Thursday 16th Jan
Desolation is when your dreams shatter in front of your eyes ...
When the painted figures you saw of your new life vanish into the dark like the shadows they turned out be ...
When the images of that dream mock you in the mirror with the reflections of their presence ...
When you mourn their loss while they still hang on you ...
When you're left alone in the world ... and there's no one to mourn your shattered dreams with you ...
Paro ... left alone, weeping for the loss of her dreams ... an orphan, the only dream she had, was to belong to someone, to belong somewhere, to live in a place which was her own by rights, and not a favour to an orphan girl ...
And she weeps in the shadowy darkness, her mangal sutra, her sindoor are reminders of what she dreamed, and how suddenly and cruelly those dreams were shattered ... a bride and a widow the same day ... wed and widowed within a few hours ...
Rudra ... caught up in the demons of his past, so abruptly recalled by that grieving mother ... a beautiful woman is not to be trusted ... she is a traitor, she has to be ...
For once Aman is the more perceptive, and sees that Paro is in shock. But Rudra doesn't believe him ... will not believe him ... Paro is a beautiful woman, therefore Paro is lying ... he will wring the truth out of her if need be ...
The only answer he gets is a half stuttered, half sobbed 'you killed my beend' ... and a look of fear mingled with hatred.
Rudra gets the required rap on his knuckles ... less severe than I expected ... he lost all his men, and killed all the intruders ... now where is the proof going to come from?!
Rudra-sa, you should have contained your anger and captured the kaka ... he was unarmed and begging for his life ... instead you killed him, and Varun ... and took as witness, the only innocent person in the entire party ... the only one who didn't have a clue as to what was going on.
Another hero whose dimaag stops working when he's angry? Oh hell!!!
So Rudra swears that Paro will be witness ... and off he goes again to Paro ... not before a warning from his CO ... more traps are baited with honey than vinegar ...
So he gives her the bait of freedom ... undoes her handcuffs, and tells her to follow him if she wants to go back home ... Paro hesitates, not daring to believe him ... then follows him meekly ...
While in the village, the Thakur has lost no time in rallying his loyal subjects ... disown Paro baisa ... for her own good.
Rudra wants Paro to sign a paper saying she knows what the wedding party was all about ... Paro doesn't know, what's more she doesn't believe it ... she will not sign ...
And the final betrayal, the biggest blow to hit Paro in a day full of them ... Maamisa's refusal to recognise Paro ...
What I loved ... the little flashes of defiance in Paro today ... when Rudra was forcing her to speak, stammering with sheer fear, all she said was - 'you killed my husband' ... no begging, no pleas for release ... just that one sentence that defeated him ...
And the one upmanship that followed ...
When he told her to follow him if she wanted her freedom, she did not follow instantly ... she waited till he almost shut the door, as though gauging his intentions before deciding to follow ... he in turn, almost shut the door on her ...
When he opened the door for her to sit in front, she went to the back instead ... he was her husband's killer, she would not sit with him ... he, in turn, started the jeep even before she was properly settled ...
Her instant refusal to sign any papers in return for her freedom.
Today was Sanaya's day again ... she made me weep ... sheer and utter desolation, shattered dreams, and in the end, the shocked disbelief as she heard Mamisa's words disowning her ...
And in the midst of it all, the flashes of defiance ...
Rudra-sa doesn't know what he's taken on in this seemingly meek, mild demure girl ...
Desolation is when your dreams shatter in front of your eyes ...
When the painted figures you saw of your new life vanish into the dark like the shadows they turned out be ...
When the images of that dream mock you in the mirror with the reflections of their presence ...
When you mourn their loss while they still hang on you ...
When you're left alone in the world ... and there's no one to mourn your shattered dreams with you ...
Paro ... left alone, weeping for the loss of her dreams ... an orphan, the only dream she had, was to belong to someone, to belong somewhere, to live in a place which was her own by rights, and not a favour to an orphan girl ...
And she weeps in the shadowy darkness, her mangal sutra, her sindoor are reminders of what she dreamed, and how suddenly and cruelly those dreams were shattered ... a bride and a widow the same day ... wed and widowed within a few hours ...
Rudra ... caught up in the demons of his past, so abruptly recalled by that grieving mother ... a beautiful woman is not to be trusted ... she is a traitor, she has to be ...
