Time and time again, I watch a drama which starts off so promising and then, with a rushed/confused episode.....ends.....leaving me annoyed/horrified/unimpressed/sad at the lack of effort. Four dramas came to an end over the last couple of weeks. Sadly, all four were BEAUTIFUL dramas with great story lines, great acting and really good direction. Why sadly? Because they all ended on very unsatisfying notes.
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Drama #1: Meri Beti
This drama told the touching tale of a mother's desire for her daughter's happiness - so much so that she convinced her daughter Saba (Sabreen Hisbani) to remarry and hand over her own daughter (from her first marriage) to her, raising her granddaughter as her own daughter. The story was told in a compelling way, showing the love between all three women - some unspoken, some spoken. The emotions were real, the reactions were real and the characters felt like part of your family.
Then where did this drama go wrong? The ending. Our beloved Iraj is seen living in her mother's (grandmother) home alone, raising her daughter after finally forgiving Saba for abandoning her. She's seen sharing a good relationship with her brother-in-law and siblings. I wonder then why we couldn't have seen her family finding a good match for her, getting her remarried and really driving home the point that Saba didn't have to lie about Iraj - because there are people out there who will accept a woman AND her child.
Somehow the ending just didn't settle well with me and almost proved the point of Samina Peerzada in the beginning - that a woman with a child won't be accepted for marriage.
Drama #2: Do Qadam Door Thay
This drama was not perfect. In fact, the Darul Aman portions of this drama were TEDIOUS, mind-numbing and incredibly irritating. However, the love story between Zohab and Nayab is so compelling and cute that you can't help watching to see what happens.
What was the real problem here? The ending! Was it unsatisfying? No. It was RUSHED. We never see Zohab & Nayab happy in their home. Instead, we simply see Nayab pull on Zohab's arm (as she had in the beginning) and drag him into the house. It was almost as if the director had no idea how to close his final scene. I wish there had been something more there, an additional scene or two. That's all. Otherwise, this drama is a pretty good one.
Drama #3: Ru Baru
This drama boasts of a very interesting storyline, a great cast and some incredible acting from Faizan Khawaja. Honestly speaking, there aren't any FLAWS in this drama. As a whole, I really, truly did enjoy it. I think it can be classified as one of the best dramas so far this year.
The only place I felt let down was the ending:
First of all, Shabbi and Sarmad should've been shown having some sort of heart-to-heart in order to carry their marriage forward. This was very open-ended.
Second, Karamdeen and Uncle have been exposed as "drugging" Sarmad. Yet we never see Shabbi actually TELL Sarmad about this, nor do we see Sarmad finally understand why he had these mood swings so often. Justice was not served, which makes the entire thing very unimpressive.
And last: Tipu and Kiran. This was so UNFAIR. Why does Kiran get another chance to make Tipu's life hell? We see that absolutely NOTHING has changed other than the fact that Tipu now understands Kiran and has learned to ignore everything she says, therefore having a terribly unhealthy marriage with her yelling and him ignoring her. What SHOULD have happened was that Tipu should have married Neha. Honestly - what did that poor girl do to deserve being dumped TWICE?
That all aside, this was a very well-directed, well made drama with a good storyline.
And LAST:
I feel like I cried and cried over the last few weeks for this drama to just END. I didn't literally mean just END! I needed a logical ending! This ending was absolutely miserable, incomplete and just very disheartening.
After all the misery Sehrish caused, she not only didn't realize that she had been wrong all along, she also ended up "with" Ehtesham while Sania ran away with Rumi, leaving not only herself alone once again, but once again leaving Rumi without his father. While the final scene of "payback" of sorts was a good WHAM! moment with Ehtesham showing Sehrish his password ("Sania"), it was not justice enough to be a satisfying ENDING.
On the other end, there has been much speculation as to whether or not episode 29 actually WAS the final episode. Many are saying that episode 30 will actually be the final episode, but there isn't any confirmation of this online. If that's the case, I guess we'll find out on Saturday when there is or isn't a new episode! But overall, Shukk started off on an incredible note and continued that level of greatness throughout episode 23. It was only episode 24 and onwards that the show began to get repetitive and, really, the viewers simply lost sight of what the end would and should be. Despite that, Yasir has done a great job with direction and all three actors involved have done incredible justice to their characters.
