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

[bbgrunt]

24. yes, I thought Asli's pairing at the end

was perfect except for the fact that he was so detached from her that he was willing to start a new life with Elif in Rome. A little weird, but then, Asli was unique herself. Maybe all she really needed was a distance relationship.

Nulifer made the break with her sisters in a long battle for independence and validation she only found with Fatih.....so how they end up is probably appropriate although fugitives in their own city without any means of support doesn't bode well for the long run.

Your diminished annoyance with Melike on second view is probably partially due to her redemption after being unshackled from the emotionally and physically abusive relationship with H. and being allowed to take charge of her own life and engage in something productive. Besides, she was really generous with Omer in the end--telling him to worry about himself and not his family duties.

I understand that there was a lot of controversy over the final episode--not sure exactly because it was mostly in foreign social media, but it had to do with Elif's ultimatum. Omer was being a dick and not willing to even broach the subject of leaving police work to enjoy a more normal life although that had been a focus throughout the series. I think there were a lot of Fatmas out there insisting that Elif was duty bound to follow his directives rather than force him out of that life path. The final joyous scenes of "you can't choose your family" and independence from historical family ties was viewed by some as very corrosive to the social order. (as it definitely was, for better or worse)

It's interesting that one of the things I found so intriguing about Turkish society (the family connections) is one of the things that this series ultimately denigrates. However, the negative patriarchal influences are kept intact through such family structures. So just like the push and pull of the relationship between Omer and Elif, there is a constant push and pull between family and individual independence.

I'm in Elif's camp, and wish I had her spidey sense of when and how to choose the battles to fight....and she certainly did know how to accessorize! Btw, I love this description:

High and mighty Omer pushes her away, she says, "Okay, fine." and he's lost. Rinse - repeat. The old culture has him in its clutches. But he took a deep dive into the Golden Palace of the Himalayas and came up with his eyes twinkling. There was no doubt that Tayyar's days were numbered.