Nice brisk episode *Ishra's Reaction Collages pg 5**

much better than what I expected... More than the thrills and action .. The story telling I found was attractive ... All the characters in their character..while Ishita was shown as the savior .. Her reaching there before Raman made complete sense.

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After what feels like ages of low expectations, today's episode had a wonderful mix of drama, emotion, character involvement, progress, and tastefulness! I had very very very very little expectations of being impressed, and I am so happy the CVs proved me wrong. Like other's have mentioned, I don't want to get my hopes up, but I can continue to wish to be proven wrong. 😳

Right from the start till the end I was hooked to the episode. It did not take minutes for Raman to figure out the trap he was fallen in. But the scene in the flat stole my heart. Kids were beyond exception. We all cribbed for Gautam to emote but may be his character then did not allow him but today he was there. Perfectly matching his onscreen sister. He calmed her during her nightmare lovingly and cajoled her to stay calm when she yelled out for her parents. The boy was equally clueless but was strong before his sister. He was a boy who asked his dad to sign a form to change his initials for his passport but today the same boy agrees to not open the door even for his mom whom he loved to bits 😳.

DT nails it every time in such situations and today was no different. She questioned Shaggy about the kids and I really don't know what took so much time for her to tell it was her house which bombed. No expectations from Shaggy. Just telling . Ruhi looked up to her "Biological mother" to save her brother but she was more busy worrying for herself and her walking out made things more worse for her. Found the cylinder burst realistic. Ruhi not wanting to leave her Ishima which was so beautifully taken 👏. Another moment which took the cake was when Adi asked about Ishitha once he gained consciousness. Those tiny bits melt my heart and glad to find those scenes in today's episode 😳.

Earthquake... Not sure if it was meant to be a hard core one but such huge pillars falling and buildings uprooting scared me. Ruhi and Ishitha's bond, Beautiful one always ❤️. When she was lying on the ground with the pillar on her back, both had eyes only for each other. Ruhi did not want to lose her mother and Ishitha looked at her like she was taking one last look at her daughter. Too emotional 😭. Raman, the father and husband was perfect and KP nailed it. He looked out madly for his kids and then their hug more like a reunion.. Awww moment again and then he went ballistic when Ru mentioned about Ishitha. She is my wife and I can't wait for anyone.. Awwwiiieee ☺️ ❤️...!!!! Mein kush.. I loved it more cos Shaggy witnessed all of this and she had none with her. Karma is a bitch 😈...

Precap is giving me all the feels. Adi will get to know the true colors of his biological mother and seeds of doubt were sowed in today's episode. Ruhi will tear Shaggy's mask and Yaaayyy to that. And Puttar will go on a mad hunt for his Biwi and I am looking forward to those tight hugs, may be kisses but yes those emotional scenes. IshRa... bas ❤️

Kudos to CVs for taking up a sensitive one as this and executing it well 👏. Thanks to the brilliant crew, they just nailed the episode and tomorrow will be one such. Fingers crossed and zero expectations you get the best of episodes. We all cribbed at the spoilers but they took it brilliantly. So time to wait for the episode and your collages 😳

Gan as always beautiful collages quotes and an amazing post.

Was it just last week we were complaining about the crap that we bear witness courtesy of this show? I honestly am stunned speechless at what we witnessed today, what they delivered today - yes I was aware, as were all of us of what was coming, knew this is headed our way but somehow the OLV', the segments didn't do justice and I am so thankful for that, to the wonder that was tonight' episode.

This is why, despite all that makes us want to yell, rant and grumble we stick around, the brilliance that this show manages to deliver every once in a while reminding us why we chose to love it in the first place and making us stick to that decision, despite the numerous complaints we had.

I had read so much about this twist in terms of opinions on our forum itself when the fire promo was made known to us. There was so much sympathy, love; pity aimed towards Shagun in a way in those or rather should I say hatred spewed for Ishita that translated into commiserating with Shagun it baffled me, to put it mildly.

