Since I was asked about what I felt about the Zaid-MJ scenes from this episode:
At dinner: Zaid is very serious about not being able to contact Ayra. He is genuinely concerned about her and he wants to treat her well, even if he has started accepting his feelings for MJ. That will always be there ..he knows that ...it was on MJ'S first anniversary he realised he has dormant feelings- that made him want to keep a distance from her affairs. Now they are in a situation where he has made a promise to both the women: he will try to do justice as far as possible...it can work out only if both wives are willing to adjust, but Zaid is trying to do as much as he can though having two wives was never his idea.
He requests MJ to please keep her nose out of his relationship with Ayra- She accepts gracefully. I loved his attitude here. He tells her very clearly it's not an order or a blackmail ...it's a simple request. So nice to see Zaid being absolutely honest with MJ. ❤️
At the balcony:
This is where Zaid seems to have drawn a firm line, no matter how much he enjoys his time with her. MJ makes no demands of him, so it's very easy to for him to have a cool time- only downside is, he'd have to explain it all to Ayra...but he can't go on surviving in a toxic environment where she demands so much of him...makes him go begging on his knees...he's used to it, still it's not enjoyable. The bit about Ayra he likes is, they have a pleasant past together and she didn't turn him down...he deeply appreciates that and cares about her...
With MJ- it is something that will never go away... especially when she can be so charming...but he's once bitten, twice shy...his heart loves having her around him and his brain tells him there's likely to be more of a better future with Ayra and especially to be careful around MJ because that's his experience. He feels he cannot trust her enough to fully give himself up...he's taking too much of a risk there.
After the meeting: This was so ...so...adorable. ❤️ She doesn't care what fences he has put up around him. They are having a good time. She has the freedom to ask him to give her his time ...and he loves her despite everything,❤️ to grant her request...He's willing to give as much as he wants to, but he will not trust her to be a permanent feature...or he might even choose Ayra over her even now...still, this moment he is devoted to this diva. In this sweet moment of togetherness, she shyly lets him choose for her and he's happy to oblige...there's no mein here.
Morning scene:
Zaid finally gets through to Ayra. Why did he shut himself in the bathroom? Was it because he didn't want MJ to feel bad? She promised she wouldn't interfere...but why put her through the trauma? Gives him that much more peace of mind to deal with Ayra with no other distractions...? Anyway, I felt it was good for him to compartmentalise them.
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