TORN in a HUG (pix)

Just saw the Maha Epi….I know, many hours late but I was not able to see it yesterday. And I have only one word for : BRILLIANT!!

Over 45 minutes of only laughter and giggles and the best part was I was ill in bed and studying for my exams and it was during the break that I watched it. I felt so healed, so weightless and so relieved of my stress-busted mind after watching it. I so so so LOVED it.

Now the reason why I could completely love it is because I neither give in to expectations nor fall for spoilers. I detach myself from spoilers and its usually "Dickinson" from college who tells me what the latest spoilers are, which again, I choose always not to fall for. I take the show as it is. I enjoy it because I love it for what it is and not for what it should be or could be….

The epi was awesome from the start to the end and I would love to detail on each scene and tell you what makes each scene and dialogue (or smirk!) special…..but I am short of time and I just want to tell you one thing that is haunting my fanatic head.

If you ask me which was my favorite scene in the epi, I would say that the best scene of the entire epi was the last scene. Yes, this one was the richest and most significant of all the scenes:

This one scene is the preparatory echo of the track we are about to head into. This one shot capsuled the next few weeks (or months) brilliantly. Arnav is in dilemma of what to do: to be there for his lifeless Di or be there for his neglected wife….And you know what is the best part? It showed the traits of these three characters in that few seconds.

Arnav is a man who will always ALWAYS be there for his sister, not wanting to let her get hurt and trying to erase the painful memories that haunt her mind. But he also wants to be with the wife he never deserves but is destined to deserve…..

Anjali is a girl who is easily broken. Like how Rima once said, a glass doll. She can easily break and is very fragile. She must be dealt with carefully and brought back to normality with great caution especially now that she is almost not in her right senses. Anjali has still not ACCEPTED the fact that Shyam was a cheater and that all that had happened had actually happened. Which is why she keeps thinking of him, wanting him, and wondering why he is not there anymore and why she doesn't feel happy like she used to. However, did you note that her initial thought of Shyam having send the flowers is converted to gratitude for her Chotey. Now, we must understand this: she had been angry with Arnav from banishing her husband out of doors but now, concreting through that hug, she is slowly ACCEPTING her Chotey….that would mean that a little later (maybe after a long later) she will ACCEPT the "why" of Arnav banishing Shyam, that is, she will ACCEPT that Shyam was a cheater and needed to be kicked out of the family and out of Di's life. And once she accepts the "why", she will accept the innocent victim behind that "why": Kushi. This is a long process but it is sure to come, friends.

Then we saw Kushi. She is broken inside of having been spoken to so very harshly by her husband (very very harshly!!) and she is also pissed off with him (in a playful way) for being unable to say two simple words to her: Happy Birthday….

But yet, when witnessing that hug, she understands, she sees what is unseen and she knows…..

I don't have a spare precap pic with me and haven't had time to capture it but it is quite similar to another two pics, of which one is essentially striking: When Arnav hugs Lavanya in an attempt to hinder her foreign escape.

Who is the reason behind the hug? Kushi. Her words and tears.

Who is watching the hug? Kushi.

Who is Arnav centering on when IN the hug? Kushi who stands before him.

What did this hug reveal to Kushi? That she has something for Arnav.

What did this hug reveal to Arnav? That Kushi has something for him and he is affected by it mutually.

When Arnav hugs Di in the last scene.

Who is the reason behind the hug? Kushi. Her birthday flowers.

Who is watching the hug? Kushi.

Who is Arnav centering on when IN the hug? Kushi who stands before him, watching and acknowledging the hug.

And so it remains to see on Monday, what this hug will reveal to Kushi and to Anrav….I'm telling you, this hug has a lot of significance and we need to keep our eyes and hearts open! Also note that when Di hugs him, the flowers are between them. The flowers are for Kushi. They are Kushi. Just like how Di had been the reason why Arnav got Kushi and might lose her again, Kushi will be the reason why Di will find strength in Arnav and Arnav will find the strength to care for his Di. But I want you to know one very important thing: Di brought Kushi into Arnav's life, now Di appears to be distancing Kushi from Arnav but in the end it will be Di again who will join Arnav with Kushi for eternity and that is how the show will end….Mark my words, friends! Anjali is vital to the show from the beginning to the end.

Special Pointers:

1. Sanaya is the most radiant and ethereal actress my eyes have ever fell upon!
2. Barun is…..*I am speechless*……He is just outstanding in his chemistry as Arnav with other people, whether its Arnav: hopelessly in love with Kushi, helplessly protective of Anjali or hilariously adaptive to Buaji!! I so loved him all through that epi!! He was making me laugh and giggle and chuckle all at the same time!
3. I'll always remember Arnav's frequent "ha…ha….ha"s…..Never seen a staggered wisher like him! Kushi you will very much value it when those hard-to-spit words are finally spat out of his hot mouth in the coming episodes!
4. When Buaji was doing that "nazar na lage" ritual, I wanted to laugh, "Yeah, right! Rabba VE!! Buaji, no use with that try of yours….doesn't work on Arnavji…"*wink* But I seriously hope that ritual DOES WORK against Shyam. Anyway, he won't love the betrayer anymore, and if he does return for her, it won't be for lust or love but for downright revenge.
5. Nani's aarti: Arnav was like, "Nani, you do it to bless her; but if the atheist that I am does it on her, it will be because I insanely worship my wifely goddess!!"*wink*
6. Did you see that scene where the spoon falls down and the two of them bend down to pick it up? Well, watch it again and you will see how Arnav/Barun deliberately puts it down. I said, Barun because that shot might be a poorly camouflaged action….and I said Arnav, because I want it to be that Arnav deliberately puts it down to try and get his wife alone (under the table) and attempt again to wish her….
7. Kushi expressionlessly closing doors on his yearning-wanting face: Hmmm….Separation Track Three?
8. Arnav speaking to the broken mirror. (I had to pause this scene to finish my sudden burst of laughter or I wouldn't have been able to concentrate on the rest of the epi). Indicates? Him accepting the slowly-revealing side of his hidden self…….

