TV show: Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir (season 1)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Genre: Superhero, comedy, drama
General Setup: Two teenagers try to overcome high school life and trials while simultaneously working undercover as superheros trying to save Paris. The catch? They don’t know it, but they know each other in real life. To make things more complicated each has a crush on the other’s alter ego, but they don’t know each other’s secret identity.
Characters: Marinette is the star of the show. As a superhero she is known as “Ladybug.” She is only a sophomore in highschool, but she aspires to become a famous fashion designer (and she could probably do it). Her parents own a bakery and she is very close with them. Adrien (or Cat Noir) has a strained relationship with his father, at best. His Mom is dead, or at the very least missing (she is barely mentioned). Adrien’s father is a well known fashion designer and Adrien works part time as a model showcasing his father’s creations.
Plot: Miraculous has little solid plot development. Each episode has a similar structure, but a different villain for the heroes to face off with. Sort of. All these villain actually stem from one main villain, Hawkmoth, who feeds off the negative emotions of the citizens of Paris. He has the ability to give them superpowers of their own to use in their revenge in exchange for their help to gain Ladybug and Cat Noir’s powers. So each episode Hawkmoth makes yet another attempt and each episode he fails. It gets a little repetitive. This isn’t to say that the show was boring. Each episode was entertaining is some way, even though it stuck to the same formula. Thankfully, towards the end of the first season the plot starts to pick up with the main character’s origin story and the introduction of some pivotal characters.
Ending: You could say that the show ended with a cliffhanger. Like I mentioned previously, the plot was finally starting to move forward in the last few episodes. It was a bit frustrating that just when the show was getting good the season ended.
Things to Watch For: This show seems to be aimed at a younger adolescent audience (my guess was ages 10-13). That being said, the show is pretty clean. There are some selfish people and the characters sometimes are mean to each other, but unfortunately that’s nothing that doesn’t happen in real life.
Sights and Sounds: The theme song is catchy (I dare you to NOT get it stuck in your head for a week!) and the animation for Miraculous is brightly colored and flows smoothly. Lots of beautiful 3D CGI! The only thing that bugged me was the frequently animation sequences for things like character transformations.
Other media: A second season is in the works. Also, there was a Christmas special that came out in 2016.
Fillers: None
Length: 26 episodes
Where to Watch: Miraculous is currently streaming on Netflix. It is also available through Nickelodeon and the Disney channel, though showing times are subject to change.
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