Fi (2017–2018) User Reviews

1st season was best compare to 2nd season,

[meenaal-600-474953 · 8/10 · 14 April 2019]

I m not native Turkish person, may be the language and slang part I might have missed. Casting/Acting was awesome, Story was predictable, but still you will be curious. As drama you will definitely feel some flaw or minor loop holes with the screen play or logic, same with this drama as well. I m not sure why all the male leads were elderly looking people and female leads were so young. "Ece" the actress was damn beautiful. Such a lovely eyes. All I was interested apart from main story was the "Afife" drama, but it was not clear at all. Thanks, Meena.

Great One

[adamsartawi · 8/10 · 19 July 2019]

I liked the whole story and characters except of Ozge (The Journalist) she's very sick spending her life running behind people not understanding what is right and what is wrong, not even understanding Justice. I'm just afraid that it's the director who doesn't understand these things and she will win at the end! This will be a big failure if it happens

Different yet amazing.

[joseee123 · 9/10 · 18 June 2020]

I don't really like psychological thrillers but this one got me hooked from the beginning. One thing people forgot to mention is the AMAZING music composition. It's just a one of a kind. The characters are brilliant; you can actually FEEL what each one of them is feeling. Sometimes you can even FEAR what they could/would/will be feeling. So emotional and gripping. Some events are unexpected and so sad, but that just adds to the overall message of the series. You're gonna hate some characters. You're gonna love others. But honestly my favorite is Ozge. She's incredible. And her relationship with Sadik is something I knew I would fall in love with from the start. It's not a long series, I would definitely recommend it. That one missing star from my rating is a little bit of all the other negative reviews.

Excellent series and best of all, unpredictable.

[koriander-08409 · 10/10 · 21 August 2017]

Fi is different, unique and unpredictable. The series consist of 12 episodes which is short for a Turkish series. The storyline was well balanced and stayed mainstream without distracting subplots. I watch Turkish TV regularly and this was my first time with Ozan Guven and he was brilliant as Can Manay. His eyes and facial expressions spoke volumes. The entire cast was great. The ending was a surprise but after giving it some thought, it leaves the door wide open for the next two books to follow (Ci, Pi). Filming for Ci begins in Sep-2017.

My only complaint: the backdrop to the main characters - Duru and Deniz - are dance student and music/dance instructor, respectively. I would love to have seen more dance and music blended into the storyline because what was there was great - just not enough of it!

Well done!

[conwerse · 10/10 · 11 April 2017]

It is great to see what people can do once they have freed themselves from the shackles that are set by TV industry. Seeing Ozan Guven in a work other than comedy and the way he pulled it off, is just amazing. A big slap to the Turkish media/TV industry and a great sight in general! Cant wait for another episode...

Awesome

[kalaniz-32-878702 · 10/10 · 3 April 2017]

Finally, it is great to see a Turkish series has an impact beginning. Probably it will go on like this. Loved it. Ozan Guven! Great job! Another impact skill of this production: it is an online series. Will not be shown on TV. Very unique. You can never guess the next scene. You will always be surprised. For example; kiss scene of Ozan Guven and Serenay Sarikaya...

Awesome

[vickycocco · 10/10 · 16 March 2018]

The best turkish series I have ever seen. Serenay Sarikaya is amazing, also the rest of the cast. It catches you from the beginning. Highly recommended

Good, deep characters with intriguing story

[caglarsonmez · 6/10 · 18 October 2017]

What is good about Fi is that it is mostly dependent heavily on character depth as it was expected from a book adaptation. Main 5 characters are all well balanced. As episodes progress, deep layers of characters revealed to viewers and viewer stance in favor or against any character may subject to change. By showing gray areas of characters; viewers may empathize with every main character some point even if they had judgements prior about them. It is really hard to determine who is protagonist and antagonist in this story.

Even though characters can be praised with their development, it has to be confessed that they are not original at all. Maybe the most important character, Duru which main plot line revolves around, is just an adaptation of Nina Sayes (portrayed by Natalie Portman) in Black Swan. A young dancer who is pure and innocent at first glance but has extreme passions. Others are not different too; Can Manay a cliché anti-hero, egoist and machiavellist on surface, but whose hurtful past and prior traumas compensate all. Lastly Deniz, first portrayed like a selfless fairy- tale musician turns out to be a prodigal, selfish and self-centered guy who values only his likenesses.

Besides main characters, side stories also enrich plot and make Fi. But they are also lack the originality as their main counterparts. Just like the main characters they all live at extremes. They are merely a representatives of major beliefs, ideologies and movements. Sadik Murat Kolhan; a rich "almighty" media boss, Özge; a LGBT activist who fights for freedom etc.

Overall, an experienced viewer can guess almost everything that will happen as story progresses. This aspect lowers the overall quality of series and declines viewer enthusiasm. But Fi saves the show by great acting, perfect music, a good story and well balanced characters.

Top notch

[rrh-02063 · 10/10 · 4 November 2020]

One of the best Turkish series I have watched. The actors are so dedicated, I was intrigued to The whole series to find out the ending which was unexpected!!!

Excellent

[pf-everettbarrera · 9/10 · 23 April 2020]

The most important thing is, it was different and also unique. Some series was unpredictable. Searching for another series like FI.

watchable..

