I had expected this episode of Mera Naseeb to be sad. I, like, many other people had guessed that Fahad (Imran Aslam) would kill himself. But I don’t think that anyone had expected the depression they would feel after watching it all.

Fahad’s decision: was it right or wrong? Obviously, it was wrong. A haram death is wrong on all accounts. But after everything that Fahad had to face, it was the only option he saw. Fahad’s character has been scared and timid from the start. He doesn’t know how to stand up to his mom (Bushra Ansari), but can’t lose his wife (Syra Yusuf) and daughter either. And his mother…uff Allah, I don’t even know what to say about such a cruel woman. Suicide is never the answer no matter how hard it gets. But Fahad ki maa ne baat hi itni ghatiya ki thi. As Fahad said to her himself, “Main kahan jaon? Aap ne mujhe kisi k saamne moon dikhane ka nahin chhora.” He was helplessly crying in front of her, but phir bhi uss ki maa ne uss ke haal par rehem nahin khaya. “Tou kya karo ge? Apni maa ko saza do ge?”

And that’s just what he did. Aisi chun k saza di hai apni maa ko. But he didn’t think what effect this would have on his wife and daughter. His character had been shown as scared, and in the end he didn’t have the strength to face all the problems his mother had created for him. And after his wife had been disgraced throughout the whole city, there was no way to erase the humiliation they would have to face. In the end, his character was weak, and his mother put too strong of a burden on his shoulders. He wasn’t able to carry it.

But Imran Aslam justified the character through and through. His acting was impeccable, especially during the final confrontation scene between him and his mother. His expressions, tone of voice and dialogue delivery was spot-on. Overall, he did a beautiful job with his character right till the very end.

And then there’s Nazia. She’s finally had her daughter. But as was the case with her and Shazia, her daughter was born without a father. And maybe it’s just the trauma speaking, but she’s worried that her daughter’s fate will be the same as hers.
Syra Yusuf, I’ve said time and time again that your looks make you perfect for this role. I only wish that you had had a little more experience in acting before you were chosen in Mera Naseeb. A character like Nazia can’t be played by just anybody, and unfortunately…Syra is just anybody. She didn’t have the skills required to perform the character, and especially not the intense scenes in today’s episode. The scene with her and Shazia (Sanam Saeed) in the hospital would have been amazing if only Syra’s expressions and dialogue delivery hadn’t been so horrible. I’m sorry to say that I didn’t appreciate Sanam Saeed’s acting in this scene very much either. She seems to have a talent with aggressive, fighting scenes :P. Her acting was much better if it were to be compared to Syra’s, but still not as good as I had expected of her.

But one person’s acting shone throughout the episode, and that was Bushra Ansari’s. No matter how much we hate her character, I have to admit that her acting was phenomenal. The way she was crying made even me cry. And the scene was so powerful in itself. At some point in her life, Nazia’s saas had to step down from her pedestal. If only she had realized her faults before she drove her son to such an extreme decision.

Nazia’s story has taken a turn for the worst, and next episode Shazia’s story starts to go south as well. I just hope that Moiz (Imran Abbas) doesn’t turn out to be as weak as Fahad. And then Shehbaz’s (Adeel Hussain) proclamation. This serial has officially become my current favorite. Can’t wait till next week!

-Noorie