Kubra (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

[wind howling]
[birds cawing]
[Merve & Gülcan] Gökhan!
[person] My son.
[mysterious music playing]
[grunting and groaning]
[Merve] Gökhan.
[woman] Gökhan!
[Gülcan] Gökhan!
Brother!
[echoing] Mother!
Gülcan!
[mysterious music continues]
Merve!
[grunts]
[echoing] Merve!
Gülcan!
Mother!
[muffled scream]
[muffled scream]
[gasps and pants]
[mysterious music continues]
SEMAVİ: WHY CHOOSE ME?
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
NO NEW MESSAGES
[shuddering]
What do these dreams mean?
[knocking]
[music fades out]
[deep breathing]
[quiet, contemplative music playing]
KÜBRA - MIGHTY - TAKBIR
THE MEANING OF KUBRA
KÜBRA: THOSE WHO FORSAKE FAITH
AND EMBRACE DISCORD SEAL THEIR OWN FATE.
INSISTING ON DENIAL, EVEN A PROPHET'S SON
WON'T EVADE DROWNING.
[chime on cell phone]
THE GRATEFUL: THE PARABLE
OF NOAH'S TEST THROUGH HIS SON.
PARABLE OF NOAH'S TEST THROUGH HIS SON
[man] As the waters began to rise,
Noah, peace be upon him,
saw his son, who stood apart,
He advised him.
"O, my son, come aboard, and reach safety
with the rest of the believers."
"No one can escape drowning today!"
His son replied,
"I will take refuge on a mountain,
which will protect me from the water."
"Today, no one is protected
from Allah's decree,
except those
to whom He shows mercy," Noah replied.
The waves came between them,
and his son was among the drowned.
LIFE DISRUPTED BY POWER CUTS
[woman on TV]
in Kâğıthane, Şişli, Sarıyer,
Sultangazi, Silivri and Zeytinburnu.
[exhaling deeply]
Power cuts have lasted longer
[doorbell rings]
They have assured us they will
be up and running in no time.
Ah, how are you, Auntie?
- Welcome. You didn't have to do this!
- Here, let me give you these.
Oh, it's no bother.
[exhales deeply]
Is he still in there?
He's He's in there resting.
Merve, you know, he was acting like this
when he first came back from the army.
What if he's regressed?
- Oh no, that's not it.
- Hm?
It's probably just because
he works too hard.
I'm sure he's just tired.
I'll go check on him.
Let me make him a fruit plate, you can
bring it in. Maybe convince him to eat.
He won't eat anything, nothing.
[sighs] I'll give you a hand, then.
[quiet, contemplative music playing]
[chime on cell phone]
[man] "So do not ask Me
about what you have no knowledge of!"
SOULTOUCH
SPIRITUALITY
"I warn you so you do
not fall into ignorance."
HELLESTIAL: MESSENGERS ARE TESTED
THROUGH THEIR BELOVED.
THE WORD OF GOD SPREADS THROUGH SUFFERING
And then, Noah,
peace be upon him, pleaded,
"My Lord, I seek refuge in You
about what I have no knowledge of,
and unless You forgive me
and have mercy on me
I will be one of those
who will remain lost."
[contemplative music continues]
"My Lord, I seek refuge in You
about what I have no knowledge of,
and unless You forgive me
and have mercy on me,
I will be one of those
who will remain lost."
[contemplative music continues]
[shuddering]
MESSENGERS ARE TESTED
THE WORD OF GOD
Are You going to test me
through my loved ones, then?
[chime on cell phone]
YES, UNDOUBTEDLY!
[gasping]
That's not possible.
[music becomes ominous]
[muffled shuddering]
You can see me.
You can hear me. [panting]
You can hear me.
Through who? Through who?
[knocking]
[door opens]
- Gökhan?
- [music fades out]
Is it all right if I come in?
Merve.
Come in.
[Gökhan shuddering]
- Sweetie, will you look at me, please?
- Huh?
What's going on?
Nothing, I'm fine.
