Man on Pause (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Episode #1.1 - full transcript

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Hi, Yusuf.

Are you okay?

It's time for a change, bro.
The world is not what it used to be.

Take a look around.
Diseases, viruses, earthquakes.

The world is getting worse.

And what are we supposed to do?

We need to take a stand.

I mean,
my perspective is totally different now.

I'm not as pessimistic anymore.

If life is not like
what I want it to be, guess what?



I'm gonna change that life.

Or we're all gonna live and die in vain.

- Am I right?
- Right.

Weeks are like days now.

And months are...
are pretty much like weeks.

Think about that for a second.

The start of the new month
is around the corner.

Am I the only one
realizing that? Did you get that?

A month is basically a day.
Don't you agree with that?

- What was that?
- I'm saying time is going by faster.

Everything is going by faster.

I mean, I wake up in the morning,

I do this, I do that,
and bam, it's nighttime and I'm in bed.

Feels like someone
has already clocked out for me.



Someone is messing with me.

Someone out there is trying to destroy me.

- Who is?
- Time!

Now I know who my enemy is.

I know very well who's chasing after me.

Just imagine an enemy who you can't see.

One that's invisible
and creeps up on you every single day.

Who is it?

Time.

I wish you'd come to me for a dye.

- The hair?
- Yeah. This is not good.

I had too much gray.

I don't think it's that bad, right?

A bold decision.

- Blond?
- Too bold.

I like being bold.

And the truth is,
science doesn't like cowards.

Also, you can't discover
anything if you're a coward.

- Know what science says?
- What does it say?

Blond people
tend to make smarter decisions overall.

And why is that?

Maybe because they're built differently.
That's why they're supposed to be bolder.

Wanna know
what I like the most about science?

- What?
- You're totally allowed to bullshit.

You can make it all up

because nobody
really knows anything about science.

Right.

You don't get foot sores
from those flip-flops?

Uh, I don't know.
They're pretty new, so I wouldn't know.

But I do know
you need to be bold to change yourself.

- That's crap.
- All right, then.

Auf Wiedersehen.

Fuck you and your science.

Not that far in the future,

in fact, in a very short amount of time,

something like a curse,

a problem. Like a dark cloud
will loom over the household.

Your fortune looks peculiar.

Something's gonna happen very soon.

Don't make me read your fortune.

I don't like what I see here.

I definitely see a three.

So maybe in three months?
Maybe three weeks?

A scourge will fall on the household.

Now I'm really nervous.

Believe me, I'm nervous too. See here?

If it's that bad,
why are you telling me, Fadime?

You're blaming me now?
If I didn't tell you...

I wish you didn't.

Now I'm gonna
be totally obsessed with this.

I would too, if I were you.

Look, I'm sweating.

Meryem!

Meryem.

- Yusuf?
- Come on. We're going.

- Going where?
- The weather's great.

We'll have a beer on the beach. Come on.

Beer on the beach?

What's gotten into you.
Yelling in public about beer?

I don't wanna miss happy hour.

- Let's go.
- What?

Europeans call this time "happy hour."

"Happy hour" means that the hour is happy.

So the guy has to work all day.

But in the evening
he gets to crack open a can of beer

and goes into happy hour mode.

His hours are happy.

So why shouldn't we have the same here?

Okay, but I won't have beer.
I'll just hang out with you.

- Come on, love. Let's drink.
- Did you say, "Love"?

I love you!

- I love you! I love you!
- Shh! Quiet!

- I love you!
- Stop yelling.

Come on, stop it! Yusuf!

Have a sip.

I'd rather not. My stomach can't take it.

Drink it. We're all the way out here.

I'll drink too.

Are you okay, honey?

What?

I thought I hurt your chest
leaning on you like that.

See, this is who you are.

Thinking about everybody but yourself.

My beautiful wife.

A great mother.

Are you fucking with me right now?

It's shocking to you, right?

Maybe you're asking yourself,
"What happened to this guy?"

Something is happening to me, Meryem.

I've changed.

