The Funny Thing About Today Is That My Graduation's Day Is Coincide With Valentine's Day In Malaysia.(Even

Thomas,if you don't make Marinette/Felix(even though I don't like him)/anyone(who wasn't akumatized yet) in this show akumatized,I might tied and glued myself in the French Embassy in KL or go to Paris at your workplace.(That just my idea)

That's my act to protest among other things is the issue that surrounding the ML fandom rn.

#9: “Ladybug can't be akumatized because I said so!”

In the past three seasons of Miraculous Ladybug, Marinette has been through a lot. In addition to struggling to convey her feelings to Adrien, she has also fought several supervillains on a weekly basis, been subjected to all kinds of humiliation, and has had her friendships tested thanks to Lila’s lies. Despite all of this stress, Marinette still hasn’t akumatized, though she came close in the episode “Ladybug” (Hawkmoth was forced to abort his plan at the time). But because she was so close to becoming an Akuma, fans naturally wondered if this was only a taste of what was to come.

So someone on Twitter raised the question if Marinette would ever actually be akumatized. By this point, you can guess how Astruc responded.

As usual, despite being polite in the way this person phrased their tweet, Astruc acts like they’re being ridiculous to even suggest something like that. And honestly, I’m surprised this tweet hasn’t gotten more criticism from the Miraculous Ladybug fandom. Like, I think it’s up there with the stuff he says about Chloe, it’s that bad.

I mean, how can any writer say something like “That’s a difference between an idea and a story” with a straight face? The difference between an idea and a story is that a story is simply an idea fully realized. That’s it. This is like saying there’s a difference between a recipe and an apple pie. One’s still a page in a cookbook, the other is for dessert at Thanksgiving dinner because someone followed the recipe from said cookbook.

At the same time, Astruc barely explains why Marinette getting akumatized wouldn’t work. What does he even mean when he says to think about when Hawkmoth talks to Marinette? Does he think she’ll immediately hand over her Miraculous to him before going after Cat Noir? Does he think Cat Noir isn’t able to stop Marinette should she get akumatized? What is he trying to say here? It’s not like someone with a Miraculous can’t be akumatized.

Someone brought up the fact that not only has Cat Noir been akumatized (As well as Carapace, Rena Rouge, and Queen Bee), but since the Rabbit Miraculous has the power of time travel, they really aren’t bound by anything, especially since the whole plot of “Cat Blanc” was that Bunnix helped to undo the timeline where he was akumatized.

And what does Astruc say in response to this? You won’t believe it. The lack of self-awareness is purely mind-blowing here.

Yes. He actually claims that his show isn’t just spinning its wheels by doing the same thing over and over again. How can he think something like this, when he literally had two separate episodes in Season 3 that were about Marinette and Adrien figuring out each other’s identities and then undoing that massive plot development by the end? Are you telling me that isn’t deceptive?

Astruc, how can you, as a creator, say what can and can’t be done? You can’t tell me that not a single person thought the concept for Miraculous Ladybug was ridiculous. If someone did, it obviously didn’t stop you from going ahead and making your show. For God’s sake, a big part of what got people interested in Miraculous Ladybug in the first place was the concepts introduced in the show, like the Love Square and Hawkmoth’s Akumas. There are a lot of fans who outright think the actual show is garbage, and consider several fan works to be far superior, like @miraculouscontent‘s LadyBugOut AU, or @zoe-oneesama​‘s Scarlet Lady comic. Do you know why they made those? Because they had an idea (both ironically based on the show’s poor writing), thought about it, and converted it into a story.

But then again, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a TV show where the main hero was brainwashed to work for the villain while the other characters have to stop them—OH WAIT.

Yes, arguably one of the most iconic episodes in television history, “The Best of Both Worlds” from Star Trek: The Next Generation follows a similar premise to what Astruc thinks can never happen. In case you live under a rock and haven’t seen Star Trek, this episode is about Captain Picard getting assimilated into the hive mind of the Borg, forcing Commander Riker and the rest of the crew on the Enterprise to step up to stop the Borg from using Picard’s knowledge of Starfleet to assimilate Earth.

