Thread:Ninjadark27/@comment-37051745-20190325154532/@comment-31322722-20190410025853

Cat Nari wrote: I prefer Lukanette, though. It seems kinder to Marinette, because Luka notices her, while Adrien goes for Ladybug, the enhanced version of Marinette. The thing about Adrien is that he does like Marinette, but he fell for LadyBug much quicker, because when they’re in their superhero forms, the both of them are more forward, more confident, and just stronger in every way; not just physically. Adrien is more carefree as Cat Noir because he leads a strict life and comes from a kind of broken home. As Cat Noir, he can act however he likes. Marinette is shy, so as LadyBug, she can be her more confident self, although it takes her a little while to get to that point. There’s some comfort in knowing that no matter what you do, people kind of have to respect you since you save Paris every week.

Marinette does like the reserved side of Adrien more, because he’s the guy who took the gum off her chair (I swear, no matter how many things this show does right, the way Marinette falls for Adrien will always be my least favorite part of their story. Completely ruined the umbrella scene for me.) and he’s just super cool in general. In an animated short, she admitted that “if Adrien wasn’t around”, she might take a liking to Cat Noir, before she decides that a world without Adrien would not be a pleasant one. Adrien likes Marinette, but probably feels that she isn’t acting like her true self (which she ISN’T, especially around him), and that’s probably just awkward for him. As LadyBug, she just lets go. She’s still herself, but she’s more true to herself. Sure, there are some things missing from that side of her, like her love of fashion designing, but Adrien already knows that about Marinette, and admires her for it.

If Adrien knew in secret that Marinette was LadyBug and still was just attracted to LadyBug? Sure, THAT would be a jerk move. But both of them are completely oblivious, and as shown by the episode in question, they have perfect chemistry just by nature. They just need to be less reserved.

All that said, I do like Luka better, but none of the additional love interests beyond Lila or Chloe seem to click with our main characters at all. Probably because they’re shoved into the story with the sole purpose of causing poorly written romantic drama. Next to these two, Chloe legitimately seems like a plausible choice. She’s the classic “bully who might still be able to be redeemed in the end” character. A redemption arc would be good character development. Lila is just really sly, and we know she’s definitely not nice, but she was written better than these two cardboard cutouts. The dynamic between Chloe and Marinette is funny and clearly immature, while the dynamic between Marinette and what’s-her-face is just boring and clearly very forced. And Luka’s just there to create a poorly written dilemma in Marinette, but we all know what’s going to happen anyway.

The potential in this show has officially gone to waste... like, why is it so PREDICTIBLE?? I’m actually disappointed.