That's it for now! Happy watching!
Drama #1: Meri Beti
This drama told the touching tale of a mother's desire for her daughter's happiness - so much so that she convinced her daughter Saba (Sabreen Hisbani) to remarry and hand over her own daughter (from her first marriage) to her, raising her granddaughter as her own daughter. The story was told in a compelling way, showing the love between all three women - some unspoken, some spoken. The emotions were real, the reactions were real and the characters felt like part of your family.
Then where did this drama go wrong? The ending. Our beloved Iraj is seen living in her mother's (grandmother) home alone, raising her daughter after finally forgiving Saba for abandoning her. She's seen sharing a good relationship with her brother-in-law and siblings. I wonder then why we couldn't have seen her family finding a good match for her, getting her remarried and really driving home the point that Saba didn't have to lie about Iraj - because there are people out there who will accept a woman AND her child.
Somehow the ending just didn't settle well with me and almost proved the point of Samina Peerzada in the beginning - that a woman with a child won't be accepted for marriage.
This drama was not perfect. In fact, the Darul Aman portions of this drama were TEDIOUS, mind-numbing and incredibly irritating. However, the love story between Zohab and Nayab is so compelling and cute that you can't help watching to see what happens.
What was the real problem here? The ending! Was it unsatisfying? No. It was RUSHED. We never see Zohab & Nayab happy in their home. Instead, we simply see Nayab pull on Zohab's arm (as she had in the beginning) and drag him into the house. It was almost as if the director had no idea how to close his final scene. I wish there had been something more there, an additional scene or two. That's all. Otherwise, this drama is a pretty good one.
Drama #3: Ru Baru
This drama boasts of a very interesting storyline, a great cast and some incredible acting from Faizan Khawaja. Honestly speaking, there aren't any FLAWS in this drama. As a whole, I really, truly did enjoy it. I think it can be classified as one of the best dramas so far this year.
The only place I felt let down was the ending:
First of all, Shabbi and Sarmad should've been shown having some sort of heart-to-heart in order to carry their marriage forward. This was very open-ended.
Second, Karamdeen and Uncle have been exposed as "drugging" Sarmad. Yet we never see Shabbi actually TELL Sarmad about this, nor do we see Sarmad finally understand why he had these mood swings so often. Justice was not served, which makes the entire thing very unimpressive.
And last: Tipu and Kiran. This was so UNFAIR. Why does Kiran get another chance to make Tipu's life hell? We see that absolutely NOTHING has changed other than the fact that Tipu now understands Kiran and has learned to ignore everything she says, therefore having a terribly unhealthy marriage with her yelling and him ignoring her. What SHOULD have happened was that Tipu should have married Neha. Honestly - what did that poor girl do to deserve being dumped TWICE?
That all aside, this was a very well-directed, well made drama with a good storyline.
And LAST:
After all the misery Sehrish caused, she not only didn't realize that she had been wrong all along, she also ended up "with" Ehtesham while Sania ran away with Rumi, leaving not only herself alone once again, but once again leaving Rumi without his father. While the final scene of "payback" of sorts was a good WHAM! moment with Ehtesham showing Sehrish his password ("Sania"), it was not justice enough to be a satisfying ENDING.
On the other end, there has been much speculation as to whether or not episode 29 actually WAS the final episode. Many are saying that episode 30 will actually be the final episode, but there isn't any confirmation of this online. If that's the case, I guess we'll find out on Saturday when there is or isn't a new episode! But overall, Shukk started off on an incredible note and continued that level of greatness throughout episode 23. It was only episode 24 and onwards that the show began to get repetitive and, really, the viewers simply lost sight of what the end would and should be. Despite that, Yasir has done a great job with direction and all three actors involved have done incredible justice to their characters.
That's it for now! Happy watching!
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