Ohkay so, this episode of Tere Mere Beech offered nothing new to talk about. The only good bits were the ones where Hareem & Shela shared a conversation because this is exactly what Hareem wants, but other than that, this episode was quite boring & the coverage that the other characters got seemed quite forced too.

Hareem has started relying on Shela a lot more than she realizes. Even when she tries to hold back, Shela finds a way to crack into Hareem’s system to get the information she wants to in order to know how she can help Hareem. Hareem has pretty much told every single detail of her life to Shela which also includes the details of how Fahad betrayed her. It is good that Shela doesn’t try to lecture Hareem as to what she should & what she shouldn’t do, but in stead, she brings in her own life into perspective & starts talking about her own experiences because that way she knows she’ll be able to strike a chord & Hareem won’t get a chance to ignore whatever Shela says thinking that she is just preaching her without going through what Hareem has been through.

Looks like Shela’s mother didn’t marry her off at the right age because she was the bread-winner of the family & that is why she has this regret related to her mother but other than that, she is thankful for everything that her mother has done for her which also includes how she raised her & instilled the confidence in her because that’s what makes Shela such a positive person. Even though the life situations of Hareem & Shela are quite different but there is some sort of similarity due to which Shela is capable of understanding Hareem. It was good to see that Hareem felt Shela wasn’t only listening to her problems but she was understanding her too & also, she was assuring her that all that Hareem has been feeling for her mother wasn’t entirely wrong & doesn’t make her a bad person because it is true that Nighat made some bad choices & she didn’t parent Hareem the way she should have. I think after all the rona dhona, the entry of Shela’s character in Hareem’s life is the highlight of this entire drama for me!

Oh well, Ms. Goody-two-shoes Nadia & Sadia were ‘missing’ Hareem while packing her things up. Sadia all of a sudden remembered the lipstick Hareem used to wear & Nadia realized that Hareem was her sister. It is so ridiculous that when Hareem was around them, they followed the footsteps of their mother & hated Hareem to the core & now when she is gone & they both are sure that she ain’t coming back, it is easier for them to remember her in good words but yes, I fail to acknowledge that their feelings are genuine & they actually feel that Hareem was innocent. It was good that both Nadia & Sadia got to know that Hareem held onto Nighat’s scarves because it made them realize that Hareem longed for her mother & needed her just as much as they did & about Zahida, the less said the better because I couldn’t seriously bring myself to watch her scenes, so not sure what she was talking rather caterwauling about!!!

I find Asad’s character completely useless & also the way he shows interest in the personal matters of Nadia’s family makes him look life-less too & I really think he needs a life or probably a group of boys to hang out with because at such a young age seeing him demanding pakoras & chai was quite awkward, uncle-like & gruesomely mature, which does not suit his age. I am sure he is going to get more interested in Sadia & after a subtle objection, Nadia will be happy to see them both getting married!!!

Fahad has come back & what’s with the attitude? He left on his own terms & he failed to listen to what Sadia & Zahida were telling him about Hareem. Not sure what else’s left for Fahad to offer but I hope Hareem throws him out of her life because she is better off without him. I hope this is something that Shela makes it happen because this is exactly what should happen. Please share your thoughts about this episode of Tere Mere Beech.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

PS: Please keep the innocent departed souls & the affected families of the Lahore Blast in your prayers.

Ohkay so, they continued showing us the hard times that both Ali & Aabro are going through & as sad as it sounds, there was no change in their condition & in the attitude of Ali’s family whatsoever. I think they have shown us the extremes now where Ali & Aabro are regretful & apologetic, so they really need to amp up their speed & head towards the ending of the drama because it seriously is getting quite depressing & emotional & oh yes, I did cry once again!!!

Ali & Aabro went through a lot of pain to arrange some money to contribute in Tayyaba’s wedding but as always, Zubaida spun the entire thing against him & used it as an opportunity to insult Ali even more saying that the amount that he was giving was quite small. Zubaida needs to stop comparing Ali with the other guys of the family because they all are doing some decent jobs whereas Ali is doing an odd job right now, so she can’t really expect him to give as much money as others have given to her.