I had a nightmare,
and I can't shake it off.
That bad? I'm sure it'll pass soon.
Never mind.
I'm sure it will.
What's that?
Are you writing a poem for me?
It's for the workshop.
Just some financial stuff.
And you?
Why are you here?
I'm not allowed to worry about my
boyfriend? You haven't left in three days.
[exhales deeply]
When Serhat is slacking off,
all the work falls on you, doesn't it?
And you get exhausted.
Plus, I'm always nagging you
about when you're going to ask my dad
for his blessing to marry me and all that.
All right, come on, have a bite,
you haven't touched it.
No, I don't want to.
Come on, Gökhan.
- At least have one bite.
- I said I don't want to, Merve.
I don't want to.
[quiet, contemplative music playing]
What's going on?
I text you, and you don't text back,
I call, and you don't answer.
I just keep telling myself, "He must have
a good reason for this, yeah?"
I never complain, and now
you're scolding me on top of everything?
Come here.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I love you so much, you know that, right?
I love you very much too, Gökhan.
Let me help.
Did something happen to you?
Like what?
[Merve] I don't know.
Can you look me in the eye, please?
Is there something you'd like to tell me?
No.
No, nothing.
All right.
[Merve] Mm.
[music fades out]
Okay then, get yourself ready.
We're going out.
- Can I just stay home?
- You can't just stay home.
You haven't left the house in days.
- I don't want any objections.
- [sighs]
All right.
I'll go.
I'll shower first.
All right. I'll be waiting out there.
[blows kiss]
[ominous music playing]
KÜBRA: YES, UNDOUBTEDLY
[shuddering]
[ominous music continues]
MIGHTY - ARROGANCE - GREAT - GRAVE
[music stops abruptly]
So did you ask him what's going on?
Did he say anything, hm?
What's wrong?
It's just, you know, work and everything.
What work? It's not that.
[exhaling] There's something wrong.
Something else is going on.
I just don't know what.
I'm his mother,
I can feel that there's something else.
You think maybe
What?
It's the anniversary
of Nihat's passing, isn't it?
Gökhan was too worried
about Gülcan to grieve properly.
Maybe the pain is surfacing now.
[Mom sighs and sniffs]
- You're up now, sweetheart?
- No, Mom.
This is my ghost.
I'm actually still asleep.
Hey, Merve.
Good morning, sweetie.
Please don't tell your brother about this.
I'd actually quit but I felt like
having just one this morning.
[Mom] No, why would she?
She won't say a word.
Sit down and have some breakfast. Sit.
Gülcan.
[sighs]
[quiet, contemplative music playing]
[door shuts]
[sighs]
[music fades out]
- [Gökhan] Good morning.
- Son.
Sit, I'll pour you some tea.
PROF. NAZMİ ÖZER ANSWERS
PEOPLE'S QUESTIONS
[scraping sound]
[quiet, contemplative music
resumes playing]
[exhaling]
[liquid pouring]
[Merve, echoing]
You said you were going to take a shower.
Gökhan?
- Gökhan?
- Huh?
You said you were gonna shower.
- [clears throat]
- [music stops]
[chuckles] Changed my mind.
Here.
LIFE DISRUPTED BY POWER CUTS
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
There was a power outage,
something that doesn't happen around here.
It was a shock for a lot of us.
Everyone was freaked out.
- [Merve] Are you listening, sweetheart?
- Huh?
You say something?
No, never mind.
Stop trying to suppress it.
The more you push it down,
the worse it gets.
Just let go, feel your pain.
Cry, yell, let it out.
I don't get it.
Sweetheart, it's been almost two years
since your father passed away.
You've had to take care of Gülcan
and ended up neglecting yourself.
You're wound awfully tight.
You're right, I am.
You're right.
I felt exactly the same way, Gökhan.
I mean, I lost my mother years ago now.
But every year on the anniversary
of her death I still feel sad.
[breathing deeply]
Gökhan, you're such a strong person.
You're truly selfless.
