We’re back! 🎉 In this bridge episode, Laura and Melissa open up about the future of the podcast. After two years of dissecting Turkish dramas (and falling head-first into the chaos of As the Crow Flies), we realized we needed to expand our scope. Why? Because the reality of watching Turkish shows outside of Turkey means sketchy streaming sites, glitchy subtitles, and two-and-a-half-hour episodes that are hard to keep up with.

So, where do we go from here? We’re widening our lens to cover shows available on Netflix and other global streamers—series that are binge-friendly, easy to access, and full of the wild drama we love.

In this episode we chat about:

• Why we’re moving beyond Turkish-only shows and what that means for you
• The wild fandom lore around Can Yaman (yes, the drama is REAL)
• How our tastes lean more toward thrillers and darker dramas rather than romcoms
• What to expect in this next phase of the show

✨ Big news: Our next recap series will be on The Hunting Wives (Netflix), based on the juicy novel by May Cobb. Think morally gray characters, suburban secrets, and binge-worthy twists—we can’t wait to break it down with you.

Stay tuned for episode one of The Hunting Wives as we officially launch the next era of the podcast. And yes, our name is still Turkish TV Obsessed (domain logistics!), but think of it as TV Obsessed with the “Turkish” playfully crossed out.

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It's the series finale (confirmed: Netflix canceled it, we’re grieving), and while we didn’t get the resolution we wanted, we did get chaos, fainting, mafia vibes, and a wine-drenched phone. What more could we ask for? Oh right…Yusuf and Aslı together.

In this episode:

• Kenan finally admits he's toxic and Lale says “no, it’s just love” in the most frustrating anti-growth moment of the series.
• Lale and Kenan consider fleeing to the Aegean Sea to start an olive oil business???
• Aslı wakes up at Yusuf’s, gets grilled by Güliz over the phone. Aslı uses his twine-wrapped gift ribbon as a hair tie.
• Güliz spots the hair tie, connects all the dots, and officially loses it.
• Nunu returns to Team Lale, proving yet again he’s the most loyal man in Turkish television.
• Güliz and Aslı engage in a literal car chase that ends in a crash, a confrontation in the street, and Güliz fainting like a Victorian debutante.
• Güliz’s mafia-adjacent dad assembles 12 men to sue and “destroy” Aslı and Yusuf.
• Aslı, realizing she’s doomed, writes Yusuf a goodbye letter and dunks her phone in wine in the most dramatic exit imaginable.
• Yusuf—still madly in love—gets a sticker for his notebook that says “I won’t apologize.” A true icon.
• Müge’s hair falls out. She quits in a robe and slippers. A stunning end to her arc.
• Lale gives her final news show with Nunu giving a goodbye monologue worthy of an Oscar.
• Yusuf ends up working at Turkish TMZ. Aslı as his phone wallpaper. Sad.
• Lale becomes a speaker or maybe a professor? A woman gives her a mysterious phone number. (It’s giving Season 4 setup. Thanks for nothing, Netflix.)
• In the final scene, Lale finds Aslı and says, “It’s time to fight.”

We’re still mad about the cancellation but grateful for three seasons of pure Turkish chaos.

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The writers might have packed up early, but we’re still here. Somehow everything is spiraling while also stalling. It's a weird combination of filler scenes, heavy trauma drops, sudden baldness, and questionable professional decisions. Let’s get into it.

In this episode:

• Lale opens the episode dancing and yawning on a balcony, which sets the tone. Zero context. Big filler energy.
• She and Aslı are working on a global story, which turns out to be about the emotional aftermath of the pandemic. Not exactly breaking news in 2025, but sure.
• Müge spends half the episode staring at a whiskey bottle.
• Müge stares at a billboard of herself, then sees Aslı's right next to it. Apparently in this show, a new anchor means a billboard goes up within 45 minutes. Those printers work overtime.
• We are suddenly hit with Lale's long-lost backstory about getting grazed by a bullet in Iraq. Never mentioned before, now dropped like a live grenade. It’s giving end-of-series character dump.
• Müge’s hair starts falling out in giant clumps. She goes from mildly stressed to near-bald in one episode. We are not exaggerating. There are closeups of hair in tissues and eyeliner being used to cover bald patches. Drama is on the scalp now.
• Kenan sees Müge and says, “What are those bags under your eyes,” followed shortly by a comment on her hair.
• We are still waiting for Yusuf and Asli to reappear and get it on.
• Kenan is seething while watching Lale's segment from his own studio. Then he plays basketball alone because there was no budget for extras and no friends willing to shoot hoops with this man.
• Finally, Yusuf and Aslı are seen cuddling in bed, eating strawberries, and being adorable.
• Meanwhile, Müge is sobbing on the floor, clutching her hair, until she finds out she is trending number one. She screams with joy, still crying, hair still in hand. Peak emotional whiplash.
• Back at work, Kenan remains a human red flag. Müge is finally being celebrated, but Gül low-key torments her by picking hair off her jacket like she’s collecting evidence.
• Aslı and Lale argue on air about generational values. Aslı plays the brash Gen Z, Lale plays the dignified Gen X. Aslı wants to be “watchable,” Lale wants to be “respected.” They fight, but the ratings go up. Aslı wins the point. Lale sulks with poise.
• Müge is back in the makeup chair. There’s not much hair left to style. They’re basically coloring her scalp with eyeliner like it’s a Crayola emergency.
• Kenan reveals his next evil plan: invite Lale onto Müge’s show to ambush her with questions that expose she may have lied about being shot in Iraq. Because what else do toxic exes do in this show besides public takedowns?
• Lale accepts the invite. Gül thinks she’s being diplomatic. Turns out she’s playing her own game.
• Surprise twist. Lale just wanted to poach Nunu. All of this could have been solved with a text, but apparently televised sabotage was the preferred method.
• Kenan finds out and is furious. Müge finally sees him clearly and tells him he is not Lale’s strength, he is her personal hell. If anyone deserves a slow clap this episode, it’s Müge for that line.
• Final scene: Kenan shows up at Lale’s door. She looks stunned. We look concerned.
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Three seasons of tension and trauma are converging. One episode left.

If you’re still with us, congratulations. You deserve a billboard. Preferably one designed and printed within 20 minutes. See you in the finale.