Lycee Toulouse-Lautrec on TF1: The future of her relationship with Jules, mourning… Chain Thibault (Victoire) confides

From Monday, March 4, TF1 broadcasts the 2nd season of Lycée Toulouse-Lautrec on its antenna. In this new episode, Victoire (Chyne Thybaud) and her gang return to school after the events of the previous season.

A somewhat special recovery since the teachers and students are still mourning Charlie’s death. But the course of life must be renewed. A life filled with caregiving, physiotherapy sessions, pain management, learning independence, conflict with parents, but also stories of the heart born or hidden and deep friendships. With all the humor and cheekiness that characterizes this friendly and charming group of teenagers.

To mark the launch of Season 2 of Lycée Toulouse-Lautrec, AlloCiné sat down with Chyne Thybaud to talk about what’s in store for Victoire in this highly anticipated sequel.

AlloCiné: The first season of Toulouse-Lautrec was a huge success when it was broadcast on TF1. Were you a little apprehensive when you started filming the second season?

Chin Thibo : Actually, it made me believe more in myself, the series and the theme we were covering. I told myself that what we were doing was important and we had to start over. I really came back to the series with confidence, satisfaction, joy, anticipation and also a lot of exhaustion.

But I was not afraid. I’m more afraid now that filming is over. I hope we manage to have the same viewership figures.

Season 1 ended with Charlie losing. An event that will definitely affect the characters of the series. What is Victoire’s state at the beginning of season two?

I think Marie-Antoinette’s character is mostly mourning this season. There’s actually a scene I really like in the first episode when we find out it’s prom.

This is somewhat of a futile event, but we need it. We are glad that we can forget this drama with music and balloons. Marie-Antoinette’s character does not understand why we want to have fun in this situation, and it is Victoire who explains to her that Charlie wanted to see them happy and having fun.

There is no point in spinning. Victoire will primarily have a leading role in Season 2.

Lycée Toulouse-Lautrec is a series that deals with many social issues, mostly related to disability. This year, the series also deals with the grief of young people. Is it important for you to talk about such a topic on prime time?

It’s very important. Not because we are young, we don’t have the right to be heard like anyone else. I find that in French society there is a hierarchy where you have to respect your elders.

At the age of 18, I lost someone very close to me who was just like me. After all, grief can hit us too soon. So I don’t see why it won’t be on the screen. The series has a way of validating the feelings of others.

You have the right to be heard. I think it’s also very good that there are adult references, in the nature of CPE and psychologist, because it shows that we have the right to seek help. Because it’s easy when you’re a teenager to get stuck in yourself and have a lot of anger.

It’s exciting to see that we can connect with people who listen to us. There we talk about mourning, but there’s also sexuality that’s discussed in Season 2. This is not necessarily stated directly, as there are restrictions related to the airing time of the series.

We try to avoid nudity and things that are too revealing, because Lycée Toulouse-Lautrec is designed to be seen by as many people as possible, so there are limitations. Victoire has sexuality without penetrating a lover, and it is possible.

But we live in a paternalistic society where the male gender plays an important role. It’s hard for a young adult. And this is a topic that will be discussed without complexes in the 2nd season. Jules is addicted to the drug, but his pain is also caused by not feeling good enough and feeling helpless.

In Season 2, we discover a much more mature and much more confident Victoria. What awaits the character in these 2 seasons? She’s in a relationship with Jules, but there’s going to be a little trouble…

Yes, there will be ups and downs. In this Season 2, Victoire has two main plots that are in conflict. She fell in love with Jules because he is a charismatic and handsome guy on duty. But Victoria will face the depth of her pain, which she underestimated.

He doesn’t see or understand what she feels every day. Yet he feels he understands. In Season 2, Victoria is quiet. He has his place in the group and feels that he is part of this ecosystem.

But in reality he is always excluded because he does not suffer as much as his beloved and his friends. He hits her in the face a little. He will therefore have a form of renunciation because he realizes that Jules is suffering and that he has a misfortune that prevents him from loving himself and therefore from loving Victoria.

And just like in a real human relationship, when we get stuck, we’re tempted to look away and reach for ease, for people who support and understand us. I think Vlad’s character comes to Victoire’s support and is attracted to his gentleness.

Because Jules, in season two, is far from being gentle with her. The second plot revolves around Victoire’s brother and his family. He has an absent and absent father, and his brother has a kind of Oedipus syndrome with his mother. I think this topic is very important.

Also, it’s funny that Victoria is the little sister, but she still has the big sister role. In season 2, she is no longer a rebellious little sister, she has become an adult.

The Jules/Victoire couple breaks up in episode 5. Can we hope they get back together in Season 3?

I do not know. I think so because he doesn’t really give her a choice at the end of season 2. Jules is on the road to recovery and he is free from his addiction. But it takes time to love yourself and others. I don’t think this will end the conflict between them. This is just the beginning.