There were high expectations from the drama that marks the comeback of superstar Mahira Khan after six years to the television screens i.e. Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay (HKKST), and it lived up to its hype in the first few episodes. However, the story took a nosedive and is constantly dragging for the last couple of weeks with little or no developments; all viewers can hear is Tere Bin Tere Bin in Yashal Shahid’s vocals or the background score.
The response to episode 16 that aired last Sunday was the same as the writer/director kept emphasizing on the same points without any new information given to the drama viewers. HKKST promised to be full of suspense, mystery, complex relationships between three cousins — Mehreen, Mashal and Aswad — and perhaps a few strong women characters, portraying how the flaws and shortcomings of parents haunt their offspring in our society, but what we are seeing involves females getting silenced, mansplaining and even saas-splaining (because Aswad’s mother kept romanticizing her son’s mistakes) and a lot of melodrama.
HKKST is going through the infamous “curse of the second half” that is widely popular in our TV dramas in which drama serials, especially the popular ones with good ratings, are dragged for over 10 episodes for no rhyme or reason. The emotionally-triggered scenes by Mahira and Usman are the only savior that are keeping audiences hooked, but the mind-numbing repetition of the same storyline is making it cumbersome.
Read: Haute Review: βHum Kahan Ke Sachay Thayβ begins with an intriguing first episode
As fans are getting bored of the same blame-game, finger pointing, door slamming, and fist bumping on doors and walls, content creators and creative Twitter users came up with several jokes, GIFs and memes to express their disappointment.
Here is some of the most hilarious we have seen:
Aswand to his brain :
Tery bin tery bin terrrrrry binπππ#HumKahanKaySachayThay pic.twitter.com/ZMAn6cgbWKβ MΓ’hΓ€ Chaudhry (@mahiiiiich_maha) November 21, 2021
I am sorry I find this so funny so thought to memed it ππ€£#HumKahanKaySachayThay #UsmanMukhtar #MahiraKhan@MukhtarHoonMein @TheMahiraKhan pic.twitter.com/tppLr5hWOB
β 5/5 (@billikidost) November 22, 2021
Remember when I thought #HumKahanKaySachayThay would be a murder mystery drama but it came to be the usual dumb cousin love triangle with a terrible ML and a FL who should have married the SML π
β sani π (@s4niya) November 21, 2021
#HumKahanKaySachayThay to be honest pic.twitter.com/fl43mDqwJ2
β Um E (@Um_E_kashmiri) October 4, 2021
#HumKahanKaySachayThay Aswad exists.
The whole universe: https://t.co/FDYhUYyox2 pic.twitter.com/FPZ4LlU6a5β Cuppy Cake (@FyqaMujtaba) November 15, 2021
80% episode of #HumKahanKaySachayThay :
TERE BIN TERE BIN TERE BIN TERE BIN TERE BIN TEREE BIN TERE BINBHAI BAS KARDO!:8/&3/@ pic.twitter.com/7A3KSLLugv
β Ωr (@flqshverse) November 15, 2021
Asswhat has to be the worst character of all time? #HumKahanKaySachayThay pic.twitter.com/vKxakcqFsH
β Fari (@Fariikina) November 15, 2021
Mehreen rocked
Aswad shocked
β₯οΈβ₯οΈβ₯οΈ#UsmanMukhtar #MahiraKhan #KubraKhan #HumKahanKaySachayThay pic.twitter.com/XUKqDXwUFDβ Honey Khan (@honeykhan124) November 22, 2021
Aye haye itni khubsoorat sarhi say kon nalaiq nahanjar lipstick saaf kerta hai! #HumKahanKaySachayThay
β Timelorde (@_Le_Dass) November 14, 2021
@Humtvnetwork #HumKahanKaySachayThay #Mehreen 50% sound track π€¦ 40% flashbacks π»πΊπΉπͺ
10% content π‘π‘π‘ @PakPressWatch @Allpakdramapageβ πMALIK T. A. AWANπ (@786Tanveer_Awan) November 16, 2021
she saw ghost?
Kasm se idr itv saas lag rhi hai muje#HumKahanKaySachayThay pic.twitter.com/S0RW2Ro44Bβ Misbahologist (@misbahologist) November 22, 2021
Ohhhh Beta Jee
πππ@MukhtarHoonMein#UsmanMukhtar #HumKahanKaySachayThay pic.twitter.com/zNsIx3AEb8β Honey Khan (@honeykhan124) November 22, 2021
#HumKahanKaySachayThay #HKKST pic.twitter.com/VTmECvf3Hg
β Rookhi Sookhi (@Sannaaaata) November 16, 2021
Shagufta Representing whole HKKST fandom #HumKahanKaySachayThay pic.twitter.com/hh0pmMe4Iu
β Misbahologist (@misbahologist) November 22, 2021
Aswad, Maine tmhari tarbiyat aisi nahi ki thi.
Ye kia bol rahe ho tum?
Kitni ghalat baat Kahi hai tum ne.#UsmanMukhtar #HumKahanKaySachayThay pic.twitter.com/jXofiAGMiXβ Honey Khan (@honeykhan124) November 22, 2021
Aswad America sai Karachi aese ata hai jese saddar sai arha hou #HumKahanKaySachayThay
β Aaminah khan (@Scooby__Thief) November 16, 2021
Saleeha khala is a myth too. Howβd she casually call Saffan like that??? πππππ That was shameless LOOOOOOL #humkahankesachaythay #HumKahanKaySachayThay
β AsfiYa (@AsfiYaHum) November 21, 2021
Saleeha khala is a myth too. Howβd she casually call Saffan like that??? πππππ That was shameless LOOOOOOL #humkahankesachaythay #HumKahanKaySachayThay
β AsfiYa (@AsfiYaHum) November 21, 2021
That’s all folks!
Please this one is soooo apt. Kaan pak gaye hain ab. I literally used to like the ost but the show and the excessive & unnecessary usage of the ost has made me hate it to the peak.π #humkahankesachaythay pic.twitter.com/5VHS5tkMpR
β Κβ· π΅π° (@ConfusedWeirdo_) November 16, 2021
