Warning, this article contains spoilers for the final episode of Balthazar Season 4, which airs tonight on TF1. If you do not want to understand anything, do not read!
Nothing will be the same for Rafael Balthazar. The Balthazar season 4 finale, which aired tonight on TF1, did not disappoint with the staging of pathology escape performed by Tomer Sisley. Which shredded the strings.
This tumultuous run, during which Balthazar could have relied on the sudden support of Olivia Vesinet (Katerina Mourinho), then ended with a revelation that no one had ever seen: the person responsible for the murder. The events of Sabrina and the protagonist’s childhood village were none other than Balthazar’s own brother, Alexander, who hated her and wanted her to suffer.
A brother who began to show psychopathic tendencies as a child, killing a cow in front of his younger brother, and whom Raphael lost his memory when Alexander ran away and his parents knew nothing about him. Years.
“At the end of Season 3, we had a discussion about the sequel and we had an opinion: ‘How can we take the risk now?’ How can we put ourselves in danger? ”Explains Tomer Sisley when asked how he imagined this ending to Season 4, which was dedicated to the secrets of Balthazar’s past.
“Quickly, we came up with an idea, told him about his childhood and became interested in his family. The idea was not to go for the obvious. We wanted to be where we were not, the audience was expecting some surprises. And I think we have succeeded (laughs) “.
Balthazar’s writers also introduced a new chief antagonist, in the guise of Olivier Citrock (Gendarmerie Secrets), when they once again twisted their hero’s life, revealing that it was Alexander who brought Maya (Leslie Medina) with his brother. School, Jeff and Leo, cops and twins), which we will obviously find in Season 5.
Tommer told us: “But in our hearts we do not know where it comes from. Could we not trace Balthazar’s past?For her part, explains Clotilda Jamin, creator and producer of the series. “Here is how we got the idea of this village and return to the village, which allowed us to discover the character in depth. He is very present, in the picture he portrays, and we are interested in an explanation. Why is he like that “.
“When we decided to find out why Balthazar became Balthazar, we wanted to get to know this character of Alexander, who is the opposite of the alter ego, who is the absolute opposite of our hero.”Continued by those who also serve as collection director. “And to us it could only have been his brother. It was obvious to us”.
“Alexander Balthazar’s introduction allowed us to tell how a person builds himself in a brotherly relationship when he is in a relationship of rivalry and admiration in the family unit. Balthazar’s cult of perfection must come from somewhere. This pressure exerts on him..
And as the final minutes of the finale show, Balthazar will do his best to find Alexander and pay for the crime. And in the face of two brothers who are opposed to everything, it should not take long, as Tomer Sisley already trusts: “There is a very nice confrontation between Balthazar and Alexander from the first episode of the 5th season, which I am looking forward to filming”.
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