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Episode 36
Meerab lived 20 plus years of a liberal lifestyle as Waqas’s daughter, but that life was not worth ultimately what it cost her. Her conversation with Anwar reveals she regrets the distance between them. As she finds happiness and pride in being Murtasim’s wife this house ceases to be a jail for her and with that she wishes she was raised by Anwar, it might not have been free but at least it would be real. But if she grew up with Anwar, she wouldn’t be who she is today. She and Murtasim would have gotten married under different circumstances, and he would not love her like he does now because all that makes Meerab special to him would be dead. Everything in her life happened for a reason, but her refusal to accept this fact is her Achilles heel.
Anwar has the right idea a cup of chai with a loved one goes a long way in mending fences. Meerab wants to hold on to the pain of betrayal and stew in them, when there is no justice we want revenge, when we can't even get revenge, we chose pain. Meerab addresses the injustice being her goals and dreams being snatched away because of her untimely marriage, not that her marriage itself was a mistake.
Murtasim is batman he just doesn’t fight crime. His bat signal is his wife’s mood anytime the signal goes up that she is down he swings in cape on to cheer her up. He asks his wife where his missing file is, seriously dude, he is using this lame trick to get her to talk.
Meerab sitting on his side of the bed swinging her feet like a little girl. Murtasim has a gift for her, entrance papers to law school. When she sees the papers her face lights up and seeing her happy makes him happy. He will make her dreams come true, but Maryam’s issue isn’t her dream it is her zidd. Meerab perceives this as a bribe, ‘here take this and leave my sister alone’, she puts away the papers as if she was denied her favorite candy.
There are many reasons why he agreed so fast. The most obvious reason is he wants to make her happy. He wants to do for her what he can’t do for himself. Murtasim never gaslights Meerab, he knows her trauma is real, and he wants to help her heal. It is easy to go guns blazing to rescue a girl from bad guys, when the threat is physical the enemy is obvious. But it is not that easy when the enemy is emotional trauma, do you even know what you are fighting and how to defeat it. Restoring her dreams is part of the healing process, a vital piece of the scattered Meerab puzzle that he is painstakingly piecing back together.
She will fight where she perceives there is injustice, he can’t stop her, and he doesn’t want to change that about her either. A knowledgeable Meerab is hopefully wiser and is better prepared to face life. Murtasim will always stress out about her safety it is in his DNA, however an informed Meerab is in his best interest he will age slower. Maryam gained theoretical knowledge from her education, but with no practical experience she has no wisdom. Studying and practicing law will give Meerab life experience, enlighten her, and make her shrewd enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with her husband and become his shield. Alas whether you are an astronaut or president of the US shit happens that is life.
Meerab and Murtasim pool coffee date. My belief he took a sip of that coffee, but she didn’t drink it WTF. Meerab can talk/scold/fight/complain all day and he can listen to her till infinity as her voice is his beautiful habit. First step to fixing any problem is knowing that you have a problem, Meerab is aware that she is hurtful in her speech towards Murtasim, so hopefully she is on the way to rectifying this behaviour. He has decades of experience in decoding her, so whether she is angry, fake, real, loving, or whatever act she puts on, he sees past the façade and sees the real her.
The king is conceding to his wife, but only the queen can make him listen. Murtasim asking the obvious question who is Anus? Meerab knows nothing about him and has no real opinion on Anus I doubt she likes him, but thinks if Maryam believes in him, and we should believe in Maryam. When you plead ignorance, you forfeit the right to be a leader and take decisions especially for others, fundamental difference between Murtasim and Meerab. Meerab can afford to be ignorant, but Murtasim can’t as head of the family. If she makes a mistake, he is her safety net, and if he makes a mistake, she should have his back but sadly she is not wise enough yet to take on that role full time.
Meerab’s hero is KMK he can make the impossible and possible. They both motivate each other to become best versions of themselves. She inspires him to pursue the harder path, to break norms for the greater good, she shapes his worldview and when she lauds him, he feels invincible. Meerab states she will start her law studies after Maryam’s wedding, his gift accepted he nods proudly. However, there will be no law school after Maryam’s wedding, this time her dreams won’t be stolen from her she will destroy them herself.
MeMu in the last minute of their pool coffee date talking in blinks. I don’t know what they are saying but it felt like every time Murtasim blinked he is saying I love you. Meerab always the first to break their moment as she looks away. His intense stare burns through her soul, before she was afraid of being exposed by him but now, she gets shy. Murtasim always stares fixedly at her he knows exactly what he is looking at, but Meerab’s eyes used to dart back and forth as if she is figuring him out, but no more as she sees him more clearly than ever.
Murtasim fears coming true, MB blaming Meerab. He shields his wife and questions the sister. Murtasim playing devil’s advocate with his ‘forced marriage’ to defend his sister’s choice and reiterates his biggest fear of Meerab leaving him. She can only physically leave him if he allows it and she will never not be this wife even if hell freezes over, he is talking about her leaving him in terms of emotional rejection. Late Shahnawaz khan seems to have been a doting father. Anwar is trying to live up to his older brother’s example and learn from his past mistakes with Meerab, children’s wishes should be considered and finally MB concedes to a meeting with Anus.
If Meerab and Murtasim hands are this couple’s autobiography, then mirror is their signature. When they stand in the front of mirror, they are really eyeing each other. Visage comes from old French and Latin, meaning face. Meerab admiring her husband’s visage as she holds the magazine tiled visage upside down, while her husband indulges in Visagism. Visagism is art that seeks to create personal image based on an individual’s temperament. Murtasim shapes his image as he strokes his moustache that is vital to his personality. The husband sculpting the art that is Murtasim Khan whom his wife loves while he flirts with her through the mirror as she enjoys a live show.
Meerab is arranging this meeting with anus and Anwar states this is her responsibility. Murtasim feeling a sense of doom. Meerab repeating the boy is Maryam’s choice so he must be good, Murtasim closes his eyes he is thinking kill me now, but he nods bravely. MB is readying those pistols to fire at Meerab for Maryam’s choice/mistake, any guesses on when she is going to fire that lethal shot.

