Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion S1 E15

## Plot

I've heard this episode's title being referred to as both Cape Night and Unleash the Cape. Violet is talking to Maya just before her nightly patrol starts. She hangs up though when Cruz shows up wearing a cape. Violet hates it and finds it cringey. Nina still can't believe that Cruz and Catalina broke up. He hasn't talked to her at all. She doesn't think it's good to hold your emotions inside, but Juan suggests that he might just need some time. Violet mentions that he seems off, but she's referring to the cape, which the others learn about. Tiago thinks they're cool and fun, but Violet says they serve no point. She goes full Edna Mode. Maya says it doesn't sound so bad, but Violet thinks it's weird and embarrassing. Black Scorpion has gone from being cool to a total joke. Luis is also against the cape and is writing about it for the paper. People always turn to gimmicks right before they're washed up. Nina calls Cruz, but he insists that he's fine and doesn't need to talk. He's still wearing the cape that night. Violet lets him know that he can always talk to her if something is wrong. If the masks wanted them to have capes, they would've given them capes. Cruz points out that luchadores wear capes all the time, especially when they're making their big entrance into the arena. They stop a mugging in progress by just showing up, but when they try to go after the bad guy, the cape gets snagged on a ladder, which leads to Cruz and Violet falling to the ground. The would be victim of the mugging was filming them on his phone and posts a video of it, which blows up online. People are calling it Laddergate. Blame the Watergate scandal for every controversy ending in -gate. Violet is done with the cape now, since it's a liability. Nina visits Catalina, who says that she's fine, and clearly means it, unlike Nina. Luis is helping Tiago make dinner while they talk about capes. Tiago says that fashion does serve a purpose. It can make you feel important. Luis changes his mind after trying on a cape. Violet visits Cruz in his gym and tells him that he's been acting weird lately. He insists that the cape has nothing to do with his breakup with Catalina. She thinks he has a problem. They fight over it and accidentally rip the cape. Violet apologizes and says she didn't mean to. Cruz yells at her, asking why she couldn't just leave it alone, and he leaves in anger. He's clearly projecting and actually talking about his relationship with Catalina, which fell apart because Violet told him the truth. I personally think that it was just hurrying up the inevitable, because Cruz and Catalina probably still would have had different opinions on what's right and what's wrong, even if Cruz hadn't known that she was also Cascada. Violet apologizes to him again for ripping the cape, but she thinks it's just a silly piece of fabric. Cruz points out that while she might think it's silly, it might mean something different to someone else. He reveals that when he was still El Bravo, he wore that same exact cape. It made him feel like he used to, before everything got so complicated. Back then, he was free. He could be who he wanted, with who he wanted. He didn't have to lie to his family. Seeing all of the cheering fans, full of excitement and hope when he entered the ring, was the greatest feeling in the world. But those days are over now, and they're never coming back. He leaves, and tells Violet to just throw the cape in the trash. It doesn't matter. She uses a month's worth of her allowance to get it fixed instead. She also borrowed some sparkly silver fabric from the drama department so she could have her own cape. Juan tells Nina that she's the one who needs comforting, because when someone goes through a breakup, they all do. I don't really follow the logic of that, but whatever. Seeing Cruz happy and with Catalina made it feel like their family was growing, but now it's gone. Juan tells her that they'll be okay. It'll just take time. They're worried about Cruz and think he's brooding somewhere, but he's actually fighting crime. He fights three thieves at once with the cape while Violet watches. After they tie them up to a car, Cruz admits that the cape did have a lot to do with the breakup. He really liked Catalina. It just kind of snuck up on him. Violet apologizes again and admits that she regrets telling him about her being Cascada, but he once again assures her that she had to and did the right thing. Her mom was also right. It does help to talk about your emotions. He feels better now, and doesn't need the cape anymore.