29th Sept episode
There's some semblance of story, but the way it's being treated is just pathetic! After the intensely mature and beautiful SG track of S2, this is really miserable to watch. And the problem is that we have developed high expectations after those two months, so we waited patiently for the expected MN track and the Nups mystery to be solved so we could go back to that beauty and intensity again ... and we keep getting disappointed. Every time they start off a new track or a new idea, and we speculate and theorise endlessly ... only to have our hopes come crashing down again. And the worst is that the essence of SG is getting lost, and even Mohit and Sanaya seem to be losing interest. They are just not Samrat and Gunjan any more - not the Samrat and Gunjan of Season Two which we had started loving so much. I miss them - why have I gotten so attached to a fictional couple so much?
So we have Sam acting the buffoon in a Board meeting, refusing to go to Bahadudurganj, so that he can get fired, because suddenly he realises that this is not the way he wanted his life ... and Gunjan getting all agitated and behaving most un-Gunjan like, trying to persuade him, reason with him, getting angry with him ... in a way, I suppose this is somewhat Gunjan of Season Two, who has learnt to speak up much more, to voice her opinions, rather than agree to what everyone else is saying. Also her focus is shifting back to Samrat for sure - in the scene where all four are arguing, she actually tells Nupur that her bigger problem is not Nups, but Samrat ... am I actually trying to find some positives in that horrendous episode?
Mayank's one line was cute - so were you Dead Man Walking all this time?
Sam actually comes out with his issues - but in such a way? All in comedy? What was so beautiful in S2, the pain, the angst, the torment, the emotions - all have been treated so casually and stupidly - is this all they're going to show? And most importantly, what about the SG relationship? Where is it heading? And on what road? When Sam tells Gunjan, Nups was missing, Mayank was acting Devdas, and you - you even refused to recognise me ... and NO reaction from Gunjan???!!!! PATHETIC!
And even when Gunjan drags Samrat off to the music room - I thought that alone they would have some semblance of a normal conversation, some emotional issues would come up, but no ... again, Sam is playing the joker, and Gunjan has no idea where he's coming from. One interesting comment - the question about his mother - when she asks him, have you fought with mom? So is mom going to make a re-entry?
Next morning - Gunjan tries to call Sam, he refuses to wake up, tells her to postpone their date, upon which she tells him she wasn't asking him for a date :) She wants to talk about his future.
And screeching banshee Nups is back, as unreasonable and stupid as ever - barging into M's classroom and harassing him in front of his students, making scenes - no wonder the guy doesn't want to acknowledge her as his wife! No further comments on MN - Nups has really ruined S2 with her return.
Naveen's links
Sajan and Gang - Sam resigns
Gunjan asks Samrat his reason for resigning
Gunjan calls Samrat to wake him
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Cautious optimism - very cautious
28th Sept
So are the new CV's listening? Have they actually heard us? After the disastrous dinner date with the random romance, when the SGians came out with an outcry that we didn't want any romance, we wanted SG to remain SG, they definitely backed off from showing any closeness between SG at all. Which also meant we got an overdose of Nupur and Dhruv, but if the CV's spent the time working on a new track for Sajan, keeping our feedback in mind, it might have been worth it, considering that we always have the option of ffwd or switch off tv during MND scenes!
So SG arrive at the MN residence, where MN are gearing up for a night of LOWE after three years of abstinence - and after some rather slapstick, but funny moments, SG discover the truth of MN's toothache ... all is well!
I found Gunji really cute when she is first all lost as to what the hell is going on with this joint bathtub scenario, then cottons on when Sam tells her they're being haddis and starts giggling. And Samrat cottoned on almost as soon as he entered the bathroom - his expressions were hilarious. Gunjan's shriek when Mayank emerges from the bathtub - another ROFL moment - as though she saw ET emerging - probably looked like that!
So MN abandon their romantic plans and they all sit down for dinner together. And thus starts the next track.
