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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
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Melanie Duval voiced by Khadija Mbowe
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Marinette with a pistol made by Allison Dempster
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im not watching it
Liar
*Are you sure about that?*
How does this comment have the holy number of 420 thumbs-ups? This video was the final push to get me to watch Miraculous - that and I caught covid so the time was suddenly on my hands - and the show is fuckin' good.
Well you don’t have a choice
HAHA you think you have a choice
love the unhinged energy of speaking 20 minutes about a baby show under a desk while emotionally unstable i can deeply relate
And then making bank from it
YES
I just do the exact same thing but under a couch
This comment is amplified so intensely with Basil as your avatar
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My neck hurts watching this
my neck hurt making this
thanks, reading this made me realize that my neck hurts, I don't watch youtube to feel in tune with my body though.
@@UnknownVir I'm so so sorry
@@rileyscherer129 We must live with the burden of living, you merely drew my attention to it.
same. like, i thought i was low empathy before watching this video. but i almost couldn't even finish it because of this. amazing.
When Adrien is a cat boy in public, everyone applauds him but when *Im* a cat boy in public I get called a furry
Dang thats, actually sad... Maybe you just need more leather. 😂💀 em....
try being a cat girl sometime
@@miss_chelles1338 please go back to the womb
@@Lunarrbase No 💙
Amateurs, try being a fuckin fox enby
I think we need an update on this because the most recent two seasons have been absolutely wild
Have you seen the new movie? So weird hearing Gabriel Agreste singing the theme. 😂
I'm 72 and I occasionally watch Miraculous. I like the theme song too, sung by Laura Marano. Its computer animation is some of the best that I've ever seen.
nice 🤙🏼🤙🏼
you may be the coolest 72 yo I've seen in a good long time.
Imagine watching UA-cam as an old person
I don't think the main English one is sung by Laura Marano, it's actually someone else.
I hope I’m half as cool as you when I’m 72 💗💗💗
You're energy is simultaneously stressfull and calming, like a beyblade in a singing bowl.
hate to be that person but its *your
@@iagreebut7269 if you weren’t that person i would’ve been
That is such a genius metaphor
This is a great analogy
@@liyah7867 I agree
I'd love if at some point you do a spoiler-filled Miraculous video, so those of us who have seen it can get your hot takes.
YES PLS
Thirded
fourthed
PLEASE THIS
Yessiree
To quote Chris fleming
"I KNOW it's for BABIES. But I NEED it."
a very underrated comment
still better than chef's arse
Was looking for this comment. I refuse to believe CJ wasn’t thinking the exact same thing while making this!
Which video?
@@jazwhoaskedforthis the Korean spa one
as someone on the autism spectrum, the repetition of scenes and lines makes me feel really at ease. its just a feel good show i really enjoy even if it seems a bit childish to watch it.
i totaly agree, i fcking love this show because of the repatition and the fact that everything is so predictable but still different enough to be interesting
Fellow autie fan!
How do you feel about the new szn it’s kinda different
THIS
You converted me. I watched it. Didn't love it at first, then it became my new special interest and I watched the entire thing in 3 days and did nothing else. I can't stop thinking about it. I'm a prisoner of my own mind. Thank you.
i have a question, when or what episode made you change your mind? i'm really curious before diving
@@magical571 Hm...it's been a while since I first watched so I can't say for sure. Mr. Pigeon (episode 2) was so silly that I was able to appreciate it, and once I was in that mindset I slowly adjusted to some of the things that had been making me cringe. I know I was getting pretty invested by the time I got to Evillistrator, which is about 8 episodes in on the platform I watched on.
@@magical571 I saw CJ's video about a year ago and just started Miraculous this week... I'm almost out of content 😭!! My turning point was when I somehow got WAY too invested in the will-they-won't-they tween romance (VERY out of character for me, lol). Observing how each of the characters in the pair handle their "unrequited" affection is actually SUPER helpful for me, a Queer/polyamorous 36 year-old. I'm hooked.
“No character is forgotten” *glances at Nathaniel who regularly isn’t animated into a scene because he’s always forgotten about* oh okay
*Thinks about how Chat is always out of the loop and no one tells him anything because he's not Ladybug*
But in terms of worldbuilding it’s pretty well done, we know what are they problems, why they are there. Sure they’re forgotten but that’s the part of the world they’re in
Ayo fuck Nathaniel! He had like 2 episodes where he wasn't a background character and he sucked everytime!
JUSTICE FOR NATHANIELLL
Not really the same thing gross groo.
NO BABY SHOW SHOULD HAVE THIS MUCH SEXUAL TENSION
HAHHAHA
It's not a baby show. It's on Nickelodeon, not Nick Jr. That said, 10 episodes in, it feels as humorless and annoying as a baby show.
@@jcage1022 As an adult I love this show. He's right, season 2 is phenomenal and season 3 continues with new surprises. The amount of unexpected developments far surpasses it's original audience!
@@goldcherries so basically, season one is just a bunch of boring buildup, but it gets better?
@@jcage1022 Yeah
“The main problem with Chloe is that she’s white.” I SNORTED SO FUCKING HARD-
I mean, truth is an absolute defense against defamation.
It's true.
I have the same reaction to cocaine
As a French teen myself, it's so nice seeing a French show actually representing the insane amount of diversity we have here, especially in Paris
Yeah, so marinette means ‘the one who rises’, Dupain means bread, and Cheng means make. So her name could mean the one who rises bread (a very good bread pun), and her family name literally means bread maker.
