#Aybige Hatun

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★ recycled series

↳ nurbanu sultan [1/3]

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Magnificent Century + text posts and stuff

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magnificent century+magnificent century:kosem moodboards pt2

aybige hatun

sah sultan

beyhan sultan

kosem sultan

safiye sultan

turhan sultan

ayse sultan

gevherhan sultan

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This has always been one of my favourite Mahidevran scenes because despite of its casualness [and a kind of formal cordiality all throughout; I love me some tender Mahi!], it (retroactively) tells a whole, crucial story about Mahidevran's relationship with beauty entirely through how she deals with Aybige's objections and concerns.

Mahidevran has always cherished beauty and how one looks (as seen by her constantly taking care of her appearance) — it's important how you come off in such a place as the harem that has these specific, drawn-out demands one should adhere to, get used to or outright adopt, so of course Aybige's 'style' strikes her as odd, as something that has to be cleared up and "corrected", a view she shares with others like Hafsa too. But while she still would let Aybige's clothing slide for Nigar's wedding in E44 because she couldn't sway her to try a dress on, now that she'll be "the daughter-in-law of the Ottoman dynasty", engaged and then wed to Mahi's own son, it all simply can't go on like this. Aybige has to be swayed; she has to be at her best, most appropriate shape, she has to set an example and Mahidevran will be the one to make sure of it. That's why she calls Aybige only after she's prepared the concubines that'll take her measurements for the dresses as well as the ones who'll serve her - she is well aware of her resistance and immediately makes the first step to circumvent it. That's why she gets a little more stern ("Aybige Hatun. I don't want any objection.") and imposing (standing up to assert authority before saying the aforementioned quote) when Aybige still resists. But it's the doubt Aybige expresses in her own beauty that makes Mahidevran soften up the most. Because it turns out she too knows well what it means to tie your beauty to your self-worth.

Beauty is how Mahidevran won Süleiman over. Each time he praises her in their Manisa flashbacks it's in relation to her beauty: "The beautiful who makes me lose my mind. This beauty, this glance... you made me fall in love."; "My Mahidevran. My pretty-faced Sultana." (E55); "You. [as an answer to Mahidevran's question of who's more beautiful out of her and the emerald ring]" (E01). There's also Süleiman's assertion in E02 (the transition between Manisa and Topkapi in SS and Mahi's relationship reaching its completion) that the ring has to be "flawless and worthy of Mahidevran" and given their other conversation about the ring that we've seen, this may also be about her beauty especially. It's only natural that Mahidevran has assigned value to her beauty, perhaps the first thing she ever got notable for in this harem, and it's in front of someone else, in front of the sultan most of all, that she has to look beautiful. Beauty is an ideal of/for Süleiman that she follows and aspires to (hence it's rather poetic that at the end of the show she's left without even a trace of it... and she doesn't care), a vital, almost indispensable part of their relationship. And she isn't sure whether she can fully live up to it as there are moments where she does want her beauty to be affirmed: from asking Gülşah does she find her beautiful in E41 to that exact question to SS regarding the ring in E01 (is this another reason why losing the ring, the one thing Mahidevran measured her beauty against and is also supposedly indicative of her beauty that seems so important as well as the integrity of her place in SS's heart, hurt this much?). So when she sees Aybige have that exact same worry (while it's usually a defense she uses when people make her wear stuff she doesn't like, I think that there are some sincere feelings there), of course what she does is to assure, just like Aybige had reassured Mahidevran's beauty in the past also (E44: "I wouldn't be as beautiful as you no matter what I wear"; "You're beautiful"). The deeper, more familiar that appears to lie underneath the "You're a very beautiful girl", given the warmth with which she says it and looks at her throughout (but there's also a close yet characteristic of a sultana hand gesture!), along with Mahidevran genuinely thinking that Aybige is beautiful and since she's beautiful, she has to use it. She has to fascinate Mustafa with her beauty and her 'femininity' (E53) because that's how it worked for Mahidevran herself. It's only a matter of a gentle push, of a reaffirmation that Mahidevran will too very much appreciate in her place. She won't let Aybige dwell in these doubts; she'll see her beauty and her worth and she'll bring them forth.

