Arnav is on his
knees crying out his pain. When he turns
around, he notices a rose being crushed under a broken bench. He carefully picks up the rose and has a
flashback of his mother. His mother is
gardening and she is pricked by a thorn.
A young Arnav notices that his mother is hurt by the thorn and throws
the flower pot to the floor wanting to break it. His mother tries to explain to him that it
was the thorn that hurt her, not the flower yet the flower is getting the
punishment. She uses this example to
teach Arnav not to punish those who are innocent for anyone else's mistake. She especially tells him to never punish the
one's he loves or those who love him.
Arnav then remembers how Khushi had reminded him to not be late for the
wedding. With that, he leaves the
garden. Khushi is still waiting for
Arnav at the mandap and remembers what he said to her while they were at the garden. Garima goes up to Khushi and apologizes for
everything that happened. She says she
tried to not let her past ruin Khushi's future but she failed. Khushi says she doesn't have to apologize and
that nothing is ruined because Arnav will come, shocking Garima. While NK tries to call Arnav again, Payal
goes to reason with Khushi to get her to come home. Buaji joins her doing the same but Khushi
refuses to move, continually stating that Arnav will come for her as he
promised he'd come. When Mami begins to
insult Garima and Khushi, Anjali begs her to not say such things. Buaji and Garima pull Khushi to her feet but
now she is visibly upset. She states to
them that she is not leaving and that she has full faith he will come. She says that if Arnav comes and sees that
she's not here, he'll think she broke her promise, so she has to stay. Wanting her to snap out of her illusion,
Buaji slaps Khushi and tells her to face the truth and that he won't come. Buaji tells her that the fire has become
ashes but Khushi notices a small flame still alive. She sits back down and says that she won't
leave the mandap until the fire is completely out. Arnav is driving recklessly through the
streets. While driving, he begins to
flashback through all his memories.
These include: the memories from his past, when he met Khushi for the
first time, their fights, the time when they started having feelings for each
other, their forced marriage, his kidnapping and escape and their recent
romantic moments. In the end, he
remembers the truth Dadi revealed to him and is frustrated. Just then, he remembers the incident of
Khushi falling off the cliff. As he
remembers this, a truck is driving towards him.
He suddenly calls out Khushi's name, swerves the car to avoid the truck
and crashes into a tree, passing out.
Khushi senses that Arnav called out to her and begins to run to
him. When NK stops her, she says
something has happened to her but NK begs her to calm down. Arnav comes to his senses and says "Ma".
Just then, Khushi
notices the sacred fire going out and runs back to the mandap. She sees that the fire has completely gone
out and is shocked. She falls to her
knees devastated and the families feel horrible for her. Unable to see her pain, Nani goes up to her
and comforts Khushi, telling her that Arnav will come. In a lost and oblivious state, Khushi gets up
and begins to walk away from the mandap.
Garima calls out to
Khushi who turns around and starts to walk back to her mother. Just then she stops, realizing that someone
is holding onto her. She turns around to
see a hurt and bleeding Arnav holding onto her dupatta. She and the rest of the family are shocked at
his state. Khushi says to him that she
knew something bad happened to him and goes to put her hand on his face when he
suddenly backs away, shocking her and the family. Arnav states to the family he was looking for
the answers that he hasn't found. He
tells Khushi that when he fell in love with her, he didn't know their pasts
were connected and that the one past he was running away from would come to
greet him on his wedding day. He then
tells her that today, he is in this situation because of her where he has
nothing but pain, lies and betrayal.
What worked:
The entire episode.
From the acting to
the direction to the cinematography, everything about this episode was
perfect.
Out of all the 352 episodes the
show has, not only is this episode by far the best, it's the first one to
actually make me tear up.
My heart ached
for Khushi and Arnav throughout the entire episode.
The pain they were enduring; I felt it.
The heartache they were experiencing; I felt
it.
The dilemma they were encountering;
I felt it.
Khushi's undying faith and
Arnav's torturous dilemma are the two things that drove the emotion in the
episode.
I don't think there's a person
who didn't want to reach through their screens and just give them a hug.
After watching today's episode, I can
confidently say that the show's magic and charm is finally back.
The cast and crew, take a bow.
What didn't work:
N/A
Highlight: Khushi's
pain.
My heart literally ached for her
today.
She was in pain, she was hurting
and yet she still had faith that Arnav would come for her.
As the signs started to point that he
wouldn't, she was refused to move, knowing that she had to keep her promise to
him.
When he called out her name, she
felt his call and knew he was in trouble, that something had happened.
When she saw the fire go out, her heart sank,
not wanting to believe that he wouldn't come.
Even though everyone tried to convince her that he wouldn't come, Khushi
believed in her love, her faith in Arnav.
At this point, Khushi was in a delirious state.
Such a state that all you wanted to do was go
to her, give her a hug and tell her that everything was going to be okay.
Sanaya has had several amazing performances
on the show since it began but her performance today was by far her best to
date.
She is such a versatile actress
with the ability to portray a variety of emotions to perfection.
She truly is one of the most versatile and
talented actresses on screen today.
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