We'll Be Fine (2026) s01e04 Episode Script
Misplaced Breakups
1
[Aktan] What's going on?
What are you doing here?
What'd you tell her? What did you say?
Why? Do you feel sorry for her?
What'd you say to her?
Don't make me lose my cool, Lal!
Oh, hey, so earlier,
you were talking about a bed, right?
What the hell are you talking about, Lal?
What're you saying?
Hare told me everything already, Aktan.
So, don't you lie to me anymore.
[contemplative music playing]
- Hare is the one who arranged the hotel.
- Mm-hm.
For us to stay in.
And she decided to lie on the bed and
That's all she did, alright, I swear.
Did you lie down next to her, Aktan?
- Oh, my god.
- [chuckles] Hm.
[Aktan sighs]
You laid down.
Nothing happened.
Lal.
What did you two do?
What do you think we did?
She just talked about you.
That's all.
And what else?
What else do you think, baby?
I've told you everything.
I swear I have.
Is this an interrogation or something?
There were other things
that happened, too.
[shuddering]
What? No. Nothing happened.
She grabbed my hand for
for like a second, but that was all.
- And what'd you do?
- I pulled my hand back, obviously.
She was like, "You're important to me,"
or whatever, or some bullshit.
I don't know what this is about.
I didn't cheat on you, okay?
I promise. So, just calm down.
Okay, I see. I see, Aktan.
- What do you see?
- You laid down on the same bed.
- And then, you grabbed her hand.
- Mm.
And that's not cheating.
Is that it? [chuckles]
- Lal.
- Huh?
Honey, come on.
Give me a break, sweetie.
- You're acting crazy.
- [chuckles]
Okay, baby? Let's talk at home.
[Lal shudders]
Come on.
You know what? I lied, Aktan.
Lied about what?
Hare never told me anything.
- Who do you think you are?
- [intriguing music playing]
Hm?
Whatever you think happened
between me and Aktan, you're wrong
because nothing happened.
Could it have if I'd wanted it to?
Oh, yeah.
And could it still happen? Hm.
But nothing happened.
So why don't you relax
and try to stop embarrassing yourself
talking all of this nonsense.
Ah, right.
You're young.
[Lal sniffles]
You're beautiful.
I'm gonna tell you something, Hare.
It's what happens to women like you.
Everyone wants you.
You're very desired.
Of course, they like you.
Oh, but Hare, they'll never love you.
All you've got is your looks.
And that's it.
You've got nothing valuable inside.
Do you have any real friends? Hm?
You ever talk to your family?
Do you talk to your own parents?
[chuckles]
You know the truth, I know you do.
Are you done? Can I have the key already?
Shhh. Don't interrupt.
There will come a day
you'll be completely alone.
And nobody will be there for you.
So, you want Aktan, huh?
Then do it, take him.
He's gonna leave one day anyway.
You will end up dying all alone, Hare.
I'll be honest, if I were you,
I might try to quit screwing around
with other people's boyfriends,
and get ready for the end.
[keys clatter]
You can go now.
- [knocking]
- [keys clatter on floor]
[Aktan] Lal!
Lal, open the door!
[pounding]
Wait a minute.
You forgot something.
Something very important.
[pounding]
[Aktan] I need you
to let me in! Sweetheart!
Hare didn't tell me anything.
[music continues]
You're so fake!
Who the hell do you think you are? Huh?
Sitting in here with your feet up.
Who the hell are you?
Didn't you realize when you came
into my life? It's who I am! That's me!
Yeah? Well, it's not about
who you are, Aktan!
It's about who you are whenever
the two of us are together!
If you really love someone,
you would do anything for them.
What the hell have I done?
Tell me! What have I
ever done but love you?
I loved you more than any person
I've ever loved, Lal.
What are you talking about?
We've got such a different understanding
of what loving someone really is.
I'm not your son of a bitch father!
We're not the same!
- [shudders]
- [music stops]
I'm not him! I'm not.
You hear me?
All of this anger
that you got is actually at your dad.
I'm not gonna put up with it.
Go find that piece of shit,
take it out on that guy!
You got that?
Do whatever you want! Do it!
Go ahead!
Go! Do it!
Take a good look at me.
Because you won't
ever see this face again.
[moody music playing]
[door slams]
[moody music continues]
WE'LL BE FINE
[Ekin] Lal thought that loving someone
was about leaving,
not about holding on to them.
If I leave him, I'll be relieved.
What's the worst that could happen?
She thought everyone forgets everyone,
so she would too.
- But that's not what happened.
- [distant thunder rumbles]
[sniffles]
- The real problem was that
- [sobbing quietly]
she couldn't accept the misery
and the pain of it all.
She thought she'd just cry a little,
and then, it'd go away.
She became angry
at herself when it didn't.
"Am I this weak? Why am I not
over this? What's happening?"
But that isn't at all what this is.
[moody music stops]
You learn to appreciate
the pain you're in.
You've gotta live in the feeling
to appreciate what it's offering.
And that's how it works,
you learn from it, and you keep learning.
Cuz emotions don't last.
They fade eventually.
Everything fades.
But the thing is that you can't see it
when you're living through it.
You’re sitting there thinking
that this is impossible to deal with.
"I'll never get over it."
You think, I'm always gonna hurt
like this, the pain'll never go away.
That's what Lal was afraid of.
["Kaptan" by Tuğçe Şenoğul playing]
Just sit up and see what we have for you.
Meriko made you some soup.
And I won't do it again.
That was a special thing.
[chuckling] Yeah, really.
Sweetie.
Here.
Sit up. Come on, have some.
You want a little? I'll give you some.
Here. Have a bite.
I really don't want any, Meriç,
but thanks anyway. Not right now.
- Sweetie
- Hey, girl.
You really need to eat something.
If you're not gonna eat, then let's go
have some drinks and get your mind off it.
Do you know if that woman's still there?
[thunder rumbling]
Hare.
- [Ekin sighs]
- [sobbing]
[Ekin] Lal, honey.
Sweetheart, it doesn't matter
if she's there or not.
Let's just say
that Aktan did make her leave.
Could you forgive him?
Mm-mm.
- I can never trust him ever again.
- Hm.
[Meriç] Huh?
That's the reason
you guys broke up, sweetie.
If she still works there,
that's fine, let her. It doesn't matter.
I know you feel like shit, but the rest
of us are like, "Thank God." Forget it.
Sweetie, what is it?
[exhales deeply]
What's wrong?
I'll be right back.
- Where are you going? What
- [Lal] Just hold on.
[sighs]
Sweetie. What
[Lal gasps faintly]
What is this?
What's going on, Lal?
What are you doing?
- Cutting photos?
- Cutting photos.
- Here we go. We're cutting.
- Cutting photos. Great idea. Let's do it.
[Meriç] I'll get more scissors.
Are there any other scissors? Huh?
- In the drawer under the stove.
- [Ekin] Where is the other wine?
- Right next to the sink.
- [Ekin] We have more wine?
- [Meriç] I found them. Let's do cutting!
- Let me put this down.
- I'm here. Ooh!
- [Meriç] That's great.
- [Ekin] We'll do whatever you want.
- Give me glasses, I got more wine.
[Ekin] Here.
[Ekin] We could all see
what was going on so clearly.
The hard part wasn't the pain
of the breakup. Or the longing.
The hard part
was that she couldn't control herself.
Lal was ashamed of her pain
instead of accepting it,
and we could all see that.
[thunder rumbling]
["Kaptan" ends]
[cell phone vibrating]
[woman] They've delivered
the last prints, Miss Yelda.
I'm waiting for their reports.
Eko. Don't worry, I'm at work.
I pulled myself together.
I better go. I'm in a meeting, okay? Bye.
[Miss Yelda] That's fine. Thank you.
What else can we finish up
now while we wait on that?
[man] I've actually got some preliminary
sketches that we can go through for now.
AKTAN
HE SHARED A NEW STORY.
Just a few ideas for you to see.
[Miss Yelda] That's great. Uh, I think
we should take a look at those.
That'll help keep us on schedule.
Whatever we can get done now
will make finalizing this much smoother.
[moody contemplative music playing]
Are you all right?
Oh, yeah.
Yeah. I'm fine.
Uh It's just allergies, I'm fine.
- [Miss Yelda] Mm-hm.
- That's all it is. Well
She uh she said science fiction.
I know we do literature.
You might think, why science fiction,
right? Cuz that's what I said.
It's like,
what's that have to do with us?
But I I loved it.
I really did.
Hey sweetie, uh, why don't you
go home, get some rest?
