#interdarshan competition

the more we see of haitham and kaveh the more obvious it is that haitham loves him deeply and just wants him to stop self-sabotaging. if only kaveh were able to see that his home is already full of love, but he just thinks of himself as pathetic and burdensome and can't see it. if he could see it and accept it, i think he wouldn't be running away, but there's a block of communication both because haitham is so blunt and bluntness makes kaveh feel worse ,since he doesn't want to confront hard questions, and also kaveh is too overcome by guilt he can't make decisions that benefit him and inconvenience others in the process, even when they want him to do it

I love that this new event further solidifies Nahida as Wanderer’s new parent. Auntie behavior lmao

i really like how nahida’s reaction to sachin’s research is an exemplifier of how alhaitham and kaveh together are strongest. they balance each other out and with their shared perspectives achieve the most wisdom. alhaitham and kaveh both acknowledge the merit of sachin’s research, but alhaitham does not think locking it away is necessary since it is a form of research that will certainly be revisited (he is the voice of practicality and reality) while kaveh believes that even if there is merit to research the impact of said research on the collective good is more important than any correctness it possesses. together they can acknowledge the wisdom of the other even while not personally agreeing. and nahida acknowledges the wisdom in both of their views when she speaks to the traveler in aaru village. together they balance each other out, and together they reach a higher level of wisdom so much so that a god of wisdom holds similar sentiments. pretty impressive

i can't get over kaveh listening to everyone else's silly reasons they want to win and then he comes out with that he wants to win the competition to honor his father's memory and dream, but then he still thinks down on himself and that his goal is silly. his guilt complex... oof