I wonder what her fate will be. To make bread or to become bread?
She's yeast,,,
So she's the breadwinner?
I fucking love this- Almost all the content by adults talking about miraculous nowadays is very critical. Which I appreciate and often agree with, but it’s so refreshing to hear someone else’s excitement over the show. It makes me want to rewatch it
Lol he is the one that probably will make me watch it as I left it in the meddle of 2nd season I think. I don't remember. But like he explains it very well and why it is good. And I also understand some of the things that people say it's bad. I need your opinion. I want to watch it but my mind goes like "but everyone hates it and that says that it's bad right? So why would you watch it?" and then I cringe myself. Please tell me to watch it
@@nyxs_time_alone For me it's kind of like a dumpster fire and we love it for it - the community wants to know how it ends/how it goes down. The show has potential and we want to give it a chance. I can't see Miraculous as one of the best shows by far but if you can put your expectations lower you will have a great time!
@@nyxs_time_alone I say you watch for yourself first then assess your feelings about it afterward. I also have a tendency to consume stuff that generally have a positive review by the majority, often get swept up by others’ opinions, and feel guilty for enjoying things others harshly criticize at.
I learned now it doesn’t do me any favors. It made me not trust my own judgement and worsen my insecurity. It’s always good ofc to have different perspective and opinions, they can help broaden your view & understanding of the media. But not to the extent where your own thoughts & feelings doesn’t matter.
I know i just went on an unnecessary self-projecting tangent. Basically i’m saying you do you, go form your own thoughts & feelings first, determine the strength & flaws of the show (if you wanna do that) and whether or not you like the series regardless of the flaws. I’m sure everyone have their own share of “bad” media they like, so it’s fine to watch miraculous and enjoy it. Heck a lot of people do that already anyway.
@@ToscaTee thanks! I was afraid to watch it because so many people say tis bad. I am really in to the movie critic youtube community and I feel kinda weird when I don't agree with the flow. But I need to understand it's OK to have a different opinion. Thanks you again!
@@nyxs_time_alone BIG mood i’m on a movie reviews + video essay binge myself, i love seeing other peeps’ takes and as much as it pains me i disagree at times. And that’s okay. It’s a part of us to be unique individuals so why try to suppress it? Life is already hard to deal with so we have no reason to make it harder for ourselves to enjoy the content we like. I’m glad my comment helped you out ^-^
OK i was actually crying and started watching the first thing that popped on the recommendations to distract myself from crying and wasn't really paying attention to anything until 2:25 "Stop crying why are you crying?"
i can't even tell you how that scared me
I hope you’re doing okay ♡
Same
That was kind of funny. Also feelings emotionally unstable so I am avoiding sleep and bingeing his videos as a form of escapism
Desk goblin, butterfly man, and catboy are my gender envy demons
Same man 😪👊
Same🕺🕺🕺
This might be the ONLY miraculous video on the internet that doesn’t mention a single thing about the love square
IT'S A SQUARE?!?
@KrazyKaiser: Ladybug, who is Marinette, has a crush on her classmate Adrien. Adrien, who is Cat Noir, has a crush on his crimefighting partner Ladybug. But they don't know each other's secret identities. So Adrien sees Marinette as a friend, and Ladybug brushes off Cat Noir's flirting, because neither of them realize that the person who wants them is the same as the person who they want.
Honestly, it's kind of brilliant. They built a pair of interlocking love triangles using only two characters.
If you drink every time Adrien says “she’s just a friend”, you’ll get drunk faster
The sheer chaotic goblin energy is completely enrapturing. I'll watch anything you say 😳
Strong second to this
I can absolutely second this too!
I second this too
thiss fucking this
You should put a warning on your videos for people that identify as either trash or raccoons that they might fall in love with you.
i have been summoned :D
“Trash or raccoons” This is possum people erasure and I won’t stand for it
@@trashpanda8925 God?
@@cam6110 I thought you were dead ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I endorse this comment fully
what you dont tell them is about tuning in to watch the first part of the season finale in ukrainian before the three episodes before it have officially aired yet
holy shit ur famous gamer
wait and i must say that as much as later MLB stuff frustrates me I still get emo about the Etienne guignard storyboarded umbrella scene, peak moment i wish we had more of those gn
HAHAHA accurate
or the last episodes of season 3 airing out of order
i never would have thought back in feburary when i started watching this show that id end up paying so much attention to a brazilian childrens network
I feel this tangent on many levels. The fourth time I watched through the entire show I made a list of every known akumatized person, their villain name, and who was responsible for the emotion that the akuma latched onto. I can say with factual evidence that Chloe is, in fact, responsible for half of the known victims (mostly due to season 1).
i love this
As an author, may I say that your points on worldbuilding really helped me out. I’ve been in a bit of a creative rut with my original writings recently, but you helped me look at it in a new way and I’m very thankful for that.
Also: “children aren’t stupid” needs to be said more. They’re inexperienced. They’re learning. But they aren’t stupid.
"Sabrina's lifestyle is just serving Chloe's desire and then just get punched in the face by her emotionally"
Boy oh boy, if I had a nickel...
Sabrina is a life-long abuse victim in training.
@@goldcherries yeaaaah🤣
Lmao I think I'm creative and brave like ladybug when really I'm a Sabrina
I really appreciate seeing other adults say that we still deserve to watch things that make us happy.... I hate trying to justify the things I watch by over sharing my childhood trauma and my constant need to coddle what was abused by regressing for just an hour or two a day, and I hate thinking about watching shows like this like that. I deserve to watch it without coming up with an adult excuse!! Their costumes are cute and they learn nice things!!! I want that :(
Honestly true, and I hope you're doing okay. 🥺
Dude, exactly. It's okay to just watch something cute and take care of yourself.
