Random observations on this season (updating)
(SPOILERS, OBVIOUSLY)
Episode 1
I don't think we've ever seen Assane do a genuine fourth-wall break before
OK so Claire has a last name now
Assane really expected that he could just show up and Claire would just fall at his feet
I'm surprised Benjamin is just allowed to continue working at his shop
This feels better-edited than Parts 1 & 2
Name a more iconic duo than Belkacem and failing constantly (she really doesn't listen, does she)
Episode 2
Philippe Courbet sighting
NEVER invite Guédira to a funeral lmaooo
Hang on I'm just now realizing that Juliette is at this funeral, too (she's standing in the second row behind Benjamin and Claire and honestly doesn't seem too upset about Assane's "death")
I like how in the flashback Babakar tells Assane that he reminds him of his mother and then it turns out she was a criminal
This seems to be around the time of Raoul's birthday again; he really can't catch a break on that
Episode 3
New shipping war just dropped: Guédira/Belkacem vs Guédira/Fleur
That bit where Claire was outright begging Benjamin to tell her Assane was alive and he couldn't...that was sad
But then it was followed by Benjamin doing the "uhh my FRIEND just died" act with Belkacem which was funny
This gang of thugs is trying a little too hard tbh
Assane's disguise in this episode is fucking terrible lol
The basketball coach disguise, on the other hand, is the only time I've genuinely thought he wasn't recognizable
Episode 4
Ironically that coach persona is probably the best parenting Assane has ever done
Claire? Doing things that are vaguely cool?? That feels illegal. Also, she looked so proud of herself for swiping that book, lol
Betraying Benjamin was certainly...a choice on Assane's part ("everyone disliked that")
This episode is going to devastate the show's Tumblr fandom
Episode 5
Assane trolling the shit out of Guédira will never not be funny
These 1998 flashbacks are pretty dark actually
Honestly the way Claire got that reveal out of Benjamin was very well-played on her part
Guédira out here looking like present-day Ringo Starr with that disguise
Aww look at Assane playing the matchmaker for Guédira and Belkacem, heh heh
This is easily one of the funniest episodes
Except Benjamin is straight up not having a good time -- it looks like he got beaten up in prison
Episode 6
Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, I'm not totally sure Benjamin knows that Assane betrayed him. It's possible he just thinks that he fucked up with the bracelet and then missed a cue in the maze
"Pasta with ketchup" jesus fucking christ Claire that sounds horrendous (although I'm guessing the only reason they did that was because of the ketchup-bottle reveal)
Assane really has Claire's number because he's now seduced her twice under two different identities
IDK whether or not Raoul has figured out that the coach is his dad but it's funny that he still seemed to be shipping it either way
It's nice that we get to see Claire's more playful side in this season, like her messing with Assane by acting really flirty with "Alex" after she realizes they're the same person
INCREDIBLE casting for the younger and older versions of Keller tbh; they easily look like they could be the same person
Episode 7
What a nice family reunion...it would be a shame if something happened to it...
The flashbacks are significantly darker than the present timeline this time around
Guédira finally got to arrest Assane, good for him!
The scene at the train station with the letter from Assane to Claire sort of reminds me of the ending to A Tale of Two Cities, which I had to read for AP prep a while back
Oh look, Hubert Pellegrini is back
So they're CLEARLY setting up another season with this ending
The choice of people to show on the montage there was interesting, lol
I could see a Juliette antagonist arc happening tbh
Maybe Assane's mom isn't all she seems either
And what about Benjamin? If he turns against Assane the viewers are going to lose their minds
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Year 1603 Part 2:
TW/CW: Infant Death
That April brought with it news that Sarah and Antonio’s daughter, Rose, had sadly passed away. But with Melrose’s eighteenth birthday things were looking up again.
Julian and Amy both had another child and Arthur Kibo got married in July.
Adrian also had started working on his potions, mainly to discover the secret of immortality. He didn’t care too much about living forever but he had a feeling his time was coming to an end and he wanted to at least see his younger grandchildren grow up and get settled. He also wondered if he could potentially bring back his children who had passed away far too soon especially Thomasin whose ghost still lingered around the home watching over her father, husband, and children.
Sofia Laurent had her first birthday and appeared to take quite a lot after her mother.
Rachel though was struggling, each full moon was potentially a death sentence when she transformed into her beastly form. She was even more concerned when she learned she was expecting once more. The Laurent family was holding it’s wolf hunts every full moon and she felt stifled inside but still, she hid inside hoping the hunters would pass her by.
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For those who are into data & analytics
A while back I went through Part 3 and tallied all of these up (I was taking a stats class at the time). The two things that stand out most are Guédira's screen time skyrocketing in the "Justin Avisto' episode, and Ben's dropping like a rock following his arrest at the end of Chapter 4.
The final totals across the season were: 1) Claire - 41m30s; 2) Guédira - 34m46s; 3) Ben - 31m57s; 4) Belkacem - 19m19s; 5) Raoul - 13m22s
For what it's worth this includes flashback sequences but doesn't include the times these people are shown in still images, because I definitely didn't feel like totalling up things like the times we see Raoul as the homescreen image on Assane's and Claire's cell phones.
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