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I am writing a super late analysis today after giving the episode a lot of thought. In order to process everything that happened and was hinted (and there was a lot) I will go character by character (excluding Bua, because she doesn't count, for anything, ever).
Aarti
I was seriously proud of Aarti today. This is one of the things I love most about her character. she can be completely distraught, defeated and hopeless one minute, but just pick herself up and move in with life the very next. Her world has been completely turned upside down. A mere 24 hours ago she was happily enjoying a vacation with her family, in which she had discovered the happy and unburdened Yash, whom she fell more and more in love with every day. She was basking in the satisfaction of having fulfilled her promise to Gayatri and probably just letting go now that the 'mission' was over, enjoying her feelings and the uninhibited togetherness of her little family. And all of a sudden, Yash pulled the ground out from under her feet, toppling her over, not only in her own eyes but in the eyes of the whole family for whom she had so confidently created castles in the air about a new/old and happy Yash. Worst of all, he refused to tell her what she had done wrong to deserve the kind of treatment he is giving her.
So like the survivor she is, after one pep talk from her (almost always) wise mother, she picks herself up and says to herself, until he tells me what is wrong, or what I did wrong, I am going to pretend everything is normal, because I have other things to do besides worry about his anger. So she marches out for the teej puja. Her insistence to participate is giving everyone a very clear message: whether Yash agrees to be my husband or not, I am his wife and I am giving everything I have to this relationship. She is taking a stand, despite Gayatri's antagonism, despite Bua's taunts and despite Yash's anger because this is who she is. The word "suhagan" does not just have to do with a husband though that is the relation that initiates you to it; it has to do with all the relationships of a family including motherhood and being a daugther in law. In many ways, by refusing to back down, Aarti is forcing Yash to speak. He can either acknowledge their relationship or walk out of it, but no more iffy, undefined middle ground for her. She wants her title, she wants her rights and she wants her respect. You go, girl!
Gayatri
She was interesting today. I realised that she is not so much angry with Aarti for the way Yash is but more for the fact that Aarti is not revealing what she did to make Yash that way. From our perspective we can see that Aarti didn't do anything, but look at it from Gayatri's perspective for a second. Yash specifically said that he hated Aarti, that he had no relationship with Aarti and that he didn't want to hear the name Aarti ever again. It naturally follows that Aarti did something to merit that reaction from him, and Gayatri suspects Aarti of hiding her misdoings because let's face it...that is what Gayatri would do in such a situation. Did we not see when SP found out about Paridhi's job, she was relieved when nobody found out about her role because then the whole responsibility would have fallen on her, given that she allowed Paridhi to go. SP could not have then blamed Paridhi at all because she did have permission to work, from Gayatri.
Similarly, when she locked Ansh up, she blackmailed Aarti into not telling Yash about what happened. So I think she actually believes that Aarti knows something she is not sharing and she wants to know because seeing her son in this state makes her go crazy. However, her last smile as Aarti insisted to Yash that she would do the pooja shows that she wants to trust Aarti, but her own fears and insecurities stop her.
As for her reaction to Paridhi, I found it quite hilarious. Basically, Paridhi scared the living daylights out of her with all her logic and common sense and Gayatri did what any regressive, oppressed, and pseudo-dominating matriarch would do and locked it up! Paridhi is questioning the very foundation of Gaya's existence. If Paridhi is right, then it negates the meaning of Gayatri's whole life and she is simply not ready for such an upheaval. It was awful for poor Paridhi though, that she has to go through things she probably never fathomed.
SP
He didn't do much today but I just had to comment on that nod of approval when Aarti asked for the thaali. I could be mistaken but I could swear there was the slightest hint of realisation in his eyes. I felt like he understood during Aarti's speech that even though this looked like a huge relapse for Yash, it was actually a "pati-patni ka mamla," which meant that Yash and Aarti were indeed pati-patni. I don't know if this makes sense but he realised that this fight wasn't about the marriage, but within it. So he told Gayatri, with a smirk on his face, to give the tray to Aarti because he could see she was trying to resolve their first fight, and he was going to help her any way he could.
