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What an episode! It starts and ends with Pratigya knowing the truth about Sajjan Singh and his other son.
It was so funny to hear Krishna talking to himself while working out in his room, thinking of what he is going to do to the lawyer. He is so focused, so determined to win the match. If he could be that way about the restaurant, he could open a chain of them.
In the scene where the family is eating at the table, Shakti couldn't have been more disgusting by spitting into the lawyer's cup. Shakti has the brains of a flea, it's only because he is his father's son with his name that he has the courage to do what he does. And his only child is conceived out of violence, so again his family is more fake than the lawyer's. It's propped up by his father's money and power. And if Pratigya's ordering another cup of tea raised eyebrows, so be it. The woman comes from a better family than everyone, and you don't treat a guest like garbage. Abhimanyu getting angry looked amazing because there is no expression Mohit can't do. Maybe she is trying to keep the peace, or gain his trust but whatever the reason, I think she has her heart in the right place.
As for Abhimanyu and Krishna, I LOVED their banter in the living room. Abhimanyu sarcastically remarking that he could already see a glow on Krishna's face from the almond milk was priceless. The lawyer from the village is just golden when it comes to displaying his wit. Abhimanyu looked awesome in his forest green shirt, honestly.
Pratigya talking to her father about Abhimanyu was revealing. The fact that the Professor himself thinks that he is a good person speaks volumes. He may like Krishna, but the Professor will never overlook an educated man. And he is a decent judge of character, he sees the good in Krishna as well as that of others. He sees the potential in Komal's remarriage, then why not the potential of Abhimanyu. His opinion may have some influence with Pratigya in general. But the truth is, the interaction between educated people will be different than that between uneducated simply because of class. Pratigya has already regarded him as a lawyer, rather than someone of the servant class.
You have to respect Krishna for refusing his brother's silly pieces of advice. He is never going to cheat during a match, no matter how desperate he is to win it. The guy is made of better stuff than Shakti, which is obviously why Prats loves him.
The final scene with Pratigya and Abhimanyu was amazing. The tension was thick in the air when Prats came in with her laddoo, and I dont blame Abhimanyu for asking why she came to their room. for once, Abhimanyu dropped his guard and revealed that yes, the attitude of the Thakurs was getting to him. That he has feelings. And Pratigya didn't make excuses for them. She finally confronted him with the truth, and Abhimanyu didn't back down because he knows she isn't going to tell anyone what she knows. Also, theirs is the one relationship besides Samar and Abhimanyu that would make sense. Pratigya and Abhimanyu are both educated people who went to college. They are the only two people in the haveli who would not have thought to spit inside someone's tea. They both have class and more than anyone else put together. Kesar isn't bad, but she is still from the same caste as everyone else. When Abhimanyu tells Pratigya that he isnt doing this for a big mansion and all he wants is his rightful status, it was moving. I felt it was the best line of the entire episode.
Abhimanyu knows that without the admission of SS, he and his mother will never have the respect of the world. Everyone will stand on a false pedestal and look down on his mother and him in spite of how they have lived. And because of that, he has to be on this mission. Any man would be proud to have him for a son. But only because SS is conscious of his own reputation does he hesitate.
