Cliche's We Can't Get Enough Of

[mdwilson]

Due to the pandemic I've watched more dizis than is healthy to admit. There are some cliches that appear over and over again, and for the most part, I'm here for them. Here is an incomplete list of what I've noticed, PLEASE add some of your own and which dizis they are from.
-Poor Girl/Rich Guy (Gunesi Beklerkin, Karagul, Sol Yanim, Beni Boyle Sev, Kardeslerim, Sen Cal Kapimi, and on and on and on...)
-Reaching for something then gazing in each other's eyes for an uncomfortable amount of time... (all of them)
-Girls who apparently can't buckle their own seat belts or motorcycle helmets or put on their own necklaces? (Fazilet Hanim ve Kizlari, Gunesin Kizlari, Istanbullu Gelin, Zalim Istanbul, Hayat Bazen Tatlidir, Yemen, Seviyor Sevmiyor, etc etc)
-Tea or coffee that is made but never drunk (all of them)
-Obsessive x girlfriends or long time friends who want to be girlfriends (Afili Ask, Fazilet Hanim ve Kizlari, Sol Yanim, Yemin, Beni Boyle Sev, Gunesi Beklerkin, Hayat Bazen Tatlidir, Cennet, Kardeslerim, Calikusu, etc)
-Framing poor people for stealing (Kardeslerim, Sol Yanim,)
-Kidnappings... So. Many. Kidnappings...

 

[mdwilson]

Due to the pandemic I've watched more dizis than is healthy to admit. There are some cliches that appear over and over again, and for the most part, I'm here for them. Here is an incomplete list of what I've noticed, PLEASE add some of your own and which dizis they are from.
-Poor Girl/Rich Guy (Gunesi Beklerkin, Karagul, Sol Yanim, Beni Boyle Sev, Kardeslerim, Sen Cal Kapimi, and on and on and on...)
-Reaching for something then gazing in each other's eyes for an uncomfortable amount of time... (all of them)
-Girls who apparently can't buckle their own seat belts or motorcycle helmets or put on their own necklaces? (Fazilet Hanim ve Kizlari, Gunesin Kizlari, Istanbullu Gelin, Zalim Istanbul, Hayat Bazen Tatlidir, Yemen, Seviyor Sevmiyor, etc etc)
-Tea or coffee that is made but never drunk (all of them)
-Obsessive x girlfriends or long time friends who want to be girlfriends (Afili Ask, Fazilet Hanim ve Kizlari, Sol Yanim, Yemin, Beni Boyle Sev, Gunesi Beklerkin, Hayat Bazen Tatlidir, Cennet, Kardeslerim, Calikusu, etc)
-Framing poor people for stealing (Kardeslerim, Sol Yanim,)
-Kidnappings... So. Many. Kidnappings...

-Mom's who are actively trying to get their sons to marry/date a specific person. (Afili Ask, Sen Cal Kapimi, Beni Boyle Sev, Yemin, Istanbullu Gelin, etc etc etc)
-Being forced to share a bed
-Fake dating/fake marriages
-SO MUCH FAINTING

 

[Necat]

Dropping cups/plates when hearing bad news

 

[mdwilson]

-Not being able to walk in heels, tripping/stumbling for no reason.
-Claustrophobia, particularly in elevators.

 

[Dorothy]

SECRETS that everyone knows except for the person who the secret is about.

Unknown adoptions.

 

[mdwilson]

SECRETS that everyone knows except for the person who the secret is about.

Unknown adoptions.

I LOVE IT!!! I'm re-watching Fazilet Hanim ve Kizlari as we speak and this storyline is right up cliche alley!

 

[KrishaWrites]

The FAINTING!!!

 

[EylemAkkaya]

-The male lead has to save the female lead from an accident (falling on a pit, drowning, falling in general, etc).
I hate a little this kind of detail because apparently, in my view, usually the man saves the woman and it bothers me from a feminist point of view BUT it's not strong to make me abandon the show.

 

[mdwilson]

-The male lead has to save the female lead from an accident (falling on a pit, drowning, falling in general, etc).
I hate a little this kind of detail because apparently, in my view, usually the man saves the woman and it bothers me from a feminist point of view BUT it's not strong to make me abandon the show.

SAME!!! I also dislike when women apparently can't buckle their own seat belts, put on motorcycle helmets, or a necklace without assistance. I know it's meant to be cute and endearing but the whole time I am rolling my eyes thinking "Women!!! Get it together!!!" but as you said, I've not abandoned a show because of it, I just find it annoying.

 

[EylemAkkaya]

SAME!!! I also dislike when women apparently can't buckle their own seat belts, put on motorcycle helmets, or a necklace without assistance. I know it's meant to be cute and endearing but the whole time I am rolling my eyes thinking "Women!!! Get it together!!!" but as you said, I've not abandoned a show because of it, I just find it annoying.

YEAH! Like, I've did this at some point of my life, but I didn't need a MAN to do this for me. I think this comment turned out "Cliche's We've Had Enough Of"? so i'm gonna stop right here

 

[mdwilson]

Headbutting. I did not know that people actually did this until watching Turkish dizis!
Faceslapping.