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Recap / Code Lyoko S 3 E 1

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After a summer off, the gang returns to Kadic for an all new year of school. Jeremie tries to locate where a now free X.A.N.A. is hiding in the world, while Yumi decides to have a talk with Ulrich about where they are in their relationship. Meanwhile, Odd is forced to resort to some shady methods to secure a seat in a class with his friends.

This episode contains examples of:

  • 2D Visuals, 3D Effects: The show starts using this more, most noticeably on the doors in the anime parts.
  • Alpha Bitch: A very unusual example, as Odd gets kissed by Sissi on the nose as a way to show that because Sissi and Odd are in the same class, Odd had better watch out when he pulls antics on her.
  • Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Odd is going to be separated from the class that Jeremie, Aelita and Ulrich are in because of Jim. This means that it would make communication harder, teaming up slower, and Odd's grades will slip more than they already have as he cannot copy Jeremie.
  • Blackmail: What Odd resorts to to get to be in class with Jeremie, Aelita, and Ulrich. The rest of his friends do not approve when they hear about it, and he doesn't go through with it in the end.
  • Blush Sticker: Aelita has them when she's promoted to being a Lyoko Warrior.
  • Continuity Nod:
    • Jeremie references Code Earth, the program used to make Aelita into a real girl, and that it's no longer required as Franz Hopper gave back her humanity, and therefore, is treated the same as the rest of the team.
    • Jims' many occupations, now we can add Disco king to the list, appearing in a film about Disco, and Gym Ball instructor. He also had blonde hair when he was younger too. And yes, he still doesn't want to talk about any of it.
    • Ulrich mentions the Will They or Won't They? that has been pervasive as the side-arc of the first two seasons.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Odd, as usual, though he seems to be using it as a coping mechanism when he's angry at the team for not supporting his Blackmail idea.
  • Five-Second Foreshadowing: When it is down to Aelita, Jeremie tells her that "It's [her] turn, now." Odd is confused, asking him what he means, and the genius says, "Watch" with a smile on his face.
  • Heroic BSoD: Ulrich has a minor one when Yumi tells him she wants to only be Just Friends and nothing more. He's seen going into facial shock and, as he answers Jeremie's phone call, begins walking backward and collapsing onto a nearby bench. As Jeremie tells him of XANA attacking, Ulrich gives a dazed and automatic "Oh, that's great" before realizing what he's actually saying and snapping out of it.
  • Just Friends: Yumi thinks this should help with hers and Ulrich's Green-Eyed Monster dance, saying she's tired of "going around in circles" in their relationship. However, Ulrich is horrified by the choice (but reluctantly goes along with it) and Yumi herself is implied to not be happy about it either.
  • Leaning on the Fourth Wall: This episode of the show is oddly aware of itself for once, referencing various jokes from prior episodes, the absurd levels of Will They or Won't They? between Yumi and Ulrich, and is, in general, in a lighter tone than normal.
  • Moment Killer: Yumi gets interrupted at least three times, trying to tell Ulrich what she has on her mind. It agitates him so much that he pulls Yumi away to the park, bumping Sissi into bumping her tray.
  • New Powers as the Plot Demands: Aelita and Jeremie reveal that Aelita can now fire pink energy balls out of her hands. It's explained that Aelita and Jeremie programmed new powers for her while XANA was not attacking during the vacation.
  • NOT!: Herve asks Sissi to the movies, and Sissi says that she's going alone instead.
  • Oh, Crap!:
    • Yumi's little brother Hiroki joins the school, which could cause problems getting to the factory at night.
    • Jeremie has one after Aelita is devirtualised, and for about ten seconds, he's in complete shock. However, the scanner starts powering up, and the gang goes to see what's up.
  • O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Aelita is more confident and pushes the button to stop the Magic Countdown. However, it doesn't stop her friends from gaping from the other side of the room.
  • Running Gag: Two instances:
    • Yumi and Ulrich getting interrupted by people when they try to talk privately.
    • The return of the "I'd rather not talk about it" joke for Jim, which gets quoted multiple times, and even becomes a Plot Device, in that Odd plans to Blackmail Jim in getting into Jeremie, Ulrich and Aelita's class, and if he refuses, he'll show an old film Jim was once in to the film club.
  • Vocal Evolution: Jeremie sounds much less nasally here than he did in previous seasons, due to the actress finding her attempt at a French accent "dodgy and old". He's also a lot more berating than normal when talking to the team on Lyoko too.
  • Wham Shot: Aelita is cornered by a Creeper, all alone, but then a pink Energy Ball appears in her hand, and with a slight move, gets rid of the monster.

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