#nigar kalfa supremacy

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Things that are rare in Topkapi Palace

Daye not threatening violence, demotion, or violent demotions.

People around Daye NOT giving her reasons.

A batch of candy making it to next day without Sumbul, Hurrem and Nigar reducing it to at least half.

There not being at LEAST one (1) murderer at large most people don't seem to care about.

The Valide having any cognition of what's going on beyond "Hurrem sure is a b*tch/where is my daughter/oooh nice fabric".

Ibrahim managing to go to the toilet with full satisfaction.

Hatice managing to talk about a subject she didn't bring up (aka anything beyond "my husband/my brother/I'm sad for reasons concerning either or both of them").

Someone Ibrahim appointed not embezzling money or randomly mistreating poor people or planning secession.

Suleyman being informed of any of the given f**k ups and intrigues going on at the moment BEFORE it somehow resolves with something weird happening in his bedroom.

Mocenigo finishing a diplomatic visit without gratuitous abuse and/or threats.

Matrakci and Leo not being sad puppies who should probably run away together and have wacky adventures on the Silk Road.

Gulnihal not being a complete pushover.

Mahidevran not being actively plotting to make things worse for herself.

Viktoria not being obviously suspicious.

People other than Hurrem noticing Viktoria being obviously suspicious and giving a s**t about it.

Gulfem not balancing on the edge of a breakdown due to being surrounded by people in dire need of several therapists.

Mustafa having any clue (poor bastard.)

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True!

Actually one of the reason that made me sad about that (besides sis deserving better than Constipation Pasha in my eyes) was that her sweet tooth and food war w/ Sumbul was funny and endearing but also that I'd be sad to know a girl started eating less because of a crush on me.

Take that bite, lady, you're amazing.

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The implication clearly is that Nigar ate the dessert herself which I love.

@fabrizio-art once was sad that Nigar had less of an appetite after having a crush on Ibrahim (the implication was that she wanted to be thin for him just like how she started to dress up as Hürrem remarks on in this very episode, Episode 18) and that will become true a couple of episodes later in Episode 20:

This is such an accurate depiction of having a crush, especially an intense one. In the earliest stage you are just happy that you exist in this world, and can actually be more carefree than ever. We also see this in Nigar having girls massage herself and slacking off work and becoming less hardworking after having a crush. Then the anxiety of not being noticed by the object of your crush sets in and you start to “look after yourself”.

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If you had to write a fanfic about Magnificent Century, what would it be about?

The same question for fan art if you can’t answer the above.

Oh boy where do I start.

Well, besides the obvious "What if the show allowed Nigar to be queer as vibes told me she was?", and assuming we preserve the timeline, couple ideas.

-What if Leo and Viktoria realized they were natural allies, tried to plot together, failed, and then escaped together, to Persia and beyond? Honestly I see it as a potential ship but it could be a lot of stuff.

-LOTS of possible Suleyman introspection angles. Maybe reminiscing about HIS childhood while watching Mustafa, and I'd make SURE to highlight the cognitive dissonance that has to be somewhere in there.

-Something about the hilarious correspondence he had w/ a couple of Italian figures begging for him to help/promising to help with an invasion of Italy (The Duke of Mantova, Lucrezia Gonzaga). Somehow I'd find out how the mention that thing I read about parmesan being all the rage in Topkapi too.

-Lots of angles where you could tackle street life in the Empire, Istanbul and beyond.

-50% joking (?) but Biker Gang modern AU titled Sons of Ankara just because the idea is hilarious.

-Inner monologue of Suleyman's reaction to Charles the V abdicating. Actually I think a movie/short show about the two of them in parallel would be fascinating, we have the two biggest egos of the Mediterranean (there might have been fierce competition in Asia) and nominally top figures of their respective worlds that also kinda never had the showdown of the century both were raised and primed to dream of, and I'm morbidly fascinated by that dynamic.

It's also hilarious to imagine show Suleyman's brain smoking by him trying to even CONCEIVE of the concept of abdicating.

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I'm about to say the thing you were waiting for.

By the way. Still here.

Still not done with episode 16, but a few random comments.

First of all, THE thing.

We're now rooting for Hurrem hard. She's learning, actually trying and thinking, and at this point almost everyone else is worse tbh.

Especially Mahidevran.

The Leo Arc has begun. It will be glorious and dumb.

Matrakçi apparently having the key to Ibrahim's place like we were in Friends is hilarious.

Same as him being utterly confused by the concept of twins.

Matrakçi has never not been hilarious actually.

YAY MOCENIGO IS BACK (and keeps being bullied).

