History Recap / ScarletLadyS1E4TheBubbler

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!!Episode 4 - The Bubbler - Tales of Nino the Party Planner

The birthday boy isn't exactly in the best situation to enjoy it, as having to deal with akumas pretty much on his own, on top of night patrols and his already tight agenda, causes him to fall asleep on top of his breakfast, much to Nathalie's shock. Adrien manages to ask if he can have a birthday party, but Nathalie states that his father doesn't intend to allow it.

Everyone in the class arrives ready for the potential party, knowing that Nino is likely to throw an awesome one for his new best friend. Adrien arrives and is greeted by an enthusiastic Nino. Their talk is suddenly interrupted by Chloé, who's screaming at Sabrina because her present for Adrien hasn't arrived yet. The two boys meet Alya and Marinette, who wish Adrien a happy birthday. Marinette tries to give him her present, but Chloé shoves Marinette aside before she can.

Chloé asks Adrien if he got her present. When he says he hasn't, she attempts to give him a kiss, but Adrien ignores her in favor of helping Marinette back on her feet. Marinette brings out a cup of coffee and a bag of cookies she's brought for Adrien. Chloé believes that Adrien wouldn't touch either, but Adrien quickly picks up the coffee, kneeling to Marinette in thanks.

Marinette is unable to give Adrien her actual gift, a hand-made scarf, before school ends, so she and Alya bring it to his house: Nathalie uses the automatic system to collect the gift, and Gabriel takes the moment to remind her that she should have bought his present for Adrien already.

Nino goes to Adrien's house in an attempt to convince Gabriel to let him throw Adrien a birthday party. However, Gabriel decides to order Nino out of the mansion on account of the latter's "fashion trash" clothing. Nino leaves the house in a fury. Adrien, unable to catch Nino before he leaves, retaliates by declaring to his father he intends to dye his hair green.

Bubbler uses his power to send bubbles all over Paris, trapping the adults inside before sending them into the atmosphere so he can throw a great party for Adrien. Chloé thinks it's as the perfect chance to cozy up to Adrien, while Marinette calls out the Bubbler for attacking her parents--but not before she unknowingly repeats Nino's reasoning for letting Adrien have a party.

Chloé discovers the bad part of no adults being around (namely, that she has no chauffeur now) and gets angry when she sees the Bubbler carrying Marinette while flying.

Sabrina and Chloé ask the Bubbler for a slow song, as Chloé wants to dance with Adrien. The Bubbler, however, notices Adrien speaking with Marinette, and puts on a song to give his friends a chance to dance together. Tikki tells Chloé she has to stop the akuma, but Chloé rejects the idea... until she sees Adrien dancing with Marinette. Meanwhile, Alix dances with Max, who isn't wearing his glasses because his mother accidentally took them with her when the Bubbler attacked as she was cleaning them.

Scarlet Lady gets distracted when she sees Marinette being sent into space and is only saved from the Bubbler's next attack by Chat Noir's intervention. When all the party guests begin to cheer for Scarlet Lady, the Bubbler sends everyone but the heroes into space and runs for the Eiffel Tower, followed by Chat Noir and Scarlet Lady. Scarlet Lady creates the Lucky Charm--a large spanner--and promptly hands it to Chat Noir. Lacking many options, Chat Noir decides to just throw it at the Bubbler's head, knocking him out and allowing Chat to drag him back down so Scarlet Lady can purify the akuma and bring everyone back.

The next day, Chloé violently attacks Sabrina with the latter's own tablet when Sabrina informs her that the present for Adrien won't arrive until the next week, as the Bubbler's attacks on all the adults prevented anyone from delivering the present yesterday. Nino and Rose, both of whom witness the incident, offer to take Sabrina to the school nurse, while Sabrina mentions that Chloé has become more violent as of late.

* AbusiveParents: Combined with ParentalNeglect. Not only does Gabriel veto the concept of celebrating his son's birthday, he expects Adrien to work through the afternoon instead at another photoshoot.