[leviolent · 4/10 · 18 March 2018]

Don't be intrigued by all the praise for this series as all reviewers seem to be turkish (obviously) and are keen to push this. completely understandable though because this is one of the few turkish productions in the recent years without censored lines, pixelated shots of cigarettes and more than usual deep characters, based on a book written maybe 20 years too late for the turkish readers.. but it is something and therefore appreciated by the audience, which is alright in a way.

to be able to produce this, heavy sponsorship was necessary and it is unbearable for me to see those smartphones from the same brand being flashed every. single. scene. ..showed off all kinds of products from this same company with camera pans allover the brand name, actors praising the 'breakfast for champions' with a zoom on the package, energy drink cans held in that certain way towards the camera, cars or sportswear no one can really afford in the country. I have almost been expecting the price tag on all interiour items.

it is a shame but maybe the only way for this as turkish media cencorship makes it impossible to, for example, even hear any real streetlanguage on tv.

the story is like some shittier turkish black swan with super deep but actually ridiculous psycholocigal life lessons no one really wants to hear about anymore. i really liked that media mogul guy though. he's cool..

technically well done and published only online, as far as I know..

Nice

[IThinkThat · 8/10 · 16 October 2020]

A nice series that kept me interested Nothing too exciting but not boring .

Great Series Just deep and engaging

[ninaswitchery · 10/10 · 14 May 2021]

I loved Fi its was great with all characters... and good and bad, love and pain...

Suprisingly good!

[ozlem-lv · 10/10 · 20 September 2020]

Different and worth watching. I like the psychology in it.

OUTSTANDING

[zaroonkhan809 · 10/10 · 17 April 2018]

THE FIRST TURKISH SERIES THAT ARE NOT TOO LONG AND HAS A GREAT STORY VERY ATTRACTING CAST ESPECIALLY Ozan Güven AND Berrak Tüzünataç

Excellent

[entrenous-81360 · 10/10 · 28 April 2020]

My first words to the user called "leviolent" . Although your judgement about Turkey is somewhat true, your comment made me think anyway, why does a man or woman spend relatively much time and writes lots of words to explain why he or she didn't like a serial. You may be right, some Turkish guys tried to push this serial, but it makes sense, because everybody is patriotic more or less, so they have a reason. But you, obviously, aren't Turkish or pretending as if you weren't. but if you ask me you are either Kurdish or Armenian or may be Greek. And you aren't here to review a serial, you are here because you don't like Turks and you use this platform to vent your spleen and disgorge your venomous words. I checked your account and I noticed that you watch and review mostly Turkish movies and serials those I have never heard or watched in my life. So, put off your mask and write true reviews anymore. It's better both for you and us. Let's get back to the point. "Fi" is one of the best serials I have watched so far. Of course I don't compare it with classics like Prison Break or 24. etc. but the cast, the fiction, romance and so, bring this serial to the top.

ficipi

[kiziltanalp · 10/10 · 2 November 2017]

Fi is a brilliant TV series, plain and simple. It is unique in that it relies on imagination and psychology to scare you and make you think twice about the world around you. The writer did a fabulous job constructing the imagery of this series, and I genuinely did not know about the ending until it was revealed. Quite a shock! Anyone who bashes it is simply not giving it a chance or don't fully realize the complex dialog and imagery around them. Brilliant

A poor adaptation of a poorly written novel!

[koryozkal · 1/10 · 16 July 2018]

At first you will be intrigued by the list of A list actors on this project. However, I promise it will not take more than a couple of episodes to understand it has a poorly written script. What really frustrated me big time was the quality of acting Ozan Güven and Berrak did the best with the material they were given but there were times you would not believe the lack of quality acting. They tried too hard to sound smart but Dialogues are full of boring cliches. To me the main problem is the source material. Azra Kohen is not an established writer with a lot of credibility. Her story telling has a lot of flaws and faults . It is also a total non-sense to mash-up self help cliches and a thriller together. If you dont have anything else to do, if you hate good story telling. If you have no knowledge of self help and if you love cheap high school grad level type of social messages . This is the right tv series for you to watch! If not, you will find this as an insult to your intelligence!

What a pleasant surprise

[alexander_liu · 10/10 · 8 May 2022]

The story line is quite attractive,no too dramatic ,but appealing ,and the casts are having a good performance. I love Can Manay. He is so capable, powerful,confident ,mature ,caring ,elegant and having everything in control.it seems to be a perfect man in my mind ,I wish I could be someone like this in my life. And his dressing is so fashion ,he likes black a lot. Also I would like to strengthen that the background music in this program is also good.

Awesome !

[gvinjilian · 10/10 · 26 March 2020]

Yesterday, I finished Fi and I'm in emotions. Somehow, Fi found me. I kept hearing about this wonderful show. We are all damaged in some ways. Many people are carrying traces of a horrible past , I found myself emotionally attached to them. Life is a journey. And last ... Who am I ? Who do you see? You and myself. What's a human being?

So real

[the_legend-08110 · 10/10 · 12 July 2020]

Real, amazing and so interesting all the episodes!

10/10

[ro-hasan · 10/10 · 5 July 2019]

It is awesome.. Doro and Jean Manay were really creative..

Real feelings, amazing.

[lina-pratkeviciute · 10/10 · 1 October 2018]

Something incredible and very deep. Extraordinary. Exceptional.

Daring

[hcitydental · 8/10 · 12 January 2020]

Very daring , well written , well executed and exciting Direct short series with no unnecessary plots. One of My favorite. Highly recommended

Intriguing plot, incoherent script, poor execution

[flausbert-53465 · 4/10 · 27 November 2022]

It started off as a compelling story however, for me, fell apart as episodes progressed and characters developed.

Many loopholes and logic issues is immediately distracting. It did not help to see heavy product placement from sponsors, certain phone, car, foot and sports wear company logos pops so frequent at times that I was not sure if this was cast only for advertising.

I had issues with half the characters from get-to. Diffucult to find logic or motivation. Character relations with one another so loosely developed but at the same time they are tied so intimately at times without reason or rhyme.

It feels as if the show would be up there with top series had the time was taken to develop characters, storyline and links in a cohesive manner.