History Recap / ScarletLadyS5E3Gorizilla

!!Episode 43 - Gorizilla - Tales of ____ the Bodyguard

* ThisIsGoingToSuck: Adrien gets two in rapid succession, reacting with dismay when Wayhem spots him, then suffering complete ColorFailure and murmuring, "[[OhCrap Oh no,]]" as others start recognizing him.

* FunnyBackgroungEvent:

Meanwhile, Marinette finally makes it to the water park and is confronted by her friends, who want to know all the juicy details about what happened. When Rose asks if she ''wants'' to be Adrien's girlfriend, she shyly replies, "...I don't know." ... And promptly gets sprayed with water for it.

* BrickJoke: Wayhem proclaims he'll save Adrien when the latter gets kidnapped by Gorizilla. He does in fact help defeat the akuma by returning Marigold's trompo to her.

* DeathGlare: Marigold gives one to Scarlet Lady when the latter slaps the former's trompo out of her hand and causes it to fall off the building ledge just because ''she'' wanted to be the one to save Adrien.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Though it would end the fight and get Adrien to safety sooner, Scarlet Lady refuses to let Marigold use Venom to defeat Gorizilla because she wants to be the one who saves him.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Wanting to save Adrien herself, Scarlet Lady slaps Marigold's trompo out of the latter's hand when the Bee heroine is about to subdue Gorizilla with Venom, causing it to fall off the building's ledge. Scarlet Lady then gets captured by Gorizilla, preventing her from showing-off like she usually does and leaving Marigold to both save Adrien and defeat the akuma, to the gratitude of his many fans.

Wayhem sees the returning Marinette and points her out as Adrien's girlfriend, which Adrien absentmindedly agrees to before catching and correcting himself. Adrien's then bodyguard steps in, silently returning the pair's lucky charms. Thanking him, Marinette requests just ''one'' more teensy little favor, with Adrien and Wayhem joining in on giving him some PuppyDogEyes. Everyone settles down at the theater to watch Emilie's movie, which ends up bringing tears to the Gorilla's eyes. Though Chloé complains about being stuck in the back, she's swiftly shushed.

Meanwhile, Marinette finally makes it to the water park and is confronted by her friends, who want to know all the juicy details about what happened. When Rose asks if she ''wants'' to be Adrien's girlfriend, she shyly replies, "...I don't know." ...And promptly gets sprayed with water for it.

Wayhem sees the returning Marinette and points her out as Adrien's girlfriend, which Adrien absentmindedly agrees to before catching and correcting himself. Adrien's then bodyguard steps in, silently returning the pair's lucky charms. Thanking him, Marinette requests just ''one'' more teensy little favor, with Adrien and Wayhem joining in on giving him some PuppyDogEyes. Everyone settles down at the theatre to watch Emilie's movie, which ends up bringing tears to the Gorilla's eyes. Though Chloé complains about being stuck in the back, she's swiftly shushed.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: PlayedWith during the denouncement. Gabriel tells Adrien that everything could have been avoided if he'd simply asked him for permission, only for Adrien to point out that he ''tried'' doing just that, only for his father to blow him off. Gabriel also "neglects to mention" how much he engineered behind the scenes; his chiding Adrien is purely another manipulative tactic on his part.

* DeathGlare: Marigold gives one to Scarlet Lady when the latter slaps the former's trompo just because she wanted to be the one to save Adrien.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Wayhem's reaction at the end, as he realises how many problems his thoughtless actions caused.

* PragmaticVillainy: Hawk Moth ''permits'' Marigold to save Adrien from becoming a smear of "runny Camenbert" on the pavement ''not'' because he's his son, but because he can't force him to continue modeling and promoting his brand's products if Adrien's dead.

* UngratefulBastard: Par for the course with Chloé, whose father spends a lot of money to buy her several boxes of ''Adrien'' (the cologne), but when he asks if she'd like to go see the movie he directed in the theatre? She casually slams the door in his face.

* UngratefulBastard: Par for the course with Chloé, whose father spends a lot of money to buy her several boxes of ''Adrien'' (the cologne), but she can be even bothered to watch the movie he made.

* ThisIsGoingToSuck: Adrien gets two in rapid succession, reacting with dismay when Wayhem spots him, then suffering complete ColorFailure and murmuring, "Oh no," as others start recognizing him.

