The storyline and the main characters is so unpredictable it's not a common love story it's a built up story with all the characters are helping the plot in every episode. It's cruel as it should be ,it has pretty good action scenes , and the main characters Ferhat and Asli is not so much Black & White as you think in the beggining because everyone has his own story behind and they make the viewer empathise with them in every single episode.
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christinast2214 January 2018
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So I chanced upon SBA during quarantine and was compelled to leave a review (my first ever review written on a tv show) Upon reading the raving reviews I decided to give it a shot.
The first 30mins is all it took and I was hooked. I was at the edge of my seat for every episode, literally sleep deprived trying to watch as many episodes as possible. Here's a little analysis of the story and why I love this show.
Firstly, let's give it up for the main leads Birce and Ibrahim (Asli and Fermat) who delivered stellar performance right from the start to the end. Their chemistry was off the charts, nothing like I've seen before. Their story felt true that it plays with your emotions. The intensity of the show was consistent throughout except for some annoying track in Ep 25-28.
Asli - to me the potrayal of Asli's character by far is the best I've seen in any TV Shows. Unlike the common tales we get in soaps, Asli was a strong, or shall I say the most powerful character in the show. She was a successful Doctor, level headed, vocal yet she's also a elegant, demure and a refined woman with beautiful heart who seeks to help anyone in need but would never allow anymore to mistreat her. Despite being forced into marrying a stranger or rather a ruthless Hitman and joining a corrupted family, she wastes no time throwing pity party or playing victim in a fully dysfunctional and toxic family home. On the contrary, she remained strong, determined and extremely tough with her words and actions towards everyone, yet she knows how to show compassion. While she was determined to incarcerate Ferhat and Namik, she realises there's much to life when Ferhat makes her live through painful moments. The scene in episode 4 of Ferhat exposing her BF was beautifully depicted. (One May not be as clean as we perceive, only because he's a white collar and behaves well). In the same episode we see how Ferhat shows her people can turn dark given the circumstances. Along the way, she learns to understand Ferhat for his complex behaviour, understanding his formation during his troubled childhood and showing him the path by being a dominant. What's interesting about Asli is the fact she was taken captive physically, however emotionally she was dominating Ferhat with her words and bold actions. The whole show is associated with Stockholm Syndrome which is somehow true, but Asli is a girl who also came from a dysfunctional family. Her brother being the only family, she quickly understood the love Ferhat had for his family and the pain that was hidden beneath his tough and rough exterior. She eventually falls in love and her longing of Ferhats love was justified given that she had no one left. There was never a dull moment and her character was built well throughout the show, a strong courageous and intelligent woman who deals with every situation under extreme pressure.
Ferhat is a complex character and can easily be associated for being a Narcissistic Sociopath. This is visible in his domineering character , constantly wanting to be in control to feel powerful, giving orders and not trying to understand others . Ferhat is shown to be inconsistent with his behaviour due to his own emotional battle and this is psychologically true in reality . There was many layers to his complex character and eventually it is shown why he is the way he is dark, ruthless and tough.Ferhat is a character that is emotionally challenged and Doesn't know how to express himself owing to his past.
Unlike other Turkish shows, all the supporting casts in SBA was equally phenomenal. All the characters had depth, each had a story, pain and journey where they evolved after Asli's presence at the house challenging status quo. Right from Namik, to the family members including the helpers, everyone had a beautiful role to play in this show. Each and everyone character was good and strong in their respective roles.
All in all, do watch it and be careful because the show will play with your emotions. I had that feeling on hungover for days upon completing it. Watch it for sure! -
yhyaee20 December 2017This series from the best series-es i watched in my entire live
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sarahjoy-8661924 December 2017I love this drama. Watching the relationship between the two main characters grow and develop has been beautiful as they learn about each other. The acting is excellent, entire cast is amazing not just the main characters. The writer has created some thought provoking dialog in every episode...encouraging people to think about what really makes people either "bad" or "good". Watch it. You won't be disappointed!
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mohamadym-6270030 December 2017This series is the best in Turkish series platform from very long time it have everything you want to watch thriller,action,romance,comedy etc... , i finished 10 episodes in 1 day , cause i couldn't wait to sleep and wake up again to see the next episode , hope you watch , you wont regret it , the cast was chose perfectly , the director is really good , the script is perfect , its a perfect series from all sides .