I found a slight loophole in the timeline because they showed that Samra & Tahir came to see Ahmed for the first time & they also showed Ahmed as a newborn whereas in the previous episode they showed a time lapse of 4 months after Ahmed’s birth where Abid came in to share the news of his promotion & the company’s car. This scene should’ve been included in the previous episode because to see Ahmed reducing from infant to newborn & then again becoming an infant in the very next scene was confusing & also quite faulty. Also, Ali spoke about how Tahir came from America because of which he gave a good amount of money for Tayyaba’s wedding & in the later part of the episode, Abid goes like Tahir told him that he’ll be applying for Canada so Samra will settle there!?!?!

I think the way Fauzia is being treated in this family, she should be the last person making faces at Ali & Aabro’s mention. She has already seen that she has been ‘blessed’ after getting to Abid & how ‘unlucky’ Aabro has become so she shouldn’t show the signs of distress at all because if we crack the equation of their lives, Fauzia should in stead be thankful to Aabro for snatching Ali away from her because of which she got a chance to get married to Abid. It was good that at least Abid tried to knock some sense into her that she needs to ease up a bit & help Ali & Aabro as much as they both could because they needed their help right now.

It was sad that Sakina was suffering so badly & she stopped Aabro from coming over. She knows that Aabro is going through a lot herself so she didn’t really think it was a good idea to bother her much. Throughout the episode, I really liked the way both Ali & Aabro reflected upon their past mistakes & their current condition. They have blamed themselves enough, they have regretted enough but it is good that at least Ali can also see that his parents are now being unreasonable. His parents got a full chance to display their anger & disappointment but Ali & even his wife Aabro don’t have even that much of a leeway.

Aabro realized that things are getting worse because with Afsheen growing up, she’ll be having more demands, that’s when Aabro asks Ali if she could work as Fauzia’s personal maid as she was pregnant so she’ll be needing an extra help from now on. It was good to see that when Aabro requested Fauzia, something struck a chord & she hated seeing Aabro in that position. Even when Shahida found out about it, she didn’t seem too pleased too because that’s when both Shahida & Fauzia realized how grave their situation was & how hard they both were struggling to make the ends meet. The preview however suggested that things will now get even tougher for Aabro because the entire family will now order Aabro & will boss around her, also, they’ll now expect Aabro to walk an extra mile every single time because they’ll be paying her. It looks like things are not going to change at all & I really wish they would because we’ve seen it all & I really think the drama should end in next 3 – 4 episodes. Please share your thoughts about this episode of Aabro.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

PS: Please keep the innocent departed souls & the affected families of the Lahore Blast in your prayers.

Ohkay so, these two episodes of Sehra Main Safar revolved around Iqra finding more & more about Shehryaar. I really feel the pace of the drama is quite slow & they really need to up speed up the process as they have a lot of story left to tell like Iqra getting divorced & then going back to where she belong; yes, to her Pupho’s house!

I really want to feel for Iqra but somehow I am unable to, not because I feel she is being rightly punished but because of the way the writer has introduced all these problems in her life through Shehryaar, as it all seems quite unconvincing & unnecessary. Like out of all the people in the world, Iqra had to be the one facing punishment for the things that she herself wasn’t responsible for. The changes in the circumstances turned her bitter & now she has to face the brunt for the rudeness of let’s say 2 – 3 months that she displayed? I am not convinced at all!

Shehryaar went on a trip with his friends & lied to Iqra about it being a job hunt that he really wanted to go for & honestly speaking, that’s what the problem is, the way Shehryaar dreams big & has so many bills to be taken care of, this sort of recreation didn’t really fit in & I found it a poor attempt by the writer to throw in this scenario because when Iqra agreed to find the amount Shehryaar needed, a guy like him would’ve saved it in order to get closer to his dreams but seeing him spending all that money for a short trip didn’t really make any sense. Shehryaar wants to get married to Annie ASAP & that is why he has been pestering Iqra to continue with her job, so it doesn’t really sync well with his mentality that he would want to spend the money for a getaway & not worry about Annie if not anything else.

Once again, Shehryaar left the job & what for? It doesn’t make any sense at all. Yes, through all this, Iqra is being punished directly but again, if we speak about Shehryaar, he has always been a money-minded person, so why would he leave a job at such a crucial stage in his life where he plans on getting married to the love his life & also has a wife to be taken care of? Seeing everything, Iqra did agree to do a job once again but then again, how does it change anything in their life? They were on a single salary before & now after Shehryaar’s resignation, they’d be on a single salary once again so how will Shehryaar reach to his goal??? Somehow, I never was convinced with the way Shehryaar entered Iqra’s life & also the reasons behind it where he wanted to mooch off of her & Iqra was getting the punishment of hurting her parents & now with the latest developments I am totally of the opinion that all this twist was totally unnecessary & is now dragging a drama for no good reason.