First comes an awkward moment, when Sam is laughing at MN, and M tells him - your turn will come. Both SG look very awkward - no, things are not all perfect in their world, they are still lost with respect to their feelings, although a superficial friendship has been restored. But it's only superficial yet, because Samrat has been pushing Gunjan to go back to their relationship of three years ago, now that Nupur is back, but Gunjan can't. She's changed. And she doesn't even know him any more, does she? Three years back, she understood him without saying a word, but now she doesn't know where he's at. Because she still doesn't know how he spent those three years.
First with talk about their work, with Nups feeling progressively more left out. then Mayank and Gunjan express their satisfaction with their jobs.
Sam gets a call from work and his face changes. And Gunjan notices. He comes back and says he has to leave. She follows him out and asks what's the matter.
And Sam is holding back. Roles reversed, this time she's the one counselling him to do what makes him happy, because then only can he make others happy too. This time he leaves without saying much, leaving her staring after him thoughtfully.
Then she goes back inside and takes her leave as well - some more work related talk, which again makes Nupur feel very left out, so Nups tells M she wants to go back to college.
Next day, SG attending a meeting when Sam is asked to go to a small town on an exchange program. But he is lost in dreams - things have changed, including the situation between him and Gunjan ... what they had seems to be lost somewhere, and he is lost too, doing something he never wanted to do. He spent the last three years in the same place, waiting for her ... she moved on, should he also do the same? Because they are not the same people any more, and he needs to reach her, catch up with her, the new Sam has to reach out to the new Gunjan, instead of the old Sam wanting the old Gunjan back, if they're to have any chance together.
If the CV's manage to do this well, this has the potential to be another beautiful track and might bring the derailed S2 Sajan back - because the CV's know we all loved the new S2 SG. So - cautious optimism.
Links
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6
Naveen's link
follow your heart
So are the new CV's listening? Have they actually heard us? After the disastrous dinner date with the random romance, when the SGians came out with an outcry that we didn't want any romance, we wanted SG to remain SG, they definitely backed off from showing any closeness between SG at all. Which also meant we got an overdose of Nupur and Dhruv, but if the CV's spent the time working on a new track for Sajan, keeping our feedback in mind, it might have been worth it, considering that we always have the option of ffwd or switch off tv during MND scenes!
So SG arrive at the MN residence, where MN are gearing up for a night of LOWE after three years of abstinence - and after some rather slapstick, but funny moments, SG discover the truth of MN's toothache ... all is well!
I found Gunji really cute when she is first all lost as to what the hell is going on with this joint bathtub scenario, then cottons on when Sam tells her they're being haddis and starts giggling. And Samrat cottoned on almost as soon as he entered the bathroom - his expressions were hilarious. Gunjan's shriek when Mayank emerges from the bathtub - another ROFL moment - as though she saw ET emerging - probably looked like that!
So MN abandon their romantic plans and they all sit down for dinner together. And thus starts the next track.
First comes an awkward moment, when Sam is laughing at MN, and M tells him - your turn will come. Both SG look very awkward - no, things are not all perfect in their world, they are still lost with respect to their feelings, although a superficial friendship has been restored. But it's only superficial yet, because Samrat has been pushing Gunjan to go back to their relationship of three years ago, now that Nupur is back, but Gunjan can't. She's changed. And she doesn't even know him any more, does she? Three years back, she understood him without saying a word, but now she doesn't know where he's at. Because she still doesn't know how he spent those three years.
First with talk about their work, with Nups feeling progressively more left out. then Mayank and Gunjan express their satisfaction with their jobs.
Sam gets a call from work and his face changes. And Gunjan notices. He comes back and says he has to leave. She follows him out and asks what's the matter.
And Sam is holding back. Roles reversed, this time she's the one counselling him to do what makes him happy, because then only can he make others happy too. This time he leaves without saying much, leaving her staring after him thoughtfully.
Then she goes back inside and takes her leave as well - some more work related talk, which again makes Nupur feel very left out, so Nups tells M she wants to go back to college.
