Forbidden Love (2008–2010)
10/10
Best soap opera I've ever watched
17 December 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Acting 10/10 Music 10/10 Storytelling 10/10

An amazing a complex series with flawed characters that give you mixed-feelings; it really gets to the point where you can either hate and love a character at the same time.

I've seen comments where people say Behlul is the villain because he's a coward that never intended to actually do something about his relationship with Bihter while Bihter is a heroine that has to endure a lot of pain because she's heartbroken. Both of these statements are true but there is so much more to the story. In reality, both of them are horrible characters starting for the fact that they betrayed Etnan; a very good man that was actually too patient and too nice with his wife. I would even say that Bither is a worse person than Behlul because of all of the terrible decisions she makes on the last stretch of the story where she ends up harming some of the family members and employees for no reason than her obsession with Behlul; and this cannot be justified just because she's "in love" and in pain. Her only redeemable quality is that she tried to tell the truth and deep down she did feel bad about her betrayal; her actions say otherwise though.

About Behlul, he suffers because of his mistakes but never does something about it. He might feel guilt but he still chooses to keep his affair with Bihter; his actions speak louder than his feelings. He constantly criticizes Bihter because she's very manipulative and always makes Etnan feel guilty but fails to recognize that if it was up to her, she would have said the truth a long time ago and wouldn't have to lie so blatantly. Once he realizes that Bihter has ended up becoming a horrible person, he leaves her which imo was the best thing for both of them. But them he decides to use Nihal as his saviour, her innocence will "cleanse" him. His intentions with her might be good but dragging her innocent cousin into his lie was simply a terrible thing to do to her. Plus he cheated on her with Bihter and would've done it again if he was up to him lol.

I believe Bihter and Behlul were so trashy that they both deserved each other; so I ended up rooting for them to run away and be happy together lol. Next thing I was rooting for is for Bihter to get out of that house. But well, they got the ending they deserved. They destroyed a family and ended up harming their loved ones in the process; they should've seen it coming.

Honestly, the best tv series I've ever watched and one of the few ones I re-watch every once in a while.
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