7th Oct
The last two weeks have been punctuated with milestones in the Arshi relationship, and the thawing of ASR ... and today ASR finally dissolved into Arnav. Beautifully done episode from start to end ... although I could have done without the jumping between the Payash scenes ...
And ASR laughed ... or should I say, Arnav laughed ...
*edited*
Quick synopsis and my thoughts :) This is an episode that really can't be described, it has to be seen and felt ... the subtle play of emotions on the faces of the actors, especially Sanaya in the kitchen scene, moving between awareness and concern ... and the visible change in Arnav, the laughter in his eyes even after Khushi leaves, as though a weight has been removed from his heart and the long-dead Arnav has truly started to return to life.
Arnav feeling dizzy, goes to kitchen, Khushi tells him to get out, he's in no state to listen, she turns away and he collapses ...
Aapne vrat rakha hai kya? *rofl* ... aww ...
She does all the right things, try to call Anjali and La to find out what is wrong, what should she do ...
He collapses further ... Khushi freaks out even more ...
The first of the bits I loved ... the way she supports him, then gets lost in him ... full circle, deja vu of the first time he supported her when she fainted in the guesthouse, then got lost in looking at her ...
Sanaya did this simply beautifully, her expressions varying between awareness and concern, and as she gets on with the immediate task of supporting him, feeding him, being completely alert to what he needs, but the background awareness never quite goes away ... I think the bg music added to the effect, but I was totally lost in her face and the worry emanating from it ...
He manages to tell her he needs sugar ... Barun did this part beautifully, the muttered 'Khushi, meetha' ... Khushi even checks, are you sure, you're not supposed to have sugar ... but he mutters again and she runs to get something ...
Jalebis ... but of course ... remember you wanted to feed your husband jalebis, Khushi?
Again this scene can't be described ...as she feeds him, the worry on her face, Arnav slowly recovering, Khushi supporting him every inch of the way, as he groggily gets to his feet, the hands on either side ... for support, not to threaten ... does he remember? Deja vu again ... He sees the worried face, the concern, tells her, almost brusquely, 'hato' ... as though annoyed that he still needs support ...or that she thinks he needs it ... but she's too worried to register it ... so he removes her hand gently and starts to leave ...
"Aap theek to hain na?"
So worried still ... he nods slightly. Does the concern in her voice reach him? warm him?
"Kya hua aapko?"
He tells her briefly ... his blood sugar dropped, he came to get sugar.
Stumbles again, she reaches automatically to support him again ... he recovers to tell her, don't tell anyone.
"But are you all right?" Her overriding concern for him wrapping around them... yes, he nods, and leaves.
Leaving her worried and guilty ... you came for sugar and I ...
Again full circle ... his guilt about the GH drove him crazy for a while, her guilt about her shouting driving her crazy now ...
Interspersed with Akash near Payal's house, bond over sabzi buying ... this couple just showcases why a love story needs problems, otherwise it can turn completely bland ... this one is about as exciting as hospital food!
Anjali, Nani and Mami return, (return of the Om Prakash with them ;) Anjali asks why Khushi called her, Khushi makes some excuse, but she's still distracted by her worry over Arnav ...
And Mami is still in La camp ...
Khushi can't think about anything except Arnav and his fainting ... and her own guilt ... why did she shout at him like that?
Arnav getting ready to leave for Nainital ... Khushi can't stop herself any more, goes to say sorry ... she is such a sweetheart ... forgets all about the fact that she looked after him when he blacked out, in her remorse and worry, why did I yell at him for no reason?
And the adorable Arshi scene ... Khushi trying to apologise, Arnav has already forgiven her ... heck, he doesn't even remember her yelling, all he remembers is her worry and the way she supported him, helped him, was worried, so worried for him ... as she blabbers on about her mistake, and begs for forgiveness, he's not even listening, he's just looking at her, the way she's smearing herself with besan all over her face in her anxiety and full on blabber mode ... and he starts laughing ... at the picture she makes, at her innocence, her cuteness, her so-touching worry, the heartfelt regret for such a small mistake ... at the bundle of contradictions that is Khushi ...
and Khushi stares at this laughing Arnav in wonderment ... for the first time seeing him laughing wholeheartedly, the shadows gone from his face ... I don't blame her for being thunderstruck ...
