Code Lyoko S1 E3

## Plot

At Kadic in the middle of the night, Ulrich and Jeremie are sneaking around. Turns out that they're doing graffiti. Jim catches Jeremie spray painting a picture of him with bunny ears, looking totally stupid, so he gives Jeremie detention. This opening makes zero sense. This is such an out of character moment for Jeremie. Also, the opening makes it look as if Ulrich, Odd, and Jeremie *love* trolling Jim and messing with him. Sure, Jim's an idiot, but he doesn't deserve that kind of embarrassment. What were they thinking? Oh. It turns out that Jeremie wanted to get punished so he could stay at school during vacation and keep an eye on XANA. Yumi is going to the mountains and Odd is actually going to the other side of the world to see his parents. Ulrich is staying because he has to have someone tutor him in math. Jeremie is working on his materialization program for Aelita. He wants to go to the factory to check the numbers though. Aelita wants him to go to bed because it's so late. XANA is stable, she doesn't feel any pulsations, and she says that it's not the end of the world if she stays virtualized one more day. She thanks him for everything he's doing for her. Jeremie blushes. Aw! So cute!!! Jeremie sneaks out *again* and gets into trouble with Jim *again*. This is ridiculous. I thought he only got in trouble once to keep an eye on XANA, so why is he digging his grave deeper with more trouble? Ugh, *boys*. Jeremie contacts Aelita again. XANA has activated a tower, but she doesn't know which one. She's in the Desert Sector. Some kind of gas is going through the ventilation systems. The next day at the factory, Jeremie learns that the gas contains a poisonous substance that can be deadly if too much is inhaled… while Sissi is sleeping in her room underneath her vent with said gas above her. Oh. Jim goes to wake up Jeremie, but he's not there. Sissi wakes up and screams loudly, which Jim hears. Jeremie finally locates the tower. It's in the Forest Sector. Aelita is gonna need back up though. Ulrich is more than happy to skip his math lesson, and luckily Odd and Yumi haven't left yet. Jim and Sissi enter a closet for safety. Aelita enters the tower, but this time she goes to the side and jumps. We see her "fall" through data and ascend to a tower in the Forest Sector. Jeremie tells her to be careful. Aw! He tries to warn Sissi and Jim at the school, but can't find them. Ulrich and Yumi find him. Ulrich volunteers to look for Jim and Sissi while Jeremie and Yumi head to the factory. Odd joins them too. Sissi admits that she stayed at school to find out Jeremie's secret so she could be a part of their group. That's sweet, but it doesn't make up for all the awful stuff she's done, like bullying Milly and Tamiya and practically stalking Ulrich. Odd, Yumi, and Jeremie are at the factory. Odd and Yumi are sent to Lyoko. "Transfer Yumi. Transfer Odd. Scanner Yumi. Scanner Odd. Virtualization." They meet up with Aelita and run into some monsters. Ulrich has searched most of the building. He decides to try one more room, then he'll go. This is the room Jim and Sissi are in. Odd is hit by a monster. Yumi is also hit when she pushes Aelita aside. Jeremie says that the only way to access the tower is via a tree branch, which is behind the monsters, so they need to find a way around them. Yumi is devirtualized when she distracts the monsters. Odd and Aelita make it to the tower, but it's surrounded by a body of water. Aelita uses her Creativity to make a bridge of tree trunks to cross. Odd takes a hit for Aelita and faces off against the monster. They both hit each other simultaneously. The monster is destroyed and Odd is devirtualized. Aelita enters the code. Jeremie activates a Return to the Past. This time, Jeremie and Ulrich paint Jim in a more favorable manner, with him as a king.

## Review

This was a good episode. It once again had high stakes and deadly consequences if they failed. The new animation of Aelita in the tower is greatly appreciated. It's so nice to see Jeremie and Aelita's relationship progress. Since the show lasts for four seasons and has a horrible sequel series, it's going to progress slowly, unlike most portrayals of teenage relationships which either go too fast in my opinion or aren't very healthy. I just love how their relationship is portrayed. Yumi and Ulrich's is okay, but far more unstable and rocky, though I suppose that makes it more realistic. Another episode that I'd recommend.