History Recap / ScarletLadyS2E5SimonSays

!![[https://zoe-oneesama.tumblr.com/post/625644629328527360/aurore-owns-this-studio-now-episode-15-part-1 Episode 15 – Simon Says – Tales of Simon the Hypnotist]]

!!Episode 15 – Simon Says – Tales of Simon the Hypnotist

* NoJustNo: When Gabriel mentions to Adrien that Scarlet Lady said she was interested in him and asks his son what he thinks about it, Adrien's face turns puce as he declares, "Ew. No." Adrien later repeats it when Chloé asks if he loves Scarlet Lady.

* SkewedPriorities: Scarlet Lady uses her belt to store accessories like lipstick.

* FunTShirt: Adrien finds one with the motto, "Get [[IncrediblyLamePun meowt]] of here," printed alongside a picture of a cat [[FlippingTheBird throwing a double bird]]. He uses it to force his father into letting him go to the studio for the next episode of ''The Challenge'' at the end of the episode.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Nathalie quietly snorts to a side when Simon Says hypnotizes M. Agreste into believing the latter's [[{{Irony}} a butterfly]].
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Here, Chat Noir is distressed about the possibility of having hurt the Gorilla by by throwing the latter into an elevator, nervously musing, "I'm sure he's fine," which comes off more as an attempt to convince himself.

-->'''Nathalie:''' ''[thinking]'' I do '''not''' get paid enough for this.

Aurore and Mireille manage to get Nino a place in ''The Challenge'', a KIDZ+ game show where the contestants are tasked with convincing someone else to do something special, live. While Adrien and Marinette are able to watch the show in the studios, Alya is forced to stay at home to take care of her twin sisters.\\\

Nino's challenge is to make André Bourgeois dance. Chloé is also watching the show, but the only thing she's interested in is on Adrien showing up on screen. Nino manages to achieve his challenge successfully, and he's told he'll be allowed back the next week, as Alec presents the next contestant, a hypnotist called Simon Grimault.\\\

His challenge: convince Gabriel Agreste to come to the TV set. Adrien and Nino immediately realize Simon is screwed, which is proven correct when Gabriel insults both Simon and the program and shuts off the connection... before running off to turn into Hawkmoth, ready to turn Simon into his next Akuma, Simon Says.\\\

Simon Says returns to the set and tosses a card at Alec, saying he's now lame as a duck. While Adrien sneaks away to transform and everyone scatters, Simon Says hypnotizes Adrien's bodyguard to make him believe he's a gorilla and serve him. Simon Says announces through the cameras that he will force Gabriel Agreste to show up on the set. Chat Noir arrives and attempts to take Simon Says' cards, figuring that's where the Akuma is focused, but Simon Says sets the Gorilla on Chat Noir.\\\

Seeing this on TV, Chloé decides to transform – because she has to protect her Adrikins. Even if, as Tikki snarks, he doesn't want her protection.\\\

Meanwhile, Simon Says manages to hypnotize most of the people in the set, turning them into his soldiers and ordering them to find Gabriel Agreste. Only Marinette and Nino have managed to escape this, thanks to managing to hide away. Chat Noir manages to kick his bodyguard into the elevator and destroys the controls, causing the elevator to fall: while distressed about possibly hurting his bodyguard, having used Cataclysm means he has to transform back soon.\\\

Scarlet Lady arrives just then, demanding to know where “her Prince” Adrien is: when Marinette angrily asks how she knew Adrien is in the studios, her reply makes her sound like a stalker. Chat Noir shows up then: Scarlet Lady demands him to start looking for Adrien, but when Chat Noir says he was probably hypnotized, Marinette and Nino beg him to search one more time. Moved, Chat Noir agrees to meet the others at the Agreste mansion later on.\\\

Adrien appears a few moments later, hugging his friends after dodging Scarlet Lady. The four of them return to Adrien's home, where Gabriel has Nathalie take the teens to Adrien's room. When Scarlet Lady tries to follow them, Gabriel asks if she isn't supposed to be ''protecting'' him from the Akuma. Groaning, Scarlet nonetheless follows, figuring she can use her time with M. Agreste to convince him to let her date Adrien.\\\

Adrien welcomes his friends to his room, while claiming he's going to take a shower – so he can turn into Chat Noir and leave through the window. As they wait, Nino and Marinette discuss whether Gabriel or Scarlet Lady sucks the most.\\\

Gabriel speaks with Scarlet Lady, and is shocked: rather than the amazing strategist he had believed her to be, he's instead shocked by her vapidness and entitled behavior. Chat Noir shows up, berating Scarlet Lady for her behavior, before pointing out that Simon Says' hypnotized soldiers have brought down the mansion's main gates. Scarlet Lady runs to get Adrien (and maybe the others) while Chat Noir activates one of the windows' reinforcements before jumping out to return to the bathroom.\\\

Scarlet Lady kicks in the door and demands to know where Adrien is: when she goes for the bathroom to get him out, Nathalie grabs her and tells Nino to retrieve Adrien. However, just as Nino knocks on the door, Simon Says' minions show up: Scarlet Lady hides in fright, while Marinette, Nino, and Nathalie are taken back to the studio. Adrien transforms again into Chat Noir and finds Scarlet Lady alone.\\\

