Hi guys!
I have ended my four-year hiatus from IF to specifically come back and talk about this drama because I love it so much.
I used to be on IF a lot a few years ago, mostly talking about Navin Waqar and Emmad Irfani's "Kuch na Kaho". I took a break, still watched dramas in the meantime but mostly on my own, and now Mohlat inspired me so much, I had to talk to others about it.
My husband and I used to watch "Mujhe Khuda pe Yaqeen Hai" as a joke because we thought that drama was laughably bad, and we thought "Mohlat" would be similarly crappy since it was replacing MKPYH, but WOWZA this is one amazing drama! For once I think a soap is getting the TRPs it deserves.
First of all, I think *every* cast member is absolutely perfect for their role. Kinza plays Maham so well; Sami Khan, as always, plays the blindfully in love hero to a T; Sabeena Farooq brought Rida to life; Komal Aziz was made to play Navera. Usama Khan, I think, is playing a career-defining character in Essa and his entry revolutionized the drama. Bushra Ansari and Asma Abbas...wow, I mean what more is there to say. This drama I started watching as a joke became the thing I look most forward to everyday.
Finally, to talk about the drama story itself...
Like most people, I was rooting for Navera and Essa (I saw on instagram someone called it EssaVera and I love that name). I still am rooting for them, but I admit, her asking Essa to marry Rida instead of her was weird and there was too much foreshadowing with Rida giving Navera the ring as an amanat, as well as Essa saying to Dawar that the man Navera will marry will be the luckiest man in the world. As much as I hate it, it all screams for a Dawar x Navera ending. (As an aside, I don't mind Essa with Rida, but come on, EssaVera is OTP).
I liked Dawar x Navera in the first fourteen episodes, prior to Essa's arrival and before Dawar and Maham happened. To me, Dawar cannot redeem himself from being the dude who was so helplessly in love with Maham that he overlooked her clear red flags, even before they got married. I just feel like Navera deserves so much better, and Essa was perfect for that, but the writers will force DaVera. Ugh.
We all know Maham will end up alone in the end, and while my heart is screaming for EssaVera, I know it's going to be DaVera.
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