My thoughts on the first episode:
I actually watched this live on the website without subtitles so hopefully I understood everything.
I loved it, it was engaging and intriguing. It makes me want to learn more about the characters especially Bilal Abdullah. And speaking of Bilal Abdullah, man Wahaj can act. He was in the skin of the character and there wasn’t one hint of any other character he has ever played that I saw in this role. Everything from his voice, body language and expressions is on point. I love that he is a total mess. He lives a toxic lifestyle and is unapologetic about it which I love because it gives him room for redemption.
I actually really liked Maya too which surprised me not because it was Maya but because I find it easy to get annoyed of the bubbly girl character. I almost always hate how that is done but she balanced it out well and made her character likeable. The rest of the characters did well in what we have seen so far.
I actually love Bilal Abdullah’s relationship with Sadaf’s dad. He clearly doesn’t approve of Bilal Abdullah and wants his daughter to stay far away from him (can we blame him?) but I feel like he also has a soft spot for him. Like he talked about how toxic he is and how he doesn’t approve of him yet he followed it up with saying that he is good at heart. He prays for him which I thought was sweet. He seems like a good honest man.
I liked how they showed the differences between Bilal Abdullah’s toxic lifestyle and Sadaf’s wholesome family lifestyle by spanning between the scenes. Also the scene where Bilal Abdullah was drinking and Sadaf’s dad was praying namaaz (but maghrib? Why was it still bright outside after he finished?)
Also what did Hira post? That wasn’t in today’s episode right? Maybe tomorrow’s? Is she one of his girls? Didn’t he admit to having multiple partners? He’s unapologetic about it and he isn’t leading any one of them on to believe it’s anything more than that. He was so upfront with that poor girl at his house 😭
Obviously Bilal Abdullah is living through some trauma. I think his mom messed up his views on relationships. He’s got mommy issues!
Overall, really good and exceeded my expectations!
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