Iqra got to find out the truth about Shehryaar’s background that his father is a pension holder & Shehryaar comes from a dysfunctional family. It was another one of those truths that forced Iqra to wake up that nothing, absolutely nothing about this marriage was what it was promised to be. There isn’t even a single thing that has worked in her favor & now she is trying to do the damage control in a hope that may be doing a job will not only change her financial condition but will change the attitude of Shehryaar towards her too.

So, Ayaaz has started making an entry into Iqra’s life once again but the process is slow & gradual exactly like the pace of the drama itself. Iqra can see how hardworking & simple he is & even though she doesn’t give it much thought but she has already started regretting getting married to Shehryaar for his face value. She wants things to get smooth & simple but Shehryaar wants to push her to the limit because of some really unreasonable reasons. Everything about Shehryaar was wrong but the one thing that was highlighted time & again about his personality was that he dreams big & wants to make a lot of money, so to see such an ambitious guy leaving a job & wasting his time in the parks on the benches doesn’t really make much sense to be honest!

Anyways, the preview of the next episode suggested that things will still remain a little edgy for Iqra & she still has a long way to go when it comes to finding the truth about Shehryaar as he has been hiding so much but yes, we all get it, Iqra is being punished because she chose the wrong guy for herself, Shehryaar is the worst man ever walked on the face of the Earth, Ayaaz is the best guy on the face of the Earth for Iqra, so can we get things moving? Please share your thoughts about these two episodes of Sehra Main Safar.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Right. I thought that the story was moving forward in episode 15 but the following episode was just the same old Hamza-Mareena track ending on an even crazier note.

As we saw in the previous episode, Maryam moves in with Mehru and Ameer. It was sweet how Ameer welcomes her and also stands upto her father later when he says Ameer should ask her to leave and he says he would do no such thing. I wonder where Maryam moving into their home will lead them. She is always telling Mehru that she should realize what a good man Ameer is and accept her marriage and give it her all but (and I blame all those ‘sister –snatching- sister’s husband/boyfriend/lurrrve’ dramas for this thought) I also wonder whether she might do an about turn and fall for Ameer herself. She keeps telling Mehru that she can see in her eyes that she is not over Hamza and even though Mehru says she is, even we can see she is not convincing enough.

As the promo last week had suggested, Mareena loses her baby. My suspicions were obviously aroused when she did not seem particularly upset over the loss and Hamza chancing upon the tablets confirmed it. I thought Mareena had serious issues taking any medicine and was unable to take tablets and only ever had ‘syrups’? Hamza’s confrontation scene with Mareena was as chaotic and crazy as all communication between them is. I know Mareena was out of line but the way Hamza yells and shakes her like a rag doll is a bit disconcerting.

I would not dwell on Mareena-Hamza for long but it seemed that most of these two episodes were focused on them. It did make me wonder how does a person become a ‘Mareena?’ She is never seen out with friends, never chatting on the phone, never actually doing anything at home. Her psychotic behaviour normally irritates me but today I thought how sad is it that she is this way. Her father believes she should never be hurt or disappointed and be given whatever she desires and that has really messed up her way of thinking. My benevolent feelings towards her however were abruptly abandoned though when Hamza uttered the same thoughts to her father. Me –and Hamza? See eye to eye? A very unsettling thought that is.

So just as I thought things were getting better between Ameer and Mehru, Hamza with his 45 degree hooked head shows up leaving Mehru flustered. I was soooooo enjoying the sweet ‘ring’ scene between Ameer and Mehru. I sat there with a goofy grin on my face, prompting my kids to poke their little faces into my laptop to see what was making me smile like that! Ameer looked horrendous and yet sweet in that awful outfit and I loved how Mehru did not ridicule him and tactfully told him he looked better in his ‘older’ style. I felt like a puppy sitting wagging its tail looking from Mehru to Ameer and back to Mehru but then Hamza had to show up. Grrr!

