Today's take updated - The gloves are off!!

All agendas out in the open and the gloves are off... we see the clash of the titans ( on and offscreen)! Eagerly waiting for it to happen!

The episode starts where it left off on Thursday , with UB and CC at the temple... UB is flummoxed and CC is shocked and sad...wondering how to break this news /save marriage with the least damage!

The BS family in the meanwhile is planning a surprise for Manasi and Ranjana for their vrat... and suddenly Manav realizes that Chanchan is fasting too... for him...

Kaumudi dispatches him to CC's house to bring her back... and he arrives like a godsend to CC who is trying to figure out a way to get back and out of her dilemma

CC's family ( beyond cute) is despatched and hubby and wife have a cute convo and get back.. CC goes back much to the shock of UB , Dadaji questions her and she says that she has been worried about something ... and that she will share it with the family later that night...leaving Ranjana (😛) and UB worried...Ranjana tries to find out what CC is going to talk about ... but is not able to make headway... but sort of arrives at the fact that it is UB by the process of elimination.

Night arrives, the family has planned for a garba night -- drums and all ( Mukut it seems is a drummer ... wow.. who would have imagined😆)...

CC makes her announcement -- she actually lets everyone in on the Sonali story and her suspicions ... but the twist in the tale is that she says that her fears are not grounded and that she is ashamed at them...

Clever move... the family now is in on this and alerted to the fact... any Sonali coming into the house is bound to be looked at with suspicion... she has now the whole family watching out for her!!

The celebrations continue... CC and UB dance together... CC is no longer able to act and runs out... UB follows her and confronts her...CC shows her the footage... UB is shocked and asks her why she has not exposed her... CC says she wants to keep the family together and is avoiding the exposure for the same reason...and asks UB the reason for her not accepting her as a bahu although she had got her married to Manav.

That's when the UB back story starts.. UB has seen a number of ups and downs , seen the family breaking , used her dowry to ensure the family's fortunes recovered , kept the family together by imposing the rules/regulations and carrying on the traditions that she learnt as a bahu... she has inculcated the same in her bahus ... so that the family stays united unlike her husband's family and she believes that her way is right and that CC's ideas will disrupt the family... ufff... she is not selfish for herself -- she is selfish for the family!!

She let CC into Manav's life as she was losing her son ... but she sees that the only way to retain him is to bring CC in...

Episode ends with possibly the start of a challenge... she says that the family can only stay together if they follow her traditions/rules... and not CC's!

Suspect that there will be a challenge where the two face off... your way or mine!!

What an episode... finally as Sunara says , CC is starting , we will see the clash of ideologies . YA-ya face off and the clash of the titans!!

Hats off to San and Supriya... they aced the scenes together!!

Can't wait for tomorrow!

She tries to cover with her sweet demeanour, Chhanchhan is not buying it this time.
Dadaji is cute! Happy to see Chhanchhan back, covers it with scolding ... CC says she has something to tell the family, but will say it when everyone is together. Umaben wonders what she has to say 😲

The family is ready to help Mansi, Chhanchhan and Sanjana stay awake the whole night with a family dandiya.
One song later, Chhanchhan tells the family the Sonali story ... much to Umaben's worry and Manav's not too happy surprise ... but with a twist ... her fears were unfounded, Umaben is as pure as the driven snow and she is ashamed she thought such things about her saintly saas. 🤔
Babuji starts to get a little annoyed, but Dadaji is having none of it ... CC emerges with honors for her honest confession, Manav is proud of his wife, and their whole fight blows over and out of sight, the marriage is safe again. The danger of Sonali is blown to smithereens, for now even if Sonali appears, the whole family will be alert to any signs of trouble.

And Umaben is not sure whether to be worried or relieved. Has she fooled Chhanchhan ... or not? Interestingly, Umaben being the shrewd lady she is, seems to realise that Chhanchhan has not told the whole truth here. Chhanchhan's words about a mother only wanting her son's happiness, seemed to strike a tender spot ... as intended.

Dandiya resumes, this time Chhanchhan with Umaben, and Chhanchhan remembers all that Umaben has done, all her deceit . Unable to wear a mask any more, she flees the dance floor ... followed by Umaben.

Dialogue of the day for me were ... Umaben - 'I forgive you, why are you still upset?'
Chhanchhan - 'you have forgiven me, but tell me, how am I supposed to forgive you?' and shows Umaben the recording at the temple ...

Sanaya and Supriya aced the scene 👏👏👏 shock, pain and heartbreak still on Chhanchhan's face, along with the determination to find her answers, while Umaben is shocked beyond belief that Chhanchhan knows the whole truth and yet did not expose her ...
'Why?'
Because Chhanchhan could not bring herself to break a son's relationship with his mother.

And finally the gloves are off ... two strong women face each other, both with a common goal, both determined to keep their family together and intact, but their ways are so, so different. And each believes her way is right.
No longer is Umaben black or evil ... she has her reasons for behaving the way she does ... her ways have stood her family in good stead all these years, have saved the family time and again ... she is right, her ways are right, and Chhanchhan is wrong. And that is why she wanted Chhanchhan out ... not because she hates her ... but because she hates her new, 'modern' thoughts and ideas. Thoughts which she believes will break up her family.
Today were Umaben's thoughts ... tomorrow will be Chhanchhan's turn.

And judging from the precap, the next challenge ... whose ways are the right way for their commong goal ... of keeping the family intact?
No deceit, no lies, no covert plots now ... it's all out in the open. The clash begins.