Episode 18 of 'Sauda' shows Hina reaching her breaking point

The drama depicts that women are not always the perfect villains they are shown to be

In Episode 18 of Sauda, Zubab Rana’s character Hina finally walks out - angry, hurt, and sure that she is being replaced in every way. After weeks of tension, the moment does not come as a shock; it was something the drama had been building for a long time. Ever since losing her child and finding out she can’t have another, Hina has been stuck in a constant state of fear. Watching Zoya, her husband’s new wife, step into her life — as a mother, a caretaker, and even as the daughter-in-law everyone now adores — makes that fear impossible to ignore.

The show captures how grief quietly turns into resentment. Hina’s jealousy is not random; it is coming from a place of loss and helplessness. In her eyes, Zoya is not just another woman, but everything Hina once was, and everything she has been told she no longer can be. Zoya, on the other hand, is the kind of woman our dramas love to portray as “good”, soft spoken, kind and level headed. But her goodness also keeps her quiet. Pitting two wives against each other is not a new trope, but Sauda shows how women are often trapped between being too emotional or too passive, and how neither choice really saves them.

By the end of the episode, Hina’s breakdown does not feel like madness, just exhaustion. It is true that she harshly lashes out at Zoya and pushes Noman away, but beneath all that anger is a sadness that comes from trying to stay relevant in a home that she believes has moved on. When Noman and Zoya are shown spending time together right after, it stings because it confirms what Hina feared all along: she has been replaced.

Sauda might be dramatic, but Hina is not just a “jealous wife.” She portrays a feeling that is universal, someone trying to hold on to a life that is slipping away and that fear of being forgotten feels painfully real.

Sauda airs on Express TV every Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM. It stars Zubab Rana, Ali Rehman Khan, Nausheen Ahmed, Paras Masroor, Lubna Aslam, and Huma Tahir. Directed by Ramish Rizvi and written by Ramsha Raheel.