The Duo Ever

So am I allowed to theorize that every member of that weird cult has a sentikid or not ?

Like there's already Gabriel and Tomoe, so why not all the others

I elaborated a little more about this theory here

I've been trying to work a bit on my own au/rewrite of miraculous, like just writing the general themes of it.

And one of the things I wanna focus on is Marinette and Adrien having some sort of identity crisis. I want their super hero alter ego to accentuate their insecurities and to slowly overtake their everyday life. It would manifest for different reasons and in different ways, but the idea is still the same.

I mean, imagine being 15 (already very confusing age) and everyday you get to transform into a bigger, stronger, cooler version of yourself. I'd like them to experience a distortion/fragmentation of self, being unable to recognize who they truly are anymore, body image issues... Idk would be pretty neat. Still need to work on how I'd show that visually tho

i'd like to introduce my daughter Nuance to tumblr

watch me draw algerian Luka

we gotta make a trend out of this fr

so... guess what @bugstung based on this post

i think being american is so funny we are simple people

kaboom

The issue with Ladynoir's Dynamic

While Ladynoir's og dynamic was okay for a formulaic show (which was what miraculous was going for originally), it definitely started to show its shortcomings in later seasons. They did try to adress it, but never really committed to it fully. Like many other ideas/plot points.

Like, S3 and S4 were supposed to say something about Chat Noir's being delegated to a sidekick and Ladybug not trusting him. But they didn't really do it well, sometimes LB just looks super bossy and CN kind of dumb and impulsive. You know when this dynamic should've changed ? The kwami swap episode. It's basically a body/role swap, which is a very popular trope in media, but they executed it so badly and no real lesson was learned. Felt like they just did it for shit and giggles without any real intention behind.

I'm not a fanfic writer, but I enjoy redesigning/rewriting some of the characters, so I'll definitely keep this in mind ! Ladynoir dynamic is different from s1 to s6 but I just feel like we didn't really get to see actually impactful moments of it changing.

Your analyses are very helpful since I don't have time to re-watch the show for the moment, it gives me a way to look back on the old eps and take away helpful info from them, but also connect current events to the later ones :)

Miraculous Rewatch Where I Overanalyze Everything: Mr. Pigeon

I like that we can see as early as this that Hawkmoth has different strategies for akumatizing people. In The Bubbler, Gabe deliberately takes the opportunity to piss Nino off so he can akumatize him. In Mr. Pigeon though, he is literally just waiting around in his lair to catch a whiff of bad feeling. Someone was going to get akumatized today, where that may not have been the case in The Bubbler. I definitely think any Butterfly user who isn't rich and famously reclusive is gonna have to rely a LOT more on strategy A than strategy B (I have not seen season 6, so IDK if Lila does this or not).

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Uuuuuugggghhh, Roger, why are you always the poster child for terrible cop behavior? This is like the first episode you appear in and I already hate you for being so mean to Mr. Ramier. No, he's not supposed to feed the pigeons here, but do you have to be such a *dick* about it?

And here we see the first in a long line of Akumas who drastically switch body types for no real reason. Tell me, do we think Mr. Pigeon is jacked because it's Mr. Ramier's fantasy, or do we think it's Gabriel's fantasy? Considering the general trend in akumas. . . I'll let ya'll make of that what you will.

Remember in the Bubbler when I said that Sabrina is just as much of a willing accomplice to Chloe as Nathalie is to Gabe? Case in point here. Look how proud of herself she looks to be pulling one over on Marinette! She's genuinely enjoying being sneaky and unethical here, and she says to Chloe "We're so awesome," when she's done the deed. I think she really does enjoy the superior feeling that comes with screwing someone over like this. She likes to feel like the smartest person in the room. I also wonder if she doesn't enjoy the sneaking around and breaking the rules aspect because her dad is a cop and she feels stifled by his adherence to following the rules.

Adrien is a sneaky kitty! This is an aspect that I think is actually fairly common with him that is criminally underutilized in fanfic! He does this stealth hello literally all the time! He's good at sneaking around! Let him use that skill!

I have no valuable analysis to add, you just all need to see Adrien being an absolute *dork* and dancing to himself while he's on guard. He literally tells Ladybug "I AM acting natural!" He's such a loser, I love him so much.

Once again, we can see that LB and CN have already settled into their dynamic of "Cat brawn, bug brain," which, while functional, isn't ideal. I don't think this is something they ever conciously worked on, and I definitely don't recall it smoothing over naturally in the show, but we'll see if I'm misremembering. If not, I would love to see this come up in fanfic where they have to work at filling each other's niche to have better synergy in scenarios like this.

Okay, props to this episode, those pigeons are TERRIFYING, I would have peed my pants.

Huh, I didn't realize LB was an in-universe nickname for Ladybug with anybody, but here we see Chat using it (and being adorably charming while he does so). Gonna have to see if that's a one-off fluke or if it comes up again.

