I have six episodes of this dreadful series to get through. I do not fault the acting at all, sometimes it's a bit hammy over the top but it's entertaining-ish.
This is a fluff post so I'll just share what it's about, I might have done this already though.
I'm watching it on Youtubey, but half the time the English subtitles are missing so that's really annoying.
It actually reminds me of two other shows, Kiralik Ask because it's a similar plot with the boss/employee, huge deception between them.
And then also Sefirin Kizi because of the constant abuse. I stopped watching both of those shows because I couldn't stand it any longer, deceiving and hurting someone you care about, is not my idea of romantic escapism.
Anyway back to the show, the main character Hayat and Murat have a contentious relationship.
She starts off as an unqualified assistant who masquerades as someone better qualified and a friend of the family but no-one knows what she looks like, so she gets away with it.
I can't stand that both the main characters are unlikable self centred egotistical people that only care about themselves.
When their friends are having a hard time, they bring it back to themselves for sympathy......Yuck!
Also the problem with a lot of Turkish dramas is that somehow the writers think disrespectful abusive tyrants are romantic heroes????
Why?? In real life they would be dumped and avoided. Do you want a partner that's constantly painfully and forcefully grabbing your arm and dragging you places?
Do you want someone throwing all your mistakes in your face, all the time and plummeting your self esteem to nothingness?
Lastly do you want someone yanking your wrist so hard you're yelping in pain? Slapping your face? Pushing you?
Forbidding you from leaving the house or talking normally to any other males???
No, no, no you do not!! So you can't help but wonder, what are the writers thinking when all this is acceptable, lovey dovey behaviour?
The fact that the friends and family are pushing them together and she almost dies at the end, sickens me but I'm nearly at the end so I just want to see what the result is.
In my head, she's left him to be with someone normal that doesn't abuse her but obviously I know that is not the case.
If the two leads have strong opinions, that's fine, you can get some back and forth, when there's obscene jealousy and violence though? Nope nope nope, just wrong.
That wouldn't work in real life, first it's grabbing, then slapping, then eventually it's punching, it doesn't suddenly improve.
And it's worse that he's manipulative, first nice and apologetic but when she doesn't accept it, he blames her and invades her personal space, not giving her a moments peace.
It's suffocating to be with someone that possessive that you can't have your own interests and career without them.
She literally wants to thrive and he wants her to be a good lil wifey and dote on him constantly and make him bloody coffee?
So he critiques her work, her passions because he's jealous she wants to do something without him.
Is that disgusting or what?? I can't recommend it at all, started off cute and then just got so bad.
Plus they don't trust the other is faithful at all. What kinda marriage is that?
On one hand it's sad and on the other, they just play so many games at each other's expense and it always backfires.
So dumb! Sorry I did want to like this but I just don't. It's something that bugs me, that thing of being made to feel bad or incapable constantly pushed buttons and being manhandled???
Nope can't stand it! The last straw was him saying You're not allowed to leave the house and he was purposely getting dolled up as though he was gonna cheat on her..
I mean seriously???? She's not a wife, she's a prisoner and yet he can say to her Where have you been? With whom??
But heaven forbid she ask him the same thing. Ugh! Watch it if you must, me personally I prefer when the males respect their partners.