I'm not what I used to be.

The old Yusuf is no more.

I really wanna be happy.

But weren't we happy?

I wasn't.

Yeah?

Hey, what is it now?

Is there something else going on?

Like what?

I don't know.

This isn't you, Yusuf.
I'm sure something's happened.

Fadime read my fortune today.
She said bad things would happen.

Has something happened?

The heck? Nothing's happened, Meryem.

- Swear?
- Yeah.

Why do I feel like crying?

Oh, my God. I swear.
There is nothing, Meryem.

- Swear.
- I swear!

Let's get out of here.
This place is not good for me.

Wait, wait, wait. I actually
brought you out here for a reason.

What is it?

Look over there.

So?

FOR SALE

This is where I wanna live.

Okay, now I get it. This is why
you've been kissing my ass the whole time?

I mean,
look at how beautiful this is, Meryem.

We live in a coastal town

but we never
take the time to go to the beach?

Does that make any sense?

For God's sake.
Know how much this place costs?

We can sell the flat
and the mountain lodge.

- The lodge?
- Yes!

- That place is my father's legacy.
- How many times a year do we even go?

Yusuf, it's an heirloom, okay?

Who knows how long
we have left on this Earth, Meryem.

Who can guarantee us that?

Is it set in stone?

I could drop dead
in less than ten minutes.

God forbid.

It's been
more than 20 years since we got married.

More than 20 years. You know that, right?

I'm past 50.

Tomorrow,
or the day after that, I'll be 60.

The day after that, 70.

Maybe I won't even see my 70s.

Life is short.

And honestly, I don't feel so good.

Why is that?

It's just...

Is there something you haven't told me?

Yusuf.

Those dark clouds
are looming over my family, Fadime.

Looks like
your predictions will all come true.

I'm starting to get
a bad feeling about this.

What happened?

He wants to sell the mountain lodge.

Your dad's legacy?

That's what I said.

I told him it was my dad's legacy.

He said life is short
and that we may not even be here tomorrow.

It's like the lyrics to a song.

Who sang that again?

What?

Mazhar Alanson. Is he unwell?

Oh, God forbid.

What would I do
with two kids and no father?

Fadime, tell me exactly what you saw.

No, it wasn't that.

I really need to know
if you saw someone getting sick.

No, I didn't see that.

He said something like that?

He said life is short.

Like, who knows if we'll die tomorrow?
And who can guarantee that we'll live?

It's like a commercial.

Do you think he has cancer?

That's what I'm afraid of.
Fadime, does my husband have cancer?

- You saw something, didn't you?
- No, I didn't.

But...

But what is it?

I saw someone lying. Like, dead.

Take a picture
of me with your brother.

- I have no pictures with my boy.
- Stay still.

Okay.

- Done.
- That's great, isn't it?

Take a look at it. Oh.
Here comes the sweetheart of the family.

Let's take a family photo together.
What... what's it called again?

- A selfie.
- A selfie.

Come here, Meryem.

Cheese.

Mom, can you believe
Dad signed up for Instagram?

Well, how many followers
do we have so far?

- Just three, Dad.
- See. Three followers in two minutes.

We should open
an account for your mom as well.

No, I don't know anything about it.

Just do it.
It's not like they're asking for money.

- Come on.
- Don't bother. I don't really want to.

Open it. Teach me how to do it.

- Make up a user name.
- Okay.

- Then hit "Create an account."
- "Create an account."

Oh, but we need a name for her.

How about "Princess Meryem"?

That's very beautiful.

Are you crying?

No.

What's wrong with you?

It's my brother.

- Yusuf.
- Mm-hmm.

What's wrong?

- He's sick.
- What's wrong with him?

I don't know. He's sick, you know?

- Meryem told you that?
- Mm-hmm.

- What'd she say?
- That these are his last days.

Is it cancer?

I don't know.

I read Meryem's fortune today,

and I saw terrible things.

I couldn't tell her,
but her fortune showed a coffin.

And today
he told her that life was too short.

He called his dear wife
and kissed her and held her.

