Gledaoci cene duboku političku strategiju, verske motive i prikaz istorijskih ličnosti poput Teodora Hercla. Čak i godinama nakon finala, fanovi i dalje analiziraju sultanove poteze kroz "upd" verzije titlova koje su preciznije nego ikada pre.

"They speak of freedom," the Sultan said, his voice low and gravelly, echoing in the cavernous room. "They speak of constitution and progress. Yet, they send their warships to our shores and their spies to our streets."

The heavy iron gates of the Yıldız Palace stood silent against the biting Istanbul rain. Inside, the air did not smell of the damp Bosphorus, but of ink, old paper, and the faint, metallic tang of fear.