Really loved today's episode and found it yucky at the same time. I was overall missing a multilayered drama with only AbhiM, Abhir, AK and AbhiN dynamics. With each character bringing his or her POV, it is making the situation complex and fun.
Sharma house: materialist people saw it as a dilapidated place. But people who know love saw it as a home. I loved how AK came out of home to welcome everyone with a beaming smile.. This home has brought that simle on her face. I just remembered her face when she had boarded the bus to Pathankot. I am not sure, but somehow I feel that the Sharma house has not only healed AK over the years, but it has healed AbhiM to some extent as well.
Ruhi, my butterfly: Ruhi was the highlight of the episode for me. She did not even look at AbhiM, neither she searched for him.She met Billa boy first, then she excitedly met her Mami, then upon called again, she went to AbhiM. However, I did not see Ruhi having the same eagerness to meet her poppy as before. Over a period she has learnt to be without him. Some people hv POV that he is taking care of Ruhi over phone. I respect that POV too. But for me, children do not just need contact but they are very intuitive about heart. For me, AbhiM's heart is not much with Ruhi. She subconsciously has sensed that, hence the response.Things might change as she starts living in Kasauli, but this is POV based on today's scenes. It is same with Abhir. Abhir senses AbhiN's love for him, hence inspite of getting attracted to diff. things/ issues for moments, he comes back to his Papa.
AbhiM: TBH, recently I am getting a feeling that his heart has come back to AK again, followed by Abhir, even if he is saying otherwise. He not respecting the boundaries is making everyone uncomfortable. The dynamics between AK- AbhiM almost gave me Yuck feeling. That Samosa dialogue was almost cringe. Surekha said it right, AbhiN looked outsider in his own home today. We knw, why AK is acting cordial with him, but no one else knows it.
AR: I know AR was villian pre- leap, but post- leap I hv seen her as a very much sensible, a sincere mother. Hence, I felt very sad about her. Even though AbhiM convinced her for marriage of convenience, she has got emotionally attached to this Rishta. She wanted to feed cake to AbhiM on her birthday, but he was busy with studying Abhir's health issues. Unknowingly, she is wanting AbhiM to attend to her. But, he has become gharwala in the Sharma house. I could see her pain.
AbhiN: AR, along with everyone else, did become uncomfortable with AbhiM's behavior. AbhiN has seen 100 times more than what these people are seeing. Still, he has maintained composure overall, pushing things under the carpet. But, situation is pushing him to his limits. He has started expressing his displeasure over AbhiM's presence occaisionally. No one asked AbhiM to be MK's brother, he self- declared it. Hence, when he said no one has problem with it, that is because no one is Sharma house can say, NO. I do not think both AbhiN and AK liked him retorting back to their guests. Hence, AbhiN ignored his comments about diet samosas. Even AK did not seem comfortable with his response. It is on the makers but I m fine if they show AbhiN burst, as when people who have higher resilience are pushed to their limits, they can burst very badly. Till date we hv only seen AbhiN withdraw.. Let's see!
Ak- AbhiN/AbhiM-AR: They both had/ hv marriage of convenience, but we see a stark difference between the two. AK- AbhiN, both fullfilled their committment for 7 long years, wheras since declared AbhiM has not remained committed to AR. She is never part of any of his decisions. AbhiM is not making AR party to his decisions as she is nothing to him. AK is also not making AbhiN party to many decisions lately as she is deeply concerned about him. Over the surface, AK and AbhiM may look similar, but deep down, they are complete contrast.
However, I feel AbhiN and AR should back out from their respective relations. Both do not deserve what they are getting. AR is in a better position to back off, as Ruhi is getting emotionaly independent wheras it is little tough for AbhiN as Abhir is deepy attached to him.
Committment and boundaries: For me, committment and respecting the boundaries is above love. Even though love is an ingradient of a relationship, not drawing boundaries can destroy the relationship. AbhiN is not able to draw the boundaries. He is giving free pass to both AK and AbhiM. Whereas AbhiM is unknowingly using it to remain part of the equation. AK has set the boundaries but they are not known to anyone, giving a feeling that she is also not respecting the boundaries.
Unrelated to the episode:
Stars decide or act decides: There was a very beautiful Abhira scene. They both gave same stars to each other as gift. Both hv premonition dialogues, where they say, when I am not there with you, stars will let you know that I m taking care of you. The second dialogue was that the stars will always see us together.
Just few days after the scene, Abhira parted ways. AbhiM threw divorce papers on AK's face almost and told her to get lost, not asking her whereabouts for next 6 years. Stars hv not seen them together since then. Neither stars showed any care to either of them as we saw them in perpetual pain.
Again, there is beautiful dialogue by AbhiN, he said to Abhir, 'Stars hold destiny secrets of ours. But, I am not able to read them'. Still the same stars have seen AK- AbhiN together for 6 years, deeply caring for each other. Even if AbhiN- AK part ways, AbhiN dies, stars will tell AK that AbhiN cares for her whereever he is, may not be as a husband or lover, but as a friend and well wisher.
Because it is not the stars that decide, but it is sincere, wholehearted acts that decide the depth of the relationship.