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@Sammy...

I try not to burden the winners with questions, but your speculative brains, I am going to pick...and gladly. BTW, loved my assigned IF name---Thanks!

1. Speculate on Bua's past - her childhood, her young years, her married life, characterization of her husband and how he died (You can make it as long or as short as you'd like)

2. Use one word/adjective that would describe the following relationships best as you see them in the near future.

Ansh-Palak

Ansh-Payal

Payal-Palak

Aarti-Ansh

Aarti-Palak

Aarti-Payal

Yash-Ansh

Yash-Palak

Yash-Payal

3. Will Paridhi resume her work? If yes, how might that happen? If not, why not?

4. Imagine a scenario where Yash is divorced (he caught his wife cheating on him) and Aarti is widowed (whose husband was a gem). Comment on any differences in the relationship that you see as a result of this. For example, what might Yash say differently to Prateek on SR in the presence of Aarti?

5. Where do you think Yash will be when he realizes he's in love with Aarti? (for example- bed, car, office, whatever- the more descriptive, the better). And where would Aarti be?

Some easy personal ones...

1. Your favorite authors

Dead

Alive

2. Your favorite books (any 3)

3. Your favorite topics of conversation (any 3)

4. Historical figure you'd like to meet and why

Male

Female

Indian

World

Originally posted by: Samanalyse

Got distracted watching PV again

Originally posted by: AngelDark

Since you suggested I ask a question, I think I'm going to ask at least one

Please write a 400 word analysis that compares your favourite 5 novels to PV so far explaining how similar or dissimilar it is or if there are any random story elements that reminds you of PV so far?😆

Northanger Abbey: This is one of my favourite books because of Jane Austen's indulgent satire on the way young girls look at romance and it certain quotes from the book come to mind repeatedly when I am watching PV. The first time this happened was when Aarti went to Yash for help in math and it reminded me of a quote where Austen says that there can be nothing more flattering to someone than being asked to teach what they are good at. It makes them feel important and people should never underestimate ignorance. I felt that was absolutely true when i saw Yash's chest all puffed up, solving the problem. Another thing she says comes to mind when we discuss who will fall in love first. In the book, the narrator says it is nothing short of scandalous for a girl to fall for a man before he falls for her because her heroine attracts the hero just by loving him, which she calls unorthodox. It makes me wonder about that dynamic here.

To Kill a Mockingbird: We have done this discussion to death in the DC but for a short summary, Yash has the potential to be an Atticus but he is unfortunately stuck being Boo Radley. It is impossible to tell by the end of the book if Boo is trapped by his father or does not want to come out himself and that is the thin line that Yash is toeing with Arpita's grief.

The Scarlet Letter: Aarti as a lot of the same qualities as Hester Prynne because she is forced to wear a sort of badge of dishonour for her divorced status, and brings up her child on her own. But unlike Hester, Aarti did not commit any tangible sin. Still the scorn of society and having to live on the outskirts with her child is a similar fate. It is also interesting that in the book, her husband tortures her lover because she refuses to reveal either of their identities to the other. She also has the affair in the first place because she is married to an old man who is believed to be lost at sea. So she starts a new life, believing her husband dead and then he returns. There, I can see the similarities.

Jane Eyre: This one is pretty literal. Just like Jane, Aarti is an orphan who unexpectedly finds love and a whole lot of complication when she enters the huge house of Mr. Rochester to be a governess to his charge. Mr. Rochester falls in love with her and they are about to get married when she discovers that his wife is still living. While I am glad that Arpita is not actually alive and living in the attic of Scindia house (I hope) Bertha is symbolic of a guilty and hated past that Mr. Rochester wants to forget. Yash is different in that he wants to remember and in this aspect Aarti is more like Mr. Rochester. But essentially, Mr. Rochester had to become flawed and need Jane for their love to be fulfilled and so Aarti needs to allow herself to need Yash for him to help her.

Memoirs of a Geisha: I can't find many similarities with the story, other than the sense of destiny, but there is one image from the book that has always stuck with me. The authour, through the voice of Sayuri, relates how it was to kiss the love of her life for the first time. She compares it to a servant who stole a pear and was urgently eating, with juice dripping down her chin, because she was forbidden but she couldn't resist her craving. Aarti and Yash are forbidden to each other by their own beliefs and convictions, but one day I think the craving for each other will hit them and we will see how long they put off partaking of the tempting fruit! ☺️

Hold it one more question, since you never comment on my Comic Strips but just like some of the installments, just want to know what you think of it?😃

I thought I liked ALL of them! Sorry! Well, I don't comment because my comments would just be made up of LOLs and ROFLs and everyone else covers all the brilliant points. I think your comic is brilliant and I love all of your references to pop culture and literature! It is hilarious! Make no mistake! 😆

Originally posted by: Allbut1

Samanaaa CONGRATSSS

You are such an integral part of this forum and more importantly our DC and I can't imagine a PV fandom without you! I love you and your brilliant, brilliant takes that makes the episodes even more amazing and breathtaking than they were originally meant to be!

I'll try to come up with a few questions later, but till then enjoy being on the hot seat! Can't wait to go through all your answers and learn a little bit more about you 😃

Originally posted by: InduG64

@Samana: Oh, all right...here you are...and only because I am not a mean machine, and more because I don't mind repeating this:

You have the mind of an archaeologist...you keep digging till you come up with the right insight. 😛

(Psst...I did give you a clue.)

Originally posted by: redeye2012

@Sammy...

I try not to burden the winners with questions, but your speculative brains, I am going to pick...and gladly. BTW, loved my assigned IF name---Thanks!

