The Ferragnez: Sanremo Special on Prime: plot and review

Dfter 7 months, the wait is over. On Prime Video it’s available The Ferragnez: Sanremo Specialthe latest episode of The Ferragnez 2. At the centre, the 2023 Sanremo Festival in which Chiara Ferragni participated as co-host in the first and fifth evenings, and in which Fedez was a guest of J-Ax and protagonist of the kiss with Rosa Chemical.

The Ferragnez: Sanremo Specialplot of the episode

The last part of the series – produced by Banijay Italia for Amazon Studios – focuses onevent that marked Chiara Ferragni’s television debut. An important piece of his career, which arrived after a long courtship by the host and artistic director Amadeus. The episode shows the preparation in the previous months, therefore the choice and fitting of the clothes, the construction of the monologuebut above all stage fright.

«In recent months I have felt very fragile», admits Ferragni. «I have fallen prey to my insecurities many times, to the thought of not being enoughof not having done enough. Despite my difficulties, in the end one way or another we make it. You succeed when you truly believe in something.” The fear of not being up to par leads to profuse crying. “It was difficult,” he adds and warns viewers: «It will be the episode in which I cry the most».

And so it is. The story takes a step back to last November, when the fittings began. From those tests the manifesto dress with the now famous slogan “Think yourself free” was born, the shame dressthat is, the nude look that follows her body, right down to the playsuit with the cage-shaped skirt, “which represents the stereotypes in which women are caged in society”. «For me Sanremo is bringing the woman and bringing a message of hope to women»points out.

The Rosa Chemical affair and Chiara’s disappointment

Time passes and we arrive quickly at the debut. Once you arrive in the City of Flowers, the Sanremo hustle and bustle begins. The anxiety for the first press conference (“I’m sure it will be full of insidious questions, everyone is waiting for a misstep”) to the triumph after entering the scene. Still, reading the monologue and demonstrating mastery of the stage although it’s his first time.

Everything goes smoothly until the final. «The only one who can cause disasters in this Sanremo is me», Fedez had predicted shortly before the Ligurian trip. Rightly or wrongly, the crime occurs on the evening of the final. During the performance, Rosa Chemical goes down to the audience and joins Fedez in the front row. She mimes sexual intercourse, she drags him on stage and at the end of the song she kisses him. An unscheduled event that in an instant turns into chaos. Journalists, politicians, but also fans of the couple go wild. What will happen now?

After seven months, The Ferragnez: Sanremo Special shows behind the scenes. The dialogue between the spouses and their respective reactions. Fedez later admits that «it was a big mess, I wasn’t in the bubble. I was completely out of my mind and I wasn’t completely lucid.” Chiara, on the other hand, blames her husband for the lack of support. «I asked him to be there for me without doing anything that would upset me. He can do whatever he wants and I will always respect his freedom. I wanted his support. I’m only sorry that, on an emotional level, those who wanted to reassure me scared me.” Then he continues: «It was difficult to return to that stage with a smile and not tremble. I’m proud to have put myself out there.”.

And here it is we arrive at a comparison. In Milan, at home, everyone explains their reasons. She asks for support, he promises to give it to her, but adds that he must face and overcome the ghosts of the disease. Furthermore, he is taking a journey «to mend the relationship. Sanremo was a bad parenthesis”.

The Ferragnez: Sanremo Specialthe review

The merit of Prime Video and the protagonists is that they were able to fuel curiosity and anticipation towards the special episode. A final appointment that summarizes an important moment for Chiara Ferragni and, above all, addresses the consequences of the crime in the Sanremo final. A cunning operation from the point of view of the so-called hype, of the expectation created by the various actors involved. A missed opportunity in terms of writing.

The Ferragnez: Sanremo Special it does nothing more than what has already been addressed in previous episodes or already published on social media and reported on TV during the evenings of the event. The Rosa Chemical affair occupies a handful of minutes just before the end of the episode and everything revolves around Chiara’s performance anxiety.

Furthermore, in over an hour and ten minutes there is very little new. Many of the videos of those who participated have been published over the months, as have the fragments of the two evenings shown one after the other. The story is diluted and interspersed with the protagonist’s many tears. However, the focus is lost, namely the Ferragnez. Will we see them again in the third season?

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