Episode Analysis
So I think it
is pretty clear from the episode that the divorce lie in some form or
another has come back to bite Aarti and the Dubeys in the bee-hind. How
Yash found out about this is still a mystery, but we now know what it
takes to get him out of his funk: accuse him of being petty enough to
suspect Aarti cheating on him. I think today made it clear enough that
in his own twisted and messed up way, Yash is trying to protect Aarti
and their relationship, for what it's worth, from the wrath of his
family, if they were to find out.
Simultaneously he has been
dealing with some pretty volatile feelings of his own on the whole
matter, and I do believe that what I said about his connection to
Arpita's stuff still stands. He lost that ability to travel back in time
and live inside the frame when he stepped into the sunlight with Aarti.
It reminds me of Plato's cave thing: where people are supposed to be
prisoners who are chained in a cave with their backs facing the light.
They see shadows and perceive that to be reality. But when you see the
light, after being guided out of the cave, you can no longer perceive
the shadows as reality they way you once did. Yash was chained by his
principles to that wall, where he had turned his back to the light.
Reality passed by him like shadows, and so that which was real in the
present was only as real as Arpita's memories. Now Aarti gave him a
reason to unshackle himself and face the light, and the shadows just
won't do anymore.
At the same time, however, he has realised
that the Aarti he has gotten to know, gotten so intimate with,
emotionally, is supposedly an entirely different person than he thought.
We as viewers who are intimate with the ins and outs of Aarti know that
being a divorcee or a widower don't make much difference to her
personality, but for someone like Yash, it could colour their entire
perception with the sheer vastness of possibilities. All this time he
was so sure Aarti too had lost a spouse whom she loved dearly and could
not forget. The idea that her erstwhile spouse is still alive opens up
so many new options. He doesn't know if she left her husband, he left
her or it was mutual, the possibility that Aarti still loves him takes
on an entirely new meaning and more important than all that, he thought
Aarti was an honest and forthright person with lots of integrity, and
that kinda came crashing down when he realised that the foundation of
their relationship was a lie. It must really take a lot of self control
to see Aarti shouting at him and not say anything, knowing that if he
were to reveal what he knows, those standing in her support would back
away for ever. So going by past experience with this PH, I would say
that Yash was trying to make himself look crazy (and he did go a little
crazy anyway, so that helped) so that Aarti would not get blamed for
leaving and moving on...which if you think about it worked. Gayatri,
anyone?
What a surprise package she was! I am still trying to
understand just why she reacted the way she did, and I think the truth
is that Bua's words really hit home for her. I some how think she had
an epiphany about how unfair she is being, and how unreasonable Yash is,
and yet, juxtaposed with this is her need for him to validate Aarti's
character. It is so odd that they take Yash's word as gospel even as
they are admitting that he has never been able to give Aarti any
happiness. Also, I think Gayatri's reasoning involved the fact that if
Aarti did something with Aman and confessed it, she could think of ways
to protect her, but if she didn't confess, then people like Bua could
always point fingers. So even if Gayatri wanted to trust Aarti, how
could she without doubt, absolve her of guilt?
Finally, I think
my favourite scene of the day was the one with Aarti telling the kids a
bed time story. They all looked so darn comfy, and I love the way it was
directed. While Aarti was telling the part of the story about the king
and the queen, the kids were anxious and all ears, but as soon as they
heard that there was a magic tota, they gave each other one look of
affirmation and went soundly to sleep. The last statement, that even the
parrot could not solve the problem for the queen was for Aarti's ears
alone. That is all it took for the kids, one hint that their mother
would find a way. I think they are going to be the deciders in this
whole situation, because even if Yash wants to walk on parallel paths,
the kids have already gone and set up house in no man's land. Palak will
not be happy without Aarti now and if they are separated, may behave
the way she did when Arpita died, which is maybe why Vidhi mentioned it
so long ago. And I daresay Yash and Ansh are going to pine for each
other, with the really deep bond they have forged, the first of this PV.
To end, I would like to offer my interpretation of why Yash
keeps remembering that scene with Aarti in the rain. To me it is purely
symbolic, where Yash associates rain with loss, thanks to the way he
lost Arpita on that stormy night. What he keeps seeing in his flashback
is Aarti, with her back turned to him, playing with the rain. She is
facing the rain, "loss," instead of him, and having fun. So I think the
flashback is symbolic of Yash's fear of losing Aarti.
Edited by Samanalyse - 11 years ago
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