Look, Gülcan was a mess but you took her
to doctors and therapists.
You did everything you could,
and now she's back on her feet.
You should know how proud I am of you.
Gülcan means the world to me.
I'd never let anything happen to her.
Merve, I'm going to the bathroom.
[breathing deeply]
[mysterious music playing]
- [Gülcan] Papa, how do you feel today?
- [music stops]
[chuckling]
- I'm really happy.
Hey, um,
that's a nice haircut, Gökhan. [chuckling]
[Gökhan] Real funny
[chuckles]
Delicious. With my greasy lips.
- Ahhh!
- [Gülcan] Smoochy smooch!
[chuckling]
It's so greasy.
Hey, hand me my purse over there.
- Oh, you're such a rascal!
- [contemplative music playing]
- [Gülcan] Papa?
- Honey?
[Nihat] Why don't you come join us?
[Gülcan] Okay but then who's
gonna record all of this, huh?
[Nihat] Excuse me, sir?
- To remember this day, right?
- Yes.
Oh, you're the best papa.
- Is this a picture or video?
- Video. [laughs]
[pauses video]
SERHAT, WHERE ARE YOU?
WHY AREN'T YOU ANSWERING YOUR PHONE?
[contemplative music continues]
[music fades out]
[exhales]
[electronic beeping]
- Papa?
- [tense music playing]
[music fades out]
[quiet, contemplative music playing]
[Mom] There, it's like
nothing ever happened.
[shuddering]
Nice and clean.
What a mess.
That's much better. Oh.
Just takes a little scrubbing.
Good as new.
[groaning]
[contemplative music continues]
[indistinct chatter]
[reporter on TV] Sir, are you going to
make a statement about the power outage?
As part of the ongoing investigation
into last night's power outage
THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMEN
ABOUT THE POWER OUTAGES
207 individuals were detained,
and existing security measures
around all power plants, dams,
and specific transformers
have been significantly heightened.
[reporter] Sir, one more question
[faint, ominous music playing]
[music intensifies]
[sobbing]
[sighs]
[sobbing]
[Mom chattering indistinctly]
[music fades out]
Did you take it?
- Did I take what?
- You know what I mean.
So where is it?
Huh?
Where is it, Mom?
I smoked it, actually.
It's all gone, I smoked the whole thing.
There's no way,
you wouldn't dare do that to me.
Just tell me where you hid it, okay.
Where is it?
You think holding onto this one cigarette
will keep your father alive somehow?
That's how you want
to make yourself feel better?
Here you go, then. Take it.
What do you mean by that?
- What's that mean?
- I didn't mean anything.
- Tell me what you meant.
- Stop!
- You always run away!
- I didn't
You'll spit it out, right now!
Just say it, I know you think
it was my fault that he died!
Say that my father died because of me!
You ever think he wasn't just your father!
He was also my husband!
My husband!
What's going on here?
I could hear you
all the way down the street.
- Gülcan?
- Oh, you don't know?
- This is our daily routine.
- Where are you going?
- Please move!
- Gülcan?
[rapid receding footsteps]
I didn't say anything.
- Clearly, you did.
- I didn't. Enough! I didn't. Let me go.
- Wait, where are you going?
- I'm going out, let me go, Gökhan, move!
Mom!
[contemplative music playing]
Gülcan!
Gülcan, wait a minute!
Wait Mom, where are you going?
Gülcan!
Gülcan, can you please
just stop for a second.
What's going on, tell me?
What is it?
[transitional sound]
I can't come.
My father's sick, you know,
and my mother and brother aren't home.
I can't leave him alone.
[chuckling] You're so bad.
Fine, but just for an hour.
Okay, I'll start getting ready.
[transitional sound]
Papa's death was because of me.
[contemplative music playing]
Shhhhhh.
You know that's not true, Gülcan.
No. We've talked about this so many times.
Look at me.
- [shuddering]
- Did Mom say something?
She didn't need to.
Listen to me, huh?
Nobody thinks
that any of that was your fault.
- Okay.
