History Recap / MiraculousLadybugS05E24Representation

Adrien heads back to France to find Marinette, who is quite miserable without him. Meanwhile, Kagami, stuck on the same boat, is freed by Félix. Both events don't go unnoticed by Gabriel who hatches a dangerous plan to find his son; while Cat Noir is forced to fight the dreaded Nightormentor, Félix and Kagami decide it's high time for the only one who can defeat Monarch to learn the full truth...

* ContinuityNod: Mr. Armand D'Argencourt is running against Ms. Bustier, just as he did against André Bourgeois all the way back in "Darkblade". Perhaps he feels he has a better shot against a newcomer.

* DealWithTheDevil: Gabriel's deal with Colt is framed in this fashion, offering him the chance to give Amelie a child with the promise that Gabriel would receive Colt's best "knight" for his own son (implied to be The Gorilla). It's unclear if Gabriel knew the dangers at the time, but due to the Peacock Miraculous being damaged, this deal ultimately costs Colt his life.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Félix previously refused to create a sentimonster to help evade Magati Gozen, citing his belief that creating life only to then discard it once it serves its purpose is wrong. He does precisely that in this episode, creating Once Upon a Time as a roundabout way to convey important information to Marinette without actually revealing that he and Kagami know she's Ladybug, then dispelling it once he's finished. To be fair though, he might have decided there was simply no other way to get the info to her without tipping her off that they knew her identity or risking a third party also finding out, while he had other ways of dealing with Magati Gozen.

* TravellingAtTheSpeedOfPlot: Adrien decides to fly back to Paris as Astrocat, and around the same time Félix shows up to take Kagami with him to Paris. Unless he learned how to make the transformation potions from Nathalie's tablet from "Strikeback" and transformed offscreen, Félix would have to travel with Kagami by conventional means much slower than Astrocat's flight, yet somehow he and Kagami beat Adrien to the party by several minutes.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Félix previously refused to create a sentimonster to help evade Magati Gozen, citing his belief that creating life only to then discard it once it serves its purpose is wrong. He does precisely that in this episode, creating Once Upon a Time as a roundabout way to convey important information to Marinette without actually revealing that he and Kagami know she's Ladybug, then dispelling it once he's finished.

* TheStinger: The final scene has Gabriel and Tsurugi locking away their children into solitary confinement while declaring that it's time to begin Operation Perfect Alliance.

* VillainNoLongerIdle: Tsurugi demands Gabriel akumatize her to find Kagami, but Gabriel insists on handling this one personally and akumatizes himself into Nightormentor so he can find Adrien first.

* YouAreGrounded: Gabriel and Tsurugi punish their children by forcing them into rooms fit for solitary confinement. Apparently this is so they won't be involved in Operation Perfect Alliance.

* BrutalHonesty: As Adrien laments being stuck in London away from Marinette, he wonders how the situation came to this. Plagg bluntly replies that it's because he's allowed Gabriel to control his life (ignorant as to how and why he can), then immediately apologizes for being too direct. His words end up encouraging him to flee London and tell Marinette the truth.

* IntelligibleUnintelligible: [[OverlyLongGag Once again]], Juleka mumbles her lines in the French dub, upon seeing Rose get targeted by the akuma. This time, however, her mumblings are slightly more understandable, given the vowels she mumbles sound close enough to "Qu'est-ce que vous lui avez fait?!" ("What have you done to her?!") and "Jamais!" ("Never!")

* MissedHimByThatMuch: Félix lures Marinette away from the party moments before Adrien arrives there as Astrocat. Near the end of the episode, Adrien jets off as Astrocat after his nightmares convince him not to speak with Marinette, and a few moments later Marinette exits the roof of her room as Ladybug.

* TheUnReveal: While the episode details how Adrien and Félix came to be, Kagami's past isn't covered, even though she's implied to be a sentimonster like they are.

* DoubleMeaningTitle: The news talks about Ms. Bustier running for mayor against Mr. d'Argencourt, so voters will get to determine their next representative, and Kagami and Félix put on a play where they represent Félix's grandparents, parents, aunt, and uncle.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Cat Noir gives a scathing one to Gabriel's parenting skills.
-->'''Cat Noir''': And if I were your son, I'd tell you you can't always make decisions for people. that to have a child is to help them blossom, to grow, to find themselves and to be free! (...) I feel sorry for your son.
* TravellingAtTheSpeedOfPlot: Adrien decides to fly back to Paris as Astrocat, and around the same time Félix shows up to take Kagami with him to Paris. As far as we know, lest he kept Nathalie's tablet from "Strike Back" and used space powers offscreen, Félix doesn't have access to the transformation potions that would grant him flight like Adrien does, yet somehow he and Kagami beat Adrien to the party by several minutes.

* IntelligibleUnintelligible: [[OverlyLongGag Once again,]] Juleka mumbles her lines in the French dub, upon seeing Rose get targeted by the akuma. This time however, her mumblings are slightly more understandable, given the vowels she mumbles sound close enough to "Qu'est-ce que vous lui avez fait?!" ("What have you done to her?!") and "Jamais!" ("Never!")

* ArrangedMarriage: Amelie decided to marry Colt, a powerful but cold-hearted weapons dealer, in order to appease her parents who wanted their children to marry someone with power.

* DealWithTheDevil: Gabriel's deal with Colt is framed in this fashion, offering him the chance to give Amelie a child at a cost and with the promise that Gabriel would receive a "knight" for his own son (implied to be The Gorilla). It's unclear if Gabriel knew the dangers at the time, but due to the Peacock Miraculous being damaged, this deal ultimately costs Colt his life.