But since beauty for Mahidevran is already that ingrained, it also seems to be a vital, almost indispensable part of her as well, which allows it to go beyond Süleiman, beyond taking care of yourself simply to "dazzle" someone else. Beauty also underlines identity, individuality (that also can't help but include where someone stands in the harem). Mahidevran has used clothing, new fabrics, furniture several times to leave her mark on the harem, to show who she is. She keeps taking care of herself even after she leaves Topkapi. She does it because she wants to, because she likes it, because it remains within her and means a lot to her, so why not show it? So she considers Aybige's beauty, her "dazzling" Mustafa through these ways a part of her identity as well, one she has to embrace. Nothing else would do.

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These silver earrings with a pink stone was first worn by Mahidevran Sultan in the twenty-third episode of the second season of Magnificent Century. Two episodes later, they appeared again on Aybige Hatun. The earrings can then be seen on Gülfem Hatun in the thirty-sixth episode of the same season. They were also worn by Mihrimah Sultan in the fourth episode of the third season as well as by an older Mihrimah in promotional material of the same season.

The earrings become part of the plot in the thirty-seventh episode when they are used to identify Nigar Hatun as the kidnapper. However, Nigar does not wear them in the thirty-sixth episode when the viewer saw her commit the crime.

The earrings appear three times in the fourth season, first on Nurbanu Sultan in the eighth episode, then on Defne Sultan in the twenty-eighth episode and lastly on Hümaşah Sultan in the final episode.

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✺ Aybige Hatun (Ezgi Eyüboğlu) — Magnificent Century

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Am I The Asshole? - Topkapi Edition

Unfortunately for @faintingheroine I just... Could not bring myself to fulfill her request. I am sorry, it just wasn't very inspiring! But I wrote this as a replacement/apology. Basically, this one is just the Magnificent Century universe, only with the addition of Reddit. Don't think about it too hard.

Disclaimer: Usernames here aren't always super clear, so I am going to just relay here who is who, both the obvious and not-so-obvious ones. ButterflyPrincess - Hatice FeelLikeABot - Nigar Genghiskhanwithteats1001 - Aybige manfromparga - Ibrahim (d'oh) M&MCustodian - Süleyman moonofdestiny500 - Mahidevran Moonlover69 - Gülşah RoyalTurqoise7 - Şah smilingsultana - Hürrem thebossakinci - Bali Bey

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AITA for taking revenge on my friend for sleeping with my boyfriend? by user smilingsultana So, about a year ago I (18F) entered the harem of some powerful dude (30?M) and met this really nice, chill girl (19F), who is even from the same region as me??? We instantly hit it off, we even slept next to each other in the servant’s quarters, it was pretty great. A few months in, our master noticed me and WTF he was so dreamy??? I mean yeah he’s also very generous to his favourites haha but that’s besides the point. The thing is, he fell in love with me like immediately, and I am also crazy for him. He jokes around with me, gives me gifts, does really unspeakable things in bed, the whole package. There was some drama with his family, but from the way he talks to me, I thought he won’t even look at another woman again. Especially when I became pregnant! He even nursed me back to health, three times, because did mention his family are a fucking bag of dicks (except for his sister she’s cool)?! But whatever, this isn’t about them.