Paridhi
Poor girl. I felt for her all over again today and couldn't help but sympathise with the way this girl is trying to make both worlds meet so she can have a chance and marital happiness and personal fulfillment. She said it all in that one line to Prateek today, "if I am not here, nobody will miss me, but if I am not at the shoot, the whole show will stop and the producer will be in trouble." In short, apart from feeling like she is being stifled, she also feels ignored and unnecessary which is horrifically sad for a newly wed bride. She wants to be somewhere where she is the centre of attention and things just don't happen without her and here at every turn, she faces Aarti's problems, Aarti's victories and Aarti's dilemmas. I found it interesting that she thinks Aarti is just acting like a sati savitri type, though, because we all know that this is not really Aarti, on some level. Preceptive Paridhi!
Anyway, sadly for their marriage, Prateek had a valid point too. Aarti had to work hard to get this respect. BUT I think what he misses here is that Paridhi is not talking about respect, which is a long shot for her at this point (poor thing) but just attention. She is absolutely right. Nobody cares about her happiness, but what she fails to realise is that nobody cares about Aarti's happiness either, only Yash's, and as long as Aarti is in cahoots with them on that she is the golden girl. I really wish we could see Aarti and Paridhi forging an alliance because really they are so much more similar than they give each other credit for.
Ansh (and Palak)
Aarti must never deny her relationship with Prashant because it gave her such a precious gift in the form of Ansh! What mitti is this kid made of? He is such a mature and perceptive child who judges people and relationships just right, but all from the vantage point of his childish innocence. I loved that when Yash shouted that he didn't want to speak to anyone, without looking at the door, somehow Ansh knew that he and Palak were an exception and without backing off said, Papa, it's us, as though that explained everything and Yash did not disappoint. Similarly, the little exchange between him and Palak showed that both of them were scared but Ansh took a stand and spoke to his father, again somehow sound in the knowledge that Yash could never hurt him. Even when Yash threw the toy after hearing the rhyme, he argued with him, until Yash used his firmest voice that even shocked Aarti, but did not move Ansh. He just conceded defeat, took his sister's hand reassuringly, protectively and walked away.
But he seems to have inherited his mother's inability to hold a grudge because then came one of the most beautiful, well probably the most beautiful scene of the episode. Yash was about to take the thaali away from Aarti when the kids came in and said they wanted to be part of the pooja. I loved that they showed how easy Palak and Payal are with mumma when Palak was clearly scared of her papa. Good for Yash to see these things and I am sure he is absorbing them. And just as he turns to leave in anger, because clearly nobody in the family cares what he thinks, he feels a tug, and sees a small face smiling up at him full of trust and love, assuring him that he is a part of this family if only he stays, and plays his part. And somehow Yash can't find it in him not to.
Yash
A nursery rhyme and a fast. That is all we have to go by. I won't go into the nursery rhyme too much because we have analysed it for all the possible meaning, but I did think it was interesting that Aarti taught Yash the rhyme, he said it wrong, she corrected him and told him not to teach the parrot the wrong thing and then they said it together in unison. It could mean that Yash started parroting Aarti in Mumbai, trying to be more like her , with her taking the lead.
Now the teej fast, why did Yash come out in the first place? I think he was upset that nobody was coming to probe him, allowing him to roar at them in indignation. He had all this indignant roaring stored up so he came out to find someone to channel it at and of course Aarti positioned herself as a target, as usual. "There is no need for you to keep a fast," as though reiterating that she didn't have to do anything for his happiness. However, once the kids came and said they wanted to be a part of it, he relented for the moment. A sign both that he is calming down and that he wants to play ball in the kiddy pool. Yash is clearly very scared of something. Finally the precap, if he was really indifferent to Aarti he would have fed her the water and called it a night, but he didn't. He knows she is stubborn and won't break her fast and he is making her chase him, I feel. I almost feel like he is testing her...testing her feelings, that he found out about...in the diary, maybe?
