So much happened in these two episodes and the story has definitely moved forward. Maya has started a new life of her own and her new “khala” and “sister” seem like they are good people after all. I was expecting that Maya would get into a lot more trouble before she finally decides to go back to her family but Maya is doing just fine away from home but she misses her family of course. I am so glad that Rashid is out of the picture. I must say that I was not expecting the story to go the way it is going but I am quite happy with the recent developments. The job that Maya is doing is perfect for a girl who has only done her A levels but at the same time it is true that Maya is living in a fool’s paradise. Leaving her education and pursuing a career is in no way a wise decision but she will be meeting up with her family soon, so this would only be a temporary phase.
Faiser proposed to Zarmina and managed to convince his father to go to her house but what happened there was very ugly and somewhat funny! The scene from one of Bindiya’s old movies (probably) made me laugh and it seemed quite unnecessary too. I wish the director would have left that to our imagination. I did not understand the part where Shahzib says to Zarmina that Attiya wants to leave but also wants Shahzib to transfer the family “khothi” in her name. She wants Shahzib to pay her for leaving him? I won’t be surprised if that is the case!
Annie Jaffrey was absolutely brilliant in this episode and she has done a great job till now. The girl playing Zeb is also acting very well and I wish that she was the one playing Naima. Naima comes to meet Zarmina and none of her scenes were cute or anything close to it. I thought I would never feel this way but I actually feel for Frasier and Zarmina now and would like to see them together. I just wish that they would tone down on the not-so-romantic romantic scenes.
Overall these two episodes were quite interesting. I am still not very happy with Neelum Munir’s acting or accent. The promos looked very promising and I am really looking forward to the father/daughter reunion and at this point I have absolutely no idea where the story will go from here. My favorite scene from these two episodes had to be the one in the 15th episode in which Shahzib sits and thinks about the time when his daughters were little. A few more scenes like this would have made it easier for me to relate to what Shahzib must be going through.
Fatima Awan.
