@Diya Di - Lovely take and once again apologize for the long reply. Hope you enjoy reading it.
@Hope Di - Wow, your analysis is so realistic and nothing twisted like mine. How beautifully you blend both the narration and the character sketches! Always a pleasure to read. Hope you too enjoy reading the one below, as I tend to address the entire post to all of you guys. 😳
@Tn Di - All your moments , they make an episode even more memorable! It is hard to choose the best, when all of them are equally brilliant. 😊
@Swetha Di - Superb collages! Always a treat to watch them, the whole time!
The sareewale at the Ranawat Haveli
They entered the Haveli apne aap?😕 How did they know to reach there? Jaipur se khaas they have come to Chandangarh, to sell sarees? They did look suspicious. Mohini did not call them, and yet was smart enough to strike a deal with them.
The random dupatta falling, landing on Rudra's head - Well, while he takes it off, you can the see the look of concern on his face and one can assume, they are no "dosti" wali feelings. Myrah was pretty cool, she identified that ghantis are related to Rudra's proximity, nazdeeki with him and managed to distance herself.
Rudra asking them to leave - 👍🏼, he did the right thing, his house, his rules.
Mohini and Shatapdi weren't the typical always fighting saas-bahu. They had a hint of comedy, which I think was quite appealing for the moment. Paise ke liye kya kya karna padta hai.
Kids back from school
Can I just say, Mythili looked pretty, the bright orange suited her and Rudra looked nice without a vest, tie etc.. He wasn't wearing a belt too.😳
Of course Mythili would come running, anyone would, seeing a kid beaten up and hurt like Dhruv.
I notice Rudra is the papa, and Myrah enters from behind - Mythili quickly changes her tone, and stressed, as "Mhaara beta aisa nahi.." I believe she wanted to make Myrah feel uncomfortable, as in, make her voluntarily leave, which did happen.
I know I am over thinking things and well people use son, daughter on a day-to-day basis to address kids in general, but thought maybe she may have a reason for it, use it all of a sudden to show her possessiveness for the kid and show Myrah her boundaries.
Dhruv kept silent, he didn't want to tell out things, was he concerned that his Papa wouldn't take Myrah to the PT meeting? Yes, he wanted to prove to all his friends and teachers that Myrah = Paro, or is an angel sent by his mom. Liked the tashan of the kid, that he would go this extreme to prove things and actually declared his Ma is alive. Is this is innocence or undeterred belief? Need to wait and watch!
From a parent's point of view - 100% wrong, and no wonder he looked mad at Myrah, with Mythili supporting him whole-heartedly, man hi man mein. Of course, the lookalike is at fault, even without her knowing the entire story.
The kids and Rudra discussing the school wali baat
Loved the way they get straight to the point, just talk it out - Heart to heart!
The way the kids connect the dots - 👍🏼, they do their research before drawing conclusions.
Rudra - Beta yeh nahi ho sakta
1. That Myrah = Paro?
2. That Dhruv wins a silly game?
I really like the determined Rudra reassuring Dhruv that Myrah! = Paro, as there is one and only one Paro in this world, hence Myrah has to be Paro, for him to accept the fact that he could feel anything at all for Myrah, the lookalike.
Dhruv is quite straight forward and did strike, trigger the right emotions - Make Rudra angry, who would try to rationalize the same, in his mind later and would definitely be used in the future episodes as a flashback.
Okay Rudra knew he had a connection with Paro, but took time to let the love soak in, and when Myrah first met Rudra - What was that like? He did feel the connection, she is a lookalike, and hence the second part is yet to come, which I think would be theme of this new version.
I notice - Dhruv is going by the exterior looks, as well as some of the interior qualities exhibited but Rudra is solely residing on the fact that Myrah needs to be 100% as Paro, internally, have a beautiful heart and soul like hers, he uses that as a excuse to distance himself from Myrah, even if his eyes trick him into looking at her, with a different perspective. So it is game after all - Who would win a son or a father?
Myrah and Rudra discussing Shaadi
Okay, wow! I was genuinely surprised, that she was upbeat about sharing her views about the same, having witness Rudra reject a proposal and declare undying love for his deceased wife.
Did she just propose to him, and he make his secret 8 vachans? That was jet speed, with the way things are brewing up between friends. So Myrah realized Rohit is not the one, and was ready to sacrifice her life to end up with Rudra, who would never love again? Kids and their impact.