Next day, SG attending a meeting when Sam is asked to go to a small town on an exchange program. But he is lost in dreams - things have changed, including the situation between him and Gunjan ... what they had seems to be lost somewhere, and he is lost too, doing something he never wanted to do. He spent the last three years in the same place, waiting for her ... she moved on, should he also do the same? Because they are not the same people any more, and he needs to reach her, catch up with her, the new Sam has to reach out to the new Gunjan, instead of the old Sam wanting the old Gunjan back, if they're to have any chance together.
If the CV's manage to do this well, this has the potential to be another beautiful track and might bring the derailed S2 Sajan back - because the CV's know we all loved the new S2 SG. So - cautious optimism.
Links
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6
Naveen's link
follow your heart
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Disconnect ... big time
23rd, 24th and 27th September
MJHT is losing its charm and its way completely. And I am losing interest. The way the Dhruv track was wrapped up - completely predictable, completely unexciting ... Samrat sets up Nups' confession, MN hug, then Dhruv arrives and grand threatening scene which made me ROFL ... Gunjan asks him what he knew about the accident, so he promptly spills the beans, equally promptly recorded by Ash, handed over to police - that's the end of that. If that was all that was required, why was Nups wailing like a banshee for the last three weeks?
My only fear was that MN would start another emotional atyachaar track with Nups recovery - but Nups is like a cat - throw her any which way, she lands on her feet!
SG ... the last three episodes, it seems like the new CV's have no idea how to take them, where to take them. Thursday, it seemed Gunjan was awkward around Sam, didn't know how to talk to him. Friday was one halfway decent scene, where Sam was S2 Sam, ticking her off indirectly - we need to change ourselves, rather than look for change in others.
Naveen's links
awkwardness and ticking off
Dinner vs Meeting
Monday I was lost. What was that? Who were these people? Gunjan doesn't understand why Samrat is behaving the way he is? Why he's getting upset with her? And what exactly is going on with her? Where does she actually think they are? She has definitely worn her ring again, but he doesn't even seem to have noticed. Why does she need to ask Nupur's help to figure out what's going on with him? Why can't she ask him?
S1 - the cornerstone of the SG relationship was their trust and communication. In S2, the biggest reason for their being apart was that the trust was broken, and there was no communication at all. Also, both had changed ... their personalities had undergone drastic changes, maturation with the tragedy that had hit them ... Gunjan had grown up overnight, from being sheltered, protected, pampered - both by Nupur and Samrat - she had learnt to deal with life on her own. She had also become bitter, had enclosed herself in a shell, and her conflicting feelings for Samrat were the cornerstone of S2. There was no conflict in Samrat - he felt guilty, but he still loved Gunjan with all his heart. But he had changed too - he had grown, matured, become serious, sober, the tragedy had affected him deeply, and he was even willing to let Gunjan go, if that was her way to happiness.
With RP's return, that track got completely torpedoed ... it was way too mature a track for most of the teenage hormonal viewers to handle anyway. So okay, the MN sleaze fest is back - even more sleazy than earlier, with half-naked scenes in bathtubs, a husband-wife gearing up openly for sex after three years of abstinence - almost reaching soft-porn in the expressions of the actors. Rati was exceptionally horrible today with her idiotic 'sharmaoing' ...
But SG were ... not SG. Bickering, fighting ... over what? And Gunji needs Nup's help to figure out what's hapening with Samrat? Try talking to the guy, woman - you always did that before! And Samrat can't seem to decide whether he's all grown up and mature, or is still stuck in his half-child, half-man phase.
Bad acting, badly written scenes, and worse characterization. I hope MJHT goes off air very soon. And now I'm really looking forward to Radhika Borkar's next show - if she wrote just the first two months of S2, then what will she do with her own show when she can call the shots for at least six months or so - I can't wait!
MJHT is losing its charm and its way completely. And I am losing interest. The way the Dhruv track was wrapped up - completely predictable, completely unexciting ... Samrat sets up Nups' confession, MN hug, then Dhruv arrives and grand threatening scene which made me ROFL ... Gunjan asks him what he knew about the accident, so he promptly spills the beans, equally promptly recorded by Ash, handed over to police - that's the end of that. If that was all that was required, why was Nups wailing like a banshee for the last three weeks?
