
I simply adore a rom-com, especially one with international flair—and that’s exactly what Netflix recently served up in the form of She Said Maybe, a German romp about a young woman who visits Istanbul with her boyfriend, only to learn that she’s part of a massive royal family.
Let’s dig in and rehash every single thought I had about it, shall we?
- It’s nice to know that no boomer in the entire world can work technology, regardless of national identity.
- If my man proposes to me on a zip line, I’m saying no.
- Okay, this girl (Mavi, for those not watching along with me) lived despite…falling off a rock and zip-lining against her will? Phew.
- The proposal didn’t happen, though.
- Is this a Peloton commercial, or…
- I wish I spoke German.
- Unfortunately, the summer I spent nannying in Berlin really only taught me how to say, “How much is a doner kebab?.”
- Aw, 10 days in Istanbul! That sounds a lot better than zip-lining.
- This guy’s eyes are so blue I’m 80% sure he’s AI.
- Aw, her family’s from Turkey! So this is a heritage trip in addition to a proposal trip. We love.
- “Mom, read my article”—this one goes in the file of things I text my own mother daily.
- I guess it’s not my mom’s fault that I famously have a lot of thoughts.
- Ooh, drama brewing!
- God, I want to be in Istanbul right now, instead of hungover on my couch during the era of rapid American decline.
- I keep thinking I speak Turkish and then sadly remembering I’m reading subtitles.
- Okay, secret royal history!
- The Princess Diaries vibes in the extreme.
- Mavi’s newfound grandmother is truly serving. That cape!
- Aw, Mavi’s finally getting une grosse familie!
- Okay, that doesn’t sound so great, but it’s German for “a big family” and actually quite sweet.
- I don’t care about this business subplot.
- Is it wrong that I expected the bath to be bigger in this luxury hotel?
- Oh, wait, I think there’s a Jacuzzi.
- I’m actually even more jealous of this lavish room-service breakfast than I am of the Jacuzzi (or the royalty).
- Aw, cool gay cousin!
- Or second cousin.
- Or third?
- Boat time!
- Leading directly to club time! The perfect day-to-night, IMO.
- I mean, I’d need a nap in between, but that’s just me.
- I hope this isn’t the only makeover montage we’ll get in this movie, but it is a pretty good one.
- I’m not sure I’m really following the ongoing drama being set out here.
- Maybe I should learn German and/or Turkish.
- Oh no, Boyfriend-slash-wannabe-Fiancé has to go back to Germany for work 🙁
- Mavi’s red dress really slays.
- Who’s this hot, bearded guy who’s suddenly popped up?
- I love that Mavi’s blond friend’s only job is to do various forms of exercise in her apartment and answer Mavi’s frantic FaceTimes.
- Aw, Mavi’s impressing her grandmother 🙂
- Man, this slicked-back-haired helicopter-owning guy is a dick (likely thing for him to be).
- Yay, blond friend is in Instanbul!
- Sightseeing montage!
- Ugh, the fact that I am not at a hammam right now is so painful.
- Oh no, the paparazzi are reporting that Mavi was stepping out as part of “the hot new couple in high society,” and not with Blue-Eyed Boyfriend.
- He’s chill about it, though.
- Oy vey, the grandmother is trying to buy off Blue-Eyed Boyfriend to not marry Mavi?
- Well, if you’re going to have a big fight with your intended and be heartbroken, you might as well do it in Cappadocia.
- “I’m meant for hotels and sparkling drinks!” Tea, Edo.
- That line felt spiritually linked to Laura Dern snarling “I will not not be rich” on Big Little Lies, and I loved it.
- Handsome beard guy (Kent) is making a move on Mavi in a hot-air balloon, which…okay, well, now you’re trapped in the air together, so that’s awkward.
- Luckily, it doesn’t work, as she reminds him she’s with Blue-Eyed Boyfriend.
- Aw, Mavi saved the little village they came across in Cappadocia from the evil developers. (I think? Sorry, this was a subplot I didn’t do a great job explaining.)
- Boy-fight!
- Capped off by…no proposal.
- And just like that, it’s time to run through Hamburg for love.
- I love my partner very much, but if I had to literally run through the city for him…I’d be so cooked, as Gen Z puts it.
- It worked for Mavi, though!
- Yay!
- Bye!
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