The 9th Caller
Sachini is one of the lucky few who gets to keep her prize. She has to stay on the show for as long as possible and answer any questions that are put to her. If she doesn’t answer them, she risks losing her prize. But even if she can’t answer all the questions, she still gets a car. And that’s something pretty special in this competitive world.
Sachini’s father, Hashan, offers words of encouragement throughout the kissing segments. It’s a nice way of contextualizing Sachini’s endurance, with each of the individuals in this contest reminding her of moments with him. ..
Hashan, who is struggling financially and unhappy with Sachini’s grades, has had a difficult time recently. Sachini, who has a B- in ochem, walked out of her midterm exam and also dropped out of school. If that wasn’t enough, she now works as a waitress at a restaurant. ..
Sachini manages to last 27 hours, whittling down to the final 4 people. She ends up hallucinating her father during this time, which gives her inspiration to stay and follow this thing through to the very end. In doing so, Hashan ends up liking her pictures on Facebook, with a whole profile dedicated to her too.
The contest goes on for far longer than the host and the company director were expecting, and as such, the three remaining names are drawn out of a hat. Sachini wins by pure, dumb luck. However, she Sachini drives her new motor home for the whole family to admire. Once there, she picks up her father, who heads out for a drive with her, heading over the bridge and spending time together just like in the past.
As the episode comes to a close, we learn that Sachini decided to go back to school, selling the car for tuition. However, her father saw it as a good luck charm and decided to buy it for her anyway. Sachini received a degree in nursing from her previous schooling, and is now presumably working as a nurse. ..
The Episode Review
This chapter is a test of endurance, a way of showing that you need to stick it out until the end no matter what you choose to do in life. It can be difficult and at times outright painful but if you hold in there, lady luck will shine on you.
Although there is still tension between Sachini and her father, the symbolic way they drove over a bridge (mending bridges and all that) was a nice way of contextualizing their relationship. ..
