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not that this matters but I feel like I need to announce to my literal dozens of followers on this account that I finally watched the s6 episodes that are out and i actually really like them. there I said it. I’m being so brave to admit that after being so whiny about ml for the last year lol but it feels good to be a lover again!!!

however comma I did have to pause several times throughout to rant about things that pissed me off lol and I still feel deeply opposed to and betrayed by many the narrative choices that led up to and stemmed from the s5 finale. so. I’m still a hater but I’m also ready to have a good time again. I am, perhaps foolishly, choosing to give the writers the benefit of the doubt (yet again) and hope that they will resolve the lying-about-gabriel thing in a satisfactory way. I was sort of afraid they just would let that be the new status quo forever and not really address it but the moral grayness and weight of that secret has been a recurring theme in the season so far so I assume they are building up to address it in the finale. (And I mean, I don’t think they should have made it a plot point at all, but I’ve already ranted about this at length so I won’t speak more on it now lol. Since they did choose to make this a plot point, it makes sense that it’s a big enough issue to need a major resolution and that’s better than it being glossed over after just an episode or two. And again I’m giving the benefit of the doubt here and hoping it won’t still be glossed over…which it could be. Please miraculous don’t do this to me again pleeeease.)

But anyway. Despite all of that I had a great time watching s6. the episodes were really fun and all the redesigns rock (still have mixed feelings abt adrien and marinette’s face models but I can live with it lol). I didn’t expect to like the new character Sublime but I actually enjoyed her a lot. and although I really do miss the old Ladynoir partnership dynamic, I am enjoying seeing all the heroes contribute. also this season is so gay so congrats to all the marcnath and julerose stans out there👍

And most surprisingly, I thought adrinette was really cute 😭 initially watching them be lovey dovey was giving me hives bc just like. Obviously I always wanted them to be together but not in THIS circumstance…., but they had some really sweet moments and I was just like 😭 ok yeah I still love them forever, i can’t help it, they’ve been my otp for like 6 years now and I’m weak. maybe I’ve just entered a new phase of denial. whatever. I’m never escaping the clutches of the cat and bug show I guess. maybe it will betray me even harder with this finale. who knows. In the meantime I’m gonna play with my blarbie dolls again and have a good time even if there is disappointment and bitterness still simmering under the surface. isnt that what we are all doing in the year 2025. isn’t that the only way to survive. you can be a lover and a hater simultaneously. i contain multitudes #nuance #myduality #someoneplaytoyswithme

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I keep seeing people hand-wringing about how it would be ~so traumatizing~ for Adrien to confront his father, but that reasoning always struck me as kind of pathetic.

First of all, Adrien is a superhero, last I checked? Gabriel has power over Adrien, yeah, but Hawk Moth and Cat Noir don't have that kind of power dynamic.

Second of all, do you realize why it would be traumatizing for Adrien to do this, right? Adrien lacks a real support system outside of Marinette, and especially a real parental figure he can trust and that can cushion the loss. Of course he's going to be extremely vulnerable to Gabriel's emotional manipulation every time they fight, Gabriel is the only family he has left. To say nothing of the fact that the reveal is always unceremoniously dropped on him.

Third, the fact that it hurts is exactly what makes it interesting. Adrien is the type of character who keeps giving second chances and tries to see the good in people who least deserve it. The Adrien vs. Gabe confrontation puts him into a position where he has to realize that, no, sometimes you have to cut a bitch both for your own good and that of everyone around you. Thematically, Adrien's character is all about destruction sometimes being necessary, even if it doesn't make you feel warm and fuzzy about yourself.

Fourth and most importantly, and I can't believe this even needs to be said, Adrien is not a real child. If this were a real-life situation I would advise caution, but like. This is a story. Narrative cohesion always takes precedence over realism.

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my favorite show lost interest in ME

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don't you think I also wish that I liked miraculous ladybug

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i love watching TV shows that absolutely suck and being like "this would be so good if it was good"

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cannot get over this comment on a chess tournament video

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a compiled list of everything adrien doesn't know about yet

the chat blanc timeline

his father was monarch

his mother was once the peacock miraculous holder

nathalie worked with monarch as mayura

tomoe worked with monarch

he’s (1) reason his father died

he’s the reason his mother died

his mother’s corpse was in his basement

his mother’s videos

ladybug was not injured in the final battle

gabriel’s actual wish

all of what happened to ladybug in the paris special

his father left him a letter wanting him to become the next hawkmoth

marinette stole said letter

his mother’s childhood lore

felix’s childhood lore

nathalie’s lore???? (nobody knows this one yet)

he is a sentimonster

his amok is in the twin rings (?)

felix is a sentimonster

kagami is a sentimonster

kagami and felix know they are sentimonsters

kagami and felix know he is a sentimonster

ladybug/marinette knows he is a sentimonster

nathalie knows he is a sentimonster

his girlfriend is ladybug

alix knows his identity

alix knows ladybug’s identity

alya knows ladybug’s identity

ladybug willingly TOLD alya her identity

felix knows ladybug’s identity

kagami knows ladybug’s identity

felix knows monarch’s identity

kagami knows monarch’s identity

ladybug/marinette knows monarch’s identity

nathalie knows monarch’s identity

plagg knows monarch’s identity

tikki knows monarch’s identity

tomoe knows monarch’s identity

ladybug/marinette knows mayura’s identity

the secret he erased from rena’s mind was monarch’s identity

ladybug was in love with chat noir

extra: gabriel/emilie/nathalie throuple

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Man I forgot to switch my reblogs back to main again. oh well I’m not redoing all that lol

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saying something you know will make people laugh. And they do laugh.

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Prologue Pt. 2

Previous Next Start

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lila rossi pretty princess myscene barbie polly pocket glitter flip phone dreamhouse y2k preteen pop mp3 daylist

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stop talking about the USA. I have heard enough about that wretched place

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The agony of thinking you’re finished doing the dishes only to turn around and to your horror: the pot.

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what if i just lovesquare posted again. as a revolutionary act of defiance

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like there's just so much going on in miraculous ladybug like it's a baby kids show that has akumas every week and is funny and has cute romance which is what i expected and i assume most people wanted. and then it also has insane themes from things such as having a miraculous that has a power of creating designer babies forced to do whatever you want; which is not inherently bad i actually think it's a fascinating topic to explore but maybe in a horror movie. not the baby kids show that is mainly a feel good romance? i suppose the idea is to make it more similar to avatar and other family focused shows where it is both fun but has adult themes that cater to parents watching, but in this case they could handle their more adult themes with like a smidgen more care than they do. instead they introduce shit like sentimonsters and waffle on the morality of doing stuff like: killing them. GIRL‼️ this is a baby kids show we're teaching children MORALS‼️ murder is bad guys. unless the heroes do it 💖

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imho (in my hater opinion)