Turns out Hamza had come to pay back the money Ameer had given him through Mehru earlier. I have to say Mehru’s reaction left me confused and her conversation with Maryam after that also did not help shed any light. What was with all this softening towards Ameer? Chatting and laughing with him and Maryam? I honestly thought she was beginning to like him just a bit but her reaction to Hamza and her conversation with Maryam did not convince me either that she has, if not fallen in love with Ameer, but at least moved on.

Tutuuuuuu!!! I know, it could be really such a lame joke but the way Ali Abbas acted out the scene he had me laughing too. And they were talking about fashion and when he said tutu I thought of tutu skirts!! Speaking of fashion, I am no fashionista but what is with Mareena’s clogs? Did not they go out of style years ago? I have rarely seen anyone wear them now. And oh, this one I saved for the last – Hamza’s out of this world dressing. Mehru and Maryam and now Ameer all believe he has the most amazing dress sense. I will not waste my breath on this one – except remind you of that purple shirt that matched his bedsheet!

Anyways, Hamza is back to living with his mother and insists to her and Mareena’s father that he is doing all this just to ‘teach Mareena a lesson’. Seriously, his obsession to teach Mareena and reform her makes me think he has taken his tutor role a bit too much to heart! I did for a second wonder if Mareena maybe has a multiple personality disorder because of the way her head flicked to one side and her face took on an even more psychotic look when she demands to see his phone. Uffff!

I know we are rooting for a Mehru-Ameer ending and I am too but more so for Ameer’s sake than Mehru’s. I found myself disliking her when she married Ameer but only so that she could move out of her father’s house and runs to Hamza on his wedding day. I chose to forget that when I saw her making an effort to settle in. I found it in myself to forgive her (just about) for not falling in love with Ameer, but the scene where she tells Hamza she will not meet him (very unconvincingly) and then promo for next week shows she does  – I am not sure how I feel about her anymore. True, Hamza had been selfish and deserted her when she needed his help and support but she chose to marry Ameer and then now all this dilly dallying and frolicking to Hamza does not sit very well with me but I am waiting to see how all this fares out.

Oh yes, one small thing I forgot to mention. Mareena slits her wrists. Yeah I know, I was not shocked either. And it seems like she will survive the suicide attempt. Bring on the madness! Sorry, bring on more madness!

I am waiting to see where things go from here. Are Hamza and Mehru going to end up together? Uff, I hope Ameer ji will not become the sacrificial cow ji! Neither do I want to see Maryam end up with Ameer because I was truly liking how he treats her like a little sister and their scenes together. What did you all think of these episodes? Would love to hear your thoughts!

Kunwal Javid

Ohkay so, finally after a very very long time, we got an episode which was happening & took the story forward in the right direction which was much much needed. I think it’s about time that they start wrapping this drama up & if things progress this way then 3 – 4 episodes are more than enough to cover every aspect properly.

& yes, we all guessed it right, it was Saleha who contacted Javed & told him to take care of Zarri because she was done with her. Yes, I am sure Gul Bahar was the one who gave her the idea but Saleha like a blind mindless minion followed her master’s orders & did everything to please her. Saleha didn’t even bat an eye with shame that she has become so conniving that she is now backstabbing her own family members just to make sure that nothing goes wrong in Mana’s life. Does Saleha really have no idea that everything that she has done can come back & bite her too? It was good that before leaving, Zarri did have a conversation with Saleha & tried to tell her that what she did was wrong. I found it ridiculous that all of a sudden Javed showed up with bigger promises whereas he was the one who drove Zarri away. Gul Bahar also told Javed that Zarri was becoming the reason why she & Maalik were unable to reconcile their differences whereas if Javed was sane enough, he should have defended Zarri by saying that when Gul Bahar left Maalik, Zarri wasn’t even in the picture. Anyways, all the characters have stopped making sense & they do exactly what they shouldn’t do, so it’s useless to expect that they will do something right!!!

Saleha didn’t feel any shame in confessing in front of Mana that she doesn’t want to do anything that will infuriate Gul Bahar because she is too concerned about the impact she will make on her & Shehryaar’s relation if she gets ticked off. Saleha really has crossed all the limits right? She has lost her sensibility whatsoever to be pampering someone who has nothing to do with the emotion of sincerity. Doesn’t Saleha realize that when Gul Bahar deemed fit, she left Maalik & when she was in a mood, she came back to make things right, so when she has lived life on her terms & conditions where she didn’t even care about her husband & her marriage, why would she be loyal to Saleha? Other than making things right with Maalik, Gul Bahar has no other reason to be nice to Saleha’s family & Saleha is a fool to believe that Gul Bahar means good for her & her daughter!!!