The point is, remember that best friend I mentioned before? Well, you know that war that we had recently, the one where we took Belgrade and everything? My master left shortly before I learned I am pregnant, and when I came back, I was pretty far along, I think like seven and a half month in? So he gave me my own room, attendants and everything, and my friends was one of those attendants. I thought it’s gonna be great, she will stay with me forever and they are never going to send her away because she’s too old to serve or some junk. But shortly before I gave birth, she started acting suspiciously. For one, she converted to islam, and I know you’ll be asking „but op isn’t this a good thing that she turned away from the false faith?“ – well no, because the moment I learned what she did I knew she got this idea from me. And I converted mostly to please my master. The red flags were just blaring in my mind, but if you’ve ever been pregnant, then you know that this kind of thing is usually pretty low on one’s list of priorities shortly before giving birth. Besides, I thought it would be a bit of a dick move to worry about her stealing my man, like, she would never, and also, how would she even do that when she’s always by my side? So, when I started going into labor in the middle of the night, I thought she would be there to help... But then I couldn’t find her anywhere??? I searched for her for what felt like an eternity, I almost gave birth on the ground of a palace corridor, and she only turned up the next morning! I was too happy to really be pissed off, because you know, I just had my baby boy, and I almost kinda forgave her.

Then one of my other attendants told me that my master had another concubine with him that night – I wasn’t quite convinced it was my friend, but you can bet that when I ordered her to find the woman from last night, I choked the bitch real good. Just as a warning, you know? And that bitch had the audacity to tell me to „let it go“ because master does whatever he wants or something. Well, I wasn’t going to kill him, but that bitch, so I could care less about that. Then my friend disappeared on the same night they told me not to disturb the master, because there’s another girl with him and... I mean, you don’t need to be a genius to figure that little mystery out, you get me? That morning, I woke up to my friend coming back to my rooms, with sable furs around her neck (did I mention that my boyfriend recently gave me the exact same furs as a gift, because he did) and a big smile on her face as she admired it in the mirror. So of course I lost my shit. I only realized I should’ve been more subtle when there was this big hulabaloo around the fact that I said I am going to kill her (which I didn’t even really mean that way, like sure I wanted to beat the shit out of her and cause her grievious bodily harm, but that’s about it), and in the end I only got a few slaps in, so of course that didn’t satisfy my thirst for revenge.

That day, I visited a mirrormaking workshop. The mirrormaker mentioned that I shouldn’t touch this one chemical (don’t remember the name, only that it was this transparent liquid), because it’s dangerous, which gave me an idea. During my initial freakout, I took out my friend’s sable stole; now I was going to return it to her, but of course poisoned with that chemical (which I stole beforehand). And it worked like charm! My friend woke up with her face utterly ruined, and I was happy at first, because now our master defo won’t call her to his bed again! But when my revenge was finished and my thirst for blood satisfied, I looked at the situation with clearer eyes, and I felt so guilty? Like I could’ve killed her??? Which, I thought I wanted to kill her, but maybe not? Like yes what she had done is fucking inexcusable, but now I can’t even really hate her because I put her in the fucking hospital and she’s suffering so much, I... Did I go too far this time? Please help.

COMMENTS

FeelsLikeABot YTA. YTA AS ALL HELL. WTF, THAT WAS TIN AMALGAM? THAT THING CONTAINS MERCURY??? YOU ABSOLUTELY COULD’VE KILLED HER.

moonofdestiny500 NTA! That bitch absolutely had it coming lol - Moonlover69 Agreed! Fuck that whore.

ButterflyPrincess Uh, can we talk about the fact that you literally made your friend one of your attendants?! I mean I feel like just that makes you an asshole. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for having cordials relationship with staff, but... That cordial? Especially when she was your friend BEFORE she became your servant? - manfromparga Nonsense! My best is also my boss and I can tell you from experience it’s actually pretty chill? People tend to make way too big deal out of it, but so far it’s working pretty well for us. Then again my boss is way less of an asshole lol.

