Le Bazar de la Charité: Le Bazar de la Charite: The Bonfire of Destiny - Season 1

December 28, 2019 10:11 AM - Season 1 (Full Season)

After a devastating fire in 1897 Paris, three women find their lives upended by betrayals, deceptions and romantic turmoil. (Netflix US, TF1 France)

The Review Geek: Le Bazar de la Charité (Bonfire Of Destiny) Netflix Season 1 Review: "Overall, Le Bazar de la Charité is a soapy, melodramatic series that interweaves elements of the Bazar fire tragedy in 1897 with a trio of female-led storylines that works reasonably well together. Although there are times where the show falls a little too deeply into its soap-opera story, losing sight of its opening fiery drama, the show manages to remain an engaging and enjoyable watch from start to finish thanks to its trio of gripping storylines. The self-contained story helps too, given the definitive ending we receive, and the show does a good job ending each episode on a light cliffhanger to keep you coming back for more. It’s not perfect but if you can take to the overly dramatic and soapy story, Le Bazar de la Charité certainly has an addictive, moreish feel to it, making for a pretty good binge."

posted by oh yeah! (1 comment total)

I plowed through 6 episodes yesterday and the last two this morning, utterly addictive. I wasn't sure if any episode could stand up against the horrificness of the premiere, but there was enough intrigue and danger in the rest of the episodes to keep the stakes up. I feel like they kinda stuck Adreinne with carrying the idiot ball a bit at times (or maybe just the bad-luck-ball?) but I liked how brave and canny the women of the show were.
posted by oh yeah! at 10:34 AM on December 28, 2019