Dear Vidya (and the others on this thread),
Having surfaced for a while today, and not having the energy to take up the last weekend's episodes, I thought I would add my two bits to the ongoing critiques of Ayesha,
only part of which is on this thread. So please bear with me!
On another thread, she was criticised for not having told her bosses that she had Siddharth safe. I do not think this is warranted. Ayesha is a professional, and she would definitely have told her immediate boss in the dept she works for, possibly anti-narcotics. It is they who failed to inform the ETF, which is why the Police Commissioner says that there was a lack of coordination and it was not the fault of the ETF. If it had been her fault for not keeping her bosses informed, he would have said so then.
As for @red, Vidya, yes, she is very irritated with Arjun and the ETF, and unfairly so, because they acted correctly within the bounds of what they knew. It was only at the very last minute that someone tells Rathod that Nadia is an undercover cop.
But you have to see it from her point of view as well. She has been doing a very difficult and EXTREMELY DANGEROUS undercover job for as long as 8 months. It is far tougher, and needs far more of cold courage, especially for a woman, who is exposed to risks peculiar to women that I need not detail. Every moment of those 8 months, she must have lived with the (unacknowledged, even to herself) fear of exposure, which would have resulted in not just her being killed, but killed after brutal torture, meant as a warning to other moles. Do you think that would have been easy? It is far simpler to be a policeman out in the open, like all the ETF. So, when so much very hard work goes down the drain, she is naturally livid, and that exasperation makes her unfair in her reactions against Arjun.
No, she is no Riya, and she is NOT going to go weak at the knees on seeing Arjun's angular and generally khaddoos countenance. She is a loner, just as he was, and she is coming out an assignment where she probably could not trust even her own shadow. She is not going to become a compliant team member overnight, especially since she is a very tough and competent professional, and cannot be looked down upon by Arjun or anyone else for incompetence in field work, as Riya was.
She is a take charge person because that was the way she has operated so far. Do look back at how rudely and non-cooperatively Arjun used to behave in the earlier episodes. And as recently as a couple of weeks ago, Arjun was effectively sidelining Rathod completely within the ETF. He may be a decent team player now, but he was VERY far from being one for the first 10-12 episodes, and even the patient Rathod snaps at him for that in the swimming pool murder case. Even today, he is always ornery, non-communicative, and difficult. I remember his face when Shree was praising Rathod for his racing exploits and his record. It was blank and deliberately disinterested.
What is acceptable, even admirable, in him should not be unacceptable in her simply because she is of the wrong gender for most of the forum! At least Ayesha responds to his instructions with a smart 'Yes, Sir!" It is more than he ever used to do, and half the time in the beginning, he never told Rathod what he had done. That could have resulted in a major goof up, though of course the CVs would not have let that happen! Ayesha, however, keeps Rathod informed of her findings, including that Deshpande has cancer.And she seems to get on very well with Chotu already, and I am sure she and Shree would also grow comfortable with each other in due course.
As for romantic leanings, I know that most in this forum revel in the slightest indication of the so-called 'chemistry', but I for one would be thankful if there is none between Arjun and Ayesha. It is most unlikely, as they are both too similar, and Arjun, who is basically an MCP (he loved Roshni very deeply, but she was not competition of any kind), would never be attracted to a competent, no nonsense, non-worshipful female. At least so I feel, and I hope I am correct.
All I want is reasonably intelligent scripts and an interesting mystery or two each week. That would be more than enough. As for those wanting 'chemistry', why, there is plenty for all tastes in the Ariya FFs, many of them very well written, that abound in this forum. I am sure I would be in a distinct minority with this viewpoint, but there I am and there I stay!😉
Shyamala Aunty
Originally posted by: vidya.anand
Good Episode!
It lacked the suspense element...didnt get me hooked to it...After a totally mindblowing and awesome episode yesterday, this seemed just an ok episode! the driver's mannerisms were weird...It looked like he is the killer right from the first questioning!!
About Aisha, thanks for the cute name...loved the name and the character! her attitude suits the cop image!
Akdu hai shaayad...anyways, will wait for more episodes before commenting further on her character! or anything about her pairing up with Arjun because erasing ARIYA and imagining ARJHA would be tough for me! so I will give them and the CVs time to build it up and then comment on it!
But i didnt like her blaming Arjun for the failure of her mission...I mean what did he do? or what did ETF do??? werent they doing their duty too???
And her reply to Rathod..."aap ke koyi galthi nahi hai...aur jisske galthi hai..."..[she hinted that it was Arjun's fault] that was a baseless accusation! i mean she also knows that he wasnt at fault...
Loved the Sikandar angle...it was good to see Arjun showing the same anger and insisting that he would track down Sikandar even if the department doesnt help him...it was good to see that Arjun still has that fire in him...it hadnt died out with time! much needed scene!
Shree remembering and comparing Riya with Aisha was good too...Gave us a hint that both are extremely opposite and beyond comparison...it would be good to watch Aisha's transformation from this arrogant self to a more friendlier and casual team member!
Loved the climax when Arjun notices the patch work done on the roof and links it with the kids playing with the cut out slabs...Superb scene!
Loved the ETF team and their instincts...their coordination!
Again greed for more and more money being the cause of all deaths and evil deeds...moral was good but the case wasnt that gripping!
Naagin 7
Anupamaa
