kermitkid

French CGI anime-style cartoon that debuted in 2015. I had seen bits and pieces of the show here and there, and I remember someone at a church Halloween party was dressed as Marinette, but I only recently got into the show, and I was hooked from the first episode. The animation is gorgeous! The facial expressions are just so big! The animation is fluid! A lot of CGI shows these days tend to look cheaper, but this looks very movie quality, almost on level with Pixar. For me, this show really hearkens back to when I was a kid and watching shows like "Kim Possible'' or "Batman: The Animated Series". A weekly superhero series with a new "villain of the week". So what is the plot of this show? Marinette and Adrien are two teenagers in the city of Paris who are chosen by a Chinese master to become holders of beings called kwamis, which power the source of their superpowers called Miraculous. Adrien's miraculous is his ring, and Marinette's is her earrings. The main villain is a man named Hawk Moth, who wants to obtain their Miraculous for himself, for reasons I'm not going to spoil, and I'm also not going to spoil Hawk Moth's true identity, but if you haven't figured it out by the end of season 1, you weren't paying attention. Hawk Moth uses his own miraculous for evil, and to feed off the negative emotions of Paris' citizens and gives them superpowers to get revenge on the person who wronged them, with the stipulation that after their revenge is gained, they will steal Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous and bring them back to him. This is pretty much the formula for every episode. Someone will be wronged, usually by Chloe, Hawk Moth will give them superpowers, they'll terrorize, Marinette and Adrien will transform into Ladybug and Cat Noir, they'll fight the villain, they'll win, turn them back to normal, and Hawk Moth will basically say "I'll get you next time." The biggest thing about the show is the dramatic irony in the writing. Marinette has a crush on Adrien, not knowing he's Cat Noir, and Adrien has a crush on Ladybug, not realizing she's Marinette. This can be delightful frustrating for the viewer, as several times the ship comes close to sailing, but something ends up screwing it up. Another great thing about the show, is that, while it is primarily focused on Marinette, and the fact that is technically a female-led superhero show, it never makes a big deal out of it. It's like how Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable were equal partners in the team, even though Kim was technically the leader. It never flaunts or shoves down your throat that it's a female led show....unlike a lot of other things that have been doing that lately. (Supergirl, Captain Marvel, Dark Phoenix, etc.). This makes it a show that boys can enjoy as well. While the season 1 and 2 episodes are essentially the same thing over and over, but with a new villain, the episodes after that start to give more insight and backstory into the lore of the world and expand upon the abilities of the kwamis. I really like this show, and hope that Disney, who now owns the show, sees the potential in it as well, and gives it more seasons.

Sean's ability to rank and review is amazing! Has a great personality, and his show is so feel-good.