Let's talk about cars for a moment.
Everyone has their preferences regarding vehicles - big, small, family, red, "feminine", urban, etc.
Taste and smell are hard to argue with, but it's even harder to challenge the consensus that a black Mercedes sedan evokes.
Between Tesla's nouveau riche tech and the eye-popping "little organ" cars, Mercedes-Benz, the same car that was invented in the joint factory of Daimler and Benz about 100 years ago, is still the ultimate mark of quality in the luxury market - noble, diplomatic, tailored and above all mysterious.
There are those for whom a black Mercedes evokes less pleasant feelings.
For example, among the main character in "Who did we run away from, mother?"
("Who Were We Running From"), a seven-episode Turkish miniseries that recently appeared on Netflix.
Melissa Suzanne ("Winter Sleep") is a nameless woman who is always on the run with her daughter Bambi (Ilul Tombar).
The two do not have a home, they move from one luxury hotel to another.
When the mother sees a black Mercedes, she has bad memories of the past and especially the need to pack and look for a new hotel.
It won't take long to discover that she has good reasons for doing so.
Mother and daughter relationships are even more complex than usual.
"Who did we run from, mother?" (Photo: Netflix)
As with many series on Netflix, "Who did we run from, mother?"
Starts strong and weakens later.
The first episode is, in my opinion, one of the best seen this year in the genre, and not only thanks to its dynamic moments, but rather in the quieter ones.
The great tension between the mother and daughter and between both of them and the environment creates a worthy entry into the series, based on the 2010 book by Frihan Magdan.
Each step is meticulously examined from their point of view and is well transmitted directly to the feelings of the viewer.
The relationship between the mother and Bambi is even more complex than a normal mother and teenage daughter relationship.
Bambi is not the girl's real name, her true identity is as unknown as her mother's.
She received the nickname following the classic book, which has not left a single dry eye since its publication exactly 100 years ago and became the Urim and their Tomits.
And obviously, when you are so attached to Bambi and his sad ending, the attachment and abandonment anxiety grow to dangerous proportions.
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A nickname she received following the classic book.
"Who did we run from, mother?" (Photo: Netflix)
In the wonderful book "Schroder" Emily Gage described the journey of a father who kidnaps his daughter.
Along with the understanding that this is a wrongful crime, his immense love and intense fight to keep her close to him is evident.
The narrative in "Who did we run from, mother?"
Although slightly different (when you watch you will find out for yourself if it is a kidnapping), but the principle is the same: the jealousy of a parent who will do everything so that the child is not harmed, at least from his point of view.
The great mental tension in which the two live, as the name of the series indicates, is conveyed well by them, especially thanks to the wonderful Susan.
She is the main reason why viewers absorb the same sense of discomfort that she and her daughter experience.
Her personality, both as an actress and as the character she plays, has the characteristics of that luxurious Mercedes: a noble appearance that conveys prestige and, above all, mystery.
Her hair is black and so are her eyes - large, dark, intriguing and release a gaze that is sedated and at the same time frightened, all concerned on the one hand and the assertiveness and composure of a serial killer on the other.
If the second episode is still riding on the momentum of the wonderful opening, in the third comes a big decline and then the series becomes a one-dimensional pulp and devoid of added value.
"Who did we run from, mother?"
Suffers from the same symptom of modern escape movies - serious plot holes caused by a severe lack of logic.
In the mega-digital age in which we live, can a person who is on a well-publicized escape move from hotel to hotel, from country to country, queue for taxis and basically "hide in the open"?
It just doesn't add up, but even if you neutralize this element, you find a plot that is flat and lacks sophistication.
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Prestige and mystery.
Melissa Susan, "Who did we run from, mother?" (Photo: Netflix)
Nevertheless, the series is not an abject waste of time.
First, because it has fun moments, spectacular views and not bad action for episodes.
Second, because the over-dramatic acting, which characterizes the Turkish series and films, is tailor-made for Susan like a doner in Taksim Square.
She is the reason to watch, every moment is intriguing to follow, regardless of the plot.
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