Originally posted by: WanderingWonder
So finally watched THE long awaited episode. First and foremost, I THANK the lord that this is over 😂 🙏
I feel so-so about it. Honest thoughts here- sorry for the length…it’s SO LONG i apologize in advance.
On the one hand, it was a nice peaceful ending with sweet Meesam and daddy moments (those were so so sweet…Wahaj nailed those), tender M&M scenes at the end which lightened the mood. Haya didn’t get her redemption etc. Meerab looked SO GOOD when she was walking off to law school. (FINALLY- they did her justice.) Khet scene was great - but way too short. They could have made a gorgeous longer video for that. But anyways, for the above, it was somewhat appeasing.
On the other hand, I’m not one of those people that sees a baby and suddenly it makes everything all better. (LOL - i have three kiddos and maybe that makes me biased - b/c in reality babies make life harder hahahaha!) For me, their bedroom scene at the end just didn’t really match with the rest of the story and the tone of the drama and their relationship. It was certainly cute and sweet, but it was like Murtasim was not Murtasim any more. I understand that a banda can change, and I understand they were trying to show that, but this was like another person all together; like one of Wahaj’s other comedic characters. It was very cliche…I liked the comedic aspect but the joking dialogues, the down on one knee move, were kinda too cliche here for this couple. I felt like I had watched that scene somewhere else, many times, in so many shows. The whole, come sit beside me, please, please come sit beside me and don’t leave begging was weird and not fitting. I don’t mind the idea of his changing for her, but I personally wish they still kept some of his original Murtasim aura/demeanor in intact. I didn’t love the ending, because I always watched this show for the non-conventional romance and chemistry/dialogues it had (pre downturn at least.) So that ending kinda felt like i was watching another drama ending all together. Again, I like the idea of him changing for her, but I know Nooran can do much much better after seeing her previous romantic scenes in the first part of this how. Nooran- credit where credit is due- the earlier romantic scenes of theirs were just so wonderfully written and always surprising and different. This ending writing was just meh.
SO THERE WAS NO PLAN ALL ALONG?! This is where I feel that fans certainly added a lot more to this show, with their predictions and deep but often differing interpretations that sometimes, I believe were very generous. He turned out not to be a king, just a regular good human that makes mistakes. Which is fine and all, but kinda disappointing to me. He agreed to marry Haya after swearing he wouldn’t, and that killed a lot of the magic for me. (That is more than a mistake for me, tbh.) Along with the weird 2 year Meerab disappearance - still remains DUMB to me.
Meerab - I get that it’s not her style to say stuff and her coming back is jawab enough. But…I dunno…I just didn’t like that he was such a doggy panting to get a bone(r?) in front of her. (Had to do it..sorry 🙈) I would have liked, and was expecting her to show more of her love for him, or affection, not just it being implied that she loved him and that’s why she came back. (Frankly, it could also be interpreted that she fell on hard times and is lonely and needs help, and he’s a decent guy she’s realized, so why not. Lots of people in real life settle for the good guy/good girl, but this shouldn’t be the story for this couple.) I still think she came back b/c she actually really loved him, but I wish they would have showed her keep her hand on his face or something…anything. Holding his hand, pulling him to the bed…something more. The wiping his tears move was too short and didn’t satisfy me.
No loose ends were tied…maybe for season 2, maybe not. Who knows..but ugh…i don’t really want to find out at this point. Like really, they weren’t going to address Meerab’s fathers’ death? It further dehumanized the Meerab character by failing to even allow for that.
I REALLY liked Wahaj and Yumna’s IG posts after the episode. Loved them appreciating each other and acknowledging the insane chemistry they have working together. Even though I didn’t love the ending (fair…just not TBesque enough for me), I still felt their natural chemistry together. They really have some remarkable god-given chemistry together. Honestly, if I was his wife, I would seriously be jealous even despite knowing that they have no romantic feelings for each other 😂
Cholo…it’s a new day. I am really grateful to all of you for walking the TB path with me. It has certainly added a different element of life for me. You all are smart, caring ladies it seems. May you all find wonderful life partners, if you so choose, and for those that have partners already, may your every day lives be filled with wonders like this show provided many times before.
Udne Ki Aasha
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