Friday, December 9, 2011

8/12 - Epi 138 ... The Pit Beckons the Slimeball

8th Dec Thurs

Seems like every time Shashi babu has a fit, the family gives him water to shut him up. At this rate the guy will die of overhydration! And instead of calling the doctor to check him once (arey, just put a line in the dialogues that doc said he's fine, how tough is that?), the talk shifts to engagement preparations. Garima says Devi ma ki kripa - arey, acknowledge Khushi maiyya ki kripa also for once!

Khushi wondering why babuji is still worried - because they are rich?
Wonder whether this has any relation to Khushi's past, supposedly shared with Arnav, or it's just a reflection of the social difference?
Khushi tries to reassure him, mentions Anjali and babuji goes into frenzy again ... lord, more water?! He wrenches off Khushi's ring, going 'shya, shya ...' Khushi still asking if he wants to say something!!! *head desk* Lord, Khushi, it's patently obvious he's trying to say something, if you would listen!
Slimeball's ears more tuned to danger, he appears magically to return the ring to Khushi ... tg he doesn't attempt to put it on, just hands it to her.
Babuji tells Shyam 'jaao' ... now HOW much clearer can he get? And Shyam is worried, babuji is recovering faster than he bargained for.
But Khushi still doesn't get it ... or does she? Did you go somewhere in the morning? I came to call you ...
Slimeball deflects smoothly, or tries to ... forget all that, congratulations on Akash Payal ...
Not so easily ... how did you know about Payal Akash?
Oops, no, Khushi is not such a pushover as Anjali ... I met Buaji outside, she told me ... dig the pit a little deeper with every lie ...

Buaji as stupid as ever, calls Khushi and Payal, leaving us to another torture scene .. yuck ... hopefully the last one.
One interesting statement by Shyam ... situation is getting more complex, but he likes it, and both the girls will be in his hands ... shouldn't he be getting worried how he's going to survive? And he won't hurt Khushi as long as Shashi is quiet. So is there more to Shyam than just getting Khushi into his bed? But so far, he has no clue about Arnav and Khushi for sure.

Khushi says she'll lay a plate for Shyam, Bua asks, is he back? But Shyam just said Buaji gave him the PA news ... Khushi is fortunately smarter than the rest of the tubelights put together. Plus Slimeball is making lots of mistakes now.
And he makes another one ... Rani Sahiba on the phone ... he sees Khushi staring at him and leaves the room quickly.

RM - Getting ready for SN Puja ... Anjali continues her call, Slimeball has to come for the puja.
Next morning - Anjali going through her lists, Slimeball offers to help and takes her phone. La asks Arnav to come for puja, Arnav refuses. La wants Arnav to sit with her, but Anjali says only married couples can sit together. And she tells La that they'll use Khushi's trick to get Arnav down for puja ... Arnav should not have heard that but he has very acute antenna for Khushi's name. Annoyed - so Khushi thinks she can trick me into attending the puja again ... no way!
La tries to get Arnav to choose her sari, but Arnav is far more interested in listening to Anjali invite Khushi ... and her fiance ... for the puja. So will he finally meet that wretched man?  And glowering again, he refuses to have anything to do with saris, pujas, the works.

Slimeball checks and re-checks with Akash, no, Khushi and family are not coming for puja. Great, he doesn't need to be Skulking Rat today.

Anjali still persuading Khushi on phone, without mentioning her name ... Shyam addresses her as Rani Sahiba in Khushi's hearing ... and Khushi wondering, antennae well and truly up now.

Khushi reaches RM, still wondering ... Slimeball sweet-talking Anjali ... La asks Khushi to call Arnav, Akash to call Di ... Khushi switches around and goes to call Anjali instead ... tries to look inside the room, then feels stupid ... she is overthinking ... how can they be the same person? She turns and leaves ...
Good thing too ... didn't want the first confrontation to be in private.

Khushi still totally lost, lands up in Arnav's room ... jerked back to reality only when he asks brusquely ... what are you doing here?
Then he notices her lost expression, and asks more gently ... did you want something? Do you need to talk about something?
She looks around as though realising where she is for the first time. Why did she come here, how did she come here? Just to check that her support system was still intact?
Something is very wrong, she knows it ... eyes full, she can't speak, just shakes her head mutely and leaves. Leaving him muttering "Unbelievable!" under his breath ...
Did Arnav think she had come to trick him into coming for the puja? Is her uncharacteristic quiet going to ring alarm bells for him too?

Family seated downstairs for the puja, La as usual preening about her clothes, her jewelry ... forgotten all about Arnav's not joining in ... Khushi starts looking around for La's lost earring, doesn't glimpse Slimeball as he enters and sits ... and the episode ends with Khushi peering at Shyam's back as she remembers the two overheard "Rani Sahiba's".

No precap ... thank god for SBS/SBB.

The episode belonged to Sanaya ... Khushi travelling slowly from confusion to suspicion ... wavering between 'can it be?' to 'no, how can it be' ... her unconscious seeking reassurance from Arnav that he was still there, and then back to 'it can't be but I need to check' ...

And the cv's milking every last TRP they can get from the exposure! *rofl*

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