I love how at first everyone was super excited for the long awaited suo arc but by now we have reached a state of pure panic

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I love how at first everyone was super excited for the long awaited suo arc but by now we have reached a state of pure panic
daily reminder that we are now 200 chapters in and suo still hasn't gotten hit even once that's aura.
Throwing out all my theories before the final episodes
Obviously spoilers for episodes 5 and 6.
After recovering from the episode 6 ending, I finally took some time to collect my thoughts and kinda managed to string everything together into what is hopefully a plausible theory. Keep in mind that a lot of this is just interpretation on my part.
I DO NOT think that there is an actual traitor in the Z-Team.
Over the past few weeks, this is the one thing people have been set on, aside from "Invisigal or Blode Blazer" being the new "Shego or Kim". But I think that's a red herring by the writers and per se also Shroud. We are so focused on observing/questioning the characters around us, we fail to see the obvious. There is no traitor; because we are the traitor. And no I haven't lost my mind, lets go through the characters one by one.
1. Chase: I dont think I have to elaborate much on this one? He is probably dead.
I really hope he is btw as it makes this entire thing more impactful. Him dying raises the stakes and makes everything even more personal and I think removing that emotional impact by having Chase alive or even in a coma would be a mistake. The majority of Robert's arc is the theme of revenge. Kill Shroud and avenge his father or throw him into jail like a hero would. The thing is, we as the players dont have any perticular strong feelings about Robert's father, since we dont have that much information on him (outside of the comics but not everyone bought those). Tbh from what we heard, he sounds like a neglectful parent and quite shitty dad. But with Chase that's different. We spend quite a lot of time with him and he is a very likeable and funny character. His death shifts the scale on how to deal with Shroud when the time comes.
On the one hand I'm glad they remembered Alix' existence. On the other hand I'm absolutely terrified of Marinette taking over as interim Keeper of Time and yeah Alix is never going to take a day off again, isn't she?
Cass is actually the only bat who doesn't vanish on Gordon while his back is turned. She vanishes on him while he's looking directly at her and he finds this much more alarming.
Miraculous London Special only exists as an excuse to remove time travel from the plot again lmao rip Alix you are back to 0 screentime girl
Since apparently some people mistook this little joke as a full-fledged review, here we go: Spoilers ahead!
There were actually a lot of things I liked about the special. It helped fill some gaps and opened up a few new story points. But what I enjoyed the most was that it didn't just make everything okay.
Because it isn't.
Adrien is an emotional mess, Marinette's mental state is a trainwreck, Nathalie, Kagami, Fèlix, Alix, and the Kwamis are kinda forced to roll with her choices, Tomoe (and Nathalie) get away scotfree and Cerise is worse than Monarch.
And especially children's shows tend to ignore trauma stuff like that but Miraculous isn't just like they weren't back in season 4 and that makes me really happy. It's okay to not be okay, is a lesson I am glad is taught to a younger audience.
Let's start with Adrien before we head into the clusterfuck that is Marinette's mental state. His reaction as both himself and Chat Noir was very well written. Sad, but also angry at Ladybug and himself. That's what grief looks like. His outburst towards Ladybug was so realistic because she ALWAYS fixed everything. So why wasn't everything fixed this time? Why did he have to lose not only his mother but also his father? And most importantly: If he had been there, could he have saved Gabriel? (No he would have destroyed the universe but that's only something we and Alix know and Marinette kinda semi-knows) But he is not just Adrien. He is also Chat Noir. And Chat Noir has no personal relation to Gabriel Agreste. Chat Noir has no reason to be upset with Ladybug. But Chat Noir has reason to question what Ladybug fucking meant when she said: "I want to tell you everything that has happened but I can't.", admitting that her public statement at least wasn't the entire truth. And that was kind of a weird scene to me. Because Ladybug telling Chat Noir either the entire truth or nothing at all would both make sense (the first option more than the second but whatever). What doesn't make sense is her kinda teasing that she held something back. Especially since Chat Noir feeling left out has caused friction between them in the past. I mean I guess that was more or less meant as some kind of teasing/foreshadowing to us but it doesn't make much sense if you view the scene in-universe-wise. But aside from the "secret-identity-plot-armor", that scene was perfect. Because although Monarch was beaten, neither of them feels like they have won. This was not the ending they had expected and they are allowed to grieve that too.
And Marinette? She had to go through it. Again. It's actually kind of ironic how both she and Adrien are going through the same cycle of emotions but for different reasons. Sadness, anger, guilt, and shame. Adrien is grieving his father, is angry at himself and Ladybug, and feels guilt and shame for not being there to save his father. Marinette feels sad for Adrien (+ she never actually wanted Monarch to die) and angry, guilty, and ashamed for not being able to fix everything this time. Marinette's mental is more or less back to the beginning of season 4. A secret and burden that threatens to crush her under their weight. But it's even worse this time. Because lying to the whole world is one thing. But lying to the person she loves the most? Every day? That's devastating. And as the Alixes said: "Actions have consequences." But enough of the emotional shit, for now, let's talk plot.
