I am highly interested in the upcoming game of who will be manipulating who in this alliance between Lila and Gabriel.
Let me be clear. Lila is thinking she has won over Gabriel Agreste and can manipulate him like everyone else to give her what she wants. But little does Lila seem to realize Gabriel is actually playing her game. I don’t think Lila is realizing he knows she is a liar and that is a serious advantage Gabriel has over her. He can give her things that she wants, giving her some leasure or mirroring it is possible she can have something, while not fully satisfying her on purpose in order to use her.
As of now, Gabriel is the one in control, but with time, Lila can still surprise him and tilt the scale. As Hawkmoth, he never expected this girl to convince an akumatized villain who was against her do her bidding. That was an awesome move on Lila’s part, and I understand why Gabriel was impressed and wants to make her an ally in order to defeat Ladybug, but it also gives a glimpse on how dangerous she can become without even receiving superpowers.
I think Gabriel understands the risks and will circonscribe those as much as possible, but I’m sure Lila has many more tricks hidden in her sleeves and Gabriel might learn about those the hard way. Nathalie might act as a voice of reason as she will probably distrust Lila even though Gabriel will ensure her he has everything under control. And this overconfidence of Gabriel might be his downfall as main villain of the show since he will probably underestimate Lila and fails miserably trying to balance the risk he took. A risk that yet again is involving his son.
Lila cares about no one else but herself. She doesn’t care if she hurts others in order to get what she wants. Gabriel is pretty much the same regarding his scheme of creating supervillain in order to get Ladybug and Chat Noir miraculous and if that means terrorizing the whole city of Paris in the process, so be it! However, unlike Lila, he has one weakness limiting him : Adrien.
Gabriel pushes his own limit because no pain, no gain as the saying goes. He thinks the goal justifies the means but that doesn’t mean he likes taking those risks. (Though I admit not letting his son dies is pretty much the strictest minimum of common decency). Gabriel also frequently puts aside his own feelings because he thinks they make him weak, that they will meddle with his objective : bringing Emilie back for Adrien’s sake. Not even for Gabriel’s own sake as he will probably not even benefits from the wish he wants to make.
Gabriel is also capable of regrets and can question himself about his actions although he will quickly dismiss them because they are getting in the way, especially when there is a new opportunity shining right in front of him.
Not Lila. She plays the victim when confronted but that what it is : an act. It is not cowardice. It is not regret. She is buying herself time before coming back with a stronger charge. It is always calculated.
So, yeah, their dynamic will be entertaining. At least, for me, because I love both characters as villains. And I wouldn’t worry about Adrien. Not after his conclusion in Oni-Chan. Adrien is less naive. He has realized Lila is not simply a person who lies in order to get attention. She is far worse. She lies to use people. That’s the part he has failed to grasp in Chameleon because he didn’t witness that side of her and Marinette didn’t inform him of what has happened in the bathroom. So if he can help it, he will avoid Lila. If not, he will remain polite but distant. His behavior around her is already much more different than how he interacts with Marinette, Nino, Chloé, Kagami or even Wayhem.
In Chameleon, when he could sit elsewhere than next to Lila at the end of the episode, he took it. First with Marinette to support her, then back with Nino because he is his best friend. In Oni-Chan, at the end, he better establishes his limits to Lila.
His lines are respectfully :
“Désolé, c’est l’heure de l’escrime”
(Sorry, it’s time for my fencing lessons)
“Et puis, t’es trop forte en calcul”*
(And you are too strong in math)
“On ne joue pas dans la même cour”
(We don’t play in the same league)
He first finds a good excuse. Then add that Lila is too strong “en calcul”. The direct translation would be “calculus” I am however unsure if that sentence would have made sense in English (thus why I went with the word math in my translation). However, in French, this sentence has a double meaning. It still relates to the math subject they have talked earlier but this time around Adrien specifies “calculus”, as in “calculating” as in “calculating a situation to take advantage of”. This is further pushed when he says they don’t play in the same league. Adrien likes to help people to make them happy while Lila uses people to achieve her own happiness. And he wants to dissociate himself from her.
He also pushes her hand from his shoulder, refusing her contact, refusing her pushing herself in.
“Nathalie et mon garde du corps ont été réprimandés par ta faute, Lila”
(Nathalie and my bodyguard were scolded because of you, Llla)
“Lila, tu peux compter sur moi sauf si tu blesses les gens que j’aime”
( Lila, you can count on me except if you hurt the people I love.)
He also explains why he’s distancing himself from her to make things clear between them. He is still ready to help her, because he likes to help others when they ask him to, but he specifies where he draws the line. If helping Lila means it will caused problems for the people he cares about or upset them, he will not help her (and this will probably echoes back when Adrien learn the truth about his father)
Basically, take Marinette’s hint : trust Adrien. He too has grown since the beginning of the school year.
Lila might be up to isolate Adrien so she can have him for herself as being his only friend. Thing is, Adrien is not alone. He has Marinette who also knows Lila is a liar and who sees through her act. Plus, Marinette is approved by Gabriel in a way. He has acknowledged her talent for design and has invited to participate in his fashion show. So I don’t think he considers her as a bad influence. Neither does he seem to think so of Kagami, but in her case, maybe it is because he needs her mother for something. So, for her, I am not entirely sure.
In other words, what Adrien needs in order to be safe is to able to break the isolation he is put in. And I consider Marinette as his biggest support to help him there.
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