A NETFLIX SERIES
We'll be staying here for now.
I'll look for my own apartment later. You should too.
Yeah, sure.
No way in hell.
Did you practice? Are you prepared?
No.
Are you nervous?
-It's your first assignment, right? -Uh-huh.
Reporters are the lifeblood of this industry.
When one doesn't begin as a reporter, it just doesn't work.
You will benefit a lot from being here.
Especially all the news from the parliament.
Can you buy me a candy bar, please? My blood sugar level's gone low.
Okay, fine. Let's get it from there.
Aslı, the van! Aslı!
The cameras!
Holy shit!
DADDY, WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH MELİSA - MİLA
You haven't left yet?
I'll go later.
Selim.
What are we going to do?
I've thought about it.
Here's the thing…
Tell me.
-I don't want Kenan in our lives anymore. -What? I don't get it.
Your contract will expire soon.
Renew your contract with Gül or go somewhere else, I don't care.
But I want you to go on without Kenan.
This guy's consuming you. And us.
Selim, I…
-I can't do it without Kenan. -You can.
He's trying to make you think that. You can do it. You can do even better.
Our life can be more peaceful.
Maybe you can finally swim in that pool we spent a fortune on.
It's impossible.
There is no other way.
THE OTHER SIDE
Well, we'll meet with Gül at 3:00 p.m.
They'll make the final offer. What do you think?
Okay.
I've been thinking about it too.
And we need to talk. About the two of us.
Tell me now.
Later.
Now, Kenan.
Lale.
I don't want to be in this limbo anymore.
I know, this is the end of the line.
When I kissed you at the hotel…
Do you remember what you said to me right after?
-I said, "No, I don't want this." -Well, no.
You didn't say you didn't want it, Lale.
You said it was wrong.
It's not.
This is not wrong.
Are you asking me to leave Selim?
Please, don't give me an answer. Just think about it.
I'll wait for you.
There's no show tomorrow.
Come to Kıyıköy.
What?
I'll be waiting for you by the sea.
Come to me, Lale.
Please, come.
That is the best I can do.
So you're telling us to leave? We can't accept this offer.
Don't leave. Stay.
Look, this is a really good offer.
Gül.
You know why we asked you for the number that we did.
We consider it the value for an established brand.
We want to feel valued.
And we value and appreciate you, Lale.
Fine.
You've always been treated with great respect here.
-And Sulhi also-- -Sulhi is treating us like his kids.
-Well, that's how I interpret this offer. -What's wrong with that?
Sulhi has to pay us what we're worth.
Let me remind you,
he gave you that chance in the first place.
We have a name now. We’re still being watched like crazy.
Don't you think we deserve fair pay for that?
-You think this offer is fair? -I think it's pretty fair.
Right, Lale? Yeah, I'm asking you. What do you think?
What are we going to do?
What will you do?
What do you mean?
Oh, come on, Kenan, give me a break! Do I have any say in this?
I'm a third wheel in this group.
I was in that meeting as a courtesy. As if I don't know.
-What the hell are you talking about? -All right, you decide.
You're the one they want, anyway.
I'll go along with whatever.
If you stay, I stay.
If you're leaving, you can haul my ass along with you.
They took her in an ambulance.
-Poor girl, she has pneumonia. -Really?
She's such a slip of a girl. Why did they send her to Ankara?
She's back. They put her in a hospital here.
Oh?
Oh, you're awake?
Take this off.
No. You need the IV. You're not well.
Come to me, Lale.
Please, come.
I want you to go on without him. He's consuming you. And us.
That's impossible. I can't do it without Kenan, Selim.
There is no other way.
Come to Kıyıköy.
Are you asking me to leave Selim?
Selim?
I'm making quiche.
You don't normally eat this late, but…
No, I will.
I've missed it.
Hang on. I'll open your favorite wine.
They told me this one was out of stock, but I got one.
Levon found it for us.
What did you do?
Have you made up your mind?
