KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 103&104 - SEPTEMBER 4 & 5, 2014 - The Original Sin

Drama Drama Drama ...The Apple Cart is Toppled

Like I said in my EP 102 review....

Tatter 3 Purab - He is clearheaded but tad too late. Marriage is not what you should have on your mind right now. Yet, he is the one, who is most clearheaded now. He is the one who wants to get married to Bulbul and end the farce right now. How beautiful !  And yet, he is the one who is going to get brickbats for speaking sanity. And dramatic farce of pain and misunderstanding would be dragged in self-centered emotions of rest of the people by refusing to do what he thinks should be done. In the end game, Purab is clearheaded but tad too bold and clear and unfit for the universe he is residing in. He tends to lose big, now that there is a queue of antagonists rallying behind him in the form of Aliya, Sarla and Daadi.

Purab in EP 103 & 104 shines the most. Everyone is expectedly against him. Bulbul, Pragya and Abhi

Bulbul thinking about her sister, Pragya thinking of her mother; lecturing and asking Purab to marry Aliya. While Purab makes his point lucidly, including him saying he has thought in a selfish manner, he makes it clear that he doesn't see anything to gain by marrying Aliya; when the very purpose of his marriage with Aliya is defeated. He was liberated of the ridiculous predicament he was being forced into by Bulbul in the name of love. But then Bulbul and Pragya who still imprisoned in their selfish reasoning behind the sticking on to the farcical clinging on to marriage with Abhi, keep pricking him that he has toppled their Apple Cart.

Abhi does not listen to him either and expectedly Abhi beats up Purab for having jilted his sister.

The Apple Cart Toppling Confrontation Drama goes on and we get small respites with Aliya placating down on Purab jilting her. One of her fixation is gone. Abhi and Aliya knowing the truth that Purab loves Bulbul and not Pragya. And Purab knowing that Abhi in anger is not going to listen to any logic, once again runs away from the Temple -LoversPoint place and this time, he forces Bulbul to come away with him.

New Drama develops causing confusion to us. Abhi's purpose to remain married to Pragya has ended regardless of Aliya being married to Purab or not. Yet he brought her home. I cannot understand why he brought her home. [Confused]

Things I enjoyed most

EP 103

Pragya to Purab [loudly]: Uska Haat Chod do !!! [RFOL] I started laughing hilariously.

EP 104

Abhi runs after Purab to catch him, but fails because Purab has driven away. [RFOL] Hilarious and so satisfying. Finally things happening to Abhi where he gets only defeat in his hands. Defeated Abhi. No matter how much he tries to prove himself as self-righteous, he ends only looking more ridiculous and criminal.

Pragya taunting all three accomplices; if the three plotters cannot be called cheaters for deceptively marrying someone to teach a lesson and trying to attain love forcefully by making forceful marriage. [So Satisfied] 

Alas! The Self-Righteous Abhi declares to Pragya that it was wrong of an Engaged Purab to fall in love with Bulbul, that it was wrong of Bulbul to love a man who was supposed to marry his sister. He is stuck on the Original Sin and he thinks he has every right to punish the three who sinned. 

Jahaan se chale, wahin pe aake Sui Ruk Gayi.

KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 102 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 -What matters when in tatters!

What matters when in tatters!

That was what the episode was about. Everyone brought out his or her heart on his/her sleeve. They opened their innermost thoughts to us. Insecurities and Wishful thinkings. People are making journeys, striving to put an end to something, be it driving, travelling or doing household chores.

Tatter 1 Aliya - She is officially insane. Wanting to get her gun and shoot Pragya straight in her face, a face with which Purab fell in love, wants to aim at her heart so that there is no heart left for Pragya to love Purab!  Wow!! Hatred and Insanity unleashed. She wants to kill Pragya now and later make Purab pay for what he did to her!

Tatter 2 Tanu - She is the new Medusa, Suddenly she has grown snakes in her head and is plotting heavily for her own benefit, she just wants to have Pragya kicked out of Abhi's life so that she gets married to Abhi. 

Tatter 3 Purab - He is clearheaded but tad too late. Marriage is not what you should have on your mind right now. Yet, he is the one, who is most clearheaded now. He is the one who wants to get married to Bulbul and end the farce right now. How beautiful. And yet, he is the one who is going to get brickbats for speaking sanity. And dramatic farce of pain and misunderstanding would be dragged in self-centered emotions of rest of the people by refusing to do what he thinks shouid be done. In the end game, Purab is clearheaded but tad too bold and clear and unfit for the universe he is residing in. He tends to lose big, now that there is a queue of antagonists rallying behind him in the form of Aliya, Sarla and Daadi.