Yeah, this part of the vid hit home for me, too.
Watch Bluey. The adults (to be fair mostly parents) of Australia will protect you. I swear I know more adults who watch it daily than I know kids who watch it daily and its designed for my daughters age and younger.
You are so valid. Go off, comrade!
CJ: "i'm not white." me: well obviously. CJ: "...as an Indian boy" me: wait, I thought you were some kind of woodland sprite or fae.
These things are not mutually exclusive.
I think nothing is mutually exclusive when it comes to CJ.
I appreciate this thread of comments
It's so refreshing seeing someone praise the show instead of shit on it. I previously got sucked into what a lot of popular critiques had on this show and it spiraled into only seeing it's flaws and hearing you talk about the show has definitely changed how I view the it now. Now I feel like I can get the same enjoyment out of it as when I started watching it years ago.
Thank you for your perspective !
I feel the same way! For a while now all I’ve seen are other video essays that point out the mess of production, inconsistencies and flaws, and I forgot why I loved this show in the first place. I’m emotionally invested- I cry, I laugh, I cheer on characters and some moments genuinely shock me. This video focuses on the positive bits and I agree, it’s absolutely refreshing.
Alright. You might hate me and you’re definitely allowed to. I find it refreshing when it gets shat on rather than praised. I just find there’s so much more people that like it rather than hate it and it just confuses me, because all I can focus on are the flaws and how they just keep on piling on top of eachother. When I find other people who hate it, it makes me feel less insane, because I just genuinely didn’t get why people like it. There are some baby shows that I like but it’s usually due to them having something more to offer an adult like me. Sesame street’s very meme worthy and very clever and creative with how they teach kids. (Especially stuff like alphabet jungle and the great numbers game. Those animations are so good and fun to watch.) Blue’s clues is very wholesome and is great at teaching kids how to connect the dots and solve mysteries. The upside down show is genuinely funny and it’s so entertaining to watch the main characters go on adventures and try to solve their problems. So, yeah. Definitely baby shows, but they’re at least watchable and can hold your attention. Miraculous Ladybug is unwatchable to me. It feels like it mostly just strings you along with the will they won’t they love interest stuff and so many shows have done that to the point where it’s just tiring to deal with. Because for the most part, it’s usually a case of they will. And oh my god, the original scooby doo series was less formulaic than this show. Chloe came off as an annoying bitch to me and even Marinette would be frustrating to deal with a lot of the time. Just all around a frustrating show. But, I should also probably provide some more context. I first heard about the show when just the promo pictures and screenshots of certain scenes came out and I was in love with the concept. A superhero show for girls with an artsy, feminine and slightly gothic art style. (By gothic, I mean more like Batman.) Yes, please! And I had such high hopes for the show. I was theorizing in my head where they might take it and the potential character arcs, story arcs and maybe even plot twists. I was getting myself amped up. By the time it came out, I was so frustrated and disappointed. I was hoping for something like Adventure Time or Avatar the last airbender and I certainly didn’t get that. Honestly, I was only able to get through half of season 1, because it felt like it was giving me a headache and it felt like a waste of time to watch the rest of it. It bugged me so much that I didn’t realize it was meant for more younger kids. So, I feel slightly embarrassed about that now, but I should’ve predicted that. A lot of Nickelodeon stuff lately seems like it’s being made for more younger kids. Who knows? Maybe they’ll discontinue Nickelodeon and just become Nick Jr full time. But, I’m still of the belief that even little kids deserve better than what this show gave them. Even for kids that liked it, I felt like they were getting ripped off. It could’ve been like SpongeBob SquarePants or Phineas and Ferb or one of the younger kids shows I mentioned earlier. But instead, it just felt lazy. I don’t know. Maybe one of these days I’ll binge it from beginning to end, but I’d have to be really high/drunk to get through it. Otherwise, it’d be impossible for me. This is just my opinion, though. I can have really high expectations for the shows and movies that I watch.(Especially, since Hollywood’s been getting very lazy and derivative lately.) Sorry if this was annoying to read. This rant was mostly just for me to come to terms with the reality of the show. I’m happy that you liked it and I will continue to like the things that I like and maybe find new things to like. Even if those things are baby shows. After all, tv/movies/books/etc are meant to entertain and help people unwind. If they cause you stress and anger, they’re just not meant for you. That’s pretty much it. Thank you for your time. :)
Holy crap! I didn’t notice how long this was until I posted it. Sorry! Lol
@@teallineart8805 Calm down, bro.
@@joeiechristiansantana9641 I’m calm now. Thank you for the advice.
"I want you to be happy ... far away from me" is my reaction to so many things.
Also, what needs to be said is that the best part of the show is THE FANFICTION. The show can only give us one reveal eventually. Through fanfiction, I've read hundreds. So many great authors out there doing the most with this universe 🙌🙌
Exactly. 💯
Sometimes better writers than the real deal.
I NEED more miraculous fan fiction, anyone have any suggestions?
They're my absolute most favorite fics ever
I've never really read fanfiction regularly before, but after Miraculous... I've read hundreds.
The show's premise is just so perfect, there's soooo much that can be done with it. Fanfiction has been one of the most enjoyable things I've indulged in the past couple years. It even helped me learn a good deal of Spanish!
