The start of the episode set the tone for me. Khushi upto her 'save the world' abhiyaan again. This girl doesn't learn her lessons . Even after being warned by Payal, she decides to have another word with Akash. Was she going to tell Akash that Amma held her back from telling the Raizada family about Shyam ? That would be throwing Garima and Buaji under the bus. Anyway, Payal saved the day , loved her intervention and telling Khushi off to mind her own business. The next part was even better when Nani admonishes Mami for her mean behavior and rightly putting the blame on 'Damaadji'. Love you Nani !! You are such a trooper!!
The rest of the episode is all very blur in my mind. When Khushi got up to leave after she saw Anjali coming her way, I had no idea that the closet scene would follow. Thanks to the CVs for maintaining the right balance of mush and arrogance,
Just loved the scene to bits. ASR , very true to his character. He kept losing it at times at Khushi's antics but remembers NK's advice and recovers very soon . Everything about that scene was very romantic except Khushi's outfit. They re-created quite a few memories just in that one scene. I wasn't surprised when HP walked in on them, again very much in line with IPK. Noticed how ASR did not let go of Khushi while talking to HP.
Nani notices that these two have been upto their antics.
ASR is persistent , he's had it by now and getting very impatient now J Noticed the hesitation in him, when he heard that Khushi wasn't going to accompany them to Satsang but he is a man of his word , so no changes there.
Liked him checking in on Anjali . I find it very funny that these days all he can ask Anji is 'Di, aapne khana khaya?" Again, it seemed important to her that Chote had agreed to come to the temple with her. She was okay him going for his meeting because she was assured that his initial intent was to go with them. Aman Mathur saved the day and ASR is off to Agra instead (or not)
(@Priya – I now get what you were saying a couple days ago !!)
So, Akash is slowly coming around. For some reasons, I am liking the Payash track these days. Dogra is a good actor and needs to be utilized more.
Liked how he asks Khushi to come to Agra with him. She is not interested, loved their little interaction there.
Not sure what's happening tomorrow? The CVs are too unpredictable , it could swing anyway from being very romantic to a horror movie if Shyam makes an appearance.
My mantra these days are 'No expectations' and I'm keeping it that way.
More Later,
Sahana
Episode started with Khushi doing what she does best, be stubborn and try to fix things despite clearly being told not to. Fortunately it was not the disaster we were expecting, Akash didn't blow up at her and Nani came to the rescue when Manorama started the blame game. Manorama continues to disappoint, out of everyone I thought she would understand Khushi given she witnessed first hand what Khushi would do for her loved ones but it seems only Nani can see that. Finally Khushi gets some reassurance she desperately needed, she now knows there is at least one person who is in her corner and does not hold her responsible.
Khushi continues to avoid Anjali and heads to her room where she finds Arnav hiding in the closet, right away she is flooded with memories but refuses to admit it. Arnav does not give up, he goes a step further with the coffee throwing and grabbing her close reminding of the sheesh mahal incident. ASR was very much in character here, he did things his way and brought back the intensity and passion that was missing in earlier scenes. Despite the obvious impact he has on her, Khushi still won't break and only thing I can gather from this is because she does not want to set herself up for heartbreak again. Its like she told Arnav, just when she lets her guard down he does something to hurt her again and remind her he is a shaitaan so it is out of fear she is pushing him away.
Isn't it funny how tables have turned? When Arnav married Khushi he had all intentions to never accept her as his wife and today when he is more than willing, Khushi won't give him that acceptance and who can blame her?? Its easy to melt watching ASR be at his best with that flirtatious attitude but for Khushi it is not easy to forget given everything that has happened. Eventually she will break and he will know the extent to which he hurt her, I still say this may happen by the next episode as will the much anticipated rain sequence which I had given up hope on. Even though we SGs have been stuck in SKD all day, I am keeping expectations low for the next episode.
