#hpi anon's adventures with julia

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The grey sludge they added to the ~cinematic sequences (basically all of Morgane’s investigation) hurts my eyes, it’s so ugly 😩 If you want to desaturate for a bit, at least bring back some contrast!!! Give me something to look at!!!

The night scenes are on thin ice because, as usual, it’s so hard to see what’s going on… But then again, emergency lights. So they can stay.

Anyway, YES, the ending was great. The world melted away around them 🥹🥹🥹❤ Seconding you on "il ou elle"… Picture the months of waiting in vain, of thinking this day could be the one Morgane picks up the phone, of staring at the cleaning cart… (btw did you notice the cleaning product in the cart was the infamous "Super bactor" used to burn down the barn in 204? Il n’y a pas que Morgane qui soit hantée par de vieilles enquêtes 🥲)

And Adam went alone! How did that conversation go? did he tell Gilles and Daphné to go home, that he’d take care of it, and they graciously missed an opportunity to see Morgane? Did he downplay the case and discreetly go on his own? Was he roaming the streets instead of going home and overheard the call for a patrol?

Can we talk about Adam’s shrug as well?

He knows there’s trouble coming. He’s coming too. 🥹

LES PILES DE COURRIER LILLOIS, what in the apollo dodgeball was that?? the PI bit + starry ceiling + emergency lights at the end (😭) made up for the horrid lighting in this ep. RIP émilie, I’d hoped she’d make it :(((( (par contre j’ai cru pdt 80 % de l’épi que son mari était allé au cap-vert, ptdr). when adam’s the last to leave the office and the cleaning cart comes into frame, ARGH, we know how bad he wanted it to be morgane because so did we 😥

The Courrier Lillois part got me screaming anon, I wasn't joking when I said I'd manifested too much canon stuff into existence with my fic lol, was almost expecting to read Sandra's initials down the article 😅

ALSO, this might be an unintended mishap, but did you pick up on the first wife's date of death? October the 4th??? Now why does this sound so familiar? 🤔🥹

I found the PI/film noir bit hilarious and extremely well done with Théa's interruptions, not such a big fan of the starry ceiling stuff though, for me it was too reminiscent of the projector effect in 202 which I hated.

Obviously the emergency lights in the end 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 Such an amazing callback, also did you notice that the moment Adam catches Morgane's eyes, the music/sounds surrounding them abruptly stop, leaving only room for a high-pitched note that sounds like tinnitus? 😱 The rest of the world stops existing the moment they see each other again, and that's my cue to die in the middle of the pieces of my shattered heart 😭😭😭

What do you mean the lighting was horrid this ep? Please enlighten me (pun awfully intended) 😆😆

"par contre j’ai cru pdt 80 % de l’épi que son mari était allé au cap-vert, ptdr" well I can't blame you, this Cap thing is a whole rollercoster lol, but you'll see 😉

The cleaning cart scene... 😭😭 their theme... 😭😭😭 Adam keeping his eyes on the cleaning lady as if she'd suddenly morph into Morgane... 😭😭😭 him taking off his tie before leaving like in that scene in season 1 😭😭😭 (also someone please explain to me how Adam can take off his tie and put it in his desk drawer in the evening, but come into the office in the morning with a tie on? The man must have dozens of worn ties in that drawer LOL). I particularly enjoyed this scene because we got very few insights into Adam's POV since the beginning of the show but in particular in latest episodes where it's kind of getting crucial to know his side of things, so witnessing the way he thinks of her just from seeing a cleaning cart felt so earned and rewarding 🥹🥹🥹

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HOW DARE YOU call me out like this??? 😂😂😂

(but also I'm right and you know it 😈)

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308 was gilles’ best episode yet 💖💖 (especially loved the acting, too!) his suspicions about morgane → trying to get her to open up → when that fails, confinding in adam in the most considerate way possible. quel amour. nobody’s doing it like him ❤️

and his life-saving blabber!!!! c’est tellement lui ! ngl he was extra lucky that woman didn’t have a gun lying around bc that scene reminded me a LOT of one of his lines from "celtic legends," lol. 

also, funny mention to céline’s last-minute return that amounted to the community fire pizza meme 😂😂😂 we’re back to the king arthur comparison, elle peut pas partir deux minutes sans que tout se barre en cacahuète 

Oh my gosh, Gilles saved this ep honestly, I love him so so much 🥰

The way they portrayed his loyalty conflict re Morgane hacking into Adam's computer and the way he tried his best, you said it yourself nobody's doing it like him and I lovvvvvvved seeing his struggle, trying his best to be a good friend but also a good coworker, and like, this man is giving all of us hope in the human race 🥲

The way he freaked out after Daphné's tarot prediction was also extremely funny "j'ai une amie qui est fan de cartomancie et elle m'a prédit que j'allais mourir aujourd'hui, j'y crois pas du tout" *rire nerveux* -> il y croit tellement 🤣

The tea chitchat is already an ICONIC Gilles scene!!!! The TENSION in the back-and-forth of the teacup!!!! 😱 The blabber indeed! His declaration of friendship re Morgane 😍 The TOASTER STORY, oh my god, now I have to live with the fact that Morgane hid Gilles' toaster at Céline's for two whole months and it makes me howl 🤣 Also, "on arrête avec la beregerie madame Martingale" has to be one of the greatest yet random lines in this show, it reads like a Oui-Oui book 😂

Also did you notice the way Gilles makes a big boobs gesture when asking Colette if she remembers Morgane? 😅

What do you mean this reminded you of Celtic Legends, are you implying that Gilles was "tellement chiant qu'elle lui aurait collé une balle dans le museau"? Colette would never lol! 😆

