The latest plot twist in Dekh Zara Pyar Se left me pinching myself. Is this for real? Am I watching the version that wasn’t supposed to air? There’s a catch here right? Someone please awaken me from this nightmare!
But nightmares can be real sometimes, and apparently, this plot twist was just one of those moments that jumped off the screen, right into my mind, seriously hurting my brain in places I didn’t know it could hurt.
Did I really see what I just saw? This is not the Dekh Zara Pyar Se we were watching last week. Are there two different writers? Or two different Rumis?
Oh well. Did she need therapy or a revenge track? Or… is taking revenge a form of therapy?
With these dark thoughts clouding my mind, I set out to make sense of the latest plot twist in Dekh Zara Pyar Se. I tried, believe me I did, not to be too critical. But I had to be true to my thoughts.
So, with no further disclaimers, here are the 9 thoughts I just couldn’t let go off after watching the latest episodes of Dekh Zara Pyar Se.
Tell me if any one of these crossed your mind, or am I all alone in the now dark universe of Rumaila and Zoraiz?
1. The sins of the grandparents visited upon the grandchildren?
Really disappointed with the plot twist. The flawed actions of grandparents should not make a villain out of the main leads. Who would want to spend their life with such a dark character as Rumi? And what went too far (in my books), Dada in cahoots with Rumaila because he wanted revenge from, wait for it… his grandson?
2. Revenge mode on?
And Rumi avenging her nana’s death makes absolutely no sense unless this was a suspense thriller which, when I last checked, it was walking the rom-com stretch. And then, to add to the misery, surprise, surprise, we would have never guessed it, right – she is in “love” with him. Predictable much? Are we to feel sorry for her now? For taking revenge from the very person she’s in love with?
Tell me you’ve never seen this before in a Pakistani drama.
3. Rumaila, the toxic crossover that wasn’t on our bingo card
Her words to Warisha about Kashan were downright the blackest shade of black. Rumi has turned into a bright red flag. And this because someone said no to a forced marriage. And while the children might act out of sheer emotion, it is quite obtuse, if I may take the liberty of using a strong word – that the father & A.D did not predict the emotional trauma she will undergo now.
Or maybe, there will be no trauma. Because one can just plan an entire love tracl, dupe teh person you actually DO love and walk away from the wedding to then resurface absolutely unscathed, unhurt and ready to conquer a project at work which incidentally was handed to you by your boss/ex.
Or maybe, them getting back together was part of A.D sahab’s plan. First exact the most brutal revenge and then expect everyone to walk off happily ever after – in the final episode – it happens only in Pakistani dramas… sigh – big one!
4. Why spoil a good thing?
The story was going so well. Light hearted, romantic, great comic timing. But now, all that’s left is for us to applaud the performances, and yes they are great. Both Yumna Zaidi and Hamza Sohail outshine. Romaisa Khan is awesome. But it still can’t take away from the disappointment in the story… that stays.
What do they say? Quoting from memory, so I might not get it exactly right – The moving finger wrote, and having writ, moved on, nor all thy piety nor wit can turn it back a word – damage done Dekh Zara Pyar Se. And I can’t unsee it.
5. It’s a rom-com, it’s a psychological thriller, it’s a… ???
Ever feel the script shifted halfway through or just took a detour and now, wants to come back on the road, telling us to forget what happened on the detour? It doesn’t matter now how Rumaila and Zoraiz find their way back, how she suffers, or confesses, or both. This plot twist does not match the genre – lowkey feminism or revenge track on steroids – big no in my books.
What about you?
6. The ineveitable happily ever after, but not without the torture track
Now we’re left with, surprise, surprise – their journey from a dark place to a ‘happily ever after’. New and improved Pakistani dramas have now shifted from saas-bahu obsessed scripts to obsessing about darker shades of male or female leads (not talking about their complexion btw, so don’t confuse the two), redeeming themselves or suffering the consequences of their actions by torturing their beloved.
7. The tragic flaw in our heroine? You just don’t get it do you?
Oh what a layered character is Rumaila – I forget, she’s torturing herself too because actually, she’s in love with him! What a tragedy. This plot has been played out a million times… expected a sharper, wittier, fun plan from A.D sahab and Rumaila. Excuse my sarcasm, seems to be getting the better of me.
From deep love arises deep betrayal and right now, I feel betrayed by the script of Dekh Zara Pyar Se.
Raise your hand if this is you too.
8. A small (financial) detail?
Side note: Dadi hardly had money to pay for Waleed’s college fees. Her son wasn’t sending her any either. Who’s footing the bill for this farce wedding? Kind of irresponsible … again? Or I’m missing the plot? Do tell, is it okay for our heroine to expect dadi, who’s already hard up, to pay for a make-believe wedding? Or let me guess, our erring heroine is too full of her revenge plan to take the nitty gritties into ‘account’ – pun intended?
9. Does this count as too much revenge?
Another side note: Dada first wanted to force his grandson into marrying a girl of his choice. And now he’s punishing him for saying no. And that too, in full revenge mode. How woke is that? This is a first of we hope, not many – dada archives in Pakistani dramas where a grandparent exacts revenge from his grandson, especially one who has no parents – is this really a rom-com?
And to top it all, yes, I haven’t had my say till I’ve had it: It is important to take note that now we will all be made to feel sorry for Zoraiz because what he did wasn’t half as bad as what she did! Welcome to the world of heavily flawed female characters so that her hero always gets a standing ovation because whatever wrong he commits, she does it better!
Oh well, this is my final thought on the recent plot twist in a Ramazan drama I was growing quite fond of… Another one bites the dust. Or am I being too dramatic in the dramatic world of Pakistani dramas?
Share your thoughts on Dekh Zara Pyar Se. What do you think will happen next?
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