We'll take care of things here.
Your allergies are obviously pretty bad.
- Mm-hm.
- All right? Okay.
[music continues]
[Ekin] She thought that over time,
the pain would go away.
She was unhappy with him,
so it couldn't be any worse without him.
But as she tried
to push the pain away,
Aktan's absence, it consumed her.
[music stops]
Um, there is such a huge difference
in how men and women handle break ups.
They um
they process it differently, which affects
how they manage their emotions.
Like, take what Aktan did.
Aktan
he shut himself off.
He basically became a different person.
Partied all the time.
- That's all he wanted to do.
- [techno music playing]
- [ominous music playing]
- [techno music fades]
- Stop it. Stop it.
[techno music resumes playing]
- [zipper zips]
- Get out of here. Go.
[scoffs]
[gentle contemplative music playing]
[Muzo] Oh, man, that guy,
he never stopped.
He just kept going and going.
Just as they thought
they were getting over each other,
started feeling relief, that
they could get on with their lives
that's when they got hit the hardest.
[music stops]
[Meriç] Alright, everybody!
Tonight is a very special occasion.
We are celebrating our friend Lal's
- coming back to life.
- What are you doing?
- Can I get a round of applause?
- Meriç, sit down.
- Thank you! Thank you!
- [Ekin] I'm so sorry.
What are you doing?
You announced it to the entire restaurant.
Let her do it.
That's what she should be doing.
- [Ekin] What?
- Way to go, hon.
[Lal and Meriç] Mwah.
- Yeah? You're alright?
- Of course, girl.
It's been almost two months, now.
That's long enough.
- [Ekin] Hm.
- He didn't call, didn't text. Not once.
This is over, it's done.
Yeah, that's right.
It's over. Now drink! drink!
[Meriç] Cheers.
[Ekin] Wait, hold on a second.
I'm sorry to bring this up, sweetie,
but I feel like as your friend,
I've gotta ask, do you think
you're lying to yourself?
No. I'm not, Eko. I don't have
any room to feel sorry anymore.
I'm tired of crying. I'm done. It's over.
So, you've cooled off then, right?
You're better.
[groans] Hare's still there.
He hasn't fired her. So
Oh my God. That's not helping us.
If I thought violence was the answer,
- I would slap you in the head.
- Really.
Sweetie. It's okay.
I know Meriç can be wild
- and blunt as well, right?
- [Meriç] Mm.
But she's telling the truth,
that's what she does.
That's right, I do that.
["Boş Yere" by Sıla playing]
- I'm gonna have them change this song.
- Eko, no. Don't.
- I'm just gonna ask them.
- Don't worry about it.
- Sit down.
- Sweetheart, would you please relax?
I can tell you're about to cry.
You have tears in your eyes.
I was not about to cry
until you started talking about it,
so, please, could you relax a little?
I am fine. The pain is gone, I'm better.
I'm not feeling sorry for him.
And I won't cry either.
Ah! Right. Quit doing that, Eko.
Stop worrying about everything.
You're draining me.
- Okay, I'll stop.
- Would you just give me a break? Please.
- I will.
- [Meriç] Tonight we're eating, drinking,
fucking up, and doing plenty of it.
We're burying Aktan at this table.
- Bravo!
- Let's go. Here's to the funeral.
Cheers, ladies.
[all] How did I fall in love with you? ♪
How I calmed down ♪
- [Ekin] Great song.
- [Meriç] I know.
I comforted my right hand with my left ♪
For nothing ♪
For nothing ♪
How did I fall in love with you? ♪
How I calmed down
When you weren't there ♪
I comforted my right hand with my left ♪
For nothing ♪
For nothing ♪
- You okay?
- [laughing]
You guys have a good night.
- Good night.
- Good night, ladies.
- Ooh!
- Watch your step, honey.
- Meriko.
- Hm?
Could you put the glass down, please?
Don't take it. That's rude.
- Just getting that last sip. [chuckling]
- I guess she wanted a roadie.
- What's wrong with that?
- Oh God.
[all laughing]
- How have I fallen ♪
- Have I fallen ♪
I've gotta piss right now ♪
- Wait, I've gotta go too!
- Come on!
- [Ekin] Wait for us.
- Go ahead. I'll wait for you here, okay?
How did I fall in love with you? ♪
How I calmed down
when you weren't there ♪
I comforted my right hand ♪
HARELICIOUS
[tense music playing]
- [gasps] Okay, move.
- Go.
I think Lal is doing really well.
I don't see any issues. She's over it.
Yeah, okay.
Listen, you keep on thinking that.
I'm telling you, you'll have periods where
you're feeling good, like she is tonight.
And then all of a sudden,
without any warning, boom,
you go all the way back
to right where you started.
- There's no toilet paper in here.
- Huh?
- Hand me some tissues.
- Ah. Here.
[contemplative music playing]
- Let's go. Are you stumbling?
- No, I'm fine.
- Just hold onto my arm. You're a mess.
- I can walk. Don't worry, I'm fine.
[Ekin] Uh-oh. What is this?
It's Lal's phone.
[Meriç] Hmm.
Fucking hell, they're together.
Lal!
[music fades]
[melancholic music playing]
[panting]
[Ekin] Lal!
Lal!
Lal!
Lal, what are you doing?
Lal! Lal, come here!
Meriç! Lal!
Lal!
Come back here! Lal, get back!
- Lal! Lal, what are you doing?
- Let me go!
- I'm not letting go of you!
- I won't let you go!
I can't stand it anymore!
Let me go! [sobbing]
[Ekin] This is what I was talking about!
Sweetheart, it's gonna pass!
- I got you, honey!
- [Lal] But it doesn't!
It won't pass!
If it did I can't stand it!
I'm dying inside!
Take this away from me!
[sobbing] Ah, Ekin
Ekin, please do something!
It hurts so much!
I can't stand it!
It's so painful! Oh my God!
Oh, Lal. I'm sorry.
[melancholic music fades]
I'm going crazy. It's like a fucking joke.
Fuck all this.
Fucking hell. If this is what's gonna
happen, then just keep them apart.
- It's not complicated, for fuck's sake.
- God, Muzo, don't yell.
- Is this really a good idea?
- Don't yell.
- Okay. I gave her some sedatives.
- [Meriç whispering] Don't yell.
so she'll be out for a while.
- Muzo.
- [Muzo] Hm?
Are the two of them together or what?
God damn, I don't know, Ekin.
I have no idea.
You think Aktan tells me anything?
- [contemplative music playing]
- [sighs]
But if I had to make a guess
he can't get over Lal.
I know that dude really well.
- Fine, so we get them back together.
- [Ekin] What?
Are you outta your mind, Meriç?
They already broke up.
You're crazy. If we hadn't jumped into the
water, do you realize where we'd be now?
- That's not what she was trying to do.
- Ah. Then what was she doing?
Just trying to cool off, or what?
My God, fuck heartache. It's so stupid.
Seriously, how has the scientific
community not figured out
how to deal
with the pain that's caused by love.
[sighs] I never thought I'd be saying
this, but I agree with Meriç on this one.
- [Ekin] What?
- That's right.
- You're joking about that, right?
- No, no, listen to what I'm saying.
So many out there spend a lifetime
trying to find someone that they can love.
These two have found each other.
I mean, sure,
they have their own stupid issues too.
But hey, anybody can love someone
who's perfect, right?
- [Ekin] I don't see it that way at all.
- Then don't, that's fine.
We all knew from the beginning they were
bad for each other. We talked about it.
You even made a bet with me.
Or did you forget?
We both put money on how long we
thought they would last for.
That's right. I put a hundred on it.
- You bet that much?
- [Eşref] Mm-hm.
You bastards,
why didn't anyone let me know?
We didn't know you that well then.
[Muzo] Fair enough.
So
I figured out
what we can do about this.
I actually know how we can get Lal
back to feeling normal.
It's a risk, but there's nothing
else we can do.
[gentle contemplative music playing]
[doorbell rings]
[ringing continues]
[ringing continues]
[music fades]
Mom?
The house is really great.
Especially the view.
You'll live a wonderful life here.
Did Ekin call you?
No, I just stopped by.
I didn't talk to Ekin.
I just wanted to make sure
you didn't need anything.
You know, it's a new place for you.
[chuckles faintly] That's it.
So you got the address yourself then.
Is your rent here too much?
You're able to afford it, right?
Mom, how'd you get over it?
- Get over what?
- Get over Dad.
[melancholic music playing]
I don't know.
[chuckles]
Why wouldn't I get over it?
