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Three Sisters by Ical Aydin has been one of my favorite novels for quite some time. I was very excited to hear that it was going to be adapted as a series. To be honest I was worried that the drama wouldn't be able to be a successful adaptation but once I saw the episode, I was impressed by the acting and the scenario. Hopefully if the shows maintins this standard there would be no stopping it from winning many rewards or just being remembered for its unique story and great acting.

Besides the fact that the main reason I was wanting to see this show of it having my favorite actress Ozgu Kaya as one of the leads, I was quite excited by how it was based on a novel whose very writer is also the actress of the drama. I was also glad that a Turkish drama was focusing on female protagonists which is a big change. Thankfully, my expectations were met, as if I hadn't seen the trailers I would have been utterly shocked by the big reveal( which I will not tell you as I intend to not give spoilers and I recommend you to not see trailers as they always reveal everything in Turkish dramas). Besides that I was also fascinated with the overall acting and story-like depiction of real life problems in this drama.

From the scenario, to the cast, to the suspense and the tension it is all a multi-layered bonus! Every character seems to have been given justice, for instance no one exists without a motive, a purpose, even the characters who seem to be random actually have a purpose to and of course that may not be revealed from the beginning. I hope that the character of Turkan will become more confident and self-subsisting moving on because we all need to see the "INDEPENDANT HEROINE". Hopefully in episodes to come we will be able to see a more confident and less damsel-like Turkan. For the rest of the matter I am glad that this is one of the series where family life is really crucial and female characters are being shown at least more capable of wisdom and freedom than before as for the case of Turkan at least they showed in a way that she is aiming to solve her problems which I believe should be the eventual direction the show should take that we don't need a hero to take us out of our problems as they will never stopping popping by so we ourselves would have to rise above them(not wait to die until the imaginary prince/hero comes by)

I am simply astounded by both the plot and character development of the show and the proof of this are the rise in Turkish ratings of the show but I simply cannot stand this bad treatment towards the show. If you want to see typical street mafia stories with no gain see Uc Kurus and if you want to see historically inaccurate and slanderous series you can see uyanis buyuk selcuklu (though the alparsalan is better)

The drama seriously lacks moral value. Abuse, infidelity, and even murder are treated lightly and easily forgiven, as if there are no real consequences. It's not healthy for the mind and doesn't promote any positive message. Turkan behaves like a child - emotionally unstable and lacking any clear direction in life, and Somer is just the same. The sensible, logical characters are pushed to the side, while the three sisters constantly lie to and hide things from each other. Sadik, the father, bizarrely keeps a criminal and an abusive ex-husband close to his daughter, which is completely illogical and unrealistic.