He doesn't know he'll never see them this small again.
I really like how, despite Sublimation being treated as like a "nice" Akumatized "villain," there is a good lesson to be learned about the way Sublime's mother acts.
When Sublime's dad gets hit by Sublimation, he says, "I know you're strong, and you don't need mine or any's help! You can do this, sweetie!" This rivals his previous encouragement of it being okay to give up and that he will always love her even if she did, but it's CLEAR that these are the words she needs and prefers, considering her attachment to her dad.
The show is displaying exactly how blind encouragement and "You're so strong!" is NOT helpful. Sublime's mother pushes her past fear, and it only causes her to have breakdowns where she has to basically fight herself and yell at her fear.
I know I said in my previous post that Sublime being so flawless almost feels like they're doing the whole disability inspiration obsession BS, but the lesson here almost completely rivals that idea. "No, just because you're disabled doesn't mean you have to be strong and overcome all your fear and struggles! You CAN give up if it's too much for you!" This absolutely applies to everyone that you do not always need to be strong, but it can be especially comforting to the disabled who often feel as though they need to be as strong as possible to be worth anything.
okay but this is literally perfect for my brand (and also I learned of a new gender identity today)!
Spin the wheel and let it randomly assign you a gender identity.
sobbing and crying at the woman who stole a meth addicted kitten from her dealer and then she and the kitten got clean together
We'll be playing Dark Souls Remastered!! Come watch me fumble through Lordran!!!
it really is crazy how quickly people were willing to just let chatgpt do everything for them. i have never even tried it. brother i don't even know if it's just a website you go to or what. i do not know where chatgpt actually lives, because i can decide my own grocery list.
That's why it felt unique, like maybe she was learning and growing with her powers. Others have pointed out how she fixed Alix's pocket watch but no one seems to fully agree on WHY.
This time, Marinette full on accepted that she was the villain. I HOPE this becomes growth on her part and that it's not just convenient writing for plot reasons that will be lost in the future.
I hope the writers have learned but... we'll see, I guess.
So the end of the episode shows Marinette realizing as Ladybug that SHE was the real "villain" this time and returned to the racetrack to fix things.
And somehow she... fixed Sublime's prosthetics? Even though all previous "rules" for the ladybugs were that they could only fix AKUMATIZED villain's damage (EDIT: rather, damage done DURING the akumatization, and her prosthetics were damaged BEFORE). This was always a really big point and was emphasized at various parts.
So is this just a weird plot point they decided to throw out to make things work out better, or is this a growth in Marinette's powers? Thoughts?
Listen I'm just here for shitposting and maybe short story or art posts IDK don't @ me
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