Talk:Lila Rossi/@comment-11108668-20160913044845/@comment-28080187-20160914004627

I'd like to invoke the classic quote "with great power comes great responsibility" that Spider-Man tries to live by. Given the many similarities between Spider-Man and Ladybug, I think this quote is particularly relevant. "Power" in this sense doesn't just refer to superpowers. Because of her reputation as a hero of Paris, Ladybug's words and actions can have a huge impact on people, and so she has a responsibility to keep control of what she says and does. What Ladybug did had such an impact on Lila. I think it would have been much better for her to confront Lila as Marinette…because confronting her as Ladybug is absolutely an abuse of power. I honestly think that Ladybug's actions were worse than Lila's. Yes, Lila lied to people, but she didn't try to destroy anybody's reputation, she didn't try to split up potential friendships, and she didn't reduce anybody to tears.

I think the act of this interference influenced Lila more than its effects did. I think what really angered Lila was that Ladybug decided to interfere in this way—not that her chances of dating a guy she'd just met were ruined. What's on the line is her reputation. When she goes to meet with Adrien, I think that she's more concerned with preserving her reputation than with dating Adrien. Again, they'd just met hours before; she can't already be that invested in him.