This episode is often considered by many Trekkies to be the pinnacle of the entire franchise in its 54 year run, and the drama of Picard being assimilated is one of the key reasons. Without the Enterprise’s fearless leader, there’s a level of uncertainty to the situation, best reflected in Riker’s reluctance to take charge as the new captain. It was even more interesting to see the crew’s struggle to choose between defeating the Borg or saving Picard. There’s a reason why the cliffhanger at the end of the first part was so shocking, as it showed Riker’s development and willingness to do whatever it takes to save the day, even if it means possibly killing Picard.

You’re telling me we can’t get anything like that with Cat Noir or any of the other heroes if Marinette gets akumatized?

Hell, there’s also a lot of narrative possibilities that could come from Marinette dealing with the trauma of being Akumatized. She could mentally berate herself for letting this happen to her, claiming this shouldn’t happen and how she almost got everyone killed while working for Hawkmoth.

You know, like what the episode after “The Best of Both Worlds” did with Picard emotionally venting to his brother.

How come that can’t happen because of what Hawkmoth says to Marinette?

Oh, wait! I get it now! “The Best of Both Worlds” is an actual story, but thinking about Marinette getting akumatized is just an idea because it hasn’t become an actual story yet. It all makes sense now!

Then in that case, I guess these are just ideas as well.

Mah boi!!

Sometimes,people have their own flaws and that includes Marinette but there is time to change their behaviour.Yeah,I know that Marinette was a creppy stalker but there is time that she can change herself.

*Takes a Deep Breath*

Seeing the Ladybug hate on Instagram thanks to the Kuro Neko trailer has really upset me. For goodness sake, she is 14 and has been through a lot in the past year. Besides, the episode hasn’t aired, there are plenty of episodes to come and Adrien and Mari are endgame. Conflict tends to lead to resolution and maybe this Ladynoir conflict will lead to Adrien and Marinette growing closer which subconsciously helps our beloved Bug and Cat team resolve things for the better.

Guys,I have a confession to make.

Even though I hate Lila*, but, I love and I do mean LOVE, her new appearances especially her new short hair. I think you can agree on that.

* That doesn't mean that you can harass and cyberbullying people who love her(and many other characters) just because....they like her. It's up to them which character they like it or not. I'm not encouraging the actions, and we have to condemn it together. Please have a healthy discussion and criticize constructively.

Anyway, I have a poll right down there.

(For context,I wanted to post this thread since Ephemeral,but because I was procrastinating(and because we have Elation)so.....yeah,I'm late for the party but nonetheless,here it is. And also,I don't want to post this on Twitter because...yk how Thomas was...no explanation needed.)

Thomas,can I ask you a question? Politely.

If you can make Adrien got akumatized,why you can't do the same to Marinette?

It doesn't make any sense. I know that there's more people who didn't akumatized yet but Marinette has been a target for the akuma 3[update:it's 4] times(Zombizou,Chameleon,Ladybug[the episode from S3 where she and her mom got akumatized but not yet transformed as a akuma][update:Elation,where Marinette's second akumatized attempts was foiled,thanks to Chat Noir]) while Adrien has been akumatized 2 TIMES(Chat Blanc[where he was being akumatized as Chat Noir] and Ephemeral).

I...I don't understand why. Maybe it's because it's not the right time yet or you just purposefully teasing us into thinking that Marinette will be akumatized but in the end she didn't or anything else? Can you explain to me about that? I know that a lot of characters didn't get akumatized yet but why Marinette didn't get akumatized yet?

Can we agree that TFOU giving us too much spoilers? I can't even wait a couple of months just staring the spoilers pic. Literally,they make us to not wait for the rest of the season.

Luckily,we got Gloob.

Hello. You actually blocked me even though I'm not doing anything wrong like....

