatever you said, Nur. Waise don't you have to say anything about Renu? 😆

Umm I loved the chatni-sauce convo between Megha and Jiji. That was funny. 😆 And yaay @ Mohan taking Megha's first name. It sounded different!

I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow's episode to see what Mohan has to say about being a step father. Glad that this topic is brought up. Truly hoping for Megha not to interfere in this and let Mohan give a fitting reply to that "oh-so-amazing" American lady or whatsoever! Waise, is it just me or did Mohan actually look irritated/angry when Rashmi's mom asked that? 🤔

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Micron

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Posted: 13 years ago

Forgot to add what you said about people from US...why do all shows give us this crap about Indians who stay in US are snobs🤔

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AreYaar

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Posted: 13 years ago

LOL Jzee, I'm sorry for delaying your coffee-session then but I had to get lunch out of the way...would have made the topic pehle nahin toh

Originally posted by: booosi
Lovely Analysis Anu😆...me only liked bits and pieces in today's episode...

Not going to repeat what you already mentioned...same to same on 1 and 2😆

Number 3 was funny...but I think this whole drama is going little out of hand...I know lying for someone betterment is good and all...but Nanhi and Addu need to be kept out of this act if its going to last long🤔

Precap...hoping Megha does not weave another set of lies and lets Mohan answer on the step father issue...Mohan surely seemed angry with the mention of stepfather.

@bold: I know what you mean...like I am amused on one level at the nautanki and all but yes I also am not liking how the web of lies is just getting thicker and thicker...and for WHAT I wonder...WHAT is Megha solving by just standing there like a mannequin as Mrs. Bhatnagar...didn't she tell Mohan that he needed to CONFRONT his past? That doesn't seem to be happening...everyone is just aaraam se getting through this drama jaise woh koi broadway production ho and yeh sab serious actors hon...no need to think about the ORIGINAL reason that Megha gave for this? Toh is the current reason just to "protect" Mohan?? For how long? What will that achieve? Will it change Rashmi's views or behavior towards him? No, it won't...Rashmi and her gang are busy doing their usual things while Megha and co. are just STAND INS as a family...toh what is all this REALLY achieving?? I honestly don't know right now cuz the story is not giving any clear idea IF it's moving at all.

I'm not really hopeful about the precap...they'll just make up another set of lies and keep rolling with the drama.

In all this MM ki chemistry from last week is also kinda off now I'd say...woh CONNECT aaj kal utni nicely nahin aa raha hai since everyone's too busy being YAY over this drama like life mein aur koi kaam nahin bachaa hai in sab ko.

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Posted: 13 years ago

@boosi: Cuz that's what desi drama is all about. 😕😆

Waise, forgot to add...Did you guys notice that Mohan was actually going to speak up when Rashmi and her oh-so-amazing family taunted about their house? I wished if Megha would stay quiet at that moment...at least Mohan se kuch sunne ko milta...but anyways!

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AreYaar

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Posted: 13 years ago

Originally posted by: -Bidzie-
I've nothing to say. Hopefully I'll come up with a detailed comment in sometime. Just agreeing with whatever you said, Nur. Waise don't you have to say anything about Renu? 😆

Umm I loved the chatni-sauce convo between Megha and Jiji. That was funny. 😆 And yaay @ Mohan taking Megha's first name. It sounded different!

I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow's episode to see what Mohan has to say about being a step father. Glad that this topic is brought up. Truly hoping for Megha not to interfere in this and let Mohan give a fitting reply to that "oh-so-amazing" American lady or whatsoever! Waise, is it just me or did Mohan actually look irritated/angry when Rashmi's mom asked that? 🤔

LOL oh yeah Renu was funny...I missed Guru though...he makes things more fun.

@bold: He didn't really look irritated/angry to me...more like worried about how to answer such a GOTCHA question...cuz Rashmi's mom seems to have more brains than her that she figured out the jhol in the ages of the kids...so he looked like he was trying to figure out what excuse/lie to come up with there.

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Posted: 13 years ago

I loved Mohan - addu scenes. Addu is awesome. Mohan seems to be coming to his own self slowly. Hope he gives back to Rashmi soon. I think it will happen only at the end of this track.

But really i'm hating this dragging. Looks like this pretense track will not end this week. Hope atleast it ends next week.

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Posted: 13 years ago

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Oh loved that sorry to say Anu 😆 you have listed them well..
It was a good episode for me as the expectations were less..
Mohan on full josh..and a full nautanki family of Rashmi..ek se badkar ek..they are made for each other..megha correcting jiji that it is not chutney but sauce was so made for them 😆 yes i agree about these lame cliches of America-India..people and life styles..

addu and mohan going on full force..ek se baad ek missiles nikal rahe the ki they left megha quite speechless..jiji pushing mohan into the field to make amends with addu but addu blackmailing mohan..itna bada list ek din papa banne ke liye ? 😆 baad mein kya hoga mohan ka? 😆 his instant change to 'i love you papa' proves that indeed he is duniya ka sabse chota blackmailer..

areyaar and sunnaa back with full force..what with megha and nanhi imitating mohan..and her ' spiderman sunnaa..' was damn cute!

not surprisingly Rashm's taunt continues as ever..she is the one who needs a psychiatrist fast so that she can learn to speak normally and think straight..sab teda hi dikhthe hain isse.. and about Gautam..less said the better 😆

Oh I forgot the opening scene..all of them getting into that car 😆 and addu jumping on to Mohan 🤣 🤣 today's episode goes to these two entirely!

precap: finally her mom turned out to be smarter without getting entangled in numbers as rashmi did..also concluded that they are step children..they are using Rashmi's track to bring in many symbolism between MM and so with this step father issue..have to see Mohan's reaction for this..will he tell the truth or just accept whatever she told..

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