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 When the whole world is looking forward to the romantic (hopefully) episode 12, I am looking back at episode 11. After watching it raw, i wanted to delay watching the episode with subs along with episode 12, but couldn't wait. and i watched it two days back. finally we are moving forward in the plot. I didn't expect Serkan to confess this soon, so it was a surprise for me! The last scene made such an impact, I need to talk about it first before going to the rest of the episode. As some fans were questioning, even i wonder why is it needed for Eda to go to Italy to study? Don't Turkey have good universities that offers landscape programmes? Serkan seems to have studied here only. Or may be Eda's landscape courses might be better outside Turkey. Still i wonder!  So Eda's plan to leave Turkey forced Serkan to confess. Otherwise given a choice, Serkan would have had Eda working with him, going out with her (dating her without mentioning the word), fighting with her and

    Those who watch romantic comedies will agree that the storyline of Sen Cal Kapimi is neither unique nor rare. A pretend engagement? A repressed hero? Class differences? A difficult family? An ex-girlfriend or boyfriend? Misunderstandings galore? Love stories have been written in different languages the world over, with all these themes, for centuries.  Those who follow this genre will agree that there is a 98% guarantee that the hero and the heroine will walk into the sunset, holding hands to a happily ever after. We don’t complain even as it features a combination of soulful moments, heart-wrenching dialogues, and passionate yearnings between a couple, celebrated over and over again. The predictability of a well written romantic comedy keeps us in a safe bubble, with the comforting inside knowledge that all will be well at the end of the day.  Thus, u npredictability or suspense is not exactly the X-factor of a rom-com. So, when you see the furore over the possibility of Eda

  I can’t lie. I am heartbroken for our Flower Girl. Eda is my favorite character in Sen Cal Kapimi and after watching Episode 10, I really miss the old carefree Eda who wasn't burdened with her knowledge of feelings for Serkan. There is a marked difference in Eda from Episode 7-Episode 10. Around Episode 7 is when she receives the warning from her aunt that Serkan is a magician who stole her heart without her knowing it. From then on, she decides to keep her distance and get Selin and Serkan together as fast as possible.   Till that point, Eda is carefree, fun, naughty and doesn’t really care about Serkan or his mom’s good opinion. She is not self-conscious, not worried about her appearance, or about Selin or Serkan's feelings. She doesn’t want to please Serkan, she teases him and indulges in what she thinks as some harmless flirtation to make Selin jealous (though a lot of it happens when no one is around). She is herself. In fact, we see in the earlier episodes, she is act

 Instead of writing a lengthy essay, I am going to write my impressions I had as I was watching the show! Let me first say that the makers are able to hold our interest with nothing important happening for past two episodes. Though as a plot progress, nothing important happened, it does reiterate the character growth. And the way both Eda and Serkan are growing close but still remain distant. Sometimes feel like banging their heads together. But that is what most of the romantic comedies about! So let's check out episode 10! As Eda walked into Serkan's room, the way Serkan saw her and welcomed her, wow if I were Eda I would have melted. His eyes were full of love, how can Eda not see it! Serkan for all his robotic image was shown with heart in his eyes. He had love in his eyes! I feel we are able to see how Serkan is slowly falling for Eda!  That is why when Selin announced her marriage plans, Serkan's immediate reaction shocked me. The way he lets go Eda's hands and hi

  I am Serkan Bolat. And no, I am not a robot. Not funny. There is nothing much to say about me, and I am not sure what I am doing here talking to you, a complete stranger. I don't have long rambling conversations with family or friends. I am not affectionate, and sweet. People come to me because they care about what I can do for them.   I am an architect. I have an eye for design and I am good at what I do. I am a Bolat. The Media presumes things about me and my family. We do not enjoy the attention. We do not need the publicity. They say I am a rich entitled recluse. True. They also say I am one of the best architects in Turkey right now. You cannot be the best without working hard, without building contacts. How do they think I became successful? I built Art Life. Father was not supportive. I do not expect anything from him. He would rather I follow his footsteps and join the Holding. Not now. Later. Timing is everything in life. I have my own plans. I carve my own path, my dest

  When a show catches audience fancy, the atmosphere it creates is very unique indeed! In my childhood days, watching a TV show means sitting in front of the TV and watching the show at the specific time with all advertisement breaks. Once Internet opened up global world to us, it also opened me to other language shows like Korean, Thai, Japanese, Thai and now Turkish. I found i was more comfortable watching these shows than English shows as the cultural similarity was aplenty. Removing the slippers as you enter the house and wearing house slippers, respect to elders, joint family system, importance of marriage, protectiveness towards girls, beliefs, values and a lot more.  Discovering online discussion about a TV show was a new experience indeed! I discovered my online community when I accidentally watched a hindi show. This was in 2009/2010. I was surprised to see a thriving online community who discussed the show which was telecast on the previous day, analysing the characters, deco

Eda in Sen Çal Kapımı is a charismatic female character; the kind of woman with the power to make a statement when she enters a room.  Eda calls Serkan charismatic in the story and we obviously see why he is so. However, it is Eda who freely wields the magic in  Sen Çal Kapımı; the magic  which Serkan keeps coiled tightly in control, within himself. An intelligent modern girl, Eda is equal parts funny, naughty, talented, and capable, hiding a poignancy within her that allows us to see her as a beautiful human being with flaws, and empathize with her. She is not perfect and she is fine with it.   Ayse Kutlu and her team of writers paint Eda's character with so many different hues; it is impossible to stereotype her with tried and tested definitions. Eda is passionate about everything she believes in. Her past is mysterious. We only know that losing her parents, the feelings of being an orphan, and disconnecting with her grandmother (who seems to be a silent but strong presence in

  Mr. Darcy and Ms. Elizabeth     ‘In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.’                                                                               -Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Pride and Prejudice   ‘I might as well inquire,’ replied she, ‘why with so evident a desire of offending and insulting me, you chose to tell me that you liked me against your will, against your reason, and even against your character? ‘From the very beginning—from the first moment, I may almost say—of my acquaintance with you, your manners, impressing me with the fullest belief of your arrogance, your conceit, and your selfish disdain of the feelings of others, were such as to form the groundwork of disapprobation on which succeeding events have built so immovable a dislike; and I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the l

Sen Cal Kapimi- The Guitar Pick , The Pain of Unrequited Love  Eda stares at the Guitar Pick in her hand ... The one that belonged to Serkan that he gifts her on his birthday.      A small piece of Serkan's heart that holds all the memories they had together.  More precious than all the gold and diamonds.           What is the heart?       A flower opening                                            - Rumi    Image Credit: fox.com