The Best Special So Far?! ⎮Miraculous Shanghai Review 

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I'm gonna pretend that marinette went to Shanghai to reconnect with her roots for real and all this happened while she was looking for an ingredient to bring to her uncle and none of the creepy stalker moments are actually there.

My Favorite part is when Gabriel sees Marinette then not 10 minutes later, ladybug is there and he doesn’t connect any dots. I can see that they are definitely father and son.

I didn’t like how they had Marinette follow Adrien all the way to CHINA😭 I feel like the writers are glorifying Marinette’s obsession a little💀

Can we talk about how scary it is that the creator of the show thought it was okay for the special to start off by Marinette disrespecting her mother Asian heritage to stalk a boy half way across the globe? Then the special had the gall to reward her with a special dinner with her crush at the end. Imagine, if a guy did that? At this point, Tomas saying that Marinette is perfectly written makes me physical ill. She is a stalker who is tricking a guy into falling in love with her.

I also found it VERY sus that Gabriel’s been after the prodigious for 15 years. I feel like him and his wife have been doing sketchy & evil stuff way before emilie went missing.

I would think that Gabriel would have an idea that Marinette is Ladybug look at all the clues he got: 1. Marinette was looking for her earrings who else has earrings? LADYBUG 2. The earrings were very precious to her. Who else has earrings that are very precious to them? LADYBUG 3. He also saw Ladybug helping Fei like she knew who she was for a while. 4. Ladybug was first to arrive on scene. Now we know where Adrien gets his blindness from.

I'm sorry but it took fei 9 seconds to seals the miraculous. While Hawkmoths still trying to have the miraculous

I swear, Gorilla is the most adorable character in all of Miraculous.

I love how there are actual people in the streets in this special. In NY, there was literally like no one.

Gabriel and Emilie began to get involved with miraculous before Adrien was born

OK, next special Adien/Chat Noir should be the main focus. Give our boy the appreciation he deserves. This special was probably my favorite episode, I was very surprised and satisfied. I'm hyped to see the other season 4 episodes.

i felt like they made cat noir get thanosed at the end was to make ladydragon shine, but whatever. and if marinette just went to Shanghai for her Uncle's birthday would better than her literally following him across continents, that's not quirky or funny, it's creepy.

I really wish they'd just let Marinette want to explore her Chinese heritage.

I cannot get over how just beautiful the detail the animation is in the special like, from the shine Fei's Leather Jacket has, the quality is just so BEAUTIFUL

Lets thank the camera man who risks it life by filming the personal life of the characters and being shut about the identities of Ladybug, Chat Noir, Hawk Moth and everyone else.

I just realized if shanghai was between s2 and s3, after Fei dropped the bad guy to the court to be judged by the law enforcement, he clearly didn't stay in jail too long since we see him in NY special which was set after s3. That means the bad Chinese dude is out of jail and up to no good.

Great comment! I think Fei got Marinette is Ladybug at the end of the scene when she conforts her as a civilian and says "Do what you have to do". Also, before the ending at Uncle Wang's, Ladydragon tells Cat Noir she brought Marinette to safety! So I think she knows and keeps the secret.

I kinda wished Cat Noir was in therr a bit more but I loved that finally someone actually outshined Ladybug. I was so sick of Ladybug always being the best and with both of the specials it has kinda been the opposite which I'm very happy about

13:43 Actually he isn't a kwami, but a kwami-like creature, confirmed by Thomas Astruc, he is like the Kwamis or Renlings, not the Kwami's or the Renlings. He is a magical being binded to a magical key

It pisses me off that the writers couldn’t have had Marinette genuinely want to go to Shanghai to visit her uncle. Instead she literally bases her whole existence off her crush and literally has his LOCATION on her PHONE and is trying to TRACK HIM DOWN IN SHANGHAI. MARI. WTF. What I absolutely loved about the Shanghai special was that it actually expanded on the Miraculous lore instead of the NY special’s Marvel ripoff superheroes who have no explanation for their powers whatsover. I just like that the Prodigious adds to the already known lore and stays within the limits of the world while still adding too it (I’m still really salty about all the stupid heroes in the New York Special okay they didn’t fit in this world at all). And Ladydragon is just freakin awesome, I love all the mystical elements in this special. It was so well done. Also Either the writers completely forgot this was supposed to take place between S2 and S3 or it actually DOES take place between 3 and 4 because Adrien’s bodyguard gets a doll of Jess with the Eagle Miraculous which happens in the NY Special after S3 so I don’t know what the hecks going on there.