Tatter 4 Bulbul - Officially she is lost in the ghetto of her sister now. All that is preoccupying her mind is her sister's marriage. Though her heart is chained to Purab, and the man keeps coming to her to take her away from the ghetto, she cannot due to chained consequences...oh! the pressures of being an Arora sister and daughter!!!

Tatter 5 Sarla -Never had any problem with her excited emotions. But today, seeing what has she reduced Pragya too, a wimper and that too selfish beyond forgiveness, I cannot forgive Sarla. Add to it, how even Bulbul is forced to think about her, makes me feel sad. This woman is making both of her daughters suffer. And that is not enough, she keeps calling, checking. How is even Pragya coping with her emotional toil to pull back herself into pretending and lying for her mother's sake. Yesterday EP; Sarla called Abhi's grandmother, in today's EP; in continuation, she is calling her daughter. Now she even wants to talk to her Son-in-law. One day this woman, when she gets to know the truth about her daughter's marriage, she is not going to see how many deaths her daughters, Abhi had to go through to keep up the lying pretences, to keep her happy; but she is going to find fault with everyone and curse or slap every one...probably Abhi the most, who by that time must have put her in deepest debt that she can ever pay off !!! 

A dramatic climax through Sarla's tension, has come to a point, where audience repels and rebounds her tension through wishing something really bad happening to end the trauma she is inflicting on her daughters; especially Pragya. And Sarla can only say, "I am tad too concerned like Beeji says! "

Tatter 6 Daadi - She absolutely loves her kids, but clearly she trusts Abhi in a very heartfelt manner, as if he is only her true family. So even if she has chosen a good girl for her kid Abhi, she is reposing faith in her grandson that he will take care of that girl. The point is not that she thinks good and means well. The point is not that Abhi notices all these things about his grandmother. Point is, today, in one of the tattered condition, we have seen the thread that holds the grandmother and grandson. They might not share everything with each other or the grandson may not speak truth with his grandmother, point is the thread that holds these two. They remain connected through heart. Period. And no one can challenge that. No one can also come between them.

A developing tatter condition. Not far into the future, Aliya and Tanu are going to target Daadi where this time, her faith about Pragya is actually going to be shaken. Pretty bad for her!  The repeated saying of hers, my heart says, there is no wrong done by Pragya, may not stand the test of time. Her wishful thinking, if Abhi and Pragya can somehow take care of each other and this family!

Tatter 7 Pragya - She started quite courageously to fetch back Purab, as she wants her name cleared. She can't forget Aliya's accusation, Abhi's lifting his hand to slap her in frustrated anger and his self-restraint in not hitting her, the brother and sisters's pain and accusation keeps coming back to her and she wishes all that to get back to normalcy as definitely then things would not explode on her pretentious world. Yet, she knows, her mother is going to end up knowing about all this one day. That reality cannot be put off further. Yet, yet; in that long drive to Lover's point to fetch Purab, to make everything right, all that she ends up seeing in flashback review is her short stint of marriage with Abhi and what it is like. Rollercoaster ride, what can she make of it. Filled with tease, having to see that he loves someone else and yet, his proximity and touch, intended or unintended; had indeed touched her, over and above the fact that, he does not care for her, though he does respect her mother which is certainly lesser to what he feels for his grandmother. She does feel something for her husband of hers. Wishful thinking, if she could have had the right to enjoy those situations.

Tatter 8 Abhi - Conflicted to the core. Its not Aliya, Tanu or Daadi induced. This time, he is conflicted about what he feels and what he is led to see and understand. All those flashbacks of his interaction with Pragya post marriage; how shy she is, how unassuming she is ! Nothing about Pragya that he has felt, is akin to her being a scheming woman as he has been led to believe by Aliya. There is sincerity and innocence in her eyes. And why does his heart always go back to remember that situation where the "Girl in White Dress", who he got to see across the road helping the two kids, who was so kind hearted, a soul whom he would have liked to bond with, but disappeared before he could even see or meet her. How he had compared then; between that "girl in white" who gave him immense pleasure, taking him out of the pain induced by thinking about Pragya and gold-digging stories about her he had to hear.  And today, his mind again takes him back to same memory. He is in deep agony and he remembers that "Girl in White", helping the kids, spreading her angelic care around her. Wishful thinking, Pragya can never be that "Girl in White", even if he sees conflicting evidences about who could be the real Pragya. Peace is what is missing with the woman who is at his disposal. 

