Tie Me Up
Episode 3 of Elite Season 5 begins with Benjamin laying down the law. After Patrick’s crazy party, Benjamin hands out drug tests for all the kids in class. If a child tests positive for drugs, they will receive a 2-point deduction from their overall grade. A positive test results in no penalty. This just causes the kids to rebel more, with them all throwing away the drug tests and refusing to do this. ..
Benjamin decides to turn the rebels against one another, becoming a pantomime villain by having them all vote for someone anonymously on the school’s intranet to be expelled. News of this spreads across school, as Isadora conducts her own video defending Phillipe, claiming that he’s her “special friend.”
This episode features a drive-thru cinema, where all our main characters are watching movies on the big screen. Samuel is stressed though, unable to concentrate between the voting and the party issue. He even fails to perform that night in the bedroom when he and Ari are alone together.
Isadora and Caye are having sex in a parking lot. Caye’s voice echoes through Phillipe’s mind, pleading with him to stop. Phillipe decides to stop.
Rebel also confronts Mencia while they’re together, as they find themselves struggling and unsure how to proceed with their tumultuous relationship. Eventually though Rebel walks away as Cayetana decides to join her, given her night hasn’t gone much better. ..
Omar speaks to Bilal about his situation. He admits he cares about the kid as he ends up getting sexually aroused. Omar apologizes but refuses Bilal’s advances, pointing out he doesn’t need to do this just to have a place to stay.
The voting comes down to the wire, with Samuel and Omar both tied. Omar votes for Samuel, out loud, which sees him expelled for three days. This whole social experiment is to show that everyone is really out for themselves, as Omar is left feeling guilty over Samu’s fate. So much for anonymity.
Omar is kicked out of his home by Samuel, leaving their fractured relationship hanging in the balance.
The Episode Revie
Elite continues to add more drama and character dynamics this season. Isadora is becoming a bigger focal point, but it’s hard to know what her endgame is here. It’s clear there’s more going on than we’re being led to believe, but what that is still a mystery. ..
The whole film festival gig seems like a nice distraction on paper, but ultimately it’s just a way for Isadora and Patrick to hook up while Mencia and Rebe hash out their issues.
This episode was a lot better than the last one. We still don’t know who killed Samu and why, but the mystery is much more resolved. We’ll have to wait and see, but for now this is a much improved episode.
