Code Lyoko S1 E15

## Plot

In science class, the teacher, Ms. Hertz is laughing. She's giving the class a science lesson on nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas. However, she explains that in some cases it can be lethal. She also explains that to volatilize it, all you need is water. She immediately turns serious and gives them a surprise quiz. After class, the boys notice Yumi sitting by herself. Apparently she's been sulking like that for the past 2 days. Ulrich tries to talk to her. She just wants to be left alone. Sissi comes up to Ulrich. She wants him to play Romeo in the upcoming school play. She's playing Juliet. Ulrich is only coming to the rehearsal to see Odd, because he's playing the music. XANA releases some laughing gas. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, XANA has managed to possess *gas*. I have no words. At Yumi's house, Ulrich gives her a rose. He learns that she's upset because her parents were arguing, and her father has been staying at a friend's. At Kadic, Aelita wonders why people who normally get along so well can suddenly be mad at each other. Jeremie tells her that quite often people who get along well still have fights. Aelita questions why she and Jeremie don't fight. Jeremie awkwardly changes the subject. XANA has been quiet for a while. Aelita says that what worries her are the risks they all take. XANA would love to get rid of them. Odd is rehearsing with Sissi. He's playing the guitar to help set the mood. This "play" apparently isn't an official school sanctioned play, since no adults are around, and the kids write their own lines. Everything about this play is bad. Writing, acting, music, set pieces, costumes, ***and a whole cast.*** Odd starts laughing because of the gas. It went through the vents. Sissi, thinking he's laughing at her, pours water on him, unknowingly saving his life. Unfortunately, she also kicks him out of the play. Yumi goes to visit her father, with Ulrich coming to give her support. Yumi tells her dad that she wants him to come home. Her father tells her that this is between himself and her mother to work out. Yumi asks him how he's going to do that if they're not even willing to talk to each other. Ulrich gets an idea. Odd tells Jeremie and Aelita about what happened to him. It could be a XANA attack. Aelita checks for pulsations while Odd and Jeremie go to the science room to see if the bottle of laughing gas Ms. Hertz used is still there. Ulrich goes to Sissi to ask her to give Yumi a part in the play. Jeremie picks the lock on the door. Um, since when can *Jeremie*, the insanely smart kid know how to pick locks? It just seems like a skill that Odd or Ulrich would've been more likely to pick up. The two canisters are empty. Odd and Jeremie decide to go to the factory the next day to check things out. In the Mountain Sector, Aelita is being chased by Bloks. She finds a blue tower to hide in just in time. Odd is the only one going to Lyoko. Unfortunately, the gas slips into the scanner and into the control room. Jeremie has to run, so he can't help Aelita and Odd. There was a problem with the data transfer for Odd because of the laughing gas. At Kadic, Sissi has forced Ulrich to be Romeo so she can give Yumi a role. Yumi was able to convince both her parents to come by making them think that the other wasn't going to go. Odd meets up with Aelita, and he destroys the two Bloks. Because of Ulrich's terrible acting and not knowing his lines, his performance is funny enough to break the ice between Yumi's parents a little. Jeremie is able to avoid inhaling the gas by staying in the water, but it's really cold. Odd can't make it much farther because of the malfunction from the gas. And then he and Aelita run into a labyrinth. They go in circles, and Odd just about gives up. Jeremie is having trouble too. Ulrich has a laughing fit because of the gas. While on stage, during the play. The same thing happens to Yumi and Jeremie. Things look bleak. Luckily, Odd has a psychic vision and tells Aelita where to go. Odd can't make it because of the malfunction. Aelita runs straight to the tower. All of her friends are dying after all, so she has to hurry. She deactivates the tower and an RTTP is launched. Yumi, Ulrich, Odd and Jeremie get Yumi's parents back together again. Complete with a wink to the camera from Jeremie!

## Review

This was an okay filler episode. I do applaud the handling of mature subjects like separation and fights between parents though. That being said, I wish they could've focused on it more, instead of it just being a one off thing. Trust me, no matter how much we may want it to, that's not how the real world works.