Ramy
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Episode five opens with Maysa staring intently at the camera.
Eventually, Maysa says, Even better than the photos online.
Do you mind if I touch?
Maysa asks, at which point I was fully confused about what was going on.
After all, both Farouk and Maysa keep saying Dena needs to get married already.
Maysa is old now, and shes beginning to see how society views her.
At the same time, Maysa is jealous of Dena and jealous of her youth.
Both Hiam Abbass and May Calamawy shine in this episode, as they always do.
Dena confidently tells her that the firm will take her case and prosecute him.
Does Dena even have the authority to be making these promises?
She certainly shouldnt be giving false hope.
He asks when her daughter will be back, to which Maysa says, Who knows?
It seems as though things in the Hassan house have gotten a little more lax.
When Dena arrives home, shes confused.
In Maysas eyes, for a woman, getting married is the ultimate form of success.
I can hear the entitlement in your voice.
Youve got some very interesting beliefs about women, brother.
I loved that whole conversation because someone wasfinallycalling Ramy out on his entitlement.
For Ramy, women have been objects that serve some specific purpose to him and his life.
He can make amends all he wants, but it doesnt change what he did.
But Maysa just wanted to visit and spend time with her son.
For Ramy, the value of women lies in what they can do for him.
Dena isnt even licensed to give legal advice.
Denas friends tell her to slow down because they dont want her to be hungover for the bar exam.
At home, Maysa calls Tarek to ask if Dena has contacted him yet.
She wonders if all moms are like that, or if shes a bad mom.
She hates that nowadays, she can only attract a man with a picture of her daughter.
Dena wants to hang out, he tells Maysa.
When Dena shows up drunk at Tareks door, she starts kissing him and pushes him inside.
But I guess the show is calledRamy, notDena.
Maybe I just want a spinoff about Dena (and not just because we share the same name).
And, didnt he come to America to try new things?
Dena wakes up a few hours before the bar to find Tarek praying alone.
He wants to talk about what happened and asks if theyre going to get married now.
Dena just tells him she had a really bad day.
I allowed myself to be seduced by the devil, he says.
The scene was a little shocking, honestly.
Sure, shes not as bad.
She didnt marry the guy and cheat on him with her cousin.
But she talked Tarek into having sex when hed never done it before and then bounced.
And then we see that Dena is really unraveling.
She gets to the building where shes supposed to take the Bar, and she never goes in.
Shes understandably confused and questioning what she really wants and who shes become.
Maybe this is her way of giving back of making amends for her mistakes.
She responds, What do you mean?
For Egyptian families, theres no such thing as boundaries.
Dena is out all night, and Maysa and Farouk dont even ask where she is.
Maybe thats a question for the Dena spinoff Im dreaming up.
You are the real son.
Dena, youre aging, says Maysa.
What, you want to pay $20,000 to freeze your eggs, or you want a free man?
Maysa reminds me of the women in my own family.
When I turned 30, my aunt wrote in a birthday card, Time to get married.
This isnt gonna happen, Dena says to Tarek.
I dont do Muslim dating apps, and I dont care about your haram-halal ratio.
She adds, Graveyard of eggs, ya Dena.
Honestly, Im excited to be walking around with a graveyard of eggs inside me.
