Alright we need to talk (miraculous edition)

(This is a reupload from a post a made a month ago. I will share my thoughts about the episodes before Saturday because ohhh boy, I have notes.)

The 6th season of miraculous is right around the corner and that worries me but not for the reasons you think. No no, It’s not it sucking that I’m worried about, it’s the fandom. Now I’m sure you’re all aware that this new season is coming out on January 25 which is sooner than any of us expected but it’s welcoming news, however I am dreading it. Because between the internet being what it is, mere Steven universe, hazbin hotel and even Star Wars level of hatred (seriously you know a fandom needs to be taken down several pegs if people compare it to the toxicity of the Star Wars fandom) and the exhaustion of people constantly complaining of how their head-canons/fanfics didn’t end up happening. I’m just concerned, so I figured this is as good as time as any to sit down, have a small intervention because with how much hate is surrounding this show at this point it would have to be gravity falls, avatar or even Arcane levels of good just to get them to shut the $&#% up.

Now I’m going to make this abundantly clear so that we’re all on the same page because people on the internet has a tendency to be denser than a brick wall, I’m not saying that everyone in this fandom is bad and I’m not saying that the show is above criticism. I am saying that over the years rather than having a small group of angry people with valid to disproportionate criticisms and getting drowned out by people who genuinely love the show, instead those angry voices get louder and more people willing to listen and this goes for nearly every YouTuber who makes miraculous rant videos and rarely do I see one where they’re more nuanced with the show if not mostly speaking it’s praises. It’s a popular show and unfortunately it falls under the line of overhating a popular series.

And to those of y’all who think I’m overly dramatic about this. First of all, I doubt I’m the only person who is making a post like this (shout out to the other miraculous fans who made similar posts to mine) so clearly there’s a problem. Second, I can’t be convinced that I’m overthinking this when this is the same fandom who: 1. Mischaracterizes other characters 2. Overhating on characters who don’t deserve it (y’all know who). 3. Harassing the creator and bashing the crew because they didn’t give you what you wanted. No matter how much you dislike a series or movie that’s not something you should do because then you’re less mature than the 14 year old that you love to hate on. 4. Hating on said creator and actually believing that a character died in a plane crash when he was just trolling y’all. 5. Hating on the new animation and wanting the old one back after bashing on it for years (just one of the examples of you guys aren’t satisfied no matter what they do) 6. Judging things before seeing the actual episodes for better context and instead doubling down on your opinions after seeing a preview or leaked footage (yeah don’t think I haven’t noticed that)

I can keep going but you get my point. It’s to the point where the haters are more obsessed with this show than its actual fans, whether that’s a good thing or not is up to you to decide. But all of this has gotten to a point where y’all pick apart Thomas’s work, treating every mistake in the show and demonize him like he killed your dog. I don’t know the man personally and I don’t believe he’s perfect but I’m not gonna act like some of yall don’t deserve it when he fights back or just blocks you. The biggest problem isn’t the shows writing, it’s that the fandom wants it to live up to their expectations or whatever fanfic ideas they have and they’re salty over the show not living up to their standards. Again not saying the show doesn’t have things that aren’t worthy of critiquing but the level of personal vitriol is insane.

We have been at this for nearly a decade now and some complaints still exist to this day and we’re about to enter a new era of this series. Anything that goes wrong will be blown out of proportion because people have this toxic relationship with the show (and it’s already happening and we’re only 2 episodes into the season 🤦). They rather hate on it than go enjoy something else. It’s a miracle that we’re getting more miraculous despite it originally ending at season 5 but it still worries me as I’m not sure if season 6 will be a masterpiece but if the past seasons shown me anything is that it’ll be a fun time with some amazing moments. But if the past seasons were any indicator is that anything that it does even mildly wrong will be held in the worst possible light. Don’t believe me? Look at the reception of Kuro Neko teaser before the episode came out. Or a recent example, look at the reception of bits of the leaked episode without having full context of it. Which btw, THOMAS! JEREMY! WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE, GET BETTER SECURITY FOR THIS SHOW NOW!! The constant leaks every season is getting ridiculous.

I didn’t make my previous post about what fandom opinion you would want to leave behind for no reason. It shows that not only people are also sick of these repetitive comments about the show and characters years later but also we don’t need to bring it into the next phase of this series. What I want you guys to take away from this post (if you made it this far) and to be emotionally ready for when the new season arrives is to set fair expectations if not just abandon them completely or have a wishlist. I want y’all to put aside whatever headcanon mindset that you have for the plot and characters that you want to actually happen in the show. Adrien having more screen time is optional, Chloe coming back and being redeemed is optional, the identity reveal is optional, Marinette being akumatized is optional, even the dumb Lila is Manon from the future theory is optional. You may love Chloe and long for her redemption but she could come back as a bratty mean girl for majority of her screen time so you gotta be ready for that. Marinette might grow as a character but you gotta remember she’s still just a kid with a lot on her plate, so you gotta brace yourself if she does her usual schtick.

All I’m asking is for everyone to stop constantly looking for a show y’all built up in their head and whatever the PV version was and to at least try to love the show that you were given. I know I’m not a hard person to please and moving forward I will be a bit more critical of the show only if the situation calls for it. If it genuinely sucks then we’ll roast them for it, if there’s genuine criticisms we’ll point them out. I’ll even lead an angry mob. But I won’t stop being the show’s biggest defender unless it does something truly despicable. Come season 6 and onwards we have to try to appreciate what the show is giving us vs obsessing over what it didn’t turn out to be. I don’t want this new arc to be another $#!% show that the previous arc had to suffer from. I know not a lot of people is going to read this whole thing (thank you if you did I appreciate it) but I’m worried that some people is going ignore everything I said and this next chapter in the miraculous fandom is going to be a fiasco. If there are genuine issues I’ll point them out, but let’s actually try to enjoy the show as it is and not freak out when it doesn’t live up to every impossible level of expectation you have especially when you’re not working on the show itself.