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Gosh, Payal and Palak are so messed up! 😕 It seems they have been taught (by Gayatri, clearly) that people outside the family are to be feared and kept at a distance. They really did seem to feel some guilt for getting Ansh punished, though i am not sure if it was guilt or fear of punishment. The poor souls are doing everything in their power to resist Aarti because they want to be like their role model dadi.
All I can do is be thankful that I get to watch them getting a newer, worthier role model based on which to shape themselves. Unlike their dadi, Aarti has proved time and again that she is magnanimous and forgiving, not needing to put down others to feel better herself. She too could have reacted like Gayatri and said, you caused my son to be hurt so I will hurt you but this is the difference between Aarti and Gayatri and why PayPal are much better off. The story scene was wonderful too. WHAT a relief to see Ansh back to his smiley, chirpy self, feeling safe with his mother in their usual routine. Aarti called them "mere teeno bacho" *heart melts*. Palak is clearly the more fiery one and Aarti will have to work harder to get through to her than Payal. But once she does, I think Payal will be absolutely devoted because I see a strong, protective little girl in there.
The dinner scene should have been in poor taste but I enjoyed it. What does that say about me? 😕😆 No but yesterday's trauma was tempered by the fact that Ansh was quite recovered for the moment and sleeping peacefully and that Aarti knew it was PayPal who had caused the punishment and forgiven them immediately. There were important bonds being formed under Gaya's imperious nose and that sort of made it ok...sort of. I will go back and watch it now that I know the truth does come out and I think I will be able to comment better. What a context for them to have those long overdue conversations! I could barely get any satisfaction out of them!
Gayatri trying to be kind is even more gruesome than Gayatri being mean! 🤢 What was that speech to Aarti? I mean considering she believes that Aarti's husband is dead...are those the kind of questions you ask??? It shows that Gayatri is a terrible reader of people because in fact Ansh is almost exactly like Aarti, only Aarti is an adult? Also shows that she has no brain, but then we knew that already. 🤔 God, what an ass!
But I loved watching her squirm in front of Yash and realised that Aarti in the end did the right thing by not telling him. Gayatri felt satiated which is why she tried to be nice to Aarti...um yeah. I think Priya said that Aarti needs to get into Gayatri's head and I saw her doing that, though if intentionally, I am not sure.
I officially have a HUGE girl crush on Paridhi. I love how she gave Prateek a deadline and when he didn't handle the issue his way, she went ahead and handled it her way. In the end she was going to the station and that was final! Basically at this point, Gayatri does not appreciate honest effort. She likes the maska, which she mistakenly calls adhar...interestingly another misinterpretation by her of the word respect as we have already covered fear. She is blind to the real respect that her husband keeps lecturing her about because essentially Pari was making a huge ullu out of her and everyone knew except her.
Aw Yashu is getting an award? 😳 And Aarti looked like she was trying not to look proud. 😳 There is a nice little friendship blossoming there, and I love the feeling infused in so many instances.
Finally the last scene. Imma go ahead and say it. PayPal are little witches, with a capital B! You can know how to use a computer without turning it on! I assume the systems that Ansh would have used at school will be on before they use them. Anyway poor Ansh blows something up...he is rather Dennisy -y isn't he? Yash runs to PayPal and Aarti runs to Ansh. This is normal and I don't fault either of them because they are still learning to be parents to the other's kid. I fault Gayatri for only seeing Aarti's partiality to Ansh and not Yash's impulse towards PayPal. If she would just leave well enough alone...!
I found it intriguing that Palak did not complain to her father but to her grandmother about Ansh. I guess she has lost the faith that her dad will do anything and she wants justice for her computer. See how manipulative they are? They know who to go to to get what job done and that is bad, bad, bad! Yash needs to make them understand that he and Aarti are the first authorities and then Gayatri is second tier. I know it is hard to change the status quo, so not blaming them for it not happenning yet, it just needs to happen in the future.
Divyam was again mind blowing in his performance today, with his whole body stiffened and his eyes widened in fear. The way he clung to Aarti was heart breaking! I am glad Yash got to know the truth this way, in front of both Ansh and Aarti and Gayatri. And I LOVE that he seems livid that nobody told him. It kind of makes it ok story wise that Aarti didn't tell him because he is not ok with it, if that makes any sense. Basically, they are showing it as wrong that nobody told him, though Aarti was bound by the circumstances.
I eagerly await tomorrow!
PS: Aarti's saree was gorgeous! One for the wardrobe thread, Deeps!