Code Lyoko S2 E13

## Plot

After a successful mission in Sector 5, the others encourage Ulrich to ask Yumi out already. But when he gets to her house, he sees her with William and runs away. William was waiting for Yumi at her house and tried to kiss her, but she didn't want to. He knows it's because she has feelings for Ulrich. On Lyoko, XANA activates a tower and uses the scanners to materialize Krabs on Earth. The 8th and 9th grade students are taking a driver's ed class. A little yellow car, huh? Any chance a member of the crew, or just France in general, were fans of *Lupin III*? Or at least *The Castle of Cagliostro*? Or Studio Ghibli? Or Hayao Miyazaki? I wish Yumi could've lampshaded it, since she and her family are Japanese, and it would be funny and unexpected, since Odd is normally the one who makes pop culture references. But also, why are 12, 13, and 14 year olds learning how to drive? Sure, in France, you can drive at 15 with supervision, but aside from that, their minimum driving age is 18, not 16 like it is here in the U.S. And even then, that's only if they pass two segments of driver's training and both parts of the test, plus teenagers can't get a level 3, or normal, license until they're at least 17. At least practice in an empty parking lot and not the school track. And actually teach the kids which pedal and gear does what. After William criticizes Ulrich's bad driving, the two get into a physical fight. I mean, everyone's driving seemed bad except his, although it's obvious that their fight is really about their jealousy towards each other over Yumi. Ugh, straight boys are the worst. I'm kidding. Principal Delmas says that if they ever do that again, they'll be suspended, and he sends them to the library with Jim, who confiscates their phones. Wait, an appropriate level threat of a punishment? Oh my god, they actually did it. Jeremie notices an activated tower on Lyoko, and the others head to the factory. They're attacked by one of the Krabs in the factory. A second one has gone after Yumi's family, and she rushes home. Jeremie, Aelita, and Odd are able to get downstairs, but the Krabs trashed all but one of the scanners. Aelita goes first. Before Odd can go, a third Krab is materialized and wrecks the final scanner. Odd has to distract it, and Aelita is all alone on Lyoko. She uses the Overboard to race to the tower. She really likes it, doing skateboard moves and even using her Creativity to make a half pipe. XANA's monsters remembered that they can't kill her though, and she takes them out by using the environment to her advantage. I wonder if she chose the Overboard because she subconsciously remembers using it when she was possessed? Then again, she also uses and rides on the Overwing and Overbike plenty of times too. A Krab is at Kadic, and William and Ulrich work together to take it out. They split up to help the others. Ulrich heads to Yumi's house to help her, and William heads to the factory to help Odd. Ulrich fights the Krab with Yumi's father's samurai sword. William shows up in the driver's ed car to help Odd. They tie a rope to the Krab's leg, and William drives the car into the elevator shaft, destroying it. Aelita uses a decoy of herself to get past a Tarantula and the Scyphozoa. She deactivates the tower right before the last Krab can kill Ulrich. The group does an RTTP. This time, Ulrich is much nicer to William, and his driving is better. I just loved Aelita in this episode. She's actually really good at using the vehicles and destroying monsters. I wonder if her driving was better the second time around as well? Seriously, why does she ride a scooter in the real world when she's do good at skateboarding like the others? It's probably because Jeremie also rides a scooter, and it could've been used as symbolism for her status during the first two seasons as a non action girl. It's also fitting, since the two are both voiced by the same actress in the English dub. Sharon Mann has held my heart captive since I was in middle school, and I don't even know what she looks like or how old she is, not that I would care, because she's amazing no matter what.