Maalik got to know that Zarri left & Mana was the one who informed him. In fact, Mana also sympathized with both Zarri & Maalik because she understands how they feel for each other that is why she also convinced him to go & meet Zarri & tell her honestly about what he feels. I think that’s the only good thing that Mana has done over the last few episodes but I so wish she had told Maalik honestly that it was Saleha who allowed that to happen & in fact she ganged up with Gul Bahar to part them both. At least Maalik then would’ve found out the actual reason behind Zarri’s departure & he wouldn’t have been doubtful about Zarri’s intentions. Anyways, it was good to see that Mana tried to help Maalik & Zarri because she knows that they both need each other & they are compatible too.

Also, I guess the only good thing Shehryaar ever did was assuring Mana that no matter what transpires between Gul Bahar & Maalik, that will not affect their personal relationship. Not only that, Shehryaar also knows that Mana doesn’t really hold high opinion of Gul Bahar, that is why Shehryaar clearly told her that once they will get married, he will make sure that Gul Bahar doesn’t interfere in their lives because he knows that she can get a bit too nosey for anyone’s liking. I think Gul Bahar doesn’t really understand that she is making a fool out of herself to believe that Shehryaar is her trump card & she can use him & Shehryaar/Mana’s marriage for her benefit but little does she know that Shehryaar, her own beloved nephew is thinking about eliminating her from his life!!! Also, I loved the confrontation between Mana & Gul Bahar, another one of those good things that Mana did today, haha!

Laila & Khizer’s scenes were boring & I think Laila is trying really hard to crack into Khizer’s mind & find if she has a chance in his life but I am glad that Khizer is not giving her the edge. Also, I don’t really understand why does Laila concern herself with Khizer’s heart-break. It is his stuff & he will deal with it, chalo if Khizer would’ve asked her opinion then those conversations would mean something, but right now Laila is looking like someone who’s in dire need of a life, because at least then she will have something better to do & think about.

I think it was a good move by the fate that when no one was there, Khizer was near Ghaalib & he was the first one to know about Ghaalib’s health. Also, I am glad that the servant told Khizer that Shehryaar sent his people with whom Ghaalib got engaged into a heated conversation & that took a toll on him. I am sure Khizer will put two & two together. I hope he informs Maalik about what he has heard from the servant & Maalik gets the gist of it that Shehryaar definitely wants to snatch their home away from them.

Overall, this episode was pretty decent because things moved forward. I must say, I have always liked Ayesha Toor’s accurate Urdu accent but her robotic dialogue delivery is hard to tolerate. It looks like she is reading each word from the paper like a newscaster & is way too conscious about not making a mistake, which is a good thing that she is conscious but when you have such long dialogues to deliver, it tends to get on the listener’s nerves. The rest of the people were good in this episode too but Laila’s foundation shade was wrong & made her look ashy. Sana Javed looked pretty & yes, I am looking forward to the next episode because of Maalik & Zarri’s reunion but more than that, the pictures of Shehryaar with Sara Khan that Mana will stumble upon. I am sure Laila will play a cupid’s role in reuniting Mana & Khizer because she will expose Shehryaar truth about his past which will involve Laila’s sister. Things have gotten pretty interesting all of a sudden & yes I am looking forward to the next episode. Please share your thoughts about tonight’s episode of Mana Ka Gharana.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

PS: Saleha aik bacha hai bigra hua, bigra hua, bigra hua!!!

Ohkay so, this was another filler episode of Tere Mere Beech. I guess 16-18 episodes were enough for this drama & to see them reaching the 17 episodes with so many fillers in between is no fun but I am sure the team has to touch the 20 episode mark & what for, the selfish reasons are best known to them. The story has nothing left to offer now because all we see is a shattered girl who is dealing with so many psychological pressures but there is no solution or way out that’s being shown & I seriously think they should wrap this drama up because it is now getting impossible for me to keep my interest alive in this show!!!