I just got over it.
I don't really remember.
It was so long ago.
So why do you still wear that ring?
I like wearing it.
I just got used to it. It's nice.
And plus, I live in a small town.
The neighbors and everything
You know how it is.
It doesn't really matter to me,
I don't have to wear it.
Why're you asking this all of a sudden?
Mom, I'm hurting really badly right now.
And it's wearing me down.
I have no idea what to do.
It won't go away. It just doesn't end.
Please tell me something.
You've never talked to me
about this kind of stuff.
I know you wanted to protect me,
in your own way.
But I I need you to tell me something.
Because I can't do it.
Tell me it will go away, Mom.
Just tell me what I need, for once.
- I'll go make you some soup.
- [music stops]
Uh let me wash my hands first.
[clears her throat] Where's your bathroom?
Hm?
- Down the hall, on the left.
- Okay.
I brought a bunch of things for you.
Tarhana and garlic pickles. Your favorite.
[melancholic music playing]
[shudders]
[sobbing]
[Ekin] Some confrontations
are more like speaking to yourself.
She was terrified
of becoming like her mother.
I wanted her to realize
that she was going down the same path.
But I have to admit,
- it was a little too early for Lal.
- [exhales deeply]
There was still time before the monster
inside her would awaken.
He's gonna burn the place down. Bastard.
Shht. [clicks teeth]
Aktan. Dude, get up.
[melancholic music fades]
Oh God, what the fuck?
- Get up.
- You fucking bastard.
- [sets glass down]
- [Aktan coughs]
- What's going on?
- You were about to start a fire!
Oh, fuck.
[groans]
You alright? Look at me, bro.
[moaning]
Are you and Hare together?
If you ever do that again,
I'll fucking kick your ass.
Answer me, you idiot. Huh?
Well? Are you with Hare?
Tell me the truth.
Not at all.
Okay, get up. Go to Lal.
- Go.
- [contemplative music playing]
Is something wrong?
Dude.
Lal's not doing well.
You can't seem to forget her,
and I can see that you look like shit.
You don't open up and talk about what
you're going through, and I get that,
I respect that.
But this isn't gonna work.
How long are you gonna do this?
You need to pull yourself together.
Rent a house or whatever,
just get a hold of yourself.
She's miserable there,
you're miserable here.
It's tearing me up,
I don't know who to feel sorry for.
[contemplative music stops]
- Meriko?
- Hm?
Why does everyone have to listen
to your social media feed? Turn it down.
- 'Kay I'll use headphones.
- Hey, little buddy.
How did you get in here?
- You thought you'd sneak in? Huh?
- [cat meows]
I'm here.
[sighs]
Please don't say anything,
just listen to me first.
I put you in a terrible situation.
I know that I freaked you out
and I wasn't gonna do
what you think, I promise you.
I didn't listen to my heart,
I silenced and suppressed it so much
that it rebelled and did its own thing.
- [heartfelt music playing]
- I promise you
that I will never let anyone
put me in that situation ever again.
I've learned my lesson.
I won't let my heart
be at someone else's mercy again.
Unless it's you guys, of course.
From now on,
you guys can be in charge.
I'll surrender,
I'll do what you tell me to.
It's your call.
You wanna find me some guy online,
arrange a marriage for us, fine, or
maybe you wanna admit me to a hospital.
I'm here now, alright?
And I'm standing up again.
[Eşref clears his throat]
First, we'll get you a coffee.
Then maybe we'll think
about arranging a marriage for you.
That would be great. Thank you.
Do you have a lighter, Eşref?
Lighter.
It's done.
- Get up and hug us.
- Group hug.
- [Meriç] Okay, okay.
- Gosh, they're just sitting there.
Eşref, get over here.
You can't do anything without me.
[all chuckling]
- You hugged us too hard.
- Oops, sorry.
- [Lal] I love you guys.
- Aww.
[heartfelt music stops]
CAFE
- Here you are.
- Thank you, sir.
- And a napkin for you.
- [cell phone vibrating]
- And for you. Enjoy your drink.
- What is it? What?
[Muzo] Where are you? It's urgent.
With Hare at the café next door.
- What's going on? Hello?
- [Hare] Hm?
[call disconnects]
["Is This Goodbye?"
by Jason Tarver & Blake Devon playing]
- He hung up just now.
- What was that?
He just couldn't leave us alone
for a couple of minutes.
- You can't share me, or what?
- Mm.
No, I can't.
[panting] Why don't you come out here,
I have to talk with you.
What's wrong? Let's talk here.
Just come. Hm? We'll talk.
Tell me here. I've got nothing
to hide, come on, bro.
Go on. What's wrong?
Yeah, alright. If you want.
[sighs]
Lal's going on a date with someone.
[tense musical stinger]
[high pitched ringing]
Yeah, so Who cares?
[ringing fades]
So you're cool.
Alright.
Selim. Bring me a coffee, bro.
- [Selim] Yeah, I got you.
- Thank you.
[Muzo groans]
Mm. She's put up with this
for way too long.
So is this goodbye? ♪
How long's it been
since you broke up? Three months?
[Hare] Two.
Wow, you remember everything, huh?
Good for you, tricksy.
[indistinct chatter]
Aktan?
Where are you going, Aktan?
Aktan.
[chuckles]
["Is This Goodbye?" continues]
- Let's try this one.
- ["Is This Goodbye?" fades]
This one says, "First date."
- No. That's a job interview outfit.
- Hm? What? I think it looks nice!
- Uh, uh. More revealing--
- Show me what this guy looks like again.
- Here he is. Our guy is good-looking.
- Mm-hm.
He's definitely hot.
He'd be really good for you.
- Let me see.
- Get it, girl.
- I wanna see. Move.
- Here, look.
- Mm
- Meriko, I have to ask you something.
- Huh?
- [Ekin] Can you trust this app?
Ah. Listen, the world's changing,
it's not the '90s anymore.
Nowadays, no one just randomly meets.
- We use apps now, sweetheart. Hm.
- [Ekin] Okay. Um What is that?
- That's like a New Year's party.
- [Meriç] So?
- I feel like it's kinda fun to break up.
- Oh my God.
Suddenly, I'm doing things
I said I'd never do. Look at me!
- Aw, good for you.
- [Meriç] Ah-ha!
Look at this one.
[gasps] Mm, it's so elegant.
[both] Hm
- What do you think?
- That one's so perfect.
[gentle upbeat music playing]
[rooster crowing]
- [music fades]
- [animal sounds]
Uncle Teoman?
Uncle Teoman?
[both moaning passionately]
Uncle Teoman.
Uh [clears his throat]
Uh yes. Uh
You can, uh,
give me my residence report information
uh Miss Sevim.
That's fine with me.
By the way, let me introduce my nephew,
uh Aktan.
Miss Sevim, uh [clears his throat]
village council.
Sevim or Sevil?
Uh S S Sevil?
Mmm
It's Sevil, idiot.
[chuckles faintly] Yeah.
If you were useful to me for change,
I'd cut my own arm off.
Come here. Come.
[sighs]
Ah.
What is it? You fucked up again?
What'd you do this time?
I fell in love.
[snickering] Fuck you.
You're serious.
[Teoman smacks his lips]
[jazzy music playing]
Good evening, welcome.
- Hello, thank you.
- Do you have a reservation for tonight?
Uh a friend of mine is going to
Oh, I see him.
- [host] Of course.
- [Lal] There he is.
Oh [chuckles]
- Nice to meet you.
- You as well.
- Mm
- Ah, please. [chuckles]
Here you are.
Thank you.
I ordered white wine by the way,
but if you'd like something else
- No, white wine's great. Don't worry.
- Ah.
Uh Before we start,
I wanna say something to you.
Don't be fooled by my age, because
I'm actually behind the times a bit.
Internet dating still feels weird.
I'm not used to it.
[chuckles]
And besides, I uh
I just broke up with my ex.
And I
I can be quite cruel
when my heart's broken.
Is that, uh
is that okay with you?
Honestly, it felt like the best start
to a first date I've ever had.
[both chuckle]
Good.
Uh
[Aktan] What am I supposed to do?
I've never experienced anything like this.
- My mom and I
- [water gently splashing]
we never got to have a close bond.
I never learned how to love.
I've never taken responsibility.
I was so young when she died.
Is that the reason?
Maybe that's the reason, I don't know.
I've got this restlessness
that won't go away.
What is it
that you actually want, huh?
I wanna get back with her. What else?
You're scared.
The things I've been doing
I'm doing things,
my god, I swear to you
If you had seen it, you'd be shocked.