-->'''Gabriel:''' You should have trusted me.\\

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: {{Averted}}; Hawk Moth only permits Marigold to rescue the free-falling Adrien because dealing with his demise would be ''inconvenient''.

* NiceJobBreakingItHerp: Scarlet Lady ends up delaying Adrien's rescue after she accidentally causes Marigold to lose her trompo due to wanting to save Adrien.

* ShipperOnDeck: While Alya was willing to support Marinette's crush on Chat Noir, she's thrilled to see her ''original'' ship of Marinette with Adrien seemingly sailing, telling Mylène that Marinette "couldn't stop staring at Adrien" during her father's show. She ''immediately'' demands details when Marinette finally arrives at the water park, and sprays her with a hose for her indecision.

Meanwhile, Marinette and Adrien arrive with improvised costumes at the theatre that's showing ''Solitude'', which stars his mother as the lead actress. When Marinette protests that he's not even allowed to go to the movies, Adrien reassures that he is, normally--provided he's accompanied by Nathalie or his bodyguard. However, his father seems to have something against this particular film, as he hid their own copy of it and wouldn't give express permission to attend the screening when asked, telling Adrien to go through Nathalie instead. Marinette fumes over this injustice but reassures Adrien that she's alright (though her anger at his father doesn't stop her from teasing her friend when his commercial comes on).

** Scarlet Lady prevents Marigold from using Venom on Gorizilla because she wanted to be the ''only'' one to save Adrien.

Gorizilla then snatches Marigold out of the air before she can catch him! As Adrien freefalls, Plagg pops out and suggests that he transform before he "becomes runny Camembert." But Adrien reminds him that they're out in the open and reiterates how much he trusts Marigold.

** Gabriel is also shown to not give a damn about his son. Like Chloé, he only cares about what he can mine from their relationship, specifically stating that he can't make any new ads with a "pancake son". Despite this utter lack of care or concern for Adrien, however, he still feels entitled to Adrien's unquestioning devotion as his son, and seems shaken to learn that Adrien doesn't trust him at all.

* PlotParallel: Adrien's strained relationship with his father further highlights just how much he's come to trust both Marinette and Marigold. Gabriel brusquely dismisses his son's efforts to speak with him, then turns around and tries to convince him that it was ''his'' fault he faced so much harassment and got kidnapped by Gorizilla, despite how Gabriel manipulated everything behind the scenes. Gabriel also dismissively leaves actually ''saving'' his son from his impending doom to Marigold, highlighting both his utter lack of care for Adrien and how Marigold/Marinette has been left to pick up his slack and earn the trust that he's taken for granted.

* SkewedPriorities: Hawk Moth orders Gorizilla to let Marigold rescue Adrien, though only because he "can't make ads with a pancake son" and ''not'' because of any [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrified realization about his actions]].

* {{Foil}}: Both Chloé and Wayhem feel [[EntitledToHaveYou entitled to Adrien's attention]], completely ignoring his [[OhCrap reactions]] to them pushing their way past his boundaries. However, Wayhem actually comes to ''[[JerkassRealization realize]]'' [[JerkassRealization how his behavior hurt Adrien]] and tries making up for his mistakes. This contrasts sharply with Chloé refusing to recognize how she's upsetting and irritating her "Adrikins."

As Adrien dons a disguise, Plagg asks him if they're really just sneaking out of the Manor. Adrien replies that they don't have much choice, given how his father completely ignored him when he tried asking for permission. Didn't seem to hear a single word he was saying, too focused on whatever he was working on, dismissively declaring that Nathalie would let him know when he was available.

Just what had Gabriel's full attention? He was busy comparing Chat Noir's ring to the one his son wears, examining close-ups of both their hands. While not a ''perfect'' match, the make and shape had him wondering whether one of his adversaries was secretly living under the same roof as him all along...

Meanwhile, André lets his daughter know that the perfume she'd ordered had just arrived. He tries inviting her to a special screening of his movie that's running today, only for her to blithely slam the door in his face. Why should she care about something that ''only'' matters to ''him'' when she can bask in the scent of ''Adrien'', the fresh new scent released by the Agreste brand?

Marinette's also getting ready to head out and meet the other girls at the water park. But before she goes, she's determined to ensure she's ready for anything that might go wrong. As she explains to Pollen why she's packing so many extra swimsuits, detailing what role each is intended to play, Pollen admires her queen's thoughtfulness, even as she silently acknowledges that she's almost certainly going to be late.

