Lupin (TV 2021) TV Show # and Length of Episodes: 17 episodes, each about 50 minutes Viewable on: Netflix
What I love about the canon: Lupin is a great blend of suspense, heart, and heist magic. It's the sort of show where you're left wondering "how on earth did he pull that off?" And then you get to see how he pulled it off, and it's fantastic. It's so very French; I can practically smell the fresh baguettes as people walk down the street, only to wrinkle my nose at the smell of urine as the street-smart characters duck under barbed wire to run through the seedy part of Paris. The evil, rich characters are so evil, and so rich, that stealing from them really is a form of justice!
What I love about the ships: Assane Diop, the gentleman thief, and his wife Claire have a deep understanding of each other that comes from being each other's ride-or-die for the past two decades or more. If only Assane would be more honest with her about what he's up to now -- but no, it would put her in danger! Meanwhile, I'm sure that Assane and his best friend Benjamin would quite literally die for each other.
Then there's Youssef Guedira, who is obsessed with the 19th century "gentleman detective" novels upon which Assane bases his showmanship. I love how fixated he is on Assane. I can see him trying to get closer to Assane by any means necessary. His captain at the precinct, Sofia Belkacem, is not at all sold on the connection between the old novels and the modern day thief.
Kinds of things I'm hoping to ask for: Hurt/comfort, action/suspense, heists, banter, people in peril or saving each other from peril, people leaving and finding clues! Perhaps Benjamin or Guedira is hurt and the other one patches him up out of respect for his connection with Assane? Could Assane himself make an appearance? Could Captain Belkacem finally give Guedira an ultimatum that he must choose between his obsession with Lupin or his job? Could Guedira try to convince her that he's right... in an unconventional way? Is there a mystery or some dark plot being brewed up by an evil bad guy? How about fantastic jewels or other riches? Oooh, will someone have to infiltrate a super wealthy household or business, or crack a world class safe? Will the whole thing turn on a throwaway scene from a 19th century French novel? Could someone get captured / freed / tricked / hurt / comforted? Any of the above would be super great with me!
I do not want unhappy endings, major character death, permanent physical or mental illness or injury, permanent body changes, incest, poop, anything underage, eggs, pregnancy, gender swapping / gender switching, fantastical elements such as changing into animals, bestiality, A/B/O, cutesy names for body parts, or racism UNLESS the racist is fully punished within the story (i.e., falls off the Eiffel Tower to his death).
Content notes: This is modern France, and there is still racism, classism, and anti-African-immigrant sentiment. All modern ills could come into the settings (drugs, prison, etc.). Is the Catholic Church a trigger warning? If not maybe it should be.
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Lupin (TV, 2021)
Date: 2023-12-28 12:42 am (UTC)TV Show
# and Length of Episodes: 17 episodes, each about 50 minutes
Viewable on: Netflix
What I love about the canon: Lupin is a great blend of suspense, heart, and heist magic. It's the sort of show where you're left wondering "how on earth did he pull that off?" And then you get to see how he pulled it off, and it's fantastic. It's so very French; I can practically smell the fresh baguettes as people walk down the street, only to wrinkle my nose at the smell of urine as the street-smart characters duck under barbed wire to run through the seedy part of Paris. The evil, rich characters are so evil, and so rich, that stealing from them really is a form of justice!
What I love about the ships: Assane Diop, the gentleman thief, and his wife Claire have a deep understanding of each other that comes from being each other's ride-or-die for the past two decades or more. If only Assane would be more honest with her about what he's up to now -- but no, it would put her in danger! Meanwhile, I'm sure that Assane and his best friend Benjamin would quite literally die for each other.
Then there's Youssef Guedira, who is obsessed with the 19th century "gentleman detective" novels upon which Assane bases his showmanship. I love how fixated he is on Assane. I can see him trying to get closer to Assane by any means necessary. His captain at the precinct, Sofia Belkacem, is not at all sold on the connection between the old novels and the modern day thief.
Kinds of things I'm hoping to ask for: Hurt/comfort, action/suspense, heists, banter, people in peril or saving each other from peril, people leaving and finding clues! Perhaps Benjamin or Guedira is hurt and the other one patches him up out of respect for his connection with Assane? Could Assane himself make an appearance? Could Captain Belkacem finally give Guedira an ultimatum that he must choose between his obsession with Lupin or his job? Could Guedira try to convince her that he's right... in an unconventional way? Is there a mystery or some dark plot being brewed up by an evil bad guy? How about fantastic jewels or other riches? Oooh, will someone have to infiltrate a super wealthy household or business, or crack a world class safe? Will the whole thing turn on a throwaway scene from a 19th century French novel? Could someone get captured / freed / tricked / hurt / comforted? Any of the above would be super great with me!
I do not want unhappy endings, major character death, permanent physical or mental illness or injury, permanent body changes, incest, poop, anything underage, eggs, pregnancy, gender swapping / gender switching, fantastical elements such as changing into animals, bestiality, A/B/O, cutesy names for body parts, or racism UNLESS the racist is fully punished within the story (i.e., falls off the Eiffel Tower to his death).
Content notes: This is modern France, and there is still racism, classism, and anti-African-immigrant sentiment. All modern ills could come into the settings (drugs, prison, etc.). Is the Catholic Church a trigger warning? If not maybe it should be.