Hello people,
My patience with Ishwari has been waning a little hence was keeping away from writing anything. Dev & Sona today though.. Aww! Even yesterday's 'kiss ka qissa' hahahaha such a brief moment yet I had the silliest smile on my face when it happened. ☺️
Dev & Sona might as well be married; Hence the not so unobvious title. 😆 The whole scene was beautifully done. Sona's immediate instincts being to scold Dev for being careless with his health then tending to him, Dev holding onto her everytime she tried to get him anything followed by her reassurances, Sona frowning down at him as turned away from the soup, smiling as he agrees to have some and finally calming him down as he remembers all the things that he has to do - I loved loved loved all of it. The gentleness with which Sona took care of Dev, her love and worry so evident on her face - Beautiful. She looked almost guilty for leaving his side as she was told to head home.
Thank God Ishwari reigned in her possessiveness long enough to thank Sona for taking care of Dev. I noticed earlier, how her brother seems to serve as a conscience of sorts. When he catches her eye at the end of the scene in the morning when Sona checks her blood pressure and she looks away guiltily... Well I am glad that she might atleast listen to him when or if the possessiveness reaches new heights of irrationality which I am afraid it might.
When Ishwari talks about how Dev doesn't need anyone at all when he is healthy and well but as soon as he falls ill he seeks out his Mother... See that is where you are wrong Ishwari. Even superheroes have their weaknesses than why would you imagine Dev to be invincible? Ofcourse he needs someone at all times. He just doesn't know how to seek that kind of help without appearing weak. That's what Sona has always given him. She helps him embrace his inner vulnerability and she does it in a way that doesn't make him feel like a weak person. She sees him as a normal human being you know? Sona gives Dev a break from being Dev Dixit and lets him be himself. I noticed that in the flashback too... Even as child, Dev was driven by the same instincts of appearing to be okay inspite of being hurt.
Anyway our poor Sona was actually awake till 4 AM... Kind of a relief she didn't actually call either Dev or Ishwari though. Dev calling out for Sona in his sleep, I'm glad how there was a natural buildup to this. Anyway, the 'betrayal' is now final. Very nice play of words BTW: "What do you need?" "Sonakshi... Please don't go. Please stay."
Can she give him what he wants then? What he needs? Or would she punish him for keeping it a secret from her? Ishwari continues to live in the time when all her son needed was her. I'm glad that she's atleast realized that as much as she wants it to be, this whole thing isn't one-sided and her son is in love with Sonakshi. That whole phool-hawa-khushboo analogy was like
Nicely enacted by Supriya ji, I'm just very conflicted about Ishwari at this point so I don't know whether to feel sorry for her or not. On one hand, he's broken the trust she has in him and she's terribly hurt... on the other hand, she has always harbored these insecurities so it wouldn't entirely matter even if he had been honest. I just hope the grey shades don't reach a point where they become unbearable. I am always up for flawed characters as long as they are treated in a balanced way so that they appear human. A mother's love is always selfless but they are all human at the end of the day so they are allowed to make their mistakes, they are allowed to fall... I would just request the writers to keep it balanced so that I can still empathize with the character instead of having to write her off as a little too selfish and self-centered.
On a final note - We are going to be miserable tomorrow aren't we? Our poor Sona! 😔