I was seriously proud of Aarti today. This is one of the things I love most about her character. she can be completely distraught, defeated and hopeless one minute, but just pick herself up and move in with life the very next. Her world has been completely turned upside down. A mere 24 hours ago she was happily enjoying a vacation with her family, in which she had discovered the happy and unburdened Yash, whom she fell more and more in love with every day. She was basking in the satisfaction of having fulfilled her promise to Gayatri and probably just letting go now that the 'mission' was over, enjoying her feelings and the uninhibited togetherness of her little family. And all of a sudden, Yash pulled the ground out from under her feet, toppling her over, not only in her own eyes but in the eyes of the whole family for whom she had so confidently created castles in the air about a new/old and happy Yash. Worst of all, he refused to tell her what she had done wrong to deserve the kind of treatment he is giving her.
So like the survivor she is, after one pep talk from her (almost always) wise mother, she picks herself up and says to herself, until he tells me what is wrong, or what I did wrong, I am going to pretend everything is normal, because I have other things to do besides worry about his anger. So she marches out for the teej puja. Her insistence to participate is giving everyone a very clear message: whether Yash agrees to be my husband or not, I am his wife and I am giving everything I have to this relationship. She is taking a stand, despite Gayatri's antagonism, despite Bua's taunts and despite Yash's anger because this is who she is. The word "suhagan" does not just have to do with a husband though that is the relation that initiates you to it; it has to do with all the relationships of a family including motherhood and being a daugther in law. In many ways, by refusing to back down, Aarti is forcing Yash to speak. He can either acknowledge their relationship or walk out of it, but no more iffy, undefined middle ground for her. She wants her title, she wants her rights and she wants her respect. You go, girl!
Gayatri
She was interesting today. I realised that she is not so much angry with Aarti for the way Yash is but more for the fact that Aarti is not revealing what she did to make Yash that way. From our perspective we can see that Aarti didn't do anything, but look at it from Gayatri's perspective for a second. Yash specifically said that he hated Aarti, that he had no relationship with Aarti and that he didn't want to hear the name Aarti ever again. It naturally follows that Aarti did something to merit that reaction from him, and Gayatri suspects Aarti of hiding her misdoings because let's face it...that is what Gayatri would do in such a situation. Did we not see when SP found out about Paridhi's job, she was relieved when nobody found out about her role because then the whole responsibility would have fallen on her, given that she allowed Paridhi to go. SP could not have then blamed Paridhi at all because she did have permission to work, from Gayatri.
Similarly, when she locked Ansh up, she blackmailed Aarti into not telling Yash about what happened. So I think she actually believes that Aarti knows something she is not sharing and she wants to know because seeing her son in this state makes her go crazy. However, her last smile as Aarti insisted to Yash that she would do the pooja shows that she wants to trust Aarti, but her own fears and insecurities stop her.
As for her reaction to Paridhi, I found it quite hilarious. Basically, Paridhi scared the living daylights out of her with all her logic and common sense and Gayatri did what any regressive, oppressed, and pseudo-dominating matriarch would do and locked it up! Paridhi is questioning the very foundation of Gaya's existence. If Paridhi is right, then it negates the meaning of Gayatri's whole life and she is simply not ready for such an upheaval. It was awful for poor Paridhi though, that she has to go through things she probably never fathomed.
SP
He didn't do much today but I just had to comment on that nod of approval when Aarti asked for the thaali. I could be mistaken but I could swear there was the slightest hint of realisation in his eyes. I felt like he understood during Aarti's speech that even though this looked like a huge relapse for Yash, it was actually a "pati-patni ka mamla," which meant that Yash and Aarti were indeed pati-patni. I don't know if this makes sense but he realised that this fight wasn't about the marriage, but within it. So he told Gayatri, with a smirk on his face, to give the tray to Aarti because he could see she was trying to resolve their first fight, and he was going to help her any way he could.
