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I've read some of the reviews here. I'm lucky enough to be able to watch on Prime from season 1 onwards. There are 6 seasons with Chloé Saint- Laurent and that's a good thing. She's definitely the raison d'être for the show. First couple of episodes, I found her irritating but she's played with unpretentiousness geek and awkward charm - one can't help but grow to love this character. And all the other characters around Chloé adapt and kinda blossom into humans rather than robotic cardboard standard detective fare. I'm on episode 7 of season two and i look forward to 5 more with this cast. Let's see what the new Profilage brings. Don't get me wrong: this isn't Braquo or Engrenages but easier fare for evenings. Those two shows were seriously complicated.

Weird though how not all seasons are available in some places. I'm watching in Vienna with a Prime subscription. All here. 10 seasons in total .

A documentary about a controversial ballet dancer from Ukraine who, in the meantime, since this was made, shills for war criminals. That aside, Sergei Polunin was the wonder kid everybody looked at and up to. His parents literally sacrificed everything for him. I suppose it's what you do when you have a gifted child. The path he took - from a local ballet school, to the big city and beyond - isn't really any different than what most talented kids take. You leave home at a young age to pursue your dream.

Polunin seemed to struggle with that. As the documentary progresses, you discover how Polunin feels about ballet parallel to his staggering ascent to ballet greatness. Ballet is regimented, strict, and requires discipline. He had all that in spades yet holds it against the institutions (ballet companies, the schools)

Genius comes at a price. He dealt with it in his way and continues to do so as I've discovered. He's surely full of himself which comes with the gift, I'm guessing so one doesn't begrudge him a certain arrogance. In his quest to break free from the shackles he feels ballet has put on him, it seems he sometimes stands in his own way. I think what one sees here, documented, is the result of absolute adoration from all sides, except from himself. A strange combination. He's the poster boy for the tortured artiste.

This was nice to watch with a beautiful Romeo and Juliet, good cast, sets, locations and costumes. According to the standard recipe. Oh, the soundtrack was annoying because it was so bland, invasive and just shy of "please hold the line" background noise. .

It's a shame Hailee Steinfeld wasn't really used. If you think about it, it's hard to fathom why Romeo would risk everything for Juliet. A pretty face isn't enough and she wasn't given anything of substance to prove herself. Neither was Romeo for that matter, but he, at least, gets to prove he's a loyal friend who will fight to the death.

All in all, a chance wasted to do something extraordinary.