- You hear me? Nobody thinks that.
So please, stop doing this.
[sniffles]
Come on. Why don't we
go somewhere, just the two of us?
I just want
I just need to be alone for a while.
- I'm gonna go for a walk.
- Fine, let's go for a walk together.
Come on, please.
Please don't do this to me.
I just want to spend some time
with my friends, okay?
[contemplative music continues]
Gülcan!
[breathing deeply]
[music fades out]
Allah, will you please give me a sign?
Please.
[contemplative music playing]
[woman] The number of steps you've taken,
the number of miles you've walked,
the distance of each step,
your pulse, your blood pressure,
they're all right here
on your wrist, in this watch.
But the most important
thing is your heart.
If there's even the slightest arrhythmia,
the tiniest issue,
this watch will alert you.
Listen to your heart.
Listen to your heart.
It will reveal the truth.
Ooooh, look who it is.
You let yourself out on parole, huh?
AUTO SPARE PARTS MAINTENANCE SERVICE
Go on inside.
[man 1] Here you go, boss.
[man 2] Take this.
- Salih?
- Yeah?
What's up with the boss?
What's it to you? Back to work.
Gökhan, what's going on?
If you're still not feeling well, go back
home. We'll take care of things.
Gökhan?
- Gökhan!
- Ah!
[sighs]
Hey, we're friends, aren't we?
Tell me what's bothering you?
You know how I told you
someone's been messaging me?
Oh, yeah. Kübra, wasn't it?
[sighs]
And you said you blocked them.
I couldn't block them.
I can't block them.
Ah, man, I thought something
bad had happened to you.
Man, I was worried sick about
Stop listening in!
Get back to work! Go on.
So are you in love with her, or something?
[gasps]
- Take it back, Salih.
- I take it back.
It's not human.
[contemplative music playing]
Kübra is something else.
Really? She's that beautiful?
Like, "If she's human,
what does that make us?"
Hey.
Are you having an affair?
You should be careful.
It'll be bad if Merve catches you.
[Gökhan sighs]
Oh, dude, tell me,
did Merve already catch you?
- [hand thuds]
- Oh, fuck!
That's why you're acting like this?
What'd she do, did she leave you?
[contemplative music continues]
[sighs]
[groans]
- Gökhan, where are you going?
- Let go, Salih.
- Hey, listen, man
- I said, let go, Salih!
[music fades out]
Gökhan! Hey, listen to your heart!
It will reveal the truth!
[ominous music playing]
ANTIQUE WATCH REPAIR
WATCH STRAP REPLACEMEN
[music fades out]
NİHAT, GÜLCAN, GÖKHAN
AT NATURE PARK
[electronic beeping]
[transitional sound]
[beeping continues]
[door creaks]
[tense music playing]
Papa?
Papa? Papa!
[gasps]
Papa!
[beeping continues]
Papa!
[gasping and panting]
Come on
I need an ambulance now, it's urgent!
Ormancılar, please!
Papa? Papa!
[sobbing]
What happened?
- Papa! No! Papa!
- [music becomes contemplative]
Papa! [sobbing]
[transitional sound]
[music fades out]
[man] It's finished, honey.
- Thank you, sir.
- You're very welcome.
How much do I owe you?
Fifty liras.
Okay.
[contemplative music resumes]
[distant ship horn blowing]
[music continues faintly]
Okay, Hodja, you're right.
Maybe He didn't allow Abraham
to sacrifice his own son.
But Abraham wasn't
the only one to be tested.
What about, for instance, Noah.
Why did He let Noah's son
drown in the flood?
- 'Cause he was a sinner?
- No, listen.
We'll never be able
to understand His intentions.
Because our perceptions are limited.
Let me put it this way, Gökhan.
Everything has a conspicuous,
or a visible side
and an inconspicuous, or hidden side.
We only see
what Allah intends for us to see,
and we understand only
what He intends us to.
I get it, Hodja. I get it.
Doesn't he say,
"I gave you a mind" as well?
