Talk:Marinette Dupain-Cheng/@comment-28768715-20170721152848/@comment-7117024-20170924223200

Both characters were at fault for the situation, Max being prideful and not handling failure well (even post-akumatization) and Marinette entering the competition with the wrong motivations. I like episodes like this where both the akumatized vicitm and the akumatize-ee are responsible for what happens. Also give credit that Max initially tried not to be upset at losing and Marinette was willing to give up her time with Adrien to grant him an opportunity, whether he deserved it or not.