100 Din Ki Kahani - Episode 18 Update

Awesomeness continues in 100 Din Ki Kahani at a slow - but steady - pace. Here's a quick break down of why you need to be watching this drama!

Raheela baybaki se goes to Bilal's house to confront Samra and Bilal hurries and ushers her out before she can cause any damage...

...Not that it stops her from trying again. This time she answers his phone when Daddy dearest calls. Rest assured, Bilal manages to save the situation one more time. 

Bilal and Raheela duke it out until he breaks the Big News to her: If he divorces Samra, she gets half his jaidad. Now Raheela hates Samra's guts because she managed to out smart them all. 

For her part, Samra has come up with an answer to her own created problem. She and Bilal should run away to Europe for long enough to come back with a baby and claim it's theirs. Of course, Bilal is on to her, so it's fun watching him being snide to her andar he andar. 

Meanwhile, the achi wali choti behn has found out about Zeeshan's beemari and she is going to leave no stone unturned to help him get treated...

...Including getting the house evaluated in this scene which provides some comic relief in the form of a frustrated real estate agent. 

Zeeshan continues in his quest to be a jerk to Mariam - I mean, I get it, but I don't get it. It's just cruel the way he's treating the poor girl. Oh, also he has - by silent omission - agreed to marry his sister's nand (who of course plans to oust Mariam as soon as she walks into the house). So basically, Zeeshan will marry phone-stalker Afshan (then die, so no issues) basically ensuring his sister gets to return to his susral AND Mariam hates his guts so she won't be sad and miss him when he dies. Wah. Logic dekho. *taalian* 

Luckily, the drama has this cute child-star to help Zeeshan face the realities of the stupid decisions he is making.

In a rare moment of greatness, Mariam decides to tell her nand off and refuses to hand over a golden chain Zeeshan had given her... Unfortunately, the spurt of spunk lasts a total of 15 seconds, then she gets bullied by her nand and she gives in. Seriously, who wants to see Mariam kick some ass - Me! Me! Me! #TeamMariam

And now, for my MOST favorite twist: guess who's husband is busy playing hanky-panky behind her back? Safia's!! YAAASSSS!!!

As the premise of this drama proves, the writers sure do have a keen sense of irony. On the outside this is a story of how Zeeshan's life is ending where his child's is (and his as a parent should have been) beginning. But within this grand scheme are the side stories, all of which provide the same lesson: You get what you give. I can not wait to see how fate (or hopefully Mariam) kicks Safia's butt! #TeamMariam

Until next time...

Alvida - Episode 20 Last Episode

Before we start the review, let's just relive Fareesa not getting her cake and not eating it either...

So the final episode was just a big happy family reunion...

We got to see Rameez's parents... And the underlying cause of his psychosis. I didn't really get the point of showing this... Since he had already mentioned about his parents divorce and him growing up without any support from either parent. But maybe the really dumb viewers... The ones who thought this show was brilliant needed it spelt out for them.

So back story: psycho Rameez had a psycho dad while growing up and his mom ran away with the boss... Although the writers and actors weren't entirely sure as to who's boss mummy dearest had run away with. One minute the dad says its his boss, next mom says its her boss. Or was she a total floozy and was having an affair with both their bosses?

Psycho-ness is in poor Ramiz's blood: check out dad showing his wife's 'infidelity' pics to him. That's messed up. 

Haan. I'm sure your dad beating his wife with a belt and you keeping Haya hostage had NOTHING to do with the women running away...

Anyone else notice this kid crying like an adult? 

Ummm...if you knew she was pregnant, why did you force her to rock climb?? Oh. Haan. He's cray-cray. Ok, carry on...

Taya ji also makes a come back in the final epsiode to remind us that he exists. Then he and doctor hadi the genious plan on what to do with ramiz

 he's been sitting at home since Haya ran away crying about his crappy childhood. Can't belive it will still take the police 24 hours to find him. smh. 
Meantime Dr Hadi get's to indulge in his favourite pastime...confusing haya with his non romantic-romantic gestures.

A finale miracle! In 10 minutes Hadi has figured out he loves the Haya he has spent the past 19 EPISODES claiming is just his cousin/friend/platonic-whatever. Now we're all, "Let's run away and basaofy apni dunya somewhere dur." #LegitBehavior

Ramiz and Fareesa had every excuse to suspect these two. Especially with all this inappropriate behavior going on. Just friends, my ass. :P

How did Ramiz manage to smuggle Haya out of Taya's house without anyone finding out? Especially Hadi jo Haya ki good mein sar rakh kar so raha tha...?
For rich doctors with psycho in laws these guys have terrible security. Ramiz enters the house and Haya's room, holds a gun to Hadi's head and no one finds out. Really...really?

  Alvida's writer be all like:

Hadi has an epiphany that Ramiz has taken Haya...I mean, maybe she went to the bathroom? Maybe she was downstairs chit chatting with Taya? Shouldn't you check before you go tearing out of the house?

Psycho Ramiz Logic: My wife ran away with her lover boy so im going to whip her with my belt to keep  her with me. (Yeah cos that strategy worked really well with your parents haan Ramiz?)
Aur karo psychos se shadi Haya. You really taught Hadi a lesson didnt you. Wah!!!

Don't jump, Ramiz! You live on the hundredth floor!!

For reals - how many exits does this apartment have?

Even I've watched enough Grey's Anatomy to know that the Emergency Medicine from Philippines certified doctor should NOT be shaking her head. #FacePalm

Mehram good-for-nothing dad giving the worst "I'm so sad" performance of his life. Even Taya looks disappointed.
even the good for nothing khala and Fareesa's mom made an appearance. Fareesa aur saim ko bhi bula lete hospital.

 

Taayi ji as ususal has her priorities straight...

THIS IS HAYA'S DOCTOR? Chal bhaee. Chutti hui. Everyone go ahead and say Innalillahi for Haya. 

As per #PakistaniDramaLogic, this family is running in and out of the OR as they will. Taya decides that Hadi, the obstetrician, should be treating Haya. Cos that's what obstetricians do, treat head wounds. Duh.
Yes because Haya's death bed is the most appropriate place for Hadi to regain his confidence as a doctor.

And then this scene. I almost gave up watching the rest. I couldn't deal anymore...What??the post surgery pep talk from brain doctor dad...

Uhhh Doctor Hadi - don't you think you should stop crying like a baby and START CPR??!! She's flatlining...yet miraculously still breathing...

oh look who survived her brain bleeding out and her heart stopping while doctor hadi did nothing...

okay who else saw Hadi coming down the stairs to take cant-climb-stairs-in-her-condition Haya to her room and get excited thinking he would lift her in her arms and carry her upstairs??? 

Unfortunately this is a pakistani drama so...

can't-climb-stairs-in-her-condition-haya...climbs the stairs

*Sigh* 4 minutes left of this drama and we still seem to be at Point A - Hadi leaving Haya, Haya begging him not to go. 

...And they lived happily ever after. Like SRK and Kajol in Kuch Kuch Hota Hei - except Haya got less-prettier (unlike Kajol) and there was no dancing in the rain in a sari sequence...

No closing remarks. I think we were over this drama before it even began. I'm not sure how critics and audiences are all applause for this drama. There were just too many issues, if you ask me, and I'm not quite sure how ending the drama with Haya (looking like crap) and Hadi hi-fiving her is supposed to give me closure. 

And for the record, I don't care how cute he is, I wouldn't let Dr. Hadi near me with a ten foot pole.