He said
he couldn't give her the life she wanted.

Just like the lyrics
in Mazhar Alanson's song.

And I...

One of these days,
you'll burn the whole place down.

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EMERGENCY AND MANDATORY SITUATIONS
DO NOT ENTER OUTSIDE

OUTPATIENT CLINICS

It looks like an ingrown hair.

Okay, you can stand up.

Any other doctor
will tell you to have it removed,

but I'm not one of them.

Most doctors
are paying for their mortgages,

so they need all the money they can get.

Which is why they become
so keen on operating all of a sudden.

But I think it's gonna work itself out.

I've already put some cream on.

When it starts leaking,
you should put iodine on it.

Rub it well
with the ointment I'm prescribing,

bandage it up and you're good.

Is it big?

It's pretty big.

Oh.

Doc, I need to ask you for a small favor

because I'm really curious.

Could you take a picture of it?

I tried to snap one myself,
but just couldn't bend that way.

- If it's not too much trouble.
- No problem.

Thank you.

Uh, I really appreciate it.

And it's done. There you go.

Wow, that is really big.

Would you say you sit for long hours?

What am I supposed to do?

I'm a shopkeeper.

- Course I'm sitting a lot.
- It's not good. You should start moving.

Walk at least three miles every day.

- How old are you?
- I'm over 50.

You're aging.
You're entering a new phase in your life.

Your cells don't regenerate themselves.

But they will regenerate
as long as you force them to.

So you should move as much as possible.
All right?

Uh...

Doctor. I'd like to ask you
something personal, if you don't mind.

- Go ahead.
- Something's happening to me.

I mean, I've changed everything about me.

My hair. My clothes.
Pretty much everything.

So, obviously,
I'm going through something.

But I don't know exactly what it is.

Andropause.

- What?
- Andropause.

It's not exactly a scientific term.

After the age of 50,

men start undergoing
some changes in their life.

Your body is starting to change.

And as your body changes, so do you.

- Are you saying that's a bad thing?
- Well, that's up to you, my friend.

Change takes courage sometimes.

- Here you go.
- Will you follow me on Instagram?

Huh?

Meryem!

Meryem. What is this?

Oh, God!

Help us, please! Yusuf, what is that?

Get them off.

Get 'em off!

God help us!

Yusuf!

Yusuf, are you okay? What's wrong? Yusuf?

Yusuf, here, drink this.

It's okay. You're okay.

Don't be afraid.
I guess it was a bad dream, huh?

You're okay. Yusuf, you're okay.

It was just a dream, Yusuf.
Just a dream.

Okay? You're awake now. Huh?

It's okay, honey.

It's okay. You're okay, Yusuf.

It's over, Yusuf. You're okay.

Guys, I'm off.

Hey. So, don't forget
to tell all your friends

to follow me on the 'Gram.

- Okay.
- You got it.

- Where are you off to this early?
- I'm in a hurry. I'll see you later.

Yusuf.

You're okay, right?

Yeah, I'm okay. Yeah.

You were soaked last night.
You really scared me.

Forget about that.

- It's all over now.
- Look, honey, I'm your wife.

And if you have
something to say to me, you can tell me.

- Like what?
- I don't know.

Like...

You wouldn't hide anything from me, right?

No. Are you okay?

No, I'm not.

- Uh-huh.
- I'm feeling really bad.

Dear God.

You're doing it again, Meryem.

- It's okay.
- Uh-huh.

- It's all right.
- Sure you're okay?

I'm okay. But are you?

- Yeah, I'm fine.
- That's great to hear.

- Everything's all right now.
- All right, I'll see you later.

- Talk to you later.
- Okay, then.

I've suspected for a long time,

but lately,
his condition is getting worse.

He woke up soaked last night,
sweating from head to toe.

- What is it?
- I don't know.

I mean, is it cancer?

Oh, God, please help our family.

What type of cancer?

- I don't know.
- And how long has he got left?

She said
it could be three days or three months.

Oh, no, my daddy.