Selim.
I love you so much.
I'm leaving now.
But I'll be back. Okay?
And we'll talk.
Won't we?
Okay, go ahead.
I'll be here.
-Lale. -Hmm?
This is your decision.
Okay?
I don't want you to feel like I'm forcing you.
Don't try to do the right thing. Just do what you want.
Be at peace with it.
Our life…
From this point forward, be at peace with it.
I don't want any barriers we can't overcome.
Do you understand?
I understand.
You came.
Did we have to come out here?
We needed to go back to our roots. I mean, at least that's what I needed.
We were such sweet kids.
Do you think success ruined us?
Isn't Gül a horrible person?
She is.
Turns out your demons grow up with you. I get that now.
-That's where success gets you. -But you never felt out of place at all.
You fit in right away.
Because we deserved it.
Well…
Eventually we'd end up here.
I'm ready to listen to you.
Your decision?
You're just living in the moment.
You don't have the slightest bit of concern or worry. Is that it?
It is, Lale.
Because I know what I want.
It's time you did too.
Own up to it.
Make it happen.
See the new generation?
They're so confident in themselves.
They know what they want.
We're outdated.
We still care about other people too much.
But life doesn't work that way.
Take Aslı.
She knocks out whoever gets in her way.
Is that it?
-You're inspired by Aslı? -Aslı and those sorts of people--
We have only one life to live, just one!
I think we need to do whatever we want.
We've been holding ourselves back.
I completely disagree with what you've just said.
I don't want this.
I don't accept it.
I want
to be where I feel safe
in my life now.
I want to be with my family.
In fact…
In fact what?
In fact,
I don't want to work with you anymore.
I don't want to keep hurting Selim.
You said it yourself.
I'm Analog Lale.
I am old-fashioned.
You can move on.
We are finished.
Is that so?
Is this your decision?
Are you sure?
Absolutely.
What are you doing here?
I heard you were back and cooked for you.
Be honest, you're squatting.
Well, you see, I paid the gas bill,
and fed the cat and cleaned the litter.
Thanks. I guess.
So what did you do to the van?
-Making trouble right away? -Mind your own business.
What's new with the network?
Kenan
is not well.
Not well how?
Kenan, good evening.
Well, Müge sent you a file for tomorrow's meeting.
Come on. Come in, Yusuf.
Uh, I should be going.
Why? I mean, are you busy right now?
I've got nothing to do.
Come on. Come on in.
Thank you, Kenan.
Kenan, are you
okay, sir?
I'm not.
Nothing really matters, Yusuf. What is it that matters?
You think our show, The Other Side, doesn't matter at all?
There it is.
That's the problem.
That matters a lot.
It's the most important thing.
The day I buried my mother,
I came back and read a contract.
Why?
For money?
Money is very much like sex.
It's worth something when you don't have it.
It means nothing when you have it.
You think you're doing something that means a lot.
You say you need that success for your self-esteem.
-And you don't? -You do.
When you're climbing up.
And the oxygen gets thinner up there.
Your breathing becomes shallower the higher you climb.
And you get somewhere.
To the very top.
What's at the top?
Fucking nothing.
It's a flat,
deserted land.
There's nothing up there to keep you wanting more.
All you try to do is not fall.
After a while, you are no longer afraid of falling.
Everything loses its meaning.
You don't know why you get out of bed,
or have to deal with problems and nuisances.
Unless…
you have some kind of an emotional motivation.
-What do you mean by emotional motivation? -I mean love.
But I had love.
I was in love.
I am in love.
That was what kept me going.
I wanted something else,
and I always believed that it would be mine.
I thought it was over and I forgot it. But I was just hoping.
You should have someone in your life you want to impress.
You should be someone's hero.
Only if you are in love can you reach your potential.
Every good thing you do is actually a love letter.
What am I talking about, huh?
I think it's stress from the contract.
They might move networks.
You moron, that's not it.
Lale and him are over.
