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I just realized that Simpleman was basically Risk Lite and I'm utterly fascinated by the idea of the two of them in one episode causing all the mayhem because it will come down to "This is the simplest concept and I will take the risk and do it!"
something something about how ladybug may be paris' hero but chat noir is constantly ladybug's hero
From this
To this:
“Just you and me?”
"Just you, and me. And all of Paris.”
So we just gonna ignore homegirl lowkey dying over here 👀
The parallels in this show never fail to amaze me
Felix hanging out in THEIR sewers felt wrong
How dare you make that face with my sunshine boy
mari pls girl plssssssss
This was the funniest part of the entire episode sdjkfhdsk
THEY REALLY ARE LIKE SIBLINGS
From this
To this:
“Just you and me?”
"Just you, and me. And all of Paris.”
Ladybug was living her best life, winning against all the odds and having Adrien on her team doing everything perfectly and introducing him to her bestie Chat Noir and she went from heaven to hell so quick I’m surprised she even recovered from that mealtdown.
They just set up so much stuff for those to to now beat back solo.
I worried I was going to be worried. And I am, since they still have so much on their shoulders and Ladybug really just almost had a full breakdown there.
But I also have hope.
Hawkmoth’s biggest weakness is their strength. His focus is wholly selfish. He wants the end of the world. The rest of the team, the rest of the city, might not have powers, but they do have faith in Ladybug and Chat Noir. And they will do almost anything to help them succeed.
Most of all, it is the layers of love and trust there, keeping Ladybug and Chat Noir protecting one another as they literally scratch and claw to get every single one back.
Chat's pure, unconditional love for ladybug, the thing that Ladybug always viewed as a weakness
is precisely what became her biggest strength when all hope was lost.
I-
I need a minute
The lesson for this season really should be that Ladybug and Chat should trust each other completely, since no matter what, he's the one who always stays.
Take my hand.
'The fact that Adrien, who had the most reason to be angry at Ladybug for what happened in that episode but didn't is more than enough proof for why he's her partner.
This entire season has been about Ladybug learning how to be a leader, and Adrien struggling to figure out where his place in all of this was. The conflict of the season was that these two didn't know where they fit in exactly. Marinette wanted to try her hardest to be the guardian she needed to be and Adrien wanted to be the the hero she needed.
And in this episode both of them thought they lost it.
Adrien's worst fear that he wouldn't be useful for Ladybug anymore, and Mari's worst fear that she would fail as a guardian, both came true.
But all hope is not lost.
In this scene where Adrien comforts Ladybug, he does what he's always excelled at doing as Chat. Like so many other scenes, as I've mentioned in Miracle Queen, Psycomedian, Kuro Neko, and of course ladynoir in Puppeteer 2, Adrien's worth as a hero isn't determined just by heroic feats and clever planning.
It's because his compassion and empathy for others is what saves the day, time and time again.
He tells her to trust him, because he knows her better than anyone else. And he knows in that moment she needs him. It's this level of selflessness that is Adrien's greatest strength. He would never hold a grudge or be angry at her because at the end of the day he's going to be on her side, always and no matter what.
In the end he does what he was always going to do: he does his best for his lady. Because he knows what she needs, and he never hesitated to give it.
And Marinette, who has spent this entire season learning about what it means to be a hero, and failing because of trauma and making mistakes, has finally learned the most important lesson for her.
She is Ladybug. She is a hero, mistakes and all. Her fear and anxiety and trauma do not make her failure.
The people have faith in her and support her, they want to follow her. They love her. And that's what makes her a great leader. A leader who Paris can get behind even when everything becomes bleak.
There's this idea that Marinette has to be perfect to be a good Ladybug. It's an idea Mari has been struggling with all season. It's what has led her to make so many of the mistakes we see her make. It's what many of the fans have argued she should be, when the reality is Mari was never perfect. Just like with Adrien, the show tells us that perfection isn't what we're looking for. It isn't what we need, it isn't what Paris needs.
What Paris needs is these two who never give up and always fight, who get back up even when they fail. Who the people want to support.
We've hit rock bottom now, the lowest of low. But the one thing this episode showed us was that Adrien and Marinette are the best Chat Noir and Ladybug for the job. And most importantly, it reminds us what makes them the best team for the job.
And that they most certainly are a team. Ladybug, Chat Noir, and all of Paris.
I’ve never seen so much emotion on marinettes face and its terrifying.
The breathing? The blush from crying?? The sheer and utter panic? all of it. its such a perfect scene that we NEEDED.
for @gentil-minou
You know I think Chloé was so devastated because she just NOW understood what could've happened if her plan worked in Hawk Moth's advantage. She did betray Ladybug mostly to get back at her, not for evil to actually win. Now she's not just present during TWO apocalypses in one day but also powerless. Now she sees how it looked like from their points of view. Like Magneto when he lost his powers in X-Men 3 and only then realized how far he took the whole situation now that he is one of the people who can't do anything but witness the war HE started. I think this will be important for Chloé's character in the future. I'm not talking about character development but it might change her. She sees how much Paris appreciates Ladybug. She sees Ladybug and Chat Noir still standing "strong" even now when they barely have any chance to win. This will affect her character somehow.
THE PERFUME BOTTLES ARE THE LOVE SQUARE DISSOLVING INTO ONE SHIP
TWO SOULS
ONE MIND
ONE HEART
FIRST LOVE