SKR-Of loops and symbolisms#5: Hard way and Smart Way : P.88 - Page 52

Originally posted by: moonwearer

Life is about choices...whether we ponder over TO BE OR NOT TO BE...we are confronted with two options...the choice is to be wisely made. we choose to be happy or miserable celebrate what we have or rue over what we dont. The meeting with Ram will be a turning point in Kaikasi's life. There is the buddha and the beast within us and the one we nourish surfaces. Sita has presented her two cents to Sulochana and today to Kaikasi. Since she harbours such malice to Sita she will take the long route to reach her destination called self realisation.

It is tough letting go of what one is used to as it has been perceived to be what distinguishes the self. its only with total surrender and letting go that one finds lightness.

Originally posted by: avalonhigh1234

Even though the battle between the elemental Shakti and the negative energy was excellent, but for me ,more than that,her first glimpse of Ram...the wetness in her eyes and the falling tear ...that silent sigh of relief at the movement in him were more powerful and profound. And her coming back to life at his standing up completed it. Once Trijadha had asked Sita about her real form{after a glimpse of divinity of Ram},today she got it.that particular loop was closed .

All of us have that elemental power to destroy when we are pushed to the corner, but how many of us can reign it perfectly like Sita without any collateral damage?

Sahastra Ravan is representative of all the greed and other negative traits in humans that make them go to the extreme of killing a daughter for honour or even before her birth, burning her at the altar of greed for dowry or molesting her for one's gratification or revenge...I agree that power is needed to destroy but to deal with the aftermath as well as the re establishing the peace in the society without compromising her own honour, She had to revert back to the nurturer in her. Ultimately isn't it the need of the hour ?

Here is where both Sita and Draupadi touch our hearts, don't they? When will the present society accept and acknowledge this part of a woman as their blessing and not as her weakness or fragility !

Savita

1/9/2016

One of the major things I have loved in SKR is the fact that the way they have created Ram's illusion. Today was another beautiful example of that illusion. Breaking the existing system without making another feel something has been broken.

First one we can see in Ram's alter ego coming and telling him he is Raghukul Nandan. And he always have to remember that and he has to be within the maryada of Raghukul. This is where the AP comes into picture which I will analyze after the episode.

Now coming to today's illusion. His dealing with Kaikasi was beautiful. Ram knew Kaikasi was a woman of Mahatwakamsha. She loves power and to ensure she doesn't mess around more Ram tells her son Vibishan would be the king. And Vibishan plays the cards well understanding Ram telling if the mother doesn't approve of the son, how can the son become king. The moment Kaikasi hears her asur kul is getting power all her revenge mode is gone. She becomes the fan girl of Ram. Once more Ram brings change with love. Yes he addressed Kaikasi's power not Mahatwakamsha. Her power was being the mother of a noble son. She doesn't even realize it is because of Vibishan she got the luck of meeting both Ram and Sita. But by killing Ravan he kills her Mahatwakamsha.

Actually we can see the same parallel with Kaikeyi. Ram bows down before Kaikeyi's power as a mother and allows Bharath to address her Mahatwakamsha.

Once again Surpi comes. Sulo shouldn't have done it. But poor soul she thinks they all are going from Lanka and Surpi shouldn't be left alone. It shows Sulo's love for the family even to surpi who is the cause of her misery. And as expected Surpi goes to meet Sita. But this time the whole Lanka tries to stop her.

I loved the representation of colors in the screen. Surpi black, Mandodari and Sulo white. Sita in Red and Yellow or rather color of kumkum and haldi.

It showed a place where Kali is there or a family who has Kali who thinks to take on a noble woman or Gowri represented by the auspicious colors of Haldi and Kumkum the family of Kali will suffer as the woman in the family will lose the men.