Alya figured nino was carapace due to him always calling people "Dude" And they both share simular personalities

I'd honestly.love to see lady dragon again in another episode. And in case sny of you missed it, Fei actually smirked a bit when Adrien and Marinette told Uncle Wang that they're just friends... implying that Fei knows a lot more than she leds on... I mean, the girl survived on her own in a burned down school... you need a big brain to do that 😉

Okay but I really hate the fact that the dragon renling and kwami have the same exact name and give the exact same powers besides the added power of physically turning into a dragon. It renders the dragon miraculous useless and honestly it’s so annoying how the writers always seem to be going out of their way to literally create plot holes

2:55 This was the main reason I didn’t mind the special being between season 2 and 3, since in the NY special it felt like this was toned down and Mari had grown as a character, having her pull this stunt now, at least for me, at least makes it feel like she hasn’t digressed. It’s kind of a poor excuse honestly, since the whole stalker tendencies are still a big problem with her characterization, but it’s better than throwing her development from later seasons out the window

I literally laughed out loud when Gabriel got vaporized and Chat Noir asks if it was a good thing. Our poor boy just got orphaned without knowing it and he makes a joke about it 😂

I was so annoyed that Marinette literally lied about finding out about her heritage and discovering her roots just so she can stalk her crush 🙄

I feel like the first part of the special amplified Marinette’s stalker habits. SHE LITERALLY HAD A TRACKER ON ADRIAN. Once we got past that crap, I really liked it.

Marinette: * draws her self with her earrings just so people will understand what her things has been stolen * People: *Wow she's so good at drawing! Can you draw me pleaseeee?!*

Marinette's friends do encourage the stalking behavior alot of times. Even when she wants to give up asking adrien on and move away from that. They just push her to the stalking stuff even more.

I definitely got the sense that Faye knows Marinette is Ladybug. Ladybug is giving away her identity to everyone now, but poor Cat Noir has to suffer with his secret all alone.

Mei Shi isn't a kwami, he's just a spirit and guardian of Prodigious, he doesn't give any powers, at best he transforms into a giant lion, but no, he won't give Fei any new superpower, just a company.

Fun fact: Adrian's Chinese has improved a little bit in the Shanghai special, at least I can understand some without reading the subtitles. 😂😂😂

Hmm... I guess that Gabriel must have thought that smooth brain is the basketball and the throwing at will make her dumb later to give up her secret identity? Lol I mean it sorta work.

For the ships and development, it's New York, but in terms of plot and additional characters, it's Shanghai. Fei is already my favorite Miraculous character even if she appeared for mainly 53 minutes while I couldn't care less for Jess and the others since the ship was the core of the New York Special. I honestly think it's a tie because Fei was the main character in the Shanghai Special bug Adrien and Marinette are both the main characters in the Special.

Gabriel meant that him and Emilie were doing miraculous work for 15 years and i guess she used the peacock miraculous and fell into a coma a year before season 1 happened. Thats why Gabriel has both miraculouses. They found them on a trip to Tibet 15 years ago. So a while back, the dude stole the bracelet right as Fei's father died and then sold it to Hawkmoth. He said he was waiting because he HAS been waiting for 15 for greater power. Not in a literal sense yknow. I hope that clarifies it

Heres my theory on why he said 15 years: I think what Gabriel meant by I have been waiting for this moment for 15 years had to do with finding the prodigious rather than entering the cave. Here's reasons why: As you have stated here Fei is seen with the bracelet at her current age when it's being stolen from her. I would wager a month or so ago her father was killed and their home left in ruins and they stole her bracelet and since that time she went to the pawn shop to buy her way of getting the bracelet back from that salesman or whatshisface.So the point is, Gabriel didn't buy or steal that bracelet from Fei 15 years ago. I'm pretty sure Fei didn't even know much about the prodigious to begin with seeing as she hadn't even heard of the Renglings so any theory with her having anti-ageing guardian magic also seems improbable. Here is what I think Gabriel meant by 15 years. As we know Gabriels wife Emilie has been missing since over a year (a year before the show started) and if he said ‘‘I have been waiting for this moment for 15 years'' and we have confirmation that Emilie was obviously around 15 years ago and knew of the miraculous seeing as she had her own. Then this must have been something she was either helping Gabriel with or also her wish. I'm gonna go with the latter seeing as Gabriel always uses ‘'we'' pronoun when talking about a wish, as he said in, I think style queen? Before. He says something along the lines of ‘'our wish will finally come true.'' our meaning he and someone else.