Paridhi
Poor girl. I felt for her all over again today and couldn't help but sympathise with the way this girl is trying to make both worlds meet so she can have a chance and marital happiness and personal fulfillment. She said it all in that one line to Prateek today, "if I am not here, nobody will miss me, but if I am not at the shoot, the whole show will stop and the producer will be in trouble." In short, apart from feeling like she is being stifled, she also feels ignored and unnecessary which is horrifically sad for a newly wed bride. She wants to be somewhere where she is the centre of attention and things just don't happen without her and here at every turn, she faces Aarti's problems, Aarti's victories and Aarti's dilemmas. I found it interesting that she thinks Aarti is just acting like a sati savitri type, though, because we all know that this is not really Aarti, on some level. Preceptive Paridhi!
Anyway, sadly for their marriage, Prateek had a valid point too. Aarti had to work hard to get this respect. BUT I think what he misses here is that Paridhi is not talking about respect, which is a long shot for her at this point (poor thing) but just attention. She is absolutely right. Nobody cares about her happiness, but what she fails to realise is that nobody cares about Aarti's happiness either, only Yash's, and as long as Aarti is in cahoots with them on that she is the golden girl. I really wish we could see Aarti and Paridhi forging an alliance because really they are so much more similar than they give each other credit for.
Ansh (and Palak)
Aarti must never deny her relationship with Prashant because it gave her such a precious gift in the form of Ansh! What mitti is this kid made of? He is such a mature and perceptive child who judges people and relationships just right, but all from the vantage point of his childish innocence. I loved that when Yash shouted that he didn't want to speak to anyone, without looking at the door, somehow Ansh knew that he and Palak were an exception and without backing off said, Papa, it's us, as though that explained everything and Yash did not disappoint. Similarly, the little exchange between him and Palak showed that both of them were scared but Ansh took a stand and spoke to his father, again somehow sound in the knowledge that Yash could never hurt him. Even when Yash threw the toy after hearing the rhyme, he argued with him, until Yash used his firmest voice that even shocked Aarti, but did not move Ansh. He just conceded defeat, took his sister's hand reassuringly, protectively and walked away.
But he seems to have inherited his mother's inability to hold a grudge because then came one of the most beautiful, well probably the most beautiful scene of the episode. Yash was about to take the thaali away from Aarti when the kids came in and said they wanted to be part of the pooja. I loved that they showed how easy Palak and Payal are with mumma when Palak was clearly scared of her papa. Good for Yash to see these things and I am sure he is absorbing them. And just as he turns to leave in anger, because clearly nobody in the family cares what he thinks, he feels a tug, and sees a small face smiling up at him full of trust and love, assuring him that he is a part of this family if only he stays, and plays his part. And somehow Yash can't find it in him not to.
Yash
A nursery rhyme and a fast. That is all we have to go by. I won't go into the nursery rhyme too much because we have analysed it for all the possible meaning, but I did think it was interesting that Aarti taught Yash the rhyme, he said it wrong, she corrected him and told him not to teach the parrot the wrong thing and then they said it together in unison. It could mean that Yash started parroting Aarti in Mumbai, trying to be more like her , with her taking the lead.
Now the teej fast, why did Yash come out in the first place? I think he was upset that nobody was coming to probe him, allowing him to roar at them in indignation. He had all this indignant roaring stored up so he came out to find someone to channel it at and of course Aarti positioned herself as a target, as usual. "There is no need for you to keep a fast," as though reiterating that she didn't have to do anything for his happiness. However, once the kids came and said they wanted to be a part of it, he relented for the moment. A sign both that he is calming down and that he wants to play ball in the kiddy pool. Yash is clearly very scared of something. Finally the precap, if he was really indifferent to Aarti he would have fed her the water and called it a night, but he didn't. He knows she is stubborn and won't break her fast and he is making her chase him, I feel. I almost feel like he is testing her...testing her feelings, that he found out about...in the diary, maybe?
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