21/6 Dragon Club:Will Arpita get a closure ?

If yesterday's episode was the painful opening of raw wounds, today's episode was the first step in healing them properly. Yash's method of grief was to aggravate his would every now and then, never letting it heal because not feeling pain over the loss of Arpita would somehow mean that he did not love her anymore and like he said today, he cannot stand anything which brings a difference in his and Arpita's realtionship. Yesterday, however at the party, by going through with her "nadaan" plan (I loved that word choice by Shobha) Aarti ripped open Yash's wound completely in a way that he was not ready to face because he was not in control of the pain he was feeling. Instead of feeling his normal small dose he was taken by storm and so he had to come back with equal force and loyalty to Arpita and this arose the issue of the shraddanjali.

The Scindias of course were totally in form, discussing the matter as relevant to their family and their happiness. More than seeing Yash happy or Aarti becoming a mother to the girls, they are concerned with her keeping Yash happy in the most traditional sense. They are so hung up on the tradition duties and definitions of a wife that they are unable to see that this is not a normal situation, and that they cannot enforce the usual rules on it. Instead of understanding the feelings of the two individuals involved, they were busy trying to enforce a structure and a framework on the relationship that is totally irrelevant. Similarly, instead of understanding that refusing to acknowledge Arpita's place in Yash's life is what is driving him away from Aarti, because it is increasing his insecurity of her taking AKJ, they are trying to obliterate the presence of Arpita from Yash's life entirely, causing more damage. It is interesting because both the parents, the Scindias and Shobha, were reflected in their children. Yash also fails to realise the issues that imposing Arpita's presence and Aarti's inferiority to her are having on Palak. On the other hand, Aarti though she made the blunder takes the time to understand Palak and Yash's feelings and take action accordingly, just as Shobha did for her and Yash.

Shobha was back in full form again today, back from the twilight zone, in DC-speak. She was totally sensible in her advice to both Yash and Aarti but more importantly she felt their pain with them and made them feel understood and like someone was on their side. For Aarti, she was there to tell her that the war was not lost, only part of the battle. She was there to show her that the cup was half full with Payal accepting her, and that she knew her intentions were never wrong but that she was wrong to try and win their hearts by becoming Arpita. She made it all so clear that Aarti couldn't but regain some confidence and just the strength to deal with the situation. She pointed out the two things about Aarti's plan that were very right, her intentions and her confidence and told her not to lose those. I loved that she pushed Yash and Aarti using the same button: the children. She tells Aarti that a mother who has the responsibility of three children cannot afford to break down the way she has and she tells Yash that he will get peace when he is with his children. She really is a wonderful mother because she never stopped Aarti. She let her try and fail on her own but was there to pick her up when she fell. Similarly, without taking sides she guided Yash in a way that touched his heart and to some capacity revived the Yash we know and love, when he held her hand and shook his head.

It was good that Vidhi apologised. Even though it would have been the righteous thing to do to tell Yash that this was her idea, I don't think it would have actually helped the situation. Yash would have felt more betrayed and that too by someone who had been with him throughout the whole process of losing Arpita and grieving her. So for me it was important that she acknowledge that this was her idea and apologise to Aarti for what turned out to be a disaster and she did.

My favourite scenes of the day were undoubtedly those that involved the kids! The new Payal has utterly won my heart, the sweet little thing that she is, and it was clear today that she is akin to Ansh much more than Palak. She too never really had a mother and so she is happy to give Aarti that place. Also with Palak dealing with issues beyond Payal's grasp, she naturally gravitates to the more carefree Ansh and follows his lead. Thus Ansh becomes the bridge that joins Aarti and Payal and I have a feeling that Payal will help bring her closer to Palak. It was certainly a touching moment when Payal called Aarti mummy and even more so when she told her to eat something as she too hadn't eaten. I am sure that in some ways Payal has always felt overshadowed by her sister because Palak shares this special bond with Yash in their mutual grief that Payal does not really feel a part of. With Aarti in the house she has a happy parent who makes her feel wanted too. That must also mean something to her, to see this cheerfulness around the house for the first time in her life.

Ansh was of course the little stalwart that he always is and I hope he does talk to Yash, and points out that what he did was wrong. I think he might be the agent for a change in perspective for Yash because he certainly has a way with Yash and Yash has a huge weakness for him, but he is also the only one who can tell Yash about Aarti's pain before and after this marriage, without sounding like he has ulterior motives. I hope he tells Yash that Aarti lied to him about Gayatri not locking him up and that whole rigmarole about the key being lost and Gaya being the first one to look for it and shows him that Aarti may lie but it is never with selfish intentions, but rather to make relationships stronger.