Sweetie, I never
meant to tell you any of this.

Please don't do this.

He kept taking pictures of us
and kissed me over and over again.

Said he wanted me to be a doctor.

Look, you guys.

I need to ask you for a favor.

This is our family secret.

It wouldn't be right
to talk about this around others. Okay?

We need to be nice to your dad.

Make sure he's happy.

If anyone asks,
we don't tell them anything.

It's all between us. Okay?

- Between us.
- Yes.

- All done, sir.
- Thank you, bro.

We need to reapply
before you go home tonight

because it's swollen and about to pop.

- Seriously?
- Mm-hmm.

Can I ask you a favor?
Could you take a picture of the thing?

I couldn't get to it last night. You know?

- Uh, sure.
- Thank you so much.

Okay, sir. Here you go.

Ah, thank you.

Oh, holy mother of God.

The thing was in my dream last night.

Wow. Just wow.

Are your eyes really blue
or are you wearing contacts?

No, they're blue.

And your hair
is naturally that blond, huh?

Yes.

Lucky punk, you.

Will you follow me on Instagram?

How could this happen to him?

♪ Must've been up at sunrise ♪

♪ While I was asleep in bed ♪

♪ I'm not sure if you were here ♪

♪ Or just a voice inside my head ♪

♪ I guess I wish
We'd just run away with it ♪

♪ I gotta know ♪

♪ Oh, I gotta know ♪

♪ Are you real or just a ghost? ♪

Daddy!

I love you!

♪ Are you real or just a ghost? ♪

- Have you used contacts before?
- Uh, no, I haven't.

It's really easy.

- Open your eyes wide.
- Hmm.

Open your eyes wide
like you're trying to pop out your pupils.

Hold the lens on your finger. Put it in.
Simple as that. Go ahead. Try it.

Well, it'd be easier for me
to wear them if maybe you could show me

how to do it the first time.

So you'll wear them as an accessory.

- For sure.
- Okay, then. Just come over here.

All right.

Great. Open your eye.

- Please.
- Uh-huh.

Cool. Like this.

Yeah, look up.

Yeah. Just like that.

- All right.
- Cool.

Take it easy. Yeah.

- Right. Right.
- Easy.

Try not to blink, okay?

Look up.

- Look up. Cool. Don't close it.
- Uh-huh.

- Uh-huh.
- Don't. Don't. Look up.

Just a moment. Yeah. No, don't close it.

Open. Open wide. Open it. Don't close it.

- Mm-hmm.
- Don't close it. Open.

But it's shut now. Okay.
Open it. Good. Keep that. Don't close it.

- Uh-huh.
- Don't blink. No, look...

I can't do this for you
unless you stop this.

I don't mean to. It's a reflex. I'm sorry.

It's just you're squirming,
so I... I can't put it on.

It's not on purpose. Believe me.

You want me to try again?

- Sure.
- All right.

All right, then. Just relax.

- Okay?
- Right.

I can't put this in unless you relax.

Open. Open it. Relax. Your neck is stiff.

- I'm fine.
- You're straining your neck. Relax.

Look straight up. That's great.

Yup, stay still. No, don't close your eye.

Open wide. Open it! Are you okay?

Just open your eye.
Open it! Open your eye!

Hands off!

Easy. Take your hands off.
Don't close my eyes!

Stop closing my eyes! Take your hands off!

Open it!
Open your damn eye! What the hell!

- Oh, it blew.
- What blew?

It's blown.

- Shall I pull?
- If it's not too much trouble for you.

Don't mention it, sir.

After you have your shower later tonight,

you should dress it again.

Thank you for doing that.

- Get well soon.
- Appreciate it. Thanks.

Look, Velihan. It's time
we started talking about certain things.

I'm 17, and in eight months, I'll be 18.
Which means I'll be an adult.

- But you're only 15.
- And in seven months...

Great. But I'm talking.

We have a big,
important problem in front of us.

You're aware of Dad's condition, right?

I'm just saying, don't you think
we should start thinking about our future?

What does that mean?

