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I am really sorry for the late post Gun. But as they say, better late than never. Your whole analysis, as always, is eloquently put together. Thank you for penning this. 👏
I had posted my views separately (had I seen yours before drafting mine, I would have merrily just put my inserts into yours only), but since I had to comment/ agree on some of your points, I wanted to just post this 😊
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Was Murtasim planning on marry Haya, no he was not. His poignant remarks and ambiguous behaviours in the finale can be interpreted as him having a plan for Haya. Murtasim’s soliloquys on loving forever and waiting endlessly for his Meerab were not pointless speeches they meant something. Would it be easier to us if it was shown, but where is the fun in that and when did this dynamic duo ever make it easy for us. Meerab was Murtasim’s trial in love, their contentious actions were the audience’s trial to test our loyalty for TB, but if they didn’t fail each other how can we fail them. The final verdict is they might not have rewarded us, but they did not betray Meerab and Murtasim, so we pardon them.
The whole journey of TB, just summarized in a single sentence. Sometimes I do wonder, how the hell I ended up watching something so frustratingly annoying! But all’s well that ends well.
Episode starts with the second ‘Qubool Hai’ ask from Maulvi to Haya, she had already said her first ‘Qubool Hai’.
I was wondering why the maulvi said ‘Qubool hai’ twice, did Haya already say it once? I could not hear her.
Murtasim leans in mouth parted ready to interrupt the ceremony when Meerab walks in, world stops spinning.
At the end of the penultimate episode, this was what I thought too. But in the finale episode, 50% of times I was convinced that he is leaning into say something and other 50% of times I can’t be sure of. So, I gave up decoding how he was going to stop the hoax of the marriage, just the knowledge of somehow, he would have stopped was good enough! It is like I know there are ‘A’ and ‘B’, but how they were going to go from A to B, is a mystery (A being ‘Murtasim’s ishq claiming to be waiting with the hope of Me’s return’ and B being ‘Meerub is going to be his only wife, Qayamat tak’ 😉)!
The answer is not told instead shown to us as Haya is not dressed like Murtasim’s bride. Her fantasy the veil will cover her face when she married him is not realized because she is not his bride. She has no mehndi, she is not given the dignity of a full bridal regalia nor is she wearing maang tikka a critical piece of bridal jewelry, visually she is shown that she is no one’s bride let alone Murtasim’s.
This is a brilliant observation Gun. I was so happy to see Haya’s face falling when Murtasim demanded a simple wedding, remembering how she taunted Meerab on her wedding day saying all those were meant be hers and cursed on her impending marital bliss. And I didn’t notice Haya lacking all those, maybe, for once, I liked how she was dressed – normally, she is always overdressed, her makeup over the top and her dress always sweeping the floor. So, I kinda liked her bridal look, missing these details you pointed. You are so right, there was no henna, no maang tikka - that is actually a complete contrast of Meerab’s full bridal attire with her veil claiming her as Murtasim’s bride!
Why is Murtasim hung up on Haya’s involvement in Meerab’s disappearance? He knows better than anyone that Meerab will do what she wants to do, Haya has no influence over either of them. Meerab herself said only she has the authority to detach Murtasim from her, no one has the power to separate them but themselves. He is not asking if Haya instigated Meerab to leave, only if she knew Meerab left because if she had informed the family earlier then he would have found Meerab sooner. If he truly believed Haya’s innocence, why is he asking Meerab for clarification, unless he always knew Haya was lying.
No third person has that authority in their relationship. He never even demanded a justification/ clarification from Haya for that 'hug' fiasco. Though the whole fandom was distressed about that I was happy that he did not question her. Just questioning her is giving her undue importance in their relationship and demeaning their bond.
And Murtasim did not believe Haya when she said that blatant lie. I watched that scene many times just to understand Murtasim's decision on marrying Haya, as this was the only conversation between his 'No' and 'Yes' (I hated the whole 'Haya acting as victim' part, but I needed to confirm this, so I put myself through the torture!). There was a slight disbelieving blink from his side, and then he remembered his mother's words. The dialogue is important, because with that he realises that Haya had duped his mother into believing her 'supposed' love as well. And as you pointed, if we think that he believed the lie, then what was the need to resurface the question.
He removes the ring from Haya’s fingers making sure to not even touch her while doing so.
