I am gonna be a music junkie for a moment and say that the instrumental towards the end of Strike Back sounds incomplete.
What do I mean by this?
In music scales, there is a “home” or complete note that your song should always go back to in order to have the song be “completed”, which is usually the “Do” in the Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do scale. For example, if your song is in C-major, your “home” note you should end your song on is C (or any chord where C is prominent). In a minor scale, it would be “La” (or in the A-minor analogy, it would be A or any chord where A is prominent). If it doesn’t end at the “home” note, then it means the song will feel “incomplete” and if a musician makes that choice, then it might mean that they want to convey suspense or something along those lines.
So what does that have to do with the final scene of the season finale?
Well, the finale did not end on a good note, with all of the Miraculouses in the hands of Gabriel. But, Chat Noir is still there and the people of Paris are cheering them on (though they only chant “Ladybug” like what about Chat?). I don’t know how to describe the final scene, but it seems…somewhat hopeful? They are determined to get the Miraculous back one by one, which sets the stage for season 5.
In other words, there is still more to the story. And the instrumental in the final scene ending on an incomplete note (to me, it sounds like E, which is a half step below F, or the “Ti” in F-major).
This is a sign that we have yet to see the final outcome and it is not over!
Though we all know that already so carry on with your day
THE TRUE HOLDER OF THE DOG MIRACULOUS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
Lol as much of a mixed bag as this season was I was really looking forward to Sabrina getting more focus and development and joining the heroes!
Apparently that was too much to ask for
First of all, it’s such a waste that four different heroes debuted during Penalteam, they should each have gotten their own episodes. I don’t particularly care about Marc and Nathanial, but I do love Ivan and Sabrina and they deserved better!
Sabrina’s episode could have either been Queen Banana or another Chloé akuma, or something like Rodger Cop 2 centerinh around her dad. Like maybe Chloé had Sabrina break some rule for her (she’s done it in the past) and Rodger found out and was so upset his daughter would break the law that he was akumatized.
But like oh well, ok, Penalteam was at least a fun episode. But what I don’t get is why set Sabrina up as the new Dog hero just to give her miraculous to someone else the next episode in Strikeback? The entire end of that episode would have been completely avoidable if Ladybug had just given Sabrina back her miraculous. Like I get the Risk thing, but it was the lucky charm that made her remember Adrian so like why wasn’t the lucky charm something else? Tiki wasn’t affected by the akuma so she should have given something like Sabrina’s glasses!
Lol ignore my rambling, I don’t care about the lovesquare or Agreste drama in the show I just love the classmates so it’s frustrating.
Shadowmoth:People of Paris! Ladybug promised to protect you? Well she lied to you! She was defeated! I took all the Miraculous and now I am more powerful than ever! From now on I will attack you relentlessly! I will be everywhere, reading your thoughts, occupying your dreams, using your worst fears! All the damage I can cause, I’m going to cause… Unless you give me LadyBug and Chat Noir’s Miraculous
Ladybug:I lost everything!!!
Chat Noir:You didn’t lose me…
Ladybug:Why don’t you give up on me?! I’ve lost all the Miraculous, I’m the worst Guardian ever! I wanted to control everything, I didn’t listen to you, I kept you at a distance… Every time you offer me a helping hand, I never took it…I really made a mess of everything!
Chat Noir:My Lady… We’re gonna get them back, one by one, until the very last, and we’ll make sure this never happen again
Ladybug:You… And me?
Chat Noir: You, the greatest superheroe that ever was… Them, the people of Paris… And me, your loyal partner…
My thoughts? Found it pretty funny in Qilin that creators were like how do we show that she’s Chinese and went “I know! Tai chi (edit: qigong) in the kitchen while doing chores” bc we all know that’s what we do. And the ticket checker… don’t even get me started, I saw red. Laughing at how Adrien can’t play football, though.
Then the trailer dropped, and I haven’t known peace since.
Anyways, everyone make their predictions for Strike Back and see if you get bingo
*edit: because some people are kind of confused what I mean in the first panel, I’m just saying since I’m Chinese and I found it kinda weird she was doing martial arts while getting the house ready. I did love the calligraphy class (they even held the brushes right! Brings me back to when I was taking lessons) and the dim sum lunch!
I don’t want to start anything about it, and I’m not saying it’s wrong, but I just found it odd and kind of funny the way they went about that specific part of the morning.
This post contains the infos about all the series released up until now, including season 4 finale. The concept remains the same overall, being further deepened and strengthened by the new content. They only added more reasons to why the topic is messed up a lot.
PREMISE
First of all, I apologize for the length of this post and I clap to anyone who will be willing to read it and consider what I wrote with open mind, without jumping to the conclusion this is made just to express hate.
I have this analysis I wanted to share about the Ladybug/Marinette discourse that went all over the fandom because of the new Kuro Neko trailer, and that then I kept continuing after it aired…
I wanted to write this post some time ago, but I waited to see how season 4 would progress overall.
I’m aware that season 5 is still to be released and surely my opinion will grow and shift depending on what will happen, but we have enough material to talk about the situation NOW as this sub-plot was made to shape season 4 and part of season 3. Enough material is present to judge what was done in the progressing of the sub-plot in its dedicated seasons.
I wanted to express what currently I think are the problems with the protagonist’s treatment towards Chat Noir.
As much as on one hand I understand the frustration of Ladybug’s fans, and how some takes and aggressive attitudes by some people are way exaggerated and I absolutely do not condone (Seriously lamenting to the author won’t fix the problem at this point and there is a line between expressing opinions in the right places with good manners and herassement), I can’t also blame who is genuinely but moderately expressing exasperation over the situation.
I am a very HUGE fan of angst, miscommunication tropes, etc… but if those are portrayed and written well. Without forcing characters to just become mean, or act unnaturally incoherent.
As I often say, I am not really into the fandom anymore. I watch the show, criticize it, draw for some headcanons and AUS I have, I read fanfictions and look at fanart, but I don’t engage in the fandom discussions and I’m not super invested in it (aside Marichat). I try to take everything that comes with a grain of salt and be neutral, but in this situation it’s really difficult to not lean on the current opinion that Marinette is acting wrongly.
After years of defending this show, I eventually gave up on the eventuality that its writing is very flawed and not in a light and okay-ish way. This doesn’t mean no one can like it or feel addicted to it, speaking for myself, I still try to always face episodes keeping a neutral critical eye.
But there are some lines I think should be drawn and one is how much we can really excuse Marinette/Ladybug’s behavior, as her character in the show in writing and enjoyment but also for ethical reasons regarding the viewers.
What she is doing in the series to Chat, is entirely wrong. There’s no going around it, she is the one making the biggest mistakes and acting in a bad way and her actions shouldn’t be justified so easily.
Basic respect for someone in our life is fundamental, mostly who we care about and is supposed to be a closed one. Without respect we go nowhere and what Ladybug expressed towards Chat has serious lacks of it.
I will go through this picking on the main “mistakes” she has made, from the very second season when all of this started (Yes, it’s not an issue born in season 4, it just exploded in such.) and expand on what’s wrong, plus proposing solutions that could have been taken.
Added the part about the season’s finale (Risk and Strike Back) and why it makes the problem bigger.
Phew…. that was long!
I know season 5 may will treat some of the points here addressed, but the problem on the execution and progression remains, so it doesn’t really change much of my analysis.
