We'll Be Fine (2026) s01e08 Episode Script

1
We, uh
we changed who we were so much
while loving each other.
[ethereal music playing]
All of it was obvious from the start.
I knew it when we first met.
He was going to be the end of me.
But things can turn out differently.
Because as it turns out,
I would be the end of him.
[sighs]
Aktan
died.
He died that day.
["Panzehir" by No.1 & Melis Güven playing]
OPERATING ROOM
- Lal, Lal.
- Lal, no, no, no. Wait, wait.
Come on, Lal. It's okay. Come on.
Let me go! Let me go! I'm going
to see Aktan! Let me go!
- Lal!
- Let me go!
[Lal] The first thing that happened
I couldn't hear anything around me.
[Muzo] He's not doing well.
He's in critical
[Lal] I vaguely remember
what people were saying.
They said he was in critical condition.
That his chances were not great.
My sight was gone as well.
Then my breath left me.
I felt like I was trapped inside a coffin.
I couldn't breathe.
Please come get me outta here, Aktan.
There is no place for me
in a world without you in it.
Seconds,
minutes,
hours later,
I finally made a vow.
It was the hardest promise
that I've ever had to make.
Lal!
Ekin.
- Oh, honey.
- Lal.
[siren blaring]
Lal!
- What happened? What happened?
- Meriç. We're still waiting.
["Panzehir" ends]
Mm.
EMERGENCY ROOMS
Hey, bro.
What'd they say? Huh?
He made it.
- [sentimental music playing]
- [chuckling faintly]
- Oh, thank God.
- [Eşref] Thank god.
[Ekin] Thank God. Sweetie, go!
- [Meriç] Come on.
- Fine. You go. Go, go.
Good morning, sleepyhead.
I guess we couldn't break up again, huh?
[Lal] I couldn't tell him.
As long as he lives, I swear god
I promise I'll break up with him.
As long as he doesn't die.
God, just let him live.
We didn't break up, baby.
I don't think we'll be able
to break up. [chuckles]
Yeah, that's right.
[interviewer] But you said he was dead.
[Lal] Because it was like a death.
[dramatic piano music playing]
What we had gone through that day.
If we had never set one another free
then one of us definitely would have died.
[piano music intensifies]
WE'LL BE FINE
[Lal] Some loves are different
ONE MONTH LATER
Different from our other loves.
There's something that makes it differ
from all our other relationships.
But what?
Aktan is a man who can love conditionally,
As for me, I was a woman
who needed to feel needed.
What was different about our story?
I still hadn't figured that out.
But I was hopeful.
- [lite explosion]
- [cheering]
No way! Quit it! You guys are crazy!
You scared me. What is this?
What are you all doing here?
Miss Yelda.
I thought we were going to be alone.
- Mwah.
- [woman] Mm.
[chuckles]
You weren't thinking you'd get outta here
without a big goodbye, were you?
[Miss Yelda chuckles]
You've thrown more surprise parties
for me than anyone I've ever known.
Because you're worth it, Lal.
Real queens
always fix each other's crowns.
As women we've become so used
to everyone trying to tear us down,
everyone slapping us in the face.
It's so common for us,
we forgot what it was like
to be celebrated.
And besides,
one of my biggest dreams
is to get to work over in London.
[upbeat music playing]
Let's give it up for our girl!
- [all cheering]
- That's right!
Ms. Yelda, uh
you are amazing,
those were such kind words.
But we've got more for you, honey.
- We have another surprise.
- Another?
If you could please
clear some space here, everyone?
Surprise.
Aw.
- At your service, ma'am.
- [chuckles]
- [all cheering]
- [heartfelt music playing]
[Lal] My great, unforgettable,
incomprehensible,
overwhelming love.
We went through all those things.
My love never diminished.
Not for a single day.
I still don't know
how I'll give up on you.
How I'll let you go.
I'll be right back.
[pop music playing]
Hey, honey.
What are you gonna do without me?
[chuckles]
I've gotten used to it at this point.
- You haven't been around for two years.
- Oh
Oh wow, that was harsh.
Uh, but, fair enough.
