Disclaimer: This is my view after seeing that stupid episode 2 times...after binge-watching the stupidly executed pregnancy track. So, I had zero reason to be even a little bit emotional during that episode. And the episode was so fast as though it was Rajdhani Express or something. And also hammy execution. Yeah... So These are just my views. Also Thank god I can finally talk about this... Was holding back for long time.
One more thing. Because this show was never that important for me.. nor were the characters.. so this post may have many jokes. So people who were too attached and was emotional during that episode, if you feel you would not be able to handle the jokes... You can skip this post.
Official beginning of speech:
Ok... This is how I saw the half episode: (BTW Neil's death was only in the second half.. not a full episode. First half was some random things. More on that later)
Ak hears about the kids being in danger. Then she calls Abhi who was in Jaipur doing surgery. (I have no idea why she did that. I think Neil called the police station.. why Abhi? What would have Abhi done? Heh.. logic..) Then one kid promptly does a video call and gets caught. This was where she asks the famous "Tum mere jagah pe hote to kya karthe? Main wohi karoongi?" Neil goes... we are going to be parents.. blah blah blah.. and only then, they drive towards the most public mass kidnapping ever (Seriously.. they were not even trying to hide the fact that were doing something illegal... Why did this serial run for 14 years again?)
Let me pause here. Ak and Neil were not in any immediate danger. They were not in the vicinity of goons. They were planning to only go to a dangerous place. I know it sounds the same. but they were not being emotionally manipulated to 'go' there. In their mind, they were still safe. They were not under stress that they would die. They were worried about the kids. They were still not planning to 'fight' the goons. they didn't even have any plan. They were just thinking about going there. Neil asks Ak about her cramps. He was asking about her and her babies 'health'. She also answers about health. This makes me feel that they both didn't think about the mortal danger part of it.. until they saw the public human traffickers.
Continuing the episode:
Then they call Manish Goenka to call some IG or someone. Manish says the police would arrive. They arrive at the place. See the villains doing their job as if they are doing a freaking talent show in high school. Manish or the police says the Police will be late. Then they both panic. Then I think Ak says something about stalling them for some time. Neil says something along the lines of "Bhabhi I will do something.. ".
Pausing again.
Here, Ak did NOT ask him to go out and fight. She was trying to think of a way to stall them. Neil was the one who came up with this plan all by himself. When Neil does the Lakshman Rekha thing also Ak did not know what he was going to do. She asked what and he replied like just trust me. I swear I did not predict what was going to happen.
Continuing
Neil gets out. And goes to the goons who were casually tying a few girls and putting them on a truck... that too on a road.. that too in broad daylight...without any care in the world. Seriously, this episode gives me a headache whenever I remember it... Why couldn't the director take it a little bit more seriously?
Neil goes and asks, "Hey! What are you doing?"
Pausing again...
I swear I couldn't help but laugh at this. Because of the overhype it received, I thought Neil's death was because of something huge. A big careless mistake from Akshara. I was ready with anticipation. I did not expect him to do an impression of Isabella from Phineas and Ferb
Continuing.
One lone man asks 4 goons what they were doing when clearly they did not leave any room for misunderstandings about what they were doing. Clearly more than angry they would have been plainly offended. 🤣
Akshara had this look that clearly said, "What the heck?" Her look itself says that she did not even think for a second that THIS was the GREAT plan.
The goons obviously beat him up. Ak calls Parth and Kairav as if they can help... seriously what is up with calling people who have no authority or superpowers?
Someone tries to stab him. Akshara drives a car to save him. Front and reverse. Then I think, the goons took a rest or something because of the whole beating Neil and getting driven over by a car thing. But for a few minutes, they were just not in the frames. Ak gets out of the car. She tries to take Neil to the car. He asks to save the girls. Then the goons after proper rest came back and Ak and Neil did Kung Fu. Then, Someone was going to hit Ak with a rod, and Ak pleads with them not to because that always works.. totally... Everyone should do that.
Police come and shoot the guy... Neil falls and Ak screams "Neil!!!"
Now... My review:
See... this could have been really a nice episode if it was given some time. What I wrote was only about Neil's death. What I omitted was the first half which had the following things:
- Ak teaching kids through video calls.
- Manjiri looked weirdly at her when she was teaching and goes to the temple with Arohi.
- AbhiM and Mahima talking about Birla Kids and their bonds.❤️
- Something about AbhiM ordering a watch or something for Neil.
- Akshara getting cramps.
- Neil offering her to take her to a clinic where her gynecologist could come.
- AbhiM doing the surgery of the younger brother of someone. Mahima talks about the elder brother treating his younger brother like his child.
- Ak says a dramatic 'sorry' to AbhiM for crossing the Lakshman Rekha of the bedroom.
- The Gynac tells Ak that cramps are normal. Chill.
- Ak and Neil planning to return and then the call comes.
And it was not as if Neil's death took place in the second half also properly.
We had.
- Shefali worrying about Ak
- Manjiri and Arohi returning from the temple and getting to know about Ak's cramps from Shefali.
- Manjiri getting worried.
- Arohi calling Neil and getting to know that Ak and the kids are fine and also that they were going to the concert.
- Manjiri getting all angry and blaming random things.
- AbhiM completes the surgery and thinks to call Ak.
- He sees the missed calls and tries to call them.
- Then AbhiM will have this conversation with the patient's elder brother which reeks of foreshadowing a mile away.
- The ominous heralding and totally hammy "Bless my younger brother whom I treat like my own child" scene.
Then Neil falls. Ak screams.
The end.
So in an episode of 22 minutes approximately. We have 12 in the first half. 5-6 min AbhiM and Manjiri scenes cutting in. So The whole Neil death track is only 6 minutes max. Think about it.
Ok, Neil dies in hospital in the following episodes. But this is the official, 'Death'. The Birla hospital didn't do much other than bandage him and change him into cleaner clothes. Anyway, he didn't have any major dialogue other than the 'wada' scene. He dies asking for the promise from Ak And AbhiM later.. but this is the episode where he officially starts to die.
Why the heck was this episode directed this way? It was so rushed and so congested with scenes. The next episode went somewhat ok. AbhiM and Everyone were sad. But this episode didn't give a breathing time. It was all a blur. And I don't know why. They could have made this two-parter. Gave some focus on Neil. But nope. They had to cut scenes with AbhiM harbingering scenes and Manjiri blaming scenes. The way they executed was also not exactly much. The plan was stupid. The goons were stupid. And because it was so rushed you couldn't exactly feel anything. The first half itself could have been one episode. Then the focus in the second half would have been proper.
If Ak was hyper, Neil was also stupid. He was also not in a sane mindset. For everyone who goes about emotional manipulation, all I want to ask them is, "When was the time for that?"
We know it is max 6 min thing
1 minute for panicking from both idiots and the video call.
1 minute to call others and decide to go there.
1/2 minute for Neil doing the Lakshman duty.
1 minute for Neil doing the Isabella thing and fighting the goons
1 minute for Ak to recreate that scene from the 'Karz' movie with Simi Garewal and Raj Kiran.
1/2 minute break for goons. Ak comes to Neil and helps the girls come down the truck.
1 minute of goons returning from the tea break and fighting and the Police comes in the end.
Honestly, the way it was executed, this episode doesn't require this much discussion. But here we are... discussing this episode like it is a Marvel series with easter eggs hidden in the background.
Next.. I will be doing Q&A session...
P.S.: Sejal... clearly I am doing this you and many like you.. who did not go through the torture of watching the episodes. And mostly because I want to write about it and I have time..
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