When I talk about shows, I generally speak about them as a whole. "Oh, ____ is a great show," or "____ is really interesting right now" or "_____ is performing really well in this drama." However, some of these shows either had 1-2 bad episodes in recent times OR some of these shows have just consistently had bad episodes for a while now.
Shows like Sadqay Tumhare, Goya, Jackson Heights, Shanakht, Digest Writer, Firaaq and even the newly started Dusri Biwi are not the shows I want to talk about. These shows have been moving at a consistent pace and have been putting out the quality expected of them.
The shows I am going to speak about are.....well, it's a large list.
Warning: This may seem more like a rant than a logical blog post, so I apologize in advance.
Day Ijaazat Jo Tu......- Episode 14
What. Happened. Here? What started off as a nice, sweet, refreshingly different drama with a cute pair and a good pace has turned into a sob fest with very little left to care about! What is this?! Now Sarmad is gone and Ayla is left to fend off "the monsters" of the world. This is NOT the story I signed on to watch. Watching Ayla's co-workers conspire against her is more irritating than anything else, because what ever happened to the simple concept of "She's the boss"? They clearly seem to have forgotten that little bit of information. Meanwhile, Sarmad's "friend" is doing everything in his power to make Ayla look incompetent so he can take over. If I wanted to watch a show about business deals and the woes of a woman in today's society.....it wouldn't have been this one. With Farhan Saeed gone, the show has definitely lost its charm.
Aik Pal - Episode 2
Affan Waheed is doing a good job as Musaf. Sumbal Iqbal is doing a good job as Noor Fatima. Ali Safina is doing a good job as Imran. So what's the problem? Well, it's simple. These three actors are not given nearly as much screen time as the "nails on a blackboard" characters of Bareera (Arij Fatima) and Umair (Danish Taimur). These characters are not only LOUD, they also have more ego than a normal person would ever have. In real life, a person like this would not only NOT have any FRIENDS whatsoever, their family members would also not wave off their bad behavior as "bachpana." It's not bachpana - it's badtameezi. And it's horrible to watch. The show is also lacking any clear-cut direction. The viewer is unable to get a sense of where the show is headed, what the overall "mood" of the show is and even how and why these characters will become connected with each other. The bottom line is that after only 2 episodes, this show is more background noise than anything entertaining.
Chup Raho - Episode 14
Chup raho. CHUP raho. CHUP RAHO! No, I'm not repeating the name of the drama over and over to you. I'm asking the actors and characters in this drama to please SHUT UP. "Baaa baaaa baaaaa," it's literally non-stop bleating that's beginning to hurt my ears! How hard is it for Azhar to put two and two together? Is he that dense? Numair is everywhere, always trying to control situations and Azhar can't even realize that Rameen tried to call off their wedding and was visibly disturbed at that time? He didn't wonder why? Rather, he's now thinking that his wife and cousin are having an affair? WHY? What he overheard wouldn't even lead a person to come to that conclusion. Now let's move on to Rameen's mother. MORE BLEATING. WHY? Why did she send Azhar away? Now he thinks badly of his own wife. Is that what she wants for her daughter? That she stay married to a man who hates her? Sick. Her entire mentality is so WRONG. Numair just says "blah blah blah" and everyone falls under his spell. I want to give kudos to Jibran though for playing this part SO WELL. He's convincing - annoying, but very convincing! And then we come to Manal, the most "jaahil" of all these people. She purposely has tied this weird blindfold on her eyes, despite doubting her husband. She believes everything he says and doesn't trust her own family. It's painful! Anyways, this show has been heading in a downward spiral for the last 5-6 episodes and I'm still waiting for it to somehow, magically pick up!
Khataa - Episode 12
I'm just struggling here. Rabiya's mother-in-law and sister-in-law are legitimately the worst human beings on earth. What makes this hard to digest is that in the first two episodes, we see them as mildly normal, sensible people. What's even harder to digest? RUMI. This child-of-a-man is the only one other than Rabiya who knows that Rabiya did NOT run away with him - rather, he forced her along with him to save HIMSELF from being KILLED. So why on earth is he throwing that ridiculous "taana" of Rabiya being a "ghar se bhaagi hui ladki"? Does he not have ANY shame WHATSOEVER? It makes me want to root for Saad "Bhai" all the more! Rabiya should ditch the crazies and start her life over. And my final gripe: Rabiya told her mother what Rumi said and that he's accusing her of having a chakkar with Saad......NOW that your mother is listening to you, WHY aren't you telling her what actually transpired when you "ran away"? This information is important, no matter what the situation is in the present! But these are technically minor gripes and I am still happily watching this show, because hey, it's interesting.
