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Aww this is so cute and beautiful.

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Cihan: Don't make me lose you.

This is different than "I'm scared of losing you." It's a plea. It's not about external reasons, he's afraid she might choose to leave him, again.

Cihan keeps talking about the possibility of losing her. (Don't say that, man, haven't you heard of the self-fulfilling prophecy?) This makes me think they're about to be tested by something serious. I mean, of course it was never going to be easy, but seeing Alya so head-over-heels in love, I can’t help but wonder what's going to happen next that'll spark this fear of loss.

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By the way they know they fucked up when they cut the hand-holding scene so they're trying to make it up and giving us every type of hand-holding now.

1-Thanks to adrenaline, no shit given type of hand holding:

2-"Are you with me?" :

3-Interlocked fingers:

4-"We're official now and you and me against the whole world" (just like he promised) (at the very same place where their first hand holding almost took place, yeah, they know they did wrong to us -.-) :

5-Gentle yet needy touch:

6-"We're in trouble, get behind me" :

You can see their respective traits or needs in these scenes. He's so protective but sometimes he's the one who needs physical intimacy and she gives him strength. Basically I am a fan of all of these. I will never get bored of watching it.

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Mmmm, she earned this spot. I mean, it's not because she's Cihan's wife, it's because first she claimed that this was her home too after she'd burned the door of the mansion, then she chose to stay with him in Mardin.

It always has to be by her choices. She hated to be there once, now she'll enjoy what she has.

Also it's such a great idea to put this frame in the beginning of the fragman. We know this is Cihan's place to overthink, in the pilot episode he has such a strong presence when standing there. Now we see she's standing there. With a strong presence too.

A nice emphasis on how Alya's role in the series has developed.

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UŞ 1.01

UŞ 2.01

From the harsh grasp to the tender, graceful touch...

No longer seizing, but caressing.

He is insane for this!

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AAAAAAAAAA

THIS IS WHAT I WANT

WTHHH

EPIC SHITTTT

Cihan: Love isn't something that can be calculated or planned, mom. I’ve realized that loving her is not something I can control. Alya: We haven’t forgotten anything. We just want to start over. Cihan: I love you with all my heart. Alya: I love you with all my heart, too. Cihan: Alya, we've been through so much together. I don’t know what the future holds for us. But there’s one thing I’m afraid of: the fear of losing you.

FUCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

It seems like Sadakat wanted to make them feel guilty.

She is the last person to judge them but whatever.

Anyway they're coming! This is such a powerful fragman but doesn't reveal anything about Boran. I don't know what to think about that matter. I just loved what I saw!

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He is holding her hand and we're only seeing this from a behind-the-scenes photo!

I mean, no matter what I say, it won't be enough and whatever I say, I won't be able to stop myself from cursing.

Now I have just one question in mind: Was it worth cutting the scene?

And for whom? For a character and storyline that will be gone after 8 episodes?

This was the moment when Cihan held Alya's hand for the first time (the rescue moment in ep 15 doesn't count), the first time they took a step toward each other. It doesn’t matter that they held hands again later. It was supposed to happen in this moment, and they cut the scene.

What a complete shame!

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Will this series ever bring us any peace? Will there be an episode that I can watch with curiosity instead of stress?

Someone anonymously asked if Boran might not be dead this summer. I had said, even for a series with logical errors like Uzak Şehir, "This is too much." I still think the same way. Stories like this were seen in the silly series of the early 2000s, but I had also thought Mine's pregnancy was ridiculous. However, now I feel like this might be even worse than that absurdity.

Even if we ignore the logical errors and assume this happened, I'm doubtful that there's a screenwriter capable of handling such a story properly. Well, I'll watch it to understand what's really going on, but honestly, this scenario was the last option I expected.

Another possibility is… that Boran is dead, but he had another hidden identity. After all, this man lived illegally before coming to Canada. We can already see from his will how selfish he was. If he's hiding even more shocking things, I wouldn't be surprised.

The fact that Alya was trying to pull her hand away after what the woman said, though, left a lump in my throat.

Clearly, it's going to be a long season, and my favorite couple seems to feel that too. Look at their judging looks. I can't.

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Show them.

Bon Appétit Your Majesty (폭군의 셰프 2025)

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— BON APPETIT, YOUR MAJESTY (EP.03)

She is my chief royal cook, which means she is my person.

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-In our family, there's no such thing as a happy love. No one can give their heart to where it truly belongs. -Maybe one day that'll change. -Maybe.