Other stand out scenes, we got a glimpse of the brother - sister bond that was being destroyed by the CVs. Scene was a redemption of sorts given what we got lately, really liked this scene as it showed that Arnav is indeed balancing being there for the two most important women in his life. Arnav has not forgotten Anjali nor will he ever, she's still someone he looks out for.
NK didn't have much to do in this episode but he did have that stand out line -- Iss War Ko Kya Naam Doon?? Another dig at critics CVs??? Got a good laugh out of it and you definately put critics to rest by delivering one of the best episodes of the show. I couldn't find one complaint or scene which I wanted to fast forward. It is now up there with one of my favorites. Job well done!!
Hi Sari and SG's!
Beautiful post for an equally wonderful episode; i relived the magic i saw today through your fantastic write-up😊
Wow episode today; loved it and definitely one with a lot of repeat value😃. Loved Arnav, Khushi, Nani, Anjali, Payal and Aman today. Perfectly balanced and wonderfully enacted by all👏👏.
Khushi's meddlesome attitude continues and even though Akash is not pleased with her butting in he is courteous not to say anything directly to her. Liked how Mami and Nani were brought into the scene and loved Nani for shutting Mami's taunts up. She was the authoritative figure we love; supported the sisters, clearly mentioned she knows it is not Khushi's fault and that the sisters kept quiet to preserve the unity and peace of the family👍🏼.
Totally loved ASR today⭐️⭐️; he retained his ASR charisma but was all Arnav at heart and carefully following the advice of our love guru NK😉. Loved his expression in the wardrobe; his jumping out and telling her he wants to remind her of their past moments, how Khushi spontaneously breaks into a small smile only to realize and stop herself. Chai throwing/office water fight and character dheela moments wonderfully relived; the badtameez ASR is backUFF when he slid his hand around her neck, gently moved her hair to touch the dori😍, damn the tent without the dori just on the day we needed one😉 and he is using his haq on his "legally wedded wife". Loved the "Hum aapko apna pati nahi maante hain- theek hai toh ab manva lete hain". The passionate kiss remains an almost once again courtesy HP who was probably filling in as proxy for Anjali😆😆. The highlight of the scene was how he tightens his grip and pulls her closer when HP interrupts; totally in sadaa haq mode and I care a damn attitude. The scene was intense, passionate, hot and adorable all at the same time. Well done SARUN!
Loved Nani's expressions on seeing our chai/coffee pe gire hue couple😲. She totally understands that "yeh dono pehle ladte hai, phir ek dusre ko maanate hai; mano jaise saath saath rahne ke bahane dhoondte rehte hai". Loved how ASR notices the bruises and gently asks her "lagi tumhe" and a perfect response "aap se chot khane ki aadat hai hume" 👍🏼. The stairway challenge an almost play out of the promo (finally though I'm still hoping for a better depiction); ASR all set to have his wife come running into his arms and accept him as her hubby. Khushi dear I cannot wait to see you lose this challenge and melt into his arms; you were halfway there today anyways☺️. Loved how he conveniently shuttles between calling her KKG and KKGSR.
Much needed Anjali-Arnav scene; he checks in on his Di, she is glad to see her Chote go to the mandir with her, sweet bro-sister moment😊. Finally some good timing from Aman and Anjali the sweet sister we know resurfaced; she does not want Chote to ignore his work and sends him off to the meeting despite his attempts to stay back. I liked his "the Kumars can wait, my family cannot". Please let Anjali not walk in on a romancing ARHI and MU the whole situation esp. since she almost coaxed him to go; more on that if we actually get to it for now i'll stay in my sapno ki duniya😍.
Perfect hubby wifey moment of the day was when Arnav tells Khushi he is going to Agra for a meeting and she should accompany him instead of staying home alone. Loved the little "dimag ki safai", "suna maine" and "suna toh yaad bhi kar lijiye". Tomorrow promises to be awesome; no speculation, no expectations; but I'm still super excited!
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