What shocks me even more is - Rudra gently accepted the fact that she was showing interest in him, and he was honest about his feelings, his thoughts. He actually counter-attacked her proposal was making one of his own - Kya tum aise kissi ke saath mein rah paaogi jisse tum pyaar nahi karti?
Her reaction - 😲 and he got his answer, if she was Paro, she would look him direct in the eye, try to hide her fear, reassure him that she would be there no matter what. But her expressions are genuine, knowing that she isn't aware that she is a lookalike and is scared by the depth of hollowness in him. If this was his subtle way of testing if Myrah is up for the challenge, become not only a mummy, but be his companion in matrimony - He did get a heads up, that she wasn't ready yet.
I feel it was more of a talk, between them, at the moment, not worried about the outcome and going with the what-ifs. I also felt, when Myrah spoke of companionship and now that they were friends, maybe he was presented with an opportunity to test her loyalty, how far was she willing to go, Dosti ki hai, nibhani padegi has to be proven from her point of view. If she attempts to take that as a challenge and outshine, then I think Rudra would consider her worthy enough of his companionship, but never love her.
Eyes express a lot and I think both them exceeded expectations would be an understatement!
Rudra would consider shaadi, if only someone feels exactly what he is going through and he knows for a fact that Myyrah would never sail in the same boat and is again assuming she wouldn't be ready to challenge him, prove him wrong. He in the process, describes his deewangi and in fact, tempts Myrah to experience the same even further. Now she is more than ready to explore Rudra's thoughts about romance. She says it out loud, apni man ki iccha.
Okay, he seemed to explain things from his point of view, what if Myrah was to end up with him, he could have used Rohit as a reference, like Mythili, but since Myrah ne pehle baat chedi, he had to give a justification, prove to her, that she needs to back out, as he is never going to consider the 7 vachans, unless and until she magically appears as Parvati.
"Main uss pyaar ko jaanti hi nahi hoon" - It looked like a memory-loss wali Paro trying to recollect things, trying hard, stressing her brains and after effect of Rudra's intense declarations stirring her thoughts.
Why was he surprised when she called him a hard-core romantic? It was the truth and he is trying to prove to everyone that he is one and will be one, until he breathes his last.
Her mentioning Main apne aap ko sambhal sakti hoon, Dont dominate etc... was like the modern Paro standing there, right in front of him. So again, why did he sneak in closer, take a step towards her? Major Saab is quite the one who is reciprocating to the ghanti wali feelings indirectly. Myrah is learning to adjust, she is becoming quieter during the closeness and is clearly attracted to a much refined, softer Jallad.
Myrah kidnapped, Chachu calls
Well, first and foremost - The saree dealers mention please do come, visit our showroom and she mentions she would, but the next day. They continue to convince her, with the silly reasons - Come today, tomm we are off to Jaipur. So their showroom is open for 1 day only? No wonder Rudra aksed them to show papers in the beginning! 😆
Chacha ji's call was right the very next second, one can presume he had something to do with the kidnapping, like he organized the whole thing. The kidnappers, did mention they have made the calls for ransom and well.. They could have simply mouthed Chachu's words to scare Myrah, make it look authentic.
Nice to know a serious issue as kidnapping could be handled like this, with using your presence of mind, witty, confident nature and not wails buckets and buckets of aason!
👍🏼 from my side for the creativity, kids would have loved the episode.
The last scene
The flashback - Why this one? There could 1001 and one reasons and we would be more than happy to leave our day jobs and discuss them, if we knew for sure Myrah = Paro ka hint was available.
So yes, this particular one was shown to remind Rudra he is first a protector, rakshak and then a Ranawat. He is assigned a job - provide protection to Myrah. Anything happens to her, of course the Chacha ji would hold him responsible.
Rudra seems to remember instances like those, to not hold him back, but motivate him, encourage him to know where he went wrong and how one could improve his skills, mentally prepare him to learn from his mistakes and never ever let that happen again.
Aman
That was a hard-to miss one-liner! Aman is in touch - this is a subtle move to indicate that Rudra is true to his roots, and will always be faithful to his loved ones. I think Aman appearing on-screen is highly improbable, as the actor himself confirmed the news that he no longer is part of the current team.