And yes to Céline's assimilation to the community pizza meme and Arthur's vibes, or as I like to put it:

Céline part UNE FOIS en week-end -> bilan: dix morts 😂

(also I kinda snorted when Céline asks Fachoman if something happened and he's like, "Oh nothing, just a drill killer, you go get a massage sweetie" 😅)

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now serge… hmph. that took a turn, wtf. he could’ve killed that poor woman 😨 (c’est déjà beau si elle s’est pas pété le col du fémur !!!) the violent turn felt extremely unnecessary? (again...) there was no reason he couldn’t steal the jewelry while she was off making some coffee or whatever & leave an hour later, the woman none the wiser. no running required.

you might (MIGHT) think serge acted fast and without thinking because morgane’s safety was on the line, but he literally took her to the scene and therefore involved her in the assault, so…

it seems they just want to make morgane’s life increasingly unbearable and have her regret ever letting people back into her life. and I’ve got the nagging feeling they needed her to be seen on the scene of the crime. unless it’s all part of the s3 scheme of gratuitously upping the ante in the worst possible ways. 😓

for the record, I’ve never liked serge, but his character deserved more than whatever that plot twist was. can we have a s3 do-over already? ☹️

Honestly I don't have much to add because... yea, same.

The violence felt extremely unnecessary indeed, especially because regarding what happens in the finale, it wouldn't have changed much to have Serge act like you suggest and the lady could absolutely glance through the window and see Morgane at some point, soooooo, yea, I guess it's part of the whole Good Girls-ification of HPI that I have a growing feeling to witness 😨 (and I don't like it)

"it seems they just want to make morgane’s life increasingly unbearable and have her regret ever letting people back into her life." -> I feel you're onto something with this, because yeah, this is literally how it feels like, and imo the only merit of pushing her to such an extent is that she! went! to! Adam's! for! help! And even though she didn't muster the courage to tell him everything (💔) at least she sought his help, and that's growth 🥹🥹🥹

Also, unlike you, I actually do like Serge a bit (although I'll admit my soft spot has more to do with Patrick Chesnais' résumé than the actual character lol), so watching him getting retconned like that? Not cool. Serge is a pathetic scammer, 100%, but not an old ladies beater 😭 He deserved better, I wholeheartedly agree (also because him asking Morgane to let him back in her life kinda called for a redemption arc don't you think? It feels a bit weird to see him fuck up even worse, narratively speaking, even though relapses are an obvious step in this kind of process)

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Kaamelott, Livre II, Always

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hello there 👀 mind if I flock in for a bit to debrief? 👀 (feel free to stick all the asks in one post lol) I’m in so deep, had to flap my hands and hop a couple times after the ep to shake off the excitement, no wonder you mcfreaking loved it 🫣🤩 ok so. chloé’s growth spurt to match eliott’s, finally 😅 the callbacks--a liiiittle too much? imho, mais on va pas cracher dans la soupe, love me some niche fanservice 😍 morgane's spiel on alcohol: l’hôpital, la charité…

Heya, HPI anon!!!! I'm so happy to see you back!!! 😘 Let's pretend for a minute that I have zero idea who you are 😅

The hell I'm gonna stick all the asks together, I've got so much to say!! I'm so SO glad you liked that episode, I loved it so so much indeed ❤️

Phew, the kids grow so fast, innit? I mean, after two seasons it was about time, but also, Eliott's grown-up voice came out as such a shock for me lol!

Not sure which callbacks you were referring to, but imo there's never enough callback. Especially coming from a show with a pathological tendency to forget everything about its past seasons lol, but you said the word, fanservice it is, yes yes yes, and I honestly needed that. It's like the show holding my hand and promising not to let me down, and I for once really appreciated.

Morgane shaming someone else's alcoholism, yes, hilarious, perfect irony! Also I won't rave again on the book covers, but this was just such a genius move and one clearly addressed to the biggest fans who'll have the patience and curiosity to check 😊

Also what did you think of the rap videoclip montage at the beginning? Cringiest of cringe, right?

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I’m forgetting some&can’t wait to rewatch but also; le stylo MY HEART (mais elle l’avait pas piqué à daphné à la base ?), tout le monde hésite !! morgane dropping the phone when adam answers, ouchie 🥹💔😍 and MOST IMPORTANTLY, "zigouiller"; I thought "that’s SUCH a morgane word" when she used it and!!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭 ykwim 😭❤ I now realize I just listed my fave bits and it still took up 4 msgs, OUPSIE! but I’m so hyped up I just had to come back to ye olde anon thread. kbye 👻

I must say I've never managed to understand who the pinky pen belonged to in the first place, it feels awfully girly for someone like Daphné, but also I do have a vague feeling that it wasn't Morgane's in the first place, soooooo... But who cares, what matters is that they couldn't bring themselves to tell Thimothée to dump it (noticed how Céline swiftly escaped under a fake pretext to NOT have to take the final decision, cowardly leaving it to Adam?), and I 100% believed that Daphné was walking straight to pick it back up from the bin when she strode the room after the pen was disposed of...