At the studio, Simon Says hypnotizes M. Agreste into thinking he's a butterfly (much to Nathalie's hilarity), just as Chat Noir and Scarlet Lady enter the studio. When Scarlet Lady produces a yo-yo Lucky Charm, Chat Noir interrupts Simon Says' attempt to give an order, allowing Nathalie to free herself and help Marinette and Nino do the same. Simon Says tries to send M. Agreste away by telling him he's a plane, but Nathalie stops the latter before he goes too far.\\\

Simon Says gets surrounded, on one side by Scarlet Lady and her yo-yo, on the other by Marinette with the Lucky Charm and Nino – and both of them keep interrupting him every time he attempts to give an order, distracting him enough that Chat Noir manages to kick him in the back and grab the cards, freeing the Akuma and allowing Scarlet Lady to do the Miraculous Cure.\\\

Recovered from the ordeal, M. Agreste returns home and goes to Adrien's room, where he hugs him in relief that nothing wrong happened to his son. He then notices the ring his son is wearing, only to feel awkward when Adrien points out he's been wearing the ring for several months now. Deciding to speak with Adrien about Scarlet Lady's interest in him, it only takes a disgusted face and comment from Adrien to abandon any idea of using said interest as a bargaining chip.\\\

The next school day, everyone is abuzz over the recent Akuma attack. Chloé attempts to fish some compliments from Adrien regarding her alter ego, but Adrien states how much Scarlet Lady repels him – which Chloé ignores, since it's not what she wants to hear.\\\

The next weekend, there's a new ''The Challenge'' contest, with Nino returning as a contestant. When Marinette and Alya comment on how surprising it is that Gabriel allowed Adrien to be on set again, Adrien replies that he found another way to get his way: threatening to wear a FunTShirt and ruin one of his fashion shows.\\\

Alec presents Nino's new challenge: make two different celebrities dance. When it turns out he's allowed to pick who, Nino chooses Adrien and Alya. Alec tries to claim it's not fair, but Nino points out that, after what happened the previous week, talking about ''fair'' isn't exactly smart.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Nathalie quietly snorts to a side when Simon Says hypnotizes M. Agreste into believing he's [[{{Irony}} a butterfly]].
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Here, Chat Noir is distressed about the possibility of having hurt the Gorilla by doing the elevator thing – his “I'm sure he's fine” comes out more as an attempt to convince himself.
* BrickJoke: Much like in “The Bubbler”, the Akumatized person notes that Hawkmoth is wheezing from running.
* BrokenPedestal: Gabriel is shocked when he realizes that Scarlet Lady (whom he had praised as smart and strategical) is actually a shallow, egotistical, bossy, entitled girl.

** When M. Agreste orders Nathalie to take the teens to Adrien's room, Scarlet Lady thinks she's being invited to join Adrien.

** Aurore uses the leverage she got on Alec from “Stormy Weather” to get Nino the spot in the show.
** Gabriel and Nino glare at each other, clearly still remembering what the former did in “The Bubbler”.
* DeathGlare: Nathalie gives Scarlet Lady one when she attempts to get into the bathroom where Adrien is (supposedly) showering.
* DirtyCoward: When Simon Says' hypnotized minions open the door to Adrien's room, Scarlet Lady jumps into Adrien's dressroom and hides.

* FallingIntoHisArms: Scarlet Lady attempts to invoke this on Adrien at the TV set. Adrien dodges her and hugs Nino and Marinette, while Scarlet Lady crashes into the ground and gets InstantBandages.

* FunTShirt: Adrien finds one with the motto “Get [[IncrediblyLamePun meowt]] of here”. He uses it to blackmail his father into letting him be in the ''The Challenge'' set at the end of the episode.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: M. Agreste gets captured and hypnotized by the Akuma he caused.
* HypocriticalHumor: M. Agreste calls Simon pathetic for attempting to control him... seconds before he runs to send a butterfly to control Simon.
* INeedToGoIronMyDog: Adrien states he's going to take a shower as an alibi while going out as Chat Noir.
* IRejectYourReality: Chloé tries to do some ButHeSoundsHandsome ComplimentFishing from Adrien regarding Scarlet Lady.
-->'''Chloé:''' Adrihoney~! I heard you got visited by the amazing Scarlet Lady.\\
'''Adrien:''' [yawning] Ugh, yeah, and I have the eyebags to prove it.\\

* LogicalWeakness: In order to give an order, Simon Says has to do the entire “Simon Says X” and be heard – if someone distracts or interrupts him, he can't order anything.
* LoopholeAbuse: When challenged by Alec to find two famous people and convince them to dance on set (although allowing him to pick who), Nino chooses Adrien (famous model) and Alya (Ladyblogger).
* MilhollandRelationshipMoment: Marinette and Nino beg Chat Noir to help them make sure if Adrien is somewhere in the studio rather than hypnotized. Chat Noir (Adrien, of course) is moved by his friends' willingness to help him.
* NoJustNo: When Gabriel mentions to Adrien that Scarlet Lady said she was interested in him, Adrien's face turns puce and he says “Ew. No.” Adrien says the same thing when Chloé asks if he loves Scarlet Lady.
* OhCrap: Adrien and Nino's reaction when they see that Simon's challenge is to get the former's father to go to the studios.

* StalkerWithACrush: How Scarlet Lady comes off when she states she knew where Adrien was because “Her love radar '''always''' knows!”

-->'''Nathalie:''' ''(thinking)'' I do '''not''' get paid enough for this.

* MilhollandFriendshipMoment: Marinette and Nino beg Chat Noir to help them make sure if Adrien is somewhere in the studio rather than hypnotized. Chat Noir (Adrien, of course) is moved by his friends' willingness to help him.