{Episode 106} Hide and Seek

Dwelling on the Details: Hide and Seek

Agree and love every word you have written...I am impressed with GC, KS and the whole team of PV as much as you are!! 👏

Here is my response to you from the DC:

These two are just growing beyond compare, aren't they? That diya scene was permeated with magic of the most potent variety, and they seemed to manifest the magic they were talking about in their every dialogue. I loved Kratika's expression when Yash was talking to her...she sort of went into a trance, where she lost all her inhibitions (which actually echoes the whole sufi strain in the story) and just went for it. And when she made that half hearted cover up, the look of fond amusement on his face..his eyes betraying his being on the brink of laughing out loud!

And here is my response to this post:

Borna, thank you for putting into words the beauty of every nuance of the scenes involving the new Aarti, coaxing the reluctant Yash out of his dark hiding place. I just love the profound interaction of give and take that makes its presence known as a silent undercurrent to the light banter they share. To go back to our elemental symbolism, the active flame of the shraadh which Aarti protected, and the burning heat of the coals upon which Aarti walked to find herself worthy of Yash, have calmed into the peaceful flame of the diya, which they set to rest, together, upon still waters.

If we interpret the fire to be the one within Yash, the one that causes his frequent fevers, then Aarti first protected the flame, then accepted the pain it could cause her before she was able calm it down and give peace to its countenance. Her behaviour, after placing the diya in the water suggests one who has gone through severe penance and seen the light at the end. The way she spoke to Yash, her husky, lowered voice that you mentioned all showed her moment of complete clarity and unwavering focus on the object of her penance, external realities and forces be damned. And in that moment she weaves Yash into her delicate trance, Yash himself being none the wiser, until he is snapped out of it by her cryptic response, of "mausam." It goes to show how much control Aarti exercises over Yash because she draws him into her web of magic, and she snaps him out of it.

On Yash's side, we can see the birth of a new life force, where the raging fire has calmed into a small steady flame, giving out more light than heat, so instead of constantly suffering the loss of Arpita, Yash is able to see Aarti for the first time. He is unable to control his childlike excitement at the success of their plan, and impulsively praises Aarti's special brand of magic, without inhibitions. I love that this praise is what awakens Aarti's consciousness of her magic, which she then proceeds to colour the moment with, driving Yash to genuine amusement and almost laughter. Slowly but surely she is drawing out the mischief buried deep inside his being, by behaving in this impish manner. These two have the innocence of children with the intensity of lovers. It is so entrancing even for us to watch!

I loved your description of the pillar scene and I think you have said it all. Aarti's calm, the magic she wove once again that drew Yash in, even when her face was no longer visible. But I think my favourite thing is Aarti's new consciousness of this magic she possesses and her promise to use it to bring love and happiness back to his life. Finally we have an Aarti who knows her power and is confident in casting her healing spell.

Beautifully delivered !! Love KS and GC to the core !!

@Loveforlife: Thank you so much for reading! And I am completely in the same boat as far as admiration for the entire team of PV is concerned!

@Borna: Aha...what a read!! Superbly mellifluous.👏 You picked each little nuance there and turned it gently into words...Wow!!

Oh, oh there's more, there's more! 😃

It just keeps occurring to me as I sit here, replaying the scene in my head instead of doing my work. 😛

When Aarti protected the shraadh, she protected the fire so that Yash could purge the negativity and darkness of Arpita's loss from his mind, which later reflected in his body with the fever. Through the night, Aarti cooled the raging fever so that the fire within Yash would not flare up too fast and burn itself out. The next morning, Yash's flame was back to a steady crackle.

When she saved his life on that rainy night, she walked over coals to find Yash and then when she did, lit a fire to warm his body, which had almost accepted death. She took the pain from the fire, leaving its healing warmth for Yash, and rekindled it when it seemed to be puttering out due to long periods spent in the emotional vacuum of Arpita's memories and his grief.

After that the fire still blazed within Yash, but now with purpose and direction, aimed at sustaining rather than self destruction. Finally with the peace of settling Neelam, the fire has calmed into the steady flame of the candle, which will burn silently and consistently for a long time to come. The raging fire which was consuming Yash, has now become a cheery little flame and found its place to glow silently, illuminating what is before him, Aarti.

As for Aarti's brand of magic, it is simple. Aarti is a weaver of dreams and realities. She has the power, through a combination of conviction, imagination and love for happiness to create these filters that beautify reality without denying it. Yash's problem is that he takes things far too literally, and has dealt with his kids in the same manner when it comes to the grief over Arpita. He couldn't give them Arpita so he gave them the next best thing, her pictures, stories about her and basically the presence of her absence constantly. Aarti's magic can make this harsh reality less painful for both the kids and Yash, because she is basically an emotional prism, if that makes sense. Romance and imagination can often help deal with reality and that is just what Yash and Palak need. The same way she protected Ansh from he harsh realities of Gayatri locking him the room, and Yash coming to get them after the kidnapping, she will weave new realities around the two most wounded birds of the Scindia family so they can heal and spread their wings again.

Borna the way u described the entire Diya and hide & seek scene , makes it look even more romantic and playful 😳😳😳...AarYa were indeed at their best in this scene 👏👏...the interaction between both looked so so natural 😳😳...