Nikki, I will res now, but not sure when I will be able to edit hun.
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Hey Nikki
Wonderful post as always and I am glad you decided to make it for IshRa. I was secretly hoping you'd choose IshRa over Raman (during the discussion yesterday!). So thank you :)
When I told you last night that I had some thoughts about progression in IshRa (and someone else also, but I wont disturb this post by talking about him 😃, he's requested that I focus on IshRa today 😉 ), this is what I wanted to say (I am basically saying what you said, 100% agreement in case it isn't clear, while I am rambling)...
Raman: He was a restless man.
His heartache, the betrayal he faced made him sad, angry, mean, hating, impatient and all the outer things we have seen. But the one emotion that I wasnt able to articulate before now is that he was a restless man. Ishita came into his life and solved all his problems. At least all the ones he knew about. But the thing that he did not know was that he was missing Sukoon in his life. So, even in the face of some major issues like the accident mystery, Amma's health, Param's exposure, and possibly his own sister's betrayal, Raman is now peaceful. He is unfazed by whatever life throws at him. Imagine all this happening a few months ago. If we even rewatch the first 50 episodes, we'll know the difference. The restless Raman would have, by now, killed someone out of anger and may have even gone to jail!
Ishita: She was the opposite of restless.
Her heartache, the betrayal she faced made her put on a mask of strength, calmness and serenity. She always maintained herself on the high-ground, and hence was a bit aloof from the naked emotions of her soul. Raman came to her life and solved her problems. The ones everyone knew about. What she was missing was actually some 'fire' in her life. And i am not talking about anything physical here. In the face of all the problems, she has learnt now to stand her ground, and let people know how she feels. She's learnt that slipping out of the mask is not necessarily a bad thing, and showing someone that she needs them for support is not a weak thing to do. The Ishita from a few months ago would have seriously swallowed all the pain, and no one, including her own family would have even known. Yes she would have given lectures about right and wrong, but not about how hurt she was by anyone or anything.
IshRa:
IshRa was a couple with 2 extreme personalities. Their appeal was that they were an explosive couple because of the opposite natures. Both the people in that relationship were proud individuals who did not think they needed the other person, at least not for themselves. They wanted to win over the other one. They wanted to be right. They wanted the other person to lose and accept defeat. They wanted the other person to be apologetic or grateful, depending on the situation.
The 2 reactions that light the bulb in my head yesterday:
- she told him she was doing drama when she saw him suffering and going the extra mile (even when she believed he was doing all that for Adi) - She didnt HAVE to do this.
- He told her he did all this to make her happy, he had decided that he would start with her happiness when he was learning to do things for others' happiness. - He SURELY DID NOT have to do this.
I kept re-running these reactions through my head after the episode. somewhere in the game of cat and mouse yesterday, they both realised that they didnt want to win OR They both realised that their defeat was a worth more than victory here OR there was nothing like victory or defeat anymore when it came to each other. OR all of the above !
Sorry for the rambling again Nikki, and I do hope I made sense 😕 and for me, this was your best post so far!👏
Here goes a quote for your post today. 😛
"A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love. " - Pearl S. Buck Edited by always_a_TV_fan - 11 years ago
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