I loved the roasting of the Pope for selling indulgency because while correct on that, it was hilarious coming from Suleyman, ESPECIALLY when he decides to throw shade at religious authoritarianism and/or inner division, given what just happened with the letter from the Shah (amazing trash talk from both sides there. Suleyman, as usual, is as subtle as Orban's cannons).

Lastly the important stuff- I was not ready for loose hair nightgown Nigar.

None of my family was actually, my sisters took it just as I did, we're still recovering.

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We're live in 10 minutes

Topkapi Thursday is here, who's in the game?

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Speaking of that Magnificent Century Stream- What about Topkapi Thursday?

You heard it right, it's time.

To be precise, it's gonna be Thursday, March 14th, and I'm gonna be watching episode 21 from the start to refresh memory, then see how far we get.

Day of the week might change due to my sisters's schedule but in the meantime that's a good moment to launch.

As for the time, I'd normally want to do it in the evening (21/21:30 CET) tho I know that would be particularly late for @faintingheroine and everyone else in Turkey since you guys are 2 hours ahead from Italy, so depending on who thinks they're gonna be there, at least for this once I could do it in my afternoon.

Then again people might be working, idk, let me know.

Hope to see you soon!

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News-Magnificent Streaming, live from Topkapi soon

Can't take this anymore.

Seems like trying to revive watching the show at home is dead on arrival, so I guess AFTER the current exam stuff I will make good on my promise and start doing live MC watch-parties, on Twitch or on Tumblr live.

This February, prepare for trouble and cose turche.

Picture is Nigar for obvious reasons and also no reason at all.

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Most Intense Confrontation in Episode 18

I could watch an entire episode of these two arguing in the kitchen and eating whatever.

Also them engaging in the timeless Topkapi sport of annoying people who are working to vent.

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I wouldn't necessarily know about small d*ck (that's more Ahmet territory) but Ibrahim is a walking complex nonetheless.

@faintingheroine my tumblr is evil and for some reason won't let me send you asks. i just wanted to let you know that i forced my boyfriend to watch MC and his favorite character is Nigar. his reasoning being "she's just so wise and hot". he also thinks Ibrahim emanates "small dick energy" and he finds his romance with Hatice lame af

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Had to share this from my IG.

At least I HOPE people know where I'm at here.

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News- Magnificent Streaming coming soon

Regular family MC watching seems to have died for good, which means after I'm done with the exams, I'm making good on my promise to watch it live, either on Twitch or Tumblr live.

You're all, of course, invited.

Prepare for cose turche.

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One thing that will frustrate you is everyone in the show thinking that Ibrahim is too good for Nigar in every way and that Nigar is a piece of shit he accidentally stepped onto or a venomous snake that in some inexplicable way slithered into his bed/mind/heart. It is nice to find someone who thinks the reverse, that Nigar is a prize and that Ibrahim isn’t much.

Unless they do a full 180 on her characterization I don't see how that could be the case.

However I have to be honest (this is the harshest I'm gonna go on Nigar for a WHILE) and add that a full 180 is a hard thing to do because (and I say that as a fan) so far Nigar barely HAS a characterization.

Honestly at times I feel the same about her as Storm in the X-Men movies.

She's hot and badass + somehow vulnerable/sympathetic... But her motives and reasons beyond that are so vague that you have to interpret her character and can never really scratch the sensation that what you're doing is projecting headcanon onto barely sketched slate.

Real talk, I love her vibe. I have no freaking idea what her CHARACTER is yet.

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Our kalfa can still win!!

VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION 2)

As of Episode 10, btw.

You CAN elaborate on your answers here.

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That's understandable. I maintain that if you are into men you have a rougher time at the beginning of Season 1.

Mocenigo Appreciation Time

Today's National Italian Day, so in honour of our Repubblic let's hear it for an older repubblican italian rep, AND the most randomly bullied character in the first 10+ Episodes.

Btw Ibrahim pretending not to speak italian for a while just to be able to annoy the guy by mocking his hat, and then do the power move of "I too can actually speak an hilarious broken italian instead of the Venetian we're supposed to be speaking" is the moment in which he first lost points in my book.

Dat Kafir drip, tho.

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This is becoming increasingly funnier and way more heated than when I did the ladies poll.

Top of Topkapi, Men Edition- L'Impero Ottomanzo

Italian joke- manzo (literally male cow) means "hunk".

This will be a battle royale (sultanyale? Imperyale?), with the highest squaring off later if needed.

Ağalar, hatunlar and nonbeynary friends, GO!

-This is updated to Episode 16!-

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Sorry for abrupt ending, I tried to avoid rambling on as I tend to do.

Again it was cool, glad you enjoyed. Hopefully next time my sisters are there too.

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