Forbidden Love (2008–2010)
1/10
disgusting-i-memnu/lust-i-memnu or askimemnu?
16 August 2012
Warning: Spoilers
As usual of Ece and Melek going for taboo issues and breaking societies of norm they went for the adoption of ask-i-memnu. The original story and the show is very different in terms how much lust exists in the show we're practically given a porn scene at the end of season 1 for ratings whilst the originally story was to show a society reforming, new values and dangers and perhaps not a good idea of having a play boy in the house and a young beautiful wife who is very manipulative and there was no kissing/porn involved in that story. I actually don't have much to say except that Beren Saat's acting in season 2 is terrific when she goes into her psychotic behavior. This affair of theirs continues whilst everyone including the fiancé of Behlul has some suspicious.

Did they ever love each other? I really doubt that it was more of a attraction, chemistry they supposedly had than feelings and having power over each other. Do I think the main leads had the attraction for the chemistry? For me they didn't have that chemistry however that's good as I didn't like the storyline but watched it as I heard many praises about it. I skipped most of season 1 and part of season 2 but I was surprised I was still in the same timeline that the husband is so unaware of his wife's actions whilst they continued to sleep with each other behind his back.

The innocent in this story: The 3rd lead Nihal. She is irritating at times but she's played at hands of many people in the show including Bihter and Behlul. She is the one who truly loved Behlul and MAYBE in time if Behlul had moved away from the house could've loved Nihal too.

However the thing that I couldn't digest of all Behlul happens to be same guy that was long-term boyfriend of Bihter's sister Peyker. It's like Henry 8th who slept with Ann Bolyn and her sister except the mother.

Oh and lastly the couple i enjoyed the most in the show were Peyker and Nihat.

Would I recommend this show? Not really but I've to say the direction was good and so was the music. The set and clothing was also fabulous and as always you've an attractive blond Kivanc Tattlitug playing the role of a play boy perhaps that's another reason for the success of the show.
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