After having successfully transported France 2 viewers between two space-times, the finale of Vortexseries directed by Slimane-Baptiste Berhoun, sent some into another dimension trying to figure out the series’ final line: “I’ve been waiting for 27 years…” A few words spoken in prison by Mélanie, played by Camille Claris, Ludovic’s first wife, played by an unrecognizable Tomer Sisley, after a Machiavellian race against time to try to escape her own death. Contacted by the editorial staff, the two screenwriters Camille Couasse and Sarah Farkas, shed light on their intention by imagining this final sequence.
“For Ludo, nothing is resolved“
“The idea was to end on the theme of this impossible love, the essential subject of Vortex, with a bittersweet ending where all is not better in the best of all possible worlds. In general, in police investigations, the tension drops as soon as the murderer is discovered. We wanted the dramatic intensity to increase, with a final scene that would be the emotional high point of the series. For Ludo, nothing is resolved. He is still caught up in her love dilemma.As for Mélanie, she finally finds her husband, the one from the past, the man she has always known who, thanks to the information he has gathered throughout the investigation, allowed to still be alive”. A husband who, by saving her, still sent her behind bars by having her condemned for the murder of Hector, the one who should have murdered her in 1998.
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“There will be no sequel to Vortex“
If poor Ludo’s karma was not really simple, that of his wife’s murderous potential is even more convoluted, as the two screenwriters mischievously point out: “In fact, he died even before becoming a serial killer since by shooting him, Mélanie saved the lives of his potential victims!“By closing their six episodes with such a reunion, did Camille Couasse and Sarah Farkas anticipate a sequel?”Initially, we wanted there to be several seasons, do they indicate, but the channel and the production told us that Vortex would remain a mini-series. So there will be no sequel .” On the other hand, the two young women have not said their last words as authors, since they are currently working on several other projects in development. To be continued…