* BecauseISaidSo: A variant is implied; when Adrien asks Nathalie why his father "doesn't think it's a good idea" for him to have a birthday party, she whirls around and snaps "BECAUSE--!" before trailing off. So far as Nathalie knows, Gabriel's only justification for denying his son a celebration is due to this.

** Chloé's is triggered when he sees Adrien dancing with Marinette.
* BigWhat: Chloé reacts this way when Sabrina [[BearerOfBadNews warns her]] that the present she ordered for Adrien hasn't arrived yet. It's loud enough to startle Adrien and Nino.
* BrickJoke: After Gabriel rejects Nino's request to let them throw a birthday party while insulting him, Adrien bluntly declares that he's dyeing his hair green. He follows through the next day, with his hair highlighted via a SplashOfColor.

** The photo Marinette looks at while preparing to school is a memento from the shoot in the park, showing her posing with Adrien, Manon and Alya.
** When Chloé shoves Marinette out of her way, somebody shouts "AGAIN?!" in disbelief, referencing how she did the same thing back in the park.
* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: Adrien is used to receiving this sort of presents from Gabriel; he describes most of his father's gifts as being the sort of thing you'd "grab off a desk", blissfully unaware that they're actually provided by ''Nathalie'' frantically using whatever she has on hand.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Marinette's plan to give Adrien the scarf she made is stymied by two of these. First, she didn't anticipate that Gabriel would schedule a photoshoot on his son's birthday, making it harder for her to pass the gift to him after school. Secondly, she didn't expect Gabriel (really Nathalie) to [[StealingTheCredit steal her gift outright]] to cover for the fact he hadn't gotten him anything.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: When Sabrina tries explaining to Chloé that Adrien's gift won't be delivered for another week because the Bubbler's attack sent all the adults away, Chloé angrily demands "'''SO WHAT?!'''"
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Most of the 'guests' at the Bubbler's party sport these, much to Adrien's initial confusion.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Hawk Moth assumes that Scarlet Lady stayed out of the fight in order to protect her Earrings, unaware that she's simply selfish and lazy.
* EvilIsPetty: It's implied (and later confirmed by WordOfGod) that the reason for [[FashionVictimVillain the Bubbler]]'s outfit was because Nino called Gabriel a 'geriatric'.

* InstantlyProvenWrong: While insulting Marinette's offerings of cookies and coffee, Chloé insists that Adrien would never touch either, only for him to kneel before Marinette with sparkles in his eyes as he silently accepts her gift.
* MeaningfulEcho: While trying to convince Gabriel to let him throw a party, Nino lists off all the ways that Adrien excels at school and his extracurriculars. Later, when the Bubbler appears in front of Marinette and complains about how he was denied, Marinette starts listing off all the same traits.

* MoodWhiplash: "Last Minute Pull" swings from Adrien regarding his 'father's gift' with starry-eyed wonder before suspciously asking if it's stationary "to go with my ''pens''". Then it swings over to Sabrina cowering in the face of Chloé's wrath and being hurt by her 'best friend'.
* MoralDilemma: The Bubbler's party provides Adrien with the chance to spend his birthday the way ''he'' wants to for a change... at the cost of a HostageSituation, as well as potentially leaving the akuma situation to be resolved by [[TheLoad Scarlet Lady]]. Adrien initially chooses to participate in the party, unaware of what happened to his friends' parents.
* NeverMyFault: How does Gabriel respond when Nathalie nervously reveals that she didn't know he wanted him to buy 'his' gift to Adrien?

* PetTheDog: Despite Sabrina being Chloé's lackey, both Nino and Rose rush to check on her after Chloé brains her with her own tablet, and escort her to the nurse.

** Gabriel assumed that Nathalie would ''automatically'' handle getting 'his' gift for Adrien without being asked. She only finds out at the last minute, spurring her to steal Marinette's present. Judging from Adrien's remark about how often he gets pens and other items you'd usually "grab off a desk," this is a persistent problem.