I really want Fei to come back for one of the finales

Fei and Marinette being cousins who know about each other's hero personas would be an amazing dynamic for future specials!

honestly, this special is really good! maybe it's because of all the action or since i just watched it about half an hour ago, but i really prefer this to the new york special. yea, we've gotten some complaints in the comments, but i think this one is pretty well done. we had so many chances shown about everyone's character : gorilla secretly liking superheroes, uncle wang being a bit lonely and his excitement to see his niece, and how supportive tom and sabine were to make their daughter reconnect with her mum's side of the family. don't forget ladydragon - she's like a complete new hero with a different-ish concept. no time limits, the ability to morph into anything else, it's so unique and new. ofc, not trying to paint it as perfect (tho it was really good, new york left me a bit :// but shanghai kinda blew me away ngl) since everything does have its flaws. i understand that she was still obsessed with adrien since this was season 2 - 3, and i'm glad she became less obsessive and toned down in the next special. like really, that felt sooo cold about how her parents and uncle were so excited and there were efforts made, such as her parents saving money, her uncle learning some french for marinette to understand and even planning so many cool activities... and she ditches it away to run off and find adrien's exact location. like, wow. ok then. i'm glad she isn't that obsessed anymore and the miraculous team listened to our calls to make marinette less creepy. like sure, now in the recent episodes, she's developed a crush on him again, but i think it's controlled. another thing i'm kinda confused with is the fact that the guardian creature thing was akumatised because fei didn't pass the test? that was kinda weird. anyways, i think this special is awesome! really enjoyed it. :)

I haven’t truly seen the special but what I seen it’s not half bad.

riiiiight I hated Marinette's intentions in Shanghai. Pissed me oooofff

5:15 I love the face he makes it's so wholesome

I think Hawk Moth was saying he's been waiting 15 years because he's been pursuing the miraculouses of Ladybug and Char Noir for that length of time and that once he claims the Prodigious he'll be able to take the miraculouses finally.

I know Fei is part of Shanghai, but I really hope she makes it into the main series more often. she is definitely the coolest character in the series

I still like NY special more. They both learned something new (to forgive, trusting eatchother, and forgiving yourself). And chat noir needed more screen time, tho i love that LB reacted the way she did when he "died". And in NY mari tried to move on and in shanghai shes just a stalker.

There was a part in the special that caught me off guard, it was the scene where the guardian was heading to the city and hawk moth literally just shouted, saying “THE CITY, ADRIEN!”… And how is no one confused in the special to why hawk moth was saying that… CAT NOIR, LADYBUG, AND FEI WAS LIKE IN THE BACKGROUND HIDING BEHIND A PILLAR.

So why did Marinette feel the need to stalk adrien all the way to a different country when she goes to school with him every day?

Tbh i was not OK with the fact that mari went to shanghai bec of adrien, but im glad that this took place between S2 and 3

DID YOU WATCH GANG OF SECRETS!!! It was absolutely amazing! Spoiler Alert: Mari tells Alya she’s Ladybug!! 😍😍

Idk about the special, but your perspective and opinion of it, I love, for some reason I found this video quite humorous, especially in the classic dumb bits, so thanks for making me laugh a bit 😂

Thomas said he’s like to make series that extend of the heroes we meet in the specials! i think this might happen considering how well the specials do

I agree that the Shanghai special was far superior to the New York one. They tried fewer ideas and so it worked better. Fei's development still felt a little rushed as most of it happened in the same act, and there is that little issue where at the pawn shop the sleazy guy literally says "You're the one who robbed the girl" and Marinette somehow... just doesn't hear? Because drama? Otherwise, it was executed much better than New York.

I think hawk moth was studying the miraculous 15 years ago and his wife turn sick without a cure so he wanted the miraculous to cure but he the ladydragon power to do that.

9:51 I think i know how it went down: 15 years ago, Hawkmoth and his wife had adrien and somehow this made the couple l0ok into the prodijuce. After years of searching they finally figure out that its at Fai's temple and team up with the greedy guy whos been trying to buy that land for who knows how long, to get the necklace. After Adrien's mom goes into a coma, gabriel gets more desperate and hires the guy to go and take the bracelet forcefully, this is around the time of season 1-2 when he finally figures out all of his evil plans... And now here we are

OH thank goodness this isn't only like 4 or 7 minutes like your usual videos 😭 i wish they were longer like this, thank you for taking the time to make them!!

