Usually a silent observer, conscious that this is only a show based on fiction, often amused by the passion that QH brings up in viewers, and always trying to understand the CVs motives, today I feel compelled to join in the discontent and disgust that most viewers experienced today. I had stopped watching Indian TV serials a long time ago, until QH caught my attention recently by its freshness, but today's episode just killed it for me.
A lot can be said but I'll just mention that today's episode was more like an Ekta Kapoor serial with its typical low and cheap drama where twists are added only to prolong the serial or to make it overdramatic beyond reason; was this necessary in QH? If the wedding had taken place followed by the Tanveer trap, and Zoya running away to Ajmer, since she had promised Tanveer that she would leave should she succeed in seducing Asad on the SR; it would have made much more sense, and also honored Dilshad's challenge.
The CV's seem to be ignoring Dilshad's 10 days challenge, despite her recent flashback of the challenge, which was the main reason behind the AsYa Nikaah; does she deserve to lose face in front of Rasheed's family, and the guests that respect her and her family, including the (strict) Qazi ---that too publicly!!?? Come on now Gul Khan!! Unless the Nikaah happens somehow tomorrow, there is no way this disgrace will ever be erased from Asad and his family. Based on the plot so far, did they really deserve this, at the hands of Tanveer and Razia who had already done enough damage to the family?
While I understand the CV's probably wanted to create a super sensational twist, how could they indulge in such cheap drama while ignoring the negative effects that the twist of events are (logically) bound to have on ALL the protagonists is beyond my understanding, and in my opinion unnecessary. A separation track would have been welcome but the timing was not appropriate at all!
This Nikaah was supposed to be the icing on the cake---the culmination of a series of celebrations ---that Dilshad proudly and joyfully held for her son, but the CV's just ruined it all today, first by the whole tasteless wedding set up ---uncoordinated costumes, make-up and so forth--- which were nothing like the much classier and more elegant celebrations preceding the wedding, and now by publicly disgracing Asad and his family on a day like this when all relatives and friends were gathered waiting for the Dulha that never came because he chose to go save Tanveer's life on his own! Is there something called the police in India?
As it is, Asad's character, originally a strong and intelligent yet not trusting guy, over-protective of his family, is now been portrayed as a brainless idiot. How does he go from Asad the lion to being this gullible and so overly trusting towards Tanveer, a childhood friend that he had lost all contact with for years, despite all her lies and the clues that should (logically) be pointing to Tanveer's dishonesty? Could he at least silently investigate? The Tanveer plot is simply assassinating his character!! I am sure and certain they are getting away with it due to KSG's already established popularity!!
Having said this, the oh-so-timely and hard-to-believe coincidences in this episode were way too unrealistic and unintelligent by QH standards, and absolutely unsuited to a director/Writer of Gul Khan's caliber. It also appeared like fate was siding with evil all the way today, especially after Zoya's resolution to make it work against all odds, and Asad's conviction that nothing can separate them, not even destiny.
Besides, when have you seen a Dulha going to the wedding venue alone? Had Asad gone with somebody else, wouldn't Tanveer's well-prepared plan have flopped? How could she be sure that he would be going alone for her plan to succeed?
By the way, what happened to the wedding planner and the sensational entry that she was planning fpr the Dulha at the Nikaah? True that we the viewers allow for technical glitches here and there: (Zoya's mehendi-free hands being one of them in yesterday's episode, Jiju's absence from the Nikaah being another, and many more') but to what extent, and for how long will the viewers allow such a test of their intelligence?
I wonder if Gul Khan is entangled in her own twists and turns, such that she is now throwing out any new move just to move the plot and ignoring previous important ones. I'm afraid if this continues, she might ruin it altogether, which would be a shame because QH started off as a unique serial that had the potential of setting the path for a much higher quality show than what we are used to see on Indian TV. Just because we the viewers have been given cheap, low-quality serial plots for the longest time, does not mean that this should continue!
No wonder QH's TRP is going down, and if Gul Khan is not careful she will lose not only viewers, but also their hard-earned respect, and that will be much harder to earn back, just like Zoya's loss of trust in Mr Khan, and the Khan's reputation in QH.
Gul Khan, you've got quite a challenging task awaiting you...well that's of course if you care about the quality of your show, your viewers, and your own reputation as one of the best Writer/Director of Indian television.
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