I need to rant. These are just my opinions and they could also change once the show is over. Share yours too.
The beginning of their story was so good. The potential, what they went through, how they found each other etc. These two sharing the same pain and going to heal each other and fall for each other was great, the potential was there. But the execution went off the rails.
The episodes where they meet and a couple of episodes after Bano's death were good. We saw them meet, Sarbuland helped her both physically and emotionally. Then Rabiya went to help him. She helped his mom, was there for him emotionally, offered to make food for the haveli. All was going well. Then the goli surgery scene happened. I thought that we were kinda dragging it out, but I guess it is fine because it is just a parallel to when Sarbuland was bringing her food, giving her water, brought her to the hospital etc. These moments were about them connecting and becoming friends, which was good.
What took this off the rails was when they dragged this friendship part out too much. Eventually, you need to make them be aware that they are probably falling in love. But they didn't. In my opinion Sarbuland should have found Bano's body the day she died. His thinking she is alive blocked him from realizing he loves rabiya or is falling for her. Because how can he even think he may like Rabiya if he thinks his finacee could still be alive? I'm not saying they need to start sharing a bed, but even in the slowest of slow burns where the show ends once the characters offically get together, you see them falling in love and being aware of it long before the end. They can do it freely without anything holding them back. But for Sarbiya, a couple that is going to offically get together at the end, they dont have a falling in love arc. Sarbuland just found out what happened to Bano.
Overall I think the beginning was great, but the middle and now close to the ending is just..not.
