Haut Potential Intellectuel S05E02

Haut Potential Intellectuel S05E02, “Galatée” (Galatea), runtime 55:03

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Morgane and Karadec’s daycare nightmare continues.  Leo in tow, they respond to the scene of a car crash in which the head of a golf equipment company died– but not from the crash. And it turns out that his cousin died less than a month earlier, with an identical M.O.

A portrayal of Galatée (The Triumph of Galatea by Giaquinto)

The episode engages in some role reversal, with Morgane stepping up as the investigator to support a hopelessly distracted Karadec. Daphne is helping Gilles deal with Afida.  Celine suddenly is having trouble remembering first names.

MISC

Galatea was a sea nymph in Greek mythology, she was the goddess of calm seas. Also from Greek mythology was another Galatea– the statue Pygmalion carved out of alabaster and then brought to life by Aphrodite. The name means ‘she who is milk-white.’

I realized that I’ve never subtitled Morgane’s HPI ‘flashes.’ I’m trying it this time, and calling it ‘Morgane’s gears spin.’

NOTES

Morgane whispers something about clopes a le de, ‘smokes have’ (7’52”). I think she’s saying something like ‘Whose smokes are these?’

13’37”: A grondin, aka gurnard.

DIPJ, ‘Interregional Directorate of the Judicial Police’ (20’37”), is the full name of Celine’s command. I usually just put PJ, this time it will be ‘Directorate.’

Fait avoir comme un bleu, ‘got taken for a blue’ (20’51”), means ‘got taken for a ride/played for a sucker.’

Occupe a bruler des galoshes (27’43”) literally translates to ‘busy burning the skates,’ meaning ‘kiss passionately.’ But that’s not something Morgane would say, so I did something a little different that preserves the ‘busy’ aspect.

36’01”: Doris is another sea goddess, the wife of sea god Nereus.

I don’t get the point or joke Morgane is trying to make about Nike (37’11”).

Cran (44’06”) means ‘hole,’ but also ‘guts.’

Péquenaud (49’38”) means ‘redneck.’

Boulette, ‘meatball’ (50’14”), means ‘mistake.’

Haut Potentiel Intellectuel S05E01

Haut Potentiel Intellectuel S05E01 “Du grave à l'aigu” (From Low To High), runtime 59:20
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The fifth and final season begins with an homage to 24. Splitscreens are employed, there is both ticking AND beeping, and a red digital clock. Not present are Chloe's headset and Jack Bauer’s magic bag.

Morgane and Karadec appear to have been cohabitating to care for new baby Leo, but their maternity and paternity leaves are ending. The new parents have hardly slept in weeks, and Thea’s nerves are fraying too.  Gilles is still with Afida, in much the same way that the senator's daughter was 'with' Buffalo Bill. 

Gilles calls them to Roubaix to investigate the suspicious death of Adrien, where they also discover his baby, alone. Who killed Adrien, and where is the mother? Morgane is faced with data like a locked room, a mother of whom there is no sign except some photos, and the science of how babies cry, but she can’t focus due to lack of sleep. Can she put all the pieces together in time?


MISC

I started to subtitle this as non-SDH, but I changed my mind and went back and added my usual basic SDH, which added a day.

When I got to about :48 I discovered someone had uploaded fairly good English subs on Opensubtitles. From the date they were posted they must be machine-translated official TF1 subs. But they read as abridged, mine are more complete.

Mademoiselle Holmes S02E04

Mademoiselle Holmes S02E04, "Reine de beauté" (Beauty Queen), runtime 48:44
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Charlie and Samy go looking for love online, while coincidentally called to a murder case in an environment where looks are judged: a contest/pageant to pick a new spokesmodel for a cosmetics company. A contestant, Lou, has been found dead in her hotel room, her body placed, apparently with respect, in a position of repose.

Florence seems oddly chipper, and takes to offering her staff 'food'; maybe this is taking the place of Florence-isms.  Conan Doyle's story "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet" makes a nano-cameo.  April makes contact again, offering Charlie an olive branch. Chris gets some bad news-- and then a surprise.

Dewaere with Tatiana Gousseff as Isabelle.

NOTES

Speaking of contests: Les Dicos d’or, ‘Golden Dictionaries’ (5’05”) was the French Spelling Championship, running annually from 1985 to 2005.

Alors, la lauréate devient l'égérie des Cosmétiques Sentalia (7’19”) translates to ‘So, the winner becomes the face of Sentalia Cosmetics if she wins the contest?’ is not only clunky, but also redundant. I’ve cleaned it up.

Aunt Isabelle (11'56") is Tatiana Gouseff from In Tandem.
      Maternité Bretéché, ‘Bretéché Maternity,’ is a real clinic located at 3 Rue de la Beraudière in Nantes.

