Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion S1 E14

## Plot

After the insanity that was the previous episode, this is a filler episode that Violet desperately needs. She and Maya are going to spend the weekend watching the final season of an anime they like. When Luis actually greets them instead of yelling at them, he tells them that they caught him on a good day, because he's closer than ever to unmasking Ultra Violet. You'd think she would have learned her lesson after he tracked her down through her livestream, but the details in the background of photos she's posted on social media reveal certain things. She also posts from the same few places, and he should be able to figure out where she lives soon. In reality though, it's less of an identity reveal than he realizes. All he really knows is that she lives in a house in L.A. and hangs around the east side of the city. The next day though, he shows up at Violet's house. He claims that it's just to get her mom to sign some detention slips, and he didn't want to wait until Monday because he's an overachiever. However, he stays to help Nina put together a family photo album. Violet was supposed to help her, but she's not interested. Luis notices a Halloween photo of a her as a child dressed as a superhero and asks her mom if she always had a strong sense of justice. Maya shows up. Violet is worried that Luis is looking for evidence that she's Ultra Violet. Maya thinks she's just being paranoid, like when she thought that Tiago had a magic mask. Cruz calls Violet and asks her if she's sure that Catalina is Cascada. He thinks they're too different. Violet points out that he likes Catalina, which means he could like Cascada too. He reminds her that the mask brings out more of who you are, which means that the things he doesn't like about Cascada are also in Catalina. He hates that everything is shades of grey with her, but he still likes her. It's so confusing. Catalina shows up just then and asks him what's so confusing. He claims that work is stressing him out, but it's not important. She offers to listen though. He says this luchador he knows isn't exactly who he thought they were. They're like two different people, and he doesn't know if he can trust them. Catalina hugs him and says he can always trust her. Luis accidentally spoils a major plot twist for Violet and Maya. Before Violet can get him to leave, he stays to help Juan assemble a model ship, because that's another one of his interests. Violet and Tiago never want to help him build models. Maya asks Violet to just let it go already and tries to assure her that Luis doesn't know anything. She follows him when he heads upstairs though and finds him in her room. He claims that he just noticed how untidy her room is while looking for the bathroom, and tells her that she has nice photos. One of them is in the background of one of Ultra Violet's posts though, which convinces Violet that he's trying to find out if she's Ultra Violet, which she is. She tells Maya, who finally admits that she's right after seeing the photos. They have to get him out of here. He's helping Tiago prep for dinner tomorrow. Maya deliberately gets water on his shirt so he'll have to go home and change, or at least dry off. It turns out that he always carries an extra pair of matching clothes just in case. He finally goes home, but Tiago drives him so he can taste his flan. That night, Black Scorpion tries to punish a young man stealing gas, but then Cascada shows up and asks him what the gas is for. The man, who seems like he's just a teenager, says that he knows this is wrong, but his mom couldn't pay the utility bill this month, and they need gas for the outside generator they're using. Cascada tries to get Black Scorpion to let him off the hook. He's just trying to help his family out. Cruz points out that he could be lying, but Catalina knows that he's telling the truth, because she used to be that kid once. She gives him money and tells him that there are people out there that care about him. He's not alone. He thanks her and leaves. As someone who is white and comes from a middle class upbringing (even with inflation and rising prices out there), I would never be able to personally understand this. The closest I got was when my dad lost one of his jobs and I had nightmares about being kicked out of our house and freezing to death in the middle of a Midwest winter. Luckily, my dad quickly got a new job at his alma mater. Anyways, Black Scorpion admits that Cascada might be right. Maybe there are other ways to help people. The next morning, Violet asks Tiago what he's cooking, but it turns out that it's actually Luis. Tiago invited him to sleep over because he's going to help him prep for tonight's family dinner with Cruz and Catalina. He's also going to teach Tiago a new recipe next weekend. Violet finally snaps and says that Luis can't stay for dinner. She doesn't want him here. Why doesn't he understand that? Luis sadly leaves. Juan and Nina reprimand Violet for treating him that way and tell her that she owes him an apology. He was helpful, and the others enjoyed having him around. He liked being part of a family. His parents aren't home very much, and he misses them. He spends a lot of weekends in an empty house with just the housekeeper. Not everyone is as lucky to have a family like theirs. Violet realizes that she got so caught up in her own stuff, she couldn't see what was really going on. She heads to school to talk to him. He normally comes in on the weekends to do work. She apologizes for how she acted that morning. She was a jerk, and thought he had other reasons for being at her house. She tells him that her family enjoyed having him around and invites him to dinner. He says he can't, but she lets him know that it's an open invitation in case he changes his mind. He shouldn't stay away just because of her. While getting ready for the family dinner, Catalina reveals to Cruz that she wouldn't mind getting out of it, because something happened at school between her and Nina. Principal Rodriguez fired a lunch lady for stealing cash from the register, and Catalina defended her. She doesn't think it was the right thing to do. It felt pretty harsh. Teachers aren't paid very well, and the cafeteria workers and bus drivers make even less. No one can live off of that. Cruz says that doesn't make it right to steal. Catalina says he can be such a boy scout, which is what Cascada always calls him. Cruz sarcastically apologizes for not wanting to take money away from children who are trying to learn. Catalina says it's not as simple as that, and Cruz still insists that it doesn't justify stealing, to him or anyone with morals, implying that Catalina doesn't have any. Naturally, they break up offscreen, and he goes to dinner without her. He tells everyone that they broke up, but he thinks it's for the best. Now Violet wishes she hadn't told him, but he says she did the right thing, and they hug. Luis shows up, and they get to talking about his work at the school paper. Juan wants to know the true identity of Ultra Violet and Black Scorpion. He feels like he and Black Scorpion would get along, because fanboy. Nina asks him why he'd want to get along with a vigilante. She thinks it's irresponsible of him to fight crime with a kid. Cruz says that maybe he didn't have a choice, and Violet says it might be fulfilling for him. Tiago asks Luis if he has any theories. He reveals that he's trying to find Ultra Violet's home base by triangulating the locations of her livestreams. Nothing ever comes from this.