Siyah Kalp

Giving 10/10 solely for the beautiful love story of Sevilay and Nuh and the amazing chemistry of Leyla Tanlar and Aras Aydin. They made this show bearable when we couldn't stand it anymore. From the start, their story has been so magical and heartwarming that you get enchanted unable to leave.

As for the series, it did have a wonderful potential, a great cast and an original premise that could easily make Siyah Kalp one of the most iconic Turkish series. Sadly, another script fell victim to an awful team of writers, dreadful directors (exclude episodes 1 and 2 from this) and a production company that never cared about their project.

This series used to be good, started really interesting with good actors, amazing location (Cappadocia), novelty story, yet somehow it should've ended where the Sansalan patriarch left the series, not after he died but when he got sick, when the actor left the show, perhaps even before that. After his departure, the series can hardly survive, it's gasping for story. No more interesting events, except for the comedy antics of Bunyamin and Canan which are not funny at all, repetitive, cheesy, stale.

Lately, all the cast are basically shown in one screen, comforting each other if not arguing with each other, no story now, except perhaps for Hikmet and Halil on the other side of the screen playing as the nemesis.

Giving Nuh an illness did not help to revive interest nor give the story a boost of excitement. While on that, let me point out a very common thing with all turkish series - it's the only world where a person undergo a life-threatening surgical operation would be able to stand, walk with ease, run, even somersault the following day or a day after hospital discharge. Happened in this series, Nuh?

Everything has been resolved. No more stories to tell, the writers run out of ideas, should end already.

From just the beginning of the series, They made us looking to see the past of each character and what has been done in the their lives. Are they innocent, guilty, involved or even Dark Hearted people.

Therefore, we get to know the secret of each person and its attentions step by step without overreacting in Romance, Revenge or Drama.

Just relax and get lost in the family business like you're one of them in the touristic side of Turkey (Anadolia), especially in Cappadocia the capital of Air Ballon and Rocked Houses.

It reminds me of the Iconic movie of Nuri Bilge Ceylan Winter Sleep (2014).

All that in the first episode.

The team's best decision was to choose Hafsanur and Aras as twins. Their acting makes you believe in this drama! You can also replace Dzhikhan and Sevilai, they are good, but what about them, without which the story would not have changed. The story of the twins and the revenge of the mother - that's what is interesting, and especially the relationship of the abandoned children, their questions, support for each other. The well-chosen mother of Seville, Akrisa Esra, also adds color to this series. This series captivates with the wonderful performance of Hafsanur and Aras, as for Aras, he is extremely talented.

Initially, this show had promise with an amazing view and attractive characters, but dragged on with plot twists that seemed, well...off.

What I liked most: By far, the best part of the series is the location. It is stunning and fabulous. Second, I really like Burak Tozkoparan (Cihan) and he is lovely to watch. His character was all over the place, but overall, he was my favorite. All actors did an acceptable job and they worked within the script they were given, so I can't really blame the actors for any shortcomings.

Which leads me to what I did not like so much: Mainly, the inconsistencies within the story were off putting. For example, Cihan's character went from being stellar to sinister to stellar again. Same with Nuh: Love him, hate him, love him. It was pretty weird and unbelievable. Some casting I felt was questionable: there seems to be an age difference between Nuh and Melek, although they are said to be twins. And also, the pairing of the lawyer friend with Harika was a very strange choice.

All things considered, the series was good but not great. The scenery was excellent, the actors fine, but the story dragged a bit.