I’m keeping the subscribe/give up misunderstanding (17’19”) even though they’re not homophones in English. S'abonner is ‘subscribe/join,’ abandonner is ‘give up/drop out.’

A corbeau, ‘crow’ (21’03”), is the name for someone who sends nasty notes/poison pen letters. That’s kind of wordy, so I’m translating it as ‘note writer.’

Okay, what’s with this Vince all of a sudden? (23’45”)

There is a Hotel Castelbrac (32’19”), but it’s in Dinard, not Cherbourg.

Jess reports that Lou a subi les cours lieutauds pendant un an… C'est une prépa aux concours scientifiques et médicaux, ‘took the Lieutaud courses for a year… It's a preparatory course for scientific and medical competitive exams’ (33’34”). Joseph Lieutaud was an 18th century doctor who wrote books on medicine, but I can’t verify the existence of a cours lieutaud academic program. Or even a French school named Lieutaud. I’ve adjusted the sentence to reflect Samy’s following comment that ‘the teachers there are paid better than cops.’
      Otherwise, Cours Lieutaud is a street in Marseille (cours as in corsa, ‘race/run/scramble’ in Italian).

37’30” c.f.: I’ve decided that in this situation, in English we would call a concours an ‘exam/test.’ The models’ concours is still a contest.

37’53”: We find out Chris’s ex is also in the police, probably a commander also.

This is a weird one: April clearly says J'en veux plus de ma vie d'avant, ‘ I want more of my old life’ (40’01”). Which is completely at odds with the next part of her speech, about wanting to live an anger-free life like Charlie. So it must be J'en veux plus ne de ma vie d'avant, and the ne got swallowed up by the plus.

41’01” c.f.: Samy sleeps in a Sherlock Holmes t-shirt.

Mademoiselle Holmes S02E03

Mademoiselle Holmes S02E03, “Une histoire de soeurs” (Sisters Story), runtime 49:57
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The brigade is called to the scene of an attack on celebrity choreographer Iris and her sister Violette who is also her personal assistant. Violette is missing presumed kidnapped, and needs her medication to control a heart condition. To make matters murky, the sisters seem to have issues.

Dewaere with Thomas Jouannet (C) as Chris, Tom Villa (R) as Samy, and Gavril Dartevelle as Jules.

It’s Take Your Teenager To Work Day for Chris. Charlie has her own sister issue now that she has proof April Moriarty is alive. April is either remorseful or doing a great job of pretending (she was aware Ben was taking photos of her). Charlie splurges on new wheels for her and Samy.

MISC

I don’t think we’ve seen Loïc this season.

NOTES

2’43”: Jules says Iris’s rapper boyfriend’s name is… Utz Iago? That’s what it sounds like. (No, apparently it's 'U dash Go,' because I'm stupid. And it's right there in the poster. I won't update it.)

6’23”: Florence says Sinon on va avoir tout de le réseau le train, ‘Otherwise we will have everything from the train network.’ I don’t think the last word is actually train, but that’s what it sounds like. This is a guess, but in context I think she’s saying, ‘Otherwise, we’ll be hearing from the local power elite.’

The baker, the thief, the wife & her lover

Capitaine Marleau #37, “L’Amiral” (The Admiral), runtime 1:39:44
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Retired naval officer Gabin Vauthier and his partner Clara Santini live lakeside with teen Jade in the town of Saint-Léger. The couple have plans to build a water sports center (base nautique) for disadvantaged kids. When we first meet them, Clara is angry with Gabin because he has trouble relating to the age group they want to help.

Jacques Bonnaffé as Gabin

Then Clara is found dead in a canoe. Local gendarmes call for an investigator, but Chief Warrant Officer Bérot is not pleased when Marleau arrives. He remarks to another gendarme: “I threw €2 in the Trevi Fountain so this crazy woman would never come here again. It failed.”

Masiero with Lorant Deutsch as Bérot

Marleau faces an assortment of suspects:

• Gabin, obviously
• Franck Galeron, a hotel owner who wants lake access for his own base nautique (but not one for disadvantaged kids)
• Franck’s son, Thomas
• Jade, sullen teenager, Gabin's goddaughter
• Lili, Gabin’s sister (estranged), who owns the bakery/art gallery

And what is the exact nature of Gabin, Clara, and Jade’s relationship?

Cage Match

Mademoiselle Holmes, S02E02, “Dans la cage” (Into The Cage), runtime 48:42
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After vowing to sample what she missed of all life has to offer while she was in the rest home, Charlie enjoys the company of Ben, her new sleepover friend she met at the end of Episode 1.

She and the brigade are called to a very nice house where a man has died, but Charlie quickly figures out he’s not the owner. Then they discover he was living a double life– meek accountant by day, MMA fighter by night. Charlie and Samy go sort-of undercover at the local fight club, Fight Club.

Mrs Hervieu finally makes an appearance. Charlie finds a clue to April’s whereabouts.