Because it's true. You're actually right.
I'd say I've earned the right
to complain this much.
Aw, you can say whatever you want to me.
[Eşref] Whoa, whoa!
What's going on here?
- So no one wanted to give me a hug?
- [Lal and Ekin chuckle]
- I'll go hug Aktan. That's fine with me.
- Aw, no!
- Aktan! Let me go and hug him.
- No, silly.
- No, get in here.
- [Eşref] Oh, come here, my girls.
You take care of Eko.
Aw. What do you mean?
We take care of one another.
Cuz that's how we do it.
What am gonna do
without you guys there?
What the hell
would we even do in London?
I mean is there anything
even for us over there?
He's right.
Who's gonna give me the hope I need?
And inspire me to believe in love?
Uh
You were so in love, it was dangerous.
You can't act like
you don't believe in love.
[melancholic music playing]
[Lal] But I finally figured it out.
What was it that devastated us?
I didn't know it yet,
but I had seen the end of this story.
I accepted it.
Sometimes
breaking up is also a happy ending.
Let me take that cactus.
Oh, no, it's Lal's.
- Give it here.
- No. It's yours.
The only plant you can handle.
I don't wanna kill this one, too.
That's my point.
Do me a favor and take it
to his new place, alright?
Cuz I'm sure he'll take good care of it.
[chuckles faintly]
Oh my god. Alright, then.
We're dying of politeness here.
Thank you.
The moving van's full.
We'll take a load to the new house first,
then come back
for the electronics and other stuff.
- Sounds good.
- We'll call you.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
[door opens and closes]
[gentle contemplative music playing]
- So, you're liking it?
- What?
Your new place.
Oh yeah, it is pretty nice, you know,
it's I thought it was cute, so
You want a tour?
I'll show you, it's not far from here.
I don't have a ton of time right now.
We'll have to do it another day.
Yep.
- Would you like to have a drink or?
- Sure.
That's a great idea.
Right, yeah. I could go for one.
[chuckles]
Um what
I have some in the car.
Okay.
[door opens and closes]
- [cell phone vibrates]
- [gasps faintly]
Hey there, babe.
I’m not able to go through with it.
[Ekin] Oh, sweetheart
No, I really can't do it.
I'm serious. I don't wanna go. I mean it.
I'm with you here.
Sweetheart, I want you to take deep
breaths right now for me. You've got this.
I'm here.
No, Ekin, I cannot do this.
My heart is pounding
out of my chest right now.
You gotta keep your head up, hon.
Lal, you're strong
and you can endure this.
And how am I supposed to do that?
How am I
How am I gonna leave Aktan?
Lal, sweetheart,
the relationship issues we face
are all unresolved traumas from childhood.
You've gotta realize you're on the verge
of resolving a really big issue right now.
That's why you're experiencing
so much resistance.
I don't wanna do
the whole childhood thing.
- I want Aktan. That's all I want.
- I know, sweetheart.
Really, I know.
I would have brought this up
to you before, but
you can't learn this without experience,
that's gotta come first.
You learn by crawling,
skinning your knees, and bleeding.
But, honey, honestly
haven't you lost enough blood already?
[melancholic music playing]
[exhales deeply]
[Aktan] What should we drink to?
To starting our new lives.
To our new lives then.
I'm sure we'll be in touch.
- As soon as you wake up.
- [chuckles]
And I'll call you on video.
I'll be flying a lot,
between here and there.
I'll be flying over here a lot too,
so it's not a big deal.
It really isn't.
It's close.
Like, how many hours? It's not
Yeah, exactly.
Exactly.
What are we doing?
What
Is Is this really happening right now?
Is this what we're doing?
Huh?
All the possibilities we missed out on.
Where do they go now?
We'll be together
in every universe.
In every combination.
There's not an inch
of this whole place
that I haven't kissed you in.
I kept thinking
we would grow old together here.
Don't, please.
I need to have good things
to remember about this.
That would just upset us.
[both chuckle]
How much more upset
could I get at this point?
We're breaking up. It's over.
[exhales deeply]
What are you looking for?
Can I show you this?