Honestly, I have no idea
how to talk about these things,

but I figured we should start somewhere.

Like, after Dad's passed on, you know?

What does that mean?

Just listen to me.

Our family owns a store, right?

And this place is ours too.
Along with the mountain lodge.

I'm not really into the business
of the store, so you can have that.

But will you let me
have this place and the lodge?

- The cabin in the mountains?
- Yeah. That one on top of a mountain.

Uh-huh. Yeah. It's pretty nice.

Oh, come on.
It's just a house on top of a mountain.

How much do you think it's worth?

Oh, and you know what?
Take mom's car and the scooter.

I'll throw those in the deal as well.

Wait... And what about Mom?

You know Mom's too old.
And you know how much she loved Dad.

So honestly, I don't think
she'll cope with this trauma so easily.

By the way, I know I sound very blunt,
so I hope this doesn't upset you.

No, not at all.
I just think Mom would like to live here.

She definitely would. But how do we know
what the future will bring?

Did we have any idea
Dad would end up like this?

- No.
- Do we even know what'll happen to Mom?

But Mom has her pension.
Maybe I'll use that money

to put her in a good nursing home
where she'll be taken care of. It's great.

It's the way of the modern world.
All over Europe.

I'll kill you both!

You think we're dead, huh?

I swear I didn't say a word.

- It was all her!
- What did I say?

You know what you said.
How dare you put me in a nursing home?

You think we're dead, huh?
Come back, you two!

Any word?

No.

It's been bugging me for days.

After you told me about it,

I felt sorry for the kid.

Cancer is tricky.

Expensive.

You think he has some savings?

Mm. How could he?

I'm gonna take him
to dinner tomorrow night

and I'll make sure
to get to the bottom of it all.

That'd be great, Halit. Look,
no one really knows anything about it.

He's being mysterious,
not talking to anyone, but he trusts you.

I'm sure he'll open up to you.

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Do you need something?

- No.
- Then what are you looking at?

How much do you think
all this stuff is worth?

Three hundred or so.

Thousand?

Maybe more.

How much more?

Why do you ask?

No reason. Just curious, you know?

Well, have a good one then.

Cool.

- Hold on. Veli.
- Hmm?

- Did you already tell your friends?
- What?

To follow me on Insta. Yusuf Tuhafiye.

- Oh, yeah. I did.
- Okay, then.

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Oh.

What's up?

Not much.

It's too damn hot.
I'm suffocating. I needed to get out.

- Let me buy you a cup of tea.
- No. I'll buy you lunch.

How about some raki and fish?
What do you think?

What, now?

- What's wrong with now?
- Eh, good point.

Give me a second to close up the shop.

It's a little cooler now.

Indeed, it is.

How's business?

Eh, can't complain.
The summer tourists aren't here yet,

but once they are,
I'm sure business will pick up.

And your health?

Good, bro.

Any issues?

No, thank God. Everything's going well.

- Hmm, thank God. Thank God.
- For sure.

Yusuf.

Yes, what's up?

Look, I like you.

So does Fadime.

She thinks the world of you.
You know that.

I appreciate it, bro. I feel the same.

But you have a big problem.
And that is being too secretive.

You know what I mean?
You don't open yourself up.

You're like a sealed box. A damn enigma.

- Welcome, sir.
- Thank you.

- The usual?
- Yes, a large bottle.

- We'll take a large one.
- I really shouldn't.

Right away, sir.

- Any flings?
- Maybe in the old days, bro.

Mm. Meryem was devastated.

But she didn't leave you.

Bless her.

Her type is hard to come by.

True.

How are the kids?

They're good.
I'm sure they'd love to see you.

- Ah, my dear Akya.
- Great. Amazing.

Velihan?

Uh, he's good. His usual self.

Is he eating enough?

- Oh, yeah.
- Of course. He's a growing boy.

- Yeah, right?
- Bless him.

Bless him.

Hmm.

Yusuf.

Yes, Halit?

Look, the real reason

why I invited you here
for dinner tonight is that...

First for my guest.