1. Why did Marinette lie to Alya and Su-Han?
This focuses more on the season 5 final when Marinette said that she had searched for the butterfly miraculous but couldn't find it. But Marinette already knew that there was a Monarch 2.0 running around. Her initial "Gabriel died a hero"- lie wouldn't have been affected if she had told them about her little time-travel adventure. Marinette is putting together her team, the least she can do is tell them that the new threat is already there. Once again, this is probably teasing/foreshadowing to us viewers but it doesn't make much sense if you view the scene in-universe-wise.
2. What is Cerise's goal?
Gabriel's goal was to save the love of his life, but what is Cerise's?
The thing is, we don't know yet, we can however make a few assumptions. We know she hates both Marinette and Ladybug. And she doesn't have much love for Chat Noir or the other heroes either. Also since she is a selfish bitch I think it's safe to say that her wish is for her personal gain alone. We also know her wish has a BIG impact on reality, rewriting it so massively that the entire current timeline is no longer true. This might indicate that she wants to remove Marinette and or the heroes from existence. Of course, this is just a theory but given everything we know about her time as Lila, removing Marinette would solve nearly all her problems. She could keep lying without consequences, she could be with Adrien, etc.
And I think that's what makes her so much more dangerous than Monarch. Because as evil as he was Gabriel just wanted to save his wife. He never had a personal problem with Ladybug and Chat Noir or their civilian personas. He was frustrated with their interferences, yes, but I wouldn't say he ever outright hated them. But for Cerise it is personal. Marinette and Ladybug made her life difficult. They exposed her lies and ruined what could have been an easy and perfect life. She is also more cunning than Gabriel, thinking of a bigger picture instead of just akumatizing person after person and hoping to get lucky eventually.
We also can't forget that she is one of the few people who knows that Gabriel was Monarch. Something that can certainly be used to drive a wedge between Ladybug and Chat Noir.
Which is not just a bad thing for the obvious reasons. but we can't forget about the three major events that led to Chat Blanc:
Adrien figures out that Marinette is Ladybug
Adrien finds out about his mother and her status
Adrien learns that his father is Monarch
And given what the Alixes said about Marinette's choices having consequences, I am 100% certain that Chat Blanc will play some sort of role in the future. Maybe not season 6 per se but at some point for sure.
3. No consequences for Tomoe or Nathalie
That's actually the part that kinda bothers me. Tomoe is a bitch, but whatever Ladybug can't expose her without exposing her own lie. Shitty situation. Not to mention how Kagami plays into all that. But Nathalie? Even if she had a change of heart in the end, this woman committed terrorism. She is just as much at fault as Gabriel himself. She was never forced to do anything. And now she gets a pass because Adrien is an orphan and needs a mother figure. Okay, I guess? I just wish that all of her actions aren't just forgotten by Marinette and that Nathalie still has to work to earn forgiveness. If you are going to let her get away with everything at least bother to give her an actual redemption arc (RIP Chlóe).
4. Time travel bullshit aka what my original post was kinda about
Now finally let's talk about my girl Alix. I love her. "Miraculous London Special only exists as an excuse to remove time travel from the plot again lmao rip Alix you are back to 0 screentime girl"
This is based on Marinette suggesting that Alix might have to stay in the Burrow again. "Might" because she did appear in the season 5 epilogue after the time skip. We know a few months have passed and it doesn't seem like Cerise has actually done anything yet since she attempted to figure out Ladybug's identity. So that inactivity might have allowed her to return for now.
But the main issue remains. The writers have introduced an overpowered concept. Which time travel just is and always will be. Krux and Acronix from Lego Ninjago used to say: "Control time, control everything!" And they were right. You do control everything. One small change can lead to major consequences. The thing is, the writers have introduced more than one overpowered concept. Take the Rooster Miraculous for example. Sublimation can give you any power you can think of, as long as it doesn't interfere with the powers of another miraculous. Alright, then my power is, that if you are akumatized and look at me you get major diarrhea. Or if you are currently in possession of the Butterfly Miraculous you want to give it to Ladybug. But the overpoweredness of the Rooster was never acknowledged in the show. The overpoweredness of the Bunny, however, was. And that's a problem. Back in the early 2000s, when Justice League the Animated Series aired, there was a very common theme across the majority of episodes: They had to come up with a reason why Superman couldn't just fly in and destroy whatever threat they were currently dealing with. Either he was away in space, or there was Kryptonite involved, or he couldn't act without revealing his identity, etc. And Miraculous has the same problem. They need to come up with an active reason to why Bunnyx can't just fix everything. And the easiest (and cheapest) way to do that is to just not have her present at all.
And that sucks.
Miraculous London Special only exists as an excuse to remove time travel from the plot again lmao rip Alix you are back to 0 screentime girl
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This will be a little shorter since I'm kinda busy but I still have to share my thoughts even if I'm gonna cut back on the analysis (might do one later this week tho) a bit.
