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Words can't describe how mad Glaciator 2 made me. I'm done with this show, for real.
It was good. The concept WAS good. Adrien crying in the park was oh so sad, Plagg play despacito. Marinette reading the script 462k times was annoying, but it was fine. I don't really care that Gabriel decide to not akumatize Adrien, we're taking about the same man that will yeet his son across Paris as soon as he discovers his identity. The comfort date & the unveiling at the cinema was needed for both of them, let them have their love rant. André was a whiny entitled ice-cream cupid bitch in this episode, but whatever, comic relief, I guess. We have a heart moving confession, yes, very romantic, I couldn't care less*.
(While it doesn't really matter in the long run, I want to address this:
You mean to tell me Kagami Tsurugi, ice queen, professional fencer, LOGICAL person as we've seen so far, who likely wouldn't involve herself with commoners interests for her rich status, applies the romantic plot of shounen manga in real life?! Okay.)
And there it comes, my biggest issue with this episode. Marinette gets her perfect confession, and Adrien? He restores his photos bc Marinette has inspired him to never give up on confessing his love for Ladybug. After being thrown in the trash and being directly confronted, he still believes they have a chance? Sound like a Nice Guy™, if you ask me.
*The female lead learnt something that will most likely be forgotten by the writers the very next episode to have more "haha lol Marinette can't speak normally in front of Adrien, this recurrent joke is so funny" moments.
The male lead learned nothing and stays an idiot because even the show claims itself to have the two heroes as equals, the girl has to shine more for it is truly ✨feminism✨.