Should Liza have confessed? Should Junaid and Liza continue to stay friends? Team FUCHSIA gives their take on last night’s episode of 22 Qadam. Read on to find out what the consensus is on staying friends when you know your friend likes you.
Last night’s episode of 22 Qadam on Green Entertainment left us with a billion dollar question (Wait to find out below) The tumultuous journey of Liza and Junaid’s friendship has taken yet another unpleasant turn. Stick around to know what exactly are we talking about. The drama about girl power, sports, friendships and some times love stars Hareem Farooq, Wahaj Ali, Dur E Nayab, Alina Abbas Shah, Nida Mumtaz, Shahnawaz Zaidi and recently seen in this episode, Saleem Mairaj. It is directed by Anjum Shehzad.
A Possible Love Triangle Or Not?
Is the love triangle soon going to not be a triangle or is there still a lot that needs to be seen with Liza and Junaid’s dynamics in 22 Qadam? While Liza has been secretly harbouring feelings for Junaid, on the face of it they are best friends but she really does love him and hopes to be with him. But now that her father has been sowing these ideas of getting him to fall heads over heels for her (might we add his genius advice: by ignoring him), pushing her to believe she has to be tough with Junaid and how she should fight & do whatever it takes to be with him and defeat Fari. Oh well, Liza and Junaid’s scene last night in 22 Qadam was rather riveting, the push and pull, the agony in Junaid’s demeanour as he remains confused about why Liza is acting the way she is and the hurt in Liza’s silence and in pushing him away.
Liza’s Dad & His Tactics. The Recap.
We kept waiting for Liza to break, the truth to set her free but well she chose to leave matters tangled and unresolved. Might be thanks to Liza’s dad who continues sowing rotten advice into her head about how she should treat Junaid awfully, win him over through manipulation and now he’s further attempting to solidify the unhealthy idea of love and relationships in her head, but hopefully, Liza probably knows better. He has made bad investment choices and is now plotting Liza’s marriage with Junaid to save him from his impending doom. Liza now HAS to marry Junaid or they might lose everything…their business, house, everything. It is just at that moment that Junaid shows up but Liza is too wound up to meet him but again forced by the authoritative, overbearing tactics of her dad, she has to.
Liza & Her Definition Of Love
Well for starters, Liza’s dad if you want Junaid and Liza’s marriage to actually even happen you might be just doing the opposite. Distancing him is not going to increase his desperation or the non existent longing but make it even more messy for your daughter who by the way, you are also hurting in the process. Junaid is distraught too, not being able to understand why his best friend is avoiding him? Is she jealous of Fari? What does she have in her heart? He quite literally asked her if she loves him…but Liza’s responded about how the “love that doesn’t have honesty and truth, is not love”, … Will Liza end up sacrificing her love?
Sparking A Debate
We have so many questions! Why did Liza not confess entirely? Why did she not take the moment to tell Junaid what he means to her? But should she have or it’s better she didn’t? Would it have put her in an even worse position since Junaid doesn’t feel the same way about her? Make their friendship more awkward than it already is right now? This discussion sparked a rather sensitive debate among the FUCHSIA team this morning. The debate was, simply put: if there are two friends and one of them has feelings for the other and the other is aware of it, should they break up the friendship, ask them to move on or pretend like nothing really happened or changed while the other continues to bear feelings?
So we thought it best to get everyone’s (from Millennials to Gen Z) POV’s on deconstructing what is the best way forward when in a sticky situation like this?
Our question to the team was: Jisko Uss Situation/Friendship Main Mohabbat Nae Hai, Kya Usko Dosti Rakhni Chahye?
The Range Of Responses From Team FUCHSIA
Munsub:
Junaid should keep the friendship & Liza can stay on, in the hope that things might change … one day! Our Devdas in the making!
Oh the hopeless romantic here will continue to break hearts!
Dono cases mai dosti rakhni chahye, jis kay liye sirf dosti hai uskay liye bhi at least dosti tou hai. Aur jisko Muhabbat hai uskay liye tou dosti bhi hai aur Muhabbat bhi hai. Jitna bhi, jab tak saath mil raha hai wo tou sakoon ka bias hai na – at least temporarily you will get the satisfaction! (Truly poetic…)
Dania:
Junaid should let Luza know he’s not interested. But no guilt attached here bruh, Junaud takes zero responsibility for Liza’s dilemma. That’s totally on her! (Hmmm, a tad heartless maybe?)
It happens but for me, I would just tell them I don’t feel the same for them straight up. If he wants to talk that’s fine but if not that’s also fine. If he is evidently heartbroken and upset I would feel bad but also remember, I am not the one at fault.
Usvah:
Junaid can be nice about it & let Liza take the lead. If she wants distance, so be it. And if not, oh well, that’s her call!
It’s complicated. I ll try to be as understanding as I could be about the situation. If he needs distance, I ll give distance and if not then that would be fine for me too either way waisay he dil tou dukha dia hai ab.
Shazia:
Junaid needs to run & Liza should also think about cutting the cord! (Harsh words).
If you know a person (your friend) is in love with you, you need to cut contact and run like hell. It is unfair to the person who has confessed their feelings.
If you are the person on the other end and if your friend doesn’t know, either you keep the friendship and not invest your energy elsewhere and even if you do keep the friendship and invest your time with someone else but still have feelings for them – either way you are stuck in a state of limbo! Best advice? Cut contact, end it. (Words of wisdom).
Huzaifa:
Junaid & Liza should stay friends! Keep calm & carry on! (Another version of “Calm Down” coming soon)?
If the person at the receiving end doesn’t have a problem, is unfazed you shouldn’t be concerned either. You can then proceed to easily stay friends. (Huzaifa chooses to remain truly unbothered, we should take notes)
So what would you do if you were in Liza & Junaid’s place? Save the friendship or remove yourself from the situation for the other person’s sake? Let us know below!