I gotta go, but respond to this comment and I'll come back later with recommendations of my favorites, in both English y español. (＾▽＾)
Man this video has the energy of when the chaotic villain in a story explains their long convoluted plan, but your using that chaos to explain miraculous ladybug, and i think thats pretty neat
Hawkmoth is living vicariously through him
@@zoeb3573 so does that mean that he is akumatized
The real best way it is watch it with a small sibling who really just go right into it and when curve balls are thrown they go crazy and it’s adorable
I live with my auntie who has her kids (6&10) every other week. Can’t wait to watch this with them 🥰
Yes, I have a six year old brother who is the only reason I enjoy watching Miraculous, power ranger shows,and MLP…like we really got into MLP lore, and I feel awkward about it when I bring it up at work lol 😅
I began liking Chloe when she became Queen Bee. I loved how she was mean but also good-hearted, not your typical hero, and how she fought against Mayura. The way she resisted Hawk Moth once was impressive for her character & you'd notice she does care about Sabrina and her butler (the ppl closest to her). Real development.
But they RUINED IT by pretending she never learned anything & introducing a dumb half-sister who'd take her miraculous. Pollen belongs to CHLOE 😭. Ugh. I can't believe we're back to square one with her character.
year late comment moment, but as much as I initially felt this way about it, they made Chloe regress to being bad before her sister was introduced. It was an intentional choice to not try to fully redeem her and make her one of the good guys, because she never really learns her lessons about how abusive she is. It's pretty bold for a kids show to do that, I think a lot of bully characters like her end up getting pretty much fully redeemed even though a lot of what she's done is despicable.
@@tkun3502 It's in a nonsensical way though. It doesn't feel natural, it's like a pretty paper plane that took off just to hit a wall & crumble. Thomas also said online that the only reason he didn't finish her development is bc he _personally_ dislikes her for resembling his childhood bully... that doesn't sound like he planned her downfall from the start as a cautionary tale. He just sloppily introduced a half-sis to make up for it & to replace her. You can see current Chloe saying stupidly overt things like declaring she's a bad person & can never change (or something to that effect). Her growing relationship with the people around her just... halted. It's not good writing, Thomas just doesn't care about her like he used to and that's a tragedy.
I get that not everyone can be redeemed, but I love redemption as a narrative theme & find those kinds of characters the most compelling of all. So imagine how interesting Chloe could've been if they hadn't nerfed her potential. She had the perfect support group by her side to change (whereas ppl who don't change tend not to have anyone when they need it the most), plus she's a teen still, with years ahead of her. A literal 14yo. All wasted potential storylines to me.
@tkun3502 I mean.... there's people in real life who started off as awful people who (through some epiphany or an important event or whatever) got it in their head that what they're doing isn't right and SLOWLY transform themselves into decent people. Not NICELY nice people, but people who stop doing bad shit.... ALTHOUGH I still do agree with that one part of that essay cj used. I'm just saying both views are valid. 💀
@@spaghetto9836 pretty much
A guy with alternative makeup drinking wine under a table while going on a hipomaniac rant about how good a kid show is??? This is an artist if I’ve ever seen one, I love it
Wanda: -reveals her feelings of depression and loneliness-
Dora: I liked that part too :)
my biggest issue with this show is that any character development disappears by the next episode
I would have to agree. I've gotten pretty tired of how there's so much developement just being thrown away and having everything go back to square one. But it's nice to know there are people out there that love this show very much. Kind of gives me a little hope to continue watching
Exactly
i get why though. character development is not always linear, and the episodes themselves arent really supposed to be linear either. There is no "next episode in the storyline" its just a collection of stories that happen in a span of time that you can jump in to from any episode (except finales). While i think this is changing for season 4, from season 1 to 3 you're supposed to judge how the characters have changed season by season, not episode by episode. It can be hard to miss since its so slice of life-y, but its definitely there.
@@mantaraywizard absolutely this. Going from a season 1 episode, watching Marinette completely fail to be comprehensible around Adrien, then going to season 3 and seeing her have full conversations with him with only the occasional frustration is the development. It's gradual, it takes time. That's definitely not the only example, but it was the first that came to mind.
OH MY GOD SERIOUSLY
“People who watch Supernatural to the bitter end” maaan that hit home 😣😭
Why im seeing this everywhere..... Let me move on 😭
😭😭
fr i wasted years on this shitty show its embarrassing but i cant stop🧎♂️
when will i be able to lay my weary head to rest
Finally someone who actually talks about this show in a good way and not calling it trash
Fr like it's not the best written show but watching it get so much hate makes me sad. Like I love this show and I want to watch people praise it instead of hating it but it seems hard to find that.
I really feel like you'd enjoy Princess Tutu. It's definitely a 'starts out like cute kid's show' and pretty quickly goes into a 'omg wtf ow my feelings'.
