Let’s begin with some homicide after which go from there!
On Harmful 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 useless. Regardless of the way you take a look at it, that will likely be suspicious.
Fortunately, Majordome — Étienne, fairly — shortly turned Camille’s most devoted ally, which was surprising however welcome. She wants him in her nook. We all know he by no means favored Jean anyway — he was solely ever loyal to Genevieve, however now we all know why.
Victoire: Discover peace, Camille. Please, for me.
Camille: After tonight.
Victoire: Then let me show you how to gown in your battle.
Lastly, Camille apologized to Victoire for her conduct. About time!
We are able to’t blame Victoire for desirous to get as distant from this insanity as attainable. The brand new world looks like purpose. She was all too gracious with Camille — however higher to be on her good aspect.
Victoire’s goodbye to Étienne was touching, too. Their dynamic has all the time been attention-grabbing to observe, and what it developed into was one thing fairly particular.
Étienne: I hope to see who you grow to be sooner or later.
Victoire: I’m Victoire.
Étienne: You’re victorious.
On the opera, we received yet another little style of Paloma Religion’s Florence de Reignier. We are going to miss her catty quips!
Oh, look! Essentially the most meteoric rise since Christ on the third day.
Florence de Reignier
I discussed this in my assessment of Harmful Liaisons Season 1 Episode 7, nevertheless it pushes the bounds of perception that an opera like this in a day. It was beautiful, and the music was great, nevertheless it simply felt implausible.
It’s clear from this episode that Jacqueline de Montrachet is just not too vibrant, or no less than extremly gullible.
Pascal’s Lucien was actually plausible, however she was sp simply satisfied to jot down 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 all the time save us.
Valmont
Pascal’s actually received a approach with the women — it’s virtually like a present from God.
It additionally took Jacqueline a bit 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 mentioned she had liked Camille.
Their reunion had much less vitriol than anticipated — oh, there was lots by the top, however the tender stuff was an effective way to start out it off.
Sadly, Henri is utilizing his energy as a health care provider to ship Jacqueline off to an asylum. It’s onerous to think about why he thinks this is able to be much less of a scandal than her operating off with one other man, however that’s in all probability simply his excuse.
Henri will get off on energy over ladies, together with his spouse, and does what he desires. As of now, he’s seen no repercussions.
When he yelled at Jacqueline about “his” youngster, 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.
Inform your husband — the upper he rises, the upper I’ll climb till I convey him down.
Camille
As soon as 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 certainly one of their very own. It was undoubtedly not the response he was anticipating!
I liked Camille freely giving her jewels to the intercourse staff. It exhibits she is going to always remember the place she got here from, how onerous she struggled to interrupt free, and the way she desires to ensure different ladies have the means to depart the life she left.
Talking of the life she left, Gabriel and his powers of deduction come again on the scene and destroy the whole lot. Observe to the fellows studying this — blackmailing a lady is just not 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 had been to proceed, Camille would finally discover a method to eliminate Gabriel as soon as and for all. He’s simply the worst.
Although, to be truthful, Camille and Étienne had 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 certainly one of Valmont’s basic traces from the unique — “It’s past my management” — in her ultimate letter was poetic, although.
Sadly, Harmful Liaisons was initially renewed for a second season, however the renewal was revoked, and the present is now canceled. One other community might decide it up, however with all of the cancellations lately, it’s onerous to be hopeful.
There are just a few dangling threads that won’t be resolved — the most important 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 continues to be alive. It was a relentless tease the best way Pascal and Jacqueline might have advised her on many alternative cases however by no means did.
Rose! Oh, Rose. You had been going to take action a lot. All setup, no payoff. The place was she going with Valmont’s letters? It appears to be like 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 at present — 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 ladies Jean procured for him? He’ll stay a thriller!
Camille met the Queen in Harmful Liaisons Season 1 Episode 6, which by no means amounted to something. There would doubtless have been extra floor to discover there.
This was a darkish finale (generally so darkish, it was onerous to know what was happening) and a considerably uneven conclusion to a really sturdy collection that would 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 taking part in out? Share your ideas within the feedback.
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