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While Wishmaker had a lot of hilarious moments (banana cucumber, crocojagged), there were a few quotes that just hit wayyy to freaking hard from Alec about feeling like he's wasted his life and Adrien not knowing what he wants to do with his life other than knowing that modeling isn't it. That, and the identity reveal with Luka like... damn poor kid is probably reeling from the fact that his ex-girlfriend turned BFF was lying in their relationship because she's literally LADYBUG. That, and the look on his face when he realized the love square is a thing? Priceless
As we see here, a great parent is forcing two teenagers to enter prison cells "their new rooms",
but, my my, who are those two rooms for?
I wonder....
Wait people actually believe Gabriel was redeemed in the end? He manipulated people up to his dying breath and wished to be seen as a hero. I know the ending seemed strange, but it definitely did so purposefully. This was a set up for the conflict next season not a wrap up of his arc.
I get the initial shock, but this show never held back on the abusive nature of Gabriel. In season 5 alone the total shift of Gabriel was idgaf about my son’s happiness and being mad at his lack of control he has on him. The last thing he did was control Adrien’s perspective of him. He went from wanting to be with his wife to being completely power hungry. His power hunger lead to Gimmi granting his desires.
And if that still isn’t enough to comfort people just remember that every season ends with a set up for the conflict that will follow in the next season:
Season 1 finale introduced Lila as an antagonist interested in the Miraculous and Marinette’s personal life which lead to Lila’s arc start which more so carried out in later seasons.
Season 2 finale introduced Mayura and Ladybug, Chat Noir the other heroes had their first epic fight beyond the scope of villain of the week. This lead to the introduction of sentimonsters and Mayura’s arc which heavily carried out in season 3.
Season 3 finale was another epic fight, but this time against Hawkmoth and Mayura. Master Fu’s identity becomes compromised leading to him passing down his guardianship to Marinette. This introduced Marinette’s guardian arc and season 4 heavily focused on her struggles with being one and maintaining peace with Chat Noir. This season also ended with both the love square “moving on” from one another which in turn caused season 4 to focus on their alternative ships.
Season 4 finale ended with Ladybug loosing the miraculous after being swindled by Felix. Felix offering a trade off with Gabriel for the Peacock miraculous. We literally ended with Ladybug having a mental breakdown and Chat Noir comforting her. This introduced the Monarch arc. Season 5 dealt with the consequences of this mistake.
So what I am trying to say each season finale ends with something that makes you wonder what will happen next. It never ends with a final conclusion only introduction to the next big arc. Seeing a weird reality where Gabriel is remembered as a hero despite us seeing him as villainous as ever to the very end isn’t his conclusion it’s a new arc.
Well I guess that answers my last question lmao
oh sweetheart. oh you look so ridiculous. oh you're such a little man why does your hair look like an overgrown bush. ooooh i love you so much youre giving so much clown energy and thats completely fine go girl give us nothing ill support you through cringe and fail all the same baby baby
Umbrella scene this, movie date that. When are Ladrien going to commit a felony together Bonus:
Miraculous Awakening spoilers
In this account we stan Movie!Gabriel
THIS IS THE GABRIEL AKA HAWKMOTH I WANTED
This the man I wanted to see in the show
This is the Gabriel I asked for!
Just look at him!
As Hawkmoth he has such a chaotic energy and I’m here for it
He is goofy in the good way but also an actual treat
I just-…..EEEEEEEEE💜💜💜💜💜💜
You cannot lie to me, this man is a theater kid
But I also love how in this universe also show me what I wanted to see in the series
A broken and depressed man who wants to do what he thinks is best FOR his son
He shows grief and sadness
He is human
And the moment he realized he was fighting his son the all time he stopped, he didn’t wanted to hurt him
He shows his pain and regret of what he did
I just-
I can’t express how happy I am for this new Gabriel
Maybe I wouldn’t be available to pretend the series doesn’t exist because I would still check out how is doin but I’m definitely taking the movie as the actual canon
Also I don’t care what people say, love Gabriel with long hair
Gabriel, finding out about Adrien being Chat Noir: TIME TO ABUSE HIM BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY BEFORE USING HIM TO TAKE EARRINGS FROM HIS GIRLFRIEND!!!
Alim, finding out about Alix being Bunnyx:
How to be a parent by Alim Kubdel
OMG THEY FUCKING KISSED DAMN I MISSED A LOT.
# how it’s started / how it’s going 🌹
so like. gabriel has the pig now huh
spiritual successor comic to this
bonus:
broken heart
Series well just wow!!!!
TRAILER CHAT BLANC JUST WOW!!!!
*after watching the Felix series*
first impression
but then you are so...
Me rn. Like what the heck is even going on with this show anymore, and where can I watch it to experience the madness for myself
whag
Season 5 and the symbolism of pancakes
Guys, I swear I have a life outside of speculating the meaning behind pancakes in Miraculous...
But seriously, they're important. They symbolise the future (as made explicit in Pretention).
[Small note: they look like pancakes, they're called "pancakes" in the French dub, I don't know if they taste like pancakes, but I do know that they are not "French toasts" as the English dub claims. So I'll stick to "pancakes"]
Illusion
So we are introduced to the pancakes in Illusion, where for the first time Adrien sees his father in the kitchen, preparing breakfast.
Seems benign enough. Gabriel is even considered enough to ask Adrien how he likes his pancakes. He likes them "well-toasted."
