‘The Seduction’ Stars Break Down Isabelle & Valmont’s Tragic Ending

[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers from The Seduction Season 1.]

Sebastian Valmont’s (Vincent Lacoste) actions catch up with him in The Seduction‘s finale. While viewers watch Isabelle de Merteuil (Anamaria Vartolomei) write a letter to Valmont, explaining how she escaped arrest by becoming the king’s courtesan, it’s revealed that her former lover will never read it. He’s already died by Danceny’s (Samuel Kircher) hand, in a duel for Cécile’s (Fantine Harduin) honor.

Though Isabelle ultimately rejects Valmont’s proposal to remarry, Vartolomei told Swooon the impact his death has on her character, “I think Isabelle lost the love of her life, and she lost an ally. She lost a friend. I think he was her first romantic experience, and also, he helped her in her quest of freedom, independence, and he has never been judgmental about her actions and what she could have done.”