
I started watching Noor on MBC+ around episode 101. They showed 2 back to back episodes all day and one new episode (aired 24 hours before MBC4) around 11:30pm which they would then proceed to repeat a couple of times till 3:00am. Then again back to two old episodes back to back on repeat for the whole day and so on.
At first I saw a pretty boy save Noor, and get shot in the process. My sister and I made fun of the show because the first thing he said while bed-ridden after opening his eyes in the hospital was "Tislamly hal da7keh" about Noor. No man is that romantic. I thought it was quite over the top. Little by little, it grew on me and I became an addict.
I have a theory though as to why I became addicted. "Noor" reminded me of anime. Pretty people sporting stylish hairstyles and clothes and minimal makeup. Gorgeous scenery, which isn't a wonder why people flocked to Turkey after viewing the show. A very over the top storyline including a kidnapping, a cancer-scare, an abortion, a mental break-down, a knife-fight, a kidney transplant, and ample breaking up and getting back together scenes and that's all only in the last 50 or so episodes which is when I started watching. Romance and angst = perfect recipe for an enjoyable show. Last but certainly not least is the beautiful soundtrack.
Personally, my favorite couple were Dana and Anwar. It was a pleasure seeing what Dana wore and how she tried to take care of the family and please her husband at the same time. Her personality was silly, caring, and cute. Anwar on the otherhand is adorable and his character's personality was very manly or at least what I think a man should be. His relationship with his brother-in-law Mohanned was touching, especially towards the end. I thought it was endearing how they (Mohanned and Anwar)called each other "Captain". In the last episode Dana and her family looked gorgeous!
Fajer was adorable with the curly hair. I liked his relationship with Riham at first. The playground mentality of bullying a girl because he liked her was cute on his character. After he cut his hair, he lost all his charm though. I loved seeing him as a father and wearing glasses in the last episode. Although I never liked her, I liked that he and Riham got back together again.
Bana is by far the pretties of the bunch. Several of my friend's fathers have commented on her on more than one occasion. I kinda' wished she'd gotten together with that weird tall dude who had a crush on her. I never really liked her husband or his character's personality.... or their son. In the finale episode Bana looked gorgeous as ever. It was fun seeing what she was wearing throug-out the show.
Shareefa... what's there to say? Beautiful, classy, and she practically glides when she walks. Heba... the anti-shareefa, although I kinda' felt sorry for her. Heba's daughter... no comment, it's Ramadan. Heba's son-in-law? Ma9'7ara! Everything he said cracked me up.
Mohanned's over the top love and care for Noor was sweet to watch. It's fun because most girl's fantasy is to have someone cherish them like that so it was fun seeing that. His piercing blue-eyes don't hurt either :P
Finally, Noor... honestly I thought she was the least attractive of the bunch. Also the most annoying. If I was her, and they told me to act opposite Mohanned as the leading lady I would refuse outright. The man is too pretty. Yes! Pretty! Not handsome, but PRETTY. So in comparison Noor looked ugly. She's not ugly but in comparison she looked ugly. His ex was beautiful, though. Their son was ugly. The Noor and Mohanned juniors in the end was very cheesy.
That said, good show.
Check out my favorite song from the show
hereA treat for Noor fans (A live interview with several memebers of the cast)
hereCheck out Chika's great post on Noor, Bana, and more
hereCheck out Delicately Realistic's post on everyone's favorite guilty pleasure "Noor"
hereCheck out Fonzy's self-professed Noor addiction post
hereCheck out PhilQ8's coverage on Noor Mania
hereTeachthemasses brings us 23 things about Noor we never knew
hereRead Ansam's funny post about how clueless she is about Noor
hereFind out what RandomQ80ya found in regards to Noor at Sooq Al Mo3alim
hereFinally to find out their real names, check out the internet movie database's page
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