#every time I saw Chloe/Lila/Gabriel be super unrealistically evil for no reason
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At this point, I am literally just trying to see this season to an end
Hi hello, yes Iâm late, time to review Revolution! Letâs go because at this point Iâm getting tired of this show.
So basically the entire episode is Adrienâs trying to tell Marinette that heâs leaving Paris and trying to stop it, but Marinette doesnât really listen, and is focused on stopping Chloe, whoâs now mayor/dictator??? Yeah trust me the logic of this show is gone, somehow people are ok with the super demonized caricature Chloe being mayor like everyone didnât hate her already (my guess is that this is supposed to be alluding to the current state of world and politics and lack of trust people hold in the government)? Love the lack of consistency and logic.
Now. I donât want to criticize Marinette too much, because technically, yes, she was busy trying to handle the Chloe situation (which in itself makes absolutely no sense and by all accounts shouldnât be possible) but I will note that despite Adrien clearly telling her something was wrong multiple times, she never seems to care or understand? Like he told her multiple times that thereâs something wrong, but she never seems to care or do anything about it until it actually affects her (which is unfortunately in character)
But apparently people are criticizing Adrien?! Saying how heâs awful for lying to marinette about having to leave and left it for the last minute? And frankly, the show kinda does it too (in the next episode, many of Adrienâs classmates discuss how awful it is Adrien didnât say anything and how could he keep this from them like that)
LIKE??? BITCH??? Two points:
1. Adrienâs dad is Gabriel fucking Agreste?!
Like wow what a shocker the child of a man that has proven to abuse and isolate his son on multiple occasions has a fear of asking others for help in his situation because he worries nothing can truly beat this actual billionaire whoâs also his legal guardian? And also is implied to have legit magic control powers over him, sentimonster style?
2. This really isnât that of a big fucking deal
Like I do not get why this show keeps saying how âAdrien lied to marinette!!! He didnât tell her heâs moving away!!!! How could he!!!â And how literally everyone and their mom is seeing this as an awful situation for marinette, when in actuality, all she knows is that Adrien will now be living a couple of hours away from her (due to the bullet train between Paris and London) and that he wonât literally be with her every second of the day.
Like I get it for a 14 year old yes this might be a huge fucking deal, but Alya even says so herself! Adrien is in London, theyâll just get a couple of tickets for the train and figure it out from their! And even in the worst case scenario where Adrien stays in London, thereâs the option of a long distance relationship (thatâs just as valid a relationship as any and would be a refreshing take on how not every relationship is super conventional and in person)
I just really donât understand why the show shows Adrien genuinely going through some horrible shit from his father (like full on white room torture in the episode after) and then all the show focuses on is how this affects marinette and how sad she must be rather then the genuine psychological damage this must be doing for the kid! Like no one in this show remembers the amount of control Gabriel has on Adrien or something.
Anyways rant aside, before the entire going to London thing happens (btw congrats adrienette shippers for the kiss) thereâs a whole thing where Chloe makes a deal to be akumatized by Monarch so she can send people to detention (itâs painted as a torture chamber but itâs literally people walking around with a video of Chloe saying theyâre ridiculous, so basically P.E. Class), and then thereâs a big fight where Ladybug and Chat Noir almost detransform because they used up their lucky charm and cataclysm and are trapped (btw the lucky charm had no fucking point to the story, why was it underwear? Frankly it was kinda creepy if the writers to have panties as the lucky charm for nothing but a weird joke, and not even connecting to the messages of unity and everyone taking action but ok)
But like⊠they just donât?! Like I swear to god this show makes no sense anymore, Ladybug and Chat Noir just say theyâll never give up and fully transform and recharge again, and now they have no time limit and full powers?!
Like, the entire principal (just like Gabriel said) of the miraculous time limit, is that Kwamis need to recharge after one use, and that adults can lend some of their energy and power to Kwamis and therefore have them last longer to the point they donât need to detransform, hence âonly adults donât need to detransformâ
But now itâs apparently a purely emotional thing and not physical? Ladybug and Chat Noir somehow grew up by saying theyâll never detransform again (I do not at all see how this is a moment of growth to them) and now they just donât detransform, despite the fact they are physically still kids?
Like by the shows logic of emotional maturity, Gabriel shouldnât be able to hold a transformation at all then, because heâs the farthest thing from emotionally mature.
And also, it kinda makes all the stakes in fights now null and void? The biggest stake and challenge in each fight from day one of miraculous was âthereâs this bad guy, you guys have one chance to use your special powers to beat them, think smart and solve this puzzleâ but now itâs just gone??? It would have worked if the akumas overtime became more intense and hard to beat but clearly thatâs not the case as even akumas powered up with actual miraculouses can be beat by a normal ladybug and chat noir.
The best thing the show could have done here is rather then make the becoming adult thing emotional maturity, have Ladybug and Chat Noir notice their transformation seems ti be slowly lasting longer as they age (have it be a metaphor for puberty and growing up or something) and then actually make the fights and villains more difficult and compelling so by the time Ladybug and Chat Noir no longer transform back, the priority isnât for them to keep their secret identity (which sucks and anyways doesnât matter) but to stay alive!
But anyways I digress, when has this show ever pulled a logical move?
Which speaking ofâŠ
I have no fucking clue what theyâre doing with Chloe anymore.
They spent. Entire SEASONS! PLURAL! SEASONS! After the introduction of Audrey Bourgeois, telling us how âno Chloe is irredeemable her actions are never justifiable sheâs just evil and bad and she has no other reason for doing anything and sheâs so bad sheâs cooperating with monarch and Lila look how evil she is hate her so marinette looks better in comparisonâ
To now⊠suddenly pulling this scene?!
Like. WHY??? Why would you purposely demonize Chloe despite the very real opportunity she had to get better and be complex, only to now pull a âwhoops wait look guys deep compelling character!â
And while I heard people say this is the show maybe finally making Chloe get her redemption arc after hitting rock bottom, I canât agree? The show is known for its repetitive nature, and if the show is to redeem Chloe and suddenly make her a good person or give her a compelling reason for acting the way she did, marinette looks bad in comparison, for not having as compelling reasons to do just as bad things:
Example? Marinette and Chloe in season 3âs Animaestro, trying to sabotage Lagami and publicly humiliate her in front of Adrien so she wonât âwin him overâ.
If Chloe has an explanation for this behavior (sheâs taught to be cruel and mean from a young age by an abusive and neglectful mother, and because of her equally neglectful father, she learned the only way sheâs heard and anyone cares for her is if she lashes out, and someone will just throw money on the problem) what reason does marinette have? She was raised by perfectly loving and doting (maybe too doting) parents, who from day one have taught her to be kind to others, and to do good.
Both characters did an awful thing, just one character has a genuinely compelling explanation for said behavior, while the other is pure jealousy and wanting the guy for herself by all costs.
So no, I donât think the show will redeem Chloe for that reason: because it would force marinette to admit her wrongdoings and therefore force the plot to develop!
So this just makes no sense? It feels like a case of the show wanting to have its cake and eat it too, wanting the show to remain the same, Chloe to remain awful for no reason, and for marinette to stay the hero by comparison, but also have the bragging rights to say âwe write complex character you guys!â
It makes no sense is my point.
Anyways besides these huge inconsistencies, leaps in logic, and bad writing, I donât really have anything else about this episode to say? This show has officially come to the point for me where I genuinely think nothing will ever change or be able to fix how wrong everything is (from characterization of everyone except for marinette, the plot, the rules of miraculouses, the LOVE SQUARE)
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