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Lady knight and her butler 

Y'all the takeaway wasn’t “Catwalker was too perfect and distracting and Chat Noir isn’t perfect and distracting which is why he’s the better partner for Ladybug” it was “Chat Noir is Ladybug’s partner. It’s not about whether or not he’s ‘the best’ for the job, it’s about him being Ladybug’s best friend and the one she CHOOSES as her partner.” After everything with Catwalker, Ladybug wasn’t thinking “Chat Noir was the perfect partner because he wasn’t so distracting” or anything related to their job, her only thought was the same as the little girl’s thoughts about Kuro Neko: “This isn’t my kitty. I miss my kitty.”

That’s far more meaningful and romantic than showing that Ladybug “needs” Chat Noir, imo. She DOESN’T “need” Chat Noir to be her partner, she could find someone else, but the one she WANTS by her side as her Cat is him and him alone. Love is about choosing each other.

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Today the french dub for Kuro Neko came out and it turns out that catwalker's original name is Patte de velours, lit. "velvet paw" and I really love it so here's a little explanation of the name :))

In french, the saying "patte de velours" means to retract one's claws (when talking about a cat) or to hide one's true intentions beneath a friendly and kind exterior. Which is pretty much what Adrien does in the episode. His claws are physically less sharp, he refrains himself and he acts all perfect to get ladybug to like the new him.

And just like catwalker, it also hints (but in a way more subtle way) to Adrien's involvement in the fashion industry because of the word "velours"!