Tum Meray Hi Rehna - Episode 13
If the point of this show is to drive home the lesson that love can be horribly FOOLISH, then yes, that point is being made very clear. Numail and Rania are in love. That's great. But was that love worth Raheel's death and Rania's father being sentenced to death? Was Sumbal's obsession with Numail worth causing such a commotion that it led to the death of her brother-in-law? The answer is no. Sumbal's plotting will never get her what she wants: Numail's love. Numail and Rania's marriage will never get them what they wanted: Happiness. Will they ever be able to look at each other the same way again? Will they ever feel that "pure love" that they once had again? I'm not even sure if that's the point the writers were TRYING to make, but that's the point this show has projected on to me. Family is important. Without the happiness of your family, what's the point? I don't know what the right or wrong thing to do in this sort of situation would've been, but what I do know is that the most lovable character on this show is now gone and that makes me very sad. This was a hard episode to watch.
Daraar - Episode 16
Oh my goodness. Someone please make this torture stop! I expected so much more from an Umera Ahmed drama. Ayla is the most unlikable character I've seen on a show in a long time. At least a vamp is a vamp, but Ayla honestly believes that she's a good person and supports her good-for-nothing family to the point of it being ridiculous! She finally managed to get her way and had Annie marry Atif, who barely wasted a week before allowing Annie to see his true colors. This part did make me smile. What didn't make me smile? Ayla's reaction at hearing that "Amma and Abba" are making rotis instead of Annie. Did you think your spoiled sister in law would cook for your no-good family and be their servant while you're bossing everyone around in her home? Ayla was also successful in kicking Taabish and Yusra out of their home. The highlight of this episode was definitely when Sohaib told Ayla that her family problems were starting to ruin their home life. If there's anything keeping me connected to this show, it's just for that moment where Ayla "gets hers." I want to see her kicked out of that house!
Dil Nahin Manta
I just have one thing to say about this show: The entire premise is weak. Phupo put it in Javed Sheikh's mind that Huzaifa is in love with Sohaina. Mr. Sheikh repeatedly says he's for this marriage because it's his son's "pasand." When Huzaifa can see that marrying Shanzay is important to his mother and she suggested it to him before his father had said anything, he should've stepped in and said "But I don't like Sohaina." The entire mess would've been avoided. But no - rather Huzaifa is keeping his mouth shut, playing the "I'm so confused" card at the cost of his own parents' divorce. And then his great mastermind idea? I'll marry both!! When it's clear that one girl is good and the other is bad, why is he trying to play this goody two shoes? This is marriage! It's not a joke! And it seems like Huzaifa is well aware of his Phupo's manipulations, which makes it even harder to digest. Anyway, the storyline still seems like it will be interesting, so I'll stick with it!
OK, that's it! The rant is over. These shows managed to disappoint me in one way or the other recently, so I just needed to get that out! Haha.
As always, thanks for reading! Happy watching!
Shows like Sadqay Tumhare, Goya, Jackson Heights, Shanakht, Digest Writer, Firaaq and even the newly started Dusri Biwi are not the shows I want to talk about. These shows have been moving at a consistent pace and have been putting out the quality expected of them.
The shows I am going to speak about are.....well, it's a large list.
Warning: This may seem more like a rant than a logical blog post, so I apologize in advance.
Day Ijaazat Jo Tu......- Episode 14
What. Happened. Here? What started off as a nice, sweet, refreshingly different drama with a cute pair and a good pace has turned into a sob fest with very little left to care about! What is this?! Now Sarmad is gone and Ayla is left to fend off "the monsters" of the world. This is NOT the story I signed on to watch. Watching Ayla's co-workers conspire against her is more irritating than anything else, because what ever happened to the simple concept of "She's the boss"? They clearly seem to have forgotten that little bit of information. Meanwhile, Sarmad's "friend" is doing everything in his power to make Ayla look incompetent so he can take over. If I wanted to watch a show about business deals and the woes of a woman in today's society.....it wouldn't have been this one. With Farhan Saeed gone, the show has definitely lost its charm.
Aik Pal - Episode 2
Affan Waheed is doing a good job as Musaf. Sumbal Iqbal is doing a good job as Noor Fatima. Ali Safina is doing a good job as Imran. So what's the problem? Well, it's simple. These three actors are not given nearly as much screen time as the "nails on a blackboard" characters of Bareera (Arij Fatima) and Umair (Danish Taimur). These characters are not only LOUD, they also have more ego than a normal person would ever have. In real life, a person like this would not only NOT have any FRIENDS whatsoever, their family members would also not wave off their bad behavior as "bachpana." It's not bachpana - it's badtameezi. And it's horrible to watch. The show is also lacking any clear-cut direction. The viewer is unable to get a sense of where the show is headed, what the overall "mood" of the show is and even how and why these characters will become connected with each other. The bottom line is that after only 2 episodes, this show is more background noise than anything entertaining.