Exactly, he snatched it with two fingers! I was so cross with Murtasim for just even letting the witch have it, but the ‘ring’ signifies so much to Haya – as Maryam once told Haya always had her eyes on it, probably even before she had her eyes on Murtasim. So, she getting it and then losing it with no gain at all, is more poignant in showing Haya’s defeat. Actually, I believed out of everything, Haya’s punishment is the best there could have ever been. Though a better actor could have justified her defeat more impactfully, compared to rest of the episodes, Sabeena’s portrayal was surprisingly good in the finale episode. I loved that she even lost her tears, once Murtasim claimed his wife and daughter. While he was battling with his emotional turmoil, first seeing his wife, and then knowing he had a daughter, like always, Haya took the upper hand of the situation. Though it was clear in her eyes that the moment Meerub walked in she has realized that it is a lost battle for her (She is the first one to focus on the child in Meerub’s hand), she still did not give up. As soon as Murtasim broke his silence, Haya knew she was doomed, her vanquishment certain! Later, during the final encounter, her retorts lacked the usual vigor – she knew her plans had failed miserably. She stood alone, no one to call as her own - not even her tears were there with her. Her comeuppance was apt – the only other punishment, I thought befitting to Haya’s doings was for her to see the happily ever after of Meerub and Murtasim with their babies, which is kind of scary, because she may not be able to separate the couple once they address their demons, but she may plot to kill their babies! So, this must be the best one!
This was a giant ruse from him to rid Haya from his house. What is consistent with Murtasim’s character is that he doesn’t get involved in house politics, he wanted his mother to throw Haya out.
The Khan family rule states ‘Akhri faisla Murtasim ka hai’, but he doesn’t throw his weight around, he respects the dominion of his mother over the house, and he keeps his rule to the village.
Well said Gun! I have stated this so many times previously as well, Murtasim would never directly get involved in punishing Haya. This is only because he stays out of MB’s reign of the haveli. He only challenged MB’s decisions when the verdicts were on his wife. Murtasim is portrayed as a very respectful individual – he regards all his relationships respectfully. The house is his mother’s territory, so he never interferes in her decisions. Moreover, it was probably MB’s decision to take Haya into the household, so him banishing her from the family will be a direct disrespect to his mother’s decision. During Haya’s attempted suicide he subtly warned MB to keep an eye on things. So, he would have not punished Haya for her misdeeds – not because he cannot, but simply because he wouldn’t. So, Haya’s punishment should have definitely come from his mother – he just had to manoeuvre his mother’s thought process towards the correct direction.
Audiences had few questions that needed answers in the finale, but you will get what you are looking for if you asked the right questions. Tere Bin (TB) had always been about double speak dialogues, showing us their intentions more through their actions rather than telling us. That made this show and this couple both fascinating and frustrating to watch. Meerab and Murtasim are a secret, crack their code you will get more than your heart’s fill.
Once again, well said! Nothing can be truer than this. You follow their actions to understand their thoughts. The interpretations can be diverse and different, which frustrates you to no end. But, come to think about it, that is what made them and their story worth following!
His final words ‘no one will question my wife and all he wanted was her to come back home’ proves two things, he never suspected of her having run off with Rohail and he was waiting for her to return.
The most probable reason he directly went to Rohail’s place after knowing Meerab is missing is that he must’ve presumed that Meerab may have gotten to know about him sending ‘salaam’ to Rohail. When he stood out of Rohail’s flat, he did not seem like how Murtasim would have reacted if he believed that his wife had run-off with another man. And then he went on searching her in other places too. And with the time, when he couldn’t find the whereabouts of both his wife and Rohail, he probably couldn’t shake out the facts. Nevertheless, in his anger and frustration, Murtasim blurted that ‘Rohail has taken her away’ (Ep. 51) to Anwar. His wordings were clear, he didn’t say that ‘Meerab has gone away with Rohail’. And after this, he never affirmed this fact to anyone of the family, though he was searching for Rohail. Coincidently Rohail was missing too, and he once had almost kidnapped Meerab. Murtasim's fault was that he never defended Meerab when MB accused his wife of running away. He literally flinched when Anwar denied Meerab running away with Rohail during the engagement (Anwar's dialogues in this whole scene were what Murtasim wanted to convey - Anwar's last line being Murtasim's ultimate proclamation!). I presume his need to find Rohail was to convince himself that his wife did not leave him for someone else. He didn’t believe that she was with Rohail, but as Rohail was also missing since the same day, he just needed to make sure that the two incidents are not connected. He was getting frustrated (hence the thod phod in his room) because he was unable to clear that away as there was no sign of Rohail as well. After Saba’s disclosure, the nod was to confirm what he knew all along - his Meerab has gone away by her own will, Rohail was never in the picture and Meerab will one day return to him.