Yeah? Huh.
You'd be like, "Who is this gentleman
and what have you done with my nephew."
Even though I'm doing all these things
she's still so unhappy.
- Yeah.
- It's not enough.
For her, I just
I can't be enough for her.
- I don't know what to do.
- Oh, man.
I hear you, buddy.
It's tough. It's a shame.
- I feel guilty about it.
- Ugh.
You've got a guilty conscience, naturally.
And all the guilt that I feel
is really fucking me up.
- No matter what I do, I still end up
- Mm, hm.
always being wrong somehow.
Ugh, it's a shame. It is.
It's a real pity. It's too bad, my friend.
I fucked up, right?
Eh, whatever.
Ugh, just forget it.
Who cares? It's fine.
How old are you now, Aktan?
- Never mind, Uncle. It's okay.
- No, really. How old are you? Tell me.
Twenty-seven.
You're being a fucking dumb-ass,
you asshole.
You idiot son of a bitch.
Almost 30 years old,
and you're still sitting there like,
- "I was left all alone by my parents."
- Wait, I never said they left, they died.
Whatever. The point is,
you're living like they left you.
Have you ever been able
to love anyone in your life?
Huh?
"My mother this, my father that."
You're a grown man. Deal with it.
Deal with it.
Why are you still angry
at them, you idiot?
He feels guilty, he's suffering. Well,
then stop it. Yeah? Don't suffer then.
How can a man
who can't find a solution for himself
expect to take care of a woman, huh?
Be a man. Grow up.
You know my wife was in that accident too.
And my brother, and my sister-in-law
as well. I don't have anybody anymore.
[gentle upbeat music playing]
What's with the screaming?
Like you've got it all figured out.
That's it. That's what what I'm talking
about. It's what I've been saying.
This is the whole point.
Look at me and my life.
Be my guest, look around you.
Look around.
I'm an architect. An architect.
I built a jail for myself.
And I can't get out of it.
I'm my own prisoner.
You really want this
for yourself, kid? Huh?
I wouldn't mind.
You're the happiest person I've ever met.
[snickers]
[scoffs]
I'm alone, man.
Fuck this kind of happiness
if you can't share it with anyone.
Right?
You gotta sort your own issues
out first. You hear me?
You gotta do the work on yourself, kid.
If you can't love yourself,
you can't love anyone.
Period.
You have to make a decision. Do you want
to be like me, or do you want to grow up?
[Aktan exhales deeply]
[Aktan] Uncle.
Alright, Aktan.
You can take my advice
and go fuck yourself. You got me?
And shove my compassion up your ass.
There is only one thing I wanna know
Be honest. Do you really love this woman?
Good, then get the fuck out of here.
Just go be a man, and take her. Mm.
[lighter flicks]
[sniffles]
[gentle upbeat music stops]
The car
- What?
- I, uh
Parked you car right here.
Lu, lu, lu, lu, lu!
- [chuckles]
- [gentle upbeat music resumes]
Listen, you've had enough
to drink tonight.
Have Ali take you to get a taxi.
- Go on!
- A taxi?
Yeah, go.
- Oh, my dear Ela.
- [music stops]
I'm 55 now.
And I've just become a man.
You know what? Good for me.
[lively upbeat music playing]
TAXI
Motherfucker. [groans]
[panting]
[groans] I'm going to Istanbul, dude.
- [driver] Alright, man.
- Do you have any water?
- [driver] No.
- Seriously?
[Aktan groans]
[panting and groaning]
[groans] Man, my brain is fried.
I've gotten to the point
where I totally despise my ex.
- The weird thing
- [jazzy music playing]
is that not a second goes by
I don't think about him.
Is this something you really wanna
deal with? A woman like that?
It's up to you.
And if you want me to try it.
- [host] Good evening.
- [Lal] Mm
Hi.
[host] Do you have a reservation?
Sir, can I help you with something?
No.
Is that him?
I didn't forget you.
And I won't.
Let's be together.
Are you outta your mind, Aktan?
One hundred percent.
Crazy. [kiss]
A complete lunatic.
I thought I could actually forget you,
that's how insane I was.
You want crazy? I'll give you crazy.
[scoffs]
You're so gorgeous.
Really.
And your hair looks incredible.
Oh my God. Are you aware
of how extremely rude you're being?
- Why?
- I'm on a date here, obviously.
- Yeah.
- [man clears throat]
Why don't you leave, dude?
Get outa here.
Seems like you're the one
who should get outta here.
He's right.
I'm not going anywhere.
[sighs]
[Aktan] I'm drinking this water.
Aktan would you please leave?
I've done that once.
I left you one time.
And I won't leave you ever again.
Well, then I'm leaving.
Sorry about all this.
Lal.
She doesn't want you. Did you hear her?
Oh, I think she does.
[shuddering]
[water running]
- Get out!
- [lock clicks]
You're in the women's restroom!
Would you get outta here?
Say you're over me and I'll leave.
I am.
I don't believe you.
What does it matter?
I don't want you anymore! We are over!
[heartfelt music playing]
If that were really true, you wouldn't
have come in here, you'd have gone home.
- [knocking]
- [man] Lal?
Lal.
Are you gonna tell that son of a bitch
to get out of here?
Or should I fuck him up?
Oh, there he is.
Now we're seeing the real Aktan.
Trying to be all sweet
with the "I won't forget you"s.
You really thought I'd buy all that?
Hit people, break things.
Just be yourself.
You don't understand. I don't wanna
be myself. Don't you get that?
I wanna be somebody else, Lal.
Can't you see that?
I wanna be better for you.
To be more grown up,
to improve myself for you.
Why don't you get that?
Do you think I'm gonna believe you again?
Lal, listen to me, I can get
professional treatment, go to therapy.
I swear to you,
whatever you tell me to do, I'll do it.
- Why don't you believe me?
- Because you can't.
You've proven it already that you can't
love anyone more than you love yourself.
I already do. I love you.
Well, you can't.
It's not in you.
You're not built for that kind of thing.
You just simply don't have it.
I'll change.
Bullshit, you will.
- [music stops]
- [knocking]
[man] Lal, do you need help?
Should I break down the door?
- No one needs your help, son of a bitch.
- No! Don't! Please don't do this.
- Stop it. Don't do this, Aktan.
- [man] Do whatever the hell you want.
- Keep your hand there.
- [Lal sighs]
["Eating Me Alive" by Blake Blumenthal,
Teddy Mac & SHIPS playing]
Lal.
Stop it.
Stop it.
It's not gonna happen.
You gave up on me.
You never called me.
You didn't
You didn't come after me, not once.
You said that I was the love of your
life, and then you gave up on me.
It was you who left me.
There's a big difference
between being left and being forgotten.
No, I never forgot you, ever.
Aktan.
Stop it, please don't do this.
Let me go, please.
- Lal.
- [Lal exhales deeply]
I can't do it.
I can't go on without you.
[Lal breathing deeply]
I've tried.
It doesn't work.
When I heard
that you were seeing someone else,
I thought I was gonna die.
[chuckles faintly]
I've been dying inside
for the last two months.
You understand? Every day
for two months I've been dying inside.
Do you realize
what you're saying right now?
[chuckles]
Why are you laughing?
- So you didn't get over me.
- [exhales deeply]
[sobbing quietly]
Aktan. Stop it.
I don't want this. Let me go.
Please. Let me go.
- I missed you so much.
- Let me go.
I really did.
Can you please let me go?
I don't want this. I really don't.
[Lal breathes deeply]
I'm begging you, stop it.
I don't want this,
it's not gonna work out.
I know it won't. I don't trust you.
I miss your smell.
Look at me.
Mm-mm.
Look in my eyes.
I'm scared.
I'm here.
I'm gonna take you in my hands,
I'm gonna take care of you,
and protect you like you're
the most valuable thing in the world.
Look in my eyes.
[breathing deeply]
Don't take my paradise ♪
Gave you my precious time ♪
Forever intertwined ♪
Your heart in mine ♪
You're eating me ♪
Alive ♪
- [Ekin] Lal and Aktan
- ["Eating Me Alive" ends]
They decided to kill themselves
intentionally, for the second time.
I couldn't care less if I died now.
[Ekin] The only thing left for us to do,
was wait for the funeral.
["Kaçıyorum Bak"
by Tuğçe Şenoğul playing]
[Lal moans passionately]
[Aktan groans]
[Lal and Aktan moan passionately]
[Lal screams ecstatically]
["Kaçıyorum Bak" continues]
["Kaçıyorum Bak" ends]
[Aktan] What's going on?
