Welp, Looks Like The Cat Is Out Of The Bag. I Guess We're Retconning 'gorizilla' And 'chat Blanc' Now.

welp, looks like the cat is out of the bag. i guess we're retconning 'gorizilla' and 'chat blanc' now.

being the topic du jour and all

The problem with the Adrien-is-a-sentimonster thing isn’t the no-man-of-woman-born whatever, since they’ve bent over backwards to insist that a sentihuman is completely 100% physically for all intents and purposes a human being like anyone else. Yeah, someone on this show is a sentimonster or at the very least there’s going to be a plotline about someone thinking that they are one.

The problem is that in the case of Adrien specifically, “posessing his own amok” could never be anything else than a tangible allegory for breaking free of his father’s abuse. And the problem with that is that they’ve already discarded the option through the very framework of how sentimonsters work. ~Controlling the amok~ has long since been tested and proven false. 

In “Feast”, Nathalie blackmails the sentimonster with a threat of removing the amok, and Feast clearly, physically reacts to her powers. In “Ladybug”, Marinette gives Sentibug the amok and Nathalie promptly wipes her out of existence. 

Posessing the amok will never be enough. 

In order for any sentimonster on this show to be truly emancipated, it needs to posess not only the amok, but the peacock miraculous. And with that, the amount of provisions for the allegory has sunk any elegance to it, turning it from an apt narrative device to a matter of plot mechanics. If Adrien has to carry two pieces of jewelry in order to be a free man, then the show has also set up a clear precedent of miraculouses and other magical jewelry falling into the hands of relatives with sticky fingers. 

That’s why I’m still not convinced - because this setup would amount to some MASSIVELY CLUMSY STORYTELLING. If Adrien is a sentimonster, then the only tidy way out of it is if The Wish ends up being used to turn him into a Real Boy or something to equal effect, and then what was the point except just adding another item to the list of Adrien Agreste’s life is despair. 

(again: Those Rings clearly have some kind of magical abilities beyond any possible amoks, because this entire Felix-Gabriel feud can not be over a family heirloom. If that’s truly all they are, then Gabe’s redemption is going to be his using The Wish to set Adrien free once Felix completes the set and I’ll probably sit here pulling my hair) 

I REALLY love how Luka's wisdom opened Marinette's eyes to a new perspective in Ephemeral.

At first she was like-

And then she asks herself the IMPORTANT question.

Even though she keeps SEEING Chat Noir in Adrien, she STILL feels conflicted and very much in denial, me thinks. That's why she looks so troubled.

And then Luka gives her this wonderful statement:

And it allowed her to see the whole picture.

In comparison to Adrien, Marinette was the one that needed adjustment first, and more than Adrien too. This has more emotional impact. It was all about learning how to see the full essence of a person even though it could be a bit jarring and uncomfortable at first. This only deepened her feelings into something brand new and thats why she was no longer hesitant to reveal herself anymore. Even knowing how dangerous it could be if he knew her identity, it moved her to be more vulnerable and transparent with him. Love makes you do that. That's also why Adrien ALWAYS wanted to reveal himself to Ladybug too. Keeping secrets and lying to the one you care about the most is always never the best feeling.

It's just really unfortunate that they were also born with a unique destiny to save lives and dedicate themselves to something bigger than both of them. But ultimately, it's their bond, their connection and their love that keeps them going, despite the challenges they face..

Can you tell I'm emotional about Ephemeral? 🤣

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No, but seriously, that doesn't make any sense.

Sentimonsters don't have free will when someone is holding their amok. They can't resist or talk back or disobey the way Adrien has been doing since the literal canonical start of the series.

Hell, the first time Adrien tried to run away to school Gabriel explicitly told him not to do that again. And what did Adrien do? He disobeyed.

The only other sentimonster that even attempted to resist was Feast and it could only do that because it's amok was in it's stomach. Touching the damn thing wouldn't make a sentimonster more obedient when you're already holding their "free will" in the palm of your hand. Gabriel fiddles with the ring because it's a physical representation of his obsession with Emilie.

Why wouldn't Adrien follow Gabriel when called? He's Adrien's father sperm donor and this is probably the most Gabriel has talked to him since Glaciator 2.

And Adrien being a sentimonster is literally contradicted by Chat Blanc not listening to Gabriel when he ordered Adrien to ash Ladybug.

Also, I won't be acknowledging tweets from creators that have trolled the fandom for literal years.

(No, I will not be taking constructive criticism at this time.)

Marinette: Have you ever known someone awhile and then you see a completely different side of them that you had no idea existed and now you’re questioning everything about your own perception?

Luka, the only person who has any idea what is actually going on between Adrien and Marinette, yet has successfully kept the whole ordeal a secret: Yeah.