Alright folks, that's all I can hold myself from not writing. I want to write more but I have an exam tomorrow, and my books call to me….

• Arnav rushing to GH thnkg his beloved wife hs nt listened to hm n hs left hm, only to find out dat she went to celebrate hr birthday wth hr family.. initially he ws stunned to silence n thn tried to make up to hr, his last nyt's harsh words must b causing hm alot of guilt at dat moment n to mk thgs worse he realized he hd to wish hr HA..HA...Happy Birthday! So he mentioned evry unwanted thg frm Ha..ha..hands set to ha..ha..happy singh bt Alas no Happy Birthday!! wch ofcourse brought da wrath of nt only buaji bt also khushi.. n dat set da tone to a beautiful episode...
• i thnk if am nt wrong, dis is da 1st time v got to see hw strongly buaji feels for khushi, luved da way she scolded arnav, it hd so much luv for him, she scolded hm lyk her own, lyk she scolds hr sanka devi.. luved hw arnav obliged wth respect, by doin arthi n touching hr feet for hr blessings n also by mkg peace wth hr b4 he cud focus on his wife.. however, i cudnt help thinking, wt arnav vl hv to go thru once da truth of his contract marriage cums out?.. watch it Arnie, u r in for a big trouble !!
• true to hr character, khushi ws all naughty n teamed up wth buaji to get wt she wntd frm hr hubby, typical wife; full of understanding n luv for hr husband bt at da same time expectations r also popping up.. arnav understanding n being desperate to oblige bt it'll tk time to mend hs old ways..khushi knws all dis bt still pushing him.. all dat made me smile.. arnav n khushi r tkg their relationshp to anothr level wth out evn realizing it..
• maami n payash scenes wr da only scenes dat left a bad taste to da mouth.. payal being da eldest of da two, tries her level best to mk da day a memorable one for khushi, she probably thought hw broken khushi must b by da storm dat hit their lives, not too long ago.. bt thanks to hr husband, who suddenly wnts to b da center of attraction to evrythg n his mother who hs finally got da chance to play hr cards da way she alws wnted, blamed payal.. thanks to shyam, da seed he sowed in mami's mind by saying ; ''ye dono larkiyan is ghar k beyton pe buri nazar daal rahi theen'' n '' chotey ghar ki larki aur baray sapney'', dat seed's nw growing, budding off shoots n if nt checked ,it'll soon turn into a strong tree.. on da othr hand Akash thnks abt hs family n himself only, n demands care frm payal, wt i dnt get is, hw cn payal try to leave evrythg for hm, whn he himslf isnt able to leave anythg/any1 for her, lyk its nt possible for him Not to b a brother, a son, in da same way its NOT possible for payal to b ONLY a wife!! Grow up Akaash ! seriously!!
• u r so ryt abt da last scene Lin, it ws indeed crucial for da cumming up track n ws quite heart wrenching too.. Anji, still holding onto da hope dat evrythg vl turn out fine, still hoping against all odds, still not accepting da reality, still shattered by pain, still torn b/w ryt n wrong, still wondering ovr relations... receives a bouquet of flowers n thnks dat hr husband sent 'em for hr, arnav sees hr n understands her dilemma n corrects hr, she's disappointed initially bt thn hugs hr brother, over-whelmed by hr feelings.. thnks atlst she hs hr brother to hold on to, nt realizing dat nw da brother hs more thn one person in his lyf dat he wnts to take care of.. Yes, Anji dis ws one day, whn u shud hv rested in bed n atlst nt answered da door.. dis may add to her insecurities evn more..

• Arthi thaal wth sindoor,flowers n a diya?
• buaji standing ryt behind khushi n ordering Arshi to pray togather?
• khushi closing da door on Arnav n Arnav opening it for khushi?
• dnt knw much abt numerology bt in all dis time dat i hv been a member of dis forum i hv cum to knw dat da mentioning of numbr ''2'' is ominous??
• communication gap b/w Payash? well, its hardly a symbol more lyk an indicator, bt u knw wt i mean eh??

🤣 Bundle of Laughter;

• Arnav's sorry face upon buaji feeding hm puri upon puri,lol...
• Arnav's helplessness at nt being able to utter HB to khushi..
• Arnav-Buaji's chemistry! it rocks..
• NK-Arnav team n their plans..
• Arnav asking for water frm khushi ws more a SOS call thn nethg else..
• khushi's call to Aman...
• Arnav-khushi convo both at da GH whn arnav took hr aside to say he bought da gift for hr n also at RM door..
• khushi's shopping...
• btw, dat 2 lakh bag ws actually ''umroo aiyaar ki zanmbeel''. incase u ddnt notice😉, evrythg wud fit in it evn buaji's tiffen 🤣

Sorry to hear dat u rnt feeling well, plz tc of urself dearest friend n best of luck wth tons of prayers for 2rw's paper.. luvd ur post⭐️