Right when Adrien thinks the coast is clear, he abruptly encounters Wayhem, who cheerfully reminds him how they met during the Buddy Competition. Gushing over the coincidental encounter, he promptly drapes his arm around Adrien's shoulders and snaps a selfie, posting it over Adrien's protests. And Wayhem is only the first to see through his PaperThinDisguise; as people start swarming, Adrien can only murmur to himself in dismay.

Chloé's busy spritzing everything in her room to make it "smell like Adrien" when her phone goes off, alerting her to Wayhem's latest post -- and that Adrien is outside. Obviously, that means she simply ''must'' grace him with her presence -- after spraying herself and poor Tikki with his perfume as well. As she announces that she's ready to go, Tikki wonders why she ''wants'' to smell like "teenage boy and cheese".

Marinette's rushing along, apologizing to Alya the whole way. Her bestie laughs it off, guessing that she tried packing five backup swimsuits 'just in case'. Distracted by the call, she winds up running straight into Adrien; Alya sits up straight as she hears this, catching Lila and Sabrina's attention.

As they crouch in an empty fountain together, Adrien explains that people seem to be going crazy due to the new ad campaign for his cologne. When she asks whether it's ''safe'' for him to be outside, he admits that he's not really sure... but there's something he can ''only'' do today, so he's willing to take the risk. And Marinette's more than willing to help him out.

Unfortunately, the pair are spotted, and people start posting about catching him with his 'girlfriend', much to Chloé's fury. Her phone case cracks in her hands as she orders Tikki to transform her. Meanwhile, the concept is recieved much more gracefully by the girls at the pool; though Myléne remarks that she thought Marinette was into Chat Noir, Alya retorts that she 'couldn't stop staring at' Adrien while they were attending Fred's show the night before.

As they're catching their breath, Adrien apologizes to Marinette, noting that everyone believes she's secretly his girlfriend now. Both blush while she hesitantly asks whether things will be okay with his father; Adrien reassures her that nothing can happen to him thanks to the lucky charm she made for him. Flustered, Marinette reveals she's still got the one ''he'' gave her. But the tender moment is ruined when the mob spots them again -- and not only is Wayhem there, so is Adrien's bodyguard! Adrien tackles Marinette onto the subway, the charms falling forgotten to the ground while the mob turns its sights upon his bodyguard.

He's barely escaped the rabid fans himself when he runs into Officer Roger, who berates him over his parking job. Meanwhile, Nooroo questions Gabriel: does he really think his own son is Chat Noir? Gabriel replies that Adrien is clearly hiding ''something'' from him, and as far as he's concerned, the best way to uncover his secret is by akumatizing his beleaguered bodyguard, angrily berating him over the phone as a butterfly flitters his way.

Meanwhile, Marinette and Adrien have improvised costumes and arrived at the theatre that's showing ''Solitude'', which stars his mother as the lead actress. When Marinette protests that he's not even allowed to go to the movies, Adrien reassures that he is, normally -- provided he's accompanied by Nathalie or his bodyguard. However, his father seems to have something against this particular film, hiding their own copy of it and refusing to give permission to attend the screening. Marinette fumes over this injustice, but reassures Adrien that she's alright. (Though her anger at his father doesn't stop her from teasing her friend when his commercial comes on.)

But the movie's barely started before one of his nosy fans snaps a picture of them, blowing their cover. Scarlet Lady bursts into the theatre, proudly declaring that she's found him, only to get trampled by more of his fans. Clawing her way over to confront Marinette, she angrily accuses her of deliberately pretending to be Adrien's girlfriend, while Marinette blandly questions if this is really how she spends her free time.

Then a gigantic hand bursts through the ceiling, snatching him up. Adrien's shocked to realize that he ''recognizes'' the gorilla's face as belonging to his bodyguard, while Scarlet Lady shrieks for someone to save him while getting side-eyed by a bystander who wonders "Isn't that what ''you're'' here for?" (Meanwhile, Marinette ducks down in one of the back rows to transform while Wayhem dramatically swears that he's coming to save Adrien himself.)

Shaking off her initial terror, Scarlet Lady poses as she arrives on the rooftop, declaring "I'll save you, mon prince!" Adrien replies that he won't hold his breath. Marigold arrives and tells him to stay calm -- this'll be easy with her signature move, Venom!

