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Our episode starts with Sidhanth seen entering Prabhakar's cabin. Sidhanth shayari bhi suna ta hai 😆. Sidhanth says Sri sent him to be briefed by Prabhakar, upon sitting down, Sidhanth sees a picture of himself with his father. Sidhanth asks about this photo and Prabhakar says it was their first photo together. Prabhakar says Sidhanth didn't like coming to his father, and a look is passed between them here, but Prabhakar convinced him that there would be a tota coming out from a nearby area, as well as tried to bribe him with sweets 😆. Sidhanth says he's never seen the picture before and Prabhakar says there are many things he has not yet seen. Again a small look passes between father and son, so many things unsaid and yet an yearning to have an open conversation is there. There is so much these two want to be able to say to each other yet it never comes to fruition. They share such a fascinating relationship, there is deep care and deep love, an almost begrudging respect as well. But there is no communication, and that love and care is lost when the right words to express them are never said.
Prabhakar then escorts Sidhanth to KK's office. KK greets Sidhanth happily and immediately sits down about salary talks. KK tells Anushka to speak to Sidhanth directly about salary, as she's head of HR it seems. KK warns Anushka to not tease Sid too much as he's now part of the work family. It seems at first that Sidhanth hadn't heard Kartik speaking to Prabhakar, especially with his slightly different attitude in Prabhakar's cabin. But he has and Kartik's words ring in Sidhanth's ears, as KK tries to have a conversation with him.
Sidhanth tells KK he doesn't want this job. Sidhanth claims that even with the big opportunity he's gotten, he's thought hard and long and he can't leave the Khurana company. He claims that Khurana has stuck with him through thick and thin, and believed in him when no one else was willing to take a chance on such an ambitious and young man. He tells KK he is unable to accept this job because of the loyalty he feels to Khurana's company. KK seems flabbergasted at Sidhanth's refusal. KK tells Prabhakar that Sidhanth is exactly like his father, ek dum loyal. Sidhanth asks for his ijazat to leave. KK smiles and lets Sidhanth go. Interesting and a good laying out for the future. My first thought here was SWEETY JI WAPAS AAYENGE. 😳 My priorities here are obviously set. Sweety Ji ki siva aur kuch nahin 😆
Sidhanth walks back into Khurana & Sons, and sees no one. Sweety Ji is seen hiding with Khurana and everyone surprises Sidhanth for his coming back!! Khurana calls Sidhanth a star and they cut a cake in Sidhanth's honour 😆 Sidhanth is upheld as a saint 😆 Khurana says he can't believe how much respect Sidhanth has for him, that he left such a big job for Khurana. Sidhanth is slightly shocked at how Khurana could know so fast, but Khurana tells him to call Srikanth and figure it out. Sweety Ji calls Sidhanth on being smart enough to keep both KK and Khurana in the bag, and honestly same 😆
Anushka is reeling from the shock of Sidhanth having refused the job. She knows he was so sure about the job and Srikanth interrupts her mid-thought, to riddle with her about how she had told him to say thank you to Sidhanth and then had contradicted herself by saying Sidhanth wouldn't be in the job if it were her decision.
Sidhanth calls up Srikanth and Srikanth tells Sidhanth that all of Reddy Corps legal matters will be handled by Khurana's company of which Sidhanth will head the case management. Incredible. Srikanth isn't nearly as bad as I thought he was. A little silly and maybe self-absorbed, but he is a good man when he wants to be. He promised Anushka that he would do as she said, and that if she said to say thank you to Sidhanth then he would do it in the grandest way possible. He also resolves to her about the hurt he felt when she said that Sri hadn't trusted her. I like the transparency here. Whatever Srikanth is on his own time, doesn't dictate his relationship with Anu. She's his baby sister and he does love her, his love for her isn't misguided and it's certainly without malice. It may be the one true, clear relationship he holds.
Goyal is shown at KK's place, courtesy of Kartik's invitation. Kartik tells his father that he should at least speak to Goyal to clear the air out. KK then asks Goyal if he spends time with his family, because he should lest his kids go awry. KK says this while directly looking at Kartik, and claims that children will lose sight of who is allowed within the home and who is not, if one doesn't spend time with them. KK then says that if Goyal is here now, he might as well stay for dinner. DInner is spent in purposeful silence with KK refusing to budge.
Goyal leaves in anger and tells Kartik that as long as Prabhakar is around, Kartik's value amounts to nothing. That as long Prabhakar is around, Kartik will be nothing. I like that they have made this crystal clear, Kartik's foe on all grounds is Prabhakar. Prabhakar's place in KK's life is unparalleled and the trust KK instills in Prabhakar is unshakable. Kartik it seems has continued to try and create his own important position in his father's life but seems to have lost every time to Prabhakar. A sign of Kartik's own insecurity toppled with his ambitious attitude, does not make for a very good cocktail.
