I took a peek at the tag after watching the new episode and I feel like some aren't getting what the theme this season seems to be, so I feel like wording this out
We haven't seen much but the theme is secrets, lies and truths.
(spoilers for revelator below)
While it has been a theme throughout the whole show, this season is making it even more prominent by having Marinette struggling with all of it and having Lila/Cerise/whatever her real name is as the main villain.
We know that Marinette hates liars and it is hard for her to continue to lie because it is weighing her down; she wants Adrien to know but it's hard and doesn't want him to be hurt by the truth. Lila, on the other hand, has no trouble with lying, in fact she states that she tells lies because it's what people want to hear, she seems to do it in order to gain power and so far she only wants to make a wish and that all her akumas are related to Marinette in any way, making it seem like she is the root of all her problems.
Now, Alya has a way lower tolerance for lies than Marinette has (which isn't a bad thing about her to have a tolerance to them, people are multifaceted and her being like that shows she's a well rounded and complex character) and she's rightfully angry because this is a HUGE lie, she did not only lie to all of Paris, but she lied to Adrien. The thing is that it is easy to be angry when you don't have the whole context, Alya doesn't know what happened, what went down at the mansion and only had one of the crucial bits of information but not the whole picture. Now her memory is erased because Chat got a power up (my boy grows!!!) yet we also got to see her saying that it was not her place on handling this secret and that it was Ladybug who should fix it right before that.
We see her later telling Marinette that whatever the secret is she's there for her whenever she's ready to tell it and then worrying if their friendship is okay. I think their friendship will be okay because i have hope for them and hope for Marinette finding the right way to tell Adrien (theories and headcanons aside because i want angst lol).
Truth finds a way and while people like to shit on this show's writing i actually love how they handle things and how consistent they are on the themes.
Insane butterfly man, wife haunting the narrative, and their magical child who is the catalyst for both of their deaths
Portrait of a father
People who don't like Adrien's new face just don't get it, he's giving androgynous, he's giving princess (quoting Marinette's grandmother), and I love it.
He also looks much more like his mom now. which I love so much since I like to headcanon that his father would often talk to him without looking at him bc he reminded him so much of Emilie.
As for the flat hair and wrinkled clothes, these are obviously temporary and a visual representation of Adrien's inability to move forward compared to the rest of his peers because of his father's passing. I can't wait for him to figure himself out, develop as a character, and get a makeover that will feel much more satisfying to see.
Is it obvious enough that I love Adrien/Chat Noir and that I'm obsessed with the Agreste family ?
Just saw the og storyboard for the s6 opening and IT INCLUDED ADRIEN ON EQUAL FOOTING WITH MARINETTE ! I'm so disappointed that they scrapped this !
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This episode has done irreparable damage to my mind
thinking about the letter again...
@little-mari-on-a-roof 's tags on this post:
#his sacrifice in front of Marinette was already so fucked up #but knowing he had a backup plan is somehow even worse #and he definitely thought Nathalie had more time left than him (at least according to Intuition) #even in his letter he doesn't admit to all the wrong he did. he only says HE sacrified everything and that he was Monarque #he never talks about the pain he inflicted upon others #so even with his last words asking Marinette to not let him know about the villain he was #he doesn't actually write off Adrien finding and following the letter
This made me want to go check out Intuition again and... all this might be a stretch, but could this be the moment he decides to write this letter? Find a solution? And then he asks Adrien and he confirms that no, he doesn't have any adults that could replace his parents (a stupid thing to ask unless of course you don't know anything about your son)
I also added that dialogue from Recreation and I'm now convinced that it's only then that he remembers about the letter. The moment when Ladybug mentions "solution" for the second time and his face changes. And all the remorse about wasting his and Nathalie's life and fear of leaving Adrien alone, that I do believe was sincere at first (but like little-mari-on-a-roof said, no regrets about the villainy) is gone from his face. Ta-da!
Here is his solution. He promised Adrien that Nathalie would help him with his new task. So he heals her instead, since Gabriel himself keeps failing anyway. Nathalie was right and his use of Miraculous is condemning them. Fine! Perhaps Adrien will do a better job!
Also, well... Intuition is an episode that revolves around the power of Second Chance. Sooo.... makes sense if he found a backup plan right there. Adrien as his second chance...
Bonus points: in Recreation he knows Adrien would have to betray none other than Marinette to do that. Couldn't get rid of adrinette yourself? Lol just convince her to lie to him and him to betray her and let them do the rest! Another problem solved?
This reminded me that in the s5 finale, Maribug also uses a bread peel to beat up Monarch :
She really takes after her dad lol
tom dupain prepared to beat a man to death with his bread peel for harrassing his daughter and her boyfriend online is one of the most in character things ive ever seen him do
The knights' story tells us that they have to make a choice between revealing their identities and staying together, or not revealing their identities and keeping their powers. I think many of you will have seen the parallels with the lovesquare, but not only...
The scene where Marc and Nath reveal their identities is a parallel to the Ephemeral episode where Marinette and Adrien also reveal their identities. I have a feeling that the curse of revealing identities gone wrong doesn't just apply to the love square, but to the other miraculous holders as well.
i'd like to introduce my daughter Nuance to tumblr