I was honestly reminded of something J.K. Rowling said about how it unnerves her and shocks her when girls fall for Draco, in the woman' words - ""Draco," writes Rowling, "has all the dark glamour of the anti-hero; girls are very apt to romanticise such people. All of this left me in the unenviable position of pouring cold common sense on ardent readers' daydreams, as I told them, rather severely, that Draco was not concealing a heart of gold under all that sneering and prejudice and that no, he and Harry were not destined to end up best friends."

What makes Draco such a hot property is stated above as well as in what's not written, that he is eye candy; so all in all it makes you understand what is the lure, the compulsion of liking the bad boy here. It stands to an explanation though the reasoning is not sane as to why is the forbidden fruit so tempting - what it doesn't explain is why should the same be applicable for Shagun.

I do admire a few things from her wardrobe from time to time I will give the woman that, but she certainly isn't the benchmark you would want to set up for yourself. In reality, you would be weary of associating yourself with a woman like her especially if you live in a society like ours, not because of what she has done or could do, but because associating with her might make people judge you from her yardstick. I was hence very torn and amused at the things I read about this on the forum - that this is all another way to glorify Ishita or another unsavory name that is coined for our dear Ishimaa that I am sure you are aware of...

Tonight though I didn't see any such thing sadly, else I would have joined the brigade who pities Shagun, the reason I refrained from doing so for so long is also that I don't jump on my guns just like that, I am the kind who likes her eggs to hatch before she counts her chickens you see. Any way as I was saying, I didn't see any such attempt at the glorification of poor little Ishimaa, who despite laying down her life would still be called so many things and not just by Shagun...

I didn't see a woman playing Rambo at the first sign of danger. I didn't see a superwoman there trying to lift the entire building on her shoulder. Nor did I see her dousing out the fire that was getting wilder by puffing her cheeks and blowing air at it, all I saw was a woman, a mother, a very scared woman who also happened to be a mother, just not a biological one to the kids who were caught in the crosshairs here.

As I said, I saw someone who I could identify with tonight.

I saw a woman who followed an instinct, a hunch or woman' intuition as they say when she asked the guard last night whether he knew anything about one Shagun Arora, the woman she thought might help in this time of trouble. She didn't hold any grudges or enmity, she just had one thing in mind - trying whatever she can to find her kids, safe and sound, as I am sure any mother in her place would have done.

At times like these, when you find your kids in danger you don't really care who you have to beg for help - even if it's your worst enemy, your arch nemesis, because nothing matters more than saving your kids does.

That instinct/hunch/intuition led her tonight to a place where at first she almost failed, was almost finding herself back at square one when suddenly she saw, the person who she came to seek in front of her. She laid bare the entire situation at hand...what she didn't expect was to find the one she came to ask for aid, would be the culprit herself.

Barely had the shock of the revelation begin to sink...that an explosion happened - a literal one.

And here' where the subtle nuances that differentiate the two women begin to appear - the first one says - that's my flat...the other one says Ruhi and Adi...

The first one identifies the place, understands and knows who and what is at stake there but her first words are about a materialistic possession which crumbled to dust - the words of the other woman were the names of her two children - priceless, irreplaceable and once lost, if heaven forbid they would have been, unrecoverable.

They rush to the flat and while the first woman tries her might to get in the locked apartment, it's the second one again who calls and pleads for help stating her kids are locked in the place.

As they find themselves some saviors, again the first woman has not a word or a look of concern for either of her children, the very kids she claimed to miss and love to one and all. The very kids she laid a claim on not moments ago as if they were mere possessions to use and make off with or chuck out as per her whims and fancies.

The little girl in there who had cried herself to sleep, who not moments ago again found herself in tears because she was missing her mother and scared to be in a new place was finally able to relax. Comforted by the presence of her elder brother (who barely was holding himself together) and the knowledge that her papa was gonna make it soon, did something tonight she normally would have never done - she asked her birth mother for help, cried out to her. Though not for herself, but her big brother, the one child she assumed their mother genuinely loved.