Morgane dropping the phone the minute she heard Adam's voice was one of my favourite moments in the entire episode 🥰 I probably already told you that I've got a thing for voices and related shenanigans, so the fact that she hears him before she even sees him felt designed specifically for me and also her instant reaction, dropping the phone like she got a bee sting... 🥹🥹🥹🥹

And reversely Adam freezing when he heard Gilles pronouncing the word "zigouiller", and knowing INSTANTLY that it was her, and Gilles and Daphné silently realizing it too while Thimothée was absolutely NOT reading the room, was such a priceless moment, had to cover my mouth to silence the giggles and keep watching with an enormous smile on my face, they know her so well 😍😍😍😍😍 My heart skipped a beat when Adam said "il ou elle ?" because that was IT. There was such a vibe of "they've been waiting for this moment for months" to the whole thing, idk, it was a very wholesome scene 🥲🥲🥲 And also something something Adam being like do I know my partner or what? Ugh [Heure du décès: 14h12]

See you soon sweet HPI anon!! 😘👻

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Yes!!! The Lemay song was for Romain, as were most of my hints btw (gaynor, ghosts, etc...) 💔 Fun fact, I had actually forgotten that Morgane re-enacted Titanic on the boat (and incidentally explicitly asked Karadec to hug her mhhhhh 👀👀), I just hinted at Titanic because there was a boat involved in the ep, I giggled SO HARD when I rewatched that scene last night 😂😂

And 1,000% agreed, poor Théa, she deserved so much better, and I actually have already written several scenes about her in an upcoming fic because SERIOUSLY some fixing needs to be done 😭😭😭

The logistics of Romain's disappearance and the resulting absurd plot made zero fucking sense, I think this discussion deserves a post in itself because honestly y'a rien qui va 😱😱😱

And awww, Gilles my beloved, the therapy conversation had me IN TEARS, he is such a precious inappropriately helpful bean (see also: he's right) 😍😍

Gotta love how committed you are to getting hugs out of this show, I commend your dedication 😂 (Food for thought: when they hopefully backtrack in S3, they’ll surely be very wary of touch… Until a near-death experience, probably, that will lead to The Most Emotional Hug You've Ever Seen. Il n'est pas interdit d'espérer... characters hugging > characters kissing)



I’m not saying I watch HPI for a thrilling mystery-of-the-week, but c’mon, the audience has standards 😆 If I may try to Fix That Plot:

In 2005, Romain borrows 50 grand from Mafioso and enlists Serge’s help to make bank (btw: le gars veut une vie simple mais trempe avec la pègre pour s’acheter une baraque à La Rochelle ? Since when does organized crime, like, save the turtles and stuff? Elles sont où tes valeurs Romain ???). Dirty Cop figures it out, robs Romain and leaves him for dead. Serge, qui sent que ça se gâte, takes Romain to le vil Facchin who saves his life and helps with the whole fake-body thing. Romain leaves for the UK, etc. Facchin decides to blackmail Dirty Cop for his troubles, ex. "Give me half the money or I tell everyone you killed that guy" (he could claim there was DNA under fake-Romain's fingernails and ask for his share in exchange for his silence). To clear his conscience, Facchin sends some money to Romain every month. 15 years later (did you notice how they insisted on that, rather than dates, so they wouldn’t have to age Théa up 😂), Facchin fait l’objet d’une enquête, puis Dirty Cop est interrogé à son tour (maybe he was seen near the casino around Romain's assumed time of death?). Uh-oh, ça sent le roussi pour les ripoux ! Dirty Cop threatens Facchin to take him down with him if he doesn't kill Roxane ("she dragged your name in the mud anyway, so it’ll be two birds with one stone"). Facchin shoots Roxane (and maybe he misses intentionally), Dirty Cop stages Facchin’s suicide (suffisamment mal pour que Morgane flaire l’embrouille). When Morgane investigates Mafioso, he figures out Dirty Cop has something to do with Romain and the money, and abducts him. Ta-da! Now all that's left is to save Dirty Cop and follow Facchin's money to the UK. Note: Romain never called because he was afraid of repercussions he’s a dick, and Serge never said a word about it because he was afraid of repercussions he’s a dick too. (Not to 🎶 generalize about men 🎵, but most of them were sucky in this episode. Ils n'ont qu’à en mettre moins dans l’intrigue 😆)

(that's me rn. remember when I said ranting was half the fun of watching a show? that's what I meant)

All this to say, I think it could've made more sense, even if they'd kept the same number of characters and victims. BREF.

Agreed that Gilles is Most Right and Should say it, but also read the room first, because his timing is horrid 😂

Maybe it would benefit Théa too... She sorely needs your fix-it, at least!

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YES the fact that she showed up to the date in his clothes only makes their contrasting moods funnier. Morgane’s fighting for her life out there, working overtime to pay her father’s debts, meanwhile Adam’s on cloud nine (lol) going into their date. Deux ambiances. 🤣

Actually, I like to think Adam has taken so many women on a date at Ranir’s that he knows the menu in and out, wine included. Des avantages d’être un casanova... 🍷 (btw LOVING the idea Ranir watches Adam’s love life unfold like a telenovela omg 😂😂)

Ditto on the cuteness of believing in them enough to go on another date. Les premiers pas d’un nouvel Adam 👀 Also, his insistence at asking Morgane how she’s feeling during the ep reminded me of the beginning of 207, when he grills her in the car because she’s evasive 🤗 Noticing immediatly when something’s off, aw yiss 🥰

They were ready for a heart-to-heart at Adam’s place, I think, had the plot been willing. And I would’ve loved to see it. Where’s a good Brosse Adam hug when you need one?? 😧💞

And urgh, yeah, he was not thinking about the case while she went on and on about her linguistic skills. On les voit les petits allers-retours entre ses yeux et sa bouche !!

