Hello beautiful people, today I want to talk to you about a Netflix series that hit super hard, was among the top 10 of the platform and has been a BOOM internationally.

It is none other than Lupine itself, a French television series full of suspense, thriller, drama, and comedy, is the brainchild of George Kay and François Uzan, was released on Netflix in early January this year.

Some of you may have heard of Lupine, this series is based on the collection of books by Maurice Leblanc, who was a French novelist and short story writer, the first installment of this wonderful and intriguing story was published on July 15, 1905 with the title "The arrest of Arsène Lupine" in the stories serialized in the magazine Je Sais Tout, originally the name of the main character was Arsène Lopin, but due to the close resemblance of a local politician it had to be merely modified.

This fictional gentleman who was both a thief and a detective is believed to be the counterpart to Sherlock Holmes, created by Arthur Conan Doyle. By 1907 Maurice Leblanc had completed his studies to be a writer and dedicate himself to the novels of Lupine. With the good reviews and the rise in sales of this incredible character, Leblanc decided to dedicate his career to the stories of Arsène, but some time later he suffered the effect of resenting such success, because he could not get out of that character, it seems that it was the same for Arthur Doyle, who often seemed embarrassed by the success of his character.

Leblanc received the Légion d'Honneur for his services to literature and died in Perpignan in 1941. He was buried in the Montparnasse cemetery. His house became the official museum "el Clos Lupin" where all the writer's work is exhibited in the form of an incredible scenography, at the reception they deliver essential equipment for the discovery of a scenographic route with the gentleman thief. Eight stages, in imagination and magic, happen in detail in a decoration from the beginning of the century.

So much was the success of the novels that the character was included in several books by different writers, he was also named in several movies, animations, and television series, which brings us to the Netflix show, which stars Omar Sy, known for the French film "The Untouchables", his appearance in "Jurassic World" and the voice of Joe Gardner for the French dubbing of "Soul", this extremely talented man plays the role of Assane Diop, a man who lived all his life with the adventures of Arsène Lupine, and that when an obstacle has been presented to him, he resorts to his ingenuity and the tactics of the book. The first season consists of five episodes, it is subtitled "Dans l'ombre d'Arsène" (In the shadow of Arsène), in reference to the inspiration of the main character.

After its premiere in January, the series was seen by 70 million people during the first month, this being the most watched non-English-speaking show on the Netflix platform. The second season premiered on June 11 of this year with a high index of view like the first season, and the reason is that each chapter leaves you wanting more, is full of adrenaline, mystery, and Assane's ingenuity is unique, it is a show that hypnotize you, it is great to develop those investigative skills, it makes you think and guess each clue and each moment, it is very well developed, it has a spectacular cast, which moves the pieces in a certain way so that each element complements each other.

Within the plot, Assane's personal circle is observed, represented by her ex Claire played by Ludivine Sagnier, her son Raoul played by Etam Simon and her best friend Benjamin played by Antoine Gouy, each of them makes up an essential part of what Assane is and what he wants to achieve in life, the ups and downs of that relationship are shown but in the end it leads to only one path. Like every character there is a counterpart that helps the development of the plot, in this case it would be the Pellegrini family, who directly and indirectly become Assane's number one enemies.

If you have not seen this series yet, I tell you that you should run to watch it, you will not regret it, it will leave you with a very good taste, you will want to do a marathon to watch all the episodes on the same day. The third season, which is already confirmed not only by its main actor Omar Sy but also by Netflix, has no release date yet. If my enthusiasm for the series was not enough to make you curious, here is not only the teaser, and the trailer but also the comments of people who enjoyed the show.

"Lupine ranks among the most bingeable TV series ever made. The first three out of five episodes that dropped this month, all directed by Louis Leterrier, are master classes in slick, glamorous suspense."

"As adaptations go, Lupin is close to perfect."

"Overall Lupin is simply fun. The heists and schemes that Assane pulls off every episode hit that sweet spot of suspense and wonder."

XOXO LI.

