Thanks Angie for your analysis. Enjoyed reading it. Sorry for responding late. Thanks for the praise but I am nowhere near to being brilliant physicist. I just love the subject and that's why become happy when I hear anything related to physics in these hindi shows. On Friday I also realized that Mahadev is Mr. Physics, which to me is pretty cool.
I also liked the episodes because like you I had begun to lose interest the week before. The only character who is irritating me is Ravan. I have nothing against the actor. It's the characterization that is irritating me. Ravan did have an ego and he was also evil but he was much more than just being an egoist and evil character. He was also a great scholar. I wish that they explore the other facets of his character. This might give the character more depth and make the scenes more interesting. I also had an issue with how they were projecting Lakshman and were keeping him in the background. But now they have rectified that part and so it is ok with me. I really like the way they are projecting Sita. In one of your posts you have rightly described her to be a spunky yet gentle and strong character. I am liking how they are showing the layers in Ram..his internal conflicts when Sita and his duties are concerned. That's the reason why I liked the Ram-Mahadev scene that they showed on Friday and I am taking it as his inner being (Mahadev) coming to solve his conflict. Usually our sub-conscious self is our best guide. It's another thing that due to our wishes, ambitions, emotions we tend to overlook it. I also think that Ram and Sita's scenes and Sita's reactions to Ram and her eagerness is also playing a big part regarding me liking how they are projecting Ram in this show. đ As for the actor playing Ram, I did not mind Piyush. I did find him a bit stiff in the beginning but I put that down to him taking time getting into the skin of the character. Playing a mythological role is not easy and that to one which is revered and worshipped by many people. But now I think he has relaxed and has started getting into the character. Rubina has been very good from the beginning. She has played a character that is very similar to Sita in one of her early shows and she also brilliantly enacted the role of Kanha in another show. So her being good was something that I have been expecting and as we both know she will come into her forte when the separation phase begins plus her interactions as Sita with Ravan starts. I also like the actor enacting the role of Lakshman (sorry I don't know his name). His eyes have a spark and when he shows anger his eyes start throwing daggers. Urmila is very cute. I also like the actors enacting the roles of Vishwamitra and Raja Janak. I have nothing to say regarding Mohit as Mahadev other than that he is Mahadev. I have grown up watching Chopra's Mahabharat and to me Nitish Bharadwaj is Krishna. In the same way, Mohit Raina is Mahadev to me. I hope he also enacts the role of Hanuman. Pooja as Parvati has also picked up and I like her calm demeanor.
Since I have already written about what was shown on the two days in the regular update thread, that's why I am not repeating them again. All I will say again that I am mighty glad that Sita managed to put the garland around Ram's neck because I could feel her urgency and was getting worried seeing her going through an emotional roller coaster ride.
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