You don't choose your family, and especially not at Christmas when it is fashionable to devote a few days to dad, mom and the others.
But Pop Culture offers emotional refuges for those who can't or won't spend Christmas with their families.
Relatives of imaginary adoption, and nevertheless very comforting.
All week, journalists from the 20 Minutes Media Service tell their dream Christmas in their dream Pop Culture family.
Today, Maxime imagines a New Year's Eve with the “Totally Spies”.
“Here we go, here we go, here we gooooooo.
When my boss asked me to find a family from pop culture to spend Christmas with, I first looked before sending a joke about the
Totally Spies
, this trio of half-students, half-spies who squatted on any kid's TV growing up in the 2000s.
“It would probably be fun not knowing when the table can turn into a turnstile to take you on a mission.
It was enough to arouse the curiosity of the said chef for this emblem of the small screen that he is too old to understand.
But also to realize that the idea is not as absurd as it seems, especially since a reboot of the animated series whose broadcast stopped in 2013 should arrive soon on M6.
Cisgender man, I find it hard to believe that the skin-tight jumpsuit would suit me – especially since Sam already monopolizes my favorite color – but since it's Christmas and everything is allowed, why not give it a try?
Because as a child, I was fascinated by the mysterious world of secret agents where Clover, Sam and Alex rubbed shoulders with Kim Possible and Martin Mystery.
Something to revive my memory of the mornings watching TFOU in pajamas, and that's already a gift.
Chic and shock guests
Let it be said from the outset, the program broadcast from November 3, 2001 in France could make believe in a feminist revolution with its badass female characters in the foreground.
But my eyes of 2022 had no memory of having been lulled by the adventures of three girlfriends stuck in a hyper-capitalist and heteronormative society, in short.
Clover Ewing, Samantha Simpson and Alexandra Vasquez - yes, they have full names - each have their own personalities that are indefinable in a single adjective.
An ideal cocktail for a Christmas where the drama-queen but fun side of the blonde is associated with the clumsy humor of the brunette and where the redhead could satisfy our desire for more down to earth discussions.
They would also know how to make a New Year's Eve shine where you can undermine yourself like never before (as Maître Gims would say) because in the end it's only once a year.
There is no doubt that the trio of contemporary funny ladies would be able to draw from the hundred 2D outfits they have worn, changing several times per episode.
I have nothing against the other heroes of my childhood, but you have to believe that the me, ten years younger, was already keen on respecting reality and that Christmas in the same old ugly sweater as last year is not not my trip.
“Tududu dududu”
Being a member of the World Organization of Human Protection is a full-time job, but where saving the world is done with friends.
A flawless relationship where everyone has already saved themselves from a mess and where you know that at the end of the episode, you will still end up winning.
It's cliché but it's reassuring.
What better way to escape from a conversation with the creepy uncle or conspiratorial aunt than being sucked into the Yule log or an open gift leading us to WOOHP HQ
Narnia
-style wardrobe ?
Spending Christmas with the Totally Spies is definitely getting used to the idea that anything can happen.
A perfect scenario when you are afraid of commitment and you are not a fan of parties at tables all day long.
We'll just tell Jerry to stop his unwanted calls on our compoudrier because the weekly rest of the employee is a guaranteed right in France.
There's no better time than the holidays to remind your boss that saving humanity between classes also requires a bit of rest.
useful gifts
Once landed at HQ by who knows what tunnel / slide, stirred like our stomach by the association Saint Jacques and champagne, place to pitch.
Saving the world would probably be the goal.
Easy and efficient, Jerry would invent a story with snow or a stolen gift to be in the spirit of the end of the year.
The gadgets offered by the spy group could satisfy my desire for new gadgets to put on directly for a Christmas… or a successful mission.
Laser lipstick, tornado hair dryer, propellant jet backpack or cyberpirate sunglasses, a fun, useful and pleasing gift.
Thank you Gladys!
Drop the masks!
“AAAAH I SAW YOUR ARTICLE ON THE TOTALLY SPIES”, sends me a colleague at the time when I finish writing these lines.
Decidedly my skills in discretion leave something to be desired.
But I don't even need to lie on my CV since the trio works openly.
I feel the same way after spending three-quarters of my life hiding my love for Clover, Sam and Alex... That's settled.
In the meantime, I am delighted to feed your New Year's Eve conversations a little more because the Totally Spies are also hours of assured debate.
And all arguments are allowed when you are asked the ultimate question: "Who is your favorite?"
Come on, I'll let you think about it, it will at least help us to wait until Christmas!
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