u/ilovegossipandtea

When you realise that, at its core, this show is about three innocent lives, all under the age of 17, being permanently shaped and destroyed by the actions of two selfish and twisted adults.

Hakan and Şebnem physically, emotionally, and psychologically abused Demir, attempting to erase his identity and turn him into their dead son, Teoman. But the consequences of what they did to him extend far beyond Demir himself. Their actions completely ruined the lives of all three siblings.

Aras had his parents murdered and taken away from him and his brother when they were just little kids, and then had his brother stolen from him for 11 years. Leyla, meanwhile, was manipulated and deceived into believing her twin brother was still alive, never knowing the truth and getting the chance to properly mourn him for all these years. And Demir was robbed of his identity, his memories, and essentially the life he should have been allowed to live.

What's so heartbreaking is how differently the same tragedy affected all three of them. One brother spent 11 years searching for the sibling who had been taken from him. One sister was made to believe she hadn't truly lost her twin. And the brother they both loved was trapped inside an identity that was never his own.

And the worst part is that Aras, Demir, and Leyla will be forced to live with the consequences of what Hakan and Şebnem did for the rest of their lives. The damage they've caused is irreversible. No punishment can give them back the years, identities, memories, and relationships they were robbed of.

I genuinely hope both Hakan and Şebnem get what they deserve by the end of the show. Hakan is pretty much guaranteed to end up in prison, but I have a feeling Şebnem might be sent to a mental institution or something instead. Idk but I NEED both of them to face some form of justice because there's no way they can commit such crimes and put these young kids through all this suffering and get away with it.