I don't have a lot of time, Aktan,
and I still have to say bye to my mother.
[contemplative music playing]
[sighs]
[chuckles faintly]
[exhales deeply]
[interviewer] How did you and Lal meet?
Whoo!
[chuckles]
[Lal chuckles]
No one can turn us
into someone that we're not.
Who we are is within us.
See, it's our shadow side.
It's asleep.
Then someone shows up.
They poke us, and wake it up.
And it's only at that point
that you really get to know yourself.
[interviewer] Would you like a tissue?
Oh, no. I don't need one.
I'm fine. All good.
[Muzo] Everyone's got that song they love,
that they stopped listening to
for whatever reason.
It's kinda like that.
[Eşref] We're intelligent people.
I don't understand how it is
that we always screw up so much
when it comes to matters of love.
Yeah, it's love.
There's no right or wrong.
We're deprived.
Deprived of love. Deprived of trust.
Honestly, we're lonely.
Nobody belongs to anyone else.
You know that we
we paid a price for each of these.
You know what? I'm sorry.
[Miss Yelda] Whenever we run away
from something,
we run into something else.
Don't open your arms to the people
who run into them right away.
They could be running away
from something else.
[contemplative music stops]
You can stop
any time you want.
Remember that day, for example?
[quiet dramatic music playing]
Right after we took this picture together?
- This is good, honey.
- What're you reading?
"We've found in some cases, that an
individual who seemed to be confident,
someone who appeared
to be trustworthy"
Hm.
"was actually so overwhelmed
by a sense of inferiority,
they felt that
they didn't deserve love and respect."
Oh, yeah, that is interesting.
Mm-hm.
Alright. I'm gonna go change my swimsuit,
this one's a little too tight.
Hold on, baby, where are you going?
I'll help you change out of your swimsuit.
[chuckles] You gotta wait.
- I'll take care of it.
- I'll be right back.
- Yeah, hurry back.
- Okay.
[Lal screams] Oh my god!
Excuse me! I am so sorry.
- The door wasn't locked. Melih?
- Lal?
- [Melih] Hold on, I'll be right out.
- [Lal] No way! What?
[Melih chuckles]
[Lal] What are you doing here?
So, I've been back from Sydney
for about a year.
What? Why didn't you call me?
Shame on you, Melih.
I'll call you as soon
as I get back to Istanbul.
Okay, I'll be back in town next week.
You have my number, don't you?
Oh, yeah. Yeah, I do.
Let me give you a hug.
- It's been almost a year.
- [Lal] Yeah.
There you go.
It's all yours. I'll see ya.
- I'm gonna go get back to my friends.
- Okay, yeah. See you later.
- Sorry, again.
- [Melih] Be in touch. Bye.
I'm back.
- Hey, sweetie.
- Baby.
- You finished?
- Yep.
Who was that guy?
- Who? Melih?
- Melih?
- Melih. He's an old college friend.
- Uh-huh.
You'd love that guy. He's so much fun.
I'll see him when we get back.
I'll introduce you to him.
Sounds great.
[contemplative music playing]
And you guys were just just friends?
Well
I guess nothing gets past my boyfriend.
Sorry, but I feel like we're fucking
in the pond where you used to go fishing.
[chuckling] Oh, my god,
you're an asshole, Aktan.
Listen to how you're talking.
What is that?
Yeah it's just how I'm talking.
So?
You gonna tell me?
There's nothing to tell, babe.
We sort of liked each other
at first, when we met.
Then we became friends.
There was nothing serious.
[chuckles]
Just wonderful.
Hey, don't be silly, babe.
It was college, that was years ago.
Right, college.
Nothing happened anyway.
[pats hand]
It's cool. I'm just playing.
Come here.
What should we do?
Should we go get a drink?
What do you think? What do you want?
Mm My father cheated
on my mother, you know?
[melancholic music playing]
[sighs] There.
Glad that's out.
You told me one time
they never got along.
That's what I tell everyone.
It's not something I want to talk about.
Anyway, I don't remember a whole lot.
When you were little?
I wasn't all that little actually, but
well, I suppressed it so much that
I basically erased my entire past
while trying to erase my dad.
