Several expressions gave me shivers of happiness in the last episode of Witches at VAT: triple goddess, eternal rite, hollow moon, circle of prayer and purity and Mission of the Eternal Light.
This mysterious jargon promises a lot of fun delving into the twisted past of characters surely born on a specific day in the lunar calendar. Quite the opposite of Mercury which retrogrades, a harbinger of fairly dull things. Besides, it looks like Mercury retrogrades 12 months a year, but hey, let’s keep the focus.
After six episodes, we finally enter the bizarre sect of Sainte-Piété, which has been screwed into the heart of this dense story with multiple ramifications. And it’s deliciously captivating.
Quietly, the pieces of the sectarian puzzle of Witches fit together. Monday’s episode confirmed that carpenter Luc Tougas (Stéphane Gagnon) and investigative journalist Joanne “Joe” Bussières (Céline Bonnier) had a child while living as teenagers in the matriarchal commune of Sainte-Céline. Piety, represented by three moon symbols, exactly like the pieces of wood that the three half-sisters in the TVA series received in the mail.
Where is the Tougas-Bussières boy today? Mystery. At the time, Joe’s father, [présumé] alcoholic guru Armand Bussières (Olivier Lamarche), has disowned the newborn, bitterly disappointed that it is not a girl.
“You have dishonored the triple goddess, atone for your faults,” Armand growled in a coded language that Jade and Jean-Simon would not have denied in The escape. Flask in hand, Armand continued: “At the next full moon, you will procreate again, to restore order. »
Does Armand lead the sect of Witches or is he obeying the prophecies of his wife Louise (Alexa-Jeanne Dubé), Joe’s mother? It’s Louise who holds the power, I think. The voice message left with the police after the discovery of the baby at the foot of the Sainte-Piété falls is inspired by the visions of Louise, who leads far into the flashbacks.
A name has also been attached to the pseudo-religious group that Cassandre (Joanie Martel) and Darius Boileau (Guillaume Tremblay) frequent: the Mission of Eternal Light. The members of this sect adhere to the theory of the hollow moon, which is an ancient vessel housing an advanced civilization, the origin of life on Earth. Only the “stellar chosen ones” will get a place on the ship when it leaves. Bad stir-fry gang.
Of the three half-sisters, Élisabeth “Beth” Lussier (Marie-Joanne Boucher) remains my favorite. The scene where Beth, a desperate but lucid wife, spiced up the endive salad of her odious husband Philippe (Patrick Drolet) was delicious.
The youngest sister, Agnès (Noémie O’Farrell), has finally opened her shell, which makes her more endearing. In the first five episodes, Agnès seemed cold, calculating and distant. We also have to discover the vulnerability of the solitary Joe (Céline Bonnier), which she hides under her intrepid reporter’s cape, perpetually on the run.
Beth’s mother, Manon Lussier, obviously holds a key to the enigma. We saw her a lot in the flashbacks in the guise of actress Larissa Corriveau. We will see her in the next episode (played by Louise Laparé) when her daughter visits her at her residence.
Other elements to follow in the coming weeks Witches : the slot machine scourge, alias Gaétane (Hélène Grégoire), who has been pinned on Joe’s already well-stocked list of suspects.
Martin Matte did better
The second episode of Martin Matte live, broadcast Thursday evening on TVA, flew higher than the first. Like, no need to say penis Or plot every 30 seconds to “scribble and be bold”.
The host and comedian’s opening monologue was more robust and even included some self-deprecation about the bad comments received last week. It’s rare that Matte takes off his slobbery guy character armor, and it’s not unpleasant.
Also, the sitcom The last link was funnier, notably thanks to guest comedian Roy Dupuis. We don’t really know where The last link is heading, but it is improving.
On the other hand, the interviews conducted by Martin Matte still lack fluidity and we feel that several questions are planted solely to bring about a gag. Stéphane Rousseau, like Patrick Huard, played the game well and his teleprompter moment was less awkward.
I really liked seeing Les Appendeux again as well as Martin Matte yelling at Joey Bélanger from The eye of the stormwhile he indulged in hebertism with Pierre Brassard.
Pinkydoll, why not?
Sunday evening, many of you denounced the controversial presence of the TikToker Pinkydoll, alias Mme Ice Cream So Good, on the set of Everybody talks about it on Radio-Canada.
It’s empty, stupid, vulgar and uninteresting, you decried in chorus. THE New York Times and the Rolling Stone recently talked about her, why not us?
This 27-year-old Montrealer, whose name is Fedha Autre, has found a lucrative way to pay her bills. What if there are people who are quite rich – or stupid? – to pay her money, why wouldn’t she pocket it?
Now, we can find this digital trend where young women repeat words (gang, gang!) in a robotic way 100% stupid. We also have the right to discuss it between a segment on the war between Israel and Hamas as well as the return of the 2003 vintage of Star Academy (long live t-shirts worn over long-sleeved shirts à la Wilfred).