Okay, I can't stop thinking about this... Why is this the turning point?
Alix and Rose make a bet on whether Marinette will give Adrien the gift she prepared, if she didn't, Alix would win a stuffed animal, and if she did... well, she wouldn't lose anything. It was a terrible bet where only Rose stood to lose, but that’s not the point.
The point is... why is Alix winning the turning point? I mean, after she left Ladybug fighting Chat Blanc, both she and we saw how the timeline unfolded from the moment Marinette actually gave the gift. Yes, Adrien discovered her identity, which led him to confess his feelings and start dating her... And they just have a few weeks or a month where nothing happened? Were they are just happy until Gabriel started causing trouble, the way he did in Season 5?
I mean... that’s another thing I don't get. Everyone (including Bunnyx) acts as if the problem is Adrien discovering her identity, when we see—I repeat, we see—that the real problem actually started when GABRIEL discovered Adrien's identity.
Why isn't THAT the turning point? Why not intervene so Adrien doesn't transform right in front of his house? Furthermore, looking at "Heartfixer" as a precedent, why not intervene to get Marinette akumatized instead, thereby avoiding any risk to Adrien's identity? Why did it have to be that specific moment when Alix won?
I know they do it this way to keep selling the "will-they-won't-they" dynamic the show loves so much and this is just a fan-service episode, and because Mari needs to learn not to abuse her powers, blah, blah, blah. But first off, within the narrative itself that’s no justification, and secondly, Mari is abusing her powers to the nth degree in Season 6. Not only does it make no sense for that to be the turning point, but the only good thing to come out of it, teaching her a lesson about using her powers with responsibility, went out the window.
So, why the hell is the turning point Alix winning a childish bet? Why the hell is the "correct" timeline the one where the Miraculous were stolen? Why is the turning point the one that leads to Marinette becoming a toxic, manipulative girlfriend? Why is the correct timeline the one where they spend at least another 10 years fighting against the same Miraculous? Why is the correct timeline the one where Alix has the Rabbit Miraculous and spends all her time inside the bu—