My only fear was that MN would start another emotional atyachaar track with Nups recovery - but Nups is like a cat - throw her any which way, she lands on her feet!
SG ... the last three episodes, it seems like the new CV's have no idea how to take them, where to take them. Thursday, it seemed Gunjan was awkward around Sam, didn't know how to talk to him. Friday was one halfway decent scene, where Sam was S2 Sam, ticking her off indirectly - we need to change ourselves, rather than look for change in others.
Naveen's links
awkwardness and ticking off
Dinner vs Meeting
Monday I was lost. What was that? Who were these people? Gunjan doesn't understand why Samrat is behaving the way he is? Why he's getting upset with her? And what exactly is going on with her? Where does she actually think they are? She has definitely worn her ring again, but he doesn't even seem to have noticed. Why does she need to ask Nupur's help to figure out what's going on with him? Why can't she ask him?
S1 - the cornerstone of the SG relationship was their trust and communication. In S2, the biggest reason for their being apart was that the trust was broken, and there was no communication at all. Also, both had changed ... their personalities had undergone drastic changes, maturation with the tragedy that had hit them ... Gunjan had grown up overnight, from being sheltered, protected, pampered - both by Nupur and Samrat - she had learnt to deal with life on her own. She had also become bitter, had enclosed herself in a shell, and her conflicting feelings for Samrat were the cornerstone of S2. There was no conflict in Samrat - he felt guilty, but he still loved Gunjan with all his heart. But he had changed too - he had grown, matured, become serious, sober, the tragedy had affected him deeply, and he was even willing to let Gunjan go, if that was her way to happiness.
With RP's return, that track got completely torpedoed ... it was way too mature a track for most of the teenage hormonal viewers to handle anyway. So okay, the MN sleaze fest is back - even more sleazy than earlier, with half-naked scenes in bathtubs, a husband-wife gearing up openly for sex after three years of abstinence - almost reaching soft-porn in the expressions of the actors. Rati was exceptionally horrible today with her idiotic 'sharmaoing' ...
But SG were ... not SG. Bickering, fighting ... over what? And Gunji needs Nup's help to figure out what's hapening with Samrat? Try talking to the guy, woman - you always did that before! And Samrat can't seem to decide whether he's all grown up and mature, or is still stuck in his half-child, half-man phase.
Bad acting, badly written scenes, and worse characterization. I hope MJHT goes off air very soon. And now I'm really looking forward to Radhika Borkar's next show - if she wrote just the first two months of S2, then what will she do with her own show when she can call the shots for at least six months or so - I can't wait!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Dragging
21st and 22nd Sept
SLOW ... excruciatingly slow progress of story ... apparently Monaya and Arjun are busy with Ganpati celebrations and maybe their own personal celebrations (?!) because the whole show was Nups' and Dhruv's ... and they are getting boring with their repetitive dialogues and expressions - Dhruv has two, and Nups has one!
On Tuesday, continuation of previous scene - dragged out "haan' from Nups ... totally saas bahu style with shocked faces, b&w stills, repeated 'haan' ... MG upset, leave.
D challenges Sam again.
Sam confronts Nups in locker room, goads her, but she's still abla naari.
MN eyelock - yawn.
N begs D to see Gunji one last time.
M confronts Sam - Sam goads him to do something if he's so worried about Nups...
Gunji tells Nups she's not her Di.
Sam planning with Rohan ...
So Sam's plan has worked ... MG goading Nups, Sam goading Dhruv ... leading to grand finale ... can we just get on with it plz?
Again, I think M knows it is Nups, and that she's with Dhruv out of some compulsion, and he's too proud to beg her to come back ... or is angry that she doesn't trust him enough to ask for his help ...
