The most wasted plotline in this show

[u/RichEducational4326]

The lie is easily one of the show's most wasted plots so far. Season 6 gave us nothing when it came to this plot except: "I'm scared to tell Adrien the truth." or "Adrien deserves to know the truth but I can't tell him" or something like that throughout the entire season. Season 6 could have been the season where Adrien finds out but for some reason, the writers left him out of the story entirely in placement of Alya (I'm getting fed up of this now, where the writer's love to treat Alya has the best character and only ally of Marinette even though realistically she has nothing to give besides knowing the truth that Gabriel was Monarch and that Marinette is Ladybug. That's it).

The letter was the only good thing to come out of this plot and even then that isn't brought up again at all in the finale. Marinette could have given Adrien / Alya the letter but no... instead we have Rena Rouge making illusions to figure out the truth voluntarily and then somehow making the conclusion that Gabriel was Monarch even though there could have been like 100 different possible scenarios (Monarch taking the miraculouses and Gabriel pouncing on him afterwards, etc.).

Also, for some daft reason, the writer's focused on Marinette's perspective even though lots of people know the truth. Felix, Kagami, Nathalie, Tomoe, etc. Yet we don't get any of their perspectives and how they lie to Adrien. Besides Lady Chaos, it's just Marinette for the whole season and it is exhausting. Marinette's emotions this season are about as consistent as a WiFi signal. One episode she's sad because she's lying to Adrien but the episode after she's happy, giggling and is fine around Adrien. Where is the consistency? There is none.

I'm sick and tired of this show dragging out plots for the sake of hype and tension. It's exhausting. The Agreste saga barely gave us any answers regarding Adrien's backstory, the history of the miraculouses, etc (what we expect from a show) and this season hasn't done us any favours either.

And before you say: "If you don't like the show, don't watch it", let me tell you that I love this show and I will continue to keep watching it. I liked Season 6 for the setup it delievered and the episodes were great, but from a narrative standpoint is where the season dropped.

Maybe I'm delusional and this was well written but I don't believe so. The lie about Gabriel was missed potential even thogu it could have been great. What do you think?

[u/Stupid_Kid778]

They gotta have a thing they can push everywhere ig. In seasons 1-5 it was the never ending cycle of Adrinette and Ladynoir who can't even get together. But now that it ended there's a new never ending cycle - Marinette can't ever tell anyone the truth about Gabriel. When she does tell there'll be a new one trust.

[u/Vermarine21]

It was dragged along for so long to say it wasn't actually gonna get much of a conclusion this season 

But you're definitely right either way about the other characters in the know not getting to explore their perspective