Glad you liked it! And I am happy to answer your questions because they are so interesting!

1. Speculate on Bua's past - her childhood, her young years, her married life, characterization of her husband and how he died (You can make it as long or as short as you'd like)

I would imagine that Bua was an intelligent but naive girl who had her own set of dreams. I think her family fixed her marriage at a really young age and she was all excited but her husband ended up being a total disappointment and no match for her intelligence, because her family made the match strategically and not with her best interests in mind. And then a few months into her marriage, before the disappointment had even sunk in, her husband died and to be honest, she was relieved.

I think her in-laws felt bad for her because she was young, childless and so newly married and gave her quite a lot of leeway, let her go to the temple whenever she wanted etc and it is at this time that I think she met a man and fell in love with him. She finally found out what it was to desire someone, to love someone who was her equal. But before the relationship could go any further, her in-laws found out and kicked her out of the house (which is why she lives in her maika now). The young man in question told SP, the then new head of the family, that he wanted to marry Maya but SP, drunk on his new power and obsessed with the family name, refused point blank, and because he knew this fellow was resilient, convinced him that Maya was only after him for his money. He made it so convincing and the poor guy was so far gone that he committed suicide. Maya found out and every good impulse in her turned to hate and malice.

This is why she keeps raising the question of her remarriage, hates SP with such a vengeance and is so obsessed with physicality and Aarti having a lover. It is also why she is targeting Aarti because she sees herself in her and can't stand her story having a happy ending for someone else.

Howzzat? 😎

2. Use one word/adjective that would describe the following relationships best as you see them in the near future.

Ansh-Palak Intensity

Ansh-Payal Protective

Payal-Palak Abiding

Aarti-Ansh Deepening

Aarti-Palak Confidant

Aarti-Payal Tranquil

Yash-Ansh Tenacity

Yash-Palak Kinship

Yash-Payal Sunshine

3. Will Paridhi resume her work? If yes, how might that happen? If not, why not?

Yes she will. I have a feeling her parents are going to have something to do with it. They were all amicable and jovial when they thought the differences between them and the Scindias were merely technical. But if for a moment they realise their daughter is unhappy, they are not going to take it lying down. I have a feeling Prateek may become a ghar jamai and the Scindias will have to face that or let Paridhi work.

4. Imagine a scenario where Yash is divorced (he caught his wife cheating on him) and Aarti is widowed (whose husband was a gem). Comment on any differences in the relationship that you see as a result of this. For example, what might Yash say differently to Prateek on SR in the presence of Aarti?

This is a zinger! 👏 Well, for starters I think that Yash would be much more proactive with his daughters because his wife leaving him would have caused him to have to step up, undoubtedly as the better parent simply for sticking with them. He would have shown a lot more confidence. As for the SR, I think he would have told Prateek that just because I jave lost my belief in love, does not mean my daughters have to suffer without a mother. Additionally, the room would have probably been covered with pictures of his daughters and the rest of his family. He would have been a lot more vocal I think but also more bitter and cynical.

As for Aarti, she would have probably told Ansh about Prashant and so he would not be as willing to accept Yash and neither would she be as eager for him to accept Yash. We might not have seen her huge efforts in this direction. I think she would have also been a lot more peaceful, inert and quiet, rather than in constant fight mode as we see her now. The knowledge of having been loved would have changed Aarti's character completely.

5. Where do you think Yash will be when he realizes he's in love with Aarti? (for example- bed, car, office, whatever- the more descriptive, the better). And where would Aarti be?

For Yash, wherever he is, I think there will definitely be rain. This is not just the romantic in me talking, but rain has been woven into the story as an agent of Yash's destiny, always showing him the way forward and cutting his ties with the past. I think this is going to happen soon after the divorce truth where Prashant will try to make Aarti's life miserable by telling Yash that Aarti is still in love with him. Yash will be walking in the night, trying to find some clarity after he lets Aarti go, for her own happiness, and he will be trying to think of Arpita to give his mind some solace, trying to convince himself that he too is happy to go back to his relationship with Arpita. And with a clap of thunder, he will be snapped out of his forced recollections and plunged into a marathon of Aarti-memories as it starts pouring and he will realise he doesn't want to let her go...he wants to fight for her! 😍

Aarti I think will realise in a much more subtle way. And contrary to all these people telling her she is in love, I think she will realise it all by herself when she finally does. She will see Yash stand by her through Prashant's ordeal (whatever that is) and all the time she will take pride in her relationship with him, which is so strong and yet not romantic. But I think her final trigger will be physical. 😉 Just as she wondered to herself why her heart beat races and she can't speak coherently when Yash comes near, one day she will find her answer...when he comes close and her heart beat races and for this I predict the location to be...the bathroom, a la 3rd promo! It would be an extra bonus if Yash were shirtless, naturally. 😃

Some easy personal ones...

1. Your favorite authors

Dead Jane Austen

Alive Tracy Chevalier/JK Rowling

2. Your favorite books (any 3)

Roots, To Kill a Mockingbird, Northanger Abbey

3. Your favorite topics of conversation (any 3)

Indian History

Movies/Books

Cultural and social ideologies and issues

4. Historical figure you'd like to meet and why

Male Herodotus, to hear all about his travels in the ancient world

Female Madame de Pompadour, because she was a fabulous, self-made woman who patronised the arts

Indian The Mughal Emperor Jahangir - because he had the most colourful and interesting life

World Nicola Tesla because he sounds fascinating and invented all kinds of things we take for granted now.

Phew. That was fun though! 😃