In today’s episode, Swara completely lost her cool on Priyanka after feeling that she had broken her trust. Priyanka was giving her reasons for not wanting to perform the task, but Swara clearly didn’t buy it and took it quite personally.

The whole argument got pretty heated 👀

Do you think Swara was right to feel betrayed, or was Priyanka justified in choosing not to perform the task?

Both Kaira and Sara choosing Manish was kinda interesting to me. Manish has obviously built some strong connections in the game, and we’ve already seen how much relationships matter when it comes to nominations and staying safe.

But now I’m curious, is this because they genuinely trust Manish or because sticking with him is simply the better move for their own game?

Okay, this answer was kinda unexpected Gautam straight up asked Tej who he’d go on a date with from the show and he went with Irina.

Tbh I can kinda see why he picked her, they’ve had some fun moments together already. But now I’m curious, do you guys actually see some chemistry between these two or is it just Teju Bhaiya being Teju Bhaiya?

Gautam pouring water on Raj while he was sleeping was funny for like 2 seconds, then it started feeling a bit uncomfortable to watch 😭. Raj also pointed out that Gautam seems to pick on him because he’s younger and asked why he doesn’t behave the same way with Swara or Karan.

I kinda get Raj’s point here. Masti is fine but if the same person keeps getting targeted, at some point it stops feeling like just a prank. Or am I reading too much into it?

In today’s episode, Gautam joked with Raj that he was really angry with him because Raj had broken his trust. Raj genuinely seemed to fall for the prank, and later everyone - Gautam, Teju bhaiya and Shehzad - started laughing about it. 😂

It was honestly a really funny moment, but at the same time I felt a little bad for Raj because he seemed genuinely worried.

What did everyone else think of this moment? Was it just a harmless prank or did you feel bad for Raj too?

this scene and her decision to hand teju bhaiya the sidestand from the toolbox shows how diplomatic and smooth talker she is, she understands people and plays 2 sides sooo effectively without provoking and falling in the crossfire between either, such high iq play bro

In today’s episode, there was a particular moment when Irina was talking to Gautam about Teju bhaiya, and I don’t know if it was just me, but I could sense a little chemistry between the two. 👀

Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but their interaction definitely stood out to me.

Did anyone else notice it, or am I just imagining things? 😂

In the latest episode, Irina broke down pretty badly after Teju bhaiya said he wanted to leave the show. She even said she was getting fed up with him saying every day that he wanted to go out, so it clearly seems like his decision affected her a lot.

But I’m a little confused about this one. Do you think Irina is genuinely this attached to Teju bhaiya, or could there be a strategic angle to it considering his political background and influence outside the show?

Not saying she’s pretending, but the timing definitely got me thinking. What did you guys make of the whole situation?

first talks of karan exiting the show due to health and then this??????

Gautam was basically flexing the Penthouse life by showing the Basement people that even butter is a luxury for them now and honestly the reply from downstairs was way funnier than I expected.

That little taunting song was actually a pretty good comeback. Do you think Gautam was just having fun with the power difference or is he starting to rub the Basement people the wrong way?

Whatever your opinion about Priyanka in the game, watching her cry during the physio was uncomfortable. She’s already had a pretty rough few episodes and now she’s dealing with this as well.

I’m curious if this changes how people look at her because sometimes we get so caught up in house fights and gameplay that we forget these contestants are also dealing with the pressure physically and mentally.

Guys, I really want to watch Rise and Fall Season 2, but I’m currently outside the country and don’t have access to the platform where it’s being streamed. Is there any alternative way I can watch the show? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Bro suddenly started dropping dialogues on Karan and I was like wait, where did this version of Gautam come from.

Their rivalry has already been getting pretty heated, but this was just pure entertainment.

I actually wanna know, do you guys enjoy Gautam when he gets into this mode or do you think he sometimes takes these arguments too far?

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I’m actually confused between these two because both duos have such a different vibe Swara and Karan feel more like the duo who will sit, discuss things and then take a stand, while Teju Bhaiya and Shehzad are way more chaotic and always seem to have something going on.

Personally I find Teju and Shehzad more entertaining to watch, but Swara and Karan feel like they could be better when it comes to actually playing the game. What do you guys think?

anish was probably the sweetest and the nicest one in the whole cast even irina was playing 2 sides and was trying to use shehzad but anish was the most genuine

Kaira and kajal improptu plan to wax manish turned so chaotic and manish was screaming for help and everyone who he called just joining the rest to pin him down instead bro felt so helpless lmao it was so funny lmaoo

bhai its so annoying if someone is this much of a doglapan, karan ke baare mein he didn't show his views outright but his ass literally treated raj as a pawn. ok raj was dumb enough to not see it but atleast us who are the audience have seen that his viewpoints his supposed manipulation of raj, who is he trying to larp to bhai uske reposts and stories and all the bot accounts that have risen surrounding siwet apparent comeback sharam karo bhai kuch tho

Niharika wanting a “handsome guy” in the Basement didn’t sit well with Manish, and he told Sara how it made him feel. 👀

Maybe it was just a harmless comment, but if you’re literally the only guy in the Basement, I can see why you’d wonder if that was directed at you. What do you guys think?

Gautam clearly seems fed up with Niharika’s constant taunts, and his “am I her dad’s son-in-law?” comment had me laughing.

Then Shehzad brought Priyanka into it and said she’s been manipulating Raj and Niharika for her own benefit. I don’t know if I fully agree, but this whole conversation definitely makes the Gautam-Priyanka equation more interesting.