I don't love or hate this series. I found the premise silly to begin with, but I kept watching. Nescet is basically a cartoon. The relationship between the teachers and students was strange to me. But, it's TV, so... suspend your disbelief!
The love story that developed with Burcu and Kemal was not awful even though Burcu annoyed me during some of it. Kemal really grew on me during the show.
With the five teens, I struggled to find a lot of sympathy for Kerem in the early episodes. He improved some, but I wasn't a huge fan. Isik and Eda were both okay. Sinan had the best storyline. He was able to tug at my heartstrings, although I really wish he didn't hide things so much through the series from the friends he gained. Osman was easily my favorite. There was just something endearing and charming about that guy. (I think I have a bias for this actor though.. haha) That leads to a huge problem in season two for me though... Elif. Freaking Elif. I'm sorry, but Elif was a terrible and annoying character. She comes in for the second season to be a love interest for Osman apparently, and while the Osman actor certainly pulled his weight for the story (his initial obliviousness and his love sickness were both adorable), the Elif character just felt blah for me. I think I was supposed to root for them, of course, but all I could think was that Osman could do better. She did not endear herself to me in the initial scenes, and I never grew to like her. And they ruined the hazelnuts for Elif!? Freaking Elif!
I also hated the older versions of the characters. I wish they had just let the original actors have different hair and make them look older---the actors are older than teenagers anyway. Again, this series was just okay for me, but I kept watching for Osman, Sinan, the teachers they set up, and even Eda sometimes.
The love story that developed with Burcu and Kemal was not awful even though Burcu annoyed me during some of it. Kemal really grew on me during the show.
With the five teens, I struggled to find a lot of sympathy for Kerem in the early episodes. He improved some, but I wasn't a huge fan. Isik and Eda were both okay. Sinan had the best storyline. He was able to tug at my heartstrings, although I really wish he didn't hide things so much through the series from the friends he gained. Osman was easily my favorite. There was just something endearing and charming about that guy. (I think I have a bias for this actor though.. haha) That leads to a huge problem in season two for me though... Elif. Freaking Elif. I'm sorry, but Elif was a terrible and annoying character. She comes in for the second season to be a love interest for Osman apparently, and while the Osman actor certainly pulled his weight for the story (his initial obliviousness and his love sickness were both adorable), the Elif character just felt blah for me. I think I was supposed to root for them, of course, but all I could think was that Osman could do better. She did not endear herself to me in the initial scenes, and I never grew to like her. And they ruined the hazelnuts for Elif!? Freaking Elif!
I also hated the older versions of the characters. I wish they had just let the original actors have different hair and make them look older---the actors are older than teenagers anyway. Again, this series was just okay for me, but I kept watching for Osman, Sinan, the teachers they set up, and even Eda sometimes.