* DealWithTheDevil: Gabriel's deal with Colt is framed in this fashion, offering him the chance to give Amelie a child at a cost and with the promise that his son will eventually become a "knight" for Gabriel's son. The cost ends up being his life, as Gabriel was no doubt aware, while the rest of the deal ends up being moot because Félix rebels.

* TravellingAtTheSpeedOfPlot: Adrien decides to fly back to Paris as Astrocat, and around the same time Félix shows up to take Kagami with him to Paris. As far as we know, Félix doesn't have access to the transformation potions that would grant him flight like Adrien does, yet somehow he and Kagami beat Adrien to the party by several minutes.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Chat Noir gives a scathing one to Gabriel's parenting skills.

* CallingTheOldManOut: As Cat Noir, Adrien beats down on Nightormentor and tells him he is an abusive, controlling parent. This falls on deaf ears, of coursate.

* CallingTheOldManOut: As Chat Noir, Adrien beats down on Gabriel and tells him he is an abusive controlling parent.

-->'''Chat Noir''': And if I were your son, I'd tell you you can't always made decisions for people. that to have a child is to help them blossom, to grow, to find themselves and to be free!(...) I feel sorry for your son.

* RebelliousPrincess: Emilie was defiant and free-spirited in her youth, frequently earning the ire of her parents by escaping home and exploring the world outside. Played straight in Kagami escaping her mother before being captured and subverted in Adrien as he did the same before going back willingly.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Félix previously refused to create a sentimonster to help evade Magati Gozen, citing his belief that creating life only to then discard it once it serves its purpose is wrong. He does precisely that in this episode, creating Once Upon a Time as a roundabout way to convey important information to Marinette without actually having to reveal he and Kagami know she's Ladybug, then dispelling it once he's finished.

* RebelliousPrincess: Emilie was defiant and free-spirited in her youth, frequently earning the ire of her parents by escaping home and exploring the world outside.

* ShaggyDogStory: Adrien tries to find Marinette and confess to her that he's Cat Noir...but being subjected to Nightormentor's power causes him to decide not to proceed.

* WorldHealingWave: Averted. Since Ladybug wasn't present for the Nightormentor fight and didn't actually know anything about the villain when she purifies the akuma, she is unable to repair the nightmares inflicted on Rose, Juleka, and Adrien. Adrien still has visions of the nightmares near the end of the episode.

* WhamEpisode: Félix is revealed to be a Sentimonster and Kagami has known Marinette is Ladybug since the events of "Perfection".

* MysticalPregnancy: The Peacock Miraculous is used to induce pregnancy in both Emilie and Amelie, the former via herself and the latter via Colt.

* TheDutifulSon: Amelie did as her parents expected of her despite not being the firstborn, though she did eventually become their heir once Emilie ran off with Gabriel.

* CrossingTheBurntBridge: Emilie eloped with Gabriel and left her life as a royal behind, but ultimately had to come back because it was the only way to afford the treatments that might cure her infertility.

** Gabriel and Tomoe take their controlling nature to the very extreme, basically locking both Adrien and Kagami down in prison cells.

* ADayInTheLimelight: While Marinette's predictment is still in focus, Cat Noir and the Resistance are the ones to fight and defeat Nightormentor.

** Kagami knows that Marinette is Ladybug, having apparently figured it out during the events of "Perfection". She has also revealed this information to Félix.

* BreakingOldTrends: Whenever an akumatized villain was fought, it was against either Cat Noir and Ladybug, or just Ladybug. Even when Cat Noir seemingly fought a villain by himself, he was either getting help from Ladybug (like in "Weredad") or fighting alongside a different Ladybug wielder (as in "Hack-San"). This is the first time that Cat Noir faces a villain entirely on his own, with Ladybug only showing up well after to purify the akuma.

* BreakingOldTrends: Whenever an akumatized villain was fought, it was against either Cat Noir and Ladybug, or just Ladybug. Even when Cat Noir seemingly fought a villain by himself, he was either getting help from Ladybug (like in "Weredad") or fighting alongside a different Ladybug wielder (as in "Hack-San"). This is the first time that Cat Noir a villain entirely on his own, with Ladybug only showing up well after to purify the akuma.

* BreakingOldTrends:
** Whenever an akumatized villain was fought, it was against either Chat Noir and Ladybug, or just Ladybug. Even when Chat Noir seemingly fought a villain by himself, he was either getting help from Ladybug (like in Weredad) or fighting alongside a different Ladybug wielder (as in Hack-San). This is the first time that Chat Noir a villain entirely on his own, with Ladybug only showing up near the end to do the obligatory Miraculous Cure cleanup afterwards.
** Every time Ladybug used her Miraculous Cure superpower, everything was fixed, and nobody was shown to suffer side effects from the villain's attack. The only time she didn't was during the New York special, and that's because she was in an entirely different city when the villain attacked. In here, while Ladybug's present to use the Miraculous Cure to fix the property damage done by Nightormentor, her lack of knowledge about him means she's unable to heal Rose, Juleka, and Adrien from the nightmares inflicted upon them.

* BreakingOldTrends: Every time Ladybug used her Miraculous Cure superpower, everything was fixed, and nobody was shown to suffer side effects from the Villain's attack. The only time she didn't was during the New York special, and that's because she was in an entirely different city when the villain attacked. In here, while Ladybug's present to use the Miraculous Cure to fix the property damage done by Nightormentor, her lack of knowledge about him means she's unable to heal Rose, Juleka, and Adrien from the nightmares inflicted upon them.