Illusion is an episode where Gabriel fakes having changed, and him giving Adrien a choice is in line what that change. Of course, he still manipulates him into making him think that he has the freedom to not be the face of the Alliance, by basically threatening to withhold his newly expressed fatherly love if Adrien refuses to agree with him (more on that in this post). Pancakes are just a device for Gabriel to add to his illusion of good parent, and the illusion that Adrien has a choice.
Passion
Adrien and Gabriel are in the kitchen. Adrien is looking at his extremely decorated pancakes.
As we learn from Nathalie a second later, he likes his pancakes plain. She tells him to not eat them "to please his father", while Gabriel seemingly naively points out that if Adrien didn't want bananas, he could have told him.
Sure he could tell him, except that the last time Adrien asked for something from Gabriel -to not be the face of Alliance-, he emotionally manipulated him to withdraw his request, and even made him wear the said Alliance.
The bananas and the fancy toppings are basically a metaphor for the fancy model life Gabriel wants to give Adrien, while Adrien really doesn't want any of it. And just as many people like toppings on their pancakes, they also would like to have a life of fame, hence think Adrien is lucky (as seen in the S4 Finale). Meanwhile, Adrien doesn't want any of it, he likes his pancakes and and his life plain and simple, "au naturel".
Nonetheless, Adrien still continues eating his father's pancakes, saying that he doesn't mind, that he likes them.
Pretension
This is where the pancake business gets serious.
First, we learn that indeed, Gabriel's pancakes taste bad. Plagg cheers for being saved from eating another serving of Gabriel's pancakes. This is bordering to over analysis but, given that Plagg couldn't eat them while Gabriel is in the kitchen, I assume that's Adrien's opinion which he must have confessed to Plagg at a more appropriate time. And still, Adrien keeps eating his father's pancakes.
Later in the episode, the pancake/future metaphor is expressed very clearly by Gabriel. He tells Marinette that she can have her pancake and life however she wants it, but the one thing she can't do is to share it with Adrien.
He says very clearly:
You think that you have a choice, but all you have is the illusion of a choice. And I decide which choices you get.
And where do we get this exact claim in practice? In the episode Illusion, where Gabriel manipulates Adrien into thinking that he has a say over his future, while Gabriel is the one making all the choices that matter.
And he gives two "choices" to Marinette:
To eat the pancake, receive Gabriel's backing and be a famous designer
To refuse the pancake and have nothing
Once more, the way he frames it, Gabriel gives the illusion that Marinette has a choice, while neither of the two choices includes being with Adrien. So he basically leaves her with no choice but to break up with him.
Now comes the breaking point. Marinette fully understands that the pancakes are a metaphor for her and Adrien's future, and she continues the same metaphor to get her message across to Gabriel (talk about power move).
First, she refuses to eat them. She has "lost her appetite."
This refusal is in contrast with Adrien who kept eating them even though he didn't like them. Unlike him, Marinette "doesn't even need to try them to know that they are bad."
Normally, this is to be understood as her making the choice no 2: refuse the pancake and have nothing.
As such, she is escorted out the kitchen. The scene composition clearly shows that she is stuck between Gabriel on the one side, and the Gorilla on the other.
Because, she refused the pancake. Per Gabriel's rules, she is supposed to have nothing.
But Marinette defies that. Not only she runs upstairs to hug and tell Adrien that she'll never abandon him, but she also gets back downstairs without needing to be restrained by the Gorilla, hence protecting her composture.
Look at how she goes down the stairs, having not only the physical but also the moral high-ground:
She looks so intimidating that in the next frame, even the Gorilla steps aside to let her pass. Both Gorilla and Gabriel are surprised by her move, if you zoom in you can see it in their faces. Gabriel did not expect her to do something outside the two "choices" he had given her.
And then comes the death blow, where Marinette tells Gabriel:
You know what's your pancakes problem? They have too much flour and not enough butter. You use an outdated recipe, no one likes them like that anymore.
Yup. She calls Gabriel's entire fashion, but also life practices, outdated with one simple metaphor. My girl slays.
At the end of Pretention, during dinner (no pancakes here sorry), we see that a parallelling breakthrough happens in Adrien's front.
Gabriel tells Adrien that he can spend as much as time as he wants with Marinette, for he will be in London next year. Again, Gabriel is creating the illusion that he is free to date Marinette, except that, as Adrien now realises, he is not. Adrien gets visibly furious at his father for the first time.
He does quickly calm down, but what is his reaction? He says that he has "lost his appetite," just like Marinette did. The boy who kept eating badly made pancakes with the toppings he didn't like finally refuses to eat the illusions his father is feeding him.
This, coupled with Adrien's terror at going to his room at the beginning of the episode, leaving Marinette alone despite himself, become a turning point for him: he finally acknowledges that he isn't free, and that his father keeps forcing his decisions onto him. Maybe also getting one step closer to discovering/accepting that he is a sentibeing.
All this story, told through pancakes.
is nobody recognizing the fact that akumatized victims always get their powers based on what caused them to become akumatized in the first place? if Volpina's power is being able to make illusions, Ladybug probably made her believe something that wasn't true or she saw something she really didn't want to see that caused it to happen
no, fuck volpina
Please be nice to Volpina :’( .
Remember, her family moves A LOT so she doesn’t have much friends. She just wants to be liked by her new classmates and for her crush to like her too. (Normal thing for a 15 year old girl to want) .
Remember, this is isn’t the last time we’ll see her so there’s always room for character development !
Thank you!
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It’s literally the worst thing I’ve ever seen
they really did the absolute bare minimum for felix’s character design
