Emma 2020 Recap

by Özge - April 6, 2020April 6, 20200

I adore Emma. It's one of my favorite books ever. As someone who's seen and loved most of the previous adaptations, my favorite remains the BBC 2009 series with Jonny Lee Milller and Romola Garai. Originally a story with bittersweet tones such as the loss of a parent, socioeconomic differences and

The Witcher – Recap

by Özge - January 19, 2020June 14, 20203

Seen The Witcher yet? There's something beautiful about calmly enjoying a show like this without having too many expectations from it other than hoping it doesn't completely suck. And guess what? The Witcher is pretty enjoyable on its own, no matter how much you know of the books and the

Aladdin (2019) Recap

by Özge - September 18, 2019September 22, 20192

The movie opens with Will Smith telling and singing his kids the story of Aladdin. As the opening song ends, we see images of people, various pets and end up with an evil-fabulous looking man, who's sacrificing people to some talking cave. Okay, the magic cave says "diamond in the rough".

The 100 Season 6 Trailer Recap

by Özge - March 31, 2019March 31, 20191

"Book II" of The 100 begins. The 100 Season 6 trailer is finally here. First, we hear Montys voice-over. The new planet awaits. Kane is hopeful. Bellamy and the others seem to take a little trip while Clarke watches them leave. We hear Bellamy's conflicted words while he presumably looks back at her. "You called me

Game of Thrones S7E3 The Queen’s Justice Recap

by Özge - February 16, 2018February 16, 20181

This episode of Game of Thrones "The Queen's Justice" opens with Jon and Davos arriving at Dragonstone and Tyrion and Missandei greeting them. Missandei asks them to drop their weapons. Dragons want to greet him too. These two have a sass-off. Did she just tell

Twin Peaks 3×4 Recap

by Özge - August 12, 2017February 20, 20180

This episode of Twin Peaks opens with Cooper helping the old lady, who's more than delightful with the amount she's winning. The employees are not happy about these wins. Then a friend of Dougie's shows up. Cooper wants to go home and his friend reminds him where he lives, saying he always recognizes

Skam 3×2 Recap

by Özge - July 10, 2017December 10, 20171

This is an episode I like to call "Who's gay? Not me." It opens with Isak searching for Even on Facebook while, conveniently, Eskild's also looking for someone to hook up with on Grindr. Boys. Eskild wants his opinion on a guy. Isak's really trying but Eskild says he doesn't need to be

Twin Peaks 3×01-3×03 Recap

by Özge - June 30, 2017December 10, 20170

It starts with Agent Cooper having a wonderful chat with The Giant. Basically. He's given you all the facts, Cooper. Later a guy watches a glass box for super secret work and his girlfriend visits him. Later the other Cooper shows up with longer hair. He takes these two with him. Later the

Hannibal 1×2 “Amuse-Bouche” Recap

by Özge - June 26, 2017December 10, 20178

The episode opens with Will practicing his gun shooting skills. But then someone unexpected shows up. It's Garret Jacob Hobbs, the man Will killed, aka his new best friend. He wakes up to Jack knocking on his car window. Something tells me he doesn't really wanna know. They examine Hobb's cabin. Do you

13 Reasons Why 1×01 “Tape 1, Side A” Recap

by Özge - June 1, 2017February 21, 20180

"Get a snack. Settle in. Because I'm about to tell you the story of my life." (Warning: 13 Reasons Why is not a happy show. Although I use humour to recap the episode, the events are still sad and frustrating. Just a heads-up.) This is Hannah. She's got things to tell us. She's