...But Scarlet steps in and ''slaps'' the trompo right out of her hand, sending it flying away. Gorizilla then grabs Scarlet Lady in his other hand -- but not before Marigold manages to snag her yo-yo. Wrapping the string around Gorizilla's thumb helps her free Adrien; she asks him to trust her and he replies "Always", making a leap of faith.

Gorizilla then snatches Marigold out of the air before she can catch him! As he free-falls, Plagg pops out and suggests that he transform before he "becomes runny Camembert". But Adrien reminds him that they're out in the open, reiterating how much he trusts Marigold.

Watching his son plummet through Gorizilla's eyes, Hawkmoth sighs and orders the akumatized bodyguard to let Marigold go. Clearly, the fact that Adrien isn't transforming in order to save his own life eliminates any possibility of him being Chat Noir, and he can't continue using him to shill perfume and other products if he dies.

Marigold promptly dives after Adrien, catching him in midair before using her borrowed yo-yo to toss out a line. Adrien's mob of adoring fans cheers her on as she lowers them both gently down to the pavement, and Adrien thanks her, declaring "I knew you'd save me, hon -- uh, Marigold!" The VerbalBackspace doesn't go unnoticed; however, before anyone can really react to it, Gorizilla lands over the crowd, shaking the whole sidewalk with the force of his landing.

Fortunately, Wayhem found Marigold's trompo and tosses it to her, allowing her to finally paralyze Gorizilla with her venom. She thanks him for the assistance, while Scarlet Lady yells for the others to help her out of the akuma's hand. Once she's freed, she casts Miraculous Cure; as the ladybugs flit about, Adrien thanks Wayhem as well. Wayhem apologizes, acknowledging that he was wrong to post Adrien's location... and photo... and stalk him everywhere he went.

Taking a pen, Adrien writes his email address on Wayhem's palm. Wayhem's shocked; Adrien tells him that he liked meeting him during the buddy contest as well, and wouldn't mind hanging out sometime... but he'd better not see any of this leaked over the 'net.

Wayhem then points out the returning Marinette as Adrien's girlfriend, which he absently agrees with before catching and correcting himself. Adrien's bodyguard steps in, silently returning the pair's lucky charms. Thanking him, Marinette requests just ''one'' more teensy little favor, with Adrien and Wayhem joining in on giving him some PuppyDogEyes. Everyone settles down at the theatre to watch Emilie's movie together; though Chloé complains at being stuck in the back, she's swiftly shushed.

Afterwards, Gabriel confronts Adrien during his piano practice, claiming that he only needed to ''ask'' for permission. Adrien replies that he tried, only to be bluntly told that he had to make an ''appointment'' in order to speak with his own father. Gabriel then tries to lay on the guilt trip by claiming his son should have trusted him; Adrien replies "But you've never given me a reason to?"

Rather than actually addressing that, Gabriel tries to twist his way out by saying "If you start hiding things from me, I'll imagine all kinds of things. Understand?" Adrien bluntly responds "No," asking what kind of things he means; Gabriel dodges the question.

Meanwhile, Marinette finally makes it to the water park, and is confronted by her friends, who want to know all the juicy details about what happened. When Rose asks if she ''wants'' to be Adrien's girlfriend, she shyly replies "...I don't know." ...And promptly gets sprayed with water for it.

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Adrien's shirt has the number 13 front and center on it, and he deals with some ''seriously'' bad luck throughout the whole episode.
* AbusiveParents: Gabriel targets his own son because he suspects he ''might'' be Chat Noir, deliberately endangering his life in order to test his theory. His muted, disappointed reaction when Adrien subsequently fails to transform underscores how little he cares about his son's safety, as he casually tells Gorizilla to let Marigold go so ''she'' can save him, remarking that he can't use Adrien to shill his products if he's dead.
* AdaptationalJerkass: In the original episode, Hawkmoth is ''horrified'' when Adrien takes a LeapOfFaith off a building. Here, his only reaction to Adrien's immenient peril is disappointment that he's apparently not Chat Noir after all, and he leaves saving his son to Marigold, remarking only that he can't use him to push products if he dies.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Marinette is thrown for a loop when Rose asks if she ''wants'' to be Adrien's girlfriend, admitting that she honestly doesn't know the answer.
* ArmorPiercingResponse: Adrien gets two of these in short order during his father's attempt to manipulate and guilt-trip him:

