![]() I understand Gene's self-sacrificial streak, but we also know he's quite capable of standing up for what he believes in. Especially in light of what they've just been through and Gene coming out to his parents because he wanted this relationship, it didn't make much sense to me. I don't see why they couldn't have just kept it low key. My one quibble is that I did think the breaking up was unnecessary. ![]() When Gene put his hand on Nubsib's back, I was getting very emotional, haha.) I'm glad they didn't stretch out the drama between Tum and Tiffy again and that Tiffy came around quite quickly. I love them - they're just so good together. (Well, and the very cute Gene/Sib scenes at the beginning of the episode. The one semi-bright spot was the Tum/Tiffy hug. That scene where they were all sitting at the table, so painful. Up is so great at looking upset, especially in the scenes where he has to do it in an understated way, he always gets to me. I'm sure Gene and Nubsib will be okay, but how are they going to have time to wrap up all the other characters? (And then they didn't even give us a preview, haha.) If they don't give Aey's storyline a decent wrap-up, I'm gonna be upset.Īlthough I'm kind of terrified for next week, honestly. Kudos to Bruce for his performance, as always, especially in that first scene. He's such a complicated character, and I love him. :( I really hope he gets his novel published.Īnd I loved the scene with Aey, how he was causing trouble, but also clearly distressed himself, and then later backtracking. My heart broke for Hin, btw, he's barely been in it after the first few eps, but they really nailed his bit here. It really brought home the fact that everyone behind the scene is just a person with their own feelings and needs, and how unrealistic the expectations that come with the shipping are and how the people who control the industry play into that and how much pressure it puts on everyone. There's no great villain everyone is put under pressure through the circumstances and trying to deal with it in their own way, and even the people who make mistakes are just flawed individuals with so many of their own issues. Of course it's all dramatized for effect, but at its core, everyone in this is just so human. My favorite thing was how real they kept everyone. My stomach was in knots for most of it, and I just felt bad for everyone. Vibrantly filmed by Remi Adefarasin (Oscar nominated for Elizabeth), who bathes the production in rich, warm hues, with similarly cozy production design by Simon Elliott, What’s Love Got to Do With It? rewardingly succeeds in answering its own rhetorical question.I loved the episode, though in a painful way. It’s an observation Khan’s script doesn’t shy away from making on several occasions, including Kaz mentioning he wants to arrive at the airport early “so I can be randomly selected.”Īs Zoe, meanwhile, the terrific James, whose versatile body of work has run the gamut from Cinderella to Pam & Tommy, conveys an aching vulnerability as a young woman using her camera as a buffer between her subjects and her own personal fears and insecurities. With her camera and mother in tow, Zoe travels to Lahore for the wedding festivities, uncovering some revealing truths in the process.Īlthough there have been previous rom-coms built around family-dictated “assisted” marriages versus the power of attraction, few have managed to so satisfyingly balance the laugh-out-loud funny with the romantic longing and sense of belonging so effectively captured in Kapur’s sensitive direction and Khan’s script.īut just because love may be blind, it doesn’t mean cultural and ethnic differences go unnoticed in contemporary society. Still, she’s admittedly taken aback when he informs her he’s engaged to be married to the seemingly introverted young woman (Sajal Aly) whom he was introduced to a mere week earlier via Skype.
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