Okay, I have a headache so if I don't make sense, excooj. (Warning: This is a rant 😆)
There was nothing good about today's epi. There, I said it. You can't expect me to enjoy the RaghVi scenes after Raghav feeding Esha. Amma and Keerthi being doubtful of Esha's intentions could have been done even without Raghav feeding her. They could've easily shown Esha pretending to collapse, Raghav bending down to feed her but Amma Rao taking the lota and saying "Main pilaata hain tu Pallavi ka fast khol woh subah se bhookhi hain". After that, Amma and Keerthi could've warned Pallavi about Esha. Literally everything else could've stayed the same as it is--tadka quotient intact, Amma-Keerthi sowing seeds of doubt in Pallavi and the scenes that followed after. What they did today--this is the kind of suspense you create when THE SHOW STARTS OFF AS A TRIANGLE WITH THREE LEADS, like about 10 other shows that are airing on ITV rn. Why don't they put Esha's face on the montage too? Does it even matter? LOL.
Yesterday's precap showed Raghav making a face after learning that the khichdi was made by Esha, please correct me if I'm wrong. I swear I replayed that scene just to make sure I didn't skip his reaction. There was nothing. Nada.
I thought they were trying to speed up this track, but do I have to believe these people can't pull it off without making Raghav so nonchalant about Esha's presence? These guys have done way harder things before. Up until yesterday, I was looking at this as him completely ignoring her existence but how are you okay having her khichdi boy, pray tell?
Sunny mixing nuts in the khichdi was such a typical kitchen politics move. Sulo needs to take lessons from Sunny. It's making me mad but I'll let it slip because they needed a strong motivation to promote Esha from being delulu to going full psycho-negative vamp. Creative liberty ftw.
I'm trying not to read too much into the precap because they're usually misleading (for better or for worse lol) but one thing that remains unchanged is Raghav feeding soup to Esha. Unless they literally edit it out of tomorrow's episode, I don't see that not happening, and I'm sorry, I don't care if Esha is dying of some terminal illness and it's her last wish to have Raghav feed her that last bowl of soup. I literally do. not. give. a. flying. fish.
If they're going for this angle where Raghav/Esha's secret comes out to Pallavi in the worst way possible, there are other ways to do it than butchering his character so bad that we can't connect or defend or sympathize with him. I loved Raghav's first redemption track because even though he had made mistakes, I could feel for both Raghav and Pallavi. Both were in different kinds of pains and it was b e a u t i f u l. I understand they want to show how real relationships are like, and I know at the end of the day, RaghVi is endgame (I guess lol) but they don't have to completely destroy everything they've worked on so far in the story in order to show the "harsh reality". I really appreciate that they want to bring some relevance by showing how messy love and marriages can be but at the same time, there's only so much I can take man. I watch ITV to de-stress and feel good; if I wanted to watch some super hard-hitting, extremely gritty entertainment I'd watch something else, not an ITV show.
My patience is wearing thin. If this whole thing goes south, I'd eventually have to stop watching just for my mental peace. I love RaghVi, I really do, and that's why I can't see them being completely ruined as characters and as a couple.
I totally agree with you - word to word. Today's episode would probably go down as one of the worst episodes in MHRW if not the worst episode. I hated that Raghav gave water to Esha and then Sunny being the stupid vamp trying to hide Esha's thali and adding peanuts. That was ridiculous on so many levels. What is the motivation of Sunny? Pray tell.
And I hated that Raghav is now okay feeding Esha soup in his own house - Didn't he tell her to go away from RR Mansion. So Raghav is okay hiding the truth, is okay with eating the khichdi his Ex prepared and is now okay feeding her soup because she is hurt for whatever the reason.
This whole thing is Idiotic - I can't root for Raghav and Pallavi after all this. The creatives have literally butchered the whole love story and their progression. In all this they are showing Raghav as a man who can't take a stand for his love, his wife. Nope I don't count feeling guilt when Pallavi comes near him - When has he even assured his wife of his love? Did he forgot how insecure he was feeling when Mandar came in the picture? So why wouldn't Pallavi be insecure of Esha especially when he is feeding her soup sitting in her bedroom. Oh screw it - Sickand wants us to use remote, that is what I am going to do. 1 week that is what I am giving to this show and after that I am done with this crap. I wish Sai and Shivangi all the best in their new ventures and hope they do get the success they deserve.

