Chupke Se Bahar Aajaye - Last Episode

Raise your hand if you're ready to see this drama end...

Blood thirsty. The whole lot of us. Lol.

Now, if they could do it without having to do an actual scene with Shafaq passing away, that would have been great. But, nope, I had to sit through the opening 4 minutes like this:

After way too many  episodes of Shafaq whinning about dying, with her full head of hair and a foot-thick layer of make up (cancer patient...come on now...), I feel unashamed in admitting I am really ready to wave bye to Shafaq. But, in her honor, let's take a few seconds to recap how she finally left. (All bets are off on long, painful Shafaq flashbacks though. Those we will probably have to endure quite a few of...)

So Shafaq has her baby girl and then promptly goes into a coma.

Here's the (3 month old) baby girl. Apparently, casting for newly born infants must really be impossible... #CastingIssues

Miracle of miracles - Shafaq wakes up for two seconds to pat her baby on the head and vaguely point to someone (something), before she finally calls it quits.

Apparently, after counting for days, Saira is still shocked Shafaq actually died.

If everyone is busy having flashbacks, who is taking care of the baby? You know - the one Shafaq died to give birth to??

Saira is FINALLY going to join her sister Maira...

Shafaq leaves a long ass video asking Saira and Saqib to get married.

Never say never...

Mom is like a dog with a bone.

*Sigh* 

To say the final episode was a disappointment would be the understatement of the century. I don't quite understand why the writers decided to drift so far off the original (i.e. the movie) that the story just veered from nonsensical to absurd. It was so off track, that bringing it back within 17 minutes (35 minutes total episode minus 14 minute Shafaq flashback minus 4 minutes it took for Shafaq to die) was impossible and really - after the constant antipathy Saqib showed Saira, why would he finally agree to marry her? I wouldn't have let her within a 10 mile radius of my child. 

Nothing is worse then investing 20 plus (in this case 20 exactly) weeks, to have to end on this note. Let's hope it's replacement (Mera Naam Yousuf Hai with Imran Abbas) will fare better...

Chupke Se Bahar Ajaye - Episode 19

Another Friday, another episode. Will Shafaq stop being an ultra-villainess? Let's see...

Mubarakan mubarakan! Yaad aa gaya baji ko aik choti behn ko Pakistan mein chordh kar aaeen theen yeh!

"When I die tell my child this...when I die tell my child that...when I die...when i die...when i die..."

#Amen

Forget Saqib - Shafaq aparently can't even stand her mom giving Saira a hug. Look how terrified her mom is!

Wait - what? Did i miss something? Shafaq is upset that Saqib went to Saira's room and talked to her. When did that happen??

Hein? Abhi tu yeh so rahi thi? Ab texting ho rahi hei?

Not sure if I was actually glad Shafaq interrupted this little flash back...

And then...THIS....

Wham! Shafaq is full term pregnant. We suffered through what, 4 episodes of daily 'I'm dying...you love Saira' back and forth and then overnight she's about to pop and Saira's lame sister forgot all about her (again) because Saira is still living in Shafaq's house.

Me neither Britney. What the heck just happened???

Thank you for nothing Doctor. 

Saira makes one last attempt to seek Shafaq's forgiveness. Then someone in a white lab coat kicks her out. 

Shafaq had a baby girl!

And hence ends another long episode of Chupke Se Bahar Ajaye. It doesn't look like Shafaq will survive to see the baby, but the episode ended on Saqib telling Saira that Shafaq forgave her. So there's definitely going to be a flashback or story there. 

Here's to hoping next week will be the last episode! What do you think? Saira + Saqib = Togetha Foreva?

Chupke Se Bahar Aajaye - Episode 18

Recap: Shafaq is pregnant, Saira is a bin bulaaye mehmaan in her house, Saqib has no aim in life - except to walk around reassuring Shafaq how much he loves her, and Aunty ki fake attachment pony will one day fall off and give us all peace.

Now that we are all on the same page, here's what happened in this episode...

I don't understand how editors don't catch these obvious errors. Are viewers supposed to be blind? It's like an insult to you and me. #PetPeeve

Oh, hello. Need we remind you what you did to deserve that rawaiyya from Shafaq? Waise, if Aunty is so rich, why doesn't she just ship Saira off to her sister? Jahaan itnay ahsan keeaye hein, wahaan aik aur sahi.

1 - Shafaq is an Amazon queen next to petite Saira.

2 - Isn't her bitchiness towards Saira getting a little out of hand? I mean, fate already served her a big heap of what she deserved. I don't think Shafaq needs to add her two cents. 

Let me doll up and walk around eavesdropping on the family.

I don't get it #DeathStare

Annnnnd then there's poor seedha saadha Saqib. He thinks his wife is nidarr. No pal. She's more like hell-hath-no-fury-like-a-woman-scorned. All this bubbliness is simply revenge against Saira.

Everyone knows insecurity is the number one turn off for men Shafaq. Tsk tsk.

...aik khoobsurat ittefaq...

...which Shafaq gate crashes with her perfectly blow dried hair. No one wakes up looking like this. #ComeOnNow

Woh ya tum? All you've done this entire episode is be the wicked witch of the West to her. 

Saira has a fever - so Aunty thinks she should be a third wheel on a Saqib-Shafaq outting. #What #PakistaniDramaMomLogics

Ghar ki Massi knows Saira should be the last person hanging out with Shafaq and Saqib. Meanwhile, mom is conspiring to throw Saqib and Saira back together again??!!! Wow. And I thought I was bad enough, suspecting Shafaq of putting on a front of a total witch to push Saqib back with Saira. (See - if she's mean and Saqib gets attracted to Saira's masoomiat again, tu he won't have guilt for hooking up with her after Shafaq dies. And Shafaq loves Saqib and she doesn't want him to be lonely. See? Yes? No?...Well, in MY mind it made total sense.)

Shafaq your tumor has taken over the side of your brain that controls logic. Seriously, apna size dekho aur bechari Saira ko dekho. Tumharay kaproon mein teen Saira ki size ki lardkian aa sakti hein. Gees.

Yeh kahaan se marnei wali lag rahi hei? I mean seriously. After a whole episode of Shafaq throwing how much Saqib loves her in Saira's face, I'm unapologetically ready for her to die already. Atleast at her craziest, Saira was entertaining. Shafaq is just annoying. Seriously, Saqib, you could do so much better.

Not much happened in this episode, lots of conversations happened multiple times between the same characters, wearing different clothes. Shafaq's OTT meanness to a miskeen looking Saira has placed me firmly back into the #TeamSaira camp. I wonder if Saqib is destined to forgive Saira...

Saira's worthless sister remains clueless in the Middle East. Sheesh. Did I really have to bring that up to sour this review before signing off? 

Yep. Yep, I did.

So sorry...