And when she saw what came off it - her cries ceased, her tears too stopped - tonight her brother too was abandoned by their mother, just like she was. Tonight her brother too found himself in the same place she found herself in all those years ago when as an infant their mother walked out on them. The only difference was - she was too young to understand when it happened to her and with time and experience brought on by the familiarity of the woman who gave birth to her, she learned to live with it. When she found herself a mother, one who truly loved her, she moved on from it - tonight though she saw what she always heard about, what she had always known her mother to do but never witnessed it the way she did today - she saw her mother abandon and run away. Abandon her own flesh and blood, run away choosing herself over someone she claimed to love and it broke her heart and hurt her soul.

Tonight Ruhi saw one of the ugliest moments of her life at an age meant to play and laugh.

In that moment though no one lost their life - Ruhi did lose something - she lost a part of her innocence, a part of her naivete, a hope that perhaps, perhaps their mother isn't entirely incapable of love and feelings for someone else except for herself and it was heartbreaking,

In the one instance Ruhanika simply killed it with the expression of stunned disbelief she had on her face, as she saw her biological mother leave and abandon another child of hers - this time the one she claimed to love, the one the little girl thought was loved at least , if not her.

In that moment though she didn't do so willingly, she loosened the grip on the mother she held onto because she realized, that her brother didn't have one while she found herself saved by hers.

Is it any wonder that what we are about to see, the slight glimpse that we saw today off beforehand is equally heartbreaking and soul stirring.

Once before this little girl had raised her voice against the very mother when she tried to claim the place she had willingly given up ages ago - that of being her father' wife and her mother as she broke the ties that were being formed by her brother as he held hands with their parents, trying to link them. Then she had not spared her brother, as well to defend the mother who though didn't give birth to her was her family, her world. Tomorrow that very girl would rise again, this time in defense of the same brother shunning the woman who birthed them yet again, this time for walking out on her brother, the child who loved and believed in her when no one did or no one would.

I'll try to be back later with a post on father and children - right now the mothers and kids have drained me completely.

The performances tonight be it from Divyanka, Karan or Gautam were amazing - however the one person who overshadowed everyone, who towered above all her seniors definitely is Ruhanika for me, hats off to the little girl who I see will go a long way in the future.

A little something from my end too tonight since I just couldnt' NOT make something on this little scene of Ruhi' 😳

Hi Gan!! Waiting for your collages!

Episode was way better than I expected. The props department has done a really good job of creating the debris. I thought they'd only show a couple broken boulders and be done with it.

I agree with you- every character was on their element tonight. No one acted out of character. I won't indulge in the debate of whether Shagun ever loved her children or not, but she's always been selfish. She's always chosen herself before everyone else- it's the most consistent of her traits and tonight that aspect came in front of her children. The utter shock on Ruhi's face reflected the gravity of Shagun's move. If her previous acts hadn't done it, tonight Shagun surely managed to scar Ruhi for life and probably Adi- when he gets to know about it.

I'd be happier if the fire blast was a little less severe and Ishita hadn't been buried under the boulder. Logically, there's no escape from such a situation without loss of major limbs. It would've been way better if they showed her trapped in a corner, surrounded by the debris, unable to get out rather than buried under them.

Finally, I don't like saying this, but the hair is really blocking views and hampering emotional scenes. I'd prefer it gone.

Hi Gan,

Fabulous episode.. !!! Today i am on an oath to praise Team YHM to my heart's content. I ran out of words but i will never run out of the spirit to appreciate them today. Today DT , KP , Ruhaanika and Gautam deserves the tonnes and tonnes of praises coming their way. I don't think i will be able to get over today's episode in the near future. The epissode definitely set a new benchmark for the telly world as far as the execution of such tragic events are concerned. And i am sure YHM has set a record for creating numerous such benchmarks. This is why YHM will always reamain close to my heart. For ever and ever..!!

