Sweet Revenge (Tatlı İntikam)

Sweet Revenge (Tatlı İntikam) (translated)

TV Series · 2016 · 19 people

D Productions produced Tatlı İntikam (Sweet Revenge), a Turkish romantic comedy series broadcast on Kanal D. Barış Erçetin directed it, and the writing team named for it is Gülsev Karagöz, Zafer Özer Çetinel, Yasemin Özek and Leyla Uslu Oter. Its first episode aired on March 26, 2016, and the series ended with its 30th episode on November 12, 2016. Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu and Furkan Andıç share the leading roles.

The story centers on Pelin and Sinan, who met in their college years. Sinan had fallen in love with Pelin, but she rejected his feelings in front of everyone and humiliated him. Years later their paths cross again. This time Pelin, wanting to change her fate, asks Sinan for help, and the situation throws them back together. Their sparring gradually turns into mutual love, but the pair must face many obstacles along the way.

Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu plays Pelin and Furkan Andıç plays Sinan. The cast also includes Cemre Gümeli (as Simay), Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu, Barış Gönenen, Büşra Develi and Can Nergis.

DirectorBarış Erçetin
Production companyD Productions
NetworkKanal D

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

One of romantic comedy's favorite setups: Sinan, rejected and humiliated in front of everyone at college, and Pelin, who years later has to ask him for help. The sparring between Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu and Furkan Andıç is the real engine here; if you like couples who bicker their way closer, you will have fun. Running 30 episodes from March to November, it finishes without stretching the story too thin. Around the middle the obstacles can feel a little manufactured, but supporting players like Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu and Cemre Gümeli freshen things up.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

A light romantic comedy that keeps you smiling. It is built on love and banter, so don't expect heavy drama. Teenagers and adults can watch it comfortably; younger children may get bored by the romantic parts. One note: the story starts from a public humiliation and a wish for revenge. It is worth talking that through with kids, because over time the grudge gives way to affection.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Tatlı İntikam puts every familiar piece of the genre in its place but shows little interest in rethinking any of them. A humiliation in the past, a forced partnership years later, the road from sparring to love: despite a four-person writing team, the script leans on familiarity rather than surprise. Barış Erçetin's direction is clean and well paced, and the actors' comic timing carries many scenes. The real problem is that the obstacles grow out of the plot's needs rather than the characters, so the conflicts look as if they were invented only to be resolved. Easy viewing for anyone who doesn't mind formula; slight for anyone hoping for more.

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