History Recap / MiraculousLadybugS04E18Wishmaker

** Adrien remarks how much Ladybug has called other miraculous users to help her, which shows that his doubts about his role as her partner are still there and piling up, with him displaying fear and resignation that he'll eventually no longer be needed.

** Downplayed, but Marinette was initially quite confident in what she wanted to do with her life. Then various kwami show up, assuming they know exactly what her "career" should be. This paralyses Marinette with too many choices.

* SecretSecretKeeper: Luka sees both Ladybug and Cat Noir being hit with Wishmaker's attacks and uses Second Chance to prevent Shadow Moth from knowing. After transforming back, he claims that neither was hit so Marinette doesn't have to worry about someone else knowing their secret.

* WhamEpisode: Luka learns the secret identites of Ladybug and Cat Noir. He doesn't tell anybody, not even them.

** Adrien remarks how much Ladybug has called other miraculous users to help her, which shows that his doubts about his role to the team are still there and piling up, with him displaying fear and resignation that he'll eventually no longer be needed.

** Viperion tells Cat Noir to duck on his second attempt with Second Chance so he can keep Ladybug safe. However, since he wasn't around for Cat Noir and Wishmaker's conversation, he didn't think Cat Noir would let himself get hit, so Viperion has to reset the timeline one last time.

* WhamEpisode: Luka learns who Ladybug and Cat Noir are. He doesn't tell anybody, not even them.

** Adrien remarks how much Ladybug has called other miraculous users to help, which shows that his doubts from past about his role to the team are still there, displaying fear and resignation that he'll eventually no longer be needed.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Luka is the main focus of this episode in terms of what he discovers whilst fighting Wishmaker. Other side characters, like Andre and Alec get quite a bit of attention in terms of their pasts and dreams. Additionally, while Marinette has a bit of trouble figuring out what she wants to do, a much larger spotlight is put on Adrien and his desire to get out of his father's shadow.

* DeadpanSnarker: When Ladybug and Cat Noir are fighting with Wishmaker, Wishmaker says that he's trying to make people happy and help them live their dreams. Cat Noir does this towards Wishmaker.
-->'''Cat Noir''': (completely deadpan, pointing at something over his shoulder) Would you really call this a dream?\\
(camera reveals a cucumber, which later turns out to be Mr. Banana, rolling down the street)\\
'''Cucumber''': Look! Look! [[CaptainObvious I'm a cucumber!]] ''Woohoohoo!!''

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Ladybug sensibly recruits Viperion because the risk of their identities being exposed by Wishmaker is too great to leave to chance. Only after the battle is over does she realize that Luka, by necessity, would learn her identity if the situation forced him to reset, and she knows from his behavior that he did so at least once. Luka does learn her identity, but allows her to think he didn't, knowing she would overthink and worry if he did tell her.
** Additionally, Viperion told Cat Noir to duck on his second attempt with Second Chance so he could keep Ladybug safe. However, since he wasn't around for Cat Noir and Wishmaker's conversation. He didn't think Cat Noir would let himself get hit. So Viperion had to reset the timeline one last time.

* AudienceSurrogate: Luka definitely becomes this when he discovers the true identities of Ladybug and Chat Noir.

* WordOfGod: Thomas Astruc on Twitter, when asked if Alec identifies himself as a Drag Queen now has said that, "Alec doesn't care about labels anymore. He's himself and he's free now!"

* ADayInTheLimelight: Luka is the main focus of this episode in terms of what he discovers whilst fighting Wishmaker. Other side characters, like Andre and Alec get quite a bit of attention in terms of their pasts and dreams. Additionally, this is more of an Adrien focused episode than it is a Marinette one.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Ladybug sensibly recruits Viperion because the risk of their identities being exposed by Wishmaker is too great to leave to chance. Only after the battle is over does she realize that Luka, by necessity, would learn her identity if the situation forced him to reset. Luka does learn her identity, but allows her to think he didn't for her own peace of mind. Because he knows she would overthink and worry if he did tell her.

** Jagged wanted to be a crocodile when he was younger, jumping in the Seine with glee when he is transformed. He also cannot swim, necessitating a rescue by Luka.

* RuleOfThree: The heroes defeat Wishmaker on the third try; Viperion had to reset the timeline twice because first Ladybug and then Cat Noir were affected by the villain's power, which revealed their secret identities to Shadow Moth.

* TheBadGuyWins: In a sense, Shadow Moth discovered the identities of Ladybug and Cat Noir on two separate occasions. However, this victory was short lived as Viperion reset the clock through his Second Chance.

* TheBadGuyWins: In a sense, Shadow Moth discovered the identities of Ladybug and Cat Noir on two seperate occasions. However, this victory was short lived as Viperion reset the clock through his Second Chance.

* ShipperOnDeck: Luka encourages Marinette to talk to Adrien when they see him at the fair. He doubles down on the shipping when he finds out that Marinette is Ladybug and Adrien is Cat Noir, which clues him in on the duo's [[LoveTriangle love square]] [[LovesMyAlterEgo shenanigans]].

* ADayintheLimelight: Luka is the main focus of this episode in terms of what he discovers whilst fighting Wishmaker. Other side characters, like Andre and Alec get quite a bit of attention in terms of their pasts and dreams. Additionally, this is more of an Adrien focused episode than it is a Marinette one.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Ladybug sensibly recruits Viperion because the risk of their identities being exposed by Wishmaker is too great to leave to chance. Only after the battle is over does she realize that Luka, by necessity, would learn her identity if the situation forced him to reset. Luka does learn her identity, but allows her to think he didn't for her own peace of mind.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Wishmaker is defeated by having him hit a specific person with a childhood dream that turns him into a gigantic stuffed toy that hugs people. Ladybug then has him hug Wishmaker, who is powerless to stop someone already under the influence of his power.

* OhCrap: After reclaiming the Snake Miraculous, Ladybug is about to depart when she realizes that tasking Luka with guarding their secret identities means there's a good chance he now knows who she is. Luka lies and assures her that her secret's still safe.

* CharacterDevelopment: This episode sees Alec going from mocking people's dreams to making a TV show called "Childhood Dream" to support people.

** Luka returns as Viperion since his appearance in "The Battle of the Miraculous".

** Having learned from his mistake, Viperion sticks with Ladybug and ''doesn't'' go to help Cat Noir, instead yelling at him to duck. Unfortunately, Wishmaker's taunt have demoralized Cat to the point that he doesn't defend himself against the villain, which exposes ''his'' secret identity. Viperion resets once again.

* ResetButton: Ladybug and Cat Noir agree that they're in dire need of Viperion's power of Second Chance because their secret identities will be blown if Wishmaker hits them.

* ShipperOnDeck: Luka encourages Marinette to talk to Adrien when they see him at the fair. He doubles down on the shipping when he finds out that Marinette is Ladybug and Adrien is Cat Noir.