Jackson Heights - Episode 26

So we're finally going to see the end of Jackson heights tonight. Keeping up with tradition i'm a whole week late with this episode update. sigh. Some weeks im running around trying to catch my own tail. Anyway let's get on with it. This is what happened last week.

Bhatti Sahab shows his dying mother a picture of his beloved Salma ji.

So after all the genuine niceness of Bhatti Sahab, I have decided to let him have this small screen time of cheapness....Carrying around a pic of Selma like a teenager...
Laykin Nani ko pasand nahi aaee kia? Cos the next thing you know...

Meanwhile - back in the US - these two lovebirds cuddle...

The romance is interrupted by a phonecall from Jackson Heights ki Gossip Girl, Javed Bhai.

Jamshed acts like a total jerk, pushes away gossip guy and runs away to cry privately.

And when Jamshed learns about his nani's death, he is very heartbroken...unfortunately, I was not - at Jamshed's heartbroken-ness, because he's been an absolute jerk and he had it coming.

And then there was this gem of a scene, with the two leeches caterwauling away at how much they loved nani...and then finally  Bhatti Sahab flings the 18,000 rupee phone in their face that they had money to spend on vs the 5000 it would've took to paint nani's kamra.

Bijamalo - after confronting Jamshed - continues on his task to single handedly deliver the news of nani passing away, and spill every secret he knows. Next on his list Selma. Looks like you owe Bhatti more than you think Selma Ji...Salma ji actually believes the gangsters agreed to leave sikander alone and forgoe their money after some verbal persuasion by Bhatti Sahab.

okay so Javed bhai says it more nicely than that but the gist was the same.

It's wedding day for Wolverine and at the last minute he gets a call from his shady lawyer asking for more money.

The show must go on for Jamshed - unless his shady lawyer calls him. Then he ditches his soon-to-be bride and runs to try to avert a potential disaster.

Unfortunately for him, Rizwan is dafa baazi le gaya. Rizwan out bids Jamshed's rate and the lawyer delivers tape recordings of his shady dealings with Jamshed to Michelle.

Jamshed almost knocks out all of Rizwan's teeth.

Rizwan the superhero saves his lady love michelle

So Michelle finally finds out. But after so many obvious red signs that her character overlooked, I just couldn't work up any empathy for her.

Guess who is still being nice to Bhatti Sahab? YUP. The bhabi from hell. No brownie points for guessing what her motives are.

Once again Aliyah is dishing out good advice which is just flying off the top of Salma ji's head. Also... How does salma manage to make, Bhatti sahab's mom dying, about her and her problems?

After the wolverine almost weds buddhi Aunty fiasco, Michelle locks herself away, refusing to even open the door for Rizwan. 

When she finally does open the door, Rizwan wastes no opportunity to remind Michelle of her stupidity. 

Cathy comes back...errr to tell Selma not to give up Bhatti and how awesome Bhatti Sahab is, and how he gave her the house...

I mean - come on. Now the writer is just stalling...

Jackson Heights - Last Episode

It's ok. Don't be ashamed. You can do a victory dance that we've finally reached the end of this journey. What? It's just me? Ok. No issues. Let's see how the end played out for our favorite - and not so favorite - characters.

Oh wow. There was just so much said and unsaid here. I almost feel guilty making a meme out of any screenshot. 

So Jamshed has this poignant flashback. Back to when he lived with nani and he believed in hard work and not scamming his way to the top. Tu beta, kar lete honest mehnat tu aaj yeh din na dekhna pradhta. #NoSympathy

And then there are these two. Seriously, if Bhatti Sahab wasn't an option, I'd be all over this reformed-rake story. But as it stands, these two idiots trying to make their life into a fairytale just makes my blood pressure rise.

I'm enjoying every second of this douche's take down. Every. Single. Second. It makes me feel vindicated for each time I yelled at the screen when he was conning Michelle. I hope Adnan can come back for his pound of flesh too. That would be icing on the cake. 

Get this - this churail wants to talk mazhab. 

Another wonderful scene of what happens in the aftermath of a death of a parent. I know the Bhai-bhabi duo hasn't been shown with the best of motives - but there is always a gap between those that need to distribute the jaidad and move on, and those that don't/can't move on as fast. 

Waise - Bhai sahab wants to sell this house and move into a bigger house. I want to know with what money? His source of income (Bhatti Sahab) has now become an unemployed guest in his house...remember?

Rizwan brags about his set down of Jamshed. Not cool, Rizwan. Not cool. Michelle too is unimpressed and obviously uncomfortable with Rizwan's insistance to talk about Jamshed. 

Not for me. I plan to screen shot every tear. 

Sikandar has to be lectured by a middle-schooler. 

Michelle has one final meeting with Jamshed to give herself closure. I guess this was good closure for us too. But I felt like I just couldn't bring myself to care. I just want to get back to Bhatti Sahab and Selma...

...but let's savor more public crying from Jamshed first. (Just be glad I spared you all a screen shot of Jamshed working at a falooda truck :p)

Rizwan - once more left Michelle-less. 

Honestly - if you didn't cry at this scene, you must be made of stone. 

#Hmph

This just proves how nice of a person Michelle was. Let's not count this as a Jamshed-got-a-happy-ending too. 

BUT we can definitely celebrate the perfect ending for these two! Oh balle balle!!

Honestly - I read quite a few blogs that went on and on about how this drama was dragged out, how the characters went around in circles, and how relieved they were it was over. (Do they know it's being replaced by a Ayesha Khan and Jibran Syed drama that looks like a dosari biwi saga? But, I digress...) I could not disagree with them more. This drama was a wonderful portrayal of complicated the lives of American desis are overseas. Money doesn't grow on trees and not every desi that comes to the US makes it big. Many struggle - for years - just to make ends meet. 

What I find most interesting when I watch a drama and write a post is that even though we all watch the same drama, we come away touched by different characters. As much as I wanted to skip the Michelle and Jamshed parts, N was all about him reforming and getting a happy ending. And that's what I think this drama managed to do - give its characters, and viewers, a happy ending to a great journey. 

Bravo, team Jackson Heights - stand tall. You did good!

As Shamsi pointed out in her review of Jackson height’s last episode review…I had a different take on the whole Jamshed-Michelle-Rizwan scenario.  So I thought I should write mine separately from her. Also as I’m always lagging behind, so I figured it wasn’t fair to deprive you guys of her awesome review while I get my act together. This way you guys get two reviews for the price (free) of one. Yayyy!! (actually 3 reviews cos I just posted the super delayed episode 26 review too heheh)