The misfit who runs after the joggers

The great investigation of the third season of Reasonable doubtthe most HBO of our Quebec crime series, will revolve around a “sporty” maniac who attacks joggers in public parks.

This psychopath operates late at night, away from surveillance cameras and witnesses, which will complicate the work of the members of the Group for the Investigation of Sexual Crimes, the famous GICCS, headed by Commander Alex Dorcely (Benz Anthony).

Now, for those latecomers who haven’t watched the gripping finale of Reasonable doubt Monday night, the whistleblower alert is activated here like undercover cop Charline (Gabrielle Poulin B.) outside a seedy motel.

It’s good ? So Detective Sergeant Frédéric Masson (Marc-André Grondin) has finally unraveled the sexy mystery – and the double life of a “cam girl” – of his colleague Alice Martin-Sommer (Julie Perreault). The action of Reasonable doubt 3scheduled for winter 2024 on Radio-Canada, will resume precisely when the bewildered eyes of Fred and Alice met on the screen.

“This problem will be quickly addressed and it will have major repercussions on the functioning of the GICCS”, slips me the scriptwriter of Reasonable doubtPierre-Marc Drouin.

Without burning a punch, Alice will inherit a special mandate of the type mindhunter. “Alice will talk to sexual aggressors to study them, to get into their heads, to find out how they think, how they work,” explains Pierre-Marc Drouin.

I’m almost ashamed to write it, but since the first episode of Reasonable doubt, I wonder what’s so bad about Alice showing off on consenting adult websites. Nobody recognizes her with her costumes, her mask or her contact lenses, she turns on her camera after her shift and does not commit a crime, right?

Yes, this naughty work is problematic, replies the author. Message received. For example, in the investigation of the pedophile teacher Denis Dubreuil (Jean L’Italien), Alice collected evidence illegally. “She could be suspended or fired for that,” says screenwriter Pierre-Marc Drouin.

That’s why Fred is still wary of Alice, a real time bomb. Reasonable doubt 3 will further explore Alice’s intimacy and provide keys to decode her coldness and detachment. Alice, who rarely smiles, has a complex relationship with sexuality. She is not emotionally involved with the people around her. An event in Alice’s private life will upset her, I am told.

The second season of Reasonable doubt was clearly superior to the first, less rhythmic and breathless. Murder of Lucie (Kathleen Fortin) by her son in crisis, marital rape, aggression among drag queens, jewelry inserted into women’s private parts, revolting “snuff” films, where do all these gloomy ideas come from?

“I read a lot about deviance. Personally, I am one of the people that the #metoo movement has upset. I come from a very macho working-class background. When I was 16, I even got a tribal tattoo on my shoulder, which I regret today. I had a conception of sexuality that was erroneous and phallocentrist,” notes Pierre-Marc Drouin, who works on Reasonable doubt 3 only. His spouse and co-author of the second chapter, Annabelle Poisson, is currently concocting the second season of Black beast for Plus Series.

After the Columbine shooting, black beast 2 will explore another horrifying drama, that of a 35-year-old woman who poisons her two children aged 6 and 4 and tries to accompany them in death.

The mother will survive, as will the eldest. Not the youngest. Coroner psychiatrist Éliane Sirois (Sophie Cadieux) and detective sergeant Jasmin Boisvert (Martin Dubreuil), who appeared in the first season of Black beastwill try to have the infanticidal mother declared not criminally responsible.

Farewell, Guys !

The decision to unplug Guys (boo!) after three seasons comes from the creator of this charming radio-Canadian comedy, Jacques Davidts. “I no longer wanted to commit to series that last and last and last,” he tells me.

This explains the very tightly wrapped grand finale, which Radio-Canada is broadcasting this Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. This final episode, which ties all the strings hanging, is already available on Tou.tv’s Extra. And it’s good to watch, because each of the four guys finds their little happiness there.

“Crisse qu’on est bien” is the last line you’ll hear on this show, which has been populated by hilarious characters over the years, including the coach taponnant tennis (it’s his way of teaching!).

The satisfying finale of Guys brings back just about all the main characters, including Christian’s ex-wife, played by Pascale Bussières, as well as Simon’s (Alexis Martin) ex-wife, played by Lynda Johnson. Even the good doctor Dan (Guillaume Lambert), who drank like a hole, as well as the scathing sorting attendant (Maude Bouchard) come to say hello.

There was no other way than to let go of our favorite fifties. And yes, you will know what will happen between Christian (Christian Bégin) and the bartender Natalie (Julie Ménard), who have turned around for three years.

Will there be “poupousse la moi dans la quiquine” in the long term? It’s going to take a good bottle of white to absorb all these new realities.