“Her emasculated father”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 So true.
i’ve been a part of the ladybug fandom since i was sixteen (i’m 21 now yikes), and so my opinions of the show tend to be drenched in like the specific brand of bitter anger and disappointment that can only come from petty fandom discourse (unrealistic and biased expectations, etc). i loved the first season so much and the promises it made with its characters, and i was disappointed with a lot of the follow-through in seasons 2 and 3. but that being said, i still have a tremendous amount of love and affection for the show and it’s really nice to be reminded of why. i adored this video. i really enjoyed hearing you sing miraculous’ praises, especially regarding world-building and the way the show addresses emotional abuse as a central theme, because i really do think those are some of the show’s strong suits.
my biggest legitimate gripe with the show is that in their attempts to be inclusive and multicultural, they have a history of missing the mark quite a lot regarding sensitivity and accuracy- lightening the skin of characters of color when they transform, characters fulfilling harmful stereotypes, incorrect depictions of culturally-specific clothing, etc (thomas astruc hire some cultural sensitivity consultants challenge). but as a poc myself, i would rather have somewhat flawed attempts at representation than no attempts at all, and the diversity of the show was one of the things that made me fall in love with it in the first place.
all in all it’s such a sweet, fun, and kind show with a lot of heart and soul. and its exactly the elements you highlighted that make it so wonderful and that have brought me so much joy over the past five years. it’s a very good simple baby show and i do deserve to feel good. thanks for this video and best of luck on your god quest.
i too feel similar frustrations and ive loved that show for a long long time now. i was there when season 2 came out and idk u just described a lot of my feelings. like this comment was so concise and idk i just ramble nonsence and then stomp away with bitter resentment so like idk u just said it perfectly 😌👌
This comment is exactly it! I still have fondness for the show, but not the same amount of excitement or forgiveness I used to give it.
Yesss. I have friends that love this show and I think it's great for them but for me it stressed me out. There's just so many stuff that I heavily disliked and well, I dislike the show's creator Thomas Astruc, the most. He thinks his show being labeled for kids is an excuse for it to be crappy.
I think it's a good show, but not one of the best cartoons out there, so I get salty when people praise it too much when there's other animated shows that are way better lol. I love looking at the fanart not gonna lie
thank you so much for this comment!! i started watching then i was 18 and now im 23, so kinda the same situation. this comment said everything i wanted to say - i love it, though i’m bitter abt a lot of things going on.
I feel like a lot of the og’s feel the same way I started watching when It first came out and I loves what promise it had for the future seasons but with my let down, I’m not the biggest fan of what Thomas decided to do but I still have love for it ya know especially with char noir haha
You're the only one who actually appreciates this show for what it is and not what it's not.
@Breanna Wynn Most people don't criticise the show because they hate it, though. I can only speak from my perspective, so you can take this with a grain of salt.
I started watching Miraculous when season 1 had just ended and was excited for season 2. I loved the characters and liked the episodic format and was excited about what season 2 was going to offer. If season 2 had simply continued the status quo, I wouldn't have had any issue with it as I liked that way already.
But then season 2 started introducing new superheroes, set up Chloe for a redemption arc and introduced Nathalie and Lila as antagonists. This showed to me that the show was willing to set up plot arcs for some of the characters and increase the dramatic tension of the story and I looked forward to seeing the stories change.
But then the new superheroes only got help out sometimes which meant that they would have little impact on the story. I was a little disappointed about that but in the end, it didn't bother me too much. Then Miraculous started releasing episodes like Oblivio where Ladybug and Chat Noir would discover each other's identities and get together. But then their memories are conveniently erased, so it hasn't actually happened. Despite that I liked season 2 even more than season 1 and was very excited for season 3 as it looked like the stakes were rising and Chloe was getting close to her redemption.
And at first things looked good. Chloe became more rational and was even the first and only person to ever reject an akuma after it had already possessed her and understood that she couldn't be Queen Bee very often because her identity was known. Then, in the final episode, she suddenly lost all her understanding and patience for this and turned on her idol Ladybug just so she could be Queen Bee and turned into an even more whiny and entitled brat than she ever was before. It made absolutely no sense to me. When fans talked to Thomas Astruc about it, he said that Chloe was always a bad person and that a redemption was never possible for her which is horrible to say about a 14 year old girl who had done nothing but improving in the previous two seasons.
Then came Chat Blanc which also could have been a really cool plot idea for a later season which would have had a strong impact on Ladybug and Chat Noir. But instead Ladybug is told everything that happens through Bunnyx, is barely to react to anything and then time is reversed again and her memory is erased, so nothing really happened.
This shows that the writers want to show us cool scenarios but don't want to risk actually changing the plot, so they just show us throwaway ideas and then step back to the status quo and expect the fans to like what they did even though the reason for my excitement was just literally erased. Moreover, I realized that the times where I felt actually uncomfortable watching Marinette have increased by a large amount. Her confessing her love to a supposedly wax statue of Adrien and actively trying to sabotage Kagami during their treasure hunt made me actually cringe and I'm sure that she wouldn't have done such things in season 1. It started feeling like the creators weren't really trying to write her in a compelling way anymore.
Many fans have noticed the same problems and addressed Thomas Astruc about them and he replied that the show had great writing, that it was just a kids show and blocked people who even slightly criticized anything about the show.
I like many things about Ladybug and I still see what made me love it in the first place but it is increasingly overshadowed by bad writing such as the examples that I listed and I'm not sure if I want to continue watching the show if I'm just going to be frustrated over and over again.
Yo I know I'm late to the party, but just wanted to let you know that I feel the same way. MLB gets highly criticized by the review community a lot of the time for stuff that I think it could do but that its purpose is not really to do, you know? Like, this show isn't trying to be a heroic epic like Avatar, it's about two cringey oblivious super-hero teens and their friends fighting an evil butterfly man and confronting their feelings while being in a love square with themselves. And that's what I need sometimes.
With season 3 and 4 it's trying to add in some plot moments and heighten the tension a bit, which is something it needed, but I think it's more of a setting up the ultimate ending thing than anything else. Like, they can't really break the fundamental rules of the show (like identities) because the status-quo-yo has to fix everything and it would release all the tension it's been building. But it's still getting better all the same, and they're moving towards that slowly but surely I think.