1:58 Aliya just casually fizzes Marinettie up

13:10 Its because everyone is blinder than Kagamis mom in the series :)

He means 15yrs cause it’s mentioned that Gabriel, Emilie and Nathalie became involved in them 15yrs ago

Wait is Natalie still with Gabriel or did he just dump her and leave her in Paris 👉👈

Can we also acknowledge the fact Marinette lied to her parents about wanting to go to China to learn about her heritage?

I feel like they do Cat Nior dirty. He naturally talented fighter and is powerful so why do he always get the shaft and written like he can’t save the day?

I’ve been waiting so long for this ♥️♥️

I like it too, they did a really good job and hope they can keep this story going with where they left off, also explain more about the two longs dragon kwamii, and how the guardian became a kwamii, also bring the lady dragon and girl back as well

can’t wait until we see the Asian group of villains make reappearances in future specials and the seasons!

Personally, I really enjoyed the episode and it is a shame some people don't because there wasn't enough Ladybug and Cat Noir. So here is what I have to say about it: The world specials aren't always going to be based around Ladybug and Cat Noir. We are getting probably six seasons which evolve around them- we have enough. The world specials are to highlight the lore and show off the superheros in other cities. That's why it was called 'the legend of Ladydragon'. The special is about that superheroine. I mean, how can you expect all of your expectations in an hour film? How can you expect the love square, action, romance, world building, character development, new characters, sub-plots and more in that amount of time? I'm not saying that the special had none of these- but some of these expectations are going to be out-weighed by others

in my research hockmoths miraculous can effect the feelings of: worries,sadness,being agry,guilty,,scared,hurt and all the bad feelings a person could have. so the gardian of the miraculous in the cave is probably worried about Fai so he got akumatized

I wanted to see the third miricle box in this special

ok so i think that hawkmoth and emily were looking for all the miraculous, and on the way tried to find the prodiguis or whatever 15 years back. then the guy stole it from fae right before gabriel gets there to shanghai and once he buys it he opens it etc

I love Gorilla, my man's just vibin'

Wait can someone tell me where I can watch it??? A link maybe? For free tho...

Can someone please tell me where to watch it

I swear you are one of the funniest people I know

Isn't it a bit overkill 2 give Fei an all powerful Prodigious AND a Lion Kwami? 😑

I would just like to know where I can watch the episode? I’ve been waiting for so long and would really appreciate it.

question is this out on Netflix yet because I havmt seen it yet and I dont know if its out for me yet

I agree, I think THIS is the BEST Miraculous Special yet! And I hope they continue! :>

This add a bunch of lore and love it

So overall the special is two steps, forward one step back?

My favourite special yet

I like how the people living in Shanghai in this episode could actually speak decent Mandarin. I still wish all the Mandarin lines were subbed though for people who couldn't understand it, especially Adrien's "Mandarin" lines, because his Mandarin is still god-awful (it was actually better in Kung Food, 'cause at least I could kiiiinda understand him). I found it hilarious how he attempted to speak Mandarin to the fanboys and they somehow just understood him, because I couldn't understand a word he said XD When Adrien said that he could speak Mandarin, he really couldn't lmao. I wish the people who wrote his script actually bothered to help the voice actor out with pronunciation. At first I found it kinda ridiculous how Adrien just calls Ladybug and asks her to help him find a girl in Shanghai. _Shanghai!!!_ Shanghai isn't just next door to Paris you know!! How he expected her to go all the way to Shanghai was beyond me...until the end of the episode showed that they can literally fly wherever they want, whenever they want 😂Oops, completely forgot about that. It bothered me that even in specials, Chat Noir still does dumb things and puts himself in danger and gets himself killed. His character really deserves better.

I loved this special especially how fei was written like she is a 3 dimensional chracter that went from an anti-hero to a hero however I relly want another special where my poor boy Cat Noir is the main focus, like the show ist called Miraculous Tales of Laybug & CAT NOIR but up to this point the show dosen't live up to that title A special where we get to see more of the connection between Hawkmoth and Cat Noir aka Gabriel and Adrien maybe- like a storxline where Cat Noir/Adrien suspects HIS FATHER of being Monarc and how he handels it. A special where we get to see Cat Noir/Adries 3 dimentional character where it isn't just abt his obsession with Ladybug but his own life and where he saves the day I want to see Cat Noir in action- my dude is fencing, knows chinese and does many other things like he is a very inteligent guy but they somehow forget about all of these qualitys when they turn him into Cat Noir and he just becomes a sidekick #JusticeForCatNoir

Ikr Marinette was creepy asf in this movie and people are just gonna over shadow it She's wierd in a bad way in if Adrien doesn't like I don't really blame him😂

Honestly I really love this special and I really want to see more of Fai

i'm doing something like a poll, so i'm wondering if you guys prefer the new york or shanghai special? let me know in the replies!

