5/4:Enter the Dragon Club:Scindia Mansion :D

Today's episode was even better than I had imagined! 😍

We all thought that Yash would be the big saviour and in a way he was but to me the real herogiri was done by none other than our littlest man with the biggest heart, Ansh! 👏👏

It was very touching how Aarti keeps Ansh out of all the drama. To weather the fall, she gives him justification and responsibility to help him understand why he can't come right away. But I am so proud of Ansh, who is a chip off the old block (Aarti, not Prashant,,eugh). Like his mother, in her purest state, he wears his heart on his sleeve and believes in the goodness of people. Or maybe he just already has an instinct about Yash. But despite Aarti's best efforts, Ansh is not swayed from his purpose and goes forth to talk to Yash. He was the proactive character today and I absolutely loved how much power the story gave a child. They are not just there to be cute and funny, but actually are important players in their parents' lives.

Ah, what can I say? Yash feeding his kids was adorable! Much like that little moment at the mandap here again we can see how involved he is in their care. Again, when nobody is interfering he is  a a perfectly engaged and relaxed parent. This makes me think that the biggest gift Aarti will give him is that autonomy over his kids, because she will never try to take them away or take away his right to them. Once they develop an understanding, she will be his key to freedom as a parent to his own children. This is what I think the bua is resenting. I am starting to find her a bit much actually.

I love how once again they showed that Yash does not react immediately to the situation or to Ansh and Aarti. I think he is a bit confused about what exactly is going on and why Ansh is asking him this when he thought Ansh coming home with them was a done deal. This is why before saying or doing anything he goes to clarify the totality of the issue and overhears Shobha and Gayatri's conversation. It is only once he knows the whole situation that he speaks out and decisively ends the issue. It is exactly the royal/leader-like behaviour we were discussing yesterday.

It was SO nice to see a smile on Aarti's face after so long. 😃 And the fact that it was inspired by Yash was the bonus cherry on the cake! 😳 For a second she looked so happy until that Mansi came and started her mantra again. But for me Mansi didn't matter, I think she was just there to sort of remind the audience that in the midst of all this wedding drama the issue of Yash's dheela character was still unsolved. But I saw that smile on Aarti's face so there is no turning back because it is only a matter of time before she finds out that Mansi was wrong, but the fact that Yash said Ansh was coming will always remain.

Like we all discussed, Gayatri made an utter fool of herself for nobody's fault other than her own. If she had just kept quiet and kept her ego in check, none of this humiliation at the hands of her son would have happened. And today, just today, I loved SP for his dialogue. He may be a dinosaur in his thoughts about gender dynamics but he is fair and reminds Gayatri that it was she who went back on her word by imposing this condition, and not Yash or Aarti's fault. But the question is, why did he let her do it? I guess he also is very smart and doesn't open his mouth until necessary. This makes me wonder about the whole name change issue because he played so many cards there, so unlike him. Again it points to that issue being a sensitive one.

Aww! Being an AB fan it was a pleasant surprise to see the couple from that show for me. And when Yash and Krishna congratulated each other it was such a happy moment. But I wonder who writes the dialogues for these guest stars because some of them were really insensitive! 😕

Bidhaai was sweet and I am glad Aarti actually got to sort of experience fully her first bidhaai, since before she was an orphan when she came to the Dubeys house. By taking Ansh with them and bringing Aarti back from the edge, Yash gave her parents back to her as he never let that last straw that would break the camel's back, land on it in the first place. He's a keeper. 😳

Precap! FINALLY! 😃😃😃

Our three little dragon cubs with their antics will take care of the Dragon Club, especially with Ansh as the ringleader.



My prediction based on the precap.  Before Aarti can touch Yash, the car will stop or jerk and they will be thrown together.  Both will be embarrassed and then Yash will tell Aarti that she doesn't need to say anything.  Thus the talk will be put off until at least next week some time.

As we have started our Dragon Club today, I think I will spend my time talking about the three people in the Scindia family who are responsible for the existence of this club, Gayatri, Scindia, and Bua.

Gayatri is the weakest of all three.  She isn't very intelligent in dealing with people and she let's her instincts over rule any good sense she might have.  She also is a very open person (which is actually a good thing) but that does not make her a very successful dragon.  I actually wonder if she isn't a closet saas/bahu serial fan, with the types of ridiculous actions she is taking due to her insecurities.

Scindia is the smartest and the strongest, but not the most dangerous I feel.  Being the head of the household ultimately puts him in the position of being looked to by the rest of the family.  Thus his "position" is always understood by the rest of the family, even if his motives and ultimate goals are not.  What I mean is, he can't be totally hidden in his actions.  What he does has to been done out in the open much of the time by virtue of his being the father.  Also, as concerned as he is about how society views him, that puts him under pressure of taking decisions due to outside influences.  This is a weakness could be used against him as effectively as he uses everyone else's weaknesses.

Though Bua has the least family power by being a widow, I think this actually gives her the most power in the Dragon Club and makes her the most dangerous.  Since she is mostly ignored by the family, she can skulk around the mansion and observe things to her heart's content.  Being intelligent like her brother, she can easily understand people's character through just a few observations.  She seems to have the ability to pinpoint people's fears exactly, and knows just what to say to increase those fears.  As her family has done nothing for her own remarriage, she has nothing to do but feel miserable and try to make others miserable also.  She really has nothing to lose by doing all her tricks, especially when she veils her remarks in a way that makes it seem like she just wants to point out an important thought.  She is also very intelligent about where and when she puts her two cents in, so she is not likely to get caught out on her meddling easily.

Despite whatever these Dragon's try to do, or not do, they all have one main thing going against them.  All of them at this point have misconceptions about reality.

Gayatri is caught up in her no Ansh jaap, so she can not see how much that goes against her children loving son Yash's character, and how much she is underestimating Aarti.  This will continue to cause her own machinations to blow up in her face as they did today.

Scindia, for all his politic playing, is unaware of the biggest skeleton that has now come into the family closet, that of Aarti's divorce.  When this truth comes out in front of the family, all his careful years of diplomatic practice are going to fly right out the window.  The sudden revealing of such a big lie, coupled with his worry for society's opinion, is likely to lead him into making a very rash decision regarding Aarti.  Whatever this decision is, I'm sure it will put him against not just Aarti, but also Yash, who by that time will be firmly entrenched as her protector.  When his son openly goes against his decision, how will that make him look in society.

Bua, for all her silent observing, did not quite call it right on the Yash supporting Ansh to come with them issue.  She suggested to Gayatri that Aarti must have done some jadoo, but it was not Aarti but Ansh who Yash listened to.  Bua might be successful creating problems between MIL and Bahu, but that won't make any difference.  All it will do is make Gayatri try to keep Aarti from exerting her influence on Yash, but when it is not Aarti but Ansh who is doing the influencing, how will Gayatri be able to succeed.  Bua may be the silent, deadly, observing one, but she can't be everywhere at once, so she is bound to miss some things that will trip her up later.

I'm done.