He tells her this house, their room, everything is the same waiting for her to return. He was never going to marry and give rights to a new wife to change the very things he was painstakingly preserving for his beloved. He did not allow the room to be decorated to welcome a new bride because there was never going to be a wedding.
The whole room was devoid of any decorations, even the flower vase that usually kept on their mirror table earlier, was missing. If he were to proceed with the marriage, where did he expect his bride to sleep? He himself unable to use their bed, so how will he allow another woman to occupy the bed? He was never going go ahead with the marriage – period!
A king kneels before his queen like he did once before to apologize and pleads with her to not leave him again. Murtasim’s affirmation of love for Meerab comes under duress for a third time. Loving Meerab is his greatest joy and his inevitable torment. He ran towards this pain willingly and would not abandon it even if it killed him.
I knew you are my soul sister in decoding TB, of course the more poetic one, this is exactly how I see his love for her, ‘Loving her was the most exquisite form of his self-destruction, something he willingly succumbed into’ – please accept my virtual hug Gunn!🤗👏
A man does not to need to become a devil for him to apologize. Men for generations are depicted so wickedly on TV that we instinctively jump to the worst conclusions. A husband who has no reservations in saying his pleases and thank-yous will apologize even if he did nothing wrong. What could he be apologizing for; as her shield failing in his duty to protect her from herself, walking out on her when she needed him the most, for not finding her sooner, for not deploying pest control on Haya, lacking in understanding of the Maryam debacle, being quick to anger, should have been more patient regarding Rohail.
This is written beautifully Gunn, there could not be a better way to put it. When I saw his apology, there was never a question of what he is apologizing for, just for everything. Anything that she regards him as responsible, though she did not need his apology at that point, him apologizing and bowing down in front of his queen is the best part of the whole conversation, whether he did anything wrong or not, his apology doesn’t make him a lesser man. As it sounded to me as almost a secondary love confession, an ardent plea for his beloved – I am sorry for any wrong I did, knowingly or unknowingly, just please don’t leave me.
'For not deploying the pest control on Haya' – this definitely cracked me up!
She teases him with ‘I won’t leave you on 1 condition’ but ends up making 4 conditions and he doesn’t recognize her prank till the 3rd condition. He suffers from contract PTSD, hearing the word ‘condition’ took him back to their wedding contract.
His face is a sight to behold here. He probably thought his Sassy Queen would pull another contract on him, but he was anyways deep within it, so no matter what she asks, he would have accepted that!
This was never a story where the man was waiting for the woman to say I love you. Murtasim always knew Meerab loved him; his only panic was that she would leave him, and she promises she will never do that again assuaging his fears forever. He confirmed her feelings post the fish allergy incident when he teased her about having fallen in love with him.
Of course, he did, didn’t he? The fish allergy incident gave him a ray of hope, that she cared for him deeply and she will fall for him one day as hardly as he for her. By the time he strongly affirms Meerab’s love for him to Haya (during their village visit), he was sure of her love. If there was any doubt, all must have gone away after his ‘chahat’ revelation. If her crying for him and for his lost dreams was not her love, then what could it be? In Ep. 41, he vowed on their love – hamari mohabbat ki qasam, if he did not believe that she loved him, why would he say that? So, he always knew her love for him, as you said, he was always insecure that she would leave him given the chance. If that is addressed, the man can handle the rest! Her declaring that 'she can never leave him, not anymore’ is what I see as Meerab’s ‘I love you’, because that is what Murtasim needed.
Murtasim once promised Meerab he would show her around the fields and now he is. He is leading her in his protective role like he has done so many times before, but never again will he turn his back on her. They will head to their destination together with smiles on their face. She has her dupatta out, she is an uncaged bird flying, he joins her and lets her fly to her heart’s content during the day. She is not in her signature closed arms stance, her arms open to the skies, she is ready to give and receive love without any fear or reservations. When dusk sets in he gently grabs the dupatta to wrap her up to protect her from the cold and darkness, he caresses her gently as he takes her back under his shelter.
This whole thing is beautifully written Gun! As I said earlier, I drafted my write up before seeing your finale analysis, If I had seen this, I might have just resort to inserting things into your post rather than writing one of my own (I am that lazy when it comes to writing and your words are always so poetic in narrating things). But thankfully, I have not written a single word on the Khet scene when I read your post. So, there is no way I was going to write anything on this. This is beautifully put together Gun! He is fulfilling another one of his promises he made to her.
As always, your post itself is a treat to read. It goes without saying, not only TB, I am going to miss reading your TB-insights as well! 😊
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