This latest episode of Meri Behan Maya had a filmi feel to it, maybe because of the latest character which has been introduced to the viewers. Attiya’s son proved to be just as much of a shrewd character as his mother. The whole time when Maya was being put through all the mental torture I could not help but blame her father for putting her in this situation. A man like Shahzib really should know better than to be completely out of touch with Maya especially after his last conversation with Attiya where she mentions how she felt after looking at the family albums and also the way she kept on asking about the gardener. But I was relieved when Maya finally decides to share what she is going through with one of her father’s friends. I am really waiting though for the time when she will share everything with Zarmeena. Till now no one except Maya and Attiya knows about the big family secret ad I must say it is annoying me. Maya shares every little detail with her sister; she should have shared this one too by now. Attiya continued to play mind games with Maya proving that she will stoop as low as possible to bring Maya to the point where she decides to leave the house too…God the woman really needs to get a life!
The scenes with Faizar, Naima and Zarmina had the potential to be much more cute and funny but half of the fun was killed by the actor who is playing Naima. While I think that Annie Jaffrey is perfect for playing Maya, I have my serious reservations about Neelam Munir playing Zarmeena as well. The scene where Zarmeena is coming down the stairs and “confronts’ Attiya did not have the impact it should have had because Neelam’s expressions and body language did not go with the assertive tone.
Attiya’s son’s wish to marry Maya was a little filmi and so was his scene with Maya in the kitchen. I am sure that the indoor shooting of the scenes in Shahzib’s house has been done in two different houses because I am finding it hard to “relate” to the house, the entrances are very different and the roofs of the house in Murree and the one elsewhere are very different too. One can easily tell that it is not the same house. The entrance sometimes is that of the house that is being used in Mera Yakeen as Asfand’s house and the rooms are from some house in Murree. But these little details are really confusing me and if I sit down to think how Maya’s house looks like, I really can’t make out anything out of it! I hope I don’t sound silly saying all this.
There was not much progress in the story today, we got to see more of how Attiya is making Maya’s life hell, the dad is completely missing and Zarmeena finally comes to rescue Maya. I am waiting for Shahzaib to put his foot down but I doubt it is going to happen. Overall, this was an okay episode; I did not enjoy it as much as I did the last three.
Author: Fatima Awan.
