Determination⎮Miraculous Ladybug Season 5 Review

Ooooh, yeah. More Miraculous... and this was one wacky episode. Suddenly our heroes are in love, but with the opposite alter ego. Miraculous love square in full effect my dudes. I'm thinking the context of the skipped episode would have been useful when starting out watching this episode... but that's okay. It still works. And was very good. My thoughts within! ENJOY!

[Homotron]

I think my biggest shock from this episode was realizing Adrien started feeling things for Marinette after that wax statue scene 😭😭😭

[googleitlol]

Chat is slowly becoming the MVP in these episodes more often and I’m loving that he’s in the spotlight more now

[sabina-imyk]

many people think that Adrien started loving Marinette too late, but honestly I think it's the other way around. Cat noir has been in love with ladybug since season one, he even confessed his feelings and as a response ladybug said, that them being together would be a huge distraction from saving Paris. Now Ladybug is being distracted. Marinette has never confessed her feelings for Adrien and she had been clueless around him from the beginning. Because she has never confessed, Adrien had no chance of knowing about her feelings. So I think Marinette started loving Cat noir too late.

[moon]

I can't believe Adrien felt for Marinette in the f*cking wax scene

[gymleaderhasan]

What I loved about determination was Luka and Kagami interacting

[DigiDestined]

There's a reason Alya isn't in this episode - she'd have gotten a concussion from the number of times she slammed her head into the nearest wall watching the Adrienette drama unfold.

[catchyname]

What's funny is Adrien (how Marinette and his fans see him, anyway) is the "ideal" version of him, and Chat is how he really is.

Ladybug is the "ideal" version of Marinette, and Marinette is actually her.

They did progress to love each other for how they truly are, even though they don't know it yet.
They've grown.

This should've happened in like late season 2 or early to mid season 3, but still.

[Zvwry]

I feel like Mari still loves adrien. She def has feelings for chat noir but I feel like all her love for adrien hasn’t left. Mari is extremely extremely annoying with this “ I’m so nervous and clumsy around him” thing.” It’s been 5 seasons and she was getting better with her interactions with Adrien, now it’s back to season one where she can hardly talk to him

[andreeastancu]

Me: *thinking about how traumatized Adrien must be after being forced to cataclysm two human beings and worrying about this poor kid's sanity*😭
This guy: "Adrien's first taste of...action😏"

I think he was a bit too busy being in shock to feel any "action". Besides...the hand wasn't even that low😅💀

[fatherplatypus]

This episode, to me, exist only for 2 purposes: Confirming the reverse love square and justifying the wax statue kiss. They could've add so much more here, like when Chloe mocks Ladybug, Chat Noir reminds Chloe she sided with Hawkmoth in Miracle Queen. Seriously, one of these days, they will have to remind her of that.

Overall, just a decent episode. Love Luka and Kagami's role here, and love Manipula's design. 6/10

[DarkEmissary]

Your reaction at Chat's cataclysm was priceless and I couldn't agree more. We don't talk about that damn statue scene xd.

[Blou]

Wow… I GENUINELY LOVED your review of Determination! Everything you mentioned is SPOT ON!

And yes… I really hated the fact that they brought up the Wax Scene OUT OF ALL PLACES, they chose that scene. Many of us, including me, wanted to forget about that scene and didn’t think much of it… but… here we are…. I skipped that scene every time it popped up in the episode….

[cheyennecedeno]

Definitely thrilled you did this review. Seriously, the writers destroyed Adrigami and Lukanette for this stupidity?! Well anyway, loved Kagami being the best wingwoman for both her Adrien and Luka's Marinette. Honestly, as much loathing as Kagami, Felix, Lila and Luka get these 4 are the most well written characters. That's crazy in a nutshell.

[ameeroyusufo]

This love square is killing me physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually and whatever the fuck else there is

[willowingwhispers]

Oh my God, all they did was flip who was in love with who. Get ready for another 4 seasons of this before the actual reveal and they realize they're in love with one another.

I will say it's an improvement, with Mari falling for the real side of Adrien (Cat Noir) while Adrien fell in love with the real side of Ladybug (Mari), but I don't know if I can handle another 3-4 seasons of this poorly written romance between them.

[doubleaabatteries]

That wax scene is the most cursed thing ever

[JordantheHedgehogsonicfan]

Well, Mariette is a fashion designers and all fashion designers in TV shows always have a random tape measure on them.

[lyndaazaleacheng]

This episode wasn't bad, but considering the fact that Adrien falls inlove with Marinette and Marinette falls inlove with catnoir it could have been a bit more intense.

[yabazyabacoffee]

the Kagami and Luka segments are the best parts of the episode, honestly they should have more focus they are actually entertaining

[doubleaabatteries]

The feelings they have for each other is like a rollercoaster dude, too fast lmao