History Recap / MiraculousLadybugS04E14Sentibubbler

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Cat Noir takes being left out of the team in this episode ''badly'', smashing a chimney in anger. He casually notes that it's fine as Ladybug will just repair it later, but it demonstrates that Ladybug sidelining him in favor of Rena all season is taking its toll on him.

* CallBack: Just like in Season 3's "Ladybug", the titular heroine grabs hold of the sentimonster's object, granting them control of the sentimonster...only for the villain to erase them immediately.

* BaitAndSwitch: When Marinette shows up at Alya's house, everyone is looking for a small fuzzy animal that Otis claims he saw walk through a wall. Marinette freaks out, thinking they know about Trixx, but they're actually looking for an escaped tarantula.

* CatapultNightmare: Marinette has one such nightmare, detailing a potential chain of events that leads Alya to betray her and give Shadow Moth the Miraculous Box. The nightmare includes Alya telling her family she is Rena Rouge, including Nino and Chloé, as well as having Trixx eat at the table, then Alya opens the balcony to let Shadow Moth enter the dining room, Miracle Box in hand. As Ladybug goes to transform, Tikki tells her it is pointless, which is echoed by '''Chat Blanc''' who leads the entire room in a zombie walk towards a now defenceless Marinette.

* EtTuBrute: Marinette has a nightmare about Alya betraying her for Shadow Moth, and delivering the Miraculous Box to him.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Chat Noir takes being left out of the team in this episode ''badly'', smashing a chimney in anger. He casually notes that it's fine as Ladybug will just repair it later, but it demonstrates that Ladybug sidelining him in favor of Rena all season is taking its toll on him.

* FriendOrIdolDecision: Pegabug hesitates to take Shadow Moth's coffee cup (the friend option as it would save Alya's family and Nino from their bubble prisons) because she notices his miraculous and contemplates taking them (the idol option). She ultimately goes for the cup.

* SadisticChoice: Shadow Moth gives Alya a difficult ultimatum over the phone: surrender the Fox Miraculous to him and betray Ladybug, or refuse and allow her family to stay trapped in bubbles forever.

** First, she creates a distraction to momentarily hide herself so she can transform. She then quickly conjures a Mirage of herself to lead Sentibubbler astray, in order to get to her room for a private chat with Chat Noir.

* IHaveYourWife: Shadow Moth take Alya's entire family, plus Nino and Marinette, hostage to force her to betray Ladybug.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Chat Noir takes being left out of the team in this episode ''badly'', smashing a chimney in anger. He casually notes that its fine as Ladybug will just repair it later, but it demonstrates that Ladybug sidelining him in favor of Rena all season is taking its toll on him.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Alya's plan is to engineer a scenario in which Shadow Moth has no reason to hold her family hostage, by creating a Mirage of herself and Ladybug in which Ladybug refuses to involve her any longer because Shadow Moth is targeting her as such. It nearly works, but Cat Noir attacks Sentibubbler and provides Shadow Moth with an alternate means of coercing Ladybug's obedience through his capture, forcing Alya to improvise.
* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Alya decides that Rena Rouge will no longer be able to be seen in public after tricking Shadow Moth into believing that Ladybug "retired" her. That said, she still plans to be Rena and help Ladybug; just from behind the scenes.

* TheStinger: For the second episode in a row, Gabriel has a scene following the end card. This time, he expresses frustration and rage at Ladybug foiling his plans, going so far as to snap his tablet in anger. The fury in his face at being tricked again by her plans leads him to state Ladybug doesn't make a single mistake. Natalie comforts him, assuring Gabriel that no one is flawless and Ladybug will eventually and inevitably misstep.

Marinette has a nightmare of Alya betraying her to Shadow Moth, so she goes to retrieve the Fox Miraculous from her, after entrusting it to her in Optigami. Shadow Moth meanwhile sets his plan into motion, targeting her friends and family with a Sentimonster version of her boyfriend's akuma - The Bubbler. With Marinette trapped and unable to help, Alya has to use all of her wits to defeat Shadow Moth, particularly when he comes to get her ''personally''.

* BruceWayneHeldHostage: Shadow Moth has Alya's friends and family captured in the hopes of luring out Ladybug to steal her miraculous. Unfortunately for him, one of his prisoners include Marinette.
* CallBack: Just like in Season 3's "Ladybug", the titular heroine grabs hold of the sentimonster's object granting them control of the sentimonster...only for the villain to erase them immediately.

** First, she sneaks past Sentibubbler, using an illusion of herself to distract Sentibubbler, in order to get to her room for a private chat with Chat Noir.

** Cat Noir angrily smashes a chimney when Alya tells him the plan doesn't require his help.

* TheStinger: For the second episode in a row, Gabriel has a scene following the end card, this time, he expresses frustration and rage at Ladybug foiling his plans, going so far as to snap his tablet in anger. The fury in his face at being tricked again by her plans leads him to state Ladybug doesn't make a single mistake. Natalie comforts him, ensuring Gabriel no one is flawless and Ladybug will eventually and inevitably misteps.

* EvilTwin: At first, it looks like Nino has been akumatised again, only for Shadow Moth to prompt Alya to look out her window, showing that in addition to her family being threatened, her best friends Marinette and Nino are there too. The news even notices, Nadja asking how it is possible for The Bubbler to have captured his civilain self.

