Anyone take a dive into Black Money Love from Turkey on Netflix?

[eleny]

18. Two thoughts with spoilage

First, thanks for the videos! I had to watch the first one with the synopsis of BBO. I'll be writing to Netflix letting them know how I appreciate the current Turkish offerings and include a wish list. BBO looks really good. My Spanish sucks! I took it in school and used it in my career. But reading fast paced closed captioning won't work. Hopefully Netflix will bring more attention to Turkish film & tv.
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While watching BML for a second time, last night I realized that Melike doesn't annoy me this time around. I look forward to her mouthing off. Being stuck between two vastly different generations makes her important to me now.
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I've been wondering why I mentioned Outlander. I got to thinking about Elif and Claire. Early on I viewed Claire as an epic hero character. I never got any feedback about it in the online Outlander group I belonged to back then. But I've held to that view. And then I realized that Elif fits the bill.

As in Outlander, the male lead is never a sidekick. In fact, Omer is the first person we see when his head pops up from behind that fabulous ancient wall ruin. He's definitely on a journey of his own and darkly dispenses Tayyar. He's our antihero. His characteristics fit that bill. Claire and Elif are both in the pantheon of the modern female hero sisterhood. Elif's journey affects the outcomes of her sisters. Without the Elif hero journey lens the outcome for Nilufer annoys me, at best. But now it makes sense. The whole story makes sense. Elif and Omer as yin and yang is appealing.

Btw, do you know where the opening scenes in episode one of BML were filmed? The atmosphere is extraordinary.

Since both series were produced by Ay Yapim I'm going to have to give 20 Minutes more of a look on Netflix. I started it the other night but went back to BML. I wasn't ready to commit to almost 60 episodes yet.

Oops, forgot something. In episode 25 Huseyin, mom and Omer are eating supper. H tells Omer that Omer will be able to transfer from Van to Istanbul. Mom throws out her arms to her left and right to pull each son into a hug when Huseyin winces in pain from his recent shoulder surgery. Omer cautions mom to be careful with Huseyin. Then he smiles at Huseyin and says, “You'll be a cripple!”.

Epic guide to the antihero
https://thewritingkylie.com/blog/the-epic-guide-to-character-creation-part-4-antihero-archetypes
The Epic hero
https://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/e/epic-hero