Here’s to a good episode that will carry us in times of trouble 🥹🥂🥹

on a cheerier note, shoutout to céline’s double take at morgane’s outfit 😄😏 il lui en faut peu pour oublier ses problèmes avec le préfet… (while we’re at it, prayer circle she dumps fachoman sooner than later, c’est la saison des ruptures anyway 🕯️)

let’s also note it’s the outfit morgane shows up in at the date/debrief debacle. bourge coinços vibes much? 👀 loved how out of sync they were, adam was trying SO hard and morgane just couldn’t wrap her head around what was going on 😂😂 (meanwhile, ranir hovering around them, tu crois qu’il avait été briefé sur Le Date™ ? they weren’t seated at the usual table, iirc 🧐) ahh. the way they don’t fit together… delicious. without a case to fall back on they’re completely lost!!

Idk, I’m just a sucker for the contrast between the glimpses of vulnerability they let on and their general uselessness on the day-to-day. something about the miscommunications being trumped by a deep trust, yknow? 🥹 (and I kinda loved how they talked about ~décryptage. it has a blorbo débrief ring to it)

when morgane comes for adam’s help… gaaah. 🥲❣️ (the music had me think we’d get les démons 2.0, tbh) best interaction of the ep. and then she backs out because she doesn’t want to be a burden????? sign me up for that sweet sweet angst!!!! 😱 followed by "vous avez pleuré ?"--😭😭😭❤️💔 pfiou, my hearttt ⚰️ we need more of this healthy gut-wrenching stuff, don’t we? (ils nous doivent bien ça 🥲)

I can't wait to hear your thoughts on all of this, the good & the bad. thx for reading and bye til next time! 👋💖

Lololol, I love how Céline like... freezes whenever she sees a co-worker presenting unusually. Be it Adam without a beard or Morgane in fancy clothes, it never ceases to amuse me 😅 But yea, Céliane vibes all the way 🤗

Also let's not forget how Adam's eyes were falling out of their sockets when he saw Morgane climbing off the car (in his defense, she does look amazing in his clothes lol), so it's very likely that he really enjoyed that she came to the date in her "bourge coinços V2" outfit, this man probably has a kink and now I can't stop imagining the kind of roleplay they'd be into if they were a couple 🙈

The date was SO fun!!!! I've said this before, but a few months ago I had this idea of a disastrous date fic about them, and I just LOVE that the show went this way, it was just SO them, the out-of-sync-ness, le malaise absolu, "et sinon vous êtes allée au cinéma ?", "Ninja Warrior, c'est japonais ?", somebody puts them out of their misery already 😅😅😅, the fact that they only get their chemistry back as soon as they talk shop... Ranir awkwardly standing in front of the table after bringing the wine (btw, "Ranir, le Languedoc s'il te plaît", is it me or did they imply that Adam knows all of Ranir's wines list? This man takes ONE glass of wine at a housewarming and now he's a patented alcoholic I'm losing my mind here) was HILARIOUS, as was Morgane cheering with him out of despair 😆 Also I can't help thinking that Ranir has seen Adam bring all his dates here, he must bet with himself on how many times he'll see this one again, c'est sa télénovela à lui lol!

And I'm with you on the contrast between the deep connection they share, but also their absolute incompatibility regarding mundane things, that's the kind of stuff we want in this house!! 🥹🥹 The décryptage argument was a great moment too, especially when lit up with Morgane's bad faith (but also Adam's inability to call a date a date lol), ambulant disasters 😅

But also. I love SO MUCH that he tries again. He asked her out on a date, it was a complete mess and it would be easy to give up, but he doesn't. And he asks her out again because he believes in them while I turn into a puddle of goo 🫠🫠

Finally finally, Morgane knocking at Adam's door... 🥹🥹🥹🥹 Gah indeed! Bonus point for the implication that Adam listens to love songs while eating dinner alone 🤣 but the simple fact that she comes to him. And he lets her in without even protesting. And he SEES THAT SHE CRIED AND HE WON'T TAKE HER BULLSHIT ABOUT THE RAIN AND SHE'LL QUIETLY ADMIT IT AH BAH OUAIS EN FAIT IL PLEUT PAS -> we were THIS CLOSE to Morgane openly admitting to him that she cried and ugh, my heart 😭❤️

And then cue the case-solving where Adam BLATANTLY is only thinking about kissing Morgane, and they work her way (🥹) and end up in a post-orgasmic haze (it's been two episodes in a row where the final resolution sounds like they're having/just had sex, just saying) where he ASKS HER OUT AGAIN BE STILL MY BEATING HEART ⚰️⚰️

All of this was such a great scene altogether and I agree with you, we need more of this gut-wrenching angst of Morgane taking bad decisions not to be a burden and actually making things worse 😈 Something tells me 308 will deliver in that regard...😏

I honestly can't wish you a happy finale-watch for reasons that I've mentioned too many times already, but when the time comes I'll be happy to hear your thought if you have any. Stay strong, and see you on the other side anon 😘🫂

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La Doudoune de l'Amour... Excuse me HOW DARE YOU???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

La Doudoune de l’Amour makes Karadec all mushy towards his pink marshmallow of a partner. It’s canon now. There's no going back.

Embrace La Doudoune de l’Amour.

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THIS...

