1. Yash raising his hand over his mother's head to swear and then Saras lowering it.
2. Saras whispering to Yash, "You shouldn't lie after swearing on mother." The way Saras teaches Yash values that Yash's mother has not yet taught him.
3. Gautam in white UB shirt. Hawww.
4. Saras choosing to face the angry mob and taking the blame for Kumud's entire family, the calm and silent way he does this and his tranquil expression.
5. "Mein janti hoon tum aisa nahin kar sakti." Kumud knowing the truth of Saras' innocence even though she wasn't there when the event happened and in spite of the pain he gave her earlier.
6. The expression on her face when she says this.
7. "I've always fought for truth." Kumud standing up for what she believes in, even when the priest is declaring that they won't tolerate her audacity any longer and that she would be punished if she tried to defend Saras.
8. "Koi sabot nahin hai. Par vishwas hai." Kumud declaring her faith in Saras' virtue in spite of the fact that she has no proof. Her needing no further proof of Saras' innocence even after calling him a coward before for not getting her kite. She can really see his true colours, and she's not afraid to say it.
9. A teary-eyed Kumud watching the villagers as they take Saras to Ila's house. You know she has fallen for him, and hard.
10. Kumud's dad telling the priest that they will pay for the cow and Saras will stay with them when the priest says he has to stay in front of Ila's house and work for them.
11. Kumud following Saras to Ila's house and hiding behind the wall, watching him.
12. Jennifer in the orange and mint ghagra, stunning.
13. Kumud and Saras arguing over what he did, their expressions while they do this.
14. "I am not stopping you, but the wrong way." Kumud justifying her actions. Of course, she is stopping him and her heart finally makes it possible for her to defend him in front of everyone.
15. Saras sitting under a tree and remembering Kumud's passionate and eloquent words in his defense.
16. "I felt I was the only one who could understand you." Kumud in her bedroom reflecting on what happened and knowing how he felt.
17. The haveli of the Desai family lit up against the backdrop of the dark night sky.
18. "Do what your heart says." Kumud's mother's advice to her when Kumud confides in her about how she feels.
19. "Faisla hojuga hai." Kumud's determination to do right by Saras, and the way she wipes her tears off her face while saying this.
20. "I couldn't save him, but I can encourage him." Kumud's dad feeling guilty about Saras' heroism and deciding to support him in any way he can. Awww.
21. "Hum sab tere saath hain." Kumud's father going to see Saras in the village and telling him they are all with him. So sweet.
22. The way Kumud tricks Saras into eating the dinner she brought him, by saying her father won't eat if he sees the plate untouched.
23. The way Saras tricks Kumud into trying the food and smiling at her, the bg music during this scene.
24. The way Saras catches hold of Kumud's slender wrist in the precap. Hawww.
25. Saras' collarless light blue UB shirt in the precap. Hawt.
**so, so happy the maha episode focused on Kumud's family and barely any of Guman hehe
Stars of the episode: Jennifer, Gautam