Shahzib finally decided to take a stand for his daughters and was willing to take any measures to curb what was going on in the house but Zarmina asked him not to take any decisions in haste. Honestly speaking, I would have liked it if Zarmina did not try to pacify Shahzib because people like Attiya do not deserve a second chance. Attiya’s apology followed soon afterwards and everyone decides to move on. Even at the time when Attiya was apologizing I had my serious doubts about her intentions.

The comedy scenes in this particular episode seemed a little forced and Naima’s acting did not help! Naima and Faizer’s conversations should have been cute and funny but somehow they did not make me laugh. Sadly enough, there were way too many such scenes in today’s episode. I felt relieved when I found out that Maya would be going back with Zarmina but it would not be a permanent fix of course. Attiya still feels that her relationship with Shahzib is a shatranj ki bazi for her and she must win at any cost.

The comedy parts may not be amusing but I am enjoying the mystery part of the story. Is Maya Shahzib’s daughter or not? If she is not his daughter, how will she react once she finds out the truth? Why oh why did Shahzib come to take Maya back home, maybe because if she does not go back home the story will not move forward. Shahzib promises to take care of Maya but he also said that he had to go on a very long tour, which would mean that Maya will once again be left alone with Attiya for an indefinite period of time.

The play ended at an interesting note like always but somehow the eagerness with which I was waiting for the story to unfold before has died down. The story seems to be going around in circles, there is a misunderstanding, it is cleared and then there is another one just around the corner. I was expecting a lot more from a Haseena Moin play especially because she was making her comeback with this serial after so many years.

Fatima Awan.