Everything about this!!! 😱😱😱😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Like, I wouldn't have phrased it better, I'm feeling literally every word in your tags this is sorcery 😱😱😱

Actually I would have included the "pas que !" line rather than the ppl could love you one to the list, because it was peak honesty and literally him telling her that there are sides of her that he likes 😭😭😭

IT'S NOT CERTAINTY IT'S A PLEA OH MY GOD THE WAY YOU SIMPLY BROKE MY HEART AND MADE ME RECONSIDER MY WHOLE LIFE WITH ONLY SIX WORDS 💔💔💔💔💔

And she's risking it all, yes she does, see this is exactly what I meant when I told you the finale was a tragedy and I'm talking Greek tragedy... I'm sorry i'm just parroting you in this ask but your tags actually broke me and I'm malfunctioning right now, please write a fic about this show I need more of your insights thanks 💕💕💕💕

A PINK MARSHMALLOW CLAD IN LEOPARD PRINT AND RAINBOW how dare you put that image in my head seriously??? 😂😭

Et là elle a besoin d'y croire très fort -> no comment 😭😭😭

tl;dr Your tags on this post are everything. Imma stare into the void for a couple hours now ❤

"Pas que" oh no you’re right, I didn’t think of this bit 😭😭 It reads as a desperate attempt to lighten the mood, too (you could also interpret it in a jokey way, as in "you’re aggravating in many more ways"), because really what else is there to do when your partner's world crumbles before your eyes? And she's having a breakdown in the middle of nowhere? There's nothing either of them can do to fix it and that's why it's heart-wrenching! The past is past and Morgane can only cling onto what the future holds, whatever it is, whatever is it, but please let it be better this time. (Queen’s "Somebody To Love" would be a good match for this, lyric-wise… Or we could go back to Bonnie Tyler, "Hold me / Hold me in your arms / Shelter me from going cold," and even "Pas l’indifférence" de JJG which is--ugh)

Now I just want Morgane to watch this Vine and feel better 😭

If I may add onto the tragic reading from another perspective… 101 makes very clear that she seeks closure about Romain's disappearance in order to heal, finally, because it's driving a wedge between Théa and her. She's doing it for her daughter's sake more than her own (at least imo) because Théa needs her mother more than the father she's never met. And then… All this mess ends in the worst possible way for both of them. She can't possibly lie to her daughter, can she? She resents her own parents for that way too much. Morgane tried so! hard! to make things right but now she'll just have to break Théa's heart on top of her own! She was playing a losing game--she could've stuck to her old ways, been miserable, and hurt Théa in the process; instead she went after the truth, is miserable now and will hurt Théa in the process. Basically: 💔💔💔💔💔

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Oh my gosh we SO need an Halloween episode!! And perhaps they could even compete in an absurd heist à la B99...👀👀

Morgane is obviously Viviane and I like Céline as Arthur, also because most often she's the ~voice of reason. 😍

Plot twist: Roxane dresses up as a regular Merlin bc she doesn't know Kaamelott and is like "wtf are y'all on about, these costumes are absolutely inaccurate"

I feel like you're being harsh with Gilles as Gauvain, nah, this goofy ball of kindness deserves better. You know who else is a goofy ball of kindness? Guenièvre. Just think about it 🤣🤣 #makegillesadrag2k22

Daphné would tooootally dress up as the Graal lmao!!! Anon your mind (forgive me, I'm afraid I'm gonna keep calling you anon for a little while^^) 😱

Ultimately, Karadec and Lancelot absolutely are humourless-psychorigids-who-think-they're-nobler-than-the-rest-of-the-world-when-they-are-actually-as-fucked-up-as-your-average-gal soulmates

🤯🤯🤯 A HEIST! GIVE ME A HEIST! (Item at stake: the cup Morgane nicked from the church) @ showrunners: when

Ouuuh Roxane not being into Kaamelott is much funnier. And it makes sense, because she’s not at the precinct all day, every day, so she can’t be in on all the jokes and references! (Which is… kinda sad. Sorry Roxane, doomed to be a pawn in other people's stories 😥)

Wym Gilles deserves better?? I have nothing against Guenièvre, but Gauvain is great 😭 He’s a sensitive soul, perhaps out of his depth sometimes (okay, most of the time) but always well-intentioned. And he turned his back on his father, didn’t he? That takes courage, he’s a good egg!! (also I’m sure he would love the idea of family therapy)

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Ohh, the tone shift makes a lot of sense when you put it like that. Especially since the episode is a full hour long (when they average 52 minutes��� and 104 was just over 44 minutes! that’s a huge difference!) and there was a lot of side plot to fit in, presumably for later episodes (remember Morgane has a dad? remember Adam has a brother? and so on). It makes sense to axe the angsty character shots in order to get the ball rolling. En gros :

I lost it at "whatever his name emotes like wet bread. Ew." 🤣 Agreed the last shot was disconcerting… You’d think they’d take a different approach given how much they mention #MeToo.

And yeah, I definitely think Gilles had to be the one to remind Morgane the people around her get hurt, too. He’s her closest friend on the team as well as the most in touch with his emotions, so she knows he means it. And he’s really sweet to remind her how worthwhile it is to forgive other people--as a reminder she’s definitely forgiven too!

As I said I assume Sofiane’s appearance was mostly a reminder. But I don’t recall seeing Bonnemain in 301, at least not on the crime scene, though I haven’t rewatched too closely! And the poor guy still doesn’t have a first name 😪 Speaking of returning cast, I just noticed they brought back the same actor to play Professeur Labiale!! It bears remarking, lol. As for Jérôme's burnout, same! How did he manage to burn out while Morgane was gone, of all times?

My bad for the skyblog flashbacks. Hope you recover soon, βøurbøи~OnthεrOx‘‘ 🥰

Okay, hum, I thought for sure Sarah was one of the better-known names when it comes to etymology (much like Théo/god, Lucie/light). It literally means "princess" 😅 I stand by my improbability claim, though, because there’s no way two teenagers who’ve hung out since infancy have never researched the meaning of their names together… It’s a classic middle school recess activity!

