Gülcemal

I gave the show 6 starts not because it's not good, but because of the female lead. She overacts. I keep skipping some scenes until I no longer see her. The story is great, the plot is definitely not cliché. However the cast for the female lead role is not right for me.

When I watched the first episode, I wanted to give it a 10 rating, since it was really good, but now I am at episode 9, I find it hard to keep watching it. Melis is not fit to play the role of Deva, it's a real shame they didn't choose someone else's.

I have seen half of the cast in previous roles and I love the mother's acting, spot on. However, this is my first time seeing Melis Sezen, I don't know if it's her first acting or acting as the lead at all (I haven't done any research about her) but she is too much. (slightly like the actor playing the role of her real mother)

Overall, the series is really good, I love how Gulendam's husband is a bad guy wanna be, but cowardly funny on his own. I want to say that I would love to see how the story will develop and the characters change to reach or not that happy ending. But, when I think about the female lead's scenes, I doubt it.

I actually really enjoyed this modern Turkish retelling of Beauty and The Beast. Murat Unalmis and Melis Sezen, as Gülcemal and Deva, had amazing chemistry and really made this hate to love series one to watch. The supporting cast was phenomenal and Avda Aksel as Zafer made a wonderful villain in this over-arching story of estranged mother and son. At times it was difficult to watch Zafer being so phenomenally evil...although it did make Gülcemal's wins that much greater. Shockingly, the series had lots of secrets and surprise twists that really kept you coming back for more. This was one 2023 series that I looked forward to every week and was disappointed when it was over. That leads me to the final episode, episode 13...for which I have mixed emotions. I really enjoyed the reunion, which was bittersweet knowing the series was over, but the bits with Zafer felt unbelievable. She was such an evil villain, I would have liked to see something a little more suiting to her big personality.

I was surprised that there was as much violence between the two main characters....stabbing, hitting, shooting, yelling. There are no holds barred in this hate to love.

As a romantic, I love the hate to love genre and I highly recommend this fairly short (13 episodes) Turkish series. Forced proximity and great banter are a signature of the series...but it really is all about Gülcemal and Deva. Romantics will be enthralled. I was inspired to buy the book My Sweet Orange Tree because of the references in this series, a book I had never heard of.

My review is based on watching the series in it's original Turkish language with English subtitles.

This is one of the best shows ever it's a rlly lovely series to watch. I really do recommend watching it! Please GIVE A REVIEW SO THE SHOW DOES NOT GET CANCELED ITS WORTH WATCHING IT TRUST ME! The actors in the show are really good actors and this show deserves all the love and support from the people that love this series. Really worth watching the chemistry that they have is immaculate the drama that goes on is good as well please Fox don't cancel the show please people love this show so much and it's worth watching it so please don't cancel it. Please guys write a review about the show and how good it is!

Dizi is great, I recommend everyone, I can't stop thinking about next episode. It is so exciting and the main actor Mr Murat is handsome and great actor. I'm sure if you watch first episode you will watch the others shortly after. There are also commic moments , moments of hate, moments of love, son's suffering for his mother. Every episode is better than the previous. Personally, I didn't watch Turkish series for years, but this one is boooombaaaa and I sincerly hope that it will have the second season because it deserves. The chemistry between main characters is incredible, they look very powerful!!!

This was an extraordinarily plot. It's not only consist about love story. There's a lesson about inner child. How someone mentally affected by someone they loved most in live. U should watch this dizi. It beyond recommended... the plot was amazing and the actor delivers a masterpiece character in every episode. They develop every scene in every episode beautifully, once I tried this dizi will directly got into your live. The scenery, the ambiance, even the song was so amazing. Gulcemal was a bold character, compatible to deva the fierce lady. The supporting cast also build this dizi more perfect.