SOO!! This episode was interesting, with new developments in the characters.

1) Zaryab and her mom are truly very irritating in the first scene. Her mother really didn’t have to confront Dadi right in front of the guests, she could’ve had this conversation later, and zaryab is also extremely entitled - she literally rolled her eyes when abu bakar apologized ✋🏻😠. Abu bakar refusing to come to me seemed as though he was offended about it, even though he says otherwise.

2) We finally get to see Zaamil’s POV more. Due to Dadi liking abu bakar more than him, he stalks him and finds out that abu bakar is much more sorted, stable and successful in life than he is; cherry on top - he has attended Harvard. Nameer was good in this scene - we could clearly see the panic and worry building up in him as he got to know more and more about Abu Bakar. But the good thing is, he’s finally motivated to do better in life, even if it is due to jealousy 🤷🏻‍♀️😂. Zaryab though, utterly blind in love as usual, is still completely obsessed with him, codependent, and is unable to see his flaws.

3) Though dadi is right in her saying that the girls should atleast know a bit about their religion, she’s too restrictive and moral polices too much - zaryab’s clothes were completely normal. Also, the way she goes about forcing religion on everyone through taunts is not the way to teach it to anyone.

OVERALL - The episode was alright. Nameer and Dure still have to improve a lot in terms of dialogue delivery and acting, I really couldn’t understand a few sentences they said in English. And since Abu Bakar is doing his MPhil and Zaryab is going to begin her undergrad studies (she just completed her A levels) - it’s clear that he’s atleast 8-9 years older than her. Is the age gap going to be addressed here? Also, zaamil taking drugs came out of nowhere, though it was plausible since he didn’t seem to actually have mental health issues. Seems like zaamil is going to loose it in the next episode.

Dar E Nijaat Episode 3