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bagsbags-7885524 December 2017Siyah beyaz ask (Black and white love) is a story comprising of many genres: crime, drama, romance, tragedy, action and comedy. The show takes audience on a roller coaster of emotions. It is not an ordinary love-hate relationship, the lead couple goes through many ups and downs to find love. The story and direction is perfect. The lead actors are giving phenomenal performances. Audience have fell in love with the characters of Asli and Ferhat. Highly recommended series
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hdeba25 December 2017I don't know how to start. I can speak about the unique kind of music they use in each episode, and the directing and acting all day long! The main couple are doing a great job, they have such a golden chemistry. Not to mention the rest of the cast, of course. It is really a good series to watch.
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ghizlanhamli9 January 2018This series is the best turkish serie i have even watch , it has everything from love , drama , anger , perfect script , you only need to watch the first episode and after that i promise u you will be hooked , i finished 8 episode in one day , i just couldn't leave it , I need it to know what will happen between the caracters . simply The perfect series ....
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Black and White Love is not an ordinary love story of two young people attracted to each other, walk along the beach holding each other's hands, exchange some silly jokes and kisses and have some intimate scenes to tickle the audience's desires before a villain enters their "utopia" spilling ink and setting fire forcing them to fight back or unnecessarily suffer with lengthy boring cycles of unconvincing reconciliation and separation over hundreds of episodes.
"Siyah Beyaz Ask" is rather a tense and an unusual encounter between two apparently different people who by no means could have been partners otherwise. Having to know each other and to live with each other sparked an inner battle inside each of them with his own mind and feelings, expressed as a battle with one another as well as with others.
Knowing each other was the only way to learn about themselves, their fears, their possibilities and their soles. On their journey towards love they are mainly fighting themselves rather than fighting villains and their love had to get through a lot of questioning, insecurities, sacrifices and crises before being the major and most fixed fact of their lives.
The outline of the characters is finely written (thanks to the two initial writers), yet the main credit goes to the actors and the third (script) writer : Ibrahim Celikkol put too much heart and power into every scene, and whether he is a killer in action, a lover in great despair, an estranged brother, a human being at war with his own feelings or a devastated person in a crisis of fury.. in all these he just acted like nobody. None of his other roles compares to his portrayal of Ferhat Aslan. Most importantly he added new aspects to the main character "Ferhat" both inside and outwards, starting with his vigorous portrayal of Ferhat's silent inner torment and not ending with the major effort he did to add a self-developed vocal tone to match Ferhat's specialised vocabulary and idioms.
Birce had been particularly excellent for the screwball comedy romance scenes as well as for the awakening dialogues when her character "Asli" touched deep into Ferhat's wounds (actually can't imagine any other Turkish actress for these particular types of scenes).
Despite being good-looking, and unlike other well-known Turkish actors, both actors didn't rely much on the way they look (apart from two intruding and unnecessary scenes of Ferhat's body boxing and bathing.) They rather dare appear in an unpleasant look (as when Ferhat tried to impersonate a beast "Çirkin" when he had been looking at himself in the mirror).
The third script writer "Erkan Birgören" did a great job writing sarcastic and powerful dialogues instead of the commonly used romantic dialogues under a starry night's moon or the philosophical conversations about love that no real lover uses. He was a real bonus for the series.
I rarely give a 9-10 but I believe a 9-10 for this series is well earned. -
mernawalid15 April 2019I loved it.. amazing story and sarcastic comment from ferhat , great role delivery from asli but it went too long , a bit unrealistic and the whole thing resolved in two episodes ! i mean seriously?
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marymerilue15 June 2020The whole time I was hoping she'll successes to run away from him.or he'll eventually die and she'll get her freedom back. I'm sorry I didnt get the "love" part of the story. He abuse her mentally and sometimes physically and than she "falls" for him because he has a bad past.now it's make sense.NOT! from an independent and successful woman she becomes submitted and a tool to his sick games.all in the name of love.pleaze! She's portrayed as victim not as a woman in love. There is a chemistry between them I won't deny.but it's a sick relationship and I hate the way he treats her.for me it's not a love story.its a horror story
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m-0917924 December 2017I fell in love with the show, the storyline, the couple, the directing and the openning song!!! Each Monday is a pleasure, I love watching the characters evolve, grew up . Ferhat and Asli are both very intelligent, smart people but with different yet so alike stories. They both had painful experiences and with time, they are starting to understand one another. It's also about how people are not hwo they appear to be. I love so much AsFer, each time they interact, it's fire ! They make us laugh and happy. Ferhat's humour makes us laugh so much. I won't forget "Sonra sonra" It's an addiction to our fandom! Our fandom love the show and the actors and new scenarist (since ep 6) are interacting with us. We are also making twitter events (TT) twice a month (Saturday) and having fun all together. We are also ranking good in kimola and Somera. Watch it :D
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samiferdelasi2 February 2023I really love the plot of this series, it is unique in it's depth and relationships. Ibrahim was awesome, maybe the best role from all of his other performances, but unfortunately, they chose Birce as a leading actress and she just doesn't have the skills to play this role. She constantly reminded me that she is playing scenes, she is so theatrical, making so many unnatural face movements, so clumsy in her gestures, not feminine, not being able to be romantic and loving, even in the most important love scenes. She didn't totally destroyed the role, but almost made me lose patience and stop believing in their love story. In my opinion you can be a strong woman, but feminine as well. Not to forget that she was expected to play the role of a strong, but innocent woman. I can give you the example of Nihan from Kara Sevda, she was strong, but loving, caring and feminine as well.
