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It is only by episode 2 that Phileas seems to regain his original composure, although there seems to also be a backstory concerning Phileas awaiting to burst. The new series is gearing up to be the biggest adaptation of Vernes tale to date. Phileas is presented as a fool, not the methodical and reserved gentleman described by Jules Verne. Based on the beloved novel by Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days follows eccentric British explorer Phileas Fogg, who brazenly bets an exorbitant sum of money to his friends that he can travel around the entire globe by train in 80 days or less. Passepartout tells Fix that this is the place where his fathers life ended by firing. He is rescued by a nun, who promptly asks him to give her money. She eventually finds him in front of a wall riddled with bullet holes. Fogg returned to the town, which is a vast collection of heavylooking, irregular houses, surrounded by charming gardens rich in tropical fruits and plants and at ten oclock they reembarked, closely followed by the detective, who had kept them constantly in sight. He is quickly attacked by rioters, largely just children, who steal all his luggage. After a drive of two hours through the country, Aouda and Mr. Phileas is left all alone by Passepartout and Abigail. Once he arrives in Paris with Passepartout and Miss Abigail, the city is in the midst of a riot. The episode opens with Phileas receiving a postcard with a single word written: "Coward." It quickly becomes clear that this is what his entourage thinks of him. The series portrays Phileas as quite a pathetic character, especially in its first episode. Back in Paris, Passepartout reunites with his brother and finds himself embroiled again in the country's politics-the very thing he sought to escape. Around the World in 80 Days ± CHAPTER I IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AND PASSEPARTOUT ACCEPT EACH OTHER, THE ONE AS MASTER, THE OTHER AS MAN M r. The series suggests that Passepartout already travelled the world to escape the trauma of losing his father, who was a French revolutionary. A traumatic and political past has also been added to Passepartout's character.
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