It's time for me to go there.
Where are you going? You're not well.
Why do you have that? Take it off!
-I found it at home and put it on. -Take it off!
Stop it! I said I found it! What the hell?
It's Kenan's bracelet, right?
Why do you have Kenan's bracelet, huh?
-Are you some kind of psychopath? -I am!
I am, so what?
-Give it. -Here.
Congratulations.
HOLA, DEARS. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME. BUT WHO AM I?
YOU ALWAYS WONDERED AND CONSTANTLY ASKED. NOW I'M REVEALING IT…
FIRST OF ALL, I'M DEFINITELY FROM THE INSIDE.
EVERY DAY, EVERY HOUR, I WALK AROUND THE NEWS DEPARTMENT.
EVEN THOUGH NO ONE SEEMS TO NOTICE ME…
I'M YUSUF TUNCA. OFFICE BOY OF THE NEWS DEPARTMENT…
Oh, damn.
Good morning.
Good morning. You spent the night?
There's coffee in the kitchen.
-Go ahead and help yourself. -It's okay, I'm good.
I'm taking a shower.
Isn't it great?
What?
This. I mean, us.
What do you mean?
Come on, Kenan. We can't call this a one-night stand.
We ended up here slowly.
-Besides, Lale-- -Lale what?
Well, you're out of contract.
There are other things as well. I can see it.
You and Lale have reached the end of the road.
And now, you and I are starting a brand new road.
You can count on me being better than her.
We'll be great together.
I knew this would happen eventually. Go ahead and take a shower.
I got it from here.
I'm gonna give you everything you deserve.
And you'll do the same in return.
Get out.
What do you mean?
I'm telling you to get out. Now.
Come on.
Stop it, Kenan. I'm sure you're not that much of a loser.
-This really isn't you. -Come on.
Out.
I think you've misinterpreted some things.
Okay?
THE OTHER SIDE WITH LALE KIRAN
Good morning.
-Can you open the door? I'm late. -Can I see your card?
-Card? -I mean, can I check its number?
What the hell are you going to check? Fine, don't open it.
Ma'am.
-Is this broken? -Aslı, ma'am!
Your card's been revoked. You've been let go.
What the hell are you talking about? Huh?
I haven't been let go. Open the door.
Can I take your card?
-I'm sorry. I can't let you in. -Open the door!
I haven't been laid off!
What the hell are you talking about? Open the door!
-I can't let you in. -Open it! I haven't been laid off!
-Calm down, please. -Open it!
I'll talk to them! Let me in!
I said open this door!
I haven't been laid off.
I said open this door!
-I'll talk to them! -Aslı, ma'am.
-Aslı, ma'am, get out, please! -Let go of me!
This isn't over. No. It can't be over.
It can't be over.
Okay. I'll take it from here.
Have Aslı Tuna sent up to my office.
What? Kenan?
He fired her?
Okay.
There's nothing left to talk about.
You can go to the finance department for your severance.
Who could bring down the lions?
As long as they are chained tightly to each other,
who could break those chains?
Hello, dear.
-Hello. -You can go, Lale's expecting me.
Have a nice day.
Hello?
Aslı?
Welcome.
You fired me.
-Aslı, dear, I-- -"Aslı, dear."
"Aslı, dear," huh?
Shall we start talking frankly?
Fine. Tea, coffee, or--
No. No tea or anything!
And you know what we should do? Let's open a bottle of one of your wines.
How easily you fired Özge.
You fired her, but she still adores you.
How does this happen? Huh?
That's enough.
Care to explain that?
How vicious you are, how nothing can happen to you,
how you're so resilient, tell me.
Aslı, are you okay?
Stop pretending.
Come on, show your real face for once. Get real for once! For once!
I hate this cool attitude of yours. Fuck you and your Lale Kıran act!
What's wrong? What is it? Are you going to call someone?
Will you call security or something? Okay. Call them, then!
Fine.