'''Gabriel:''' ''(sweating)'' If you start hiding things from me, I'll imagine all kinds of things. Understand?\\

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: The groupie who blows Adrien's cover at the movies gushes over how "Adrien's at the movies with a helmet and his girlfriend who just got out of the shower!", completely failing to pick up on the notion that they were trying to hide their identities from nosy {{Jerkass}}es like them.
* CrazyPrepared: PlayedForLaughs; Marinette brings several extra swimsuits in hopes of countering any disaster that might arise at the pool. Not only does this cause her to be late, she winds up running into Adrien due to the delay.
* CurseCutShort: When Gorizilla snatches up Marigold before she can save Adrien, she yelps "Aw, fu--!"
* DidntSeeThatComing: Adrien's bodyguard is used to dealing with fans, but didn't anticipate the mob wanting to swarm and steal from ''him''.
* DramaticIrony: Gabriel starts to suspect that his son might be Chat Noir, comparing the disguised ring to its transformed appearance, but ultimately dismisses the idea, unaware that he was on the right track.
* {{Foil}}: Both Chloé and Wayhem feel [[EntitledToHaveYou entitled to Adrien's attention]], completely ignoring his [[OhCrap reactions]] to their pushing their way past his boundaries. However, Wayhem actually comes to ''[[JerkassRealization realize]]'' [[JerkassRealization how his behavior hurt Adrien]], and he tries making up for his mistakes. This contrasts sharply with Chloé refusing to recognize how she's upsetting and irritating her "Adrikins".
* {{Gaslighting}}: Attempted by Gabriel during the ending, when he attempts to guilt-trip Adrien by refusing to acknowledge how his son ''tried'' asking him for permission to go see his mother's movie. He tries to make Adrien believe that everything that happened was entirely ''his'' fault, and is clearly thrown when Adrien bluntly points out that he has no reason to trust his father.
* KarmaHoudini: Wayhem, [[{{Downplayed}} to some extent]]. Despite playing a key role in getting Adrien mobbed and stalked by fans, he winds up being rewarded after retrieving Marigold's trompo by Adrien giving him his email address. The author's notes on that page outright state "Don't give your email address to people who stalk you, please," while the tags add #If I didn't need you in "Party Crasher"...

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: By the end, Wayhem realizes that he was causing problems for Adrien with his stalking and apologizes, openly asking "What was I thinking?"
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Upon recognizing him, Wayhem ''instantly'' hauls Adrien in close enough to snap a selfie. The rest of his fans act just as disrespectful of his boundaries, acting entitled to mob the poor kid.

** Adrien initially tries to disguise himself by wearing clothes that are slightly more concealing, like a shirt with a hoodie he can flip up over his head and a pair of dark-lensed glasses. Doesn't stop Wayhem or the rest of his obsessed fans from recognizing him.

* PragmaticVillainy: Hawkmoth ''permits'' Marigold to save Adrien from becoming a smear of "runny Camenbert" on the pavement ''not'' because he's his son, but because he can't force him to continue modeling and shilling his products if he comes down with a bad case of dead.
* PuppyDogEyes: Marinette, Adrien and Wayhem all do this to Adrien's bodyguard at once in order to convince him to let them watch Emilie's movie.
* SkewedPriorities: Hawkmoth orders Gorizilla to let Marigold rescue Adrien ''not'' because he has any [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment of horrified realization about his actions]], but because he "can't make ads with a pancake son."
* SocialMediaBeforeReason: Instead of simply ''talking'' to Adrien when they unexpectedly run into each other, Wayhem immediately hauls him in to snap a selfie together, promptly posting it without permission. His other rabid fans do the same.

* SweetAndSourGrapes: Wayhem realizes that he'd been outright ''stalking'' Adrien and apologizes for his behavior. Adrien then rewards him by sharing his email address, offering to spend time hanging out with him in the future.

* ThisIsGoingToSuck: Adrien gets two in rapid succession, reacting with dismay when Wayhem spots him, then suffering complete ColorFailure and murmuring "Oh no" as others start recognizing him.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Wayhem doesn't ''intend'' to cause any problems; he's just so excited to see Adrien and eager to buddy up with him that he doesn't realize how he's drawing unwanted attention to him.
* VerbalBackspace: Adrien reflexively starts to address Marigold as "Honeybee", catching himself just a little too late and cutting off at "Hon".