Spice Girls Hangout: Sharthwa ve on pg103

So SG's did you all crash land back to reality?  Romance time over and drama has started!! 😉

ASR decides to  get his wife running into his arms by hook or crook and he achieves that. Khushi on realizing, protests but ultimately her resolve crumbles and she hugs him back, finally back in the arms of her husband happy and peaceful. I for one thought some more tug of war will happen, more of the promo will play out, did not expect such a quick turnaround. Somehow I feel she will wiggle  her way out on Monday and refuse to accept him as her husband.

Loved the title track play out, we were all wondering when Delhi mein Bali happened if this song would ever be a BG song during their happy moments and today it was.So fourth kisswa ve  again interrupted ...but who is counting 😡, with entire clan walking in!! Khushi's nervous clearing of the petals around her feet and Arnav's confident "relax" was amazingly true to their characters and very well done.

Arnav's agni pariksha has started as Anjali thinks he lied to her. In her state of mind, she is unable to think coherently, grabs on to Arnav's lying to justify her  abandonment issues. She does not know the circumstances of their marriage and the fact that  it is only now Arnav and Khushi are taking their first steps together as husband and wife. The shot of  Khushi and Anjali walking in opposite directions with Arnav in the middle, explains perfectly Arnav's upcoming turmoil.

 

Brother and sister have the beginning of a heart to heart conversation where she expresses her fears of being left alone "Time has changed, you have changed, you have fallen in love...you stopped replying to my  questions". This conversation is far from over and Arnav will now get an idea of Anjali's state of  mind. How is he going to help her embrace reality?

Payal redeemed herself by standing up to Aakash and asking him the right questions as to what she can do when she is on the outside. She can only make sure that people who take care of Anjali are  cared for!!👏

A couple of observations which I am sure the CV's know by now:

* Anjali is pregnant, she is not suffering from a  debilitating disease that should make her faint or swoon once every 5 min she is on screen. You are not getting any character sympathy by portraying Anjali like this. If she is distant, forlorn, sad, angry yes.. but not if she faints every time.

* Khushi was not back in the screen after the first 8 minutes which is OK because pacifying Anjali is now Arnav's job. But Arnav and Khushi are your USP's, please do not compromise on Arnav-Khushi screen time particularly when the audience has really been looking forward to this track for a long time - after a dearth of 40 days. 8-10 min of Arhi interaction (be it fighting, talking, sadness and of course romance will be most welcome 😉) and the  remaining to others would probably satisfy quite a wide range of audience.

Edited by savvy05 - 11 years ago

Edited by -Jamba- - 11 years ago

Only one way to explain today's episode... whiplash. Forget 360's , today was one big 180 from yesterday's episode from the tone to the characters. And this, inspite of kinda sorta knowing that the Anji scene is coming up...😕

So, a frightened Khushi  gets locked out at the pool, somehow manages to get back in using the Kadipatta plant she has in hand and rushes down to the living room to have Arnie step out of the shadows. When I say Arnie, I mean Arnav-ji. She drops the plant and runs into his arms.

A big hug, the title song in the background and Khushi finally untangles herself to see rose petals on the floor leading to the stairs. Beautiful shot of Khushi with one rose petal holding it in front of Arnie -- Beauty and the Beast alert. But really??? I mean, really??? 😕

Meanwhile, the satsang toli with Aakash in the driver's seat is on the road but have no where to land. Turns out there is jam ahead that will take hours to resolve. A u-turn is the saner course of action and they decide to go home.  Anji, It's Ok... there will other satsangs...😕 . Ok then.

Back home, Arnie reminds Khushi of the  deal and asks for his due...a kiss.

Khushi is all for it because by now she knows the man is all talk. Sure enough, the entire satsang toli make it back home just in time to break up the kiss. Yay!!! It's Ok fandom; the man just got out of the closet earlier in the day. Some time is needed to make the transition.

Anji baby has been on the road to find the answers to the questions she has as she tries to understand what the heck happened. Shyam-ji cannot do this but Chotte, he is never wrong.

 

Payalia grew a spine

... Holy Cow!!! She is the old Payalia again, the one who didn't say much but didn't take crap from anyone. 👏  But mostly, just for the episode. All bets are off on monday...

 

And to add to that Anji baby gets a blank call... Daiyya ho, this is getting mighty interesting.

