I watched the previous seasons of "Lupin" due to the second season appearing on the Guardian's top TV of 2022 list. I've enjoyed the first two parts of the series, and though this third part again fells like it is split into two, almost unconnected, stories I felt it was the best it's been so far.
His high-profile takedown of Hubert has made Assane Diop (Omar Sy) the most wanted man in France. Both the Police and journalists are plaguing Claire (Ludivign Sagnier) and Raoul (Etan Simon) so, to save them he comes up with his most elaborate plan yet, to disappear forever. His plan is interrupted through when he receives a call from a woman claiming to be his mother, and a kidnapper who is demanding that Diop uses his skills for his benefit.
As I say, I think this season of "Lupin" is perhaps the one I've enjoyed the most. The heists were particularly intelligent, and Omar Sy remains one of the most charismatic performers going. It's hard not to make the connections between the first half of this season and the similar death in "Sherlock", though "Lupin" adds an extra level of audience trickery to it. The second half, as Diop tries to both placate and investigate his mother's kidnapper, we see flashbacks to his childhood, which provide some backstory as to who the kidnapper is to him.
I would say, for all Sy's magnetism, even he can't breath any life into the second character he plays in the series, donning a mask to play Raoul's basketball coach, as a way to stay close to the family. I couldn't honestly tell you exactly how this character is produced within the show, but he feels like the sort of shiny, uncanny valley, character that would be more at home in a FIFA game than a Netflix series.
They could, conceivably end "Lupin" here, but I hope that the teasers in the final moments point to where the could go next. I'll certainly be with them.