You have to understand, I was born in Germany, I’m Israeli, and I lived in France, but went to an English-speaking school, so I really don’t know where my roots are.
With all the tongue-in-cheek, a professional comedian speaks the truth 50-50: в каждой шутке есть доля шутки. Possibly, that’s the reason he’s such a charming personality, a soul of the party, a center of attention, a class clown, a fountain of energy. Excellence in everything and visibility. A drive to find out his limits, to make many versions of himself and to establish a persona. Everywhere he arrived, he did it on merit, his father said in an interview. In BALTHAZAR, he plays half-himself*. [Of course: les femmes, oh, what a collection of beautiful les femmes.] I don’t know if the role was written with him in mind, but it seems a perfect mold…
Well, until the last, 5th season. Hey, man, I know you want to épater, “to have more fun when it’s challenging”, but drag queens in Morocco not the way to do it! [update after watching the final episode]. Whole season is а gradual lowering of standards under woke cowardice, culminating in spectacular failure of the finale, falling into a syrupy soap opera. Плачут все! и очень долго.
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Ну я как знала!
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