All this while, I thought Zahida’s character was useless but she proved me wrong today. She, her scenes & her caterwauling came in quite handy because it reduced the show time of the episode for me & I succeeded in covering the 40 minute episode in just about 20 minutes because I wasn’t interested in her mourning & nor was I looking forward to getting my ear drums damaged because of her screams, so yeah, she wasn’t so useless after all. I must say I hate this trio of Zahida, Nadia & Sadia to the core, not because they are useless but because they are so involved in the self-righteousness that they really know how to make it all about themselves. When Hareem was with them, all they did was treat her like a stranger & someone who was a reason behind all their problems but now when Hareem vanished, Sadia & Nadia realized that she was their ‘sister’ because of which they were crying buckets for her. Sadia all of a sudden felt that she should’ve stayed back with Hareem whereas she couldn’t wait to go to Nadia’s place to get rid of her. Then comes Zahida, who pretty much followed the footsteps of Nighat because when Hareem was with her, she couldn’t stand her & held her responsible for all the mishaps, she pampered Sadia more & now when she was separated from her, she remembered how much she loved her? These three ladies don’t really make much sense & honestly speaking, I was happy that Hareem was out of their lives but I am sooo disappointed to see that Hareem will be reunited with them in the next episode probably!

The only good thing about this entire drama is the character of Hareem & the transition she is going through. I can’t help feel for her so much because she has lead such a disturbed life & now when she was crying in regret & was hurt because she was blaming herself for Nighat’s death, I couldn’t help but curse Nighat even more because she failed as a mother when she lived & has only become a dark memory even after she has died too. Look what Nighat has done to this poor girl where she only gave birth to Hareem to use her as a punching bag & as someone who had to take all the responsibility for Nighat’s bad & selfish parenting. Nighat never really made any effort to do Hareem’s upbringing & every single time she only taunted, cursed & abused Hareem mentally. I feel for Hareem so much because now when her mother had died due to her own burdened soul, she thinks she is responsible for her death, which is so unfair & so overbearing for such a young girl!

I liked how Hareem took her time in trusting Shela completely. She kept on fabricating one lie after another but she really had to give in & the credit goes to Shela for being so patient & understanding towards Hareem. Isn’t it amazing that a complete stranger sensed that something was definitely wrong & Hareem was overburdened but her own family members never really gave a thought about it & used her as a punching bag. I really think Shela shouldn’t let Hareem leave so early because she has just started working on her & I am sure if Hareem will live with her, she will become a better person & she will become emotionally & mentally stronger too.

The preview of the next episode didn’t really entice me. I am not looking forward to this forced reunion which wouldn’t do any good to Hareem. At least Shela & Nasreen’s presence in Hareem’s life & their guidance was much needed & was a perfect breather but I’d be disappointed if Hareem goes back to that psycho-ward so soon. Looks like Fahad is going to come back too & I hope now Hareem relies more on Shela to bring peace & harmony in her marital life. I am sure Shela will guide her properly! Please share your thoughts about this episode of Tere Mere Beech.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Haye tauba! Itna emotional episode. :/ I controlled a lot but the last scene where Afsheen slept without drinking milk & Ali & Aabro fed each other did the trick & it got too overwhelming for me that I cried! :/ I seriously now feel for Aabro & Ali because I think they really have apologized enough, they have suffered enough & they have redeemed themselves by accepting everything that their family members threw at them because they both were genuinely apologetic & wanted to make things right.

I now think the time has come when Zubaida should experience something totally miserable in her life to understand how unfair she has been. Yes, she is mad at Ali & Aabro & yes, she had the right to let them know but to ignore an infant & treat her as if she doesn’t exist is totally wrong. I really think they have taken it a bit too far because both Zafar & Zubaida are shown as moderately religious people who had certain limitations that they always believed in, so I feel really disgusted to see them turning a blind eye towards Afsheen to this extent where they don’t even have an idea that she cries because of hunger pangs!!! I somehow don’t really like the continuous reminders of how Zafar & Zubaida are ‘namazi’ because in a very negative light it makes us question the fact that how come religious people like them can be so cruel & inhumane that they can’t bring themselves to forgive their own child? Yes, they can always draw a line & keep him at a distance but to deliberately torture & taunt Ali & his wife doesn’t really go in harmony with the fact that Zubaida & Zafar are God-fearing people? I don’t know why but I have always observed this trend in our dramas where they make sure to show those characters in a negative light who have something to do with the religion & even in Aabro, I feel the ‘focus’ on namaz is unnecessary because the namazis themselves are acting like hooligans!!!