I don't remember my childhood
much at all, really.
It's a wonder that
that I'm able to talk about it.
It was always too hard to talk about.
I think my relationships
with men have all--
Did you sleep with that guy?
[music becomes contemplative]
What?
The guy whose ass you just saw.
You've seen it.
Before, I mean,
cuz you used to hang out, right?
And when we get back, you'll get together.
Did you sleep with him?
- Hm?
- Aktan.
Do you understand
I'm sharing something with you?
I'm trying to tell you about something
I've never told anyone before.
Alright and?
Your father cheated on your mother.
I heard you.
Everyone cheats on everyone.
You're not the only one.
I asked you a question. Did you sleep with
him or not? Why don't you answer me?
Hey, come here.
[sighs] God damn it.
Sweetie.
I'm really sorry.
I was being an idiot.
I just said that outta nowhere
for some weird reason.
I'm sorry, sweetie.
You're not gonna look at me, honey?
Lal.
- Aktan, what are you doing?
- Lal I don't know what I'm doing.
It's like walking through a minefield
whenever I talk. It's not working for me.
Every time I open my mouth,
I'm not sure if I'm gonna upset you,
break your heart, or hurt you.
How am I supposed to handle that?
How will I ever make my girlfriend happy?
I feel this
I feel this anger sometimes inside me
when I talk to you.
I just
I don't know how to do it.
I really have no idea.
You'll learn how, Aktan.
When will I learn how?
I don't know.
But I believe in you.
And it's cuz I'm in love with you,
do you not see that?
I love you so much, it's killing me.
It's like
it's like my cells themselves love you.
You broke my heart,
and I had to console myself.
It felt like nobody cared about me.
It happened so many times.
- I know
- [contemplative music stops]
I always said, "Me first."
I would've been fine with
with you saying, "Me first" if you'd
let me have my turn, but you didn't.
- You said, "Always me."
- [melancholic music playing]
You didn't ask me about him that day.
You ruined our day, and then we made up.
But you never asked me about it once.
About my father
You never asked me
why he made me upset.
Have we ever had a good day
with each other?
[chuckles faintly]
I don't know,
have you never been happy with me?
The happiest I have ever felt
has been with you, Aktan.
And?
And I've also felt more afraid
than I've ever been.
I was the happiest person
in the whole world
and I was also terrified.
Me too.
He'll break my heart.
This man'll break me.
And I'll never recover.
[scoffs]
She's gonna leave me.
I guess we were afraid of so many things.
If we hadn't been so scared
I never felt like you understood me.
I never did feel like you really saw me.
I will admit
that I made mistakes as well.
I didn't think about myself
or tell you about what I needed.
I became so lost in all of this, Aktan.
I disappeared in this relationship.
I got to where I missed myself so much.
It was like missing an old friend.
[sniffles]
[sniffles]
Aktan, I've had enough of all this.
Can you please turn it off? That's enough.
Look at this.
Remember our first few months?
Nothing like this had ever
happened to me in my life.
I was blown away when I realized that
you loved me
as much as you did, you know?
[groaning]
Lal.
- Lal!
- Aktan?
- Lal! [groaning]
- Aktan, what's going on?
- Aktan, what happened?
- April Fools!
- [chuckling]
- You idiot!
- That's so stupid!
- Ah, babe.
- What kind of thing is that to do to me?
- What?
Ah, hey, sweetie,
it's April Fools'. It was a joke.
Ah, sweetheart, listen, I'm sorry.
Listen to me.
- Sweetie?
- You promise that you won't die on me.
[heartfelt music playing]
I couldn't live if something
happened to you, so promise me.
Baby.
Aktan, you gotta promise me.
Oh, sweetheart, I promise you.
Don't be silly, I'm not gonna die.
Don't you go anywhere.
[chuckles faintly] Sweetheart.
I'm not going anywhere.
Sweetie, I promise.
You know, I recorded you.
[both chuckle]
This is my place.
I don't want anyone taking me away.
[Aktan] No, baby.
Nobody can take you away from here.
I would never allow that. Never.
How am I supposed to forget?
Don't do this.