I see you weren't able to make it in Ankara.
Is that it?
"Weren't able to"? Me?
Were you able to make it there,
Princess Lale?
What do you want me to say, Aslı? Huh?
Yes, I was a reporter in Ankara.
I was a reporter in Afghanistan too.
I did all that because it was necessary.
You have to spend time in the field--
Drop it!
You flow through the easiest path you can find.
You know a few things, right?
"We started as apprentices, we served tea!"
Same old bullshit.
Bullshit?
Okay.
You don't intend to walk that path, that's what I get from this talk.
-Lale. -Yes?
Don't look for fucking trouble! Okay?
There are no TV cameras here. Show me the real you.
Why the self-control?
This is just arrogance, you know that, right?
Okay.
Look, we're real now.
Two ladies, we opened a bottle of wine, and we're talking, okay?
Calm down, please.
I slept with Kenan.
Did you know that?
It happens.
It happens?
Is that it?
I spent the night in his bed.
It happens, Aslı.
Aslı, dear.
This career--
This career is filled with people who'd do anything to be in your shoes,
but they never will be, right?
Lale Kıran!
"You can't be me, Aslı, dear."
Is that it?
Where did you get that idea? It's not like that.
But what you did…
Your way won't get you anywhere. You have to see that.
How lucky you are.
You have everything handed to you.
But you're telling me that you've taken the ethical path and worked a lot.
Well, fuck that!
Huh, Aslı? You said it right.
Yes.
Well, fuck that!
You! Little Aslı. The new generation.
Young, dynamic Aslı.
Do you know what it is to be Lale Kıran, huh?
All you do is judge me afar. Why?
Because if it were you, you'd do much better, right?
Oh, darn, look at that.
Oh, why me? How unfair it is!
-Because I was handed it all, right? -You got to the top somehow.
Somehow?
Do you know how? Huh? Ever thought about that?
Every morning, being a mom, being a wife, being a friend,
all without looking spoiled, being the girl next door.
But do you know what being Lale Kıran means? Huh?
Pay that price for a change. What's holding you back?
You pay it! Don't sleep, don't eat, don't drink, don't have fun.
Don't talk too much, don't ever laugh too loud.
Don't you ever fall, or let your hair down!
Can you do all that? But also work. You gotta work.
Carry it all, be everything, create!
While everyone looks at you longingly, waiting to see you fall.
Do you know how it feels to walk that tightrope?
They think, "Oh, does she deserve to be there?"
or, "I wonder if she'll be able to pull it off this time."
Do you think you can handle everyone hating your guts?
Will you be able to walk that tightrope?
Huh, Aslı?
My life is a never-ending test, do you understand me?
I do this every morning, every day, every night, on every show!
And I'm not going to apologize to anybody.
Sorry not sorry, I'm not going to apologize just because I'm Lale Kıran.
Because I struggled a lot. I worked a lot.
Got it? Now do the same if you can.
Keep talking.
And you know what I think you should do?
You should compile it all in a book.
You can call it
When I Was On Top.
-Okay. -Now, step down.
You're done, okay?
Admit it already.
Fine, I'm done. Okay, I accept it. Will you be the one who replaces me?
Exactly.
No. That's not possible.
Why not?
Because you're not cut out for it. You don't have it.
That head-- Listen.
It's empty. You won't amount to anything.
Someday, I'll leave all this.
I will.
I won't be here forever.
But when I do leave, someone deserving will take my place.
Not a rat like you.
Do you understand me now?
-A rat? -A rat.
I'm a rat?
You are, yes.
You chose that path, Aslı.
You chose to be a rat.
So don't blame me.
I truly hate you.
No, you actually hate yourself.
Understand me?
People who love themselves
don't do it this way.
Die!
I said die!
I'll destroy you!
-You hear me? -Let go of me.
Die!
Get out!
I'll kill you! I'll tear you apart!
Get the hell out of my way!
Subtitle translation by: Verda Tuna