It is confirmed. last episode is coming this Teusday.
While I liked Ameena and Sohail, the message being conveyed did not really hit home with me. In fact, I found the very idea promulgated in the show problematic (that getting married young is the best choice out there so that you can have grown-up kids by the time you enter your middle adult years, who can help you with life) . I mean, how much can the average 19-24 year old help his or her parents? Moreover, I find the idea that you raise kids so that you have a secure old age a very flawed idea. What of people who have grown up progeny who would like to pursue a life that requires them to be away from their parents and likely does not offer the sort of recompense that can allow them to help their parents financially? Are those progeny worthless? I can imagine being less harsh to the show if its makers hadn't so brazenly sided with one lop-sided perspective over another, equally valid view (getting married early vs late in life).
I can also understand the sated joy one gets out of the mere act of raising one's kids into responsible adults but the idea that there is more important practical benefit to be reaped out of parenthood is a problematic idea to me, and one that casts a shadow over an otherwise beautiful and unconditional bond. Further, I would argue that Urwa's behaviour throughout his marriage proved the exact opposite of what the makers were trying to say: that some younger progeny would do better if they weren't forcefully married! Anyhow, the show ended up being more convoluted and problematic for me but I did wholeheartedly love Ameena and Sohail. To be honest, in the story playing in my mind, they did eventually get together with no Urwa in sight :-)
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