History Recap / MiraculousLadybugS04E05Psycomedian

* Foreshadowing: Harry keeps calling Gabriel "Gabi". Come next season, [[spoiler: we learn that Gabriel's real name is actually Gabi Grassette, which he changed to sound more upper-class. So it wasn't just an an AffectionateNickname, Harry was actually calling Gabriel by his real name.]]

* RunningGag: A new advertisement of Adrien is seen (on a sandwich board) which the HatePlague-afflicted Ladybug bumps into, causing her to angrily declare "[[LampshadeHanging And all these ads everywhere]], they make me. SICK!" while kicking it over.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Bob Roth is his usual blunt and inconsiderate self when turning down Harry Clown's idea for a new film. While he could've been nicer about it, Roth is well within his rights as a producer to choose which projects he wants to fund and doesn't have to explain or apologize for not wanting to spend money on a project he thinks will tank.

* CallBack:
** The B-plots of "The Bubbler", "Gigantitan", and "The Puppeteer 2" are referenced during the girls' talk in the beginning.
** Marinette runs off crying and Adrien tries to run after her only to be stopped by the Gorilla. The same thing happened in "Cat Blanc", except that this time Adrien hasn't realized that he's in love with Marinette, so he doesn't try to plead with the Gorilla to let him go after her.
** This isn't the first time [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E07Silencer a regular object has been painted to look like a Lucky Charm]].

** Ladybug's remark that "It was a mistake to make me angry!" harkens back to ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk''.

* HypocriticalHumor: After Psychomedian makes Ladybug super-angry, one of the things she screams at Cat Noir about is complaining that he “can’t be mellow for one second”.

* {{Irony}}: While under Psychomedian’s anger spell, Ladybug kicks over a a sandwich board with a picture of Adrien on it, who she’s madly in love with, complaining that all the ads everywhere make her sick.

* TookALevelInJerkass: After Psychomedian uses his power to make Ladybug furiously angry, she spends much of the episode screaming at Cat Noir, insulting him, and trying to hit him.

** Juleka and Rose tell Marinette that there can't be love without friendship, then lean their heads together while [[HeldGaze gazing in each other's eyes]].

** Continuing from above, The script also may be a reference to one of Zagtoon's scrapped superhero cartoons 'Sweet Power', which is about heroes with magical vitamin (i.e Fruit) powers.
** Harry Clown's name (pronounced "cloon" in French) might be a reference to a famous [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0460294/ Greek comedian]] whose stage name was Harry Klynn.

* Irony: While under Psychomedian’s anger spell, Ladybug kicks over a a sandwich board with a picture of Adrien on it, who she’s madly in love with, complaining that all the ads everywhere make her sick.

* Irony: While under Psychomedian’s anger spell, Ladybug kicks over a a sandwich bird with a picture of Adrien on it, who she’s madly in love with, complaining that all the ads everywhere make her sick.

* CharacterTics: Harry is seen winking, pinching his nose and making a honking sound to emphasize a point for his comedy sketch...and it quickly turns out he regularly does this off-stage as well (and may even pinch someone else's nose for it).

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Psycomedian uses his power to drive Ladybug into an UnstoppableRage, which instead of incapacitating her just makes her angry and ''far'' more aggressive than she'd normally be in a fight. Cat Noir even notes that it was a mistake to make her angry.
* EmotionControl: By changing the expression on his mask and honking his clown nose, Psycomedian can change the emotions of anyone who sees him. He can cause laughter, fear, sadness, and anger.

* FailureGambit: Gabriel says he'll back Harry's movie while privately smiling and remarking to himself that Harry will never be taken seriously for it, because of course Gabriel wants to use Harry's expected despondence to akumatize him. It's certain Gabriel doesn't really care about Harry's movie actually entering production compared to having another chance to get Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculouses.

* Hypocrite: After Psychomedian makes Ladybug super-angry, one of the things she screams at Cat Noir about is complaining that he “can’t be mellow for one second”.

* MustMakeHimLaugh: Marinette, thinking laughter is the key to Adrien's heart and that he is a fan of Harry Clown, tries some of Harry's comic sketches on him, but they fall flat. Later she finds out that her own wild gestures at school were what made him laugh, not the Harry Clown video that Nino was showing him.

* OddFriendship: Surprisingly, the stern and strict fashion designer Gabriel Agreste and the comedian Harry Clown have been very good friends since college, to the point where Gabriel doesn't get annoyed by Harry's antics and even considers funding Harry's film...if Harry destroys all evidence of Super Fry, one of Gabriel's first works.

* RunningGag: An new advertisement of Adrien is seen (on a sandwich board) which the HatePlague-afflicted Ladybug bumps into, causing her to angrily declare "[[LampshadeHanging And all these ads everywhere]], they make me. SICK!" while kicking it over.