Monday, September 24, 2012

Episode Review: September 24th, 2012



Buaji and Garima arrive home with bags and start to go through what they have left to do.  Just then, Khushi walks in talking on the phone to the caterer, demanding that everything is perfect.  She then calls up the florist to make sure she gets roses instead of jasmines.  Before she can call another person, Buaji takes the phone from her and tells her to relax.  They remind her that it's her wedding day and ask her to get ready.  Buaji jokes around with Khushi about her being a special type of bride who is marrying a special type of groom.  At the Raizada house, Anjali, Nani, Payal and Mami wake NK up, who is seen sleeping on the couch.  NK gets up and tells them he was up watching Indian movies to learn about Indian weddings.  They see that he has Arnav's shoes and he tells them he took them quietly in the night.  The women tell him that it's the bride's side of the family that steal the shoes and not the groom's side.  They all then go to get ready for the big event.  At the Gupta house, Khushi is double checking her jewelry when she notices her earrings are missing.  Garima hands them two her and the two have an emotional conversation.  She thanks Khushi for allowing her to be a mother to her and for giving her happiness and respect.  Garima tells Khushi that when she took Khushi in at first, she was scared that Khushi would not accept her as her mother but was relieved when she did.  Khushi tells her to stop crying as it is her wedding day and Garima asks her to forgive her for any mistake that she may have done.   

Back at the Raizada house, Nani goes to Dadi's room to find her praying.  She tells her to wear the sari she picked out for her but Dadi seems lost in her own thoughts.  Arnav is getting dressed and Akash and NK discuss whick turban Arnav should wear, but he refuses both of their choices.  Anjali comes in to make sure he is ready and his phone just happens to ring.  They see who it is and NK picks it up.  Akash and Anjali take turns talking to Khushi, keeping Arnav away from the phone.  She finally asks to speak with Arnav when she hears Nani's voice in the background.  Nani tells Arnav that he will arrive at the hall with Dadi while the rest of the family departs now.  He tells them all to leave while he talks to Khushi.  Arnav asks her if she is okay, referring to their romance the night before, and she says she's okay and does not regret a thing.  She informs him that she called to remind him to reach the mandap on time and not to keep her waiting.  He promises to get there on time and not make her wait.  At the hall Payal is helping Khushi to get ready but Khushi is still walking all over the place.  Just then, Nani and the family arrives.  They informs her that Arnav will arrive with Dadi, in band baaja style.  They all share a few jokes and Anjali tells Khushi that there are only a few more hours before she and Arnav become one.  Khushi puts down a jewelry box and when she turns around, red glass bangles fall to the floor, breaking in the process.  Khushi fears this is a bad sign and hurries to pick them up but she later calms her nerves down, reassuring herself that nothing will go wrong today.  Arnav is staring at a silver bracelet and places it in a box.  He sees that Dadi has not gotten ready and asks her if she is attending the wedding.  Dadi informs him that she is not attending the wedding and needs to talk to him immediately.

Arnav informs Dadi that it's his wedding day and that he is getting late.  Dadi tells him that she needs to talk to him about something very important so he suggest they talk about it in the car on their way there.  Dadi refuses, leaving Arnav even more angry.  He says he doesn't want to leave Khushi waiting and begins to leave the room when Dadi tells him that after he hears what she has to say, he won't want to marry Khushi.  Arnav says that if that is the case, he does not want to hear anything that will separate him from Khushi.  She hands him a photo and asks him to look at it but he returns it to her, refusing to fall for her trap.

She tells him that it's not a trap but 100% true.  Arnav tells her for the last time that he is leaving for his wedding and that no one can stop him from marrying Khushi.  Dadi blames Khushi for putting a spell on Arnav and he defends her, saying that he won't hear a word against her.  Dadi then asks him if he can tolerate seeing his mother hurt, which is what he'll do if he marries Khushi.  She tells Arnav that the other women, who was responsible for his parents deaths and the reason he and Anjali became orphaned was because of Garima.  Dadi then shows him the picture of his dad and Garima and Arnav is left stunned.



What worked: The red glass bangles breaking.  The scene may have been short but foreshadowed the future in the best possible way.  For once, a bad omen was recognized as the coming of bad news.  Previously, we saw how Arnav had misplaced his ring, Khushi complained about her mehendi not being dark enough and Arnav constantly getting Khushi to promise him to never leave, with the fear of losing her.  All these incidents were pointing to something larger, foreshadowing something bigger.  When Khushi saw the glass bangles break, she felt scared for the first time that something bad may actually happen on the biggest day of her life.  What she and the rest of the family don't know is that the bad news has just begun and the storm will soon find its way into their lives.

What didn't work: Shyam nowhere to be found.  When the biggest bombshell has just been released, where on earth is Shyam?  This is the moment he has been waiting for and he is nowhere to be seen.  I thought he would've loved to witness this moment.  Hopefully we get to see his reaction tomorrow.

Highlight: Dadi revealing Garima’s truth to Arnav.  So, she finally did it.  She revealed Garima’s secret to Arnav on the day, the hours, the moments before his wedding.  Really goes to show how much hatred this women still has built up in her, how much revenge she has left.  The real question here is what Arnav does.  After learning about such a huge secret, one that changed the course of his life, what will he do?  Will he still marry Khushi or will he leave her waiting at the mandap?  Will he honour his promise to stay with her or will he once again let his anger rule his mind?  Will Arnav be able to fix the damage he did six months ago or will he prove to Khushi that he has not changed at all.  All in all, fans of the show can expect to see Khushi suffer once again for something that is of no fault of her’s.  However, even though the secret is out, it does not mean that’s the end of it.  It’s now time to start digging into the past to figure out what really happened.  There has to be a lot more that happened that could’ve lead to his mother committing suicide.  In addition, Garima mentions that she never knew he was married with kids until she met Dadi so there has to be something there too.  All we can do is wait and watch.

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