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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

October 13 2014 Jodha Akbar | 350 Hussein Under the Damocles' Sword

Hi Friends,

Today there was a semblance of happiness on the faces of Jodha and Jalal and both reached out to each other, wondering why the other loved them so much. It was wonderful to see them relaxed and at peace with their small, private world. Today, after many days, they spoke about their mutual love and not just about the kids or their love for the kids. When JA are in the same frame together and contented, it is easy to forget even Hasan and Hussein and their lives tragically cut short. At that time, it is easy to understand how this couple could rise above countless tragedies and surge forth towards their glorious destiny.

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A dejected Jodha is sitting bent with her head bowed in abject misery when Jalal brings Hussein to her. Jodha is ecstatic at first but soon comes down to earth with a thud. What if the BEK, Ruq, were to come to know that Jalal had brought Hussein to Jodha - she would be livid. But Jalal assures her that Ruq is too sick for Hussein to be allowed to be near her. And Hussein will spend the next one week with Jodha.

Jodha is in raptures and wishes to make this one week so memorable for herself that she would be able to spend the rest of her life just reminiscing about it. Smile

Jalal has a tranquil look on his face seeing his Jodha so happy and smiling again and hopes she recovers quickly within this one week.

The scene when Jodha sings a lullaby to Hussein and JAlal sits near her as the song brings himsukoon too is extremely precious just because it is so rare.

Ruq seems to be having chicken pox (?). The hakima suspects Zeenat of having stolen her ark and using it to cause Ruq to fall sick. She immediately goes to her room and checks but the ark is in its place, seemingly untouched. But Zeenat informs us that she was 2 steps ahead of anyone else. Later from her convo with her husband, we learn that she wants them to quit the place and escape as the Hakima had briefly suspected her and she had also not been able to find the pseudo finger.

Qasim has his own share of bad news to impart. He tells her that an inquiry had been ordered into Hasan's death.

However he was not prepared to quit while the going was good. He wanted to continue trying and pushed Zeenat to search for the pseudo finger.

Zeenat tried her best to take Hussein from Jodha but was not successful. Jodha insisted on doing everything for Hussein herself.

Meanwhile Jalal is looking at knives when Jodha and Hussein arrive. Jalal and Jodha exchange notes on how they had been with each other earlier and how they had changed so much with time.

Jalal is called away to meet Todarmal and Man Singh who are apparently waiting for him on the opposite side of the Yamuna.

Jodha is unable to make Hussein sleep. Just then Moti Bai informs her that Jalal had returned to the palace with a head injury and that Jodha should immediately go to attend on him. Jodha is hesitant, torn as she is between Jalal and Hussein. Zeenat then encourages her to go to the man who is willing to give up everything for her sake.

Jodha spends time with Jalal, though he wants her to go to Hussein.

Precap: Hakima informs Jodha that Prince Hussein is no more. Jodha screams, waking up Jalal. We can see a shocked RUq with no trace of whatever rash she had today. And a deeply broken Jodha.

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My view:

Are the CVs planning to spring a TE on us?

1. Jalal orders an inquiry into the fire incident on jashn night.

2. Jalal orders an inquiry into the death of Hasan. But he hasn't stepped up security for Hussein. Isn't this strange?

3. Why does Jalal go to the opposite bank of the Yamuna to meet Todarmal and Man Singh?

4. How did Jalal get the head injury? We were not given any explanation. Isn't it strange that Jodha didn't ask him this obvious Q?

5. Jodha feels Hussein has fever but Zeenat denies this. Jodha accepts her word for it.

6. Jalal does not show any alarm that Jodha has left Hussein with Zeenat. He doesn't force her to go either. It means that either he is trying to trap Zeenat or he doesn't suspect Zeenat at all.

7. Why would Jalal suspect Zeenat enough to try and trap her? Is it because of the ark she tried to feed Hussein?

8. Has anyone discovered the pseudo finger? Where is it?

9. How is Ruq cured of her rash / allergy / chicken pox / whatever so quickly by tomorrow?

Meanwhile, Zeenat lands in trouble. The hakima briefly suspected her today. Zeenat had used the hakima's ark but managed to escape by a whisker. Sooner or later, the hakima may rethink about the issue and inform someone of her suspicions.

Salima saw that the finger was burnt. Will Salima aid the TE in his investigations or was that scene just a red herring?

All in all, today was a suspenseful episode with the sword of Damocles' literally and figuratively hanging over little Hussein in a cat and mouse game. Tomorrow the sword will fall and cause the tragic death of Hussein.

I was able to watch the episodes till today. But one look at the wailing Jodha and the shocked Ruq in today's precap sent shivers down my spine and I'm not sure I will be able to watch tomorrow's episode. Confused