All this rambling to say I totally agree, I just enjoy MLB for what it is, cause it brings me a good bit of fun, and that's what I'm here for.
@Breanna Wynn Why thank you
I used to disagree with this comment when I first saw it, but then I saw people talk literal trash about this show, acting as if it literally has *nothing* to offer, obviously not understanding why so many people like it. and I'm like: you know what, your kinda right. 😅
@@b.h.4249 *Everything* you said was *EXACTLY* how I felt throughout this whole emotional roller coaster of show. The only difference, is that I'm still going to watch it even if it is a mess because I want to see how this all ends. I'm *EXCITED* to see how this all ends.😂😅
Hi. Just wanted to let you know after this video, I started watching Miraculous. I am a 23 years old guy with a full time call center job. I loved cartoons and anime, but nothing repetitive like Miraculous.
I am on Season 3 now. I love every second of this show. It is my daily joy. I've never thought I'd get into it. I knew there was some over arching plot, but I thought it was silly and wasn't developed well. I was wrong. Even the first season that many people thought slow was wonderful to watch. I thought I was going to be bored out of my mind but I am not. I love this show. I love you. I love Miraculous so much. I watch it on my 30 minute breaks. I watch it in the morning before work. I love it. It gives me so much serotonin.
Thank you CJ for this video. As someone who started working only 8 months ago after graduating, I was lamenting that I am a part of the capitalistic cogwheel (it does pay well but still). Miraculous is helping me tremendously.
it was good bc of the love square but now it’s just FRUSTRATING bc no one learns anything
I agree! They made it seem like Adrien and Marinette were willing to someone else into their life, and yet the very next episodes that completely disappears!
oh come on, there is more going for the show than just the love square... what about the kamen rider ryuki subplot? what about the potential of sabrina getting the dog miraculous and chloe stealing the bee miraculous and them being a morally gray parallel to ladybug and cat boy? better yet, what if they canonize my favourite ship (sabrina's dad and the pigeon man)?
@@thetable5004 When did sabrina's dad and the pigeon man happen? What ep? Not that I care... just asking for a friend.
@@someonenotsomeone8450 they did have interactions, most notably in the episode where the pigeon man gets akuma-tised. remember, sabrina's dad is a well known police officer, and as we know, the pigeon man is a wanted federal criminal... it's good boy x bad boy romance. a bit of an acquired taste, but very spicy. only problem is that the ship is technically not canon... yet
I used to be invested in the love square. But honestly at this point I’m just frustrated. Thomas Bitch Ass Astruc has said they cannon be together yet keeps dangling this in front of us constantly. Ive seen it go on for so long that I’m just tired. They do the same thing and nothing changes. At this point I’m starting to ship Lukanette simply bc Luka deserves all the good in his life bc he’s a good boi and I’m just tired of waiting
i really like the point that not EVERY show needs to be a real show. Sometimes a baby show is just as good, if not better. I've already watched the show twice, but i might need to watch a third time now
netflix says im a 97% match with the show. now i have to watch it
Netflix says I'm a 98% match to every show. Even the ones I've watched.
i have returned to say that im halfway thru season 3 and it was so worth watching. i also have not done a 6 page essay that i rlly need to do bc im so invested but i am not mad. i have gained irreplaceable joy from watching this show
update after reading all the comments i kind of agree that the repetition is a lot and the development is very slow/sometimes not even there. but its still a new comfort show 10/10
I’ve watched all the seasons but mine is 99 lmfao
@@sav715 YAY IM GLAD YOU LIKE IT
man would i kill to know your thoughts on season 5
okay i love you and i love Miraculous, obviously, i'm three seasons deep specifically because you never shut up about it.
so it's really rude that you haven't released an unhinged two-hour deepdive by now. spots on already, jesus!
right! just watched the coraline video, where a new miraculous video is implied… well where is it? i need it!
Bro you’re drinking game is just called alcoholism and I’m so down LMAO
its called death
i play this everybtime but instead of alcohol i have to drink water because if your mentality ill enough to be both watching this video and watching miraculous ladybug then you probably need to drink some water ...and i am not an exception
@@monbub one can only hope
I went into this full rant explaining how the repeated formula of the show was a trick to lull you into complacency...they seem to change a tiny variable every 2 episodes until you're actually watching 2 shows: the surface formula and the underlying subtext. Anyway I was called crazy.
From the way you explained, you, ofcourse, would be called crazy....
BUT I THINK IT'S CRAZY GENIUS!
I definitely think there’s something to it. Maybe not malicious, but a technique to ensure lots of viewers. Sailor Moon uses the same type of repetition, and I think the point is the repetition breeds familiarity, which brings comfort, which gives you that dopamine hit every time you hear and see the same sequence. Effective, but I mean some people might find it boring. In the new sailor moon I found it wasted too much of most episodes time where I would’ve preferred more dialogue and plot 🤷🏻♀️ at least miraculous though doesn’t seem to have that same problem. Good point though, you’re not crazy!
@@ItsBAndBees but what about Phineas and Ferb?
@@kittykittybangbang9367 never seen it! What do you think?
@@ItsBAndBees Phineas and Ferb is very formulaic/repetitious but not in a bad way. You should really see it it's a really great cartoon with a lot of great humor and characters.
My favorite part about this video is how CJ sounds like hes explained this to us a million times before which is approximately the number of times hes thought about the show in the shower.
if you like this then I can wholeheartedly recommended precure. either smile precure or heartcatch are my favorites. The villains exploit negative emotions and the heroes emphasize that they're emotions are valid and defeat the villains through compassion. the ending of Heartcatch made me cry with compassion and good feels.