Edited by veeps - 11 years ago

Before anyone asks my DP is for Anjali!!! Out n about be back Talli n blackboard in hand in a while...and hopefully less pissed off! 😛 Edited by -Vee05- - 11 years ago

What an episode to bring down the high we were on after the previous. We got the scene we eagerly waited for with Khushi accepting Arnav as her husband, was there any doubt?? We learn he did all this knowing she would run into his arms and I found this hug to be better than their first, you could just feel the love. Khushi really did find solace in his arms and was unable to distance herself anymore. I expected more of a fight from her side but sadly the CVs decided to rush a beautiful scene to pave way for drama and I have to ask why? Why couldn't the first half be romance between the lead couple? Why did it have to come to a crashing end when the predicted interruption happened? Here is where this episode lacked the balance it had in the previous.

So the lovebirds get caught but does Arnav shy away? Nope just the opposite. Arnav continues to play it cool not caring that his family has caught him romancing his wife but for Khushi its a different story and rightfully so. Arnav continues to see how his family treats Khushi with such disrespect, she continues to be the scapegoat and quietly goes off to her room not to be seen again for the rest of the episode.

Scenes then shifts to Anjali not listening to Arnav's explaination, in her POV it did look planned and given the fact she blames Khushi for Shyam being thrown out I can see the upset. Sadly, the scenes that followed did not give that justification and many were once again left feeling anything but sympathetic towards Anjali. Before Shyam's reveal, Anjali was a strong supporter of Khushi and Arnav and adored Khushi, so why now would it be written as if she had a problem from day one?? Why not show Anjali's real reasons for being angry instead of writing her so inconsistent??? Why are we getting another Bubbly in the making?? It seems the timing couldn't have been more perfect to bring back Shyam, as this track is backfiring big time and is doing more harm than good.

Payal found her voice today and I couldn't be happier to see her speak up for herself. It is about time she was shown having enough of Akash's treatment towards her, she's done everything possible in hopes he would give her a chance but no he continues to treat her like dirt and have his mother insult her. Payal was wrong to hide the truth but he has taken things too far in his treatment of her. If Payal walks out, she would be justfied in doing so

I'm interested in seeing what happens on Monday, I want Arnav to defend his love to Anjali and try to make her see who is the real culprit here. They need to stop shielding her, she is not that fragile infact right now she is anything but that as I see her manipulating things to get what she wants, she knows how to play on ones emotions. After that what I'm really interested in is how Arnav interacts with Khushi, I don't think he'll be making the same mistake he did before by lashing out at her instead he may hide the truth fearing she'll walk out on him for good. I just don't see Arnav letting Khushi go, no matter what. He just fought to win her back, vowed to make her his forever and admitted to being unable to live without her.

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Edited by -monalisa- - 11 years ago

Mona Darrrling - I might be traveling in the logic boatwa for tonight; will need you to punch a hole in it so I can swim ashore to reality marred with the idiosyncrasies of a daily soap.

First things first:
1. Raizadas were born to serve two purposes: cock-blockers and misunderstand-ers. They are finally getting a doze of their own medicine. As if misunderstanding other people wasn't enough, now they have to royally misunderstand each other. Forget IPKKND, Didi ki Saut (technically it is biwi ki saut), just call it Misunderstanding Ka Naam Zindagi!

2. Aakash - tone done on the concealer man! Vampire alert!

Following Rag1ni's advice, I am going to start with the Anji drama and then save the best for last.

I was not expecting romance at all so I was fine with that. But whatever came after the first 7min 10 sec was just downright confusing.

Anjali - An out and out vamp Anjali? Seriously CVs? You are willing to take that risk considering that you JUST got your show back on track?
An invisibly pregnant, constantly on the verge of passing out, woman somehow finds the guts and energy to face the 'betrayal' of her brother, give him a cold shoulder, tears and walk up to her room all by herself. It is as if her brother's incomplete attempt at morance gave her the necessary electrolytes that have been missing all her life. Like ASR, I was a deer-caught-in-headlight, W*F just happened? For the sake of the argument, I will give Anji a benefit of the doubt and look at the situation objectively. Your world is shattered, your husband was kicked out by your brother yet you have not asked him once, why? Your silence makes me think that somewhere you accepted your brother's decision regardless of its validity (right or wrong). Ok, what made you accept his decision? Is it your bro-sis bond which comes with the pledge of unconditional support for each other, no questions asked. Is it? Ok, fine. If it is, than you think you kept your end of the bargain by not questioning his decision but he is not keeping his by sticking with his wife. Does the pledge come with a fine print that in the event your brother gets kidnapped, you should relinquish all support and not even ask him what the hell happened? Ok fine, you were mentally unstable, it didn't even occur to you. How about this, weren't you the one trying to setup your brother with the same chick who is his wife now? So at some point you knew and were fine with the idea that the bro-sis bond will not be affected by the addition of other people in your lives. Heck! you must have thought that when you got married, no? Also,  weren't you ready to move in to your home with your husband? You must have thought that the bro-sis bond will be fine if you were to really start your life on your own? no?

