Now THIS is what I call a thoroughly satisfying, action-packed episode. Everything finally seems to be going towards a gradual end, and all the characters are now beginning to realize their follies as well as their errors of judgement.
Hareem had her crucial surgery, Sarah finally told off Khizar, Zarina gave a much over-due talking-to to her sister, and of course, Ashar admitted that he could not make himself hate Khirad inspite of all that had happened.
The best scene of the entire episode, however, was the one in which Fareeda brings the proposal. The way Sarah’s face lights up (when she thinks it’s Ashar’s) and falls when the reality dawns on her (it’s for Khizar) was heart-wrenching. I have had very little sympathy for Sarah. However, the way she was used as a pawn by her own Khala, and the so-called “plan” Fareeda had for her was shocking. Sarah was right in the end, “Jo aurat apnay betay ki na ho saki woh meri kiya hogi?” Hats off to Naveen Waqar for her brilliant acting and spot-on emotions as she gave a resounding reply to Fareeda.
Khizar, of course, was a hilarious sight when Sarah told him off. Man, the only word that came in my mind was: sissy! So is it now a “race”? Let’s see who tells Fareeda the truth first and how?
Khirad and Ashar shared the extreme torture that parents go through when they see their children in pain. Mahira and Fawad both were brilliant in all the scenes during the operation and after. Khirad’s expressions, especially when she saw Hareem with her oxygen mask and all the tubes, went straight to my heart. Ashar’s icy demeanor finally seemed to be thawing in the face of Khirad’s show of emotions. The scene where he was talking his heart out and she dozed off was excellent.
While the episode was amazing through and through, I did note two major bloopers. Firstly, there is the scene where Sarah is wearing the blue top and yelling at Fareeda. It was followed by the one in which she was dressed in black and the floor showed shards of broken glass. In the next scene, everything is back in its place and she is wearing the same blue top and then she throws everything on the floor. I think this scene should have been first and THEN the black-dress scene in which the floor was cluttered with glass.
The second blooper was that you usually do not get a separate room in a hospital to doze in. After having experienced this myself, I can say for sure that the only way you can doze on a hospital bed is, if there is an extra bed in the patient’s room. Of course, you can argue that Ashar’s money could have bought anything. However, I remember in the novel, Khirad dozed off on the sofa outside and not on any bed.
Anyway, the bloopers pale in comparison to the rest of the amazingly acted-out and brilliantly directed episode. Hats off to the entire team! I cannot wait for the next episode now.
Written by Drama Buff ([email protected])
PS: Man, did anyone catch Fareeda’s “Yeh kanta tou nikal jaata?” comment? How cruel can one be?