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Who is not in tatters? Its Pammy and Raj. Though it mattered to both of them that Aliya accused Pragya about having something to do with Purab's disappearance. Raj remains conflicted and disinterested as ever like he was with Pragya thinking she was his children's kidnapper. And Pammy, she thinks Pragya has definitely a hand in having Purab flee from the marriage.

A scene that speaks of Aliya's accusation ringing loudly over Mehra Household that Pragya is responsible for Purab's fleeing.

KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 95&96 - AUGUST 25th & 26th 2014

Episode 95 - August 25th 2014

Disgusting that both the sisters Bulbul and Pragya throw Puneet under the bus just so that the Abhi-Tanu relationship does not come out.

Three more slaps!! My virtual slaps to the entire Arora family which drags this MU drama. Repressive Drama!!!

Unbelievable that one can have Allah Waariyaan Eye Locks and Cosying up over a Cockroach.  Duh!!!

God!! the Allah Waariyaan song is losing its magic with these illogical and insipid Abhigya encounters and Eyelocks.

Abhi moments - Pragya scolds him for Tanu Charades right in front of her family. Aliya consoles him. So the women want him to stick to MU like Fevicol ki Majboot Jodi.

Face palm!!!

Episode 96 - August 26th 2014

Bulbul - can this girl ever let others speak. She is a duplicate copy of Abhi. If he does not let others speak, this girl too does not listen and think first. She does something only to regret. She is in LaLa Land thinking that everything wiill be alright of Aliya and Purab get married. And Pragya is about to say something, she breaks her in the middle reminding Pragya that she should keep quiet.

Pragya - How ridiculous it is of Pragya to allow Bulbul to have Purab married to Aliya, when she knows her marriage would not stand a chance? How is she even planning to make everything right?

Bulbul accident and Purab excitement and Hospital Drama - MU elements galore and yet Abhi indulges in comic relief rather than piecing it why Bulbul and Purab are spotted together and how did Bulbul meet with accident and how come the three are together. Abhi takes it all as Purab's love and affection for Pragya and her family, contrasting it with his neglect for Aliya.

Hospital Comic Drama - Abhigya and Purab-Bulbul - Talking Back Repartees and Hugging. Shows the relational status. No hard feelings. Enjoyable drama regardless of the characters.

Jewellery Shop Drama - Aliya, Tanu and Abhi Mangalsutra shopping. Bhagya does his charm. Makes Abhi remember his mangalsutra moments with Pragya in the gold shop earlier where he handed over the fallen chain back to her, and then he tied it around her neck too in marriage. He remembers Daadi's words that it becomes unbreakable fevicol ki jodi, he dismisses the idea saying "Chashmish & Me". Poor Tanu on the other hand has a fit of disappointment with the mangalsutra that she liked for herself being dropped by Abhi and it falls down all broken!!!

Mehra Mansion Drama - Dadi is excited and is giving orders to everyone to have the wedding preparations done. Abhi warns Pragya. "Look at her excited face full of joy. I live to see ecstatic like that. And if anything happens to take it away, I will not spare anyone."

Warning Much !!!! Whatever!!!

KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 93 - AUGUST 21, 2014 - And the Revenge Madness continues

To hell with Bhagya and Beating up People

The SBB/SBS segments were much better to watch for the dances. Over the episode, there was nothing romantic, except for Aliya's dance, which really was good. Everything else is CRAP with the vamps trying to dish out new plans to humiliate Pragya's family. Enuf already !!!! Getting tired of it.

Precap for tomorrow: Abhi beating up Puneet. Puneet is all teary.

What happened was; Aliya and Tanu wanted to get Puneet meet Tanu in a room and have something nasty end result...but unfortunately Abhi messed up by going to meet Tanu in the room. He makes up with Tanu for his rude behaviour earlier...they hug and kiss, which Puneet sees from keyhole outside. In shock he slides down the floor, making Abhi aware of someone at the door. He asks what are you doing here? Puneet says, I was asked to come here by Tanu;s friend to meet Tanu.

Precap: Well ! you have a jealous and angry Abhi beating up the guy black and blue at having dared to call upon his GF Tanu and he is ready to blurt that out...only to stop himself nick of the moment. 

Why God knows!!! Hell with Bhagya and trying to torment Pragya and Pragya's family. I did not like this side of Abhi beating up guys without thinking even once. First he did that with Suresh, then Purab and now Puneet. Does he have any brain left?? I am fuming mad!!