Gunji - probably similar ... maybe some doubt, but again, somewhere she still feels it is Nupur, but when Nups has denied it to her face, what more can she do? Is that why she wore the ring? Or is it actually Sanaya's ring? Wish there was a dream emoticon here :)
Wednesday
More of the same - you are Nups, you are not ... I am, I'm not ... dedicated to MN so mostly skippable episode. MN trying to get Nups to confess - yes, he does know she is Nupur.
Sam enters through Gunji's window - she's angry why he's precipitated nupur into trouble, he tells her to trust him and wait ...
Rohan messes up dhruv's clothes, keys, shoes ...
Sam calls Dhruv, tells him Nups is meeting M for one last time ... as expected Dhruv roaring with rage, picks up gun and goes storming off ... Rohan reports back to Sam, but Ro didn't see the gun ...
Gunji wondering at Sam's phone call taunt to Dhruv ...
Setting up Dhruv
Rest was MN, boring me to tears, M taunting Nups to confess, throwing out all her stuff, that Nups can take it with her, because his Nups is never coming back ...
they go out, SG come there and are listening ... M asks Nups, why did you come back? why do you get upset when Gunjan is upset, why does it bother you that SG are not together ... and SG look at each other briefly ... they might not be together, but they're giving a darn good imitation of it, cos they can't seem to stay more a than a mm apart ...
More MN ... finally Nups confesses ... yes, i am your Nups ...
Plz Cv's end this track NOW! Need SG back to save the show! MN can NOT do emotional tracks ... they degenerate into exactly what they are - saas bahu nautanki! The intense, quiet, deep rooted emotions of S2 and its maturity and depth seem like a dream now. The only hope is if Monaya can retrieve them.
SLOW ... excruciatingly slow progress of story ... apparently Monaya and Arjun are busy with Ganpati celebrations and maybe their own personal celebrations (?!) because the whole show was Nups' and Dhruv's ... and they are getting boring with their repetitive dialogues and expressions - Dhruv has two, and Nups has one!
On Tuesday, continuation of previous scene - dragged out "haan' from Nups ... totally saas bahu style with shocked faces, b&w stills, repeated 'haan' ... MG upset, leave.
D challenges Sam again.
Sam confronts Nups in locker room, goads her, but she's still abla naari.
MN eyelock - yawn.
N begs D to see Gunji one last time.
M confronts Sam - Sam goads him to do something if he's so worried about Nups...
Gunji tells Nups she's not her Di.
Sam planning with Rohan ...
So Sam's plan has worked ... MG goading Nups, Sam goading Dhruv ... leading to grand finale ... can we just get on with it plz?
Again, I think M knows it is Nups, and that she's with Dhruv out of some compulsion, and he's too proud to beg her to come back ... or is angry that she doesn't trust him enough to ask for his help ...
Gunji - probably similar ... maybe some doubt, but again, somewhere she still feels it is Nupur, but when Nups has denied it to her face, what more can she do? Is that why she wore the ring? Or is it actually Sanaya's ring? Wish there was a dream emoticon here :)
Wednesday
More of the same - you are Nups, you are not ... I am, I'm not ... dedicated to MN so mostly skippable episode. MN trying to get Nups to confess - yes, he does know she is Nupur.
Sam enters through Gunji's window - she's angry why he's precipitated nupur into trouble, he tells her to trust him and wait ...
Rohan messes up dhruv's clothes, keys, shoes ...
Sam calls Dhruv, tells him Nups is meeting M for one last time ... as expected Dhruv roaring with rage, picks up gun and goes storming off ... Rohan reports back to Sam, but Ro didn't see the gun ...
Gunji wondering at Sam's phone call taunt to Dhruv ...
Setting up Dhruv
Rest was MN, boring me to tears, M taunting Nups to confess, throwing out all her stuff, that Nups can take it with her, because his Nups is never coming back ...
they go out, SG come there and are listening ... M asks Nups, why did you come back? why do you get upset when Gunjan is upset, why does it bother you that SG are not together ... and SG look at each other briefly ... they might not be together, but they're giving a darn good imitation of it, cos they can't seem to stay more a than a mm apart ...
More MN ... finally Nups confesses ... yes, i am your Nups ...
