more-aculous:

Welcome to my ted talk.

So I just watched Catalyst episode(now one of my favs this season whole series) and I just wanted to share my thoughts about it and how this episode foreshadows certain things that might happen in the last episode…

Marinette faces the task of doing a “heroic deed” (even though she is Ladybug) for her classmates during heroes day. She makes promises to them about preparing an “effortful” whole tasting of different foods for the whole school (something about cakes, pastries,fruits and stuff..I just based it off the subtitles lol)

Of course the whole class is enticed by her idea especially Adrien (the smol bean really took the time to ask his father if he could go😭)

She tries to convince her parents to help her bake the pastries but their hands are also tied up as well (LB cake for the Mayor) and they couldn’t do anything about it.

“I made a big commitment to my class… Now I’m going to disappoint them all.”

Her mom tells her though that “there is still time to tell her friends the truth because they would understand.”

She replies along the lines : “that wouldn’t be heroic though”

But her mom tells her this:

“Having the courage to face your mistakes, that’s heroic.”

Instantly she replies back saying:

That’s right! There’s time for me to make these macaroons myself! (Not listening to what her mom just said)

My point is this:

Throughout the whole show, we’ve seen Ladybug performing the impossible, doing things her own way and never giving in to other’s opinion. There may be times that her opinion or her actions depends on other people’s opinions especially when she is Marinette.

But almost all of the time, she plans things and does things her own way. Although Chat Noir does help her out (even Carpace, Rena Rouge and Queen Bee), she always in control from planning to capturing the akuma.

Unknowingly, a storm is brewing.

This is where Catalyst comes in. The episode initiated change. It is not the change itself but the one merely responsible for it.

This episode poses as a sudden threat to not only the mircaulouses but also to that promise that Ladybug made in the first season: “protecting and keeping Paris safe from harm”.

This will be the starting breaking point that will initiate all conflicts in the last episode of the season which I believe is to happen at the “gala” mentioned by Natalie to Gabriel in the latest episode.

Basing from the current episode, my prediction is that the episode will begin where it last ended: the heroes may have prepared something for the occassion (of course) as seen in the last scene of the episode.

This would be most likely planned by Ladybug. Most likely leaving everything all to herself once again.

But the plan goes wrong.

A rising confict they didn’t expect to happen.

Whether it is a reveal between characters/ Mayura being introduced in the episode/Natalie or Hawkmoth taking advantage of the situation.

this idea might happen before the gala & the gala might be the cliff hanger for season 3. im calling it but i dont want that to happen

(edit: this may be the part where Hawkmoth and ladybug are found under the basement while the other heroes are fighting and looking for Catalyst/Mayura)

Inevitably, the heroes’ plan fails.

Similar to the incident wherein Marinette promises to make the food-tasting a reality in the catalyst episode. We also begin to see Ladybug in a state of denial in the Mayura episode. She tries to keep everything under control but the plan goes horribly wrong. She tries to convince the heroes to keep on fighting but they couldn’t do it anymore. Similar to the response that she recieved from her parents, they simply can’t commit to do it. Fighting the akumas and saving Paris has come to a maximum limit.

Then, we begin to see the main breaking point: ladybug conflicted, once again, if she is really upto the task of defeating Hawkmoth Catalyst Mayura. Like in zombizou, the task is upto her her to fix the situation. Gradually, she gives up the possibility that something good might come out of the situation.

How will she overcome this? Will she stand her ground and become the hero everyone needs her to be? Will Adrien ever have pink hair? Will she have a different hairstyle? How can she rise up and defeat the villain?

All these questions will be answered in the next season because thats how the show works!

Sounds depressing right? But seeing the latest episode. Chat Noir uses cataclysm on himself… is this even a kid’s show? I won’t be surprised if they pull of a cliff-hanger that will leave the fandom devasted. (I call dibs on this)

But I hope her pals would step in to help her and use all of their remaining strength and power to stop whatever brewing storm may be in the last episode and everything ends with a happily ever after. i dont want a cliff hanger pls

So basically my theory for the Mayura episode:

• The episode will focus more on the heroes’ journey of defeating and discovering Hawkmoth’s true identity while setting up Mayura as the main villain for season 3
• This might be too early but There will be a crucial point wherein heroes/villains may reveal their real identities to each other
• The gala will either be the next main location in the episode wherein the heroes’ plan will take place or it will be the place wherein Mayura will be revealed after Hawkmoth is initially defeated by the heroes—cliffhanger for the next season

Thanks for coming to my ted talk.