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Good news everyone! At the suggestion of Indu, and after some deliberation, we are introducing a new system of indexing to the thread, so that it is easier to navigate. As you all know our DC has been regularly crossing 70-100 pages, and it becomes really hard for people to find what they are looking for. So Jyo and I came up with this idea:
If you post/see:
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Jyo and I will keep tabs on the PMs and paste the links we get into the index of the thread as the day goes by, so we have easy access to all the big posts that sometimes get lost in the flurry of discussion!
Note, this is for everyone. That way everyone can help keep the thread organised and easily navigable. Do let me know if you have any further suggestions.
The index will be in the second post with the "Announcements and Reminders."
If you post/see:
1. A long analysis on the episode
2. An important post that you want everyone to see (maybe in a later discussion, or a piece of poetry, colour symbolism etc.)
3. A fun post - like Jyo's A/Rs, Angel's comics
4. A VM or a segment video
5. A series of discussions that you thought was super awesome
6. Anything else you think is worth linking to the first page
Then do this:
1. Check who is the thread opener for that day (jyoti06/Samanalyse)
2. Send the thread maker a PM with a link to your post (preferably), or the page number, and a label for that link, explaining what it is
Jyo and I will keep tabs on the PMs and paste the links we get into the index of the thread as the day goes by, so we have easy access to all the big posts that sometimes get lost in the flurry of discussion!
Note, this is for everyone. That way everyone can help keep the thread organised and easily navigable. Do let me know if you have any further suggestions.
The index will be in the second post with the "Announcements and Reminders."
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Episode Analysis
Episode Analysis
I am mostly going to discuss the temple scenes, because how could I not? But before that I want to talk about why Yash can't tell anyone what happened. It is a beautiful dilemma and understanding that they are bringing out between Yash and Aarti as we zero in on the reason for his anger. Whether Prashant's truth plays a part or not is questionable at this stage, so I will let it lie for the time being though I won't give up hoping that it is still part of the issue and that Yash knows. But I am laying it aside for the time being to concentrate on more important things.
Why can Yash not tell anyone that he and Aarti got very, very intimate in Mumbai and ended up making love? It is simple, because nobody else will understand why this is a problem. If there is anything worse than what he is suffering now, knowing what happened and how he betrayed his love for Arpita and his own principles, it is telling his family who will only rejoice about what good news it is and insist that he has forgotten Arpita and accepted Aarti. To them, the Scindias, it is always the appearance that matters, not the inner workings of a relationship and if Yash accepted Aarti physically then this marriage is sealed. Ironically for Yash, the only person who understands just what their relationship was, and just why this would feel like a betrayal to him is the one that betrayed him in the first place.
Shobha justifies Aarti's pregnancy by saying that they did nothing wrong, they are husband and wife after all, and a similar if not more ebullient response would have ensued from Vidhi if she heard the same news from Yash. But how do Yash and Aarti explain that the vows of their marriage were different, the promises they made to each other were different than those a normal married couple does. They married for their children to have a complete parental unit and for them to get everything they deserved, without having to commit themselves to the other person. After Arpita's shraadh, with god as their witness they made these vows. Aarti vowed never to take Arpita's place and to give Palak and Payal a mother's love, and Yash vowed to love Ansh but that he only had place for Arpita in his life in a wife's position. And in Mumbai, when they slept together, both of them broke these vows. That is why they are the only ones who understand why this is a big deal, why it can't just be fixed by the presence of a baby, or for the sake of the kids. It is beautiful to see that even in this separation, they are the only ones in complete understanding of one another. To everyone else what they did will seem natural, but in the context of their specific marriage, they broke vows and essentially cheated on what their marriage stood for.
And yet, when they made the vows, they weren't overcome by the feelings they feel now, the feelings that crept up on them so gradually that they didn't even sense them coming. When Aarti and Yash were doing the pooja in the temple today, the expression in Yash's eyes was marvellous! He kept looking over at Aarti, as though to make sure she wouldn't fly away and turn out to be a very pleasant dream and his expression told of how deeply happy he was to have her there with him, performing this pooja as his wife. I will go back to a word that played a huge part in the story a while back and that is SUKOON. That is the only word that came to mind when I saw Yash's expression; it was a combination of contentment, peace, happiness and a sort of cooling of his heated anticipation. It was as though Yash was so scared Aarti would disappear and that created this anxiety within him but every time he looked at her it was as though a cool breeze washed over him and he was at peace once again.
His realisation of how priceless Aarti is, is making him almost doubt her existence in his life. Could she be real, this fairy who had waved her wand and cast prisms wherever his eyes wandered so he once again saw the brilliance of the world? Could the joy and the anticipation she had awakened in him be real? And most of all could it be real that he was moving into this new world of light and colour without an overwhelming guilt of leaving Arpita behind, simply because his fairy gave him the confidence that he didn't have to protect Arpita because she would never be harmed? It reminded me of the scene when Yash wakes up to see Aarti sleeping next to him. At every moment this new phase of his life must seem like a dream, but every time he sees Aarti near him, hears her laughter, it is an affirmation that this dream is a reality, his reality and he feels this overwhelming sukoon. That was even taken to the next level today when he got to feel her form against him and embrace her, free of his last, lingering inhibitions.
This is also why his protective instinct has kicked in. Aarti is precious and the thought of anything harming her is infuriating to him. She which brings him only light and happiness, how could he let harm befall her? Truth be told, Aarti was hardly going to fall down after that bump, but nevertheless he caught her and put his arms around her, not wanting anyone to rock the force that was steadying him as well, glaring at the careless passerby who was uncouth enough not to see that he was trampling a diamond. Sigh! To see things through Yash's eyes in this flashback is a magical thing indeed because contrasted with emotions that are delicate and ephemeral, are strong instincts of protection and desperation to do the right thing. It is all so complex and beautiful!
