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Night in a Montreal garage. Marc strikes a heroic pose on the bumper of a half-primered purple 1971 Barracuda, wrench raised; Felix holds snacks; Poutine the French bulldog stares from a stool, unimpressed.

MontrealCar Club

Un dessin animé en cinq actes

Dramatis personae Who’s who, by what they do to the story.

Marc on the Barracuda's bumper under the work lamp, wrench raised to the rafters.

Protagoniste The hero

Marc « Marky » Delacroix

Main character syndrome

Inherited his dad’s garage and a half-restored ’71 Barracuda. Treats every small event like the climax of an anime arc. Wants to be the main character of the Montreal scene, starting tonight. Learns that finished isn’t the point. First gear is.

  1. IDeclares it finished.
  2. IITakes the bait on camera.
  3. IIICommits to the line.
  4. IVBrakes for the spotlight.
  5. VLoses. Gets invited back.

Contre & miroir The opposition and the foil

Jayden-Luc, bleached-blond in a teal puffer, filming himself beside the hot-pink wrapped cars.

Antagoniste The opposition

Jayden-Luc & les Plateau Boys

It’s about the aesthetic

Fifty thousand followers, zero finished races. The real opponent isn’t one rich kid. It’s the clout economy: a scene that would rather film a race than run one. Wants content.

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Felix in round glasses and a teal sweater, reading the rulebook by flashlight at the start line.

Faire-valoir The foil

Felix

Supportive king

Marc’s ride-or-die since childhood, and his mirror: everything Marc performs, Felix simply is. Reads the rules. Could win if he cared to. The one Marc tells the truth to.

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Catalyseurs The turning points and the subplots

Soleil in a long black coat and round sunglasses, arms crossed under a streetlamp.

Acte II The turn

Soleil

Won’t DM back

Two words about his primer give Marc a reason to race that has nothing to do with Jayden-Luc. Anchors the “Soleil’s Secret” arc.

IIIIIIIVV

Big Rémi, bearded, in red plaid and a toque, raising a pool noodle to start the race.

Acte III The complication

Big Rémi

Posts through it

His guy, his flag, his pool noodle. Every plan Marc makes has to survive Rémi first. Somehow so does the Caravan.

IIIIIIIVV

Inspector Vachon, mustached, glaring from the window of his beige Crown Victoria on the bridge.

Acte IV The system

Inspecteur Vachon

Well, actually

The city’s case against the scene, with a spotlight he “forgot” to remove. His secret forum account seeds the “Vachon’s Redemption” arc.

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Poutine the French bulldog in aviator goggles, perfectly unimpressed.

En parallèle The subplot

Poutine

He just like me fr

Loyalty, told entirely in reaction shots. Where Poutine chooses to sit is the episode’s real verdict.

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Figurants Bit parts

The other Plateau Boys
Hold the ring lights. Nobody knows their names, including them.
Rémi’s guy
The messenger who never arrives. Was supposed to bring the flag.
CrownJewel_QC
A forum username with the episode’s last line. Identity unconfirmed.
Les joggeurs du mont Royal
Arrive at seven and end the night.

Tableau des scènes Scene board · Episode 1, “First Gear”

A ragtag crew of drivers, dreamers, and one very stoic French bulldog navigate the underground car scene of Montreal. Short-form, five to ten minutes. One race, one problem, one chaotic solution.

  1. Acte I · Vendredi, 23 h 40 Presque fini Marc declares the Barracuda finished. It is not finished.
  2. Acte II · Samedi, 22 h 15 La rencontre The Plateau Boys need content. Soleil has two words.
  3. Acte III · Minuit La ligne Rémi’s guy was supposed to bring a flag.
  4. Acte IV · 0 h 12 La course Eleven seconds of winning. Then a beige Crown Vic.
  5. Acte V · Dimanche, 6 h 58 Première vitesse He lost. It’s snowing. Best night of his life.

Grille de départ The starting grid. Six regulars, five cars, one dog.

No.PiloteVoitureSignalement
71 Marc « Marky » Delacroix Main character syndrome The purple 1971 Barracuda, hood up, one fender still in grey primer. 1971 Plymouth Barracuda, violet, perpetually “almost finished” Inherited his dad’s garage. Treats every small event like the climax of an anime arc.
? Soleil Won’t DM back The matte-black RX-7 FC under a sodium streetlamp, windows tinted out. Mazda RX-7 FC, matte black, tinted everything Shows up, says something cryptic, disappears. Day job unknown. Theories range from gallery owner to spy.
— Poutine He just like me fr Poutine in the Barracuda passenger seat, goggles on, seatbelt fastened, unimpressed. Passenger seat (tiny goggles) French bulldog. Communicates entirely through reaction-shot cutaways. Has his own fanbase.
13 Big Rémi Posts through it The rusted Caravan, bumper held on with zip ties, covered in stickers. Mid-’90s Dodge Caravan, rust, stickers, zip ties Has a guy for everything. The guy never comes through. One sliding door doesn’t open.
4,98 Felix Supportive king The spotless alpine-white M3 E46, vanilla air freshener on the mirror. BMW M3 E46, alpine white, smells like vanilla Uber driver by day. Knows every shortcut. The only one who reads the rules before a race.
911 Inspecteur Vachon Well, actually The beige Crown Victoria with a cheap spoiler and its spotlight on. Ford Crown Victoria, beige, cheap spoiler Wants the scene shut down. Comments on car forums under a pseudonym. “Forgot” to remove the spotlight.