Love 101

I had no expectations going into this drama, and was pleasantly surprised. What looked like a simple romantic comedy from the synopsis, turned out to be a good example of a coming-of-age story, like a more feel-good Perks of Being a Wallflower.

The characters were not particularly likable, some of their actions were questionable, some of their morals seemed twisted and till the end they show no remorse for their wrongdoings. However, like Burcu teacher said, each of them is a different world. They all have their own struggles, and in the end they just wanna stay true to themselves and to each other. They fight together against the hypocrite world. The show very nicely depicted that teenage feeling that you can be anything, do anything, and the whole world is at your feet.

Some other things that I enjoyed a lot was the love line between the teacher and the coach, it was exciting to watch how their relationship blossomed, orchestrated by the kids. No matter how their actions may have seemed manipulative, it was the teachers that made all decisions for themselves in the end.

Finally, the shining star of the show is Mert Yazicioglu, who portrayed Sinan. His eyes could speak louder than words, he really stole every scene he was in.

All the yummy Turkish food in each episode was a great bonus, made my mouth water for sure.

When I started this series, I tried to stay away from my prejudices. At first, the series looked very cliche to me. But I kept watching. And from episode 2, the series became addictive: I couldn't stop watching. We were shown the traumas, mental illnesses and sufferings that made "bad children" bad. Sinan, who is abandoned by his family, Osman, who tries to prove himself to his father, Kerem, who shows is tired of living according to his rich and famous father's expectations, insecure Eda who is headed towards anorexia, and Ishik, "the good girl" who wants to be able to make a mistake. They decide to make their reachers fall in love in order to protect themselves, but the group has to face their own feelings. It is very enjoyable to watch the transformation of children from problematic bullies that we try to stay away from in high school, to their emotional, sensitive and fragile personalities. Not only children, but adults also can get confused, we see that too. And what we understand at the end of the story is: we have only one person to make proud and satisfied - ourselves, the rest is not important. Unless we satisfy ourselves, our life has no meaning.

Not to mention the success of the actors. Especially Sinan, who can make us feel all his emotions with his eyes and mimics, and Osman, who reflects his exhaustion from trying to look strong all the time. And of course, Necdet, who perfectly managed to make us hate him. Another important point - the choice of music. Whoever chose the soundtrack gets 11/10 from me! It is a perfect harmony, the songs are also extremely beautiful! One of the most beautiful series I have watched, I am very curious how it will continue. Thanks Netflix and Ay Yapim.

One thing i know for sure: this show hits different when you actually live with trauma.any kind of trauma. IT BREAKS YOUR HEART. it revolves around a lot of topics and issues such as self love, childhood trauma, abandonment issues. It s kind of a old school drama if you wach it straight in the face, but if you feel things at a deeper level, you'll understand sooooooo much more.

When i watched the first episode i didn't stop until the last episode and now i'm writing this after i finished... Really i can't wait to see the second season

As a Turkish person who was born in the 90s, I listened to the songs I used to listen everyday when I was a teenager. Whoever chose the soundtrack is a wizard.