Top 5 Miraculous episodes. :)
It was my favorite episode during Season 1 and still remains one of my favorite. I just love the tension in this one. And this episode is even more fun to watch after Collector. I still remember the debate Gabriel couldn’t be HM because of that episode. Good times. This episode is always worth a rewatch in my book.
This episode made me realized I needed more Ladrien in my life haha! It was also a cool introduction for one of my favorite girls as well!
I love seeing Marinette and Adrien interacting together in this one. And they even duel a few rounds together! That freaking match between Adrien and Kagami was overkill and I love it for that xD I also love how Adrien risks his life as a civilian to protect LB, gets wounded and it later affects him. And that final battle? I get goosebumps when LB and CN repeat the “En garde. Prêts? Allez” at they finally break Riposte’s sword (and it makes a nice little nod to when they were sparing themself as civilians). And the ending that is a bit bitter-sweet. Awww~
And the episode also contains my favorite pun from the show “Maybe he is... clawstrophobic?”
A civilian trying to be a superhero? Check. Said civilian puts himself more in trouble than helping those around? Check. LB and CN cannot have free time anymore as civilians because of this? Check. The little hommage to Batman? Check. LB and CN exhausted trying to find a way to solve this and regain their social life? Check. Alya being asked to help and wear a cardboard costume? Check (btw this is even funnier if you consider that Sapotis happened before this episode xD).
Honestly, Mr. Damocles was made very sympathic in this episode and you just feel for him when he accidently got exposed. And man, the supervillain he turned into is one of the best. He was very clever and his trap did work.
And what can I say about this freaking scene?! The trust they have for one another there just make me melt.
It was also a nice twist that Dark Owl’s akumatized object wasn’t on him. And the ending was cute as the Owl found his calling and become popular :)
You all know I love Lila as a villain and here I was served! Every scene Lila is in it steal the episode for me. When she sneaks into the Agreste Mansion. When she refused to be helped by LB. When she manage to make an Akumatized who was pursuing her to deal with LB instead. When she trick CN, leading him away and putting LB in a serious disavantage. And what can I say about that ending? Not only Adrien is finally realizing how dangerous Lila can be and that he should keep her at bay. But worse!
A deal between two demons gets established and when know this is bound to no good and I. LOVE. IT. Haha! This episode is such an important cornerstone of the season!
Also, Oni-Chan herself has also one of my favorite Akumatized design with the mix of the rose and oni theme. And her power was really original as well. It felt like a nice metaphor for cyberharassment and cyberbullying. And the progression of LB discovering how Oni-Chan’s power works and using it against her was well done imo.
I admit, the beginning is a little hard to follow at first because you have to make sense of those flashbacks and ellipses. But it was just one twist after the other. So much was going on. The scheme. The unexpected return of Catalyst and Scarlet Moth. Marinette being akumatized. The plan being aborted midway because Catalyst collapses. Nathalie disobeying Gabriel and going with her own plan to get the Miraculous. Mayura actually creating a sentimonster who is an exact replica of someone (!). Hawkmoth showing up to save Mayura. Adrien sacrificing himself so Marinette can get back to school. (I still have goosebump of their “friendly” discussion. I can’t wait to see more to this!
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