What are you doing here?
What'd you tell her? What did you say?
Why? Do you feel sorry for her?
What'd you say to her?
Don't make me lose my cool, Lal!
Oh, hey, so earlier,
you were talking about a bed, right?
What the hell are you talking about, Lal?
What're you saying?
Hare told me everything already, Aktan.
So, don't you lie to me anymore.
[contemplative music playing]
- Hare is the one who arranged the hotel.
- Mm-hm.
For us to stay in.
And she decided to lie on the bed and
That's all she did, alright, I swear.
Did you lie down next to her, Aktan?
- Oh, my god.
- [chuckles] Hm.
[Aktan sighs]
You laid down.
Nothing happened.
Lal.
What did you two do?
What do you think we did?
She just talked about you.
That's all.
And what else?
What else do you think, baby?
I've told you everything.
I swear I have.
Is this an interrogation or something?
There were other things
that happened, too.
[shuddering]
What? No. Nothing happened.
She grabbed my hand for
for like a second, but that was all.
- And what'd you do?
- I pulled my hand back, obviously.
She was like, "You're important to me,"
or whatever, or some bullshit.
I don't know what this is about.
I didn't cheat on you, okay?
I promise. So, just calm down.
Okay, I see. I see, Aktan.
- What do you see?
- You laid down on the same bed.
- And then, you grabbed her hand.
- Mm.
And that's not cheating.
Is that it? [chuckles]
- Lal.
- Huh?
Honey, come on.
Give me a break, sweetie.
- You're acting crazy.
- [chuckles]
Okay, baby? Let's talk at home.
[Lal shudders]
Come on.
You know what? I lied, Aktan.
Lied about what?
Hare never told me anything.
- Who do you think you are?
- [intriguing music playing]
Hm?
Whatever you think happened
between me and Aktan, you're wrong
because nothing happened.
Could it have if I'd wanted it to?
Oh, yeah.
And could it still happen? Hm.
But nothing happened.
So why don't you relax
and try to stop embarrassing yourself
talking all of this nonsense.
Ah, right.
You're young.
[Lal sniffles]
You're beautiful.
I'm gonna tell you something, Hare.
It's what happens to women like you.
Everyone wants you.
You're very desired.
Of course, they like you.
Oh, but Hare, they'll never love you.
All you've got is your looks.
And that's it.
You've got nothing valuable inside.
Do you have any real friends? Hm?
You ever talk to your family?
Do you talk to your own parents?
[chuckles]
You know the truth, I know you do.
Are you done? Can I have the key already?
Shhh. Don't interrupt.
There will come a day
you'll be completely alone.
And nobody will be there for you.
So, you want Aktan, huh?
Then do it, take him.
He's gonna leave one day anyway.
You will end up dying all alone, Hare.
I'll be honest, if I were you,
I might try to quit screwing around
with other people's boyfriends,
and get ready for the end.
[keys clatter]
You can go now.
- [knocking]
- [keys clatter on floor]
[Aktan] Lal!
Lal, open the door!
[pounding]
Wait a minute.
You forgot something.
Something very important.
[pounding]
[Aktan] I need you
to let me in! Sweetheart!
Hare didn't tell me anything.
[music continues]
You're so fake!
Who the hell do you think you are? Huh?
Sitting in here with your feet up.
Who the hell are you?
Didn't you realize when you came
into my life? It's who I am! That's me!
Yeah? Well, it's not about
who you are, Aktan!
It's about who you are whenever
the two of us are together!
If you really love someone,
you would do anything for them.
What the hell have I done?
Tell me! What have I
ever done but love you?
I loved you more than any person
I've ever loved, Lal.
What are you talking about?
We've got such a different understanding
of what loving someone really is.
I'm not your son of a bitch father!
We're not the same!
- [shudders]
- [music stops]
I'm not him! I'm not.
You hear me?
All of this anger
that you got is actually at your dad.
I'm not gonna put up with it.
Go find that piece of shit,
take it out on that guy!
You got that?
Do whatever you want! Do it!
Go ahead!
Go! Do it!
Take a good look at me.
Because you won't
ever see this face again.
[moody music playing]
[door slams]
[moody music continues]
WE'LL BE FINE
[Ekin] Lal thought that loving someone
was about leaving,
not about holding on to them.
If I leave him, I'll be relieved.
What's the worst that could happen?
She thought everyone forgets everyone,
so she would too.
- But that's not what happened.
- [distant thunder rumbles]
[sniffles]
- The real problem was that
- [sobbing quietly]
she couldn't accept the misery
and the pain of it all.
She thought she'd just cry a little,
and then, it'd go away.
She became angry
at herself when it didn't.
"Am I this weak? Why am I not
over this? What's happening?"
But that isn't at all what this is.
[moody music stops]
You learn to appreciate
the pain you're in.
You've gotta live in the feeling
to appreciate what it's offering.
And that's how it works,
you learn from it, and you keep learning.
Cuz emotions don't last.
They fade eventually.
Everything fades.
But the thing is that you can't see it
when you're living through it.
You’re sitting there thinking
that this is impossible to deal with.
"I'll never get over it."
You think, I'm always gonna hurt
like this, the pain'll never go away.
That's what Lal was afraid of.
["Kaptan" by Tuğçe Şenoğul playing]
Just sit up and see what we have for you.
Meriko made you some soup.
And I won't do it again.
That was a special thing.
[chuckling] Yeah, really.
Sweetie.
Here.
Sit up. Come on, have some.
You want a little? I'll give you some.
Here. Have a bite.
I really don't want any, Meriç,
but thanks anyway. Not right now.
- Sweetie
- Hey, girl.
You really need to eat something.
If you're not gonna eat, then let's go
have some drinks and get your mind off it.
Do you know if that woman's still there?
[thunder rumbling]
Hare.
- [Ekin sighs]
- [sobbing]
[Ekin] Lal, honey.
Sweetheart, it doesn't matter
if she's there or not.
Let's just say
that Aktan did make her leave.
Could you forgive him?
Mm-mm.
- I can never trust him ever again.
- Hm.
[Meriç] Huh?
That's the reason
you guys broke up, sweetie.
If she still works there,
that's fine, let her. It doesn't matter.
I know you feel like shit, but the rest
of us are like, "Thank God." Forget it.
Sweetie, what is it?
[exhales deeply]
What's wrong?
I'll be right back.
- Where are you going? What
- [Lal] Just hold on.
[sighs]
Sweetie. What
[Lal gasps faintly]
What is this?
What's going on, Lal?
What are you doing?
- Cutting photos?
- Cutting photos.
- Here we go. We're cutting.
- Cutting photos. Great idea. Let's do it.
[Meriç] I'll get more scissors.
Are there any other scissors? Huh?
- In the drawer under the stove.
- [Ekin] Where is the other wine?
- Right next to the sink.
- [Ekin] We have more wine?
- [Meriç] I found them. Let's do cutting!
- Let me put this down.
- I'm here. Ooh!
- [Meriç] That's great.
- [Ekin] We'll do whatever you want.
- Give me glasses, I got more wine.
[Ekin] Here.
[Ekin] We could all see
what was going on so clearly.
The hard part wasn't the pain
of the breakup. Or the longing.
The hard part
was that she couldn't control herself.
Lal was ashamed of her pain
instead of accepting it,
and we could all see that.
[thunder rumbling]
["Kaptan" ends]
[cell phone vibrating]
[woman] They've delivered
the last prints, Miss Yelda.
I'm waiting for their reports.
Eko. Don't worry, I'm at work.
I pulled myself together.
I better go. I'm in a meeting, okay? Bye.
[Miss Yelda] That's fine. Thank you.
What else can we finish up
now while we wait on that?
[man] I've actually got some preliminary
sketches that we can go through for now.
AKTAN
HE SHARED A NEW STORY.
Just a few ideas for you to see.
[Miss Yelda] That's great. Uh, I think
we should take a look at those.
That'll help keep us on schedule.
Whatever we can get done now
will make finalizing this much smoother.
[moody contemplative music playing]
Are you all right?
Oh, yeah.
Yeah. I'm fine.
Uh It's just allergies, I'm fine.
- [Miss Yelda] Mm-hm.
- That's all it is. Well
She uh she said science fiction.
I know we do literature.
You might think, why science fiction,
right? Cuz that's what I said.
It's like,
what's that have to do with us?
But I I loved it.
I really did.
Hey sweetie, uh, why don't you
go home, get some rest?
We'll take care of things here.
