

Once Adrien learns Ladybug’s true identity or Ladybug learns Cat Noir’s true identity, everything falls apart fast. This episode makes it clear that the very premise of the show hinges on a lack of change. Those involved dream sequences, erased memories, and alternate timelines. I could be totally wrong about this, but I have a feeling that Marinette and Adrien won’t be allowed to get together anytime soon after “Ephemeral.” There have been other episodes that flirted with the idea of the two characters learning each other’s secret identities. No one dies in “Ephemeral,” but my hope died of a quick end to my pain.

My heart hurt after that episode, but it wasn’t as devastating as “Ephemeral.” The same things happen in both shows’ 100 th episode, more or less. Sure, they came close a few times, but that episode made it clear that the show wasn’t interested in having them end up where we wanted them to. And we the audience knew that she and Clark would never be together. Instead, she had to hobble on for two more seasons. I think it would have been better for Lana to die loving Clark and knowing the depth of his love for her. Instead, Clark’s Earth father Jonathan Kent dies. She promptly breaks up with him, but at least she doesn’t die. So he goes back to just before he revealed his secret to Lana. His solution is to ask his Kryptonian father Jor-El to turn back time so he can save Lana’s life. Lana dies in a car accident that Clark wasn’t able to prevent, despite all his powers. After some trepidation, she accepts, and the two couldn’t be happier.īut then disaster strikes. “Reckoning” started perfectly by having Clark reveal his secret to Lana and propose to her. The heart of the show had been Clark Kent’s love for Lana Lang, and her angst about returning his feelings. Secrets and lies had been kept hidden.Įpisode 100 of Smallville is called “Reckoning” because it promised to finally break through the stagnation and force some major changes in the story and characters. Heroes and villains had become better defined. By the fifth season, it was getting a little stale, though. I watched the first three seasons with glee because Superman has always been my favorite superhero.
MIRACULOUS LADYBUG EPHEMERAL TV
Many years ago, I loved the TV show Smallville. Reminiscent of Smallville’s 100 th Episode I’d like to explain why it broke my heart.

It broke my heart to watch a mere 20 minutes of a TV episode. Any joy this episode promised or offered was indeed short-lived. The word ephemeral means something that is short-lived. “Ephemeral” is the name of the 100 th episode. Then they could reconcile and obtain much-needed catharsis for their wounded hearts. Ladybug and Cat Noir would finally reveal their secret identities to each other. It promised to be the big reveal viewers have been clamoring for. The 100 th episode recently appeared with much fanfare in another language. The show’s fourth season has been slowly premiering new episodes this year in many languages. This love square and mistaken identity leads to all sorts of misunderstandings as the two characters try to navigate their feelings and fight a new supervillain each episode. Marinette secretly loves Adrien, and Adrien secretly loves Ladybug.

But neither of them knows the other’s identity. Marinette is a superhero named Ladybug, and Adrien is a superhero named Cat Noir. It’s about two young teenagers (both of them are about 14 years old) named Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste. Even though I didn’t understand the story very well for a long time as I became acquainted with it, I still enjoyed its creativity and sense of fun. A Show Called MiraculousĪbout a year ago, my wife introduced me to a TV show called Miraculous: The Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. At least they make me feel powerful emotions that are quite real. I’m going to talk about fictional characters as though they were real and their feelings mattered in the real world. So I apologize if I prove incapable of properly capturing everything I long to say. When I try to explain my feelings, my words usually come out clumsily.
