The "good guy playing yet another good guy v. reformed bad guy" scorecard
The scorecard, as updated after the episode on 13 May 2011. The starting point is the time when Beeji's household agrees with Geet's decision to give Maan an opportunity to prove himself.
The scorecard is from the point of view of Beeji's household and includes their acknowledgement (or lack thereof) of the efforts of the reformed bad guy and the good guy playing yet another good guy. So, I have edited out some of the reformed bad guy's actions vis-a-vis the good guy and his wife and listed them out for special mention.
Reformed bad guy playing the good guy perceived to be the bad guy (hereinafter referred to as "reformed bad guy") (Sum score = +6)
- Reformed bad guy is seen flattering Lachi in a bid to obtain a fancy meal: -1
- Reformed bad guy is found with Lachi in the corridor: -1
- Reformed bad guy is found locked in Geet's room with Geet: -1
- Reformed bad guy is beaten up by mistake by Uncle Jugnu: -1
- Reformed bad guy receives an apology (indirect??) for the mistaken beating: +1
- Reformed bad guy is found to have broken his promise yet again of not visiting Geet's room and is assigned the task of cleaning up the room: -1
- Reformed bad guy gets away without having moved a single item from the room, the task set out as his punishment: +1
- Reformed bad guy gets the appreciation of family for his intelligence: +1
- Reformed bad guy gets the appreciation of family for his hard work: +1
- Reformed bad guy gets the appreciation of family for his perseverance in staying awake the whole night: +1
- Reformed bad guy gets the appreciation of family for his punctuality in completing the work on time: +1
- Reformed bad guy gets the appreciation of family for his prompt morning appearance: +1
- Reformed bad guy receives an apology from the good guy (there was not much of a question mark at the end of the "sorry" from the good guy -- so the benefit of doubt goes to the reformed bad guy): +1
- Reformed bad guy is identified as the cause of the good guy's wife's happiness: +1
- Reformed bad guy is also identified the indirect cause of Pammi's happiness: +1
- Reformed bad guy offers to help his perceived brother-in-law and wins his appreciation: +1
- Reformed bad guy unwittingly gets a hug from his perceived sister-in-law: +1
- Reformed bad guy gets a earful from his perceived sister-in-law: -1
- Reformed bad guy, after he yells back, gets a remorseful eye lock with his sister-in-law: +1
- Reformed bad guy gets a earful from his perceived brother-in-law: -1
- Reformed bad guy gets a guilty eyelock with his perceived sister-in-law: +1
- Reformed bad guy is taken by his perceived SIL to be a flirt and as breaking her sister's trust: -1
- Reformed bad guy conversing with the good guy's wife is approved as normal by the aunt: +1
- Reformed bad guy gets an eyelock with his perceived sister-in-law during the mehndi ceremony: +1
- Reformed bad guy is caught by his perceived SIL slinking away from feeding his wife while the mehndi is being put: -1
- Reformed bad guy gets into yet another verbal spar with his perceived sister-in-law: -1
- Reformed bad guy is understood to be unchivalrous by Uncle Jugnu: -1
- Reformed bad guy is perceived by the good guy's wife's SIL to be her happiness and thus the SIL offers to get the reformed bad guy to her: +1
- Reformed bad guy gets into another sparring with his perceived SIL: -1
- Reformed bad guy, by omission, admits that he has not kept a fast for the good guy's wife: -1
- Reformed bad guy is still blamed by Teji and Aunt and has not earned their forgiveness yet: -1
- Reformed bad guy, when he says that Grandma would not forget Geet's sargi, is reprimanded by Beeji and reminded that he has committed a mistake: -1
- Reformed bad guy is permitted to eat his meals on karva chauth: +1
- Reformed bad guy receives a black mark from perceived sister-in-law for interfering in her talks with Beeji: -1
- Reformed bad guy is reprimanded by Beeji for not doing anything to win Geet's heart, despite some time having passed: -1
- Reformed bad guy is awestruck by his perceived sister-in-law's beauty and stares at her: +1
- Reformed bad guy's opinion is sought on the beauty of his perceived sister-in-law and he enjoys an eyelock with her: +1
- Reformed bad guy gets a black mark from his perceived sister-in-law for staring at her: -1
- Reformed bad guy is part of the Karwa Chauth rituals and receives the arti from the good guy's wife: +1
- Reformed bad guy's reputation is saved by good guy's wife who invents an excuse for his absence during the rituals: +1
- Reformed bad guy is seen by his perceives sister-in-law during the rituals signifying that he is the man for her: +1
- Reformed bad guy drinks a spiked drink and finds an excuse for his behaviour during the Karwa Chauth dance sequence: +1
Good guy playing yet another good guy (Sum score = -11)- Good guy playing yet another good guy comes in the night when reformed bad guy is caught and is asked to go away and almost told his station in life: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy is perceived to be a man of ill-temper by Lucky, who is scared to question him: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy loses his sleep for a night while cleaning the room: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy toiled the whole night single-handedly: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy does not receive thanks for his efforts, even from the reformed bad guy: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy is in the bad books of Lachi for filching water from the refrigerator: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy is in the bad books of Lachi for being on familiar terms with Geet memsaab: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy gets Teji to Pammi and supports the ploy to get Teji him to feed Pammi: +1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy is kept busy with menial works by Teji: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy does not get the appreciation he deserves for arranging for the sargi: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy is spoken down to and taunted by Lachi yet again on the morning of Karwa Chauth: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy gets a yelling from perceived elder brother-in-law for his inability to get the car started: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy gets sympathy from Beeji when he hurts himself: +1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy gets another black mark from Lachi for having to carry a first aid box to him: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy gets into perceived brother-in-law's bad book for playing the reformed bad guy's postman: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy gets into the good books of Uncle Jugnu for respecting "his law": +1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy gets another black mark from Lachi for having to run around doing carrying lunch for him: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy gets another black from Lachi for behaving like a royal and earning her a scolding from the family: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy receives no appreciation for making his wife's first Karva Chauth special: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy saves the good guy's wife from hitting the floor: +1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy is caught by the good guy's elder brother-in-law smiling at him and is questioned about it: -1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy gets an opportunity to impress his employers with his dance skills yet again: +1
- Good guy playing yet another good guy is given permission to accept a ladoo from the hands of the married daughter of his employers' household: +1
Special mention of reformed bad guy's interactions vis-a-vis the good guy and his wife
- Reformed bad guy gets the sympathy of the good guy who promises to set things aright
- Reformed bad guy gets sympathy looks from the good guy's wife because he has been assigned work
- Reformed bad guy sets out his litany of complaints to the good guy's wife about the things he is made to do, which is overheard by Uncle Jugnu
- Reformed bad guy complains to the good guy's wife that her family will cause him to go insane
- Reformed bad guy again reiterates that he is willing to do anything for the good guy and the good guy's wife
- Reformed bad guy enlists the good guy's wife to his camp to get the good guy to expedite and settle matters before the reformed bad guy is driven insane
- Reformed bad guy receives the arti from the good guy playing yet another good guy's wife during the Karwa Chauth celebrations, which the good guy is deprived of.
- Reformed bad guy receives unvoiced thanks from the good guy and his wife for helping them during the Karwa Chauth celebrations
- Reformed bad guy gets the ladoo prepared by the good guy's wife from her hands before the good guy.
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PS: This is also subject to revision, in case inaccuracies are pointed out.
PPS: Any assistance in this endeavour to help the CVs keep track of the scorecard is welcome.
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