For once Aman is the more perceptive, and sees that Paro is in shock. But Rudra doesn't believe him ... will not believe him ... Paro is a beautiful woman, therefore Paro is lying ... he will wring the truth out of her if need be ...
The only answer he gets is a half stuttered, half sobbed 'you killed my beend' ... and a look of fear mingled with hatred.
Rudra gets the required rap on his knuckles ... less severe than I expected ... he lost all his men, and killed all the intruders ... now where is the proof going to come from?!
Rudra-sa, you should have contained your anger and captured the kaka ... he was unarmed and begging for his life ... instead you killed him, and Varun ... and took as witness, the only innocent person in the entire party ... the only one who didn't have a clue as to what was going on.
Another hero whose dimaag stops working when he's angry? Oh hell!!!
So Rudra swears that Paro will be witness ... and off he goes again to Paro ... not before a warning from his CO ... more traps are baited with honey than vinegar ...
So he gives her the bait of freedom ... undoes her handcuffs, and tells her to follow him if she wants to go back home ... Paro hesitates, not daring to believe him ... then follows him meekly ...
While in the village, the Thakur has lost no time in rallying his loyal subjects ... disown Paro baisa ... for her own good.
Rudra wants Paro to sign a paper saying she knows what the wedding party was all about ... Paro doesn't know, what's more she doesn't believe it ... she will not sign ...
And the final betrayal, the biggest blow to hit Paro in a day full of them ... Maamisa's refusal to recognise Paro ...
What I loved ... the little flashes of defiance in Paro today ... when Rudra was forcing her to speak, stammering with sheer fear, all she said was - 'you killed my husband' ... no begging, no pleas for release ... just that one sentence that defeated him ...
And the one upmanship that followed ...
When he told her to follow him if she wanted her freedom, she did not follow instantly ... she waited till he almost shut the door, as though gauging his intentions before deciding to follow ... he in turn, almost shut the door on her ...
When he opened the door for her to sit in front, she went to the back instead ... he was her husband's killer, she would not sit with him ... he, in turn, started the jeep even before she was properly settled ...
Her instant refusal to sign any papers in return for her freedom.
Today was Sanaya's day again ... she made me weep ... sheer and utter desolation, shattered dreams, and in the end, the shocked disbelief as she heard Mamisa's words disowning her ...
And in the midst of it all, the flashes of defiance ...
Rudra-sa doesn't know what he's taken on in this seemingly meek, mild demure girl ...
Amazing acting by almost everyone! Love the casting in the show. Anyone else feel the scene where mamisa disowns Paro was very reminiscent of Bua slapping Khushi after the hate marriage. The same sense of isolation and heartbreak? I felt with paro today. The immensity of what just happened. Surreal.
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Uma thanks for sharing. Really beautiful VM. I loved Sanaya's voice in between the song....It gives a different feel...
DeleteUma, this was beautiful!
DeleteDia you always capture the essence of the episode in a clear cut way. Love reading your takes. Especially in red:) Also the last line Rudra doesn't know what he's taking with him....Yeah!!
ReplyDeleteEnkay i didn't remember IPK, but after reading your's it's some what like that. Here the intensity of isolation and heartbreak is even more. She can go no where and she's a prisoner.Sanaya literally breathes as Paro onscreen. The first scene with Rudra and the one when she see her marital proofs...just wow!!
Lakshmi, true that. The intensity here is greater because as of now she is a pawn in games other people are playing. As Khushi, she atleast could hold on to the fact she was saving her sister's marriage. Am happy with the way the show is shaping up.
Deletegreat episode. great acting. that innocence-slash-hate-slash-terror-slash-strength is so amazingly portrayed by sanaya. rudra was so soft with paro.. even though he is saying she is a liar, his eyes say that he wants to believe that she is innocent. ashish took it a notch higher today.
ReplyDeleteAs usual your takes makes the show really worth watching.. I'm excited what's gonna happen next now that paro has no one. Will rudra soften up a little bit? I hope not too much manhandling for our dear heroine.
ReplyDeleteGirls, sorry am not replying to comments ... my mom and daughter both are in town, so am short of time! Keep writing here ... the show seems to be picking up well ... I will be back full time soon!
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