Braquo S01E02

Interestingly, episode 2 of Braquo was called “Crossing the Yellow Line”; which would seem to suggest the kidnap, blackmail, theft, drug-taking, assault and general criminality that this bunch were indulging in last week was still marginally on the right side of it. It turns out that the real transgression comes when you “accidentally” (in the sense that one of them deliberately pulled the trigger while the man was kneeling, tied up and screaming in front of him) kill the guy you’ve kidnapped and then have to cover it up, fake some alibies, lie to the authorities, and subsequently frame someone else for the act instead. It's at moments like these that the show walks its own line between the genuinely menacing and the utterly ridiculous, as evinced by the incredibly silly, drug-drenched, shoot-out scene at this week's end.

Obviously, all these developments are super-bad for their careers and chances of avoiding prison/death, but it actually wasn’t bad for the show itself thinks Unpopcult's CJ Cregg. During the course of all this covering, faking, lying, and, er, framing, we got to know a little more about these cops and their “issues” – arguably the major ingredient missing from episode 1. So Vic Mackey/Grant Mitchell look-alike Walter gambles to try and finance his sick wife’s care, token girl Roxane is, um, brainy, womanising cokehead Theo is, well, womanising cokehead Theo is just a prat and Mr Moustache Eddy has an on-off relationship (of sorts) with a hooker called Sara; as played by the charming Lilou Fogli. If for some reason you are still wavering in your desire to stick around for future episodes, then the promise of further appearances from this Marseille-born beauty might be all the incentive you need.


Television Series: Braquo (S01E02- La Ligne Jaune)
Release Date: October 2009
Actress: Lilou Fogli
Video Clip Credit: Celebvids










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