Talk:The Puppeteer 2/@comment-120883-20190831053833/@comment-32340720-20190923152222

Probably because Manon is fine at the end, she seems to have completely forgotten about why she was angry in the first place. Why give her a "proper epilogue" when she does get one- she gets what she wants, which is attention?

Manon "not getting a proper epilogue" is in line with how Manon is written less like a child and more "how adults think children act". Manon throws tantrums if she isn't given what she wants, but the moment she gets what she wants, she's back to being cheerful as if nothing happened. Which can be true for kids, but it's usually a little more gradual. Manon just kind of switches her anger off, which makes her come off as weirdly manipulative for a little kid. I kind of doubt she had super negative emotions in the first place because if Nino and Alya popped out of nowhere to say they were just kidding or trying to hide she'd go back to fine immediately. I think it was more her wanting attention that gets Hawk Moth's attention and he registers it as sadness. Manon has a very simple view of the world, because she's written like how adults think children are. Manon throws tantrums for attention, not really out of actual feelings of anger or sadness.

Because of how she's written, I really don't think giving her a Miraculous is a good idea. Chloe is given one as part of her character arc. Queen Bee makes her a better person. Manon isn't allowed to grow and develop as a character because she's a little kid and the writers don't seem to know how to write little children very well. They go for the two cliches- a spoilt kid who just wants attention and swings between moods like Tarzan swings between vines, and a kid who wants to be seen as more mature than he really is, which we see with Chris.