Tikki is evil

This is probably my favourite line of Alya’s from the whole finale.

Like. God.

She knows Marinette so well.

She knows that Marinette is her own worst enemy, knows that Marinette has—on some level—good intentions. She understands exactly the logic that Marinette has been using to justify her choices. Knows that Marinette will always put her loved ones’ happiness above her own wellbeing.

She doesn’t want to be mad at Marinette. The lie itself hurts, but it also hurts that lie causes Marinette hurt.

No, she isn't a bad friend. No, she wasn't "too hard" on Mari. No, she's not a hypocrite. No, just because she's Mari's bff doesn't mean she has to agree with everything she does.

In fact, I think she wasn't angry enough.

And all season we see him unable to get comfortable in that house. His stuff is in boxes. He can't figure out how to paint his walls. He doesn't feel at home there. The whole place already feels like a museum or mausoleum to his father's life. And suddenly he gets an idea. "What if it really WAS a museum?"

Marinette sees what her actions with Adrien have leading him to : he is yet again living in his father's shadows. It wasn't her wish for him yet this is the result of her constant lies. She has gaslighted him into this false reality and she regrets it. Yet she cannot figure out how to untangle the multilayered mess she created. She is deep into an hole she dug herself and she doesn't see the light of the surface. At this point, no matter what her options are, she has also realized she will only hurt him and break his heart. And this is what pains her. Which leads me back to her dialog as Viper Bug in Mister Agreste - what happens when you are the one responsible behind the suffering and misery of the one you have sworn to protect at all cost? Do you truly get a second chance? Can you hope for forgiveness?

And surprisingly, they make a little parallel with the Gabriel's secret and her revealing her parents her super-identity. Now that they know the truth, they try to act chill but Marinette sees how worried they are about her. This is a permanent change from the season. With time, she might accept and welcome their support more, but right now, she regrets having told them precisely because they aren't blissed by ignorance anymore.

Same goes with Alya who has now figured out the truth and no memory erase spell can save Marinette this time around. In this episode Alya states clear boundaries between Marinette and her. IMO this is the best possible outcome. She will still help out if Paris is in trouble because that much is at stake (and that is why Alya is a A-ranking superheroine in my book). But Alya draws a line at what Marinette can use her for from now on. Cross that line again and they won't be friends anymore. And her line reminds us what Marinette made her do back in Lady Chaos. The episode gave the tone about upcoming Alya's interactions. Respectful but colder and distant for next season. So long Marinette's hasn't told Adrien the truth about his father.

Speaking of Alya, as Rena, she handled the team extremely well when LB was incapacitated. Even if it was part of the plan, Rena has material to be the leader of her own dedicated unit one day. (Again, linking back to Illustrhater ending).

For those mad that the episode had to spell it out that Chrysalis is a shapeshifter while it was obvious to the (older) audience, it wasn't for the characters. The new information is rather that Chrysalis is able to shapeshift consecutively. For us, I think it is safe to theorize that whoever was from that portal at the end of S5 finale gave her that power. And it might not be a Miraculous power either.

In Nemesis, Lila suffers her first real setback imo. It's the first time the Miraculers get that close to her. Although, they didn't do much further than that. The Butterfly Holder escaped and burn all the evidences in their lair. After this, it won't be surprising if the Miraculers won't get access to the Butterfly Holder for a long time. Lila will be more careful from now on. And so will the Miraculers now that they know about the Butterfly's additional ability.

Well, we have a pretty big new character drop, and I am dying to deep dive! This slimy dude right here, Noe Luksus.

I kept thinking, god, this guy looks so familiar. The blonde hair and white and black outfit is giving re-verse Adrien from the Paris special, but there's something about his face shape that's totally bothering me.

And of course, it takes me til the very end for that AHA moment. 😅

But once it hit, boy, did it all start falling into place! (After much discussion this morning with friends!)

Here's what we all managed to collect:

So right out with it, Noe calls Audrey "Mother," and DING DING! Suddenly I realize why he looked so familiar! He's literally a male Chloe. And now I don't know how the hell I didn't see it sooner!

Secret Sibling stuff aside, (Like seriously? If I had a penny for every time Chloe got a secret sibling... I'd have two pennies 😂)

So now we have Chloé, Zoé and now Noé? Yeah, it follows the pattern. (Real original naming system there, Audrey.)

They all also have different last names, (Bourgeois, Lee, and now Luksus) but out of the three, I feel like Noe and Chloe look the most alike. So is AnaximAndré the daddy? I'm curious to know how the heck this all works. Okay, so how does mister greaseball fit into this whole thing?

He's trying to purchase the Gabriel company from Adrien. He owns, or is part of, a lot of companies.

Which are all arranged in the shape of a crown. (Oh yeah, that's not obvious or anything) Now it's interesting to me that if these companies are connected to the 'Kingdom' as I suspect, then is Gabriel's company not already in the web of companies? Adrien has inherited the company; we get that info in Revelator. So the Kingdom, and Noe, need to get their hands on it. And it's now been placed in the hands of a child.

Now, why this connection to the kingdom is important:

The "Kingdom" has identified Gabriel Agreste as the "Diamond" and told us that he is dead. Then they introduce the new "King of Luxury", where it hovers over the Diamond symbol, implying that the "King of Luxury" is replacing the Diamond.

Then Audrey calls Noe "Diamond dear." And yes, it's a little on the nose, and yes, it could be a nickname/pet name. (Sure.)

But you know what I think is interesting???

His name. Luksus. Luksus LITERALLY means Luxury in Danish, Polish, Norwegian, and in German its spelled Luxus, but is similar enough for me to include. (There may be other languages too i didn't look that deeply.)

His first name, Noé, could possibly refer to the biblical name Noah, (Meaning comfort, quiet, rest) but I also found that in Danish and Norwegian, Noé means "Something" or "Anything". I don't know if his first name has as much significance as his last name, but I thought I'd throw that in there.

Then it was mentioned that the symbol for his company kinda gave off a Louis Vuitton vibe, and then-- found this!!

A Louis Vuitton, (Luxury brand) bag that is literally called NOE? 🤔

Then, at the end of it all, he says this: "Now everyone in Paris knows who I am."

Because he's the new face. He's there to replace Gabriel in the public eye. They wanted his name and face out there, publicized. I dunno about you, but I think we can all say hello to our new King of Luxury, Noe Luksus.

This absolute behemoth of a scene made the whole episode for me.

Tomoe seems to have dropped the secret council's name during the flashback when she received a call with Gabriel.