Precure was literally my first anime ever
This forced me to watch Miraculous last week. I've never been more grateful. Yet waiting for season 4 is dreadful
marinette's dad can GET IT
I love this show so much and will also fite for watching it w the French audio if you're into it, the voice acting is really excellent !!! Such an amazing breakdown of what makes Miraculous so damn smart
the French audio and writing IS excellent, there are a lot of jokes that don't make it through the translation (Jagged Stone having a shitty Americanized French accent is chief among them) but it's a major toss up between the two, both are done with a lot of love.
For some reason I'm a fan of the German audio? I usually just watch it in German. Not that I speak German.
Bryce Papenbrook's voice lives rent free in my head as Chat Noir, I want to watch it in French but holy SHIT I love Bryce Papenbrook's voice acting
@@taylorhendricks540 Same my dude
I've wanted to watch the other versions (but can never find them) but I'm in absolute love with Cristina Vee so yeah
Despite never watching any of your videos, UA-cam has recommended 5 of your videos to me at the same time, and I am so incredibly grateful. UA-cam out here finally doing something good
Me too. The algorithm is boosting them.
I love this show so much. It's so wholesome. It's a comfort show. The few days of watching a new season had the same effect as a year in therapy.
i spill less wine now that i switched to stemless glasses. And by stemless glasses i mean a tumbler with a lid and a straw. But that might be the adhd.
I've found a light of hope for humanity on UA-cam today.
why you don't say
so have i
Same
Miraculous Ladybug is sooo good. I always go into kids shows thinking I can just turn my brain off, but that’s literally never the case. After finishing Miraculous Ladybug I was like “what did I enjoy doing before this show?” Then I began watching the masterpiece, She-Ra Princess of Power. I was so struck by the character/story development. I love Adora as a protagonist! I would highly recommend! :))
YESSS! She-ra is so underrated and it’s one of my favorite shows of all time! Not to mention all the LGBTQ+ representation 💖
omg lila? that girl literally makes me fuming mad pls talk about her i am dying to hear ur thoughts
AGREED. Please CJ you gotta talk about Lila
In my opinion, she's someone I love to hate. She's just a fun character in general to me. 😂
I'm so glad something made CJ watch Miraculous cause now through them I am now finally watching Miraculous and it's the best thing ever and I'm honestly not sure I'd have ever checked it out without them
Their unhinged energy with moments of coherency real is a vibe I vibe with
gd I love everything about your look and vibes in this video. "I'm going to die. I hope it's not soon. I'm afraid of it." said hunched under a desk. art™
Spoilers possibly?
I can't believe you managed to not mention the Love Square. The love square is a big selling point, but you managed to sell the show without mentioning it. Amazing
I mean, technically spoilers but you have to be an actual child to not have caught it from the clips he's shown alone and if that's the case you definitely shouldn't be on the internet to begin with... I'll nest it anyway I guess.
but the relationship between Adrien/Cat-noir and his Dad/Hawk Moth gives me deep Shinji and Gendo vibes without Adrien being cripplingly depressed about it.
Exactly, Even though this plot point of the show is the only plot point I don't like anymore.😂
‘Wiggly air make ur brain go Puuuurr’ .. I’ve never felt more understood in my life
Watching this video after seeing season 5 is insane. Holy fuck this is so much more than a baby show jesus christ some episodes had me crying
Hawkmoth is amazing for his tenacity and spite alone. He’s so stupid. I love him.
As someone who loves Kingdom Hearts, Supernatural AND Miraculous Ladybug... that intro really hit me
I love this entire video and also I love what you said about diversity in media!! As a mixed Asian American it makes me really happy seeing Marinette. I love how the show treats her cultural heritage so tenderly. It's lovely.
"this is the calculus that im using to become god."
"you know its kinda evil if i like it because i am, satan."
i fuckin love your comedy man
God I love this show. And I’m pretty sure you’re the only person I’ve ever seen genius enough to make a video of it. Last summer my husband got a temporary job in the town my mom lives. Every morning we’d stumble to the truck and I’d pray the whole time that the kids would remain sleepy. My mom keeps her TVs on at all times. Something about loneliness, idfk. The kids room plays kids channels 24/7. The kids would fall asleep on my lucky days for another couple hours but I’d stay up and Once this show came on. Eventually me and both the kids made it a point to get to grandmas to watch every single episode of miraculous. It’s soooo good. It’s brilliant and visually beautiful too. I’m only a few mins in so I’ve yet to see if you’re dead serious or being sarcastic but either way, You’re truly amazing at this and I am thankful every video that I found your channel. You’re breathing life into us one video at a time. Every time I finish a video, I think about your points for days, sometimes beyond. Thank you for every single one.
Your points about repetition and cycles really reminded me of revolutionary girl utena. It’s a very dark and triggering show though so I would recommend looking up a trigger list
It pisses me off when they say Chloe is bad because half the city turned into Akuma because of her, when the other half turned because of Marinette.
Wha?
yah fr
Huh?
@Breanna Wynn chill, man. I get the point, but no need to use all caps.
@Breanna Wynn Did you seriously conclude that full caps is offensive just because someone ask you to drop it without actually figuring out why did they ask that in the first place? Well, that's one way to take and interpret someone's words. The more I know.
Another big win for watching Miraculous is if you're studying French and can watch the original dub and pretend like you know what they're saying 🥰
Literally how I found out about the show. I come in to French class one day and the teacher says this is what we're doing.
