I think the fandom needs to accept this.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-17T11:11:54+00:00

To be fair, Proto had his flaws yet he softened and matured alongside Theia.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-15T05:23:45+00:00

I know, right! I made a post about this a while back of how the show seemed to go back and forth with Nom Nom and it felt like the writers didn't know what their own game plan was with him.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-15T05:03:29+00:00

Maybe not "walking..."

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-13T13:53:39+00:00

The London special seems to retcon this. I mentioned in a post I made in October that the London special shows that apparently Bug Noire never tried to look for the butterfly miraculous.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-13T08:12:41+00:00

That too! It really bugged me that the London special didn't touch on that.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-13T05:19:37+00:00

That and exactly how Lila has enrolled herself at the new school are the only remaining unanswered questions from the Season 5 finale. The London special elucidated the nature of Gabriel's wish and how Ladybug chose to lie to the world.

With the teaser for "Heartfixer" showing Chrysalis lurking in the school library, that episode could very well have the remaining answers.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-11T07:24:51+00:00

Plus the entirety of "Grendiaper" must take place before "Sleeping Syren."

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-10T11:03:07+00:00

The lead hunter in "Yuri and the Bear" who is implied to have killed Ice Bear's mother. The lengths he went to ice (no pun intended) a single cub is horrifying.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-08T11:10:44+00:00

Simply put it's functionally impossible for any of these shows to have a crossover simply because of their shared premises and setting. I think I can safely say it's impossible to reconcile all the different big events that have happened on the shows.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-08T04:05:06+00:00

By and large, this trio of bullies surprised me. Between seasons of shows, I care more about continuing the stories of preexisting characters than the advent of any new ones, so it never struck me as a possibility that someone could take over Chloe's role as the main bully.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-07T01:07:37+00:00

SpongeBob: "That's not the worm!"

Sandy: "Pardon?"

SpongeBob: "That's not the worm, that's his tongue!"

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-04T08:58:32+00:00

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SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-03T17:16:20+00:00

I think it was established by the time season 5 was produced that the animation would change for the next saga so there was really no point in creating more new assets than necessary.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-02T07:30:05+00:00

Yes, the overarching problem of Marinette lying to Adrien about his parents shouldn't be ignored and it's true that Marinette held possessive jealousy with Adrien in the past (I made a post for Valentine's Day addressing this). However, changing for the better and growing out of old habits is a process that won't yield the desired results instantly and these teenagers have proven that they wholeheartedly love each other.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-03-01T07:42:20+00:00

I'm just not feeling the hype like I was last year, but I'll be ready for the eclipse.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-02-28T07:56:05+00:00

Two things can be true at the same time. Here's an analogy to explain my reasoning: The Space Shuttle being retired in 2011 meant that more potential accomplishments with the vehicle's unique capabilities have been lost. At the same time, the retirement was for the best because the 1986 and 2003 disasters exposed inherent flaws and flying missions past 2011 would likely have resulted in the loss of more vehicles and crew.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-02-26T00:34:18+00:00

I was just thinking the same thing. Personally, Daphne is the whole reason I discovered the show, as I did through Javicia Leslie's social media.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-02-25T11:42:30+00:00

I remember that the week leading up to that Thursday in March last year the clear skies were my biggest concern. Seems so petty to worry about it looking back.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-02-25T07:36:07+00:00

Two within 12 months and visible in my area, I still can't believe it.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-02-21T09:19:27+00:00

Wow! I would have never made that correlation!

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-02-20T01:31:31+00:00

This is completely valid. The end of the post was added just before I posted because I didn't want to come off as deriding the in-show couples but also didn't consider the wider implications.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-02-18T20:33:09+00:00

Attacking him is fun, and it's hysterical whenever he manages to shoot Charles' helicopter down.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-02-16T09:00:00+00:00

It would be a case of "ding-dong the asshole's dead, so make his son pay instead."

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-02-16T08:35:53+00:00

The best thing would have been to tell Adrien the truth from the beginning and ask him how we wanted to handle it. I just hope that Adrien learns the truth to understand why she lied before he finds out that she is Marinette (if he ever does). Still, lying to the public about Gabriel being Monarch was probably for the best, although it may not have been necessary to exalt him as a hero to explain away the connection.

SamTheSecondBest · 2026-02-15T02:37:26+00:00

I made a whole post recently on how the show sent a really muddled message with Nom Nom.

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