Great post as always Anu ji!
Everyone has already echoed the kind of thoughts i had abt the epi but one thing that became clear to me i was kind of giving benefit of doubt till now is that Aparna and Radha kind of deserve a Bahu like Malini and a samdhan like Anu given they both are watered down versions of this lot only ussi thaali ke chatte batte types and I loved how Aditya not once but twice told Aparna off. How Badke Kaka remains to have sane thoughts in that Tripathi lot and hasnt swayed like a pendulum as yet is unbelievable!!!
. He literally gives zero faraks to her baatein & harkatein unless she involves Imlie. Then he is ready to defend Imlie in a ziffy