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AITA for keeping my family in the dark about my marriage untill the last moment? by user M&MCustodian I (36M) have had my favourite concubine (27F) for about a decade, and I never had any regrets about keeping her. Sure, she is jealous and temperamental, which is a bit of a problem, but at the same time, her fiery temper can be such fun! Besides, she’s extremely loving and devoted towards me, as well as our children, sometimes to the point of clinginess. In that decade, I might’ve entertained the thought of disposing of her or replacing her, especially whenever she crossed some lines and got into trouble (which, to be honest, happens a lot), but I’ve always decided against it. To put it simply, she makes me too happy to deprive myself of this happiness just because of whatever she has done at the moment.

Of course, the rest of my family does not exactly appreciate this. It’s quite understandable that my previous favourite concubine and mother of my oldest son (35F) dislikes the woman that replaced, but my mother (51F) is no friend of hers as well. While I can imagine she might dislike my favourite’s argumentativeness and ambition, I do not understand how that threatens my mother – or our entire family, as she keeps telling me. My mother is a strong woman, and in conflicts with my favourite, she usually gets her way without much effort. In fact, some of the actions she takes to punish my favourite whenever she steps out of line seem overblown; I strongly suspect mother punishes my favourite overly harshly, or even accuses her of things she did not commit – like that one time she claimed my favourite was unfaithful to me, with the only evidence being a diary of her alleged lover that conveniently disappeared before she was able to present it to me. It feels less like justice and more like spite, if I’m being honest. The only other family members who even live in the same town as us are my younger sister (31F) and her husband (36M), who also happens to be my right-hand man and best friend. My best friend also can’t stand my favourite, though they don’t come into contact that often, and even my sister has a complicated relationship with her, though despite disagreements, they are still generally friends (though since she’s also friends with my other favourite, this often makes her position a bit awkward). Needless to say, my favourite, the love of my life, is not exactly popular with my own family.

Recently, she has played a fine trick on me – first, she made me free her by complaining about how she can’t do charity in the Holy Cities because of her slave status, then refused to sleep with me because, well, she’s a free woman, it wouldn’t be appropriate for her to sleep with someone she isn’t married to? According to all legal experts I’ve consulted, that is in fact the correct course of action, which makes her little trick all the more insidious. Of course I was angry with her, and I banished her to one of our country estates, even though that turned out to be as much of a punishment for me than for her. My pain was only enhanced when our daughter (9F), whom I sent away with her, got sick and I had to visit her. To see my beloved with our darling little girl in her arms, and know that I might never see them again... Well, it was too much. I decided that my favourite’s banishment should only be temporary, but I didn’t quite know when to end it.

Then mother suddenly called my favourite back home, just to visit our children, which was admittedly a bit suspicious, especially when she was then attacked on the way by bandits; then again, she apparently also sent the party that eventually helped save her, so it might’ve been just a coincidence. Either way, hearing that she might’ve died, then spending the whole night with the rescue party, only to see her lying near death on the forrest floor... It was all a little too much for me. I took her home and let her stay for good, despite my mother’s protestations, and while I couldn’t marry her immediately for fear of losing face, my mind was already made. But when my mother sent me another concubine, which I had to refuse, I just knew the time was right. I needed to state my committment to her loud and clear.

I chose the circumcission of my three sons for that purpose. After all, why waste the biggest celebration this family has seen in years? I did not tell anyone, not even my future wife of my intentions – I might’ve dropped a few cheeky hints here and there, but not enough for anyone to connect the dots. When I brought my bride to watch the ceremony, her happiness more than made up for the difficulties of the past few months. We then went to tell our family, which was gathered for the afforementioned triple circumcission, and... Well, I probably should’ve seen their reactions coming. They still made me second guess my decision – not to marry my favourite, the more I think, the more convinced I am that I should’ve done that years ago. But mayhaps keeping them in the dark this whole time might’ve been a little bit insensitive towards them? I don’t know; that’s why I’m turning to redditors.