[Lal exhales deeply]
It's hopeless, right?
Aktan.
Please stop it, alright?
Can you let me go, please?
Let's get out of the house.
Why are we breaking up when we clearly
still love each other so much, babe?
Huh?
Do you wanna hear the truth?
- Tell me.
- You really want to know?
We're breaking up
because you don't want me, Aktan.
What? What're you saying?
You want a mother for yourself,
that's what you really want.
You want a woman
who'll pick you up when you fall down.
Someone who will forgive
anything you do
and that's something
only a mother can do.
Alright, if you know so much,
if you're really so aware of shit,
then why couldn't we be enough
for one another, Lal?
You get mad whenever you can't find her.
This will never work.
You'll never be happy
with anyone this way.
I don't wanna be happy with anyone else.
All I want is you, Lal.
I don't know why I would try
to be happy with someone else,
because it would just mean losing you.
It's gonna happen.
You'll find the right girl for you.
I know that you will.
And you'll love her.
I promise you.
And you?
I'll find him.
Will you forget me?
I'll just learn how to hide it.
[melancholic music playing]
Remember?
Me and you, in every universe
in every combination.
[Aktan sniffles]
["Bir Yer" by Ekin Alkan
& TERSKELEPCE playing]
[Lal] Then the big moment arrived,
and he was gone.
["Bir Yer" fades]
And I think,
how did I fall so in love with Aktan?
Why was I so scared?
Why couldn't I get over him?
[melancholic music playing]
[seagulls calling]
[mysterious music playing]
[echoing seagulls screeching]
[young Lal] Mommy?
[Lal] I swear, at that moment,
I understood everything.
It turns out that deep down,
my biggest fear in life
was becoming like my mother.
That was it, right there.
That day Aktan and I met,
that's what I was feeling,
I had no words for it.
I was reliving the same cycles
as my mother.
I mean
I always saw myself as strong.
I thought I was a grounded person.
Considered myself
an independent woman.
"I'll never be like my mom," I thought.
No, I am never turning into her
if I really love somebody.
But I did.
I
I became her.
[upbeat music playing]
And do you know
what happened after that?
I survived.
[chuckles]
I didn't die.
I did it.
I broke up with him.
I did become my mother
but I didn't die.
[laughing]
I took a very close look at myself.
That voice of fear inside
had finally disappeared.
I'm sure Aktan feels the same way.
It was good for both of us.
[cell phone ringing]
Hello.
Hello. Uncle Teo.
Oh God.
I can hear it in your voice. What's going
on? Is there something wrong, Aktan?
There is.
Okay, hold on.
Gimme the address and I'll be right over.
I'm gonna deal with it on my own.
Oh my god.
I don't believe what I'm hearing from you.
How about we go somewhere?
You, me, just the two of us?
We never hung out together.
[chuckles]
You're making me tear up over here.
I'd love to. Tell me where
and what time, I'll come right over, man.
Not right now.
Not right now cuz I'm, um
[Lal] He had lost me.
His beloved.
But he didn't die.
I need to start going to therapy first.
You are?
I love you so much, man! I really mean it!
I'm so proud of you for doing this.
But I have a question.
Is this about to cost me
an arm and a leg for you?
Cuz therapy for you
would take 20 years or so.
That's enough, you idiot. I'm gonna go.
[chuckles]
[upbeat music continues]
[Lal] The thing is
we gave each other the most
valuable gift in this life, Aktan.
All of our fears came true in each other.
And there was nothing left
to be afraid of.
Now I understand.
[music stops]
No matter what happens to us
we will be fine.
["Outro" by Nova Norda playing]
[people applauding]
WE WILL BE FINE
3 YEARS LATER
RETURN FROM LONDON
Alright, everyone. Welcome.
I'm gonna get everything started.
You got this, Lal!
I'm proud to announce
I'm starting a brand new chapter
in my life today,
publishing my very first title here
at Verbum.
[gentle upbeat music playing]
I would also like to take this opportunity
to thank Miss Yelda once again.
I'm so glad to have you.
Don't worry about me.
And don't worry about this place,
I'll take good care of it for you.