- Uh, just one...
- Double.

Enjoy, sir.

- Thanks.
- Thanks.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Hits the spot.

Everyone
has a psychiatrist to talk to.

The women, the children.

Everyone but the fathers.

Women yell and scream.
Speak without thinking all the time.

Kids want what they want.

But we can't say anything.

We can't talk about our issues. Hmm?

In the whole universe,

the loneliest people
are always the fathers. Believe me.

And why? Hmm?

Because he's the man.

It's like...

men can't have any problems. You know?

We're not allowed.

But we should be able
to open up about our problems.

We should be able to talk, hmm?

Like you. Let's talk about you.

Not once
have you ever come to me and said,

"Dude, I have this problem."

But I'm your damn brother-in-law.

Big brother even.

So, tell me. What troubles you?

Huh? Talk to me.

You owe nothing.

Look. Take me for example.

I'm gonna be the first to confess.

I'm gonna let it all out.

Since we're on the subject.

A long, long time ago,

I was a junkie.

I used heroin.
Powder, liquid, whatever I could find.

But I never told Fadime about this.

She has no idea.

And I used to fuck everyone.

There was this German guy.

He bought a house and a boat here.

I was always around his...

So maybe we should get out of here.

It's late, you know.

Come on.

See, I spilled the beans.
Now it's your turn. Do it!

Do what, bro?

What troubles you?

- It's nothing.
- Come on, man! I know!

I know!

Yusuf...

I love you.

Uh, well, uh... This is getting out of hand.

Come on. Let's go home.

Let's go to a bar!

- Uh...
- We'll blow off steam, damn it! Yeah.

Waiter. Check please.

Hey, you want Russian girls?

- Bro...
- Let's go to a bar.

Bro, easy. Easy.
Okay. Just wait here.

I'll go get our phones.

No, wait. Shit.

Just stay there. Stay there.

Wait. Stay there, bro.

- Just... Just wait, okay?
- Mm...

BEING SHARED...

Dad just posted his ass on Insta?

- Have you seen it?
- Is he completely out of his mind?

- Let's tell Mom.
- Mom!

Mom!

- What is it? What's going on?
- You tell her.

You tell her.

Just tell me already!

Dad just posted his ass on Insta!

Oh, God, no! Oh, God. Please, no!

He did what now?

Has the man gone totally insane?

Hurry up. Call him right now.

Oh!

Stop looking at it.

- Not picking up.
- He's not?

God, what's wrong with him?

Has he finally gone mad?

- Fadime!
- Have you seen it?

Has everyone seen it?

Yeah, Mom.
I'm sure everyone's seen it by now.

Halit's not answering either.
They're eating at Deniz Restaurant

and probably can't hear their phones.

Velihan! Quickly!
Go to Deniz Restaurant. Quickly! Run!

That's bad.

Hey. Hey, come on.
Bro, please. Please don't do that.

Bro.

Bro, come on. Please. Get down!

- They left half an hour ago.
- Where did they go?

- A bar, I guess.
- Which one?

- I'm not sure. Try the club street.
- Okay. Thanks.

Come on. You're gonna
get in trouble up there. Come on!

Hey. Hey!

- Sir, have you seen my dad?
- He's at that bar over there, kiddo.

Get the fuck out of here!

Dad!

- Hello, son.
- Where's your phone?

What's wrong?

Sorry to say,
but you posted your ass.

What?

Hurry up and give me your phone.
Come on!

Uh, here.

I deleted it.

- He deleted it.
- He deleted it.

- He deleted it.
- He deleted it.

He deleted it.

Did he tell you he had cancer?

- He didn't.
- Okay, but has he told Meryem?

- He hasn't.
- So how do you know he had cancer?

It was in her fortune.

You caused all this chaos
because you saw it in a fortune?

- In her fortune someone died...
- Stop with the fortune bullshit!

Who told you that he had cancer?

Nobody told me.

So it was your bullshit!

What the hell were you thinking?

You put
a perfectly healthy guy six feet under!

Ugh!