Your allergies are obviously pretty bad.
- Mm-hm.
- All right? Okay.
[music continues]
[Ekin] She thought that over time,
the pain would go away.
She was unhappy with him,
so it couldn't be any worse without him.
But as she tried
to push the pain away,
Aktan's absence, it consumed her.
[music stops]
Um, there is such a huge difference
in how men and women handle break ups.
They um
they process it differently, which affects
how they manage their emotions.
Like, take what Aktan did.
Aktan
he shut himself off.
He basically became a different person.
Partied all the time.
- That's all he wanted to do.
- [techno music playing]
- [ominous music playing]
- [techno music fades]
- Stop it. Stop it.
[techno music resumes playing]
- [zipper zips]
- Get out of here. Go.
[scoffs]
[gentle contemplative music playing]
[Muzo] Oh, man, that guy,
he never stopped.
He just kept going and going.
Just as they thought
they were getting over each other,
started feeling relief, that
they could get on with their lives
that's when they got hit the hardest.
[music stops]
[Meriç] Alright, everybody!
Tonight is a very special occasion.
We are celebrating our friend Lal's
- coming back to life.
- What are you doing?
- Can I get a round of applause?
- Meriç, sit down.
- Thank you! Thank you!
- [Ekin] I'm so sorry.
What are you doing?
You announced it to the entire restaurant.
Let her do it.
That's what she should be doing.
- [Ekin] What?
- Way to go, hon.
[Lal and Meriç] Mwah.
- Yeah? You're alright?
- Of course, girl.
It's been almost two months, now.
That's long enough.
- [Ekin] Hm.
- He didn't call, didn't text. Not once.
This is over, it's done.
Yeah, that's right.
It's over. Now drink! drink!
[Meriç] Cheers.
[Ekin] Wait, hold on a second.
I'm sorry to bring this up, sweetie,
but I feel like as your friend,
I've gotta ask, do you think
you're lying to yourself?
No. I'm not, Eko. I don't have
any room to feel sorry anymore.
I'm tired of crying. I'm done. It's over.
So, you've cooled off then, right?
You're better.
[groans] Hare's still there.
He hasn't fired her. So
Oh my God. That's not helping us.
If I thought violence was the answer,
- I would slap you in the head.
- Really.
Sweetie. It's okay.
I know Meriç can be wild
- and blunt as well, right?
- [Meriç] Mm.
But she's telling the truth,
that's what she does.
That's right, I do that.
["Boş Yere" by Sıla playing]
- I'm gonna have them change this song.
- Eko, no. Don't.
- I'm just gonna ask them.
- Don't worry about it.
- Sit down.
- Sweetheart, would you please relax?
I can tell you're about to cry.
You have tears in your eyes.
I was not about to cry
until you started talking about it,
so, please, could you relax a little?
I am fine. The pain is gone, I'm better.
I'm not feeling sorry for him.
And I won't cry either.
Ah! Right. Quit doing that, Eko.
Stop worrying about everything.
You're draining me.
- Okay, I'll stop.
- Would you just give me a break? Please.
- I will.
- [Meriç] Tonight we're eating, drinking,
fucking up, and doing plenty of it.
We're burying Aktan at this table.
- Bravo!
- Let's go. Here's to the funeral.
Cheers, ladies.
[all] How did I fall in love with you? ♪
How I calmed down ♪
- [Ekin] Great song.
- [Meriç] I know.
I comforted my right hand with my left ♪
For nothing ♪
For nothing ♪
How did I fall in love with you? ♪
How I calmed down
When you weren't there ♪
I comforted my right hand with my left ♪
For nothing ♪
For nothing ♪
- You okay?
- [laughing]
You guys have a good night.
- Good night.
- Good night, ladies.
- Ooh!
- Watch your step, honey.
- Meriko.
- Hm?
Could you put the glass down, please?
Don't take it. That's rude.
- Just getting that last sip. [chuckling]
- I guess she wanted a roadie.
- What's wrong with that?
- Oh God.
[all laughing]
- How have I fallen ♪
- Have I fallen ♪
I've gotta piss right now ♪
- Wait, I've gotta go too!
- Come on!
- [Ekin] Wait for us.
- Go ahead. I'll wait for you here, okay?
How did I fall in love with you? ♪
How I calmed down
when you weren't there ♪
I comforted my right hand ♪
HARELICIOUS
[tense music playing]
- [gasps] Okay, move.
- Go.
I think Lal is doing really well.
I don't see any issues. She's over it.
Yeah, okay.
Listen, you keep on thinking that.
I'm telling you, you'll have periods where
you're feeling good, like she is tonight.
And then all of a sudden,
without any warning, boom,
you go all the way back
to right where you started.
- There's no toilet paper in here.
- Huh?
- Hand me some tissues.
- Ah. Here.
[contemplative music playing]
- Let's go. Are you stumbling?
- No, I'm fine.
- Just hold onto my arm. You're a mess.
- I can walk. Don't worry, I'm fine.
[Ekin] Uh-oh. What is this?
It's Lal's phone.
[Meriç] Hmm.
Fucking hell, they're together.
Lal!
[music fades]
[melancholic music playing]
[panting]
[Ekin] Lal!
Lal!
Lal!
Lal, what are you doing?
Lal! Lal, come here!
Meriç! Lal!
Lal!
Come back here! Lal, get back!
- Lal! Lal, what are you doing?
- Let me go!
- I'm not letting go of you!
- I won't let you go!
I can't stand it anymore!
Let me go! [sobbing]
[Ekin] This is what I was talking about!
Sweetheart, it's gonna pass!
- I got you, honey!
- [Lal] But it doesn't!
It won't pass!
If it did I can't stand it!
I'm dying inside!
Take this away from me!
[sobbing] Ah, Ekin
Ekin, please do something!
It hurts so much!
I can't stand it!
It's so painful! Oh my God!
Oh, Lal. I'm sorry.
[melancholic music fades]
I'm going crazy. It's like a fucking joke.
Fuck all this.
Fucking hell. If this is what's gonna
happen, then just keep them apart.
- It's not complicated, for fuck's sake.
- God, Muzo, don't yell.
- Is this really a good idea?
- Don't yell.
- Okay. I gave her some sedatives.
- [Meriç whispering] Don't yell.
so she'll be out for a while.
- Muzo.
- [Muzo] Hm?
Are the two of them together or what?
God damn, I don't know, Ekin.
I have no idea.
You think Aktan tells me anything?
- [contemplative music playing]
- [sighs]
But if I had to make a guess
he can't get over Lal.
I know that dude really well.
- Fine, so we get them back together.
- [Ekin] What?
Are you outta your mind, Meriç?
They already broke up.
You're crazy. If we hadn't jumped into the
water, do you realize where we'd be now?
- That's not what she was trying to do.
- Ah. Then what was she doing?
Just trying to cool off, or what?
My God, fuck heartache. It's so stupid.
Seriously, how has the scientific
community not figured out
how to deal
with the pain that's caused by love.
[sighs] I never thought I'd be saying
this, but I agree with Meriç on this one.
- [Ekin] What?
- That's right.
- You're joking about that, right?
- No, no, listen to what I'm saying.
So many out there spend a lifetime
trying to find someone that they can love.
These two have found each other.
I mean, sure,
they have their own stupid issues too.
But hey, anybody can love someone
who's perfect, right?
- [Ekin] I don't see it that way at all.
- Then don't, that's fine.
We all knew from the beginning they were
bad for each other. We talked about it.
You even made a bet with me.
Or did you forget?
We both put money on how long we
thought they would last for.
That's right. I put a hundred on it.
- You bet that much?
- [Eşref] Mm-hm.
You bastards,
why didn't anyone let me know?
We didn't know you that well then.
[Muzo] Fair enough.
So
I figured out
what we can do about this.
I actually know how we can get Lal
back to feeling normal.
It's a risk, but there's nothing
else we can do.
[gentle contemplative music playing]
[doorbell rings]
[ringing continues]
[ringing continues]
[music fades]
Mom?
The house is really great.
Especially the view.
You'll live a wonderful life here.
Did Ekin call you?
No, I just stopped by.
I didn't talk to Ekin.
I just wanted to make sure
you didn't need anything.
You know, it's a new place for you.
[chuckles faintly] That's it.
So you got the address yourself then.
Is your rent here too much?
You're able to afford it, right?
Mom, how'd you get over it?
- Get over what?
- Get over Dad.
[melancholic music playing]
I don't know.
[chuckles]
Why wouldn't I get over it?
I just got over it.