COMMENTS

manfromparga Okay, ngl that was kind of a hillarious story! And God no, you should not have told them beforehand! They would’ve tried to ruin it anyway! It seems your family is a bunch of scheming bastards. You don’t need their approval. - thebossakinci Agreed! I myself have experience with meddlesome parents – not mine, they are chill, but myfather-in-law was a cockblocking jackass. And mother is a much easier obstacle to overcome! - moonofdestiny500 There you are! You okay, man? I’ve heard you ended up in a hospital! What happened? -- manfromparga Ah, nothing. Minor incident. As you can see, I am well enough to use reddit lol

ButterflyPrincess Hmm. That’s a difficult situation. On the one hand, I understand that disapproving parents can be a pain in the ass – I myself faced the same issue. More because of my husband’s station than because of personal disagreements with my parents, but still. On the other hand, maybe your mother has a point at least in the fact that after tricking you like that, your concubine DEFINITELLY didn’t deserve your full forgiveness? Let her stay in your house, fine, for the sake of your children, but I feel like if my husband pulled a fast one on me like that, I couldn’t possibly forgive him? Then again, maybe if you really, really love her and if she’s really so wonderful despite her flaws, and if (and that’s a big if) you’re not leaving out some more legitimate reasons for your mother to be mad at her... Hmm. I don’t know. - manfromparga    https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F3gf3i18hcf0a1.jpg - ButterflyPrincess OH GO FUCK YOURSELF. God. Why do you have to be a dick under every single comment I write?! -- moonofdestiny500 Ahh there’s our good ButterflyPrincess and manfromparga banter! -- Genghiskhanwithteats1001 ButterflyPrincess x manfromparga. 500k, enemies-to-lovers, slow burn... -- ButterflyPrincess GO TO HELL YOU VULTURES. -- manfromparga I am honestly offended by the suggestion that I would fuck a pathetic old maid like ButterflyPrincess lol

FeelsLikeABot Okay, dude, but can we talk about the fact that you just. Freed your concubine and didn’t think about the fact that you aren’t going to be able to sleep with her anymore? Serves you right for being an idiot. - RoyalTurquoise7 Agreed! That’s very basic islamic law, man. Where did you go to school again?! Overall YTA, but like... Not a big one? I mean, you did free a slave and made her an honest woman, even if you did do that for stupid reasons.

Genghiskhanwithteats1001 HAHAHA. No, fuck your mum. You don’t owe her shit. Honestly, your wife is kinda boss for pulling a fast one on you like that. Is she on reddit?

- M&MCustodian Yes, actually! She’s smilingsultana. -- moonofdestiny500 SMILINGSULTANA IS YOUR WIFE?! Lucky bastard! To be honest, I wouldn’t even clock her as a slave woman. She rocks. NTA. Or maybe YTA for not marrying smilingsultana sooner.

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AITA for making my best friend divorce his wife (that he didn’t want!) so I can sleep with her? by user manfromparga My friend (45M), whom I will call Fatih, has a very sordid romantic history. His most recent romantic relationship was that time he flirted with one of my servants, only for her to turn out to be a spy??? Yeah, he was forced to throw her into the Bosphorus himself, it was pretty fucked. I should also note that he only avoided charges of treason thanks to my intervention, which will be important down the line. But anyway. Since then, Fatih gave up on finding love entirely and started living disorderly – he visit a tavern nearly every day, getting drunk and sleeping around. It’s pretty awful, especially since our friendship is well-known by public, and I am curretly holding a high office, so being associated with such wastrel is extremely inconvenient for me. I thought marrying him off might help, and my wife (31F) agreed with me – hell, she even found an excellent wife for him, a servant of ours we could call Filiz (30?F). The problem is, me and Filiz have a history.