Plz Cv's end this track NOW! Need SG back to save the show! MN can NOT do emotional tracks ... they degenerate into exactly what they are - saas bahu nautanki! The intense, quiet, deep rooted emotions of S2 and its maturity and depth seem like a dream now. The only hope is if Monaya can retrieve them.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Sam the hero ... to be?
20th Sept
Boring episode on the whole - too much RP and Dhruv ... getting tired of that guy and his one dimensional role. Sam is obviously the chosen hero to be, Mayank will come in at the end. Sam was decent, D was more of the same.
DN scene, Nups bawling, Dhruv threatening.
SRoAsh scene - for laughs.
SD scene - Dhruv threatening, Sam countering.
SMN scene - Sam watches MN eyelock.
SG scene - Sam questions Gunjan about Dhruv ... finally a little bit of brainwork?
SD scene again - with gang - open challenge to Dhruv, he retaliates by proposing to Nups in public, she accepts.
In locker room, Sam asks Nups, why did you say yes ... good question, why DID she?
Naveen's links
Sam questions Gunjan about Dhruv
Boring episode on the whole - too much RP and Dhruv ... getting tired of that guy and his one dimensional role. Sam is obviously the chosen hero to be, Mayank will come in at the end. Sam was decent, D was more of the same.
DN scene, Nups bawling, Dhruv threatening.
SRoAsh scene - for laughs.
SD scene - Dhruv threatening, Sam countering.
SMN scene - Sam watches MN eyelock.
SG scene - Sam questions Gunjan about Dhruv ... finally a little bit of brainwork?
SD scene again - with gang - open challenge to Dhruv, he retaliates by proposing to Nups in public, she accepts.
In locker room, Sam asks Nups, why did you say yes ... good question, why DID she?
Naveen's links
Sam questions Gunjan about Dhruv
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Standstill ... or two steps backwards ... urrgghhhh
17th Sept
Most important link :) :) :)
Sanaya bday segment on SBS
Episode
Nothing happened ... or rather, half step forward and two steps back ... urrgghhhh!!! Dragging has been perfected to a fine art ... either that or a rushed end :(
So Sanu scene - no surprises from yesterday's precap - Samrat overhears Dhruv and Nupur's conversation, and finally ... FINALLY ... one confrontation leads to a confession on Nups' part - she admits to Sam that she's the real Nupur. Decent acting by both - very good by Samrat, his breakdown, touching Nups again and again, crying out of sheer joy, his disbelief ... especially as he had convinced himself she wasn't their Nups ... Nups was good too, showing her relief that she could finally confide in someone.
The scene setup wasn't satisfactory though - it was more like - oh great, you're back, let's go tell the others ... for once, I felt more focus should have been on Nupur, on Sam asking her - who, what, how, why ... and a little more should have been there on how and why Nups stayed with Dhruv for so long, especially after yesterday's supremely idiotic scene where she found out for the first time that Dhruv had rigged the accident ...
Anyway, then the usual 'please don't tell anyone' scene ... MJHT has been fairly unique till now because of the LACK of such scenes and absence of this idiotic secret keeping, now it degenerated rapidly into the Ekta/saas-bahu kind of show, where 'kisiko mat batana' is overused all the time ... you KNOW not telling is gonna cause more problems but it serves one purpose and one only - to DRAG the track!
So one step back ...
Then the Sam-Majan scene ... where suddenly Mayank has convinced Gunjan that this is NOT Nupur - honestly, Gunjan, I thought you had changed enough to stick to your opinions regardless of what anyone said, but again you're listening to others despite your own convictions ... plus, in the last Gunur scene, i thought Gunjan was smart enough to pick up WHY Nupur swore on her herself rather than on Gunjan ... turns out she wasn't ... disappointment! And M, after that filmy fight, still doesn't think anything of Nups rushing to him rather than to her 'fiance' ... Another step back ...
