I know, I promised a Dramas I'm Currently Watching post, but my life is moving fast and these dramas are slipping by me even faster, before I can get to my laptop, so this all feels very haphazard to me. Haha. Bear with me! Let's discuss a couple of shows that have ended!
Tum Kon Piya
This was a show that, despite a slow storyline, gripped at your heartstrings from beginning to end. Tum Kon Piya encompassed that "knight in shining armor" story, where we all hoped with all our hearts that Ramish would step in and save Elma from her horrible life and give her the happiness she deserved. It hurt my heart to watch the last 3 episodes, because I could see that those wishes would not be fulfilled. But despite that, I still wasn't prepared for what happened in the last episode.
For an otherwise beautiful show, I couldn't really wrap my head around the last episode. It simply brought my heart down to reality with a brutal THUD. It depicted everything that's wrong with Pakistani society.
The situation in which our beloved heroine, Elma, found herself in was a brutal test for someone so "good." She was a saint, but without being annoyingly so. We saw her moments of depression, her moments of anger, her grief at her personal betrayals towards her own family and the grief they felt at her expense. The last episode only increased the misery, making me furious that a girl like Elma would, in fact, NOT be getting her happy ending.
In order to avoid spoilers, please do not read further than this line.
In my mind, I believed that, true to Pakistani drama girls-should-stay-with-their-husbands-no-matter-how-rotten-they-once-were fashion, that Elma would forgive Zarbaab, come back to the world of the laughing and walking and carry out her life in a "happy" fashion with Zarbaab and her child. Ramish would stay with Neha and build a life with her, always having that beautiful connect with Elma of respect. But NO. While I wouldn't have agreed with that ending entirely, it would've been preferable to what we actually got.
Instead, we were treated to Zarbaab's realization coming a little to late, triggering a reaction from Elma's comatose self and eventually.....dying. Why? WHY? WHYYYYY?! Someone explain the madness to me! Why did such a GOOD character have to endure so much tragedy, simply because her father and Ramish's father made the wrong choice in life for her marriage?! WHY?! Why do dramas have to show such weakness? Why couldn't Elma simply come back for her SON?! WHY?! It's infuriating!
Coming to the second point that infuriated me - Ramish and Neha had been raising Affan as their own son, giving him all the love he needed to thrive.....SINCE HE WAS A BABY. That was easily at least 5-6 years. Suddenly, Zarbaab, failed father of the century and failed husband of the century, steps in and says "I want my son".....and that's it? The boy belongs with his "father"? Forget that Ramish and Neha are financially more stable, emotionally more stable, better people and have done everything for this child?
Arif's conclusion was just too "easy." It would've been preferable had he, in a moment of guilt in later years, confessed what he had done as it had affected his ability to have a relationship with his siblings. The "crazy" angle just didn't WORK. WHY did that happen? It didn't make any sense.
Unfortunately, I was not happy with the conclusion of Tum Kon Piya. What was a beautiful, well-written show with a lot of soul somehow ended on a cliched note that didn't strike any sort of chord with me. It will still go down as one of the best shows of 2016 for me, but it would've had an ending worthy of the beauty of the show.
Intezaar
Oh boy. What should I say about this show? I have no words. I don't understand what happened here - did they hit episode 17 and realize that they've run out of the budget for the show? I have not seen such a strange ending in a while. Basically, this show is encouraging lying - you know, for the "better good."
I really loved Intezaar. I loved the themes. I loved that a girl who had already found true love learned to move on with another man. I loved that the man was so accepting of her child and her past. I loved that the man was torn between his love and his obligation to do right by his mentally and emotionally scarred cousin (and wife). I loved that Saba and Zoya (initially) had such a good relationship. I loved that Shariq's mother was not a typical saas, hating her new bahu, but rather supporting her through the situation.
What I hated? How the show suddenly turned into a cliched Dusri Biwi drama. How a mentally messed up girl with zero care for her husband SUDDENLY had to, in the span of five minutes, start caring about her husband. How? Why? Because her mother said so? Since when was she so easily influenced? I don't think so. It didn't make any sense. Why didn't Zoya and Shariq scream from the rooftops that Saba tried to burn Zoya's hand on the stove? Why weren't these things important to mention when dealing with someone so unstable?
Why did Shariq suddenly, in one random as hell moment, yell at Zoya to go away, because SHE was the cause of his problems? Was she? Really Shariq? WAS SHE? He was the one who brought her as his wife! She had left his home! These male characters get written in such a way that the beauty of the character gets stripped due to completely illogical behavior for the necessary five minutes that the writer deems necessary to "move the story along."
