Hugo pop! | His eyes are two springs!

Sometimes you have to ask difficult and awkward questions, bordering on thick. It’s the job that comes in. It takes what it takes.

If you followed Survivor Quebec In recent weeks, what an exhilarating pleasure, there is one item that has taken up a lot of airtime, but has never been publicly addressed. As if it were the ultimate taboo, worse than the ugliness of Dominic’s hats from the bayou.

I’m talking here about the excessive blinking of Ghyslain Octeau Piché, 30 years old, the great champion of the second season of the Noovo reality show. I know it is nono and futile, the fact remains that this question is one of those which have been asked to me most frequently: does the brave Ghyslain suffer from a nervous tic?

Short answer: no. The salt, sweat and sand certainly increased the “eye blinking” speed – according to the Facebook doctors – of the Vaudreuil-Dorion real estate entrepreneur.

“When I was there, I had dry eyes. It looked like my eyes were dying. I didn’t even realize I was blinking so much. I saw it while watching the episodes. It still made me laugh to see all the diagnoses that viewers made. I see that there are many who care about my well-being,” explains Ghyslain Octeau Piché, the best competitor of his season of Survivor.

There you go, case closed. In the blink of an eye. The coronation of Survivor also put an end to a particularly rich spring TV season in Quebec, excluding the damage caused by Wash to win at TVA, one of the rare spots on the calendar.

The reunion special Traitorsrelayed Monday evening in Noovo, confirmed that the best players did not win this first season, right, Étienne Nadeau and Ismaëlle Michelot?

Two of the three winners, Cédric Fofana (Olympic diver) and Chelsea Jones (federal civil servant), looked completely blasé, barely involved in the discussions. The real estate broker Étienne, my favorite, summed up the journey of Cédric and Chelsea very well: these two “best friends in the world”, who had known each other for two seconds, only took advantage of the detective work of their comrades, without ever investing. It’s a valid tactic, yes, but it’s lazy and dull to watch.

The other winner of Traitors, Kim Hardy (ex-military), was more deserving. She should have pocketed the $92,500 alone.

We will not remember the Traitors for its winners. We will remember its notable participants, including the tortured Axel Roy-Gagné, the sympathetic Maxence Garneau and the controversial Meriem Houla, who refused to remove her sunglasses in the first episode, claiming to be the victim of family, friendly and romantic betrayals. We will not know more about this.

The murder mystery game’s Cruella, who had a fixation on police officer Christopher, hasn’t lessened her level of intensity, quite the contrary. The only thing Meriem regrets in Traitorsis having misspelled first names on your slate.

Another of the lovely surprises of our television spring was Beautiful flower from the Crave platform, whose episodes I impatiently awaited every Thursday. Big, big crush (of slush?). Finally, a contemporary and moving dramatic comedy about the friendship that unites a group of thirty-somethings from Sherbrooke.

Seemingly too perfect, the pivotal character of the series, the comedian Nicolas Bellefleur (Guillaume Laurin), exposed his flaws over the ten half-hours, which made him even more endearing. The relationship between Yann (Marc-André Grondin) and Raphaëlle (Sarah-Maude Beauchesne), the couple who does not want children, has come up against their respective ambitions and a cruel impasse: could it be that these two were at the top in high school and haven’t accomplished anything exceptional since?

Lawyer and new dad Maxime (Maxime de Cotret) has come to grips with his repressed desire, finally kissing him. Fortunately, a second season of Beautiful flower has been confirmed and we will not be abandoned on unresolved intrigues.

I also really liked the evolution of the character of Alex (Guillaume Cyr), the divorced father who ultimately had the best reaction to the (abortive) desire for emancipation of his teenage son (André Kasper). The scene where Sabrina (Nathalie Doummar) does not respond to the distress call from this same son was heartbreaking, but so well played and written.

If you’re looking for a comforting and touching series, pick this one up right away. Beautiful flower. And as the last episode takes place at Christmas, it would not be incongruous for Noovo to relay Beautiful flower From September onwards.

We shouldn’t ignore the series either. Separate company from Club illico, a very original production which mixes spiritualism, nationalism and ufology. Yes, all these elements fit together and form a fascinating story.

It follows two childhood best friends, played by Antoine Pilon and Robert Naylor, who reconnect after 15 years of silence. During this long break, Marc (Antoine Pilon) devoted his life to the search for his little brother, who was allegedly abducted by aliens from a campsite.

Marc’s mother, played by Maude Guérin, never recovered from the kidnapping of her beau Gabriel. She also locks herself in denial while maintaining strict control over her eldest Marc, confined to a prolonged adolescence.

The return of the enigmatic Julien (Robert Naylor) will change the power dynamics well established in this corner of Repentigny. The paranormal part of the scenario is skillfully intertwined with the dramatic portion of the series.

With these beautiful words of UFOs and suburban family secrets, I leave you with a short week to finish the third season of Bridgerton, and learn Taylor Swift tunes on the violin, zing to ling!

I levitate

With music by Chappell Roan

I’m obsessed with this flamboyant 26-year-old American singer-songwriter, who is reminiscent of Kate Bush, Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga, but dressed as a drag queen. His album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess contains intelligent pop bombs like Red Wine Supernova And Hot to Go!. Currently touring American festivals, Chappell Roan is drawing huge crowds and she will visit Osheaga on Saturday, August 3 at 3:30 p.m. Get your pink and gold cowgirl costumes and body glitter ready, like it’s 2008.

I avoid it

Perfect Match on Netflix

A luxurious villa in Tulum, ten former reality TV contestants like Love Is Blind Or Too Hot to Handle and unlimited alcohol? In theory, I buy everything about this concept, which looks like OD: Temptations in the sun. In practice, this Netflix reality show, which is called Made for each other, in French, is totally boring. The host Nick Lachey has as much charisma as a withered palm tree, the episodes drag on unnecessarily and one candidate (Harry Jowsey) always seems packaged, it’s super uncomfortable.