Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.
A continuous episode with the characters glued to their assigned place ..A episode where Dialogues were the life and soul, A episode which Abhaas owned , where Uttkarsha, Jayashree.T, Daljeet, Sanaya n KG played a competent supporting cast .
Coming to the episode , It reminded me of Cinderella's ball . At the Bewitched hour, the spell wears off and the true, ramshackle condition of the central character is seen in all its naked glory, such was the case of this central figure too... The central Figure of Shyam !!
The accusation's are flying thick and fast , The fusillade zinging and pretty much close to the target , The cavalry are using a twin pronged attack n assailed from both the sides ... Standing tall, brazening it out like a lone ranger, Shyam ducks, repels , counters each weapons aimed at him...He was the light footed Boxer who was dancing his way across the minefields set by amateurish kids , He almost had victory in his grasp when tide turned...
What I liked about this whole episode was that there was not one single proof against Shyam , a tiny tangible evidence against a master player like Shyam...It was not Trial of Shyam but it was the Trial of Trust , Trial of truth ..Truth requires no Proof, Truth is !! it was subtly underscored here when each and every fresh accusation's of Khushi and NK lacked proof !!
Reverting back to the episode again, I totally loved the silence of Arnav ..It reminded me of an interview of a renowned musician of South India who had said that Judicious use of Silence can further the tempo of music rather than hindering it, one just has to know WHEN & HOW to use it ?? ... The directors are employing the silence of Arnav very well..The face blanked out, eyes following every movement, watching , waiting, waiting , watching ... I remember a dialog by the side kick of Bourne in Bourne series who tells Bourne that " Rest is a weapon" ..to that I would like to add , Rest is a weapon and silence makes for a deadly accessory !! ...Yes, SILENCE, Arnav's Silence spoke eloquently, It was a silence which gave the confidence to Khushi to stay on in her course and not take a step back , not retreat bec She KNEW that her Laad Governor was with her , It was the Silence which lulled Shyam into thinking that Arnav is not convinced of Khushi and he set full force against Khushi, egged by the silence, his glib tongue tripping over itself in its haste to pin the blame on Khushi ..Not understanding the depth of Arnav -Khushi Bond, Not reading the little signs exchanged between Arnav and Khushi ...Not understanding the fact that Arnav who can shut Khushi in an instant is giving a free reign to her ...little realizing that a trap has been set and he was being guided gently but firmly towards that Pitfall !!
Maami ... A earthy woman who was and is fiercely protective of her brood ..A woman who will not watch the blows felling her children silently ... A woman who always reminded me of Devil's Advocate ..Hard, merciless, ruthless but fair and impartial ..That is what she was y'day ..She came down heavily on the Gupta sisters but did not spare the apple of Anjali's eye either !!
"There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. But omitted, and the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and miseries.
There is a tide in the affairs of Men..Meaning that there is a high and ebb in the way of life ...Life when taken at its high tide will lead you to opportunity, to better life but when the tide crests and is beginning to fall, Although it may appear that the tide is high and flowing smoothly and appears to be doing well , you are actually going to be stranded in the sand as the tide as already crested and u have omitted the chance at seizing the opportunity !! ...Something similar has begun to happen to Shyam !!... when the whole of RM milled around Arnav, worried, anxious ..It was Khushi who seized the high tide , the opportunity and begun to utilize it ..Her words were not taken in instantly, not understood , not accepted ...Shyam thinking that the tide is still high begun to do his own voyage , plundering everything , manipulating everything , the confusion on the faces of the Raizada family adding the fuel to his over confidence, the over confidence pushing him to the brink when we begin to get the first hint that the tide has turned, Shyam has been taken at the flood on ebbing tide and will be stranded when he blurted out that YES !! He did agree to the divorce !! ...That one statement shaking the foundation of Anjali's faith in her Shyamji !!...Shyam who has not taken the current when it served, must now lose his venture ...That does not mean that Shyam has been beaten back, has been pushed off ... He is a survivor , he will ride another wave , He will comeback , He will come back riding on the tsunami , wreaking devastation into all !!
Edited to Add ;
One more thing that I wanted to add was the usage of Maami..just when it appears one wave has crested and after hitting a plateau is dying down, then Maami comes in, goading, pushing the proceedings, her words leading to the unlocking of another new truth ...Just loved it ..
Also loved the moment where we see Shyam placing his hands on Anjali's shoulders ostentatiously to comfort her but in actuality, that was a subtle hint to us viewer's that she is Shyam's crutch, it is not Shyam who is supporting Anjali but rather Shyam is standing on Anjali's support..
Also loved the fact that Shyam is always seen nearby Anjali while Khushi is always far away from Arnav and yet look at the bond they share.. Anjali's and Shyam's relations based on the quicksand of deception needs the continued presence of both together to present a pic of togetherness whilst Arnav and Khushi whose bond is strong and has emerged stronger do not need the physical closeness to prove their oneness