Hugo Pop! | White night in black perfume

A petition two and a half years later, here comes the long-awaited sequel to the perfume soap opera A sleepless night, resurrected by the Amazon Prime Video platform. And, pschit, pschit, to quote the magazine Elle QuebecIt smells good in our living rooms.

At 12 hours long, Julie Hivon’s miniseries, historical drama and soap opera, condensed into eight tightly packed episodes, accelerates (thankfully!) the intrigue of murder and mystery set in the world of luxury cosmetics and perfumes.

To be 100% honest, I completely forgot the story of the first 12 episodes of the first season. A sleepless nightNevertheless, I immersed myself in the passion of a young man to find print. So I started shuffling this “soap” like a card game, constantly calling my TV: But who is this character again? A small “before” type section A sleepless night » A reminder would be appreciated, thanks.

Note that actress Brigitte Lafleur replaces Valérie Blais in the role of Charlotte Hébert, Jean’s mother (Stéphanie Colle) and president of the Louise Hébert Foundation.

During the finals A sleepless nightWe learn that Loulou Hébert (Frances Castel), co-founder of the Nocturne beauty empire, was killed/poisoned in the 1970s by a former “competitor” Clemens Fillion (Lisette Curtin) in her kitchen, shot in the head, but rather by Eli Adrian (Ron Lea), a shady The man — and Lulu’s right-hand man — slept with two women, as we quickly discovered.

Loulou Hebert’s three children are now searching for the name of the person who conspired with Clemens to destroy their mother. For Clemens, whose face and body were burned, conspired with an accomplice. But who? Many clues lead to the elusive Marco Leduc (Jean-Nicolas Verrold), the photographer son of Lulu’s former partner Jacinthe Leduc (Kim Despatis) at Nocturne.

Flashbacks to the early 1980s show Lulu (later played by Rose-Marie Perrault) and Jacinthe making their first bottle. A sleepless night. This is one of the big pieces of the puzzle that we’ve missed. And why and how Jacinthe disappeared from the menu, after creating the famous hybrid Lily, the secret ingredient in Nocturne’s masterpiece perfumes.

For his part, Lucas Hébert (Jean-Philippe Berras), the youngest of this wealthy clan, still doesn’t know the identity of his biological father. Without revealing anything, Lucas meets his father, not even suspecting a DNA connection to him.

As for Marlène Hebert (Marilyse Bourke), Loulou’s runner-up, who goes downhill and does illegal things, her motives remain unclear, as does her partner Christophe (Jean-Moïse Martin). Let’s be careful.

A sleepless night Amazon Prime Video won’t lose its heart notes. Ever-ubiquitous dramatic music, glasses of giatepum and scotch (Somers, what else?) always filled. How can you not fall in love with these scents?

For those who don’t subscribe to Amazon Prime Video, the special channel will relay Series Plus Sleepless night 2 From August 28.

In an even more hectic news industry, Grave has put online the first four episodes of one of my favorite comedies of recent years, the amazing series. HacksIt pits comedy legend Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) against woke and talented screenwriter Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder).

Act of the third chapter Hacks A year after Ava’s brutal layoff, her boss hasn’t spoken to Deborah since she was fired. Deborah’s career took off and she even made it to the magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list Time.

No complaints, Ava writes for a similar late-night show The Daily Show And accompanied by his girlfriend Ruby (Lorenza Izzo).

Coincidentally, at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, the two estranged heroines meet – and, as you can imagine, reconcile. Yes yes. First hour Hacks 3 The Place des Arts takes place almost entirely in our borough, with aerial views of bustling St-Catherine Street and Mount Royal Park.

You will hear the song there too laziness, By Nell Whitmer Emily in Paris. On the other hand, this catchy pop tune is soon buried by Deborah’s killer response to Valerie Plante’s town.

Deborah jokes that Montreal is “Paris for the ears, but Hartford for the eyes,” and Ava wants to enjoy her stay in our city.

Hartford, really? Pittsburgh, maybe. Cleveland, on the border. But not Hartford, seriously. Even the whales don’t like it anymore.

I’m leaving

with a wild beast, Joel Dicker

If you love the Swiss author’s penmanship and his keen sense of twists and turns, this nearly 400-page thriller will devour you in one sitting. Against the backdrop of a jewelry store heist in Geneva, Joel Dicker explores the lives of two suburban families: one bourgeois and the other middle class. Manic obsession creeps into the novel. Also desire to swallow. Each of the short chapters ends with a punch, a super-effective technique that drives us frantically to the end of Ticker’s excellent book. The truth about the Harry Kubert affair.

I avoid it

Ricky and Nabil Surviving Quebec

We see a lot (a lot) of these two twin rivals Surviving Quebec Without them actually being useful to the story. Nabil, 29, is constantly paranoid and constantly asks questions about his companions’ movements. A player is more verbal than motor, so to speak. And what does Ricky (Eric, his real name), 43, do besides look for clues in kitchen utensils or toothbrushes to make sure he makes it to the finals? We can understand why Jean-Michel got angry and threw his dirty laundry in Ricky’s face. Survivor.