So suddenly Majan are good Samaritans and want to help Nups out of her domestic violence situation, but now Sam stops them and says we'll deal with it ourselves ... hello? Have they started a Help Strangers cell in Excel among other things? And Majan don't even suspect? Again, disappointing ... would expect Gunjan to at least wonder why Sam is behaving uncharacteristically ... does she? Or Mayank? They both give Sam wondering looks, but then, that could mean anything, or nothing. CV's have to plan ahead. cos the actors are good, they just need to know what they're supposed to be doing!
DN scene ... amd I glad this track is not on Gunjan ... I would be hating it! Anyway, I don't think Gunji could ever cosy up to any guy other than Samrat ... she'd have killed herself first! Regardless of any reason!
And Dhruv has learnt from Nups - shouting and shrieking in the name of acting!
UURRGGHHH!
Sam-Roash ... Sam confides in RoAsh??? Another Uurrgghhh! And the scene degenerates into Sam's 'planning' ...
DN ... more of the same ... uuurrrgghhhh!!!
So most of the episode was uuurrrgghhh ... except somewhat for the first scene ...
Thank God for Sanaya's birthday and the Monaya SBS :)
Most important link :) :) :)
Sanaya bday segment on SBS
Episode
Nothing happened ... or rather, half step forward and two steps back ... urrgghhhh!!! Dragging has been perfected to a fine art ... either that or a rushed end :(
So Sanu scene - no surprises from yesterday's precap - Samrat overhears Dhruv and Nupur's conversation, and finally ... FINALLY ... one confrontation leads to a confession on Nups' part - she admits to Sam that she's the real Nupur. Decent acting by both - very good by Samrat, his breakdown, touching Nups again and again, crying out of sheer joy, his disbelief ... especially as he had convinced himself she wasn't their Nups ... Nups was good too, showing her relief that she could finally confide in someone.
The scene setup wasn't satisfactory though - it was more like - oh great, you're back, let's go tell the others ... for once, I felt more focus should have been on Nupur, on Sam asking her - who, what, how, why ... and a little more should have been there on how and why Nups stayed with Dhruv for so long, especially after yesterday's supremely idiotic scene where she found out for the first time that Dhruv had rigged the accident ...
Anyway, then the usual 'please don't tell anyone' scene ... MJHT has been fairly unique till now because of the LACK of such scenes and absence of this idiotic secret keeping, now it degenerated rapidly into the Ekta/saas-bahu kind of show, where 'kisiko mat batana' is overused all the time ... you KNOW not telling is gonna cause more problems but it serves one purpose and one only - to DRAG the track!
So one step back ...
Then the Sam-Majan scene ... where suddenly Mayank has convinced Gunjan that this is NOT Nupur - honestly, Gunjan, I thought you had changed enough to stick to your opinions regardless of what anyone said, but again you're listening to others despite your own convictions ... plus, in the last Gunur scene, i thought Gunjan was smart enough to pick up WHY Nupur swore on her herself rather than on Gunjan ... turns out she wasn't ... disappointment! And M, after that filmy fight, still doesn't think anything of Nups rushing to him rather than to her 'fiance' ... Another step back ...
So suddenly Majan are good Samaritans and want to help Nups out of her domestic violence situation, but now Sam stops them and says we'll deal with it ourselves ... hello? Have they started a Help Strangers cell in Excel among other things? And Majan don't even suspect? Again, disappointing ... would expect Gunjan to at least wonder why Sam is behaving uncharacteristically ... does she? Or Mayank? They both give Sam wondering looks, but then, that could mean anything, or nothing. CV's have to plan ahead. cos the actors are good, they just need to know what they're supposed to be doing!
DN scene ... amd I glad this track is not on Gunjan ... I would be hating it! Anyway, I don't think Gunji could ever cosy up to any guy other than Samrat ... she'd have killed herself first! Regardless of any reason!
And Dhruv has learnt from Nups - shouting and shrieking in the name of acting!
UURRGGHHH!
Sam-Roash ... Sam confides in RoAsh??? Another Uurrgghhh! And the scene degenerates into Sam's 'planning' ...
