#candystartrees

/HIGHFIVE YA/

From my understanding, at least this first season of ML was designed to be viewed in any order; the episodes are designed to not require a certain viewing order and to be able to be shown however the various broadcasters want to shuffle them.  I think it’s just fan nature to want to organize them into a sensible order or to just discuss overall how you might want them to be!

That being said, I do think there needs to be an acknowledgement that there’s a difference between “can be viewed in any order” and “all results of each episode are erased at the end of the 22 minute runtime and are totally reset at the beginning of each new episode”.  My hope is that ML falls into the former category.  It’s the difference between, like, Marinette being voted class rep in one episode and that while it may not be mentioned again particularly, would never been contradicted in a future episode VERSUS an episode where the characters end up on the moon and then are just back where they were before in future episodes (think Spongebob episodes that end with very nonsensical endings).

The frustrating thing with the latter is that we end up needing to retread the same ground over and over, and it always feels like we’re spinning our wheels, whereas the former, while not quite as clear for character development, can still move forward, even a bit imperceptibly at times.  Teen Titans (2003) tended to do a good job with that, having a few episodes that were building the main arc and others that were more ‘filler’ that still added layers to the characters interactions and helped them evolve over time.  I really hope that we see ML fall into that category, but only time will tell!

Thoughts under the cut!  Obviously, #Miraculous Ladybug spoilers below.

They were SO INVESTED already and it is the best thing ever.

I’m sure he was!  I think there’s a lot there to explore for Adrien to see how different all these families can be.  If he’s been homeschooled and hasn’t been as exposed to other family dynamics, I’m sure it’s a bit of a shock.  I love the idea that at first he’s a little overwhelmed, a little shy, but then he learns he can just be himself and soon he’s taking seconds and thirds at dinner and putting his feet up on the couch when they’re watching TV.

OH SHIZNIT YOU’RE RIGHT I forgot about that.  They MUST have seen her room and how it’s plastered with pictures of this kid.  EVEN BETTER god damn do I love the Dupain-Chengs.

And YES that was also super adorable ahah.  I absolutely love the idea of Adrien and Tom being close and buddies and playing video games for hours until Marinette comes in and kicks both their asses and just generally having an awesome relationship.