Hello beautiful people, how have you been? I think it's fair to say that I disappeared from the map, I was MIA, I'm sorry I left things like that, I don't know how many of you really enjoyed my blog, or if I had people waiting for the next post, but for me it was an escape route, a way to break free my mind.

But the truth is that you cannot always escape from what is chasing you, no matter what you try, you always go back to the starting point, the only solution is to face it, admit that there is something that is not right, speak from the heart and be honest with yourself. Give yourself the opportunity to cry, to feel bad, to know that there are things that you cannot deal with alone and then ask for help.

The truth is that it is brave to ask for help, you must have the courage to admit that you are not super powerful, that you are allowed to feel bad, or fragile, that sometimes it is not just to say: "everything is fine, do not think about that". We have the wrong way of approaching these issues, of easily "sweeping" the problems of others as if they were not so important. The truth is, someone's problems may seem easy to you, but that doesn't mean they really are.

I always considered myself a strong person, who is not affected by many things, but the reality is that I accumulated a lot of baggage, many things that I never said, things that hurt me, that traumatized me, that seemed unfair, that should not happen but That I lived. I had everything stored in a box at the back of my mind and I began to develop insecurities, I began to neglect myself, to spend days in isolation, to have insomnia and I blame it on my job or not having time to rest.

But it turns out that your brain has an interesting way of telling you that you are wrong, that you should pay attention, and when you finally have a rest period (in my case losing my job due to the pandemic), it gave me the opportunity to pay attention to my mental health, but it also made me remember, review and relive all those moments that I didn't want to remember, that I didn't want to think about. I think it had a double effect, I think I had to hit some kind of bottom to realize the spiral that I was getting into, and be able to admit what I felt, what was happening to me and ask for help.

I can't speak for anyone else, I can't speak about how everyone feels, but I can speak about what happened to me, what I felt, what I experienced. The desperate emptiness, to stop doing everything because there simply is no longer a sense of why you should do it, not to find happiness in what you do, to lose that spark, I think that was what scared me the most, to feel that It wasn't me, I was no longer smiling. There were days when I didn't want to wake up, I wanted to be in an endless dream so that the days could run their course without me, there were days when I was a functional but automatic person and there were days when I proposed to do something but I just didn't do it.

Not every day you feel the same, not every day is black, but every day you feel as if that hollow will swallow you more and more and there is no way out, it is like an eternal regret, you lose your identity, your desire to live, to eat, to be you. And you are terribly afraid to speak out because you think that they will not understand you or that they will make fun of you so you simply keep quiet. I think my peak was that very deep cut that almost changed everything, that microsecond that made me open my eyes and say I don't want this!, I didn't want to go on like this, I didn't want to disappear.

From that moment on, I began to recover little by little, I decided to have medical help, someone to teach me techniques, to listen to me, to guide me, I began to regain my life, to resume the plans that I had discarded, the projects that I wanted to build. It is not something that happens from one day to the next, it does not mean that I stop having bad days, but now I try not to immerse myself in those bad days, I live them, I accept them, but I do not let them control my life.

One thing I want to get back is this blog, something that made me very happy. write, create, know that I can have an audience that likes my post, or maybe help someone through my words. But I couldn't get it back without them knowing why I left it in the first place, and I also think there are many people out there who need to know that it is normal to feel drowned, or to feel that there is no way out, and to hear that if there is, what if you can feel yourself better, that if you can speak it, that there is no reason to feel alone.

For all those who need it, it is NOT WRONG to have anxiety or depression, or to feel mentally exhausted, you are not defective, you are not less of a person than someone who does not suffer from this. YOU ARE NOT ALONE, so no matter what, talk to someone, even if they are a complete stranger on the net, seek support, this life is full of many things that are worth experiencing, do not miss them, and if you know someone who is going through this, be his support, be his friend, push him to move on, do not be one of those who mocks or makes his confession something bad.

Finally, I want to tell you that I am going to return with many more posts, with great things, with series, music, movies, and all the topics you want to read, so look forward to it and if you want me to write about something in particular let me know at the comments.

XOXO Li.