Robert A. Heinlein

She couldn't sit still. Her kids were missing. All kinds of wild thoughts running through her mind. Her husband assured her to bring them back. That wasn't enough. She had to do her part however small and insignificant it may sound. At the time of crisis, even a small gesture could transform the scenario. Though it was a wild guess, she went with it. She could use whatever help she could get from whomever. It doesn't matter if it is an arch rival or a close relation. So, she followed the trial holding onto the loose threads frantic with worry. One after the other until she reached an almost dead end. When was about to meet with disappointment, her luck favoured and she found the person she was looking for, saving the little glimmer of hope she had. She wasn't bothered about Shagun's whereabouts. She just wanted to know if the lady has seen the kids. The kids as they belonged to Shagun equally, after all she was the biological mother. A woman, rather a mother begging another one to help her with any possible clue, may be another loose thread that she could follow.

She was bewildered when she got a call from the person standing in front of her. Her bewilderment turned into disconcertion when she discovered that her kids were indeed with their bio mother and her brain refused to register the other one's blabber about taking the kids away. It immediately turned into terror with the explosion. She ran as fast as she could ignoring her injured foot along with the other to save their kids. She was crying for help when Shagun was being irresponsible for the umpteenth time. The little moment of relief on finding Ru safe and fear in the next moment for Adi. Handing over a scared and weeping Ru forcefully to be moved to a more safer place, she began looking for Adi. She couldn't get any help, the child was unable to move and the fire was blazing. What would a mother do in such a scenario? She did what any mother does. Jump in to save the child. It isn't the deed of a super woman but plain instinct of a mother who wants to save the child at any cost. This was no time to waste. Every second counted. She could somehow get him out and was running away with her kids(her kids now, as the other one was no where to be seen) when the natural calamity struck in. Again, her priority was her children. To get them away from the hazardous situation, to shield them from the impending danger. She pushed them away but has fallen to it. Her kids refusing to leave and she refusing to let them near. The struggle of a mother to keep her children away from all kinds of perils at the cost of her own life. The slight reassurance that they would be fine and then the look of despair of knowing what would happen to her the next moment.

"A real parent is someone who puts their kids above their own selfish wants and needs"

This is the closest I could get for Shagun. I couldn't find any quote/saying/words whatsoever to describe her motherhood which implies that there could be a bad girl/woman/sister/aunt any relation but not a bad mother. We have been proven wrong this time by this lady. She was the one who gave birth to the children who were in danger and God forbid were about to lose their lives and whom Ishita was desperately trying to save. But her face shows little concern for the happenings. She was blinded by her own selfish reasons and revenge so much that she stopped rational thinking altogether. She wasn't comprehending what she was getting her children into. She even stooped to such a level where she cheated her own son who loves her, adores her and naively follows her. Her carelessness is beyond me. First leaving the gas turned on, next the key and then her running away from the scene of calamity. She became into this callous, cold-hearted woman for whom nothing is more important than herself. Her world starts and ends at her. Even at this grave moment when her son was about to lose his life, the same one who was with her through thick and thin, who loved her like crazy, she couldn't think beyond herself. She mercilessly ran away fearing for her own self leaving the kids to their own fate. I shudder to think what would have happened to them if no one was around or if Ishita was a second in reaching there or discovering them.

This is what I could write for today. I wanted to write about Raman and Adi, Ruhi. Hopefully tomorrow or over the weekend(if you open a thread and that too not at the situation of boring people😳). Ishita was totally in character today. Never went overboard even for a second. She didn't behave as a super woman or a wonder woman or whatever other super hero names she was being called. She did what a mother would do given the circumstances. She had her priorities set and was going according to her instinct. I would have been happy if they left Shagun grey but they had to make her bad. I would like to think of this as the character progression. The different shades in her coming to the front as per her surroundings(people and places).