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Episode Analysis
Episode Analysis
I didn't think this was a filler at all! I loved the episode. š
In one brilliant masterstroke Aarti has made it so that instead of fighting against her and for Arpita, in this match, Yash is actually fighting for her and the kids...and Arpita as well. By aligning with him she is making everything into one goal that Yash has to fight for together. Redemption from Arpita guilt is no longer separate from moving on with Aarti and the kids, and living his life guilt free. She has made it so that he actually has to win this fight, and if he does, it means he won't be guilty any longer.
It is pretty clear that Yash has survivor's guilt. He doesn't understand on some level why that rainy night, Arpita died and he survived. So he keeps testing chance and bringing himself close to death. He is still trying to test out the logic of death, without accepting that there is no logic some times to things that happen, like Arpita dying. He had reconciled himself to the idea that the purpose for his life was to consecrate and stay faithful to Arpita's memory but now that he has committed this huge "paap" he betrayed that purpose for life, and no longer understood why he was alive, so he sought death.
So Yash, basically, was trying to control the forces of life and death, trying to get the better of them. Death took Arpita away from him, and life made him cheat her with Aarti, so he was going to use death and revoke life to get Arpita back and reject Aarti...and in essence, stay in control. Control is so important to Yash, as he said to Aman the night he drank bhaang...he values that trait highly and asserts that he wouldn't give it up to any intoxication, but both Arpita's death and his feelings for Aarti were things he could not control, and so he feels helpless and is desperately trying to take back control through this fight; trying to get "kabza" over life and death.
By standing behind him, Aarti is giving him a light at the end of the tunnel and showing him the exact reason why he is alive and why he needs to keep living, now that his mission of mourning Arpita is over, much sooner than Yash expected. She is showing Yash what he has to fight for in this life, over and above his guilt.
It is a wonderful throwback to all the times she has supported Yash in getting the closure he needs from Arpita, be it the shraadh or the Neelam incident. When she can't fight against him, she stands beside him to assert that she is on his side. This has always helped Yash move to the next stage in getting over Arpita, be it first articulating his stance on AKJ to Aarti at the temple after the shraadh and thereby opening his heart to her, or accepting her as a friend after the Neelam incident. It is a beautiful transition too because during the shraadh she protected completely him while he remembered Arpita in a formal and meaningful way, during the Neelam incident, she couldn't stop him from risking his life but risked hers along with him to make sure they both came out of it alright, and now finally he is risking his life again, but this time she can't protect him or even go with him. All she can do is stand at the end of the tunnel, holding a light, and hope that he makes it out. This is the point in his fight, past which nobody but him can fight it. He has to decide what he is fighting for and whether he wants to come out of his Arpita grief once and for all, for all the things he does have to love and life for.
Aside: I actually liked the Aarti - Arpita monologue. Arpita is always going to be a part of their family because of their fond memories. I was touched by the idea that Aarti has no bitter feelings towards Arpita, despite how much trouble Arpita's memory has caused her in her relationship with Yash. Coming from the place that Aarti does, she could have easily resented Arpita, comparing her with Nida. But Aarti is not like that and that is going to make a huge difference to Yash when he realises how he has been behaving. His behaviour, contrary to what he wants, could make people resentful of Arpita (I know it has us, here on the forum) and the fact that Aarti has not once felt or expressed a negative vibe is going to show him the kind of rare gem that she is. At the same time, I like how Aarti acknowledged Arpita as part of her family, but also sort of reminded her of her responsibility in being there...she had to help make Yash happy by forgiving him. I realise that Aarti was talking to glass and paper, but I think her emotional investment in Arpita's memory is really touching because it connects her all the more deeply to Yash, Palak and Payal.
In one brilliant masterstroke Aarti has made it so that instead of fighting against her and for Arpita, in this match, Yash is actually fighting for her and the kids...and Arpita as well. By aligning with him she is making everything into one goal that Yash has to fight for together. Redemption from Arpita guilt is no longer separate from moving on with Aarti and the kids, and living his life guilt free. She has made it so that he actually has to win this fight, and if he does, it means he won't be guilty any longer.
It is pretty clear that Yash has survivor's guilt. He doesn't understand on some level why that rainy night, Arpita died and he survived. So he keeps testing chance and bringing himself close to death. He is still trying to test out the logic of death, without accepting that there is no logic some times to things that happen, like Arpita dying. He had reconciled himself to the idea that the purpose for his life was to consecrate and stay faithful to Arpita's memory but now that he has committed this huge "paap" he betrayed that purpose for life, and no longer understood why he was alive, so he sought death.
So Yash, basically, was trying to control the forces of life and death, trying to get the better of them. Death took Arpita away from him, and life made him cheat her with Aarti, so he was going to use death and revoke life to get Arpita back and reject Aarti...and in essence, stay in control. Control is so important to Yash, as he said to Aman the night he drank bhaang...he values that trait highly and asserts that he wouldn't give it up to any intoxication, but both Arpita's death and his feelings for Aarti were things he could not control, and so he feels helpless and is desperately trying to take back control through this fight; trying to get "kabza" over life and death.
By standing behind him, Aarti is giving him a light at the end of the tunnel and showing him the exact reason why he is alive and why he needs to keep living, now that his mission of mourning Arpita is over, much sooner than Yash expected. She is showing Yash what he has to fight for in this life, over and above his guilt.
It is a wonderful throwback to all the times she has supported Yash in getting the closure he needs from Arpita, be it the shraadh or the Neelam incident. When she can't fight against him, she stands beside him to assert that she is on his side. This has always helped Yash move to the next stage in getting over Arpita, be it first articulating his stance on AKJ to Aarti at the temple after the shraadh and thereby opening his heart to her, or accepting her as a friend after the Neelam incident. It is a beautiful transition too because during the shraadh she protected completely him while he remembered Arpita in a formal and meaningful way, during the Neelam incident, she couldn't stop him from risking his life but risked hers along with him to make sure they both came out of it alright, and now finally he is risking his life again, but this time she can't protect him or even go with him. All she can do is stand at the end of the tunnel, holding a light, and hope that he makes it out. This is the point in his fight, past which nobody but him can fight it. He has to decide what he is fighting for and whether he wants to come out of his Arpita grief once and for all, for all the things he does have to love and life for.
Aside: I actually liked the Aarti - Arpita monologue. Arpita is always going to be a part of their family because of their fond memories. I was touched by the idea that Aarti has no bitter feelings towards Arpita, despite how much trouble Arpita's memory has caused her in her relationship with Yash. Coming from the place that Aarti does, she could have easily resented Arpita, comparing her with Nida. But Aarti is not like that and that is going to make a huge difference to Yash when he realises how he has been behaving. His behaviour, contrary to what he wants, could make people resentful of Arpita (I know it has us, here on the forum) and the fact that Aarti has not once felt or expressed a negative vibe is going to show him the kind of rare gem that she is. At the same time, I like how Aarti acknowledged Arpita as part of her family, but also sort of reminded her of her responsibility in being there...she had to help make Yash happy by forgiving him. I realise that Aarti was talking to glass and paper, but I think her emotional investment in Arpita's memory is really touching because it connects her all the more deeply to Yash, Palak and Payal.
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