Chup Raho - Episode 14
Chup raho. CHUP raho. CHUP RAHO! No, I'm not repeating the name of the drama over and over to you. I'm asking the actors and characters in this drama to please SHUT UP. "Baaa baaaa baaaaa," it's literally non-stop bleating that's beginning to hurt my ears! How hard is it for Azhar to put two and two together? Is he that dense? Numair is everywhere, always trying to control situations and Azhar can't even realize that Rameen tried to call off their wedding and was visibly disturbed at that time? He didn't wonder why? Rather, he's now thinking that his wife and cousin are having an affair? WHY? What he overheard wouldn't even lead a person to come to that conclusion. Now let's move on to Rameen's mother. MORE BLEATING. WHY? Why did she send Azhar away? Now he thinks badly of his own wife. Is that what she wants for her daughter? That she stay married to a man who hates her? Sick. Her entire mentality is so WRONG. Numair just says "blah blah blah" and everyone falls under his spell. I want to give kudos to Jibran though for playing this part SO WELL. He's convincing - annoying, but very convincing! And then we come to Manal, the most "jaahil" of all these people. She purposely has tied this weird blindfold on her eyes, despite doubting her husband. She believes everything he says and doesn't trust her own family. It's painful! Anyways, this show has been heading in a downward spiral for the last 5-6 episodes and I'm still waiting for it to somehow, magically pick up!
Khataa - Episode 12
I'm just struggling here. Rabiya's mother-in-law and sister-in-law are legitimately the worst human beings on earth. What makes this hard to digest is that in the first two episodes, we see them as mildly normal, sensible people. What's even harder to digest? RUMI. This child-of-a-man is the only one other than Rabiya who knows that Rabiya did NOT run away with him - rather, he forced her along with him to save HIMSELF from being KILLED. So why on earth is he throwing that ridiculous "taana" of Rabiya being a "ghar se bhaagi hui ladki"? Does he not have ANY shame WHATSOEVER? It makes me want to root for Saad "Bhai" all the more! Rabiya should ditch the crazies and start her life over. And my final gripe: Rabiya told her mother what Rumi said and that he's accusing her of having a chakkar with Saad......NOW that your mother is listening to you, WHY aren't you telling her what actually transpired when you "ran away"? This information is important, no matter what the situation is in the present! But these are technically minor gripes and I am still happily watching this show, because hey, it's interesting.
Tum Meray Hi Rehna - Episode 13
If the point of this show is to drive home the lesson that love can be horribly FOOLISH, then yes, that point is being made very clear. Numail and Rania are in love. That's great. But was that love worth Raheel's death and Rania's father being sentenced to death? Was Sumbal's obsession with Numail worth causing such a commotion that it led to the death of her brother-in-law? The answer is no. Sumbal's plotting will never get her what she wants: Numail's love. Numail and Rania's marriage will never get them what they wanted: Happiness. Will they ever be able to look at each other the same way again? Will they ever feel that "pure love" that they once had again? I'm not even sure if that's the point the writers were TRYING to make, but that's the point this show has projected on to me. Family is important. Without the happiness of your family, what's the point? I don't know what the right or wrong thing to do in this sort of situation would've been, but what I do know is that the most lovable character on this show is now gone and that makes me very sad. This was a hard episode to watch.
Oh my goodness. Someone please make this torture stop! I expected so much more from an Umera Ahmed drama. Ayla is the most unlikable character I've seen on a show in a long time. At least a vamp is a vamp, but Ayla honestly believes that she's a good person and supports her good-for-nothing family to the point of it being ridiculous! She finally managed to get her way and had Annie marry Atif, who barely wasted a week before allowing Annie to see his true colors. This part did make me smile. What didn't make me smile? Ayla's reaction at hearing that "Amma and Abba" are making rotis instead of Annie. Did you think your spoiled sister in law would cook for your no-good family and be their servant while you're bossing everyone around in her home? Ayla was also successful in kicking Taabish and Yusra out of their home. The highlight of this episode was definitely when Sohaib told Ayla that her family problems were starting to ruin their home life. If there's anything keeping me connected to this show, it's just for that moment where Ayla "gets hers." I want to see her kicked out of that house!
Dil Nahin Manta
I just have one thing to say about this show: The entire premise is weak. Phupo put it in Javed Sheikh's mind that Huzaifa is in love with Sohaina. Mr. Sheikh repeatedly says he's for this marriage because it's his son's "pasand." When Huzaifa can see that marrying Shanzay is important to his mother and she suggested it to him before his father had said anything, he should've stepped in and said "But I don't like Sohaina." The entire mess would've been avoided. But no - rather Huzaifa is keeping his mouth shut, playing the "I'm so confused" card at the cost of his own parents' divorce. And then his great mastermind idea? I'll marry both!! When it's clear that one girl is good and the other is bad, why is he trying to play this goody two shoes? This is marriage! It's not a joke! And it seems like Huzaifa is well aware of his Phupo's manipulations, which makes it even harder to digest. Anyway, the storyline still seems like it will be interesting, so I'll stick with it!
OK, that's it! The rant is over. These shows managed to disappoint me in one way or the other recently, so I just needed to get that out! Haha.
As always, thanks for reading! Happy watching!
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