Do you have any proof that I'm doing wrong until you suddenly blocked me,@iwasbored777?

What is wrong is you?

Шта није уреду са тобом?

I want to know why.

Honestly I would just avoid iwasbored777 they’re just a rabid Marinette fangirl and have been known to demonize and harass Chloé fans

Well…I’m not really sure right now.

From what I’ve seen from her, she isn’t that bad. Yes, I don’t agree with EVERYTHING she thinks when it comes to Chloe, but she hasn’t really done anything personal to me or anything that deserves a unfollow or hardcore block. Heck, I’m friends/acquainted with some Chloe fans despite not agreeing with everything they say about Marinette or Chloe.

The bottom line is: People are going to dislike Chloe, just like people are going to dislike Marinette. I personally like Marinette more and I don’t think she deserves ALL of the hate that she gets, but Chloe’s starting to warm up to me a little bit. I think it’s more of the fault of her creator than Chloe herself (also, in the show, it’s mostly her mother’s fault and I don’t dislike Chloe more than her mother).

People are allowed to like Chloe, but as long as people are respectful of each other’s opinions on characters, then I’m fine with that. However, if people get TOO rapid and bigoted about it, then we might have a problem. And if it gets too annoying or problematic to me, then I’ll consider unfollowing or blocking them. These are just cartoon characters are the end of the day, and it’s never that serious.

However, she isn’t really there yet so…meh 🤷‍♀️ We’re cool.

That's what I call an emotional damage.

five minutes later…

I really don't want to do this, but I think I have to.

If you want a song that fits Confrontation and Collusion (or even Revolution) , may I suggest you listen to Beogradski Sindikat.

Welcome to Serbia (English sub available)

Sistem te laže (my favorite) (English sub available)

Balada disidenta (also my favorite) (English translation is available on Spotify)

Oni su

I think there's more, but you can search for it on YouTube and listen to yourself.

Yeah, I know it's in Serbian, but I think these songs fit the environment of the episodes.

So,I watched Determination and....

I don't watched the romantic scenes,like literally.

So please,don't be mad at me if I say that I don't watch any Adrienette scenes in this episodes,ok?

But I know why the mayor shut down Veronique's exhibitions(a.k.a. the Hall of Heroes if I'm not mistaken).

Even though I didn't watched the scene,I know why the exhibitions was shut down by the Mayor........and it all thanks to Chloe.

Why you might ask? Well,let's say that the exhibitions was shut down by the Mayor in favor of Chloe's nepotism(because Chloe start to hate Ladybug rn because of what happened in Miracle Queen).

Well,even though Andre the mayor is a total dickhead(let's be fair),but at least,he's a little bit more sympathetic(same with Zoe),unlike Chloe and Audrey(but I despise Audrey more).

Anyway,the reason I watched the episode is because of the akuma,and just the akuma only.

Yep,I'm talking about Manipula and yes,this is the reason why I watched the episode.

Yeah,you could argue about her power is almost kinda the same as the Puppeteer but instead of a doll of akumas(I think,I don't watch the episode yet),it's a wax of heroes and instead of a wand,it's cards(and ofc instead of a child,it's a grown woman),but I think I find Manipula more entertaining to watch,like her design,her personality and also,her motives(even though we know that we have to take Manipula's motives with a raising eyebrows). And yet,not many people talked about her,for the sake of the love square.

So,I will say that this episode is quite good,tbh. Even though I'm not watching any romantic scenes(and no,I'm not forgetting Lukagami,don't worry)but I think it's actually intense when it's come to how Ladybug(& Chat Noir) handle themselves and helping each other(even though Manipula & Chloe(while in captivity) are throwing sick burn to Ladybug).

So,yeah. I think that's it for today. I hope you guys enjoy my (not that overall) insight/review of Determination. What's your opinion about this episode? Lemme know in the comments below. If there's anything wrong with my essay or want to add something,lemme know.

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Stay miraculous❤ and

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