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The hero, Pervin, dies, while the villain, Ibbe, gets off scot-free.
Pervin is the heart and soul of this drama. She is the bravest. She takes the most risks. She is the most selfless. She is a mother trying to save her tiny, 4 month-old baby daughter from the monstrous barbarity of the Syrian civil war. She is the only clearly sympathetic character. The rest are a mixed lot at best.
Fatima, the ostensible hero, the empowered, genre female, is no hero. Quite the contrary, she is directly responsible for the death of Pervin. She selfishly kept using Pervin, on and on, always demanding more and more from her, instead of being true to her promise and saving Pervin and her baby.
Turns out Fatima was a fatuous fool all along. Nadir, her boss, who we are mislead into believing is a traitor, has been in control all along, masterfully pulling the strings from behind the scenes, while Fatima was only messing things up, just as Nadir expected.
Fatima couldn't even rescue Pervin as promised. Instead, she's a day late and a dollar short.
Damn, I was upset at how this show ended!
score 9/10
ockiemilkwood 19 March 2020
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