I like how friendship and bond between mari and kitty is recalled more. i also loved the action. soundtrack was perfect. story was interesting and actually good there was :growth, plot twist, it was reasonable,there was also little drama and not that funny boy drama( not that it's not enjoyable i just liked that small moment when maris eyes started filling with tears bc she felt betrayed and lied to it made last moment her coming back and encouraging same person more sweet and special )it needs work but in my personal opinion there were some great moments and new cherecters it was all and all more of an improvement then same shit they make us it again and again (also i still really want cat to have more action scenes and umm...be more involved🖤🖤)

Mei shi was able to be akumatized because he doesn’t feel any emotion which means he doesn’t not feel anger

I agree. It was really the best special. Let's take it from the start,I'll comment all the reasons why I like it. Hearing Fei's backstory made me emotional,the girl didn't deserve such a backstory. If I were her I'd probably be dead during the special. The special's animation was also very good,definitely awesome. Marinette going to Shanghai just to stalk Adrien was super funny and not at all creepy,come over here and kill me if you dare. You'll ask "How did you like it?". I'm just a real Adrienette shipper,guys. It's not my fault. Sure,Marinette going to Shanghai to celebrate uncle Wang's birthday would be better,but it's better than her going to Shanghai,meeting him and him hating her afterwards,right? Romance is one of Miraculous Ladybug's main traits anyway. I love Fei. Like I said,she deserved a better backstory. Like she said,Wu Shifu is her adoptive father. And her real father? Who the fuck is her real father? Well,sorry for swearing. Later in the special she mentions she's an orphan,which would mean that her birth parents were dead before the special. You know what guys? I don't care! Thomas Astruc,TELL ME WHO FEI'S PARENTS ARE NOW! Anyways,I think Fei knows that Marinette is Ladybug. After the battle,she said she brought her to safety,which obviously isn't true. There is a theory according to which Fei and Marinette are cousins. I don't believe it,but I think it would be interesting to see that Marinette's own cousin stole her things. And Ladydragon is just freakin awesome! Even Marinette's things getting stolen was interesting to watch. It added a bit of action to the special,more than every Miraculous Ladybug episode ever did. Even Reflekdoll had Marinette quickly find Plagg and transform to Lady Noire. I was misjudging the special saying the NY one was better than it,but I was wrong. I misjudged the best special,I can't believe it. Also,some proof that the Special is after Season 3: 1. During the opening,we can see Marinette's form of the Miracle Box,which wasn't even pictured during Season 2. 2. Marinette still insists she and Adrien are just friends,which she never did during Season 2.

Is the shangai special already out?

I was thinking after this special, the new york special and the others have a potiental to have their own spin off series to tell more about the other miraculous, ladydragon, and more lore about the miraculous world besides the Ladybug and Cat Noir story

One epsode has marenette and alya and i don’t reneber had a talk about the past meraclis holders about the marks and marenett said “why don’t you ad a lion meraculis” and the girl i don’t renember also said “why don’t ad a bunny meraculis” and there are thoes kind so what really happend did they run out of ideas?

How can this be between season 3 and 3 if there's a toy Eagle from the new York special which is supposed to happen after this one?

as I was watching this special i was wondering how the dragon miraculous is involved with the prodigus. like is the reason that fei cant use the power of the dragon is because a peice of it broke and became Longg? and to use it lady bug would have to bring the box to shanghai to allow lady dragon to sue her true form. Or maybe the prodigus is the item that can correctly combine other miraculous's? well none of that came true but what we had is still pretty cool.

well I liked Shanghai alot even more than NY in some cases but this episode has plot holes that make it a little impossible to be between s2 and 3. for example the fly power up never seen before NY special and if you see in one scene we see jess action figure as eagle in gorilla pocket. she became eagle after she got eagle talon miraculous. and I don't think that scene was an animation fault cause we saw a zoom in on the action figure in that scene

What do you think about the parrot who seems to not age?

I couldn't find it on disney plus, where and when will it be released in English?

Yeah it was creepy that Marinette wanted to meet Adrien in China but not that creepy. She ended up forgetting about him once things actually kicked off and she was actually interested in what her uncle was teaching her. Honestly the episode where she tried break into his window with the firefighter was more creepy.

The Shanghai special takes place in season 3 before the finale, it is confirmed 👍

Where do you wach the episodes

Where did u guys watch it