* RefuseToRescueTheDisliked: Scarlet Lady just chuckles evilly to herself after witnessing the Bubbler sending Marinette up the sky in a bubble.
* ShipperOnDeck: When Sabrina and Chloé ask for a slow dance song, he only agrees to it when he sees Adrien speaking with [[LoveInterest Marinette]].

** Once again, Chloé doesn't care about the threat the Bubbler poses, or who he sends into the stratosphere, so long as she gets the chance to "cozy up to Adrien".
*** During the party, she asks for a slow song so she can dance with Adrien, in spite of Tikki telling her to just stop the Akuma. Then she sees Adrien slow dancing with Marinette. That's what prompts her to stop the party.
* SpoiledBrat: Played for [[PlayedForLaughs both Laughs]] [[PlayedForDrama and Drama]] here. Chloé is so used to being catered to that she completely overlooks the ''people'' who handle all those tasks for her. As a result, she doesn't care about all the adults being sent away, never considering how that might impact her ([[ItsAllAboutMe let alone anyone else]]). When she finds out that all the disruption prevented her gift to Adrien from arriving, she takes out her frustration on Sabrina.

* ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping: Adrien is used to receiving these sort of presents from Gabriel; he describes most of his father's gifts as being the sort of thing you'd "grab off a desk", blissfully unaware that they're actually provided by ''Nathalie'' frantically using whatever she has on hand.

* RefuseToRescueTheDisliked: Scarlet Lady just chuckles evilly to herself after witnessing the Bubbler attacking Marinette.

** Once again, Chloé doesn't care about the threat the Bubbler poses, or who he sends into the stratosphere, so long as she gets the chance to "cozy up to Adrien."

Marinette wakes up and gets ready for school, knowing that today is Adrien's birthday.\\\

The birthday boy isn't exactly in the best situation to enjoy it, as having to deal with akumas pretty much on his own, on top of night patrols and his already tight agenda, causes him to fall asleep on top of his breakfast, much to Nathalie's shock. Adrien manages to ask if he can have a birthday party, but Nathalie states that his father doesn't intend to allow it.\\\

Everyone in the class arrives ready for the potential party, knowing that Nino is likely to throw an awesome one for his new best friend. Adrien arrives and is greeted by an enthusiastic Nino. Their talk is suddenly interrupted by Chloé, who's screaming at Sabrina because her present for Adrien hasn't arrived yet. The two boys meet Alya and Marinette, who wish Adrien a happy birthday. Marinette tries to give him her present, but Chloé shoves Marinette aside before she can.\\\

Chloé asks Adrien if he got her present. When he says he hasn't, she attempts to give him a kiss, but Adrien ignores her in favor of helping Marinette back on her feet. Marinette brings out a cup of coffee and a bag of cookies she's brought for Adrien. Chloé believes that Adrien wouldn't touch either, but Adrien quickly picks up the coffee, kneeling to Marinette in thanks.\\\

Marinette is unable to give Adrien her actual gift, a hand-made scarf, before school ends, so she and Alya bring it to his house: Nathalie uses the automatic system to collect the gift, and Gabriel takes the moment to remind her that she should have bought his present for Adrien already.\\\

Nino goes to Adrien's house in an attempt to convince Gabriel to let him throw Adrien a birthday party. However, Gabriel decides to order Nino out of the mansion on account of the latter's "fashion trash" clothing. Nino leaves the house in a fury. Adrien, unable to catch Nino before he leaves, retaliates by declaring to his father he intends to dye his hair green.\\\

Hawk Moth runs to send a butterfly to Nino in order to turn him into an akuma--but not before Nino ticks him off by noting he sounds out of breath (due to dashing to his lair, unbeknownst to Nino) and calling him (as in both Gabriel Agreste and Hawk Moth) an old man. The Bubbler is thus born.\\\

Bubbler uses his power to send bubbles all over Paris, trapping the adults inside before sending them into the atmosphere so he can throw a great party for Adrien. Chloé thinks it's as the perfect chance to cozy up to Adrien, while Marinette calls out the Bubbler for attacking her parents--but not before she unknowingly repeats Nino's reasoning for letting Adrien have a party.\\\