Anjali is overjoyed that Arnav is laughing for the first time in years ... Arnav recovers himself belatedly ... but not completely ... points to Khushi's besan smeared face ... and the siblings laugh again ... Khushi recovers slightly and runs to wash her face ...
Arnav stops laughing, but the smile still there in his eyes ... is he feeling lighter in his heart? Laughter is strong medicine indeed ... has it started dissolving the bitterness frozen inside him? And now the thaw has started, will he be ever able to go back to being the stern-faced, stoic, frozen and emotionless ASR?
Arnav has started emerging from ASR after years ... from where he was buried deep inside ...
And Khushi thinks so too ... as she pauses outside, looks back as she remembers his laughter again, and murmurs ... when you laugh, you don't look like Laad Governer at all ... with the softest of smiles ... aww Khushi, that wasn't Laad Governer laughing, it was Arnav ... and it's Arnav you will fall in love with. And it's Arnav you will force out of his ASR shell and into the world of the living again.
Rest of episode was about La and her 'alogee' and missing the Nainital trip ... contrast again between Arnav's attitude towards Khushi and towards La ... he found it so easy to forgive Khushi, but La earns his wrath yet again!
Khushi upto her tricks, emptying the petrol, and fixing up creature comforts inside the boot for La's tryst with Arnav, including all-important food ... and of course, she gets trapped inside ...
so Khushi and Arnav on the way to Nainital just in time for the Mahaepisode ... thank you, CV's!!!
The last two weeks have been punctuated with milestones in the Arshi relationship, and the thawing of ASR ... and today ASR finally dissolved into Arnav. Beautifully done episode from start to end ... although I could have done without the jumping between the Payash scenes ...
And ASR laughed ... or should I say, Arnav laughed ...
*edited*
Quick synopsis and my thoughts :) This is an episode that really can't be described, it has to be seen and felt ... the subtle play of emotions on the faces of the actors, especially Sanaya in the kitchen scene, moving between awareness and concern ... and the visible change in Arnav, the laughter in his eyes even after Khushi leaves, as though a weight has been removed from his heart and the long-dead Arnav has truly started to return to life.
Arnav feeling dizzy, goes to kitchen, Khushi tells him to get out, he's in no state to listen, she turns away and he collapses ...
Aapne vrat rakha hai kya? *rofl* ... aww ...
She does all the right things, try to call Anjali and La to find out what is wrong, what should she do ...
He collapses further ... Khushi freaks out even more ...
The first of the bits I loved ... the way she supports him, then gets lost in him ... full circle, deja vu of the first time he supported her when she fainted in the guesthouse, then got lost in looking at her ...
Sanaya did this simply beautifully, her expressions varying between awareness and concern, and as she gets on with the immediate task of supporting him, feeding him, being completely alert to what he needs, but the background awareness never quite goes away ... I think the bg music added to the effect, but I was totally lost in her face and the worry emanating from it ...
He manages to tell her he needs sugar ... Barun did this part beautifully, the muttered 'Khushi, meetha' ... Khushi even checks, are you sure, you're not supposed to have sugar ... but he mutters again and she runs to get something ...
Jalebis ... but of course ... remember you wanted to feed your husband jalebis, Khushi?
Again this scene can't be described ...as she feeds him, the worry on her face, Arnav slowly recovering, Khushi supporting him every inch of the way, as he groggily gets to his feet, the hands on either side ... for support, not to threaten ... does he remember? Deja vu again ... He sees the worried face, the concern, tells her, almost brusquely, 'hato' ... as though annoyed that he still needs support ...or that she thinks he needs it ... but she's too worried to register it ... so he removes her hand gently and starts to leave ...
"Aap theek to hain na?"
So worried still ... he nods slightly. Does the concern in her voice reach him? warm him?
"Kya hua aapko?"
He tells her briefly ... his blood sugar dropped, he came to get sugar.
Stumbles again, she reaches automatically to support him again ... he recovers to tell her, don't tell anyone.
"But are you all right?" Her overriding concern for him wrapping around them... yes, he nods, and leaves.
Leaving her worried and guilty ... you came for sugar and I ...