That ladies is the crux of the issue. What you are seeing is a MIL disguised in a SIL, perhaps to please SP. GH had already said that IPK was a StarOne type show and not necessarily meant for SP. I can play the devil's advocate and make a case for depression but somethings just don't fit right. If her husband and her brother were her world, than why is she not trying to contact her husband? Why isn't she going completely mental on everyone? CVs have completely lost their thought on this. They might have started out with the depression, but it is no longer valid. I don't know what she thinks about her husband and she doesn't think her brother could do wrong either. Even today, she is seeing one thing but believing another. She feels betrayed but is she upset at the betrayal or the possible reason behind it? This is what she said to chote:

"tum badal gaye ho jub say tumhari shaadi hui hai". Notice she doesn't say "jub say tum nay shaadi ki hai" implying he didn't necessarily take the decision but it somehow happened, hence the blame lies with someone else.

ASR - He is ASR. He doesn't justify his actions to anyone. Should he have been more concerned and kept the romance inside his room? Perhaps but that is not his character. He might have thought that no one is going to be home so soon, but even with that his actions are justified because that's who ASR is. He doesn't see anything wrong with what he does UNLESS someone points it out to him. So after the blame game with Anjali, he should be careful about him and Khushi in front of everyone. If he still goes on with the Romeo act in public, than you can say he is being insensitive. He was completely in character.
    
Points to ponder:

1. CVs are taking a huge risk with two saas bahu tracks at the same time. Mami-PayAsh is typical kitchen politics. Add Anji-ArHi to the mix and the broth is becoming bitterly salty.
2. ASR telling the truth to Anji will bring out the 6 month contract. What good would it do? Especially from ArHi's perspective, their relationship has just started, to bring a stigma of the contract will hurt Khushi more than anything. Plus it will not give Anji the desired satisfaction because we still don't know if she believes her husband is guilty or not. If this happens? what happens to Khushi? What's her role in all of this?
3. Shyam needs to enter soon. A story can have only one main antagonist. Other characters can turn shades of grey but there can only be one main villain.
4. CVs pay attention to dialogues. Here is what Anji said:
Hum kuch sunna nahi chahtay
Hum kuch samajhna nahi chahtay
(2 seconds later)
Hum sub samajhnay lagay hain

huh? Contradiction much?

THE HUG + BONUS HUG - Love in the time of cholera anyone? Ramanchi hi sahi per hug to mili. What I would like to see next is for the two of them to have a talk. I have the perfect screenplay and dialogues in my head but will spare you all the details unless someone specifically asks me. After the episode, I kept thinking about Khushi's monologue - her realization:
"Kuch rishtay ajeeb hotay hain...nafrat kay saaye main panaptey hain" that line goes far beyond their own so-called nafrat. I would really like to see their relationship stand the test of time, turmoil and the family drama. They both can't live without each other and can't live without their families either, so sacrificing either one doesn't constitute living. Balancing both moves you ahead and hopefully in the right direction. Although being a little selfish always helps!

bohat koshish ki tum say dur jaanay ki
per dil ki tamanna thi tum say haar janay ki
bohat socha kay tum ko na dekhain
tumhe na sunain aur na hi sochain
laikin aankhon per umeed ka pehra hai
dil bus ussi pal main thehra hai
jab tum pukaro gai mujhe
kay daudi chali aao meray pass
mita do faslay, ranjishain
bana do lamhon ko kuch khaas
per aatay huay darti hoon
sambhalti hoon aur phir girti hoon
tum tak ka faasla bohat kat-hin hai
aik ajeeb uljhan hur din hai

***************************************************************************
kiyon darti ho, jub main hoon
jo tha, jo hoon, tum say hoon
main nay haath badhaya hai
socho nahi aur thaam lo
tum haar kay bhi jeet gai
yeh jaan lo aur maan lo
mujh tak ka fasla meelon ka nahi
palon ka hai
woh pal jo jald hi guzar jayen gai
aur phir hum aur tum thehar jayen gai
us pal main, jub tum meray pass hogi
aur kuch nahi, zindagi khaas hogi
Edited by joenet1234 - 11 years ago

Good episode overall. Edited by ipkbs - 11 years ago

Sari..khushi will backfire..wait and watch..