And the ENDING? I can't believe that ending. Zoya leaves. Shariq wonders where she's gone. He builds a life with Saba, who is now "normal." Saba wonders aloud to her mother about Shariq's long work trips. Her mother comforts her. Shariq ends up at Zoya's home - OH. WAIT. THEIR HOME. Because Shariq found Zoya five years ago and is now bouncing back and forth between two wives. Zoya is aware of this arrangement, but Saba and her mother are not. BUT WAIT. Shariq's mother and Shariq's Mamoon ARE aware of this situation. Wait....what?
So in the end, basically what the show promoted was that if you have a conflict, separate the conflict from your life by living a double life with both your wives!
I don't know. The ending of this show really distorted my view of what had started off as a really great, unusual and different show. All the actors involved did a great job and the writing was great for the first 2/3 of the show, but that last 1/3 really took a hit.
Overall, it was a good show, but I'm not sure about whether I'd recommend it or not.
Judaai
This show also came to an end, but I feel like I have absolutely nothing to say about that show other than this: I'm glad Neelam Munir's character was a "progressive woman" and did NOT go back to Affan Waheed after all the crap he put her through. That was a disgusting situation and terrible behavior on his part and it was refreshing to see him lose out to his own stupidity. Otherwise, the show was interesting, but became too over the top and dragged out in the end.
I have another blog post coming up soon, as I'm already working on it (no, it's not the current drama list just yet! I need to catch up! Haha). See you soon! Until then, happy watching!
* Disclaimer: All Images are Courtesy of Google.
Tum Kon Piya
This was a show that, despite a slow storyline, gripped at your heartstrings from beginning to end. Tum Kon Piya encompassed that "knight in shining armor" story, where we all hoped with all our hearts that Ramish would step in and save Elma from her horrible life and give her the happiness she deserved. It hurt my heart to watch the last 3 episodes, because I could see that those wishes would not be fulfilled. But despite that, I still wasn't prepared for what happened in the last episode.
For an otherwise beautiful show, I couldn't really wrap my head around the last episode. It simply brought my heart down to reality with a brutal THUD. It depicted everything that's wrong with Pakistani society.
The situation in which our beloved heroine, Elma, found herself in was a brutal test for someone so "good." She was a saint, but without being annoyingly so. We saw her moments of depression, her moments of anger, her grief at her personal betrayals towards her own family and the grief they felt at her expense. The last episode only increased the misery, making me furious that a girl like Elma would, in fact, NOT be getting her happy ending.
In order to avoid spoilers, please do not read further than this line.
In my mind, I believed that, true to Pakistani drama girls-should-stay-with-their-husbands-no-matter-how-rotten-they-once-were fashion, that Elma would forgive Zarbaab, come back to the world of the laughing and walking and carry out her life in a "happy" fashion with Zarbaab and her child. Ramish would stay with Neha and build a life with her, always having that beautiful connect with Elma of respect. But NO. While I wouldn't have agreed with that ending entirely, it would've been preferable to what we actually got.
Instead, we were treated to Zarbaab's realization coming a little to late, triggering a reaction from Elma's comatose self and eventually.....dying. Why? WHY? WHYYYYY?! Someone explain the madness to me! Why did such a GOOD character have to endure so much tragedy, simply because her father and Ramish's father made the wrong choice in life for her marriage?! WHY?! Why do dramas have to show such weakness? Why couldn't Elma simply come back for her SON?! WHY?! It's infuriating!
Coming to the second point that infuriated me - Ramish and Neha had been raising Affan as their own son, giving him all the love he needed to thrive.....SINCE HE WAS A BABY. That was easily at least 5-6 years. Suddenly, Zarbaab, failed father of the century and failed husband of the century, steps in and says "I want my son".....and that's it? The boy belongs with his "father"? Forget that Ramish and Neha are financially more stable, emotionally more stable, better people and have done everything for this child?
Arif's conclusion was just too "easy." It would've been preferable had he, in a moment of guilt in later years, confessed what he had done as it had affected his ability to have a relationship with his siblings. The "crazy" angle just didn't WORK. WHY did that happen? It didn't make any sense.
Unfortunately, I was not happy with the conclusion of Tum Kon Piya. What was a beautiful, well-written show with a lot of soul somehow ended on a cliched note that didn't strike any sort of chord with me. It will still go down as one of the best shows of 2016 for me, but it would've had an ending worthy of the beauty of the show.
