Originally posted by: lagjagale
I just watched a week's worth of episodes, and I have some notes:
1. Ak is mentally ill - I know we have talked about this before, but they are making it very obvious to everyone now. She has been mentally ill since the white day, and the past six years she has spent in her own head spinning tales about how bad Abhi is. One more shock, and she is going to go off the rails for real. Likely Abhinav's death, and then it will be up to Abhi to manage her and her nonsense.
2. Ak's mental torture with this whole track is heartbreaking. She lost her entire family and her whole life on the white day, and now she again lost everything. She has gotten so much worse with each loss; I really don't want her to lose anything else, even if it's her own fault. This is enough, and she needs to get some semblance of happiness back in her life. Real happiness, not the fake kind they have been serving us for the past six months in the name of "perfect family."
3. Abhir is Abhi's son through and through. He is hurt by Ak in the same freaking way! Her randomly being hot and cold. One day showing love, and the next day, snatching away all hope. The effects are the same, with the kid being super confused and hurt. I loved the Abhi lullaby for Abhir, but I don't think Abhirmanyu bonding is going to be shown. They are going for the next track without establishing any bond here, so I don't know what's going to happen with that.
4. Abhi - I cannot stress how bad I feel for him. He has lost everything over and over again and is still standing and still trying his best in every way he can. His breakdown in front of God was beautiful till Arohi interrupted. Like, why is she there? I was so angry. Glad Abhi just ignored her.
But to everyone thinking, why is he giving up now, and why he fought if he was going to give up: He really didn't anticipate things going so bad so quickly. He figured this would give him a chance to co-parent for real. In all of his actions, he has maintained that he wants Abhir to have all of his relationships. He figured that he and Ak will be able to move on from their differences and relationships would heal, and then it would all be fine again. But Manjari and Ak, along with all the Goenkas and Birlas, are hell-bent on not wanting any of this and trying their best to break it.
That is why he is stepping down now. Cause he sees this never working out. Until Ak was in Udaipur and fighting with him, there was hope that they could resolve issues and then co-parent. But now there is no hope, and obviously, he cannot keep his son without his mother forever. So there. Plus, Ak falling ill will send him over the edge, and that we all know.
He can never stop loving his Akshu, no matter how much she may have evolved into a hideous beast. In the last argument, Ak said she is no longer one who runs away; she stands and fights, and Abhi also said that he is no longer someone who has irrational anger. A part of me feels like this whole endeavor, in a way, is just Abhi trying to make Ak see that he is Abhir's father and that he deserves that position that she decided he didn't. That argument broke my heart with the way Ak kept comparing Abhi to Nav. We all know the reasons for Abhir's behavior have more to do with AK's lies than Abhi or Birla house, but Abhi doesn't know this. He just wants her to see him for who he is, and she never wants to do that cause she hates the old her who fell in love with him.
Untangling all of this seems like a really long and painful track, and I am honestly not sure if I am up for it. Whitewashing would be less painful and quicker in general. Abhir needs his mom, Ak needs her son, and Abhi needs to have some peace in his life.
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