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s_itgirl17 December 2020Episode by episode it gets more stupid. Namik being Ferhat father and Ferhat being father of Ozge and Vildan. Just Ridiculous. And the way Idil died come on.. every episode made me cringe. All together hot mess.
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madalinagabriela-933524 January 2018This series is very far, far away from being boring like other turkish series. The acting is the best I have ever seen in this kind of series, and the plot is like no other! There is no cliche, the action always surprises you.While watching this series I find myself or with the biggest smile or with tears (of sadness but also happiness). I've watched a good amount of turkish drama-series till now, but I can tell you sincerely,from the bottom of my heart, this is definitely the best I have ever seen! I wait impaciently for every new episode!
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eftychiamitropoulou29 December 2017A very well taken care of production and a brightly written scenario that goes beyond the cliches of most Turkish dramas. The leading couple is so talented and charismatic that you cant get enough of them, while the side characters' storylines are interesting too. Lessons for the viewers: People are not as they look like in the outside. You need to look deeper to discover their true nature. And nobody is total black or total white. Grey is within each one of us. Do watch it! It's worth it!
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zefatime14 January 2018To be human is all about love and being grey! The serie tries to explain that we are black and white in the same time and only love helps us to be a better person, which is true even in real life. You have really good acting, great chemistry of main couple and a beautiful story that isn't the normal fairytale that you have seen before. It is a deep drama where the philospphy of grey and love rise up! A must see!
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I am Turkish and I wanted to improve my Turkish by watching turkish shows. So I found this one and started watching on Friday and its Monday and I'm already caught up. I couldn't stop watching it. I LOVE Ferhat and Asli and I love how the power of love can change a cold-blooded killer like that. I love the story line and the acting is Fantastic. Please do yourself a favor and watch this. I promise you won't think "ugh this is a waste of time"!!!
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classicalbloshi25 December 2017Siyah Beyaz Ask ( Black And White Love ) is a beautiful Turkish drama/action/romance TV series and I really love it. It is a new story that hasn't been written nor told in any other Turkish TV series. The acting is excellent ! The entire cast is astonishing. The relationship between the two main characters ( Ferhat and Asli ) is growing over the episodes. There is black and white points inside each person, you are as nearly black as you are white. Watch it ! you won't regret it, promise!
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cloobfr30 December 2019Although the series has unique love story, and the chemistry between Asli en Ferhat was convincing, yet the series has several fundamental en irresistible flaws. And because I searched the whole internet en didn't find any plausible answers for my questions, so I mention just several weak points (not all of them! ) below: 1. Sahin cigal came across as smart en manipulative person who followd Namik for more than a decade. Is it really believable that such a person behave that foolishly en doesn't predict Ferhat's reaction for good??? He was so persistent to take revenge of Amirhan's family en all of his decisions were on precise plans. But unexpectedly he surrendered himself to Ferhat en got murdered... I mean seriously??!???
2. Ebru's story has the same breaches as well... At first place she appeared sssso clever en behaved completely acceptable. Moreover her grudge looked really sharp as everyone thought that she would stay manipulative till the end en finally take her revenge... But again, the director left us with a great wonder... Actually her death scene was entirely ridiculous.... She could just murder Asli a long time before Yigit's arrival. But she postponed the crime by telling pointless (till Yigit arrived en killed her).
3. Who the hell sent that letter to Ayhan? En what was his/her purpose? I checked those Eps again en again, but i found nothing!
4. Again similar problem for Azat bey! For pity's sake, why such oldman who servailed Namik family that professionaly en juggled tasks Simultaneously, easily got deceived by a dumb person like Cuneyt?!???!???!
5. After Idil's disappearance for more than a week, considerind our awareness of her murder, no one from home didn't suspect about her sudden leave en that typed letter! At the end, no one notified about her murder en even police didn't find anything!!! I mean if julide is that professional in killing people en hiding their bodies, so why the hell she couldn't kill her aunt??!?!?!?
6. This series emphasizes on reckoning en compensation very strictly; so, is Idil's sin really outweighed Cuneyt's that she deserved death but that filthy murderer didn't??? It is not rational!