I don't really remember.
It was so long ago.
So why do you still wear that ring?
I like wearing it.
I just got used to it. It's nice.
And plus, I live in a small town.
The neighbors and everything
You know how it is.
It doesn't really matter to me,
I don't have to wear it.
Why're you asking this all of a sudden?
Mom, I'm hurting really badly right now.
And it's wearing me down.
I have no idea what to do.
It won't go away. It just doesn't end.
Please tell me something.
You've never talked to me
about this kind of stuff.
I know you wanted to protect me,
in your own way.
But I I need you to tell me something.
Because I can't do it.
Tell me it will go away, Mom.
Just tell me what I need, for once.
- I'll go make you some soup.
- [music stops]
Uh let me wash my hands first.
[clears her throat] Where's your bathroom?
Hm?
- Down the hall, on the left.
- Okay.
I brought a bunch of things for you.
Tarhana and garlic pickles. Your favorite.
[melancholic music playing]
[shudders]
[sobbing]
[Ekin] Some confrontations
are more like speaking to yourself.
She was terrified
of becoming like her mother.
I wanted her to realize
that she was going down the same path.
But I have to admit,
- it was a little too early for Lal.
- [exhales deeply]
There was still time before the monster
inside her would awaken.
He's gonna burn the place down. Bastard.
Shht. [clicks teeth]
Aktan. Dude, get up.
[melancholic music fades]
Oh God, what the fuck?
- Get up.
- You fucking bastard.
- [sets glass down]
- [Aktan coughs]
- What's going on?
- You were about to start a fire!
Oh, fuck.
[groans]
You alright? Look at me, bro.
[moaning]
Are you and Hare together?
If you ever do that again,
I'll fucking kick your ass.
Answer me, you idiot. Huh?
Well? Are you with Hare?
Tell me the truth.
Not at all.
Okay, get up. Go to Lal.
- Go.
- [contemplative music playing]
Is something wrong?
Dude.
Lal's not doing well.
You can't seem to forget her,
and I can see that you look like shit.
You don't open up and talk about what
you're going through, and I get that,
I respect that.
But this isn't gonna work.
How long are you gonna do this?
You need to pull yourself together.
Rent a house or whatever,
just get a hold of yourself.
She's miserable there,
you're miserable here.
It's tearing me up,
I don't know who to feel sorry for.
[contemplative music stops]
- Meriko?
- Hm?
Why does everyone have to listen
to your social media feed? Turn it down.
- 'Kay I'll use headphones.
- Hey, little buddy.
How did you get in here?
- You thought you'd sneak in? Huh?
- [cat meows]
I'm here.
[sighs]
Please don't say anything,
just listen to me first.
I put you in a terrible situation.
I know that I freaked you out
and I wasn't gonna do
what you think, I promise you.
I didn't listen to my heart,
I silenced and suppressed it so much
that it rebelled and did its own thing.
- [heartfelt music playing]
- I promise you
that I will never let anyone
put me in that situation ever again.
I've learned my lesson.
I won't let my heart
be at someone else's mercy again.
Unless it's you guys, of course.
From now on,
you guys can be in charge.
I'll surrender,
I'll do what you tell me to.
It's your call.
You wanna find me some guy online,
arrange a marriage for us, fine, or
maybe you wanna admit me to a hospital.
I'm here now, alright?
And I'm standing up again.
[Eşref clears his throat]
First, we'll get you a coffee.
Then maybe we'll think
about arranging a marriage for you.
That would be great. Thank you.
Do you have a lighter, Eşref?
Lighter.
It's done.
- Get up and hug us.
- Group hug.
- [Meriç] Okay, okay.
- Gosh, they're just sitting there.
Eşref, get over here.
You can't do anything without me.
[all chuckling]
- You hugged us too hard.
- Oops, sorry.
- [Lal] I love you guys.
- Aww.
[heartfelt music stops]
CAFE
- Here you are.
- Thank you, sir.
- And a napkin for you.
- [cell phone vibrating]
- And for you. Enjoy your drink.
- What is it? What?
[Muzo] Where are you? It's urgent.
With Hare at the café next door.
- What's going on? Hello?
- [Hare] Hm?
[call disconnects]
["Is This Goodbye?"
by Jason Tarver & Blake Devon playing]
- He hung up just now.
- What was that?
He just couldn't leave us alone
for a couple of minutes.
- You can't share me, or what?
- Mm.
No, I can't.
[panting] Why don't you come out here,
I have to talk with you.
What's wrong? Let's talk here.
Just come. Hm? We'll talk.
Tell me here. I've got nothing
to hide, come on, bro.
Go on. What's wrong?
Yeah, alright. If you want.
[sighs]
Lal's going on a date with someone.
[tense musical stinger]
[high pitched ringing]
Yeah, so Who cares?
[ringing fades]
So you're cool.
Alright.
Selim. Bring me a coffee, bro.
- [Selim] Yeah, I got you.
- Thank you.
[Muzo groans]
Mm. She's put up with this
for way too long.
So is this goodbye? ♪
How long's it been
since you broke up? Three months?
[Hare] Two.
Wow, you remember everything, huh?
Good for you, tricksy.
[indistinct chatter]
Aktan?
Where are you going, Aktan?
Aktan.
[chuckles]
["Is This Goodbye?" continues]
- Let's try this one.
- ["Is This Goodbye?" fades]
This one says, "First date."
- No. That's a job interview outfit.
- Hm? What? I think it looks nice!
- Uh, uh. More revealing--
- Show me what this guy looks like again.
- Here he is. Our guy is good-looking.
- Mm-hm.
He's definitely hot.
He'd be really good for you.
- Let me see.
- Get it, girl.
- I wanna see. Move.
- Here, look.
- Mm
- Meriko, I have to ask you something.
- Huh?
- [Ekin] Can you trust this app?
Ah. Listen, the world's changing,
it's not the '90s anymore.
Nowadays, no one just randomly meets.
- We use apps now, sweetheart. Hm.
- [Ekin] Okay. Um What is that?
- That's like a New Year's party.
- [Meriç] So?
- I feel like it's kinda fun to break up.
- Oh my God.
Suddenly, I'm doing things
I said I'd never do. Look at me!
- Aw, good for you.
- [Meriç] Ah-ha!
Look at this one.
[gasps] Mm, it's so elegant.
[both] Hm
- What do you think?
- That one's so perfect.
[gentle upbeat music playing]
[rooster crowing]
- [music fades]
- [animal sounds]
Uncle Teoman?
Uncle Teoman?
[both moaning passionately]
Uncle Teoman.
Uh [clears his throat]
Uh yes. Uh
You can, uh,
give me my residence report information
uh Miss Sevim.
That's fine with me.
By the way, let me introduce my nephew,
uh Aktan.
Miss Sevim, uh [clears his throat]
village council.
Sevim or Sevil?
Uh S S Sevil?
Mmm
It's Sevil, idiot.
[chuckles faintly] Yeah.
If you were useful to me for change,
I'd cut my own arm off.
Come here. Come.
[sighs]
Ah.
What is it? You fucked up again?
What'd you do this time?
I fell in love.
[snickering] Fuck you.
You're serious.
[Teoman smacks his lips]
[jazzy music playing]
Good evening, welcome.
- Hello, thank you.
- Do you have a reservation for tonight?
Uh a friend of mine is going to
Oh, I see him.
- [host] Of course.
- [Lal] There he is.
Oh [chuckles]
- Nice to meet you.
- You as well.
- Mm
- Ah, please. [chuckles]
Here you are.
Thank you.
I ordered white wine by the way,
but if you'd like something else
- No, white wine's great. Don't worry.
- Ah.
Uh Before we start,
I wanna say something to you.
Don't be fooled by my age, because
I'm actually behind the times a bit.
Internet dating still feels weird.
I'm not used to it.
[chuckles]
And besides, I uh
I just broke up with my ex.
And I
I can be quite cruel
when my heart's broken.
Is that, uh
is that okay with you?
Honestly, it felt like the best start
to a first date I've ever had.
[both chuckle]
Good.
Uh
[Aktan] What am I supposed to do?
I've never experienced anything like this.
- My mom and I
- [water gently splashing]
we never got to have a close bond.
I never learned how to love.
I've never taken responsibility.
I was so young when she died.
Is that the reason?
Maybe that's the reason, I don't know.
I've got this restlessness
that won't go away.
What is it
that you actually want, huh?
I wanna get back with her. What else?
You're scared.
The things I've been doing
I'm doing things,
my god, I swear to you
If you had seen it, you'd be shocked.
