Will be back after you post because I need some consolation, and no one does it better the posters here.
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Lovely lovely post G and the collages- you captured the most significant moments so beautifully. The one of my fave little girl on TV is just sublime... thanks you for that.
My love for Ruhi is no surprise to anyone that has come across my posts and today she has demonstrated exactly why this little girl owns my heart. So much has been said about it by everyone and I really can't think of anything to add to it- she was pure perfection. What an amazing combination of RKB & JKR she is... with Adhi, I often find myself struggling to 'find the Raman' in him when I find my feelings venture towards dislike- but with Ruhi, I see them both. She, like ISHRA are well crafted characters... unfortunately, Adhi does not seem to be.
The writing is on the wall on terms of ISHRA as far as I can see today, and I am relieved to say the least. The track is taking off , the climax is coming and I just can't wait for what seems to be ISHRA separation. I agree with you G and most other regulars on your post about the necessity for it.
I feel like with ISHRA what we have seen thus far in terms of their love story after they realized their love is their honeymoon phase. Putting aside their insecurities for now, they have both been so enamored with each other and their love that they have been running round like giddy teenagers (quite literally) basking in that first glow. There have been grand declarations and moments of utter sweetness and countless words that declare their love. But these grand words are now being put to the test. Previously, when their relationship was tested they were still in an 'arrangement' for Ruhi, or they were friends. This is the first big hurdle,the first big test for their love. And honestly I am so glad it is coming in the way way of SHADHI- because if they can come through this trial stronger (which they will) they can get through any test off their love, no doubt about that.
There are two other reasons that I look forward to this upcoming (hopefully ends before ISHRAversary in 25 days😛 )track:
1. Raman has often said that Adhi is his biggest weakness and that he recognizes Shagun's ill motives with regards to his life and in manipulating Adhi... but recognizing a weakness and facing it are two different things. And it's time for RKB to finally slay the ghosts of his past so that he can move on.
2. One of the things I miss about the ISHRA friendship while I watch them fall in love is their conversations. It seems to me that ISHRA in their haze of love no longer talk about the important things. They are so busy with everyone else's problems and with the teasing and flirting, they no longer talk like they used to when they were getting to know each other. One of my very favorite ISHRA moments is after Raman's friend's party when Shagun shows up and reminds Raman about Adhi's appointment and Ishu breaks down and confesses about her insecurities about being barren. Such an raw, realistic, beautiful moment that was just between them. They no longer have those it seems to me. And they need those moments with each other. And I think this track will facilitate that kind of honesty and conversation... for that reason alone I welcome the separation. Because they both need to open up and have the difficult conversations with each other, not just their friends and other family members. They need to show each other the kind of trust and respect that comes within the wide scope of the word 'love.' This is not an immature love, this is real love- and real love means everything.
And ofcourse I want to see those angsty, emotional, beautiful ISHRA moments during the separation that makes not just them but their families realize how much of a unit they all all become.
Having said all this... this is how I feel today:
I am way too invested in this show...🤢
@least I am not alone... right ?
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