Today's Take - Desolation updtd

Paro ... left alone, weeping for the loss of her dreams ... an orphan, the only dream she had, was to belong to someone, to belong somewhere, to live in a place which was her own by rights, and not a favour to an orphan girl ...
And she weeps in the shadowy darkness, her mangal sutra, her sindoor are reminders of what she dreamed, and how suddenly and cruelly those dreams were shattered ... a bride and a widow the same day ... wed and widowed within a few hours ...

Rudra ... caught up in the demons of his past, so abruptly recalled by that grieving mother ... a beautiful woman is not to be trusted ... she is a traitor, she has to be ...
For once Aman is the more perceptive, and sees that Paro is in shock. But Rudra doesn't believe him ... will not believe him ... Paro is a beautiful woman, therefore Paro is lying ... he will wring the truth out of her if need be ...
The only answer he gets is a half stuttered, half sobbed 'you killed my beend' ... and a look of fear mingled with hatred.

Rudra gets the required rap on his knuckles ... less severe than I expected ... he lost all his men, and killed all the intruders ... now where is the proof going to come from?!
Rudra-sa, you should have contained your anger and captured the kaka ... he was unarmed and begging for his life ... instead you killed him, and Varun ... and took as witness, the only innocent person in the entire party ... the only one who didn't have a clue as to what was going on.
Another hero whose dimaag stops working when he's angry? Oh hell!!!

So Rudra swears that Paro will be witness ... and off he goes again to Paro ... not before a warning from his CO ... more traps are baited with honey than vinegar ...
So he gives her the bait of freedom ... undoes her handcuffs, and tells her to follow him if she wants to go back home ... Paro hesitates, not daring to believe him ... then follows him meekly ...

While in the village, the Thakur has lost no time in rallying his loyal subjects ...a sacrifice required from them ... disown Paro baisa ... for her own good.

Rudra wants Paro to sign a paper saying she knows what the wedding party was all about ... Paro doesn't know, what's more she doesn't believe it ... she will not sign ...

And the final betrayal, the biggest blow to hit Paro in a day full of them ... Maamisa's refusal to recognise Paro ...

What I loved ... the little flashes of defiance in Paro today ... when Rudra was forcing her to speak, stammering with sheer fear, all she said was - 'you killed my husband' ... no begging, no pleas for release ... just that one sentence that defeated him ...
And the one upmanship that followed ...
When he told her to follow him if she wanted her freedom, she did not follow instantly ... she waited till he almost shut the door, as though gauging his intentions before deciding to follow ... he in turn, almost shut the door on her ...
When he opened the door for her to sit in front, she went to the back instead ... he was her husband's killer, she would not sit with him ... he, in turn, started the jeep even before she was properly settled ...
Her instant refusal to sign any papers in return for her freedom.

Today was Sanaya's day again ... she made me weep ... sheer and utter desolation, shattered dreams, and in the end, the shocked disbelief as she heard Mamisa's words disowning her ...
And in the midst of it all, the flashes of defiance ...

Rudra-sa doesn't know what he's taken on in this seemingly meek, mild demure girl ... 😛

Sorry for the late unres.. Safayi dhulayi, distractions distractions😆😆

The story seems to have set into the track now.. Forgetting the recap, which irritated the hell out of me, it was a balanced episode..

Rudra questioning Paro and her reply with just 2 words- Maar dala..😭 Very sad scene.. I dont understand why Rudra sa is so strongly convinced of Paro's guilt even when Aman sa is willing to give her the benefit of doubt, albeit citing insanity as the cause..😡

I loved Rudra- boss scene.. I always like it when the two of them come together.. Again Rudra sa has created heaaches for his boss.. This scene was kind of a breather in between the intense Rudra Paro scenes.. A much needed one for me.😃

War plans made on both sides.. Well done Thakursa!! To convince the entire village to lie!!👏👏

Rudra tries to convince Paro he is letting her off, but does she really believe his.. That moment of hesitation, very accurately included..😊

But mamisa manages to stun everyone.. The expression on Paro's face, a hint of anger with the sadness?? Has she finally had enough of what fate has been dishing out to her.. To be seen tomorrow.. 😭

Desolation indeed!!

It was an absolutely wonderful episode and i was crying with Paro - Sanaya looked so delicate and stunning in her pain

Rudra was like an animal who didn't know how to handle her exactly - torn between slight bits of sympathy before reminding himself that she was a traitor and being cruel again

Agree to many heroes with dimags for dust when anger and emotions get involved - so funny these guys think they ar eheartless yet they are way more emotional than the women !

Final nail in the coffin for Paro with the betrayal of her aunt who was her last bit connection to a sense of belonging - how could she?

Also where was thakurain? would she have said that about Paro? she seems more motherly towards Paro than even her own aunt ( another twist in the tale later down the line - Paro secret love child of Thakurain?)

I too loved the tiniest hints of defiance from Paro - she may be Paro who has to win her Rudra - but underneath remember her previous avatar is Adi-Shakti so they steel-willed goddess lurks beneath!

What a beautiful episode we had yesterday too ...and what a fab lead pair .

The scenes which stayed with me - paro's desolation ...when she is thinking of varunsa , that beautiful song playing in the background ( is that rajasthani folk an original ) ...then the scene when rudra softens up on paro ( delibrately ofcourse ) as wants a confession . His eyes when paro says " mere beend ko maar diya "

The shock on paro's face when he says you are free to go ...the way she runs to the door and he says " jaanta tha" . She doesnot sit with him on the front seat 👏 , the dialogues during the journey ...rudra's lines " teen din ..." And then ofcourse the last scene when mamisa says that she does not know paro. The shock on paro and rudra's face ...

I know ppl are a little upset over rudra's manhandling of paro while interrogating her but atleast the premises are justifiable. He thinks she is a terrorist ... Both at this moment absolutely hate each other . Their is no semblence of romance whatsoever ...its not an angry young man showing how he romances to a chirpy sweet girl ...

Also diya , that whole female constable thing are rules for police , the army and para millitary if atall have to interrogate a woman , it has to be a very serious offense like terrorism and I shuddeer to think what they can do ...to get their info🤢

This has been an awesome week of the show ( minus the tuesday jingoism...😆) . I am loving it ...an interesting trivia for you, today in TOI their is a big interview of hina khan ( YRKKH akshara) . She was asked a qs ...why do tv soaps only have saas bahu shows. Her answer " ppl are trying very interesting and different concepts like Rangrasiya but the trp's are still ruled by saas bahu shows " .

Everyone within the industry is sitting up and taking notice of the show ...its a good feeling.

The best part today was some glimpses of Paro's character..

Yeh railway platform hai kya? 😆

There was just so much about this episode that was great and I can't bring myself to put it into words, your post basically said it all!