A few years ago, me and Filiz served the same household, and our paths often met. I slowly became aware of Filiz‘ crush on me, though she didn’t act on it, and it largely manifested as her faithful service to me and my wife, so I wasn’t too bothered by it. Then our son died, my wife became depressed, and so her mother took her into the countryside, hoping that a change of enviroment would do her good. It did, but Filiz also used that opportunity to seduce me. Now, I reacted as is appropriate to such a situation – I distanced myself from her, sent her to another household, I even thought of marrying her off, though that didn’t quite work out. But she continued to make ruckus, bursting into tears in front of me, writing love letters, even threatening suicide. Soon, I got pretty sick of it. However, in the meantime, my wife continued to be just as difficult – you see, she is from a much more high-born family than me, and neither she, nor her family ever forget to remind me of that fact. And Filiz’s over-the-top gestures of affection made me think that if I was married to her, she would never humiliate me in the same way. After all, as all the men of reddit can attest, a man has his needs, and one of those needs is to be the head of his family. But because of my wife’s superior status, that wasn’t the case with me. I only did what any other man would do – started looking for affection elsewhere.

As Fatih’s wedding was approaching, my desire for Filiz grew. And Fatih made it abundantly clear that he didn’t want a wife at all. So shortly after the wedding I made a pact with him: on his wedding night, he will divorce his wife, that as mentioned he did not want anyway, and he will let me sleep with her, using the public charade of a marriage as a cover. It’s an easy, convenient solution to both of our problems. The only problem is, I might’ve impugned on his manly pride somehow by denying him his lawful wife? But as I’ve said, he consented to the whole thing, and I’ve mentioned he has a life debt towards me, so it’s a bit of a grey area. But then, what is this subreddit if not for clearing up grey areas? So tell me, am I the asshole here?

COMMENTS

smilingsultana Okay, can we talk about the fact that YOU ARE MARRIED?! Does your wife know you’re here, writing this shit as if she didn’t exist?! - moonofdestiny500 Agreed. Ugh, thanks smilingsultana for being the only sane person out here, lol! - M&MCustodian Here comes smilingsultana, defender of women and children haha. I mean, his wife sounds like a proper bitch. Maybe she had it coming? Like if I lived with that kind of harridan and couldn’t divorce her, I 100% would do the same and worse. -- moonofdestiny500 Wow, that’s a very nice, comforting thing to hear from one’s husband. Smilingsultana, why do you put up with this douchebag again?! --- smilingsultana He’s not that bad in person lol --- manfromparga White knighting much? ---- RoyalTurquoise7 Wait. I thought moonofdestiny is a woman? Just from their general writing style. ----- smilingsultana No, he always says he’s a guy. I mean unless he’s lying or something lol.

thebossakinci NTA in this particullar case, but jury’s still out on the whole adultery thing. I know your wife probably has your balls in an iron grip, but can‘t you really just divorce her? Like I personally would rather die that stay in a marriage with such a bitch. Honestly there’s a reason why I am not married lol. Especially not for money. - manfromparga I did not marry for money. Like yes she’s rich, but I genuinely loved her. I was young and stupid, what can I say.

moonofdestiny500 There’s just... So much else wrong with this picture that I didn’t even notice that this „Filiz“ sounds completely insufferable??? Like I have a servant just like this, and worse. I don’t know how bad your wife is, man, but I guarantee you that fucking a yandere does not make her more bearable. Not that I ever tried haha. - FeelsLikeABot https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuspiciouslySpecificDenial

ButterflyPrincess Wow. Manfromparga just keeps digging trough the bottom of the barrel, doesn’t he? Like I guess we now know where his misogyny comes from, but still. Punishing every other woman for your own unhappy marriage is pretty heinous.

[lady-nadira]

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Does anyone remember how old Aybige is when we are first introduced to her in episode 44 (if we are even told)?

I was just wondering what the age difference between her and Mustafa actually is because we haven't been introduced to adult Mustafa yet.

