Having been a fan of miraculous since season 1 led me to feeling a particular hatred for Lila (in case any of y’all remember the era where we thought Volpina was going to be a new hero only for THAT episode to air..absolute betrayal to 12 year old me lol). But I have to say after this episode I truly respect her as a villain. Secret Protocol wasn’t her trying to finally get confirmation Marinette is Ladybug nooooooo. She already knew that. She wasn’t trying to get the earrings either. This was absolutely a message for Mari. She’s studied her so well she knew exactly how Marinette would plan and react to that scenario to mess her up as much as possible. Lila really just said “I know who you are, so count your days Marinette. You. Are. FUCKED!”
Now that is definitely why she actually revealed her identity so fast, she doesn't even care about the bugs anymore, she know that CRHYSALIS KNOWS, and that it was a seamlessly tailored warning. But maybe she actually tried to take her earrings, but she returned them after all, because she knew that it was the fake earrings, just because she knows Marinette too much, and also to test her. But somehow she has already proven that Mari is ladybug, we know that she was searching for a way this whole season, if this is a warning, then she has succeeded. Maybe somebody ratted her out, someone from her own team, there had been whispers around about somebody's betrayal, it could be anybody who knows her identity tho, Felix, even Alya, which is a wild guess haha, but who knows















