YMMV / Miraculous Ladybug S05E23 "Revolution"

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• Alternate Character Interpretation:
  • After André drags Chloé off following her final defeat, he (off-screen) decides to discipline her by exiling her to live with her mother in London for the (mostly) foreseeable future. Does he do this to avoid having to deal with his daughter by making her her mother's problem, not to mention leaving her in the hands of someone far more abusive than her? Or is this his way of showing tough love to her, by leaving her with no power or connections in the hands of someone who is just like her but way worse, in the hopes that experiencing the same hell she put so many others through over the years will finally get her to clean up her act?
    • André may have sent Chloé off with Audrey because he didn't trust himself not to revert to his usual Extreme Doormat behavior and feared she'd soon be walking all over him again.
  • On the plane ride, Audrey is criticizing her daughter for squandering her political power and tarnishing the Bourgeois name. Did she say that because Chloé openly revealed herself to be akumatized in front of everyone and tried to publicly unmask Paris' favorite heroes? Or was she upset because Chloé failed to unmask them and allowed the commonfolk to overpower her with their revolt?
• Ass Pull: Ladybug and Cat Noir unlock their adult powers at the climax, allowing them to not only cancel their detransformation but use their powers indefinitely. While the series established prior that adults have limitless use of their powers, their ability to will themselves back into a transformed state when it was already wearing off is much more of a stretch (Marinette has had partial detransformations on a few occasions when she lost one of her earrings, but that's a separate issue). Nor has the series ever suggested that "adult" was a state of mind rather than a physical limitation. Then again, it was merely Gabriel's theory that you had to be a physical adult.
  • There were previous hints that the powers of a Miraculous were at least partially determined by the holder's imagination and willpower. Marinette was able to create anti-akuma charms, something no previous Ladybug was known to do. Gabriel was likewise able to create megakumas to overcome them, apparently by sheer force of will.
• Catharsis Factor: Simply put, this episode could just be called "Miraculous Ladybug Catharsis".
  • After nearly five seasons of Chloé never getting her lesson, this episode finally has her humiliated and thrown out of Paris where she must live under the guilt and realization that everything she did was all her fault, and she has no one but herself to blame. Even better? Marinette chews her out and says that she's no longer afraid of this blonde queen bee by calling her "ridiculous, utterly ridiculous".
  • André finally grows a spine and drags his daughter to be escorted out of Paris regardless of her opinion.
  • Adrien and Marinette's Big Damn Kiss, in which we finally get a Love Confession from our protagonists. Bonus points for Gorilla being the one who allows Adrien to hear Marinette's farewell, showing that the bodyguard has a heart of gold.
  • Ladybug and Cat Noir rousing everyone to give their own French Revolution to Chloé, rousing them to fight back.
  • Miss Bustier being the one who tears off the sash that contained the Akuma along with the Revolution rallying everyone to stand up to Chloé's tyranny, even using one of Ladybug's lines as a clincher.
  • A minor one, but for people who dislike André the ice-cream man, seeing Chloé threaten to shut down his ice cream cart can bring them a cheer.
• Cry for the Devil: While many are cheering for Chloé to get her comeuppance, it is quite saddening that she will end up even more lonely and miserable than before as she's now stuck under the harsh and biting tongue of her mother, who is a worse version of Chloé herself.
• Karmic Overkill: As nasty as Chloé is, the idea of her being forcibly removed from her home and left alone in the clutches of an abusive mother who's an even worse person than Chloé is can feel less like karma being served and more like a horrible fate.
• Strawman Has a Point: Chloé threatening to shut down André Glacier's ice cream stand for not having a permit is presented as yet another act of unjustified cruelty, but given that operating a food stand without a permit is actually illegal and his only excuse is "I don't need one", Chloé does have good reason to close his business down.

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