NOTES

The caption under the photo of April (3’07”) reads, “The sudden death of April Moriarty, heiress to the famous Moriarty dynasty, cast a shadow over one of the most influential families in the media world.”

On the laptop: 1) “Appointment of a new CEO within the English press group New after the mysterious disappearance of April Moriarty.” 2) “April Moriarty Drowning: Search to recover body abandoned.”

Débloque (4’06”) means ‘unblock,’ but it’s also slang for ‘talking nonsense/being crazy.’

HPI final season

Season 5 of Haut Potentiel Intellectuel drops May 15 on TF1. 

Cat Fancy

Mademoiselle Holmes S02E01, “Suivez le chat” (Follow The Cat), runtime 49:52
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Season 2 begins with no payoff to last season’s cliffhanger ending. Charlie is safe, telling us (rather than showing us) how she got to where she is– a rest home where she’s been enjoying a voluntary mental health holiday.

April Moriarty vanished after her Big Fall from the cliff at Gray Rocks; Georges has recovered; IGPN has cleared Charlie, ruling the cliff was an accident (presumably Georges gave testimony about who really shot him, but it’s not mentioned. Bad writing). Which means Charlie can return to work.

Charlie and Samy check out Violaine's shop

But before Charlie can get there she and Samy happen upon a dead man in the street with no ID. The only clues are a wristwatch, paint on a shirt covered with cat hair, and cat scratches on his body. In true Holmes fashion she quickly deduces where he lives, leading to an identification, and the hunt for the killer is on.


MISC.

Sherlock Holmes went for rests in the country in the stories “The Reigate Squires” and “The Adventure of The Devil’s Foot.”

In “The Adventure of The Lion’s Mane,” Sherlock— sans Watson— investigates after witnessing the death of a man with whip-like injuries on his body, not cat scratches.


NOTES

SDF = Sans Domicile Fixe, ‘homeless’ (5’17”).

5’54”: I can’t recall a wristwatch making a ticking sound you could hear without putting your ear up to it. More bad writing.

Cha-cha-cha

Capitaine Marleau #36, "La 7eme danse" (The 7th Dance), runtime 1:39:15
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Véronique and Alexandre Rémonville own a bustling Latin dance school, she's the artistic heart of the operation and he's the management. When we meet them they are preparing for their big annual dance festival. Dozens of happy participants will engage in various styles of Latin dances, concluding with a big ball. What could possibly spoil this idyllic scene?

Well, just a curious rash of pickpocketing.  But then Véro and Alex's daughter Bérenice vanishes, and the local gendarmes call in Marleau. Then Alexandre's brother Luc (he runs the festival refreshment stand) ends up with his head bashed in.  Where’s Bérenice? Who killed Luc? The suspects are many:

• Bérenice herself
• Daniel, a sketchy Corsican biker
• Momo, accordion player and Bérenice’s boyfriend
• Zoé, a nervous and emotional festival-goer
• Dr Chastaing the veterinarian

Marleau follows the links between Luc and all these suspects, as well as the joint secret he and Véro are protecting.

Masiero, with Aurelie Verillon as 'Speedy' 

MISC.

Véronique appears to have been the final role played by Émilie Dequenne, the Belgian actor passed away March 16, 2025. Her husband Michel Ferracci plays Daniel the biker. 

Alexandre is played by Gregoire Bonnet, who was the gruff and troubled Capt Monet in “Meurtres à Amiens.”

The show has done a good job lately of adding narrative content in the cold opens and opening credits. This episode begins with possibly the most plot-propelling pre-credits scene since Season 1's "À ciel ouvert."

The locations for the episode were in the Paris region.

The sound designer for this episode went bonkers with the animal sounds: birds, dogs, sheep, cows, roosters.

Who Shot G.H.?

Mademoiselle Holmes, S01E06, “Le Dernier probléme” (The Final Problem), runtime 51:34
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The first season concludes.

Even after the shock of the climax of the preceding episode, Charlie wants to work with the rest of the team on the hunt for Georges’s attacker. But that's against regulations, so instead Florence hands her a safe little stolen packages case. But she and Samy solve it in just a few hours. What to do? The haul from the package thief’s place yields a clue to her reckless driver from Episode 1– and she takes the bait.

This episode takes its title from the Doyle story of the same name. I don't notice any plot similarities, other than the Reichenbach Falls.

Charlie and Samy debate her final chance to trap Georges's assailant

NOTES

1’17”: We learn that the Holmes lake house is at 5 Impasse de L’Etang (lagoon/pond), a fake address in Fay-de-Bretagne, a real town near Nantes. There are several Impasses de L’Etang in France, the closest to Fay-de-Bretagne is in Petit-Mars, 15 miles to the east.

I can't find fanboy Samy’s chess board factoid (5’19”) in Holmes canon.