Sharam is such an overused word and I’ve often heard people say that with time, the sharam declines. That’s the case with Fateh. Initially, I was very curious to see how far the makers would push him because they showed him to be conscious and almost reluctant to initiate some sort of physical contact with jasmine but in the past couple of episodes, he has reverted to being his old “ghulam” self along with embracing her as if they’ve gone back to the wooing stage.
Now, he’s an outright coward and despite the symbolic scene of him just watching tejo, raising his hand to bridge the distance and unable to do so, felt shallow because the gift scene left a bitter taste in my mouth.
I like how the past couple of episodes were edited and intersected. Simran and Teio’s conversation in parallel with fateh and jasmine’s was significant in showing that tejo’s trust in him is astounding.
Also, fateh is smarter than we give him credit for. The way he fooled mahi, managed to get out of a sticky situation and hid that wine bottle.. something major has to happen for them to get exposed because this coward ain’t owning up.