Yeah? Huh.
You'd be like, "Who is this gentleman
and what have you done with my nephew."
Even though I'm doing all these things
she's still so unhappy.
- Yeah.
- It's not enough.
For her, I just
I can't be enough for her.
- I don't know what to do.
- Oh, man.
I hear you, buddy.
It's tough. It's a shame.
- I feel guilty about it.
- Ugh.
You've got a guilty conscience, naturally.
And all the guilt that I feel
is really fucking me up.
- No matter what I do, I still end up
- Mm, hm.
always being wrong somehow.
Ugh, it's a shame. It is.
It's a real pity. It's too bad, my friend.
I fucked up, right?
Eh, whatever.
Ugh, just forget it.
Who cares? It's fine.
How old are you now, Aktan?
- Never mind, Uncle. It's okay.
- No, really. How old are you? Tell me.
Twenty-seven.
You're being a fucking dumb-ass,
you asshole.
You idiot son of a bitch.
Almost 30 years old,
and you're still sitting there like,
- "I was left all alone by my parents."
- Wait, I never said they left, they died.
Whatever. The point is,
you're living like they left you.
Have you ever been able
to love anyone in your life?
Huh?
"My mother this, my father that."
You're a grown man. Deal with it.
Deal with it.
Why are you still angry
at them, you idiot?
He feels guilty, he's suffering. Well,
then stop it. Yeah? Don't suffer then.
How can a man
who can't find a solution for himself
expect to take care of a woman, huh?
Be a man. Grow up.
You know my wife was in that accident too.
And my brother, and my sister-in-law
as well. I don't have anybody anymore.
[gentle upbeat music playing]
What's with the screaming?
Like you've got it all figured out.
That's it. That's what what I'm talking
about. It's what I've been saying.
This is the whole point.
Look at me and my life.
Be my guest, look around you.
Look around.
I'm an architect. An architect.
I built a jail for myself.
And I can't get out of it.
I'm my own prisoner.
You really want this
for yourself, kid? Huh?
I wouldn't mind.
You're the happiest person I've ever met.
[snickers]
[scoffs]
I'm alone, man.
Fuck this kind of happiness
if you can't share it with anyone.
Right?
You gotta sort your own issues
out first. You hear me?
You gotta do the work on yourself, kid.
If you can't love yourself,
you can't love anyone.
Period.
You have to make a decision. Do you want
to be like me, or do you want to grow up?
[Aktan exhales deeply]
[Aktan] Uncle.
Alright, Aktan.
You can take my advice
and go fuck yourself. You got me?
And shove my compassion up your ass.
There is only one thing I wanna know
Be honest. Do you really love this woman?
Good, then get the fuck out of here.
Just go be a man, and take her. Mm.
[lighter flicks]
[sniffles]
[gentle upbeat music stops]
The car
- What?
- I, uh
Parked you car right here.
Lu, lu, lu, lu, lu!
- [chuckles]
- [gentle upbeat music resumes]
Listen, you've had enough
to drink tonight.
Have Ali take you to get a taxi.
- Go on!
- A taxi?
Yeah, go.
- Oh, my dear Ela.
- [music stops]
I'm 55 now.
And I've just become a man.
You know what? Good for me.
[lively upbeat music playing]
TAXI
Motherfucker. [groans]
[panting]
[groans] I'm going to Istanbul, dude.
- [driver] Alright, man.
- Do you have any water?
- [driver] No.
- Seriously?
[Aktan groans]
[panting and groaning]
[groans] Man, my brain is fried.
I've gotten to the point
where I totally despise my ex.
- The weird thing
- [jazzy music playing]
is that not a second goes by
I don't think about him.
Is this something you really wanna
deal with? A woman like that?
It's up to you.
And if you want me to try it.
- [host] Good evening.
- [Lal] Mm
Hi.
[host] Do you have a reservation?
Sir, can I help you with something?
No.
Is that him?
I didn't forget you.
And I won't.
Let's be together.
Are you outta your mind, Aktan?
One hundred percent.
Crazy. [kiss]
A complete lunatic.
I thought I could actually forget you,
that's how insane I was.
You want crazy? I'll give you crazy.
[scoffs]
You're so gorgeous.
Really.
And your hair looks incredible.
Oh my God. Are you aware
of how extremely rude you're being?
- Why?
- I'm on a date here, obviously.
- Yeah.
- [man clears throat]
Why don't you leave, dude?
Get outa here.
Seems like you're the one
who should get outta here.
He's right.
I'm not going anywhere.
[sighs]
[Aktan] I'm drinking this water.
Aktan would you please leave?
I've done that once.
I left you one time.
And I won't leave you ever again.
Well, then I'm leaving.
Sorry about all this.
Lal.
She doesn't want you. Did you hear her?
Oh, I think she does.
[shuddering]
[water running]
- Get out!
- [lock clicks]
You're in the women's restroom!
Would you get outta here?
Say you're over me and I'll leave.
I am.
I don't believe you.
What does it matter?
I don't want you anymore! We are over!
[heartfelt music playing]
If that were really true, you wouldn't
have come in here, you'd have gone home.
- [knocking]
- [man] Lal?
Lal.
Are you gonna tell that son of a bitch
to get out of here?
Or should I fuck him up?
Oh, there he is.
Now we're seeing the real Aktan.
Trying to be all sweet
with the "I won't forget you"s.
You really thought I'd buy all that?
Hit people, break things.
Just be yourself.
You don't understand. I don't wanna
be myself. Don't you get that?
I wanna be somebody else, Lal.
Can't you see that?
I wanna be better for you.
To be more grown up,
to improve myself for you.
Why don't you get that?
Do you think I'm gonna believe you again?
Lal, listen to me, I can get
professional treatment, go to therapy.
I swear to you,
whatever you tell me to do, I'll do it.
- Why don't you believe me?
- Because you can't.
You've proven it already that you can't
love anyone more than you love yourself.
I already do. I love you.
Well, you can't.
It's not in you.
You're not built for that kind of thing.
You just simply don't have it.
I'll change.
Bullshit, you will.
- [music stops]
- [knocking]
[man] Lal, do you need help?
Should I break down the door?
- No one needs your help, son of a bitch.
- No! Don't! Please don't do this.
- Stop it. Don't do this, Aktan.
- [man] Do whatever the hell you want.
- Keep your hand there.
- [Lal sighs]
["Eating Me Alive" by Blake Blumenthal,
Teddy Mac & SHIPS playing]
Lal.
Stop it.
Stop it.
It's not gonna happen.
You gave up on me.
You never called me.
You didn't
You didn't come after me, not once.
You said that I was the love of your
life, and then you gave up on me.
It was you who left me.
There's a big difference
between being left and being forgotten.
No, I never forgot you, ever.
Aktan.
Stop it, please don't do this.
Let me go, please.
- Lal.
- [Lal exhales deeply]
I can't do it.
I can't go on without you.
[Lal breathing deeply]
I've tried.
It doesn't work.
When I heard
that you were seeing someone else,
I thought I was gonna die.
[chuckles faintly]
I've been dying inside
for the last two months.
You understand? Every day
for two months I've been dying inside.
Do you realize
what you're saying right now?
[chuckles]
Why are you laughing?
- So you didn't get over me.
- [exhales deeply]
[sobbing quietly]
Aktan. Stop it.
I don't want this. Let me go.
Please. Let me go.
- I missed you so much.
- Let me go.
I really did.
Can you please let me go?
I don't want this. I really don't.
[Lal breathes deeply]
I'm begging you, stop it.
I don't want this,
it's not gonna work out.
I know it won't. I don't trust you.
I miss your smell.
Look at me.
Mm-mm.
Look in my eyes.
I'm scared.
I'm here.
I'm gonna take you in my hands,
I'm gonna take care of you,
and protect you like you're
the most valuable thing in the world.
Look in my eyes.
[breathing deeply]
Don't take my paradise ♪
Gave you my precious time ♪
Forever intertwined ♪
Your heart in mine ♪
You're eating me ♪
Alive ♪
- [Ekin] Lal and Aktan
- ["Eating Me Alive" ends]
They decided to kill themselves
intentionally, for the second time.
I couldn't care less if I died now.
[Ekin] The only thing left for us to do,
was wait for the funeral.
["Kaçıyorum Bak"
by Tuğçe Şenoğul playing]
[Lal moans passionately]
[Aktan groans]
[Lal and Aktan moan passionately]
[Lal screams ecstatically]
["Kaçıyorum Bak" continues]
["Kaçıyorum Bak" ends]