I realised something about Bua today. She appears to be very cold and
emotionless, but in reality it is emotions that drive her every action.
She is not reacting to Aarti the way she does because of an explainable
need for revenge or even a validation of her own existence. On a
conscious level, she is reacting to Aarti in a purely impulsive and
emotional fashion because she cannot stand to see her happy and
accepted. It is like when someone scratches nails on a chalkboard, you
immediately try to make them stop, because it makes you physically
uncomfortable. That is the effect that Aarti has on Bua and she is doing
whatever impulsive thing occurs to her first, to stop it, it being
Aarti's love and acceptance in the house, despite her being a "widow."
I
am not going to talk much about Bua's "kalakaaris" because they were
self-explanatory, i.e. disgusting. Involving the vulnerable feelings of
children for personal gain is despicable and I just can't even talk
about it without getting angry all over again! So I will choose instead
to talk about the foundation that was laid for the positive things to
come in the family of five.
I noticed this yesterday, but didn't
think the CVs had really thought deeply enough about it so I didn't
mention the thoughts I had. What I am talking about is the teddy bear. I
saw yesterday how Palak was looking intently at her stuffed bear when
Aarti walked into the room and making motions as though the bear was
talking to her. It was such a well-thought out little sequence because
introverted or lonely children often do make friends out of their toys
or have invisible friends, when they can't make friends or don't spend a
lot of time with their peers. Today when I saw her rush into the room
and talk to her teddy bear about her triumph, I kicked myself for
underestimating the writers of the show and was thoroughly impressed.
This teddy bear was Palak's friend in loneliness and when she got her
due, she told it to the same bear! I thought that was a beautifully
conceptualised idea. It reminded me immediately of Calvin and Hobbes,
which I absolutely adore.
Not quite Palak, but same idea. 😆
The
second scene that was significant was of course Yash's intervention in
the scene between Palak, Aarti and Bua. I hated Bua the most here,
because she completely destroyed the delicate first step that Aarti had
taken in Palak's path to overcoming her fears. I am glad they showed
this though because it really made it clear how precarious Palak's new
found confidence was, and how easily it could be toppled. She was much
more prepared to believe that she had done a bad job and that people
just humoured her, than to believe that she had done a good one. It
makes me wonder if she is actually going to succeed tomorrow, since she
is not back to square one, but set back considerably by Bua.
Yash's
timely entry and his support of Aarti may just have saved the situation
from utter ruin. He not only supported Aarti, but reinstated Palak's
nose diving confidence. If there is one person that Palak trusts more
than anyone, it is her father and so his word in favour of Aarti trumped
Bua's words against, at least until Bua came back with her next barb
involving Ansh, of Aarti manipulating Yash into writing Ansh's speech,
which completely complicated the issue in Palak's head, discounted her
dad's agency and so made her defensive of him, and made her antagonistic
towards both Aarti and Ansh once more. I did really like the little
detail of Palak and Ansh looking from Gaya to Bua as they talked, aptly
illustrating how kids pick up on every tiny detail of conversation, and
eliciting Aarti's plea for Bua not to talk like that in front of them.
The
Aarti - Yash bedroom was adorable. Once again, long before she herself
was aware of it, Yash picked up on Aarti's wandering mind and pressed
the issue out of her, only to come up with a solution immediately. I
love this couple for the fact that they avoid communicating with each
other for fear of how complicated the problem is, but that when they do
communicate, they are rewarded with their better half coming up with a
solution as though it was the simplest thing in the world. I hope this
encourages them to communicate more!
The reason that Aarti
relaxed a bit with Ansh was because she felt Yash taking responsibility,
and today he proved his commitment by living up to the promise he made
by taking that bullet for her son and making him his own. He made Ansh
feel like there was someone on his side and coupled it with the novelty
of it being his favourite, new father. This way Ansh would have no
resentment towards Aarti and Aarti's load is lightened. I also loved the
tender scene between Yash and the sleeping Ansh when he went to drop
off his speech. It was a moment of pride, affection, belonging and
silent worship for Yash, affirming that yes, this is my son, I love him,
I am going to make him win every contest and take away ever obstacle
from his path.
I also love in the tea scene, how in an
unexpected twist, it was Aarti who formally asked if he needed help
writing Ansh's speech, and Yash who morphed the whole conversation into
an playful banter, both affirming that he could and wanted to do this
for Ansh and that Aarti didn't need to be so formal because this was his
job as a dad. How cute was it that he drank her sugarless tea? It
reminded me so much of the song "Cheeni Kum" because I think that
dexcribes AarYa's romance perfectly, and today, though it surprised him
at first, Yash found that he quite liked the tea without sugar and was
rid of the notion that it was necessary for the tea to be complete.
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as78E5z6yHo&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
My song dedication to Aarti and Yash today.
Finally,
I thought it was really interesting that Yash was covering Arpita's
eyes in the picture that was shown. It tickled me to no end that it
looked like Yash was blocking his and Aarti's interaction from Arpita's
sight, as though she was no longer allowed to be privy to their
relationship. All these days we have usually seen the smiling picture of
her in her wedding attire, looking ever benevolently down at the new
couple but today, her eyes were covered, and while she was still
present, she was no longer participating in the moment.
Edited by Samanalyse - 11 years ago
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