DN ... more of the same ... uuurrrgghhhh!!!
So most of the episode was uuurrrgghhh ... except somewhat for the first scene ...
Thank God for Sanaya's birthday and the Monaya SBS :)
Friday, September 17, 2010
Lame ... secret out!!!
16th Sept
Monaya visited Laal Bagh ke Raja Ganpati - adorable segment.
Monaya at Laal Bagh
16th Sept episode
Episode
Majan - Gunjan tells Mayank about Chintoo and his madness. Apparently he beat up a teacher who was scolding Nups. Mayank not convinced, Gunji is sure.
Sam overhears, is sure this is not Nups and he has to convince her to go away. After Wednesday's scene - when it seemed very clear that he had realised she was Nups??? Stupid!
More of Dhruv ... and his psychodom. No wonder PF's like him ... Nups says she has become Nupur Verma for him, her asks her to see his new tattoo ... hello, that's not called a tattoo, dude, it's called a scar. Get the nomenclature right!
And Dhruv has to be the stupidest psycho in the history of psychos ... making all his threats and fights in public.
Majan - Chintoo went to pagalkhana. mayank - but how does this prove this is Dhruv? And why is Nupur with him? Gunji doesn't know.
DN - fb's of psycho D, scribbling Nups on walls, lifted straight from umpteen movies ...
Majan - Gunji says that's why we came to Mumbai. Silly me ... I thought they came to study. So the whole of S2 IS based on psycho as Sona pointed out ... powerful cameo, I must say! Actually the whole of MJHT S1 and S2 is based on psycho on this basis ... cos it started with GN coming to Mumbai :D
DN - she tells him he's crazy, so he tells her he rigged the accident. So she didn't know this until now? Then why on earth did she stay with him for three years? If she didn't know exactly how dangerous he was? Just because he threatened to kill MG? Or because he beat her? Lame, lame, lame ... very badly written track!
And also again proves what a stupid psycho he is ... how did he presume that only Nups would survive and the others would die?
And why is Nups now telling him that she will never forget the other three? Either she wants to challenge him or she doesn't ... again, which is it? Very badly written character!
Sam overhears ... miniscule progress ...
Monaya visited Laal Bagh ke Raja Ganpati - adorable segment.
Monaya at Laal Bagh
16th Sept episode
Episode
Majan - Gunjan tells Mayank about Chintoo and his madness. Apparently he beat up a teacher who was scolding Nups. Mayank not convinced, Gunji is sure.
Sam overhears, is sure this is not Nups and he has to convince her to go away. After Wednesday's scene - when it seemed very clear that he had realised she was Nups??? Stupid!
More of Dhruv ... and his psychodom. No wonder PF's like him ... Nups says she has become Nupur Verma for him, her asks her to see his new tattoo ... hello, that's not called a tattoo, dude, it's called a scar. Get the nomenclature right!
And Dhruv has to be the stupidest psycho in the history of psychos ... making all his threats and fights in public.
Majan - Chintoo went to pagalkhana. mayank - but how does this prove this is Dhruv? And why is Nupur with him? Gunji doesn't know.
DN - fb's of psycho D, scribbling Nups on walls, lifted straight from umpteen movies ...
Majan - Gunji says that's why we came to Mumbai. Silly me ... I thought they came to study. So the whole of S2 IS based on psycho as Sona pointed out ... powerful cameo, I must say! Actually the whole of MJHT S1 and S2 is based on psycho on this basis ... cos it started with GN coming to Mumbai :D
DN - she tells him he's crazy, so he tells her he rigged the accident. So she didn't know this until now? Then why on earth did she stay with him for three years? If she didn't know exactly how dangerous he was? Just because he threatened to kill MG? Or because he beat her? Lame, lame, lame ... very badly written track!
And also again proves what a stupid psycho he is ... how did he presume that only Nups would survive and the others would die?
And why is Nups now telling him that she will never forget the other three? Either she wants to challenge him or she doesn't ... again, which is it? Very badly written character!
Sam overhears ... miniscule progress ...
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