By Ophélie Logé
3.5/5 stars
The third season of Netflix’s French hit series, Lupin, was quite as I expected: enjoyable but not groundbreaking as the dynamic was not too different from the previous seasons. Diop’s scheming, perfectly executed plans and costumed disguises are still very present.
The first episode starts right where we left off, as Assane’s face is now famous, he has to deal with this new challenge of being a known fugitive. He is soon caught up by his past with the surprise (yet anticlimactic) return of his mother and the reappearance of an old enemy named Keller, with whom his complicated relationship is explained through flashbacks, which are nicely inserted for them to hold significance in the present. Other flashbacks however, tend to interrupt the ongoing suspense provoked by the present situation which results in dampening that thrilling feeling of action scenes.
To my great pleasure, his loyal accomplice and best friend, Benjamin still stands by his side and continues to help him organise these chiseled plans. It is also the same police duo made of Guédira and Sofia who chase him. The dynamic between those two however does not evolve which gets quite tiring as he’s always picking up the right clues and she keeps on saying how ridiculous this whole Lupin situation is.
All in all, the series is a decent casual watch with a bit of action and suspense. I would also like to give a special mention to the beautiful aesthetic and views of this series. Watching this new season has been really fun as the story succeeds in keeping it entertaining despite some frustration from the lack of evolution of certain characters. The end hints at a possible new season which we will definitely be on the lookout for.
