Hola girlies!
I'm here today to put your minds at rest... sort of.
Firstly, if any of you are still asking the virginity question, please stop. If ASR was a saint, he belongs in a different drama...
I won't go through the entire episode, but I will say that Aarav is so adorable! He has obviously been trained to be like Arnav as they have so many similarities it's impossible. But it was the cutest thing ever, him doing everything ASR does. I honestly felt like squeezing his cheeks all the way through the epi! Loved how every woman at RM freaked out more about the injection than Aarav did, & Aarav's 'Main behosh hi acha tha' dialogue was awesome! I also liked the garden bonding between the two ASRs (don't shoot me but it was cute, okay?!)
Aarav's bg music is so cute - still doesn't top my list (Dhaiyya Ho ftw! 😛) but it's cute that he has a slight adaptation of Arnav's music.
Arnav sees himself in the little guy, that much is clear. When he talked about not being weak, Arnav's smile could pass as one of pride. & when Aarav was teaching him a thing or two about gardening, the look of wonder on Arnav's face, thinking of how a little kid could be so smart. Arnav shocked himself when he smiled at Aarav as he said bye to him 😆
But here the CVs got it wrong - Arnav used to hate children. During the Sundari-Shaitan episodes (yes Rits, I'm talking about Nikhil & Harpreet 😆) Arnav seemed to start to like the kids. Also, when he was trying to convince Khushi to have their SR, he highlighted Nani's point of wanting grandchildren. So he didn't hate kids completely before he met Aarav, contrary to what the family members were all saying.
Now for the scene that's causing outrage and shock among everyone - are people seriously dissecting Arnav's smile when he spoke about Sheetal? Okay, let me break it down for you guys. Sheetal and Arnav were friends in college, good friends. He has good memories with her.
"Tum toh jaanti ho ke main kaisa tha - in fact, hoon. Mere zyaada dost nahi the." Sheetal was a friend to Arnav, but then he told Khushi how they realised it wasn't love and broke up. Friends with benefits seems like a much more probable idea. Could any of Arnav's past relationships pass as love? My bet is no, they couldn't. Now, if the two of them didn't take part in any 'extra-curricular activities', where would the thought of love come from? Arnav, not believing in love back then, rather settled for comfort. Him and Sheetal both wanted comfort from one another (we don't know Sheetal's past so this is an assumption), but Arnav didn't want to become close to anyone except in the physical sense. So it's natural for the Arnav back then to have pushed her away and moved onto the next one once he felt she was being too clingy. Does that answer the awkwardness question for you guys?
"It meant nothing". ASR, not one to care about feelings and the like, quickly moved on and found someone else to satisfy his needs. That's why he didn't even remember her until he saw her again. I'd imagine Sheetal felt pretty used, which is probably why she agreed to this plan (I'm still on the fence about whether this is Shyam's plan, or Sheetal's own plan for revenge). Khushi changed Arnav - she brought out Arnav and locked away ASR, which is why Arnav now treats everyone like they're actual human beings (yes, that's why he didn't go all ASR on Sheetal).
Where Khushi thought Arnav was joking about his list of women that he had been with, I am certain he wasn't. He was genuinely trying to recall women he had a past with & the only reason he smirked was because of the effect his words had on Khushi. The smile was a rueful one in my opinion to begin with. When Khushi went off on her rant, Arnav stopped her by saying that Khushi made him realise what love is. He didn't say that he was joking for a second, but he didn't want to make her feel worse by saying he was serious, especially as she had just told him how much he had scared her.
Now, to the hug. At first Arnav was confused at the way Khushi had interpreted his words, and then he smiled at her innocence. But while she was in her little bubble in the arms of her husband, he began remembering all the women he had a past with & I felt that guilt played on his mind. ASR didn't have a conscience but Arnav does. Arnav now realises what he had made all those women go through & that's what the guilt is about. He also realised the truth of the words he had said to Khushi; where they were originally said to pacify her, he quickly discovered that they were completely true. Khushi taught him what love is, and I think a part of him wondered whether he actually deserved it after his past experiences with women.
The million dollar question - who is Sheetal's husband? This, translated into Khushi language meant who's baby daddy? Eek, detective Khushi is back to discover exactly what being a single mother entails...
The precap was so sweet. Yes, Khushi is trying to make Arnav jealous but they're both sat at the poolside together! Aww 😳
Sorry to all those people who believed Arnav was an angel. I'm sorry to burst your bubble, truly I am. But this is why I believe his character had not been butchered by the CVs today. Today was the first time we saw Arnav confronting ASR & acknowledging things he had done in the past. There's also transparency in ArHi's relationship now, and that's got to be a good thing! I am also now convinced that Aarav is not Arnav's child. If nothing else, the amount they're hinting that he is Arnav's son is enough to prove to me that he isn't.
Edited by .Ghausia. - 12 years ago
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