And don't all the holy books say that,
"Only Allah can take the life
He has given"?
Doesn't He strictly forbid
suicide and murder?
Gökhan
As I've said,
comprehending the will of Allah is beyond
the capacity of our feeble minds.
We're human.
We make mistakes.
But what do we always say?
"Allahu Akbar," and why do we say that?
Allah is absolute.
And the truth lies
in having faith. All right?
True.
All right, Hodja.
Well, sorry for taking up
so much of your time today.
Don't mention it, and please take
as much of my time as you like,
anytime you want, Gökhan, all right?
- Okay?
- Thanks, Hodja.
Hey, Gökhan
All your questions and these discussions
we've been having lately
Is this about Kübra?
Allah will be your guide.
[mysterious music playing]
[fire crackling]
You hear me.
Everywhere I go you see me.
Forgive me.
I lost my way.
And I questioned Your wisdom.
Please, Allah, don't forsake me.
Forgive me.
I embrace whatever you send to me.
I embrace whatever you send to me.
I embrace whatever you send to me.
[chime on cell phone]
KÜBRA: MESSENGERS ARE TESTED
THROUGH THEIR LOVED ONES.
THE WORD OF ALLAH SPREADS
THROUGH BLOOD, TEARS, AND SUFFERING
WHEN YOUR TRIAL COMES,
WILL YOU TURN FROM ALLAH?
[chime on cell phone]
OR WILL YOU BE ONE OF THOSE WHO PERSEVERE?
[mysterious music continues]
I will, Allah, I swear it.
I'll be one of those who perseveres.
I will embrace Your judgment.
[shuddering]
[chime on cell phone]
KÜBRA: THEN IT IS TIME.
[chime on cell phone]
- [people chattering]
- [moody ethnic music playing]
[music fades out]
Gülcan?
[chime on cell phone]
KÜBRA: SILENCE IMPLIES CONSEN
- [breathing rapidly]
- [quiet, tense music playing]
[shuddering]
[chime on cell phone]
KÜBRA: WHEN IT'S TIME FOR TRIAL,
PERSEVERE, EMBRACE, AND SHOW SELFLESSNESS.
[shuddering]
[music becomes melancholic]
[sobbing]
No!
[sobbing quietly]
No!
[shuddering]
[sobbing]
Don't do it! Don't do it!
[shuddering]
Do you think you can forgive me
for joining you, Papa?
[sobbing]
Don't do it, Gülcan!
[electronic beeping]
[beeping continues]
[Nihat, echoing]
It's not your fault, sunshine.
[music fades out]
Papa?
[sobbing]
[Nihat] If you love me,
keep living, my beautiful girl.
[whimpering]
Papa?
[contemplative music playing]
[Gülcan gasps]
Papa?
[Nihat] You will live a wonderful life.
[sobbing]
Only then can my soul find peace.
I love you, sunshine.
I love you, sunshine.
Papa, I love you too, so much!
I love you, I love you so much!
[sobbing]
Papa!
[bawling and laughing]
[contemplative music continues]
Papa!
[inhales deeply]
Gülcan!
Gökhan?
[laughing]
Gülcan! Gülcan!
[sobbing]
[gasps]
- Gülcan!
- Gökhan?
Gülcan!
Ah! Gülcan!
Gökhan! [gasping]
[sobbing]
[contemplative music continues]
Papa spoke to me, Gökhan!
He really spoke to me!
[sobbing]
I know, sweetheart.
I know.
[both sobbing]
Allah, thank you for sparing her,
thank you for sparing my sister.
Thank You!
[Gülcan mutters indistinctly and sobs]
[contemplative music continues]
[music fades out]
Are you all right, my son?
Gökhan, can you say something already?
Come on, you're scaring us.
I know I've been acting weird
the last few days.
And I know that you've all been worried.
There's a reason for all this.
And I wanted to share it with you first.
- Gökhan, say it already.
- What's going on, sweetheart?
Allah has been speaking to me.
[moody ethnic music playing]
[music fades out]