** Later, she creates a dual illusion of both herself and Ladybug. This version of Ladybug tells "Alya" that she can no longer be Rena Rouge -- a ''completely believable'' deceit, given Chloe received the exact same treatment, and guarantees that Shadow Moth will leave her alone for a while. The false Ladybug then heads out and is followed by Shadow Moth, only for her to disappear after ducking into an alley.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Nino spends the whole episode being afraid of the Cesaire family's pet tarantula.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Chat Noir takes being left out of the team in this episode ''badly'', smashing a chimney in anger. He casually notes that its fine as Ladybug will just repair it later, but it demonstrates that Ladybug's continued trust in Rena all season is taking its toll on him.
* TheStinger: For the second episode in a row, Gabrial has a scene following the end card, this time, he expresses frustration and rage at Ladybug foiling his plans, going so far as to snap his tablet in anger. The fury in his face at being tricked again by her plans leads him to state Ladybug doesn't make a single mistake. Natalie comforts him, ensuring Gabriel no one is flawless and Ladybug will eventually and inevitably misteps.
* SadisticChoice: Shadow Moth gives Alya a difficult ultimatum over the phone: surrender the Fox Miraculous to him and betray Ladybug, or refuse and allow her family to stay trapped in bubbles forever.

* GuileHero: Alya is able to effectively use her illusions to trick Shadow Moth a grand total of three times throughout the episode - first, she sneaks past Sentibubbler in order to get to her room for a private chat with Chat Noir, then she creates an illusion of Ladybug and Alya so that it ''appears'' that Ladybug is heading out to fetch the Fox Miraculous. After catching Chat Noir in a bubble and making him waste his Cataclysm, Alya is forced to improvise by creating a third illusion of Marinette in her bubble, to hide the real Marinette as she transforms and summons Kalkii to become Pegabug and save the day. Marinette even compliments her on her resourcefulness.

* TheReveal: As the name of the episode implies, Sentimonsters are revealed to be capable of taking the form of previously Akumatized Villains, with their powers included.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Chat Noir takes being left out of the team in this episode ''badly'', smashing a wall in anger. He casually notes that its fine as Ladybug will just repair it later, but it demonstrates that Ladybug's continued trust in Rena all season is taking its toll on him.

* TheStinger: For the second episode in a row, Gabrial has a scene following the end card, this time, he expresses frustration and rage at Alya foiling his plans, going so far as to snap his tablet in anger. The fury in his face at being tricked time and again by her illusions suggest that he is not through with her, and may in fact step up his attacks on her.

* SadisticChoice: Shadow Moth gives Alya a difficult ultimatum over the phone: surrender the Fox Miraculous to him and betray Ladybug, or refuse and allow her family to stay trapped in bubbles forever.
* UnexpectedCharacter: C'mon, was ''anyone'' expecting '''Chat Blanc''' to appear?

* TheStinger: For the second episode in a row, Gabrial has a scene following the end card, this time, he expresses frustration and rage at Alya foiling his plans, going so far as to snap his tablet in anger. The [[ClenchedTeeth fury]] in his face at being tricked time and again by her illusions suggest that he is not through with her, and may in fact step up his attacks on her.

* CatapultNightmare: Marinette has one such nightmare, detailing a potential chain of events that leads Alya to betray her and give Shadow Moth the Miraculous Box. The nightmare includes Alya telling her family she is Rena Rouge, including Nino and Chloeacute, as well as having Trixx eat at the table, then Alya opens the balcony to let Shadow Moth enter the dining room, Miracle Box in hand. As Ladybug goes to transform, Tikki tells her it is pointless, which is echoed by '''Chat Blanc''' who leads the entire room in a zombie walk towards a now defenceless Marinette.

%% * CatapultNightmare: Marinette has one such nightmare, detailing a potential chain of events that leads Alya to betray her and give Shadow Moth the Miraculous Box.
%% * EtTuBrute: Marinette has a nightmare about Alya betraying her for Shadow Moth, and delivering the Miraculous Box to him.
%% * FusionDance: Marinette fuses the Ladybug and Horse Miraculous to become Pegabug.
%% * TheReveal: As the name of the episode implies, Sentimonsters are revealed to be capable of taking the form of previously Akumatized Villains, with their powers included.
%% * SadisticChoice: Shadow Moth gives Alya a difficult ultimatum over the phone: surrender the Fox Miraculous to him and betray Ladybug, or refuse and allow her family to stay trapped in bubbles forever.

Marinette has a nightmare of Alya betraying her to Shadow Moth, so goes to retrieve the Fox Miraculous from her, after entrusting it to her in Optigami. Shadow Moth meanwhile sets his plan into motion, targeting her friends and family with a Sentimonster version of her boyfriend's akuma - The Bubbler. With Marinette trapped and unable to help, Alya has to use all of her wits to defeat Shadow Moth, particularly when he comes to get her ''personally''.

%% * TheReveal: As the name of the episode implies, Sentimonsters are revealed to be capable of taking the form of previously Akumatized Villains, with their powers included.

%% FusionDance: Marinette fuses the Ladybug and Horse Miraculous to become Pegabug.

Marinette has a nightmare of Alya betraying her to Shadow Moth, so goes to retrieve the Fox Miraculous from her, after entrusting it to her in Optigami. Shadow Moth meanwhile sets his plan into motion, targeting her friends and family with a Sentimonster version of her boyfriend's akuma - The Bubbler. With Marinette trapped and unable to help, Alya has to use all of her wits to defeat Shadow Moth, particularly when he comes to get her ''personally''.