I seriously lol’ed in disgust when I saw Fauzia thoosofying fruits in her mouth while sitting on a ‘bed’. I think the award for the most laziest character ever in the history of Pakistani drama goes to Fauzia. Like ye bed pe bethne ke liye paida hui hai? Or else, sirf aur sirf ‘bethne’ ke liye paida hui hai? She was seen sitting on her bed ample of times, then she was seen sitting on a sofa, then on a chair while dinning & then at the backseat of Abid’s car. I seriously think she should get her spine checked. Anyways, I really thought that after all this while, she will start feeling a thing or two for Aabro but to see her agreeing to her mother’s negative thoughts was distasteful. Fauzia can see to which extent Aabro gets ill-treated by both Zubaida & Tayyaba (naam to dekho harkaton se totally opposite wala) yet she thinks Aabro deserves this? I expected that may be after a little while Fauzia will also grow a little sympathetic towards Aabro but nope, she chooses to stay comfy in the vicinity of her bed & does not think about displaying a little bit of humanity when needed!!!

Aabro doesn’t only work throughout the day for herself & her family but she is taking care of all the household chores allotted by Ali’s family to her too. Aabro thinks this could serve as her redemption & she will be forgiven but no, she really has thought too high of Ali’s parents to be expecting forgiveness from them because they both are unreasonable, inhumane & dheet. They as parents have seen their son suffering enough but they have grown a thick skin where nothing that Ali & Aabro would do will change the way they feel for them, which is disgusting.

I felt sad seeing Sakina being insulted so badly. Zubaida doesn’t really treat Aabro as her family member so she shouldn’t have concerned herself with the guest who came to meet Aabro. The way Zafar encouraged Zubaida & patted on her back for insulting Sakina was disgusting too. Yes, I have used the word ‘disgusting’ enough already but I can’t explain how disgusted I feel after this episode. Sakina really is doing so much to provide some sort of support to her daughter but now Ali’s mother wouldn’t even allow that. It was quite amusing that she had kept quite an eye on the things Aabro & Ali had while completely ignoring the fact that it was Sakina who helped them & it wasn’t Ali who arranged the stuff for Aabro. It was so funny that 4 months passed but neither did Zafar’s shalwar kameez change, nor did Fauzia’s orange suit, Zubaida’s white suit & Tayyaba’s tortoise suit change too. Also, I really thought that Tayyaba’s character will be subtracted but looks like she still has some eye-brow raises & taunts left to offer.

I really think both Aabro & Ali have redeemed themselves by accepting their fate & also accepting the fact that they hurt their parents & that is why things are being hard on them. It is good to see them growing conscious of their past mistakes & trying to rectify the situation but I still feel they have done enough & it’s time for them to have some relief. I also felt a lot for Aabro when she saw how Fauzia was being treated like a royalty. It was good that Aabro wasn’t jealous or anything but she only compared her condition with Fauzia’s & felt sad that she didn’t get the attention that Fauzia was getting, which was something natural. I really really like how Ali & Aabro are both sticking together in these tough circumstances. Aabro understands what Ali is going through & so does Ali understand what Aabro has to put up with all day long. I really think this aspect of the drama is really nice that both Ali & Aabro are sticking with their decision & are growing more & more considerate towards each other as their patience is being tested. Somehow, they both are a perfect match because no one else would’ve lasted the pressure the way they both did by supporting each other. I am glad that even though this drama is just a guilty pleasure & not the sort that will leave an impact but they have showed something that we never get to see in our dramas & that is that a couple is not thinking about escaping from the tough circumstances but are staying by each other’s side & fighting whatever comes their way in a hope that they will find a way out of this havoc. This is exactly the sort of solutions we need to see in our dramas where dusri shadi or extra marital affairs is not on the characters’ mind & they are just trying to fight their own battles like a team. That’s the only good thing about this drama!

The preview didn’t suggest that things will get better for Ali & Aabro but I really hope that Ali gets a decent job, at least decent enough to afford a flat for his family so they move out from this hell-hole ASAP. I must say Farah Shah has nailed Zubaida’s character, I love her expressions & the way she acts. I had a good laugh when she goes like ‘tumse to mujhe yehi umeed thi Abid, then roles her eyes & sarcastically asks Ali, aur tum kya do ge?’. LOL! She really is a phenomenal actor & I think it’s only because of her acting that Zubaida’s character can be tolerated on-screen. Please share your thoughts about this episode of Aabro!

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.