"There is no intoxication that can overpower my control," says Yash. It reminded me so much of the lines in the promo said with so much conviction, "na koi aaya hain, na koi aayega kabhi," and the fact that these confident proclamations are refuted, both by the same force of Aarti, is the reason Yash is in the state he is today. In one go, not only did he lose the marriage, based on parenting and friendship, on which he was building his re-entry into the world of the living, but he also lost all his beliefs and convictions. Even though he calls it punishing himself, I would call it penance. He wants to get something at the end of it, he wants to believe in something again. He lost his connection with Arpita and he can no longer believe in their love because he betrayed it, he can no longer believe in Aarti because together, they desecrated their sacred vows. Dramatic as it sounds, pain is the only constant so he clings to pain, both physical and emotional because it is the one thing that doesn't leave him.
And now, I cannot wait to hear his side of the story.
Why can Yash not tell anyone that he and Aarti got very, very intimate in Mumbai and ended up making love? It is simple, because nobody else will understand why this is a problem. If there is anything worse than what he is suffering now, knowing what happened and how he betrayed his love for Arpita and his own principles, it is telling his family who will only rejoice about what good news it is and insist that he has forgotten Arpita and accepted Aarti. To them, the Scindias, it is always the appearance that matters, not the inner workings of a relationship and if Yash accepted Aarti physically then this marriage is sealed. Ironically for Yash, the only person who understands just what their relationship was, and just why this would feel like a betrayal to him is the one that betrayed him in the first place.
Shobha justifies Aarti's pregnancy by saying that they did nothing wrong, they are husband and wife after all, and a similar if not more ebullient response would have ensued from Vidhi if she heard the same news from Yash. But how do Yash and Aarti explain that the vows of their marriage were different, the promises they made to each other were different than those a normal married couple does. They married for their children to have a complete parental unit and for them to get everything they deserved, without having to commit themselves to the other person. After Arpita's shraadh, with god as their witness they made these vows. Aarti vowed never to take Arpita's place and to give Palak and Payal a mother's love, and Yash vowed to love Ansh but that he only had place for Arpita in his life in a wife's position. And in Mumbai, when they slept together, both of them broke these vows. That is why they are the only ones who understand why this is a big deal, why it can't just be fixed by the presence of a baby, or for the sake of the kids. It is beautiful to see that even in this separation, they are the only ones in complete understanding of one another. To everyone else what they did will seem natural, but in the context of their specific marriage, they broke vows and essentially cheated on what their marriage stood for.
And yet, when they made the vows, they weren't overcome by the feelings they feel now, the feelings that crept up on them so gradually that they didn't even sense them coming. When Aarti and Yash were doing the pooja in the temple today, the expression in Yash's eyes was marvellous! He kept looking over at Aarti, as though to make sure she wouldn't fly away and turn out to be a very pleasant dream and his expression told of how deeply happy he was to have her there with him, performing this pooja as his wife. I will go back to a word that played a huge part in the story a while back and that is SUKOON. That is the only word that came to mind when I saw Yash's expression; it was a combination of contentment, peace, happiness and a sort of cooling of his heated anticipation. It was as though Yash was so scared Aarti would disappear and that created this anxiety within him but every time he looked at her it was as though a cool breeze washed over him and he was at peace once again.
His realisation of how priceless Aarti is, is making him almost doubt her existence in his life. Could she be real, this fairy who had waved her wand and cast prisms wherever his eyes wandered so he once again saw the brilliance of the world? Could the joy and the anticipation she had awakened in him be real? And most of all could it be real that he was moving into this new world of light and colour without an overwhelming guilt of leaving Arpita behind, simply because his fairy gave him the confidence that he didn't have to protect Arpita because she would never be harmed? It reminded me of the scene when Yash wakes up to see Aarti sleeping next to him. At every moment this new phase of his life must seem like a dream, but every time he sees Aarti near him, hears her laughter, it is an affirmation that this dream is a reality, his reality and he feels this overwhelming sukoon. That was even taken to the next level today when he got to feel her form against him and embrace her, free of his last, lingering inhibitions.
This is also why his protective instinct has kicked in. Aarti is precious and the thought of anything harming her is infuriating to him. She which brings him only light and happiness, how could he let harm befall her? Truth be told, Aarti was hardly going to fall down after that bump, but nevertheless he caught her and put his arms around her, not wanting anyone to rock the force that was steadying him as well, glaring at the careless passerby who was uncouth enough not to see that he was trampling a diamond. Sigh! To see things through Yash's eyes in this flashback is a magical thing indeed because contrasted with emotions that are delicate and ephemeral, are strong instincts of protection and desperation to do the right thing. It is all so complex and beautiful!
"There is no intoxication that can overpower my control," says Yash. It reminded me so much of the lines in the promo said with so much conviction, "na koi aaya hain, na koi aayega kabhi," and the fact that these confident proclamations are refuted, both by the same force of Aarti, is the reason Yash is in the state he is today. In one go, not only did he lose the marriage, based on parenting and friendship, on which he was building his re-entry into the world of the living, but he also lost all his beliefs and convictions. Even though he calls it punishing himself, I would call it penance. He wants to get something at the end of it, he wants to believe in something again. He lost his connection with Arpita and he can no longer believe in their love because he betrayed it, he can no longer believe in Aarti because together, they desecrated their sacred vows. Dramatic as it sounds, pain is the only constant so he clings to pain, both physical and emotional because it is the one thing that doesn't leave him.
And now, I cannot wait to hear his side of the story.
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