I know you will, Lal!
I'm very excited about this.
And I'm grateful
for everything that I've been through.
Those awful days,
the ones that beat me down
and for my dear friends, of course.
- Oh hey.
- Aw!
You put up with everything
I threw at you.
No, no. Come on.
I am glad
to have experienced those difficulties.
The negative things.
If I hadn't gone through all that,
I wouldn't be the person I've become.
Once I stopped trying to resist life,
life started to flow so well.
Özden is one of my favorite authors.
She's in London
so she couldn't be here today.
When we first met Özden,
she was going through something.
She was working to force
some kind of meaning into a story
that had lost its significance to her.
She couldn't make sense of any of it.
"Why can't I get over this man?"
she thought.
And then I told her my story.
With all the drama I'd experienced
and how I eventually got here.
So wonderful. [chuckles]
So now I present our first book,
We Will Be Fine.
- [Miss Yelda] Bravo!
- [Eşref] Congrats!
- We love you!
- [Meriç] Woo!
Bravo!
[Lal] There is a reason that I started
this journey with my own story.
It's because it's there.
The truth is that everything we seek
is on our own journey.
Take a look
at the inner child inside of you.
Listen to what they say.
Then look at those around you.
If I was forced to choose
only one statement to make in this life
it'd probably be that one. [chuckles]
[applause]
Thank you.
Now I want
all of you
to look at your own story.
[applause and cheering]
Thanks so much.
I wasn't going to cry. I couldn't help it.
Thank you.
I'll see you in a little.
- [Miss Yelda] Ah.
- Ms. Yelda.
- Oh, honey.
- [Lal] Miss Yelda.
I just love the way
that you've gotten your glow back, Lal.
Thank you for everything,
I really mean it.
Oh, I'm not sure what I did.
You saved me from all this.
[both chuckle]
I have no doubt that you will keep
running this publishing house
in the best possible way.
Oh course, don't you worry.
Go on, take care of your guests.
- Okay. We'll talk later.
- Go have fun.
Get over there.
- Hi, welcome. How are you?
- Great. Thank you.
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
That speech was wonderful.
Congratulations.
We've got really good news
for you, by the way.
- You do?
- [man] We've taken care of everything.
We're gonna start filming soon.
This book of yours,
it'll make a really great movie.
Um
I know that Aktan was reluctant.
[woman] We talked to Mr. Aktan,
and we got permission.
We've even signed
the copyright agreement.
You did? Really?
[woman] Yes.
What'd he say about all this?
Did he say something?
He doesn't wanna be involved,
but he signed off for us.
He didn't ask for a penny.
Yeah, that makes sense.
Now, I think it's time
for our little surprise.
- What surprise?
- [man] We found the right cast.
We've shot something already
as a test, a short scene.
Would you like to see it?
[quiet dramatic music playing]
- [door shuts]
- [woman] This is the ladies' room.
- Get out.
- [man] Say you're over me and I'll leave.
[woman] I already have.
[man] I don't believe you.
[woman] What does it matter?
I don't want you.
Don't you get it? It's over!
[man] I've had enough of all this.
I wanna be someone else, Lal.
I want to be the guy for you.
I'll do whatever it takes.
[woman] You think
I can ever trust you again?
[man] You want me to get therapy,
treatment, medication? I'll do it.
[woman] No, you won't!
You can't. Do you not see that?
You don't
You don't have it in you to do it.
You can't love anyone but yourself.
[man] I know.
You gave up on me.
You You told me
I was the love of your life.
Then you turned around
and forgot all of that.
You gave up on me.
[man] I never forgot you.
I did everything I could, Lal.
It didn't work out. I can't do it.
I don't want to.
I missed you so much.
Look at me for once, please.
I missed you so much.
[woman] You're going to destroy me.
[man] I wouldn't care if I died right now.
[chuckling]
["Şivesi Sensin Aşkın"
by Yıldız Tilbe playing]
WE'LL BE FINE
[Lal] Did you forget?
We'll be together in every universe
in every combination.
["Şivesi Sensin Aşkın" continues]
["Şivesi Sensin Aşkın" fades]