Intezaar
Oh boy. What should I say about this show? I have no words. I don't understand what happened here - did they hit episode 17 and realize that they've run out of the budget for the show? I have not seen such a strange ending in a while. Basically, this show is encouraging lying - you know, for the "better good."
I really loved Intezaar. I loved the themes. I loved that a girl who had already found true love learned to move on with another man. I loved that the man was so accepting of her child and her past. I loved that the man was torn between his love and his obligation to do right by his mentally and emotionally scarred cousin (and wife). I loved that Saba and Zoya (initially) had such a good relationship. I loved that Shariq's mother was not a typical saas, hating her new bahu, but rather supporting her through the situation.
What I hated? How the show suddenly turned into a cliched Dusri Biwi drama. How a mentally messed up girl with zero care for her husband SUDDENLY had to, in the span of five minutes, start caring about her husband. How? Why? Because her mother said so? Since when was she so easily influenced? I don't think so. It didn't make any sense. Why didn't Zoya and Shariq scream from the rooftops that Saba tried to burn Zoya's hand on the stove? Why weren't these things important to mention when dealing with someone so unstable?
Why did Shariq suddenly, in one random as hell moment, yell at Zoya to go away, because SHE was the cause of his problems? Was she? Really Shariq? WAS SHE? He was the one who brought her as his wife! She had left his home! These male characters get written in such a way that the beauty of the character gets stripped due to completely illogical behavior for the necessary five minutes that the writer deems necessary to "move the story along."
And the ENDING? I can't believe that ending. Zoya leaves. Shariq wonders where she's gone. He builds a life with Saba, who is now "normal." Saba wonders aloud to her mother about Shariq's long work trips. Her mother comforts her. Shariq ends up at Zoya's home - OH. WAIT. THEIR HOME. Because Shariq found Zoya five years ago and is now bouncing back and forth between two wives. Zoya is aware of this arrangement, but Saba and her mother are not. BUT WAIT. Shariq's mother and Shariq's Mamoon ARE aware of this situation. Wait....what?
So in the end, basically what the show promoted was that if you have a conflict, separate the conflict from your life by living a double life with both your wives!
I don't know. The ending of this show really distorted my view of what had started off as a really great, unusual and different show. All the actors involved did a great job and the writing was great for the first 2/3 of the show, but that last 1/3 really took a hit.
Overall, it was a good show, but I'm not sure about whether I'd recommend it or not.
Judaai
This show also came to an end, but I feel like I have absolutely nothing to say about that show other than this: I'm glad Neelam Munir's character was a "progressive woman" and did NOT go back to Affan Waheed after all the crap he put her through. That was a disgusting situation and terrible behavior on his part and it was refreshing to see him lose out to his own stupidity. Otherwise, the show was interesting, but became too over the top and dragged out in the end.
I have another blog post coming up soon, as I'm already working on it (no, it's not the current drama list just yet! I need to catch up! Haha). See you soon! Until then, happy watching!
* Disclaimer: All Images are Courtesy of Google.
Tum Kon Piya- spot on!
ReplyDeleteIntezaar- spot on!
Seriously, are you a mind reader?
Judaii- I didn't watch.
You're not missing out on anything by avoiding Judai! It had a nice concept, but they ruined it with the OTT behavior of certain characters.
DeleteHonestly, TKP and Intezaar had so much potential, but I'm finding myself more and more disillusioned by the dinosaur writers working for Pakistani television. Why do they write women to behave like they're anything less than independent? Even in Intezaar, Zoya is a DOCTOR and wanted to go back to work. But all we saw of her was her sitting in her room with her baby, hiding from everyone else (namely Saba's mother). I really dislike this kind of writing where women aren't standing up for themselves.
Both these shows kind of let me down in that regard....and miraculously Judaai impressed me with giving Neelam Munir's character a backbone and intelligence to realize when a relationship is over.
You're not missing out on anything by avoiding Judai! It had a nice concept, but they ruined it with the OTT behavior of certain characters.
DeleteHonestly, TKP and Intezaar had so much potential, but I'm finding myself more and more disillusioned by the dinosaur writers working for Pakistani television. Why do they write women to behave like they're anything less than independent? Even in Intezaar, Zoya is a DOCTOR and wanted to go back to work. But all we saw of her was her sitting in her room with her baby, hiding from everyone else (namely Saba's mother). I really dislike this kind of writing where women aren't standing up for themselves.
Both these shows kind of let me down in that regard....and miraculously Judaai impressed me with giving Neelam Munir's character a backbone and intelligence to realize when a relationship is over.
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