Okay, I actually love that Marinette just misses the shot because of the wind. For as competent as she is, Marinette isn't actually a trained superhero, and it shows here! She's not perfectly physically capable in every way. It also goes back to that bug-brain, cat-brawn thing I was talking about. Adrien's a trained fencer and isn't extremely clumsy in his day-to-day life, and so is more physically capable and confident than Marinette, even with the Miraculous enhancing her abilities.

I actually need Juleka's steampunk derby hat in my closet yesterday. Marinette is very talented, and her embroidery especially definitely won her the competition, but *damn* if Juleka isn't insanely talented too.

And here we reach a point of fascination to me. It did not click for me that Adrien and Chloe were supposedly childhood friends the first time I watched season one until I got to origins and it was explicitly stated. Instances like these are a big part of why! Chloe isn't treating Gabe like someone she already knows. She feels the need to formally introduce herself *and* her father in this situation, but I seem to remember her being really informal with him in later episodes. To me, this just says the retcons go back further than we thought. Even as early as this there were major inconsistencies in the writing. If someone has a Watsonian theory as to why this is though, I would love to hear it!

Also, shoutout to @linartblogs who pointed out on my LAST analysis post that the foundation for Marinette's season 6 character flaws are laid as early as The Bubbler! Even way back then, it's clear she considers all adults as inherently loving towards her children and is already lying to Adrien about his father being a good person to spare his feelings. That doesn't come out of left field AT ALL for her.

I'll talk about it again when Audrey shows up, but Marinette absolutely has a bias towards believing that parents always want the best for their kids and that they should be listened to, which comes from HER great parents being her primary frame of reference. It

Just watched climatiqueen, so beware spoilers ahead !!

HOLY SHIT IT WAS PEAK OH MY GOD ??? The wait was 100% worth it !!

THE ANIMATION WAS SO GOOD, THE SPECIAL EFFECTS, EVERYTHING ?!!

THEY FINALLY MADE AN EPISODE FOCUSED ON ADRIEN ?! WITH HIS PERSPECTIVE ?! WE WON GUYS WE WOOON

First, the call back on the pancakes hurts so much. As I predicted, Adrien is really taking the grief hard and seems to be slowly constructing a more idealized version of his father in his mind. I mean, how could he not when everyone constantly presents Gabriel as a hero ? The future angst is gonna hit so hard guys

Also, would you believe me if I told you that I 100% imagined a montage of Adrien trying different things to find his passion ? The Adrinette moments were, as always, so precious 😭 I'll keep headcanoning Adrien as a litterature major just bc of this scene

Also, this girl on the left is 100% suspicious she talks exactly like Lila (telling Aurore that she would never lie and spread rumors about her friends to gain popularity which implanted that idea in her head). Call me crazy but HER TONE IN THIS SCENE IS EXACTLY LIKE LILA'S TELL ME I'M NOT CRAZY

AND FINALLY MY FAVORITE SCENE IT LOOKED SO GOOD !! AND LOOK HOW HAPPY AND FREE HE LOOKS I LOVE HIM !!😭😭

Too lazy too screenshot but I love how they introduced Sublime, I'm so happy that Adrien gets to have a friend of his own, who's not from Marinette's group but also not a love rival of some sort. Maybe she's gonna be more important in the future who knows 👀👀

So real, I needed more of Adrien's inner monologue so badly that I'm doing it myself now 👩‍🦯 Adrien and his mess of a family are a current obsession of mine

I just feel like the writers don't understand that girl power doesn't mean making every male character of the show insignificant. Marinette still could've been the cool super OP protagonist without having Adrien be so robbed of screen time (like in Star vs the forces of evil, Star is the most important character of the show, but Marco gets his moments as well and is not deprived of his agency)

But don't get me wrong I still enjoy Miraculous, and I think the 6th season is actually pretty solid for now. I like it for what it is, but I also enjoy expanding on it !

A blank piece of paper

Adrien art inspired from Astruc's latest interview </3

I enjoy that direction and it's a refreshing idea for a kid's show, but they executed it so badly.. the writing was FAR from perfect. Like revolution was such a goofy episode lol. But the idea itself wasn't bad !!

I especially HATED how people in the fandom just casually spread disinformation about the supposed reasons of her "ruined redemption" when there's only one reason : it was planned.

I would've enjoyed more if Chloe failed her redemption in a less extreme way though, there was no need to make her as bad as they did, she should've stayed as some kind of minor antagonist or a more neutral character. Like, she stays a bitch but doesn't cooperate with a literal terrorist.

I'm worried about what they're planning with her for s6 as I wouldn't enjoy her being a major antagonist at all.

Caught myself thinking about Chloe Bourgeois and my unpopular opinions about her (that redemption arcs are so expected in any mean character of any media that she is a refreshingly nuanced and interesting take on a character that refuses to take accountability and go through a redemption arc because she doesn't like the consequences that come with taking responsibility for her bad actions and that I very much prefer how her arc is unfortunately tragic in the original show). I am then shot 57 times.