7. Asli gas poisoning scene was just ludicrous as well!!!! A 10 year old child just knows that when he/she confronts with gas leakage, he/she must plug gas valve at first place, en then open the window!!! (the kitchen had a bloody window, so there's no excuse!) but a skillful specialist surgeon just didn't know what to do in that moment!!!! It's completely absurd!!!! :D
Overall, in spite of the fact that I don't deny the perfect acts of both leading en supporting roles (specially Yeter en Ferhat) , yet the series has many goofs en falsifications... But I really don't want to mention them all. I didn't have any plan for commenting at first, but seeing loads of compliments en positive reviews made me to write this long critic. I'm still in wonder whether people's taste in cinema en TV-shows is really that degraded nowadays??? In the most optimistic case, this show could get 6 out of 10. (it is mentioned that i didn't write this review for getting positive/negative feedbacks from users; yet, i hope that everyone could have a fair judgement on my comment.) Thanks. -
The story was amazing it got me hooked like hell.... but the plot twist where Vildan's daughter ozge is Ferhat's daughter took Me aback I stopped watching it after that..... Because why should Ferhat do something like this to ozge when he loved his Father so much, I felt ozge was robbed of parental love. And I felt Ferhat deserved to be told that his father was Namik and not Necdet because of what he did to ozge.....And I also felt really bad for Ozge because she had a drunk mother and a womanizing Father... so actually no good parental guidance... So all the other plot twists were awesome.... just this plot twist ruined my Vibe for it. I got put off with that... thats why 3 stars less.
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omgupta17061 July 2023Haven't seen a show this contrived in a long time. Not only does the "love story" makes no sense (which is basically a glorified story of Stockholm syndrome), acting by a good amount of characters was very trash and wooden. Writing (both screenplay as well as general ideas) is some of the worst I've seen - plotlines were dropped mid-way (like Azad-Yeter storyline, Ayhan just disappearing, Idil's disappearance being shrugged off like nothing ever happened, etc), scenes that lead to some "emotional scenes" (which fail at invoking any emotion at all due to the wooden acting) are contrived and badly written.
Prime example is the car accident that lead to the reveal of Asli's pregnancy - how on earth did the car hit something in middle of the road so bad it flipped over? Where did the car hit? Some tree that turned invisible upon hitting the car? Then Ferhat leaves the driver to die like a true idiot and never even bothers to call the ambulance. Then you have the scene where Yusuf was sniped. How on earth did no one call the police or ambulance when a sniper was fired near a cafe? Where did Yusuf get blood for his blood loss, assuming you even survive the sniper shot to the gut?
The family being in an illicit business is pretty much an excuse to have Ferhat firing guns and acting cool and edgy, literally no problem ever comes out of their "business" (which we, as a viewer, have no knowledge of at all, so it becomes easy, when it shouldn't be, to sympathize with mass murderers on the show).
The show basically asks you to shut your brain and watch the wishy-washy scenes of "love" (as if any love could ever make sense between a victim and their tormentor) and has pretty much no interesting premise to call it a "missed-opportunity" even. -
queentzuyu14 January 2018I cant tell you how much i am enjoying this drama right now. I just found about this series yesterday and I am already HOOKED.. ASLI and FERHAT chemistry is blowing my mind. started this drama without knowing the synopsis but I can already admit that this drama has the best storyline, best side characters and the hottest leads. if you are in a doubt to watch this drama, then be assure, you will love it as much as I am loving it now.
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arezohasib15 October 2018I have come to love this drama so so much. Since the full episodes was not in YouTube, I search every where online in order to watch it and somehow I found this app, but all I'm seeing is just the pictures. Apparently, there's not any video to watch. If anyone knows why please please let me know. Thanks!😀
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Dorissa_Remi28 November 2020"Black and White Love" is a story that follows lives of two contrasting characters Ferhat and Asli brought together by fate. While Ferhat is austere and harsh, lost in the world of guns and mafia, Asli is a kind-hearted doctor who saves lives. Together they are just like black and white, so unalike yet somehow perfect for one another. The storyline was quite interesting with the exception of various unnecessary or completely misplaced characters and events such as the appearance of Julide, Asli's niece, whose character is, in my opinion, entirely redundant, or the sudden realization that Ozge is Ferhat's daughter. Out of all characters, I find Ferhat to be the most developed and Ibrahim Celikkol's acting to be exceptional, deep and persuasive. But at the same time I am highly disappointed by the acting of the Birce Akalay who plays the female protagonist Asli. I found her acting to be plain and unconvincing. Overall I liked the series even though I am disappointed by where the story-line went from a certain point.