A year after the pilot aired, “Le Replcant,” played by Joistar in the skin of Nicolas Valerie, returns with a new double episode on TF1 tonight that deals with homophobia. And the strong point of the series remains its beautiful actor.
Launched as a pilot on TF1 in April 2021, the series Le Replcant, in which Joistar plays Nicolas Valerie, a nonconformist French teacher, immediately established itself as one of last year’s big hits on the front page. With less than 6.6 million viewers, a very good audience share of 33% is the top target for women purchasing managers under 50.
So it makes sense that the channel has ordered new episodes that will air tonight and see Joistar, but also Barbara Schultz, Helena Noguera, Stephen Gion, Armel, Sebastien Shasan and Nadia Rose, who are re-performing their roles. Members of the teaching staff of Marie Curie Lyceum.
Still written by Joris Morios (Les Grands, Let Dance), this Monday, March 21st, two new episodes that make up one story in 2×52 minutes address an important issue and, unfortunately, are still sadly relevant in the community. Nevertheless, it is developing in the right direction in matters related to sexuality and gender: homophobia.
It all starts when Xavier Mail (Stephen Gion) becomes the victim of an involuntary speech. His fellow teachers support him in his desire to punish the offender: Diego (Louis Sutton), a sophomore. Only Nicolas Valerie refuses to believe in the homophobia of this high school student. Against everyone’s advice (or almost) and with a desire to get an education rather than a punishment, he then takes the student under his wing.
A situation that will take an unexpected turn for a substitute teacher who soon finds himself at the center of serious allegations. On the verge of losing any legitimacy and being excluded from national education, Nicolas Valerie will have to fight to stay true to his values. And for this he will have no choice but to confront his own demons.
Already available on Salto for a few days, this extension of the substitute includes ingredients that have achieved pilot success, which was part of the ongoing trend of strong returns from the school series, from Sam to La Faute and Rousseau. School of Life. Even if you can regret the small space that most teachers have, and especially the characters of Barbara Schultz and Sebastien Shasan, both are perfect.
We also wish the topic of homophobia had been covered a little deeper, though it’s good – and quite clever – to play the series with the image of Joistar’s tough guy, whose character connects with this accused student, wrong or not. About homophobic actions.
For example, less attractive and less attractive than La Faute à Rousseau – the 2×52 ‘format is probably not the most appropriate – The Replacement happily rewards it according to its actors, which is very fair overall. JoeyStarr remains a major force in the show.
But the performances of the young actors around him, especially Lor-Kenza Azizou, Alexandre Ferrario, Mahia Zruk, Ilias Kadri and Louis Sutton, who are very good at the center of these episodes dedicated to Diego, are also appreciated.
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