Anushka comes home and finds Kartik sitting alone in the courtyard, lost in his own thoughts. She asks him what's wrong and Kartik says that today his father proved that Prabhakar is more important than Kartik to him. Kartik continues to yell about how he's tried so hard, admits that Sidhanth was his replacement and that Prabhakar should have stepped down between the deal. Anushka realizes through this conversation that Sidhanth stepped down because of his father. But I'm kind of miffed at this scene, there should have been more depth in Anushka's reactions to Kartik's words. Unless this drama isn't new, Anushka doesn't seem too worried or shocked at Kartik's word. She tries to calm him down but it's baseless as he's completely caught up in his hatred for Prabhakar. There should have been more introspection on Anushka's parts, a fear of Kartik's impulsivity, and maybe a clearer understanding of Sidhanth stepping down for his father. Sidhanth not taking the job is in direct contradiction to the beliefs in him that Anu holds. It should have been a sign of a slight change in attitude, but it wasn't dwelled on and hence left to it's devices.
Gayatri and Prabhakar share a small conversation in bed, and Prabhakar is lost in his own thoughts about the day. Kartik's words about Sidhanth being a replacement still ringing through him. The next morning Prabhakar is seen gardening with Purva and he shares some knowledge with daughter. Sidhanth walks in on this and calls for Purva to come to the side. He asks her what's happening and asks what Prabhakar is doing. Gayatri asks Prabhakar why he's suddenly worried about the garden but he seems too engrossed in his work. Prabhakar claims that when you can't find the solution to your problems you should always plant a flower, for it will remind that you things will grow without your interruption and the world will continue without you. Prabhakar starts on his shayari and here Sidhanth completes it when he can't remember the rest of the poem. And the poem highlighted that no matter how much you try, a tree will only bear fruits when it itself is ready. I wonder what's going in Prabhakar's head, what is he truly concerned about?
A car honk interrupts the moment and Prabhakar tells Purva to tell his regular driver that he won't be going to work today. Purva comes back claiming that it's a different car and a different driver. Sidhanth goes to check it out and is handed a phone by the driver. Khurana is seen on the other side telling Sidhanth that Sid had once said when he gets a driver and a new car to come for him, is when he knows he's made it as a big man, and now he has. Prabhakar looks on in slight confusion, almost disbelief, and Sidhanth tells Khurana he's on his way to the office. Again, this scene could have used more. More of Prabhakar's odd behaviour, more of the family's reactions to this behaviour. How could Prabhakar, who is so disciplined with his work, refuse to go to work? Why is he behaving this way? What's gotten under his skin? How does Prabhakar feel?
Sidhanth is seen getting ready and speaks to himself in the mirror that he knows Anushka doesn't want it, but now she'll have to see his face on a daily basis 😆 Anushka seems annoyed at the prospect of the same.
Precap - is a tiff between Anushka and Sidhanth again. Sidhanth is seen sitting with Srikanth and their server comes, asking what Sidhanth would like. Anushka shows up at the same time and Sidhanth says that Anushka is THE Anushka Reddy and that she should be served first, as he's just a gareeb bandha. OKAY Sid 😆
It seems I've fast become more invested in Sidhanth and his dynamic with Prabhakar, as well as the Kartik-KK-Prabhakar dynamic. There is so much there waiting to be explored. Anushka seems to not be written as completely perceptive and I'm annoyed that they haven't dwelled on her understanding of why Sidhanth chose to not take the job. There needs to be more here, as Anushka's taunting and malice laced words for Sidhanth don't seem as genuine as they do on Sidhanth's end. Sidhanth's words land with impact, they land with obvious hurt and intent from his end, they feel real. Anushka's words don't seem to land with the same impact. I've also been missing the flashbacks this week, there haven't been nearly enough. And certainly not nearly enough to justify the continuous blind nature on which Anushka's judgement seems to operate. I know it's her vice and one I thoroughly enjoy, but the slight lack of explanation continuously makes her motivations seem empty. We need more depth here and the writers need to step up a bit.
The writers also seem to explore depth and then leave it hanging. Prabhakar and Sidhanth's relationship was shown with clarity today, but where there should have been more exploration there wasn't. There should have been more with Anushka and Kartik's conversation, with more focusing on Anushka's own feelings post conversation. The writers need to not be afraid of depth, as without it we lose seeing into the minds of these characters.
