Oh MAN! You know, right now, I really do not mind that HUM TV extended the drama serial to include one more episode. And this is only and only because today’s episode was just awesome. It had every ingredient that keeps you hooked to the screen, and in the end, when it’s over, you could let out a long sigh and realize that everything will be eventually wrapped up next week.
I had started watching this episode with zero expectations. I was very sure there would be more than a few flashbacks and quite a few scenes with “nothing” happening. However, even if the episode was artificially extended, it was done very decently.
Khirad finally left for Hyderabad, after leaving a letter for Ashar. We all discussed this action of hers on this forum last week – for some reason, I still felt everything could have been sorted out with her in Karachi. Her leaving Hareem in the same house as Fareeda only means one thing: she was still naive enough to assume Fareeda would not harm her own granddaughter. Or, she had some extraordinary faith in Ashar that he would protect her. I still find her action hard to digest. But then, there are things that happen in a drama serial simply to make the story move forward smoothly, so I will just consider Khirad’s action as one of “those things”.
Fawad Khan was again brilliant as Ashar today – he displayed a range of emotions, first promising Disneyland to Hareem, finding out Khirad had left, reminiscing about their time together, turning Khizr out of his office without bothering to listen to him, and finally, discovering the long lost letter. We also find out that Jamal had given the letter to Ashar, only he never bothered to read it. More than the letter, the conversation he over-heard his mother having with Khizr compelled him to realize the way he had been misled. That scene was brilliantly done, juxtaposing Baseerat Hussain’s conversation with Khirad’s and Fareeda’s voices on that fateful day.
Sarah’s life ended in a tragedy today, as her second attempt at suicide proved to be successful. I can only feel terribly sorry for both Sarah and Zareena – both were played by Fareeda to achieve HER aims. I say, played – one can ask did these educated ladies not have a mind of their own? The sad fact is Sarah wanted ONLY Ashar – in the novel, she ended up in a mental hospital simply because she could not accept Ashar and Khirad together again. Who was at fault? Was it Sarah’s for loving her best friend? Was it Ashar’s who could never see her in “that light”? Whatever the case, Sarah needed to move on with her life, but she didn’t do that. She kept clinging to a thin thread of hope meted out by Fareeda that Ashar would eventually forget Khirad and be with her. In the end, she realized it was not to be.
Naveen Waqar! I can only say HATS OFF! You pulled off your debut role BRILLIANTLY. We hope to see you more drama serials in the future.
The episode ended at a very suspense-induced mode but what really annoyed me was the preview of the last episode. In my opinion, there should be NO previews of the last episode to maintain the right amount of suspense. Why did they show Khirad returning with Ashar? Apart from this minor glitch, today’s episode progressed smoothly and I hope it will come to a gradual (not hurried) conclusion next week.
Written by Drama Buff ([email protected])
PS: This is my last review of Humsafar as SZ will cover the Humsafar finale next week. I will take this opportunity to thank all the readers for their encouraging comments and keeping the Humsafar thread extremely active.