Chloé discovers the bad part of no adults being around (namely, that she has no chauffeur now) and gets angry when she sees the Bubbler carrying Marinette while flying.\\\

Adrien enters the mansion's dining room, expecting another lonely meal, only to see his classmates and the Bubbler ready to party. Closing the door again, he is unsure of what to do--he could let the akuma go ahead with throwing him a party (the first one he's ever had), but that would mean leaving the akuma to Scarlet Lady. Nonetheless, he chooses party--but he quickly notices everyone else is gloomy and unhappy. Not knowing the reason, he approaches Marinette.\\\

Sabrina and Chloé ask the Bubbler for a slow song, as Chloé wants to dance with Adrien. The Bubbler, however, notices Adrien speaking with Marinette, and puts on a song to give his friends a chance to dance together. Tikki tells Chloé she has to stop the akuma, but Chloé rejects the idea... until she sees Adrien dancing with Marinette. Meanwhile, Alix dances with Max, who isn't wearing his glasses because his mother accidentally took them with her when the Bubbler attacked as she was cleaning them.\\\

Adrien attempts to ask Marinette what's going on, but before Marinette can tell him, Scarlet Lady furiously interrupts the party. Adrien decides to sit the fight out and watch Scarlet Lady fight an akuma on her own for once, but when Marinette attempts to convince the Bubbler to stop what he's doing, the akuma encases her in a bubble and sends her away, too, which is more than enough to convince Adrien to transform as well.\\\

Scarlet Lady gets distracted when she sees Marinette being sent into space and is only saved from the Bubbler's next attack by Chat Noir's intervention. When all the party guests begin to cheer for Scarlet Lady, the Bubbler sends everyone but the heroes into space and runs for the Eiffel Tower, followed by Chat Noir and Scarlet Lady. Scarlet Lady creates the Lucky Charm--a large spanner--and promptly hands it to Chat Noir. Lacking many options, Chat Noir decides to just throw it at the Bubbler's head, knocking him out and allowing Chat to drag him back down so Scarlet Lady can purify the akuma and bring everyone back.\\\

Hawk Moth laments the lost opportunity but believes that Scarlet Lady only stayed back to keep the Ladybug earrings safe, unaware that it was really out of laziness.\\\

With normality restored, Nathalie gives Adrien Marinette's gift, taking advantage of the fact that it isn't signed to pass it off as Gabriel's.\\\

The next day, Chloé violently attacks Sabrina with the latter's own tablet when Sabrina informs her that the present for Adrien won't arrive until the next week, as the Bubbler's attacks on all the adults prevented anyone from delivering the present yesterday. Nino and Rose, both of whom witness the incident, offer to take Sabrina to the school nurse, while Sabrina mentions that Chloé has become more violent as of late.\\\

Adrien arrives, with both green hair and Marinette's scarf around his neck. However, when Nino greets him, Adrien mentions that the scarf was his father's present, making Marinette realize that Gabriel Agreste is such a bad father that he didn't even bother to buy his son a gift. Adrien tries to apologize for what his father said to Nino, but Nino tells him not to sweat it.

The birthday boy isn't exactly in the best situation to enjoy it, as his having to deal with Akumas pretty much on his own, on top of night patrols and his already tight agenda, cause him to fall asleep on top of his breakfast, much to Nathalie's shock. Adrien manages to ask if he can have a birthday party, but Nathalie states that his father doesn't intend to allow it.\\\

Everyone in the class arrives ready for the potential party, knowing that Nino is likely to throw an awesome one for his new best friend. Adrien arrives and is greeted by an enthusiastic Nino. Their talk is suddenly interrupted by Chloé, who's screaming at Sabrina because her present for Adrien hasn't arrived yet. The two boys meet Alya and Marinette, who wish Adrien a good birthday. Marinette tries to give him her present, but Chloé shoves Marinette aside before she can.\\\

