Code Lyoko S4 E26

## Plot

Jeremie, Yumi, and Aelita find a soaking wet Ulrich standing outside his door, wearing nothing but a towel. He took a shower, but now Odd won't let him in. They get in by bribing him with food. He made a film, and it's going to be screened in front of an audience, including his parents. He actually *wants* to fight with them over something, so he can be a "normal" teenager. First of all, nothing about any Lyoko Warrior's life is normal, XANA makes sure of that. Second of all, you selfish, insensitive little brat! Parents are *supposed* to be kind, understanding, and supportive! Ulrich's father treats him terribly, Yumi's parents fight, and Aelita's parents are out of the picture. Jeremie… has normal parents too, but he didn't talk to them very much before the end of season 2. Hope van Dyne in *Ant-Man* was sent away to a boarding school by Hank Pym, her father, after her mother Janet went sub-atomic. Then she had a horrible relationship with him, and he wouldn't let her put on the suit, handing it over to a Robin Hood-esque thief instead. There's a reason Hope goes by her mother's maiden name instead of her father's last name. This is why you don't send your kids to boarding school, unless it really is the best thing for them, and you communicate with them frequently. Yumi, Hiroki, and Sissi are the only ones who get to see, talk to, and possibly spend quality time with their parents everyday. The others lampshade Odd's ungratefulness and point out how they'd *love* to have parents like his, but he says they don't understand. No, they don't, but they sure would love to! His parents show up and give him a present to wear to the screening, but he runs off. Sissi tells her father that her phone stopped working, and he tells her that he'll fix it. At the screening, Jeremie puts his computer to sleep, and he and Aelita tempt fate, saying that XANA wouldn't launch an attack in the three minutes the film lasts. Fate obliges. XANA activates a tower in the Mountain Sector. Just before the screening can start, Odd's dad gets a call on his cell phone, and he leaves to take it. XANA's latest attack makes everyone who answers their phone really aggressive, and out to kill Odd specifically. Everyone's phones start ringing, and they all answer them. Jeremie checks his computer, and learns about the activated tower. He tells the others not to answer their phones. They head to the factory, and Odd runs away from everyone. They wait up for him, and see that he's hiding in the cafeteria, which is surrounded. They can't call him, for obvious reasons. The best way to help him is to deactivate the tower ASAP. However, it's at the top of a summit. Without vehicles, they aren't getting up there. There was a bug in the program, so Jeremie couldn't just virtualize them at the top. XANA is responsible for the virus, and Jeremie can only give them the Overwing. Good thing Aelita has wings. They're attacked by Mantas though, who devirtualize the Overwing. Ulrich plunges one of his swords into the rock face, and use his free hand to grab Yumi. Odd is attacked by Herb and Nicholas, but Sissi helps him. They run away from everyone else. Jeremie can't reprogram the Overwing, or bring up any other vehicles. Ulrich can't hold on any longer. He and Yumi are saved when Aelita uses her Creativity to create a small island for them. She also destroyed the two Mantas. Ulrich looks over the edge, and his vertigo starts to kick in. Jeremie still needs time to bring up the Overboard. They could try to climb up, but again, Ulrich's vertigo. Yumi should know better than to refer to it as a fear of heights, because that's not what it is. There also aren't any handholds, although Aelita could probably make some for them. They're attacked by Krabs and take cover. Odd and Sissi are caught by everyone, and Odd promises to never complain about not having conflicts with his parents ever again if they make it through this. Yumi jumps onto another area and cuts off a Krab's leg. As it falls towards the Digital Sea though, it shoots her in the arm, and she loses forty life points. She's devirtualized when a Kankrelat shoots her in the back. Now Ulrich has to face laser fire from both sides. Why can't Aelita just make a way up or cover for him with her Creativity, or use it to destroy the landmasses that the monster are standing on? We've seen her do it before. Jeremie finally virtualizes the Overboard, but Ulrich has trouble with it. Remind me again why Aelita can't just fly to the summit by herself? Or why she can't at least try to carry Ulrich with her? Or why she can't just drive the Overboard herself, since she's done so before. Odd and Sissi are standing on a ledge, with a long and deadly fall in front of them, and an aggressive mob behind them. Aelita is finally brought down by a lucky shot from a Krab, but she landed right next to the tower. Before the Krab can skewer her, Ulrich throws his sword at it. He's devirtualized by the Krab, but the sword destroys it. Aelita runs into the tower, and that shot is amazing. She deactivates the tower, and everyone returns to normal before they can shove Odd and Sissi off the ledge. Jeremie launches an RTTP. Odd presents his film, which is comedic and presents Jim and Delmas as insects. When he gets to Sissi though, he says she's a beautiful butterfly, and he winks at her. Why doesn't Jeremie ever just virtualize the others right next to the activated tower? Sure, William and some monsters might be guarding it, and then each episode wouldn't last nearly as long, but it's still a plot hole. Why doesn't XANA ever activate two towers in multiple sectors, or attack the Heart of Lyoko and launch an attack of his own at the same time, possibly forcing the group to split up and giving them multiple problems to deal with? Okay, fine, he has done those things, but only rarely. His M.O. is usually just to activate one tower and try to kill our heroes in a variety of interesting ways. XANA has really only "won" a handful of times. *Evolution* doesn't exist, and I feel sorry for the cast and crew that worked on it. I'm sure they're nice people who are great at what they do individually, but all of the changes, the poor quality of the writing, and possibly even the budget brought them all down.