Jade helping Kit walk? Gay. Jade taking care of injured Kit? Gay. Gay sparring? Very Gay. The look before Kit threw herself and Elora down into potential death? The Gayest.
THEY KISSED
the whole thing with Kit having a throwing star stuck in her arm and Jade baiting her with a kiss only to slap her when pulling it out was just hilarious.
Kit has her confidence back. Yaay.
Also her will to live is a fucking rollercoaster. Before it was up, then after the whole Madmartigan thing it was gone, she kinda got it back again until they reached the waterfall and there she was just like: fuck it either I die or I make it.
That's probably not a healthy way of living but I support you, you go girl!
Kit and Elora finally laid all their differences aside. Kit admitting that she was jealous of Elora showed how far she has come since the beginning. It was already kinda clear to me that Kit has no actual interest in becoming queen, but hearing her say it was good
The whole scene at the waterfall was just amazing. Also if Jade does not jump after her gf I'm gonna be mad.
Kinda feeling the evil!Airk look. It suits him.
The final ep may be traumatizing tbh.
A few notes/thoughts on episode 6
Kit, Elora, and Madmartigan
I know I've said this many many times by now, but this episode once more showed how deeply hurt Kit actually is by the actions of her parents, specifically by Madmartigan's in this case.
Kit loves her dad. She truly does, even to the point, where in the heat of the moment, she is willing to choose him over her brother.
So knowing that he once more chose Elora over her is tearing her apart. It's making her wonder if Mads even cares about his own daughter, which I'm sure he does. Sending Kit away, not being able to see her again after so many years, must have broken his heart even if he didn't let it show in his voice.
But for Kit? For Kit, it looked like it had been easy.
She is understandably angry. But not at Madmartigan. No, she can't be mad at him because he is her dad and she loves him so goddamn much.
She is angry at herself. Kit said, that if she saved her father she might finally understand why he keeps choosing Elora instead of her. To me, that sounds a lot like she is partly blaming herself. Like she is trying to find out what she did wrong to make him leave.
But the thing is: You can be angry at yourself all you want, but you don't really have a way of letting it all out. You just keep bottling it up until you eventually explode.
So Kit is redirecting all that anger in her toward the only other option she has: Elora.
Because blaming Elora is easy. It's easy to make her the villain of this story.
And Elora knows that. From her reaction, when Kit started yelling at her, I'm also guessing that she knows that Kit doesn't actually hate her. But she's letting Kit blame her because Kit needs someone to blame.
Hearing Madmartigan's voice fucking broke Kit.
And I'm bowing for Ruby Cruz because the performance she delivered in this episode was absolutely incredible. The raw emotion in her voice as she was being dragged out was heartbreaking.
Kit and Jade
This two did not kiss and I can't believe I have to wait another week.
I'm hoping for some whump/CPR as compensation.
The hug was sweet tho. As was the whole: I'm not letting you leave thing and oh fuck my gf is drowning I need to save her
I'm a sucker for angst and a certified whumper pls let me be
Theories
I'm pretty sure Kit will be the one wearing the cuirass. Boorman explained that it was a shield. And Kit just fell into what is apparently a liquid of pure evil. So maybe the cuirass can work in more than one way, not only shielding from outside evil, but also the evil within?
Anyway, if Tanthamore doesn't make out in the next ep I'm fucking rioting who's with me?
i can't wait a week for kit and jade to finally kiss (again)
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I noticed quite a few people dislike Kit for the way she is acting, which I can understand let's face it she is a little shit. But that's exactly what I love about her.
One of the biggest problems in fiction is that characters tend to be too perfect. Especially queer ones. In so many instances, queer characters only have very few flaws that are easily overlooked or have none at all.
But not Kit. Kit's flaws are right there.
She is cocky, arrogant, confrontational, impulsive, hostile, stubborn, and so on.
But that's a good thing. Flaws are incredibly important for a character. Not only will nothing tell you more about a character and their past than their flaws, but a character without flaws is stuck in place. They can't develop because they don't have a reason to change.
Viper taking care of Jett
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Rewatching some willow scenes and oh boy there will be a rant post about swords at some point
Pretty sure Kit also has magical abilities her bow and quiver filled with arrows keep appearing and disappearing maybe she is also Elora Danan
So I just saw the new Willow episode and I wanna share some thoughts about Kit's character and her relationship with Jade, Boorman, and Elora.
Spoilers ahead.
Episode three certainly was something. And while it had a great impact on a lot of characters, I want to focus on Kit a little bit (mainly because she's such a little shit and I love her for it).
This episode changed a lot of things for her. Kit can no longer deny that Dove, this unimportant kitchenmaid who just seemed to be her brother's latest plaything, is actually Elora Danan, the woman who is destined to save all of them. Kit saw the result of Elora's magic.
But what does that mean for her? What does it change? The answer is everything.