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Today's post is gonna be featuring almost exclusively Devsena and Jaldev instead of an episode breakdown (mostly because I kinda fast forwarded and have to go back and rewatch those scenes...😳
Ok so Jaldev has this issue in which he is an Aryan who has been raised with hating Dravids and for a significant amount of time, his gurudev was training him and people like him to kill Devsena and destroy her kingdom (remember the first scene between him and Indramitra? JD had gone through and won all the trials, and I refuse to believe indoctrination was not part of that). With that context in mind, his focus on getting the lion crest under the Dravid throne, and his remark that once the crest is in place killing Devsena will be possible makes sense. I don't like it and I don't like that he means those words but they make sense and are in line with his character in this birth. Varun Dev had a strong noble core which was partly inherited from his dad, and partly from the circumstances in which he grew up. JD's inner nobility is suppressed to some extent cause his upbringing and teachings have focused on a "anything goes" creed, which shows how low the Aryans have gotten.
So Jaldev is a noble's son who is an accomplished warrior and a spy. All true. What is most telling in that entire spiel and in what he was thinking to himself is this- despite everything he can't kill Devsena. He can't do it. He raises the sword and falters. He thinks about it and falters. He falters period. Devsena might have powers but taking a sword to the neck kills anyone (well unless you are practising tantric like Padma but DS is not so lets assume it would kill her...). So what if the crest was not placed under the throne? Kill the princess you kill the Dravid's future. Period. Nope, he saved her and then did some fast talking to give his guru the reason why he saved her. His fast talk was true talk, but saving her? That was she was his atmasangini period, and his soul recognized that.
On the way back, he brushes off all her concerns about Mahisha (and don't tell me a part of him wasn't giggling like a 13 year old at the thought of Mahisha in chains, especially after Jaldev saw his advances towards Devsena), and the protects her from all burdens- he even allows her to step on him! I hope this is indicative of their future relationship in which he will protect her from all that seek to hurt her as she advances towards becoming queen. And Devsena understands and appreciates this. She gives him the credit he is due and does the aarti with him. An aarti in which both look near longingly at each other...
Another thing- against his will his admiration and feelings grw. Her determination, her humble nature in the face of her subjects adulation, and her closeness to him. All are wearing away at his will.
I confess though, I cannot see Devsena reacting well when she finds out he is an Aryan- depending on what stage of their relationship they are at when this revelation occurs will drive the rest of the story forward (I'm hoping this is the final reincarnation honestly...). I'm not sure how she will get past it if he does not tell her himself...
One other thing- when I first saw this episode I was frustrated with Jaldev because I disliked the back and forth he was having- this is because I had Varun Dev in my mind- Varun Dev who said "To hell with it all" and confessed to Devsena and loved her so much he woke up her love for him. But Varun Dev was in a different place. His father was dead, he had a friend who helped him realize his feelings and he didn't see a future past Devsena once he confessed to her. Jaldev has an established family and a real future in Aryavrat. He has to process through a lot more stuff before he allows himself to love Devsena with the same intensity. Its already started and I'm willing to see the slow burn.
Finally- please makers stop adding new enemies for Devsena, she has the five destiny kids. Introduce them before you introduce new villians and move the storytelling forward.
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