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The Problems With Miraculous Ladybug

Call me an “anti-fan” or whatever all you want, but if being an anti means calling out inconsistencies, oocs, and bad things the show could teach kids, then hell yes, I’m an anti. I’m simply doing this so people don’t make it seem like a perfect show when it really isn’t, just like any other show. I just got fed up with all of these problems after seeing that clip of Chameleon. 

Also, spoilers ahead!

First Problem: Inconsistencies

Now, I’m not going to point out every. single. inconsistency throughout the first 2 seasons of the show because most of us have either noticed them ourselves or read about them. The one inconsistency I’m going to talk about specifically has to do with Alya and her assumptions that Marinette is jealous in Catalyst.

In Frozer (an episode that comes before Catalyst), Marinette tells Alya and the rest of the girls that she is going to help Adrien with his date with Kagami because she wants him to be happy. She might have been a little jealous of Kagami, but she wasn’t making some kind of plan to sabotage Kagami’s chances with Adrien. In fact, it was the rest of the girls who wanted to make some kind of plan like that.

In Catalyst, Lila is talking lying to the rest of the class about her “travels”. Marinette tries to point out Lila’s lies but isn’t successful since Lila is apparently very good at lying with facts to back up her lies. Anyway, the problem is that Alya accuses Marinette of being jealous because Lila tried to get with Adrien that one time. We just talked about this, but Alya was there when Marinette was telling the girls about her plans to help Adrien with Kagami, so why would Alya think Marinette would be so jealous of Lila that she tries to sabotage her reputation in front of the class? Alya should know better, especially since she’s Marinette’s best friend.

Second Problem: OOCs

Now, I’ll admit, I don’t know everything about every single character in the show, but what was up with Alya not standing up for Marinette in the Chameleon clip? I don’t mean saying things like, “Lila is lying about her hearing problems!” I mean just offering to sit with Marinette in the back of the class. Instead, it was Adrien offering to completely switch seats with Mari so she could sit near Alya (and probably get away from Lila).

“Alya didn’t offer to sit with Marinette because she was sitting next to Nino,” I hear some fellow salty fan saying.

Then that just breaks the girl code, sisters before misters, and Alya doesn’t seem like the kind of best friend to do that. Idk. Maybe later in the episode, she’ll offer to sit next to Marinette. I can’t be sure until then. I’ll honestly be disappointed if Adrien is the one who sits next to her instead though. I mean, “YAY, SHIP,” but Marinette and Alya are best friends, so why wouldn’t they sit together?

“To move the romance plot along,” I hear some fellow fan saying. Yeah. Most likely, but they don’t need to sit right next to each other for that.

Third Problem: Bad things the show could teach kids

I know this one sounds ridiculous, but hear me out.

The bad thing I’m talking about is teaching kids they can lie to get their way with no consequences. I’m not just talking about Lila in the Chameleon clip. I’m talking about Lila in general. Throughout the first two seasons, she never paid the consequences for lying so much.

“But Ladybug exposed her in front of Adrien!”

Yeah, but Lila was lying to ALL of Ladybug’s fans! In the interview Alya did with her, Lila claimed her and Ladybug were best friends. When she was akumatized into Volpina, she was still lying! To all of Paris! Acting the role of a hero!

Did she pay for those? Nooo.

In Catalyst, Lila continued with her lies and made up stuff about her fake travels. She was even lying to her own mother about it not being safe to go to school and said she was only talking to Adrien, “her boyfriend”, and this has probably been going on for a while.

Was she exposed then? Did her mom find out about her lies? No.

Now, in the clip from Chameleon, she lied about having hearing problems (tinnitus to be exact) and got a seat in the front of the class just so she could sit next to Adrien. This is absolute bullcrap. Idk if it’s different in France, but when I was getting my glasses made, I had to prove my eyesight wasn’t the best with a doctor’s note before being allowed to change seats. Shouldn’t she have had to have a doctor’s note as well?

Anyway, yes, it is true that people lie like this all the time, but the show is making it look like there are no consequences. I’ve seen people lie about anxiety issues, depression, sight problems, hearing problems, even asthma or diabetes, but they are mostly called out for their lies. Lila, on the other hand, keeps getting away with her lies and I’m concerned she might still get away with this one. Now, she’s using an actual disability to get her way. This could make kids think, “Oh, so if I just lie to get my way, then everything will be okay!” I’m sorry, but if she’s not exposed by the end of Chameleon for at least the tinnitus lie, I’m going to be very disappointed.

“Shouldn’t children already know it’s wrong to lie about that stuff? And why would they take advice from Lila, pretty much the 2nd villain of the show?”

BECAUSE SHE ISN’T BEING CALLED OUT ON IT IN THE SHOW! And every time Marinette tries, it’s written off as jealousy and Marinette is made to look like the villain! Even some fans on this site used to accuse Marinette of doing that because of jealousy!

The Fourth Problem: The protagonist is forced to apologize for EVERYTHING!

Chat throws a hissy fit because Ladybug rejected him?

Ladybug: *Apologizes*

Chat: *Doesn’t apologize for being so immature*

Chloe causes most akumas in the show while Marinette causes some as well?

Marinette/Ladybug: *Apologizes for all the akumas she causes had the slightest part in causing*

Chloe: *Only apologizes for a few*

Marinette and the class are happy that their bully is finally leaving Paris and Adrien is upset about it?

Marinette: *Apologizes*

Adrien: *Doesn’t apologize for not fully understanding that those students were bullied by her while he was not*

Ladybug called Lila out for her lies in Volpina?

Ladybug: *Apologizes to Lila*

Lila: *Stays mad and continues lying about everything*

And those are just the few examples I can think of right off the top of my head. It’s okay for Marinette to apologize for her mistakes, but the other characters need to apologize for their mistakes too.

Anyway, that was the last problem I could think of and this post is already long enough, so I’m done ranting about this issue. I still love the concept of the show and most of the characters, but sometimes the writing pisses me off. So… I’m gonna go now. Bye!