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The New Look Recap: A Second Chance

Now that Catherine is home, Christian is torn between caring for his sister and his house.

This week, The New Look adds a new perspective despite the tight 36-minute run time — and, in doing so, continues its insistence on moving the story at the pace of a hamster on a wheel — to a bedridden Catherine, who suffers from amnesia caused by trauma. After the liberation of Paris in episode four, Coco shouts, “The rich and sexy always come out on top!” This line looms over The New Look, which is not subtle at all in contrasting the lives of the upper and lower classes. Coco dines alone in the empty — save for a table of seniors — but not quiet restaurant, the sounds of the party drowning her mind, probably racing with antisemitic insults to throw at Pierre.

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