Again full circle ... his guilt about the GH drove him crazy for a while, her guilt about her shouting driving her crazy now ...
Interspersed with Akash near Payal's house, bond over sabzi buying ... this couple just showcases why a love story needs problems, otherwise it can turn completely bland ... this one is about as exciting as hospital food!
Anjali, Nani and Mami return, (return of the Om Prakash with them ;) Anjali asks why Khushi called her, Khushi makes some excuse, but she's still distracted by her worry over Arnav ...
And Mami is still in La camp ...
Khushi can't think about anything except Arnav and his fainting ... and her own guilt ... why did she shout at him like that?
Arnav getting ready to leave for Nainital ... Khushi can't stop herself any more, goes to say sorry ... she is such a sweetheart ... forgets all about the fact that she looked after him when he blacked out, in her remorse and worry, why did I yell at him for no reason?
And the adorable Arshi scene ... Khushi trying to apologise, Arnav has already forgiven her ... heck, he doesn't even remember her yelling, all he remembers is her worry and the way she supported him, helped him, was worried, so worried for him ... as she blabbers on about her mistake, and begs for forgiveness, he's not even listening, he's just looking at her, the way she's smearing herself with besan all over her face in her anxiety and full on blabber mode ... and he starts laughing ... at the picture she makes, at her innocence, her cuteness, her so-touching worry, the heartfelt regret for such a small mistake ... at the bundle of contradictions that is Khushi ...
and Khushi stares at this laughing Arnav in wonderment ... for the first time seeing him laughing wholeheartedly, the shadows gone from his face ... I don't blame her for being thunderstruck ...
Anjali is overjoyed that Arnav is laughing for the first time in years ... Arnav recovers himself belatedly ... but not completely ... points to Khushi's besan smeared face ... and the siblings laugh again ... Khushi recovers slightly and runs to wash her face ...
Arnav stops laughing, but the smile still there in his eyes ... is he feeling lighter in his heart? Laughter is strong medicine indeed ... has it started dissolving the bitterness frozen inside him? And now the thaw has started, will he be ever able to go back to being the stern-faced, stoic, frozen and emotionless ASR?
Arnav has started emerging from ASR after years ... from where he was buried deep inside ...
And Khushi thinks so too ... as she pauses outside, looks back as she remembers his laughter again, and murmurs ... when you laugh, you don't look like Laad Governer at all ... with the softest of smiles ... aww Khushi, that wasn't Laad Governer laughing, it was Arnav ... and it's Arnav you will fall in love with. And it's Arnav you will force out of his ASR shell and into the world of the living again.
Rest of episode was about La and her 'alogee' and missing the Nainital trip ... contrast again between Arnav's attitude towards Khushi and towards La ... he found it so easy to forgive Khushi, but La earns his wrath yet again!
Khushi upto her tricks, emptying the petrol, and fixing up creature comforts inside the boot for La's tryst with Arnav, including all-important food ... and of course, she gets trapped inside ...
so Khushi and Arnav on the way to Nainital just in time for the Mahaepisode ... thank you, CV's!!!
Hey Dia,
ReplyDeleteawesome, awesome, awesome episode......loved it a lot.......loved ur post too.......:)
Just hope that Arnav remembers all this innocence, the care....the way she really looks after him, when the shyam truth is out........
My name on IF forum is anjs.....:)
Geetu,
ReplyDeleteI don't think I did justice to this ... really loved the episode, the acting of both the leads was fantastic and it was cute, touching, funny and romantic without a single romantic moment between them! Really hope the cv's continue the way they're going ... I think they're really putting some thought into the show now! Love the way the distances between Arnav and Khushi are lessening without the romance starting at all yet ... the way their feelings seesaw and they keep trying to stay apart, yet keep coming back together ... am enjoying this journey now!
And I think this whole thing is definitely a set up for the Shyam truth ... when it comes out, Arnav will definitely react badly, and lash out at Khushi, but then as he calms down, he will start to remember all this ... especially the fact that when she makes mistakes, she feels bad, she apologises, and tries to rectify them ... so he will be forced to doubt that she could ever have led Shyam on knowingly. And because he sees how she tries to rectify her mistakes, that might be the way he would force her into marriage ... if that happens.