This series thru Netflix is the longest series I've ever watched..im thru season 1 and into season 2. This is a very Authentic feeling series and the characters really ring true. It is an incredibly talented cast and the sets are lush and believable with no details lacking. Even with subtitles which are often comically misspelled with poor English the show progresses smoothly with surprises all the time. I think it is an excellent interpretation of the true Muslim spirit and portrays Muslim saints and followers with a more realistic feeling that could cut across religious lines and reach a western audience.. The story portrays a Muslim version of the events of the day which is not often found in western cultural history. There is very little CGI that doesn't look real. The bad persons are really bad and the good persons are really good! with some exceptions! The nomadic life of the early Turkish people is portrayed with astounding realism. It can get a bit soapy at times and they really take their time in unfolding the plot so i found my self skimming thru some sections especially in season 2 but even now im not doing that anymore as the plot is very rich with emotional details of the lives of the characters and it does tend to grip the viewer. Having now reached the end of series 2 I have a few more points of criticism as follows:: The subtitles are translations of the Turkish dialect and it is very uneven and looks to be the work of more than one or 2 persons. The translations make the characters appear at times very fanatical and hateful towards non muslims referring them as non muslims and thus deserving of death! This , I believe, to be a mistranslation of the word for atheist or one who does not believe in a higher power. The subtitle non Muslim only appeared a few times in series 2 and thus I believe it was mistake which was corrected later on in the series. I hope that series 3 will provide a better translation for the subtitles..I very much enjoyed the series and I still cant believed I binged watched a 178 episode series over a period of 6 weeks! I hope that there will be a series 3 but even if there isn't it was well worth watching.
Review of Dirilis: Ertugrul