God!! did the guy apologize to Suresh ever ? And now ruining Purab's life. This guy really deserves public humiliation for what he does to people. I now completely wish Purab absconding from wedding. The brainless brother and sister so deserve it. And Pragya just needs to get out packing from that mad couple of bro and sister.

I couldnt watch the last part. Not that Abhi was making up with Tanu. More for the fact that Puneet was any moment going to see them. That gave out such a clandestine and dirty feel...one wouldn't want to be in that place.
And that Abhi guy, instead of feeling caught, is so supremely enjoying himself to the jealous BF. Is it the time? Does it make him any responsible brother of him? So what he remembered in the nick of the time!!! What is wrong is him impulsive, spontaneous reaction. Being honest and transparent is fine, but to lose your senses to your sensibilities!!!

What I didnt like was the clandestine dirty feel when Puneet was about to see who was kissing whom. That's where Pragya's need to save him gets justified when she went against her and Suresh's principle.

And what I totally abhorred was Abhi beating up the guy. I would have forgiven him, if this was his first. But now the list is getting bigger. Suresh, Purab and Puneet. Who is next?

If I were in Pragya's place I would have asked Abhi not to forget that if she saved him for her family's sake, she is gonna expose him too for her family's sake and he better behave.
Enuf already with Pragya giving those stupid damning sad looks everytime she stands with Bulbul and she looks at Purab. Enuf lady, you are the eldest one and instead of showing courage to your younger sister, you end up being piteous looking yourself. To hell with this marriage, as if Pragya is starting to lose what she is made of.

I am going to be okay tomorrow, if and only if, Pragya does something to defend her brother. If she cannot, thumbs down to the drama. Thumbs Down & Angry me.

Its not Abhi bashing. Its what the writers want everyone to feel. High point of drama. Engaging interest through infusion of derision for indecent and violent act.
They have heightened the derision through two elements. 1) doing bad 2) Augmenting bad by being blind and turning violent. Both Intentions and Actions are sinful.

Ofcourse the nick of the moment recall of sense is gonna be a saviour, yet what about the emotional damage and damage already rendered to another man. Not everyone is hardened Suresh or loving Puran. The boy in question is young innocent mind, too impressionable at this age. The woman in me feels bad for the boy being beaten up. Here was Pragya and her uncle thinking of Puneets career and here he is scarred.

Ofcourse I agree with his father and Abhigya24 for pointing out that Puneet should have stuck to catering...but the young always gets the chance of charitable forgiveness in the name of lesson. Its the older man who makes it all the more disgusting. And against all this, Pragya &Co. should actually think, if they can keep visiting like this. Well Aliya achieved what she wanted to.

My anger is also directed at the writers, who bring out this high point of drama, but never fix it. I am just giving out a reaction to action infused. Obviously I have to return to TV tomorrow to see the man kicked in conscience and to see if the soap heroine stands up for her brother.

And a reply from Lkb79 , another KKB viewer like me.
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I agree, she(Pragya)  better stick up for her brother or the character will lessen in my eyes. Also her brother better not forget what he saw. I hope even Daadi finds out someday and gives Abhi the lesson of his life.
I can't believe Abhi was so dumb as to fraternize with Tanu in his house during an event. I can't believe he'd trust her over some innocent guy.

I know this MU is an excuse but it's not an excuse for being dumb, idiotic and violent. Hurting Pragya is one thing, hurting her family like he is is another.

And Shri, great point. Puneet isn't Suresh who has his principles. He isn't Purab who has a decades old relationship with Abhi. He's not Akash who actually did something wrong. He's a young man who was supposed to have an incredible night for his career and who thought he was about to have and incredible night for his heart.

I can't even imagine how he feels, especially after seeing the two kiss. That's a whole other blow to him. Will he mention it to Pragya? Will she tell him to be part of the secret? How will he take his sister being insulted? How will the rest of the family feel about their son being beat up?

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Expecting relief tomorrow.

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Originally posted by mysterygurl1427

I read some saying that Puneet shoulda stuck to his catering job, but he is a young mind that will slip. He is at his sister's in law's house where a beautiful super model whom he has a crush on is present. His mind got distracted when she danced with him, stupid Aliya took advantage of a poor innocent young teenager's heart..

Hell if a grown adult like Abhi can slip and kiss his gf then Puneet is a lot younger to him after all. 

Today's drama over Sangeet was continuation of what I had felt yesterday. God!! I am so happy I did not fall for that Abhi angry moments with Tanu and instead to chose to ask myself, why he is doing two timer with Pragya with those funny banters!!!

So true of what I saw seething through the funny red-day drama.  Read here for previous episode review