I love "beardie" as a nickname for 303’s dearly departed 😆 bye-bye, beardie, I’m gonna miss you so… bye-bye, beardie, why’d you have to go? 🎼

I’m with you on the ranking of "On peut mieux faire"!!! It’s a gem. Should we make an actual top ten of the best lines from the show, or..? D’ailleurs Céline's eardrum-shattering "Timothée" c’était un moment d'anthologie, elle y a mis toute sa rage étranglée, c'était génial 😂😂

Right, now that you mention it there’s a chance Morgane doesn’t say "Phyllobates terribilis" out loud. I’m pretty sure she says all the others, though, even if she’s not the first to. Although her lack of involvement in the deduction process re: the time difference with China is extremely suprising--I mean, I’m glad Adam gets to contribute to the findings, but Morgane is literally in a different room at that point and she doesn’t solve anything with that. ETA: turns out that was just my inability to understand Morgane singing. She's absolutely the one figuring it out. My bad 😅

"Then she goes full-on passive-aggressive mode […], and then Adam does what?? He confronts her! Il essaye de communiquer !! Il veut crever l'abcès 🥹 And she cannot say it." this reads like my own comments on PQENCEL, it never ends 😂

I get the sense the show's making good use of the ambiguous ending of 208. They do say (twice, iirc?) Adam initiated the kiss, but we saw both takes… So, from Morgane's point of view, it might not be a total lie that she kissed him. Takes two to add some tongue, yanno? (Can you tell I still love the theory the mismatched kiss shots were meant to show each character's perspective? 😅😁) I do agree she's protecting Adam. Though you might argue that's in part for her own sake, since blowing up his serious relationship would put a serious damper on the mood at work (imagine l’ambiance quand tu ruines le couple de ton coéquipier…).

"oh shit, looks like wifey and mistress are hanging out behind my back" j’ai tellement ri 🤣🤣🤣🤣 It’s so weird he didn't say anything, yeah. Gros coup de frein pour l’opération Clair de lune. Are we supposed to assume he did ask when the cameras were off? Or that, with Céline being there, she was the one ~in charge of checking on Morgane while he took care of Roxane? (M’enfin ça se tient pas, un "ça va" ne coûte rien…) Or maybe, maybe, all his empathy was stored in the beard. 😆

I'll give some more think to your thoughts and rewatch the ep armed with your analysis, thank you! You made good arguments in favor of the blorbo feels. Thanks for the lyrics as well, I didn’t catch all of them, notably the kouign amann ref… Mdr dans la tête de Morgane, les trois traits qui définissent Adam ce sont 1) flic 2) séducteur 3) breton 😂

Actually one last thing: is it just me or did they introduce "Morgane & Karadec" but a pitch higher in this episode?

… il était bizarre ce chapitre de PQENCEL… (as far as I’m concerned the newbie’s full name is timothée daniel paul guichard, now. also I think he has grounds to get morgane fired for sexual harassment) but jarring similarities aside, I barely have anything to say about 303, tbh? it was ok. the blorbos didn’t break me this time, I won’t need 5-10 business days to recover 😅 the most emotion I felt was when gilles expressed his hurt, moh 🥲 though roxane clearly was the star of the show this time (and I’m glad it inspired you fic-wise, hehe). I wonder when she’s gonna pull the "your colleague kissed you and you forgot to mention it?" card 😏 by the way… anyone else felt something in the air when she saved morgane’s life? no? just me? 👀

star #2 was SOFIANE 💓😍💖💘🥰 our prayers have been answered!!!!! 🫶 he managed to be snarky in a total of 2 lines. hope he comes back for much more! glad they brought bonnemain back too 😄 in a way the cast-related excitement made up for the lukewarm plot. speaking of, what’s more unlikely: a teenager channeling early 00’s energy by choosing "bledigirl" for a stage name, or the fact she didn’t figure out "princesse" was autobiographical because the name of her cousin is literally the title of the song? je veux bien qu’elle ait pas la réf à un film des années 1970 mais le coup du prénom, quoi 😭

gotta say I loved the beard running gag, lol. there’s something terribly wrong with le commandant’s face, mais quoi… 😂 (+ it has a tiny backstory! unexpected) love daphné’s inability to hide her digust. as well as her willingness to lend her new responsibilities to morgane’s scheming. AND (she was so good in this ep) "on peut mieux faire" re: women murderers… daph, never change 🤣💛 she must be so proud of their own statistics!

surprised adam was the one saying the episode title this time. ushering in a new trend, perhaps? it was entertaining to see him bear with morgane’s passive-agressivity. (now that I think about it, the tension throughout this ep probs felt surface-level because we didn’t get a glimpse into the characters’ feelings… et qu’est-ce qu’un chapitre de PQENCEL sans débrief ?) did like the phone cord thread; look at morgane letting him back into her life by stealing his charger! oui j’ai décidé que c’était symbolique. 😂 thank you for your patience and see you on thursday! 👻❣️

Oh my gosh, anon!! So let me just start by saying that I felt TOUT PAREIL the first time I watched that ep! It was even one of my least faves ever. But full disclaimer: this episode grew on me A LOT through the rewatches.

And the more I've thought about it, the more I believe that this ep isn't odd in itself, but it definitely feels so when lined up with the previous two. There's a real and quite unexplained tone shift here, which I think is tied with the whole comedy/dramedy switch and the fact that eps 1 and 2 were shot in July so probs still in the spirit of season 2 (due to the early shooting date, we can assume they were written at the same time as late S2 eps, and the writing of the rest of S3 probs resumed a couple of months later) while ep 3 inaugurates a darker mood for the season. Now let's dive into the specifics.