Finally, I just loved how Aarti handled Palak! That was very intelligent indeed! She knew very well that it was not time for her to try to build a bond again but that Palak did need to eat her food, otherwise she would fall sick. She made Palak feel needed by her father and made her see that she had to be strong for someone, not that she had to listen to Aarti and eat her food. And really she killed two birds with one stone because she probably knew that Yash was not going to eat either. I just can't get over how clever and at the same time sensitive this was. See how great Aarti is, when she is just Aarti? So much better than Arpita ki parchayee! And it was wonderful how Shobha and Aarti unconsciously conspired to bring Yash and Palak together on this night when they needed each other most but were going far away from one another in full on self-destruct mode. And that scene on the bridge was beautiful because for the first time, Arpita's memory caused something proactive for Yash and Palak. Palak asked Yash, my mother never used to let you go hungry, right and instead of just hugging her, Yash says that Arpita never let Palak and Payal go to bed hungry either and begins to feed Palak. Instead of missing her, they are using her memory to be there for each other and that to me is some progress in their grief, that too initiated by Aarti, with some help from Shobha. Yash and Palak need to heal together because neither will leave the other behind and today I saw the beginning of that.

OCD Yash not changing into pyjamas...he must be really overwrought!

I'm worried that today's going to be a filler episode too. I hope not. I want to see Yash's guilt today. 😊

Nice title, I wish the answer is YES

i didnt even dare 2 read d updates yesterday...didnt watched d epi tooo...😕😕

I really don't know why,but i have a feeling that yash will not apologize...😕...we really need to wait for that...

I couldn't bring myself to watch yesterday's episode when I knew there was going to be a big outburst from Yash (plus I was busy) but I am sure that I will be watching today. I can't wait to see where things will go from here.

Edit:

After watching today, I'm not at all sad that I skipped yesterday, because there was just enough of a flashback for Yash and Palak's outbursts to help me connect it all. I think everyone has already said everything about Aarti and Yash that I would have said, so I won't bother to add to that.

I'm not exactly sure how to pull all my thoughts together, so I'm just going to write as things come into my head. To be honest, I think Yash's huge outburst now actually bodes kind of well for Aarti when the divorce truth comes out, even though he kept on with his "I hate lies" line. The reason I think it is a good thing, is because I am assuming that at some point, Yash will admit that he did not respond to Aarti properly, even though she did wrong. When this realization comes to him, I would not be surprised if he decides as part of his redemption/repentance/realization/etc. not to do the same thing in the future. So, regardless of how hurt and upset he is, this incident may end up being a good thing for Yash's control in the future.

I also had a thought about how something good could come out of Yash's outburst happening in public related to the divorce. To be honest, I don't think the Scindia family is going to be embarrassed much, because I can see people not being willing to say anything to their faces. That doesn't mean that the incident won't be talked about around town, and if it is, I can see Prashant getting wind of it. We all wanted Yash to find out about the divorce truth by actually witnessing a confrontation between Prashant and Aarti, so that he can see first hand how bad the ex-husband is. Well, what if that very thing happens in the future, but Yash not only hears Prashant's own taunts, but also hears Prashant taunting Aarti that he has heard how badly her new husband treated her on their daughter's birthday? Right now Yash may realize that his pushing Aarti and his suspecting her intentions was wrong, but since he doesn't know her past, he doesn't realize just how wrong, and he won't be able to either. But, if in the future he hears Prashant bringing up this as a way to hurt Aarti, he will himself be able to understand all her pain, and really realize why her "no past" lie was so appealing to Aarti. It's fairly probable that the CVs won't do something like this, because they always surprise me, but I still think that they will come up with some way to tie all these things together.

I'm going to end by talking a bit about Palak. I though it was incredibly interesting that before she left the room with the tray, she told Aarti that "you are very bad" and "my papa is very good". It was like she had to repeat it not just for Aarti to hear, but also for herself. Palak is a very intelligent kid, and I think she has somehow realized that Aarti is not the scary step-mother that she was afraid of. That was actually just a side issue for her that momentarily came to the front by Bua's constant poisoning. Palak's real issue has always been her father's happiness, and she has consistently equated "Arpita" with that happiness, from the time during the wedding where she asked Yash if them dressing up reminded him of their mother. Palak has enough of a bond with Aarti that she won't behave badly with her any more as long a Bua and her poison stays away, but it is really Yash who can pave the way for her to see Aarti as "Mummy". When Yash sits down with Palak and tells her that he will be very happy if she calls Aarti "Mummy", that is when Palak will fill free to do so. Until then, she may even love Aarti a lot and secretly view her as her mom, but she will not do anything outwardly that looks like a betrayal of Yash's feelings. Period.

I'm quite excited tomorrow to see how this Shrad thing proceeds. I imagine that it will take us all the way through next week for it all to play out.