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I don’t always dislike slow-paced productions, but if it’s a weekly series, I really need to feel connected to it in order to keep watching the next episode. It might be easier to binge-watch.

have you watched the kdrama 'my liberation notes'? if you havent, you must!

I was following the series while it was airing, but at some point, I stopped watching. The episodes were slow-paced, or maybe it was just a really busy time for me and I couldn’t make time. Maybe I’ll start it again. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Bon Appetit, Your Majesty (2025) | Season 1, Episode 1 | Im Yoon-ah as Yeon Ji-yeong and Lee Chae-min as Lee Heon

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have you watched the kdrama 'my liberation notes'? if you havent, you must!

I was following the series while it was airing, but at some point, I stopped watching. The episodes were slow-paced, or maybe it was just a really busy time for me and I couldn’t make time. Maybe I’ll start it again. Thanks for the suggestion.

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"Buttons signify the closure of one chapter and the beginning of another."

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This is such an underrated episode. I think my angst lover cells might have enjoyed a little too much because that's why episode 16 is still one of my favorites.

Why do I love it so much? Like I said, it's the peak of angst. Also, in my opinion, it's one of the episodes where Alya's feelings truly start to become clearly visible and it's also when we begin to see just how close Cihan is to losing control once he realizes he might lose Alya.

The things I still remember and enjoy:

Alya confronting herself in the WC.

Cihan driving the wrong way in traffic just to catch up with Alya (this still blows my mind, he could’ve just followed her home and talked to her there, but I can’t think of a better way to show how out of his mind he is, how terrified he is of losing her).

Cihan visibly getting upset because of a few words ("a marriage that has no meaning") from Alya. (If only Alya knew the effect her words had on him…)

Alya beginning to distance herself from Cihan. Cihan being completely powerless.

The moment he realizes her life is in danger! His reaction? One word: magnificent.

Cihan slipping from gray into black: Becoming so overprotective that he didn't even let Alya work as a doctor. (This scene has always hit me so hard, because in such a simple way, it shows just how much Cihan is willing to be daring when it comes to Alya.)

It should be Cihan who's angry and yet, it's Alya who keeps showing her anger, refusing to even look at him. Ha!

That incredible fight. (I still can’t watch it a second time all the way through. It’s so heavy, so emotional. The moment Cihan realizes just how badly he’s messed things up. The moment Alya’s heart truly breaks.)

Cihan going to the room and completely destroying it. Alya leaving the necklace on the drawer.

The SONG and Cihan questioning why Alya left one side of the necklace empty. Even though he wants to hope, holding that necklace creates a beautiful contradiction as if it's telling him that maybe it’s already too late to hope.

Them not being able to stay in the same room but also not being able to sleep.

That fight. The cherry on top. Alya throwing it in his face so perfectly that this marriage only exists on paper and making it clear that she doesn’t owe him any explanation about who she meets. Naturally, this triggers Cihan’s fears, especially the fear that she might fall in love with another man. That moment when his face just drops. It’s still one of my all-time favorites.

Maybe that’s why, when Alya’s bodyguard tells Cihan she’s sitting alone at a café, the very first thing he asks is whether she’s with someone…

When Alya hands him the divorce papers the man's eyes are screaming: "how can you do this to 'us'?"

The disbelief in Alya’s eyes as she watches Cihan sign the papers. Her little nod, the way she thinks she doesn't matter to him. The way he carefully scrutinizes her face…Even though he knows exactly why this marriage happened and even though he clearly states later that divorce is not even an option he still signs it. Like this is a normal marriage and they're a couple who has been going through a marriage crisis.

This is exactly what I mean when I say: when it comes to Alya, this man forgets everything. The world fades away. Logic, reason, common sense, all of them abandon him. In here, all that’s left is a man in pain, completely consumed by love who wants to hurt her the way he’s hurting… to test her, to push her.

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Is it usual for dizis to not do a time jump? I feel like usually time jumps are a given…. Have you watched ones where they continued S2 right where S1 left off?

It depends on how the season finale ends. If there's a major accident, a traumatic event, etc. a time jump is more likely, which is usually how Turkish TV series end their seasons. Lately, I've watched a lot of series that included time jumps, for example Yabani, Kirli Sepeti… but in those cases, the story was suitable for it. In Uzak Şehir, the conditions are suitable for a time jump as well, but I think it would feel a bit like taking the easy way out.