Les Misérables Shoujo Cosette - Ep 03

Once again, the episode divides its focus into 2, one touching on Cosette adopting a stray puppy, the other introducing Inspector Javert and Madelein’s possibly darker past.

Epotine gets to go to school, while Cosette continues as a slave in the house. Meanwhile, the family has trouble paying up rent, so Thenediar ends up sending Cosette to negotiate for a delay in payment. The landlady couldn’t bear the idea of Cosette going hungry, and grants them ten days extension. While sufficient, it’s still shorter than the one month that Thenediar asked Cosette to ask for, hence good excuse not to give her dinner.

Anyway, Gavroche had accompanied Cosette out, it was thanks to his pleadings that the landlady had offered ten days. Together, they enjoy a bread stolen from the house by Gavroche, while enjoying some time in the fields.

Cosette ends up dreaming of her mom, but wakes up to find herself next to a dog. It’s a dog that Gavroche found, and Cosette names it Chouchou. At the end of the day, Cosette tells Chouchou not to follow them, but it ends up doing so anyway. Thankfully, they barely succeed in hiding Chouchou from Thenediar for the day.

Meanwhile, Inspector Javert meets Madelein as the new Police Chief of the town. Javert mentions that Madelein looks horribly like Jean Valjean. But Jean valjean can’t possibly be the mayor of a town can he?

Elsewhere while shopping for dinner,  Alain meets the sister from the hospital, who offers his family cookies to bring home. Alain ends up offering all the cookies to his siblings, without keeping any for his own.

 That night on the streets, Madelein meets a guy who is thrown out from a bar. The guy seemingly seems to know Madelein’s dark secrets, but does not get the chance to spill them out. Madelein ends up walking away brooding.

Cosette is sent to get rid of the stray dog barks that Thenediar keeps hearing, and ends up sleeping with Chouchou. But she wakes up the next day to a scream, and apparently Chouchou had destroyed the clean sheets at home. Thenediar ends up giving Cosette a harsh beating. So harsh that even Epotine asks her to stop.

Meanwhile, Cosette’s mom is pictured writing a happy letter to Cosette at the same time.

Thoughts

I must say, for a kids show, the episode was very good. However, I didn’t really “feel” anything from the show, although a few people blogged that they felt very emotional. I guess it’s a personal taste kind of thing. It’s a little boring to me though, but definitely watchable.

 Just for info, in those time, two crimes of theft is punishable by death, which Jean Valjean had committed. I suppose that could be part of the reason why Inspector Javert would want to hunt him down, but not knowing the story, i’m not too sure.