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This purple velvet cloak with decorative silver clasps looks slightly different in color depending on the lighting. It appears to have a cooler blueish undertone in outdoor settings, while indoors, it appears to have a warmer undertone.   Müjde Uzman first wore the cloak as Armin Hatun in the second season of 𝑴𝒖𝒉𝒕𝒆ş𝒆𝒎 𝒀ü𝒛𝒚ı𝒍 (𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒚). It made two additional appearances in the second season, first on Selma Ergeç as Hatice Sultan in the sixteenth episode and later in the season on Ezgi Eyüboğlu as Aybige Hatun.   Who else wore this cloak? Find out: Bit.ly/acces191    

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More random thoughts:

Young Mehmet/Adult Mehmet, I love him. I know a lot of people prefer Mustafa (or it seems like it) since he's so idealized in this show, but Mehmet deserves the moon and is honestly the best.

I know that Bali Bey and Aybige's romance isn't for everyone, but I actually love it. He does his best to be respectful and not push his feelings on her and contrasted to Ibrahim, he's far less predatory. I like she has her own autonomy and has talks with Hurrem outside of just boys. I love how she tried to protect Hurrem. She's oddly a character that doesn't bore me like Bali Bey's last romance with what's her name?

Daye Hatun is too kind a woman for all the bullshit she's put through.

Upon this rewatch, I think that my favorite run of episodes are around 40-48/49. I love the Harem Revolt story, I'm trash, but I'm a ride or die Ibrahim x Nigar shipper, I love watching Hurrem play the long game for her marriage and her patience in the face of so much hostility. It's such a great contrast to her younger self who reacted first a number of times. Here, she's advising Gul Aga and Nigar Kalfa to ignore the mockery she receives after being exiled, absolutely confident that it's temporary and her plan will work. Hurrem is brilliant these episodes.

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Some Magnificent Century + text posts and stuff

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I honestly love the dynamic between Aybige and Mustafa. They're both thrust into a world they're still adapting to no matter how long they've been exposed to it already (while Aybige has been in Topkapi for a year or so, this is Mustafa's *entire life* but he's just come back from a different predicament; I particularly adore how we are getting used to the new status quo along with them, and how some of their questions and dismay regarding their fates can be echoed by the audience as well); a world the workings and conventions of which they oppose and/or flat out don't get; a world that dictates how they should live their lives but they can't do anything but go with what's decided for them either because they feel they lack enough strength to directly oppose it or because they've found certain advantages to it all (and take some of what their closest advice into account regardless, since they care about them too), but both secretly make moves to oppose it under the guise of acceptance. Where they have a friendly, familial banter while talking about their daily lives, about how they approach the trials and tribulations of the harem and their loved ones, and gain mutual understanding regarding what they have to face together and their opinions on it, what remains hidden between them is what sours stuff between them, even though there should be solidarity between them again as they're against the marriage for the exact same reason (loving someone else). But what Mustafa couldn't reconcile is that it was supposedly all a direct betrayal behind his back, that it had to come to this. From them having gotten used to each other's presense, letting loose in front of one another to the gradual distance that grows between them until we don't even see Mustafa and Aybige sharing a scene anymore, even though he spared Bali Bey's life.

[magnificent-sultana]

Fictional women from Muhtesem Yuzyil (Magnifcent Century) that give me bi panic:

1. Ezgi Eyüboğlu as Aybige Hatun 

2. Merve Oflaz as Ayse Hatun

3. Saadet Aksoy as Sadika Hatun

4. Gonca Sarıyildiz as Fatma Hatun

5. Cansu Dere as Firuze Hatun

6. Burcu Tuna as Gulnihal Hatun

7. Yasemin Allen as Defne Sultan

8. Melike İpek Yalova as Princess Isabella Fortuna

9. Burcu Özberk as Huricihan Sultan

10. Hayal Köseoğlu as Nulifer Hatun

[thevampiricnihal]

Yeah, with the braids she looked slightly more like a Crimean Tatar princess too.

my real reaction when magnificent century had aybige accept her inner girliness and when they put her in dresses so that she could appeal to *checks notes* bali bey