Tag: code lyoko

nerdfighterwhatevernumbers:

It only just occurs to me the reason it takes so long for Sissi to develop in Code Lyoko is because the main characters keep giving her literal Aesop Amnesia

I mean I did realize this, but mostly only in regards to later seasons where she does actual heroic selfless things, but rewatching the first few episodes there’s already the start this kind of thing and it really drives home how much sooner she would have changed if she’d been allowed to learn from her mistakes instead of forgetting every week.

In episode 3 she sticks around school over break just to find out what Jeremy’s up to and in a life or death moment she’s allowed to be vulnerable and introspective and actually tries talking through her issues with wanting to be part of their group. Then that gets erased. (something that would’ve been unavoidable even when they stopped Returning as much because people were dying)

In the episode she steals Ulrich’s diary, she ends up fully admitting her mistake and apologizing and asks if there’s anything she can do to help in their current emergency. That gets taken away too. Ulrich gets his diary back, but she doesn’t get confronted in a way that forced her to openly acknowledge her mistake.

In both instances she isn’t allowed to reach those points of vulnerability and self-reflection because of crisis caused by Xana or confrontation with one of the mains, neither of which happen after Returns because the group fixed everything

On top of that, the group IS allowed to learn from their mistakes and at the least cool down after they’ve had their fun the first time around when they made a rash decision, but Sissi sure doesn’t get those second chances. It might make her more frustrating to the audience and the group, but they can’t act like they don’t have an advantage here.

I’m not saying the group should have gone through extra trouble just to teach her a lesson, especially because she doesn’t listen when they actually do call her out on a normal day, but it seriously sucks for her that she never gets those important personal moments back and it takes that much longer for her to get where she wants

THIS^^^^^

Barely started rewatching the show today and honestly if u ask me, Sissi seems like the most complex and interesting character so far. Like she can be an introloper sure, but underneath it all she has a good heart and is a good person.

On another note, I just want to say, I totally ship her with Ulrich