@@ratratouille WHAT that's so cool, wish my french prof did this. We just watch a lot of old music video's and ads D:
I found the show because i'm an overachiever and I wanted to take a french class. I wanted a 'kids show' so I could attempt to understand it and learn from it. Then I unexpectedly got emotionally attached.
@@someonenotsomeone8450 that's so cool!
@@ratratouille now I REALLY wish I went to French class. Of course because I would actually like to learn the language, but also because I don't want to bother looking at the subtitles every time they're talking on the screen cuz that's tiresome.😪
You have the energy of a madman and that's the exact vibe i needed to be persuaded
how dare you insinuate that I would ever touch the office.
For the most part, this show feels like exactly what a superhero show should be. It’s fun, it’s funny, it doesn’t take itself too seriously, and it’s mostly episodic. Too many superhero shows, comics, and movies take themselves far too seriously when superheroes aren’t a concept that works when it’s overly serious. Superhero stories can certainly have drama in them, but an overly dark and serious superhero almost never works.
You literally talk as fast as my brain goes, thank you
god i love you. i too am not white, and as a result of this have not been white for most of my life. your videos have such a lovely intimate quality to them, it feels like a friend is just ranting at you and its exactly what everyone needs i think. also you're chaotically unpredictable and never fail to make me laugh. in conclusion, i hope that if a creator hypothetically had to get a part of their laptop replaced (not for the first time), that they make money from Patreon to do so so that their mommy isn't mad. hypothetically of course.
Miraculous ladybug has ruined my patience, THREE SEASONS AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED and baby shows are fun idc. I relate to you mucho thank you 🤧
WATCH THE FIRST 3 EPISODES OF THE FOURTH SEASON WERE LIKE FINALLY GETTING CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
haha s4 go brrrr
@@belforero7162 WAIT WHERE CAN I WATCH IT
@@belforero7162 I KNOW RIGHT!
Exactly! I’m in a really uncertain time in my life. I don’t need more intensity and stress. I like the predictability of this show. It may not be amazing, but it’s consistent and sweet. The show might have an animation budget of two nickels but it’s still watchable and when it’s done you miss it
My friends loved this show in middle school. Honestly if it meant something to someone, great. That’s what matters to me.
As someone with ADHD this video is like 80% of my moods
So it sounds like French Sailor Moon except with abuse themes and a slightly younger target audience. Sold.
creators inspired by Sailor Moon & Spider Man! you gonna love it
If we are allowed to freely talk about our favourite baby shows on here I would like to just share my love for Ninjago. That show is just so entertaining for some reason and I don’t understand why I enjoy it so much but I just do
Hell yeah Ninjago solidarity stan cole
should i watch it when im done with miraculous? if so where can i watch it
@@greenbean9934 the majority of it is on Netflix, they don't have the movies though
Yes. I Still rewatch the pilot episodes up to season 2 religiously
NINJAGO YEAH!!!! ❤
We need an updated drinking game for season 5
Just finished watching the dubbed storyborads (season 5 is like... half out??)
And i cant articulate how much i look forward to the (1M subs ???) miraculous video 😭❤️🐈⬛🐞
"baby show" (affectionate)
lmao i was actually crying when you said "stop crying why are you crying"
i didnt stop tho sorry lol
“it’s also the only reason i’m still alive” I AM CALLED OUT... SUBSCRIBED
Okay I believe I've finally joined the right Internet cult. A grown man who ALSO stans a baby French show. Now I can finally begin my journey to adulthood with a fresh leader. Teach me your ways master
Evryone is always talking about the love square but the show itself doesn't care about the love square. The romance is only secondary what's actually the main point of the show are the constant new villains. And honestly it's why I love miraculous. They're so much fun and unpredictable. Like you'll put on the show and the heroes are fighting a Pigeon man, Santa Claus or a toddler. There's no telling what's gonna happen. Who's feelings will be hurt and what they'll turn in to.
I’m currently sick and your drinking game is the only thing that’s actively making me drink water, thanks for keeping me healthy
I feel like I just watched someone have a manic episode but somehow I understood every word.
What i'm trying to say is - incredible analysis, incredible humor... should NOT have watched this on 2x speed.
I remember watching the movie of this show, where they went to New York. And seeing a native american character (eek I forgot her name) was just ✨yes✨, because she was a badass and chill character and I hope we learn more about all the Americans showcased in that movie.
as a miraculous fan pre-watching this, no you have not angered us. Also hell yeah now I have a drinking game I can rope friends into doing. Also on a personal note, this show helped me through a breakup, and it is perfect for helping ground you. Incredibly rewatchable, too, especially as a backround noise or if you need to fall asleep at random hours on your couch where you feel safer. Also this show got me to join tumblr and start reading fanfic so lmao it truly transformed my media consumption- net positive I would say, please watch it if you ever need some silly cartoon drama to latch onto. ALSO I would recommend imbibing the devil's lettuce for watching this show, there are some details that are like super high detail renders (mainly the clothes/stuff in the magical girl sequences), and it's very fun to watch.
Thank you for getting me into miraculous. I'm neck deep into season 5 and I've yet to see another video with such wit, humor and care taken with the show. It will always be a joy to come back to the video that made me pick up the show, and add another youtuber to one of my favourites.
I'd always love to see another video on the topic, even if I must wait for the 1 mil mark. Thank you so much for this video and thank you for the deep obsession I now have with a show that is long past its fandom heyday.