Originally posted by: par0ma
Awww... Genie, you're much too generous with your praise. I loved today's episode, it surprised and delighted me and I let all of that flow on your thread 😆 You are an amazing writer and I love when you share thoughts on the episode. I'm planning to catch up on your stories this weekend. Haven't had a chance to read the ones you have going right now.
Yes, the wrap up has been rushed and RiKaara have leapfrogged a lot of territory. But even if that has produced some whiplash 😛 I'm glad they've honored the fans' dearest wishes, rather that than dragging out a more logical end.
I didn't find the rain scene out of place so much. Did you write about it, Genie? If you did, I don't recall seeing it on the forum. It felt like that episode (the couch and rain scenes) was a bit of shorthand for Om following thru on the emotional connection he felt for Gauri. The fake pregnancy plot gave Om a chance to see Gauri in a different light, to soften towards her as a mom, it allowed him to open up emotionally to be being a dad and in the process gave him an excuse/reason to shower her with attention and care. The rain scene to me represented just that - she was emotionally wrecked and vulnerable and he instinctively tried to soothe her. Her openness in embracing him (literally and figuratively), in seeking his support allowed him drop his inhibitions and offer her a refuge unconditionally and to absorb her pain. All of that closeness brought him to the point where he was unwilling to let go of Gauri in today's episode.
What I did find totally out of place and wacky was that Om turned on BuaMaa as if on a dime. She went from doting second mom to scheming villain in a flash. Also Gauri's deception about the pregnancy was simply swept under the carpet as if it didn't happen. Even if everyone was willing to forgive Gauri in the light of the payoff, Om was duped and his emotions were trifled with. To pretend that never happened seems ridiculous unless they plan to dredge it up later post merger.
I'm with you on the apprehension about RiKara's story in Ishqbaaz and you're right that we're going to have to give it at least a couple of weeks before a coherent Rikara centric storyline emerges. But the team did a nice job closing out RiKara in DBO, if they take the same approach we may be pleasantly surprised - again 😃 I hope the silly obsession with boxes and psycho antagonists gets the boot or at least dialed back. RiKara have plenty of personality clashes to get thru without the crazies getting in the way. 😉
With all the Bua Maa craziness that was going on and the fake pregnancy, which is something I cannot tolerate, I had stopped watching the show in the middle for more than a couple of weeks. So I missed watching the episode with the recliner and the rain hug on the day it aired and also didn't get a chance to discuss it on the forum.
I agree that while the rain scene by itself wasn't so very abrupt, the entire creative decision to have Omkara be softer toward Gauri was starting to take shape on screen during that episode and the couple before it. The team didn't make it too obvious with his softening toward Gauri, especially when we were all convinced it was going down the rabbithole soon with the fake pregnancy truth tearing Omkara apart because it was another lie in a string of lies and he was getting emotionally involved this time.
I was so sure that any softening in his attitude toward her was due to her being pregnant... that by the time the recliner thing happened, I was awwing at it but not connecting that with the evocation of any genuine feelings for Gauri herself... not considering the fact that she was supposed to be pregnant.
With the rain scene, which you've explained so beautifully, I agree that it was beautifully shot and perfectly acted... but it felt more like fan service than any sort of plot device. Omkara is not curious about why his pregnant wife is sobbing in the rain, he who was worried about her eating papayas during pregnancy isn't worried about her health when she's dripping wet from the rain.
The silent communication between them was absolute perfection in terms of what the fans wanted to see but trying to connect that sort of suddenly open communication between them, with the basic plot they had running before the news of the merger came along just didn't work for me. In that scene, Omkara is reassuring, supportive and most of all both of them are so comfortable around each other that it felt like a scene that should've been shot for an episode 50 days down the line, where he doesn't think she's a fallen woman, he's already started apologizing for his behavior and Gauri knows she can depend on his support when she needs it.
In the context of this scene, Gauri's fear of her losing control of the growing lie is making her hyper emotional... it is understandable. But Omkara is just starting to soften toward her... and according to the plot line, they've only showed us instances of this happening when he's worried about pregnant Gauri... not Gauri herself. The recliner scene did set this up but the amount of emotional turmoil he should be going through to accept her and his decision to support her are very much missing. The emotional leap frog they played in Omkara's case makes that scene pure fan service for me.
But that's just my opinion and it doesn't take anything away from the beauty of the scene itself. Forgive me if my rambling was more than a bit incoherent here. It is way too early on a Saturday morning where I am, for me to sound any sort of put together.
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