I enjoyed watching this latest episode primarily because there was a lot of Maya in it! I must say I am enjoying Maya’s character and the way it has been acted out more than anything else in the play. Safia B and Alam Ara, believe it or not have to be my second most favorite characters. The calling the spirits thing is also very interesting, I think that it is something all girls try to do at some age. Maya leaves for home in this episode and Attiya is all set to make life difficult for her as usual. It is very saddening to know that even after sharing everything with her father Maya is all on her own. Why can’t Maya just stay with Zarmina…..well maybe because if that happens the story will not move forward. Maya and Faiser’s scenes were a delight to watch too, they make good behan bhai on screen.
Safia B makes me laugh everytime she comes on screen and I would really like to see more of her. The actress playing Safiya B is a natural and should do more comedy roles. We got to see more confrontations between Maya and Attiya in today’s episode. And finally Attiya took her “revenge” in her own way. I truly felt for Maya and once again Annie Jaffrey completely stole the show with her brilliant performance. Shahzib is too busy with his political career and has no time to look after his house or daughter. I wish Maya could have stayed in contact with her father at least on phone. Being at the mercy of someone like Attiya can be very dangerous. Shahzib obviously must have thought that the way he told Attiya off would be enough for her to back off but the woman does not budge!
Overall, today’s episode was much better than the last one but I still am not comfortable with Neelam Munir playing Zarmeena and Zarmeena and Faiser have zero chemistry. Or maybe I just don’t want to see this kind of romance on screen. I like how the highlights of the last episode are summed up by Zarmina at the start of every new episode. I must admit though that if it wasn’t for Annie Jaffrey it may have been very difficult for me to continue watching this show. I find Bindiya’s attire intolerable now and Neelam Munir’s acting even more so…no offence to Neelam Munir fans. The story seems to be going around in circles for now, lets see what the next episode has to offer.
Fatima Awan.
