Let’s begin with some homicide after which go from there!
On Dangerous Liaisons Season 1 Episode 8, Camille makes her mattress and lies in it.
Camille conveniently (too conveniently?) discovered a secret passageway resulting in a staircase, which led to a tunnel, which led to a secret room, the place Jean left “Ariadnes” for the Duke.
Victoire was set to be the following one, however Camille discovered her. When Jean tried to cease her, they did the one logical factor and killed him — fortunately, Majordome additionally confirmed up.
Camille and Jean have been married for, what, a day? And now he’s lifeless. No matter the way you take a look at it, that shall be suspicious.
Luckily, Majordome — Étienne, fairly — rapidly turned Camille’s most trustworthy ally, which was sudden however welcome. She wants him in her nook. We know he by no means favored Jean anyway — he was solely ever loyal to Genevieve, however now we all know why.
Victoire: Find peace, Camille. Please, for me.
Camille: After tonight.
Victoire: Then let me show you how to gown on your battle.
Finally, Camille apologized to Victoire for her habits. About time!
We can’t blame Victoire for eager to get as distant from this insanity as doable. The new world looks as if a very good purpose. She was all too gracious with Camille — however higher to be on her good facet.
Victoire’s goodbye to Étienne was touching, too. Their dynamic has at all times been fascinating to observe, and what it developed into was one thing fairly particular.
Étienne: I hope to see who you develop into sooner or later.
Victoire: I’m Victoire.
Étienne: You’re victorious.
At the opera, we obtained yet another little style of Paloma Faith’s Florence de Reignier. We will miss her catty quips!
Oh, look! The most meteoric rise since Christ on the third day.
Florence de Reignier
I discussed this in my evaluation of Dangerous Liaisons Season 1 Episode 7, however it pushes the bounds of perception that an opera like this in a day. It was attractive, and the music was great, however it simply felt implausible.
It’s clear from this episode that Jacqueline de Montrachet isn’t too vivid, or not less than extremly gullible.
Pascal’s Lucien was actually plausible, however she was sp simply satisfied to put in writing a letter confessing her emotions and Henri’s misdeed, which Lucien would then learn in public. How in any approach did she really feel snug agreeing to that?
God will at all times save us.
Valmont
Pascal’s actually obtained a approach with the women — it’s virtually like a present from God.
It additionally took Jacqueline a bit of too lengthy to determine that the opera was about her.
Her confrontation with Camille was pretty up till Camille broke her mind with the revelation about Lucien. You might inform Jacqueline meant it when she stated she had beloved Camille.
Their reunion had much less vitriol than anticipated — oh, there was lots by the top, however the tender stuff was a good way to begin it off.
Unfortunately, Henri is utilizing his energy as a physician to ship Jacqueline off to an asylum. It’s laborious to think about why he thinks this could be much less of a scandal than her operating off with one other man, however that’s most likely simply his excuse.
Henri will get off on energy over girls, together with his spouse, and does what he desires. As of now, he’s seen no repercussions.
When he yelled at Jacqueline about “his” baby, my coronary heart broke for her, even when just for a second. Her selections have by no means been nice — what she did to Camille was unforgivable — however he’s an emotionally abusive tyrant, and Jacqueline was a sufferer of that.
Tell your husband — the upper he rises, the upper I’ll climb till I carry him down.
Camille
Once once more, the divide between the wealthy and the poor was delivered to gentle — like the person who yelled at Chevalier for daring to place a peasant’s plight on the heart of a story.
Then the viewers proceeded to disgrace Chevalier for calling out one in all their very own. It was positively not the response he was anticipating!
I beloved Camille giving freely her jewels to the intercourse staff. It exhibits she is going to always remember the place she got here from, how laborious she struggled to interrupt free, and the way she desires to verify different girls have the means to depart the life she left.
Speaking of the life she left, Gabriel and his powers of deduction come again on the scene and break every part. Note to the fellows studying this — blackmailing a girl isn’t the best way to win her over.
Is he simply going to forestall her from ever loving anybody ever once more? My guess could be, if this have been to proceed, Camille would finally discover a strategy to get rid of Gabriel as soon as and for all. He’s simply the worst.
Though, to be truthful, Camille and Étienne have been sloppy — absolutely, they needed to anticipate that the physique of a Marquis could be examined autopsy and somebody would discover the strangulation marks.
Giving Camille one in all Valmont’s traditional strains from the unique — “It’s beyond my control” — in her remaining letter was poetic, although.
Sadly, Dangerous Liaisons was initially renewed for a second season, however the renewal was revoked, and the present is now canceled. Another community might choose it up, however with all of the cancellations as of late, it’s laborious to be hopeful.
There are just a few dangling threads that won’t be resolved — the largest one being Odette, in fact.
Not solely did we not get a reunion between Camille and her daughter, however Camille nonetheless doesn’t even know her daughter remains to be alive. It was a continuing tease the best way Pascal and Jacqueline might have instructed her on many various situations however by no means did.
Rose! Oh, Rose. You have been going to take action a lot. All setup, no payoff. Where was she going with Valmont’s letters? It appears like we’ll by no means know.
There are different characters who present up within the authentic story, however we don’t know the way they’ll get there from the place we sit presently — Danceny, Emilie, and Cecile.
What was Ondine and Pascal’s alliance, and the way would Prevan have figured in there, particularly together with his fiancée Cecile?
Who the hell was this Duke, and why was he killing nameless girls Jean procured for him? He will stay a thriller!
Camille met the Queen in Dangerous Liaisons Season 1 Episode 6, which by no means amounted to something. There would seemingly have been extra floor to discover there.
This was a darkish finale (typically so darkish, it was laborious to know what was occurring) and a considerably uneven conclusion to a really robust collection that might have been a lot extra had it been allowed to proceed.
What did you consider the finale? Which characters will you miss most? How do you see the tales enjoying out? Share your ideas within the feedback.
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