I wasn't joking when I said that Parce qu'entre nous predicted the season. Targeted home attack? Subsequent police protection? Banging the said protection barely two nights in? I SCREAMED (although while I'm all for Morgane getting some good time this season bc she clearly deserved it, couldn't they at least give her somebody enticing to look at? My guy Paul/Daniel/whatever his name emotes like wet bread. Ew.)(also yeah, I'm kinda bummed with the obvious lack of consent here, not in itself since it narratively and character-wise makes sense, but in the fact that the whole thing is filmed under a ~comedy angle while it would have been completely inappropriate to do so had the genders been reversed. Something something equality works both ways you know? Yikes)

Gilles expressing his hurt and preaching for forgiving to the people who hurt you has to be one of my favourite scenes in the ep and the season (don't get me started on it because I'll start to tear up and word-vomit a non-coherent rant), but I'm surprised it was the most emotion you got from ep 3? I'll get back to the other emotional scenes that I found worth noticing later though, otherwise this post is gonna be all over the place. So Gilles. GILLES, my baby, my love. The thing is, I love Morgane, but she tends to be extremely toxic to everyone around her, she uses people, she doesn't apologize, she ghosts them, she doesn't care about their feelings. And the fact that someone gets to tell her exactly that, that she HURTS people, the people who actually love her and care about her enough to get her out of jail, and the fact that of all people it's Gilles who gets to tell her that, well it made my heart swell. Because Gilles is the nicest person who has ever lived and that makes his speech way more impactful than if it had been Céline's or Adam's.

Also his words are literally the reason why Morgane finally reopens the door to Adam a little at the end of the episode, but again, I'll get to that later.

Let me just tell you that I absolutely love Roxane's arc this season and the way she no longer takes bullshit from anyone. I personally don't think that she bought Morgane's lies on who kissed who, and I do believe she already knows it was entirely Adam's initiative, although that's a personal headcanon of course. Not sure I felt any vibe between her and Morgane though but you know, I can get onboard that train pretty easily!

Now as for Sofiane, I must say I was glad he's back, and true he manages to be snarky in two lines, but my problem is that he ONLY got two lines?? Like... What was the point of calling him back just for this???? 😭 I need moar. Also Bonnemain wasn't gone, he was here in 301 if I remember correctly?

The implausible parts of the case didn't particularly hit me but also I haven't been a teenager in a looooong time now, so I didn't exactly notice the vintage vibes of bledigirl although it's quite obvious now that you pointed it out (I'm having skyblogs war flashbacks now, thank you very much 😂). And as for Sarah's name I'm not sure to see where you're heading at? Cause if it's Princess Sarah then I wouldn't have had the ref either (while I did get the Peau d'Âne one lol), but again, my teenage years are far ago.

Now Daphné. I juste LOVE how we get to see more of her in the season (not saying more but... yea) and the unexpected development of having her as the new workplace discrimination referee was a GENIUS move. The "on peut mieux faire" line has to be one of my absolute faves in the ENTIRE show (je crois qu'elle a même détrôné "excusez-moi de m'intéresser" c'est dire), and her reaction to Adam's glabre face was priceless (as was the whole shaved-his-beard thread, at least we got a consolation prize for losing beardie 🥲).

I actually never noticed that it was Morgane who'd usually say out loud the eps titles? Wasn't it Bonnemain who said Phyllobates Terribilis? Or Gilles who said 55 kilos first? To me the titles always refer to one of the clues that get Morgane to solve the puzzle but it never occurred to me she was the one saying them haha.

Mais bon en vrai on s'en fout parce que c'était juste pour introduire la partie sur Adam et... Okay.

"the tension throughout this ep probs felt surface-level because we didn’t get a glimpse into the characters’ feelings"

So this is exactly the part that grew on me with subsequent rewatches. I guess I was perhaps expecting too much, or was too used to writing myself what was happening in the blorbos' heads, to really get into what happens here on my first watch. But there's actually so much going on, blorbos-wise it is now one of my fave eps in the season!! (There's also some mildly annoying borderline ooc stuff happening but I'll get to that). Morgane is hurting so badly in this episode it's honestly heart-wrenching.

Obviously she's not going to show it eagerly, but it's visible at first in the way she flinches when Théa asks her if she's ready to work with Adam again (which also makes me wonder how much exactly Théa knows about what happened but that's a topic for another day). Then she goes full-on passive-aggressive mode with Adam, which says a lot, it all culminates in the cringiest song ever (I pasted the full lyrics in the end if you're curious), and then Adam does what??

He confronts her! Il essaye de communiquer !! Il veut crever l'abcès 🥹 And she cannot say it. She's the one who always comes up with angry punchlines but right now she's hurting so much she doesn't even have it in her to SAY IT 😭😭😭 and storms out instead. cue my first death in this episode.

BUT. She might be hurting and angry, she'll still lie to Roxane to protect his relationship. While she could very understandably retaliate by tanking it. 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 Cue my second death, obviously.

Now we're getting to the part I honestly didn't like so much, because Morgane just got out of prison, and then she escapes a murder attempt, and nobody gives a shit about it? They can be mad at her all they want, and Adam can be shocked to find Roxane at Morgane's place, what happened to "je tiens à vous" huh? I didn't write "j'ai droit à un câlin à chaque fois que je frôle la mort ?" for nothing, and also I need to check that bingo box, thank you very much 😠😭 So I get that Adam is in the quite delicate situation of "oh shit, looks like wifey and mistress are hanging out behind my back", mais franchement ça lui arracherait une molaire de demander à Morgane comment elle va ?