Chloé asks Adrien if he got her present, and when he says he hasn't she attempts to give him a kiss, but Adrien ignores her in favor of helping Marinette back on her feet. Marinette brings out a cup of coffee and a bag of cookies she's brought for Adrien: Chloé believes that Adrien wouldn't touch either, but Adrien quickly picks up the coffee, kneeling to Marinette in thanks.\\\

Nino goes to Adrien's house in an attempt to convince Gabriel to let him throw Adrien's birthday party. However, Gabriel decides to order Nino out of the mansion on account of his "fashion trash" clothing: Nino leaves the house in a fury. Adrien, unable to catch Nino before he leaves, declares he intends to dye his hair green.\\\

Hawkmoth runs to send a butterfly to Nino, in order to turn him into an Akuma - but not before Nino ticks him off by calling him (as in both Gabriel Agreste and Hawkmoth) an old man.\\\

The Bubbler uses his power to send bubbles all over Paris, trapping the adults and sending them into the high atmosphere so he can throw a great party for Adrien. Chloé thinks of it as the perfect chance to cozy up to Adrien, while Marinette calls out the Bubbler for attacking her parents - but not before she unknowingly repeats Nino's reasoning for letting Adrien have a party.\\\

Chloé discovers the bad part of no adults being around (namely, that she has no chauffeur now) and gets angry when she sees the Bubbler bringing Marinette flying.\\\

Adrien enters the mansion's dining room, expecting another lonely meal, only to see his classmates and the Bubbler ready to party. Closing the door again, he is unsure of what to do - he could join the party, but that would mean leaving the Akuma to Scarlet Lady. Nonetheless, he chooses to join -- but he quickly notices everyone else is gloomy and unhappy. Not knowing the reason, he approaches Marinette.\\\

Sabrina and Chloé ask the Bubbler for a slow song, as Chloé wants to dance with Adrien. The Bubbler, however, notices Adrien speaking with Marinette, and puts on a song to give his friends a chance to dance together. Tikki tells Chloé she has to stop the Akuma, but Chloé rejects the idea - until he sees Adrien dancing with Marinette. Meanwhile, Alix dances with Max, who isn't wearing his glasses because his mother accidentally took them with her when the Bubbler attacked.\\\

Adrien attempts to ask Marinette what's going on, but before Marinette can tell him, Scarlet Lady furiously interrupts the party. Adrien decides to stay watching Scarlet Lady attempting to fight the Bubbler, but when Marinette attempts to convince the Akuma to give up, the Bubbler encases her in a bubbler and sends her away: this is more than enough to convince Adrien to transform as well.\\\

Scarlet Lady gets distracted with seeing Marinette being sent into space, and she's only saved from the Bubbler's next attack by Chat Noir's intervention. When all the party guests begin to cheer for Scarlet Lady, the Bubbler sends everyone but the heroes into space and runs for the Eiffel Tower, followed by Chat Noir and Scarlet Lady. Scarlet Lady creates the Lucky Charm - a large spanner - and promptly hands it to Chat Noir. Lacking many options, Chat Noir decides to throw it at the Bubbler's head, knocking him out and allowing Chat to drag him back down so Scarlet Lady can purify the Akuma and bring everyone back.\\\

Hawkmoth laments the lost opportunity, but believes that Scarlet Lady only stayed back to keep the Ladybug Earrings safe.\\\

With normality restored, Nathalie gives Adrien Marinette's gift, taking advantage of the fact that it isn't signed to pass it as Gabriel's.\\\

The next day, Chloé violently attacks Sabrina when the latter informs her that the present for Adrien won't arrive until the next week because of the Bubbler's attack at the adults. Nino and Rose, who have witnessed the incident, offer to lead Sabrina to the school nurse, while Sabrina mentions that Chloé has become more violent as of late.\\\

Adrien arrives, wearing both Marinette's scarf and green hair. However, when Nino greets him, he mentions that the scarf was his father's present, making Marinette realize that Gabriel Agreste is such a bad father that he didn't even bother to buy him a gift. Adrien tries to apologize for what his father said to Nino, but Nino tells him not to sweat it.