I think the older I get the more I can understand and appreciate Sissi.
Sure, in the beginning, when X.A.N.A. was awakened, she ratted them out to her father but she was trying to save them! She didnāt think she could protect them any other way. Ā I hate how they held that against her.
Odd told a girl about the factory. Ā I know itās not the same thing, but in a way itās worse. Ā He showed it to her because he was falling for her, not to try to save anyone.
Did they kick him out? They considered it but then they gave him a chance to redeem himself by saving Aelita in Lyoko.
They didnāt give Sissi a chance to redeem herself. Ā Even after she helped them all out over and over again in the real world.
She proved to Aelita that she knew how to fight by knocking Jeremie out in that one episode
She helped Odd out in another episode when the whole school was after him. Ā She could have easily just turned against him to save herself but she didnāt.
She proved she can be a good nurse when she looked at Ulrichās arm when they were trapped in the elevator.
She proved in a lot of ways that she could have been a very good Warrior.
Sure, she gave the group some heart ache in some episodes, but thats just because she wanted to be their friend and she was hurt that they refused to accept her.
I understand how that feels, I used to try so hard to be friends with people, but I felt like nobody wanted me so I put up a mean front to protect myself.
Anyway, I hope that in Evolution, Sissi gets to be friends with them for real and become a Lyoko Warrior. Ā I also hope she gets over Ulrich because he and Yumi are so obviously in loveā¦
In the prequel, the Lyoko Warriors shun Sissy for wanting to tell the authorities about the supercomputer. In literally the second episode (Seeing is Believing), Ulrich, Yumi, and Aelita all vote to tell the authorities for the exact same reasons proposed by Sissy.
What dicks.
Your friendly reminder that Sissi was innocent from the start and that the Lyoko Warriors have only themselves to blame.
Iām so fucking mad that Sissi didnāt get to join the Lyoko Warriors all because they were mad at her for bringing her dad and Jim into the factory and exposing their secret. She was concerned for her āfriendsā and was worried they got hurt when she got shocked by XANA.
We couldāve had a preppy, girly, āstereotypical beach valley blonde girlā who was also one of the good guys and little kids couldāve looked up to her since all other stereotypes were seen as the bully or some shit
I want the entire series rebooted but this time Sissi is apart of the gang and is happy and has real friends.
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 thereās already the start this kind of thing and it really drives home how much sooner she would have changed if sheād 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 Jeremyās up to and in a life or death moment sheās 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 wouldāve been unavoidable even when they stopped Returning as much because people were dying)
In the episode she steals Ulrichās diary, she ends up fully admitting her mistake and apologizing and asks if thereās anything she can do to help in their current emergency. That gets taken away too. Ulrich gets his diary back, but she doesnāt get confronted in a way that forced her to openly acknowledge her mistake.
In both instances she isnāt 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 theyāve had their fun the first time around when they made a rash decision, but Sissi sure doesnāt get those second chances. It might make her more frustrating to the audience and the group, but they canāt act like they donāt have an advantage here.
Iām not saying the group should have gone through extra trouble just to teach her a lesson, especially because she doesnāt 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
š„ There is beauty in destructionš„ 