Biggest OOC move from him as far as I'm concerned. 🔪🔪🔪

Now...

Actually wait no, I'm still angry, give me a minute.

...

Where was I? The show sort of made up for it after that because Adam being in charge of her protection!! While he's mad at her because he's thinking she ratted him out to Roxane!! And she's mad at him because, well, you know!! She physically cannot stand to be in the same room as he is and they are forced to hang out?? And he gets it? And he tries to talk to her but then the pressure explodes? And she FINALLY says it out loud? And exposes her feelings in a clearer way than she's ever done before? Because what else putting Adam at the same level as [redacted] means but "I was in love with you too"???? Cue my third and final death right here.

And finally, for me the phone charger thread as a symbol is not a theory, it's a fact! The way they insisted on how she refuses to use it at first to not owe him anything, for her to eventually steal it after Gilles' speech about forgiveness is pretty transparent, and so is her final joke about his beard. And the way she delivers this final line? This was absolutely not what she intended to tell him. She just didn't master the courage to say out loud "I forgive you", so she settled for something much safer but the meaning remains. Cue my undefined stare at the ceiling 🥹🥹🥹🥹

Honorable mentions to:

Jérôme's burnout? How? When? I need answers 😂

Céline yelling TIMOTHÉE ?! in the precinct

The cats

THE ELEVATOR STARE 😱😱😱😱😱😱 I didn't include it to the blorbos' emotional journey because it wasn't painful but my! God! the! absolute! tension! here!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Cue my actual death

And the lyrics to Morgane's song if anyone's interested:

C'est l'histoire d'un amant Qui s'est pris pour un Don Juan T'as cru qu'il était ti-gen Parce que le gars mettait ses gants Il t'a fait nan-nan-nan Chérie tu te méprends

C'est l'histoire d'un condé Qu'a voulu jouer les BG Il s'est pris pour Superman Mais il bouffe trop de kouign amann J'ai fait miam miam miam Par ici le croque-madame

J'fais monter la mayo (x3) Pour le poulet... (suite incompréhensible)

T'as cru qu'il était gentil Parce qu'il portait un képi Mais c'était que du mépris Il t'a tej comme un débris

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I LOVE HOW THEY BOTH LOOK SURPRISED!!! I LOVE HOW THEY BOTH GET CAUGHT IN THE MOMENT!!!! I love their I Fucked Up Big Times™ faces!!! I love how awkward the kiss was (a stationary prolonged smack, WHO does that, if you're gonna stay against each other's lips for more than three seconds add a little tongue ffs, or at least give it some MOTION idk)!!! I love the carousel shot, reaaaaaally brings all the Manège/Tourbillon de l'Amour vibes 😍😍😍

And I love that they ended on THAT shot instead of instantly bringing a resolution, be it Morgane running away, pulling him in for another kiss, yelling at him, etc, I LOVE that it's unresolved because this is just a GOLDMINE of possibilities for a fic writer, I've already plotted and read so many different outcomes, this is the season finale open ending of my dreams honestly ❤️❤️❤️

Also: #here it almost looks like the beginning of a relationship and we don't want that do we?

-> You truly are an angst gremlin and I love you for it 😂

Now I’m just picturing you standing on the deck, screaming "ADD A LITTLE TONGUE" at the top of your lungs 🤣

From a Watsonian POV, I couldn't have used a better word than "awkward," lol. They kiss like teenagers who've only ever read about this before 😂 (Cette scène c'est la définition même du baiser chaste… Lancelot would be proud)

It’s an interesting choice from a Doylist POV too, imo: the kiss lasts so long because it feels like time is stretching out, and they stare at each other wordlessly for an eternity because the world has stopped turning around them… We're shown emotion rather than fact! Je repense à cette scène de Laurence Anyways où le personnage se prend une douche froid métaphorique. Same here! I think it applies to the dancing scene in ep. 7, too: the floor lamp dims visibly because suddenly it’s just the two of them, sheltered from the rest of the world. Bref, j’aime beaucoup la réal de Djibril Glissant, hoping he comes back for more episodes 🤞

I getcha on the open ending! (and I’m very glad to hear it’s so fertile fic-wise 👀👀) But imagine either of them turning away at the last second while "Knowing Me, Knowing You" plays… 😈😍

Speaking of angst: what if, riddled with guilt (😈😈😈), Morgane becomes Karadec & Roxane’s #1 supporter overnight, helping Adam out in all his ~romantic ventures? À la Cyrano… I mean, Roxane s’appelle Roxane, la réf est déjà là 😂

[ficuscircus]

I'm so glad I made you like that scene (and Les Démons!!) a bit more 😍😍😍

I regret NOTHING 😈

Also now I'm picturing you with your lil grabby hands in front of it and it's just making my day 😂💕

Hehehe "Les démons" is on the rota for good now 😈✨

It is a very good scene after all, oh so giffable, isn't it?

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You're starting to know me too well, this is scary... 😂😈 Yes Sandra is the evil journalist, although her appearance in this fic is nothing beyond a concept as of now but I'll get there ^^

I told you there were Looks!! in 208!!!! 😱😱 I had to choose between so many options and it broke my heart but imo this one is ❤❤❤

And welcome aboard the Morgane <=> Mylène train btw!!! 👋 I'm glad I brought you there 😍😈😅

Ouhhh Sandra shenanigans?? 👀

I sympathize with the impossible banner choice... Alas I fear you’ll just have to keep writing until you’ve found a use for each of these wistful looks 😔 Sorry 😔