#mlb critique

[invisiblecartoon]

Honestly, I like Feligami for not what it is, but for what it could have been.

Like imagine:

Scenario 1:

When they first meet, Felix thinks that Kagami is a spoiled princess like Chloe, and Kagami thinks that Felix is just Adrien with a high ego. Later they bound over their desire to set Adrien free. Felix begins to see Kagami as someone who is trapped just like Adrien, and Kagami begins to see Felix as his own person. (Enemies-Friends-Lovers)

Scenario 2:

They meet while Kagami and Adrien are still a thing and Felix is undercover as Adrien. On that day they were suppose to go on a date. On that date Kagami is like "Wow, Adrien is more focused on me and more pleasant to be around" and Felix is fascinated with Kagami and wants to know more about her, but since they met while he was Adrien, Felix asks him if he can pretend to be him for a little longer while Adrien is dressed up as a normal boy and gets to experience normal things.

I dont have any more ideas, but like, they definitely could have done more with them.

[gyroshrike]

I had a lot of fun watching Reflekdoll and there was so much of it I loved, but one thing did make me really sad:

[Spoilers for Reflekdoll]

By the end of the episode I thought Ladybug and Chat Noir were going to understand each other more in the way that “being LB isn’t easy” and “being CN isn’t all fun and games.” I thought it was going to be eye opening for CN and humbling for LB. I wanted CN to realize that being LB is stressful on her in a way that she doesn’t feel like she can crack jokes or relax and I wanted LB to realize that even though he’s silly, CN is capable and works so hard in his role.

But it wasn’t that at all... the entire episode was CN bascially saying “you’re right m’lady, this is difficult m’lady, I see why you take things so seriously m’lady, I was wrong m’lady, you’re the important one here, not me, m’lady.”

There was no... reciprocation or appreciation on LB’s part? :c All she mentioned was “yeah, it’s nice not having all the responsibility and just being able to goof off,” which felt really disrespectful to CN? When CN said he wouldn’t be able to be a hero without her, she gave no acknowledgement to her needing him either. :ccc

She didn’t tell him thank you, she didn’t tell him how much she appreciates him, how much he means to her as a hero, while CN showered her with appreciation and compliments and positive things.

It all made my heart hurt a lot. They’re supposed to be a team, but it just felt... so “LB is right and smart, and CN is wrong and doesn’t know what he’s doing,” when it’s so important to be for them to be equal with each other with mutual respect for each other. :C

I’m hoping this was maybe the set up for a future episode where LB loses CN, maybe in the Chat Blanc episode? Where she realizes how important he is to her and how much she relies on their teamwork.