Code Lyoko S1 E14

## Plot

At Kadic, Jeremie talks to Aelita at night. Aelita asks him typical questions, like how his day was and what classes he has the next day. His day was average, and he has an exam tomorrow. Aelita asks what an exam is. Jeremie says that it's when they have to show what they know in writing because their memory can't store as much data as Aelita's. Aelita's memory is infinite. Jeremie has to go to bed. He tells Aelita that he'll connect with her at noon tomorrow, universal time. That means that they just sit and talk at least once a day. Aww! It's just so cute! Then we have the most mundane montage ever made awesome with music. It must be seen to be believed. It is a montage of the kids taking their exam with the Code Lyoko theme playing. I'm dead serious. And it is AWESOME! Who knew exams or montages could be so much fun? I think that that was the best montage I've ever seen. And I'm only three minutes in. Jeremie finishes his exam and remembers that today is Aelita's "birthday". They met exactly one year ago today. Aw! It's just so stinkin' cute! They decide to organize a surprise for Aelita. Unfortunately, Sissi overhears them. On Lyoko, Aelita senses a XANA attack. XANA has managed to take control of *the factory*. Oh. Well, our heroes are doomed. Odd and Jeremie go to the factory, but the elevator won't work. Ulrich and Yumi go to the factory, but Sissi follows them. Yumi and Ulrich race to the elevator. Yumi wins. As the door closes, Sissi sneaks in. The elevator doors won't open. The lights go out and the cables snap. The elevator free falls to the ground. Luckily, it only has three levels. The old machinery attacks Odd and Jeremie. In the elevator, Yumi is okay, Ulrich has a broken arm and Sissi's out cold. How they even survived is beyond me, but okay. Yumi has to climb back up to get to the lab. Aelita can't contact Jeremie. She jumps off the giant rock bridge she was on, and makes a perfect landing. She starts following the pulsations. Yumi "remembers" that she has a slight fear of heights. WHAT?!? You slide down ropes everyday to get to the factory! There hasn't been so much as a hint that Yumi has a fear of heights until now. Besides, all she has to do is climb a ladder. Sissi wakes up and takes a look at Ulrich's arm. Water starts to leak in thanks to a crack. Jeremie gets thrown onto a conveyor belt. Odd also gets thrown onto the conveyor belt. They're able to get off and run away. They have to reach the lab through the boiler room. On Lyoko, a Krab ambushes Aelita. Jeremie and Odd sprint across the boiler room as XANA blows up pipes and the boiler. Yumi reaches the lab. Sissi has put Ulrich's arm in a sling. She's actually a pretty good nurse. Water starts to flood the elevator. Aelita jumps across some rocks with the Krab chasing after her. She uses her angelic singing to lower the rocks and the Krab is left dangling there, barely balancing itself with two legs. Moments later it does fall into the chasm, destroying it. Yumi reunites with Jeremie and Odd in the lab. The water is rising in the elevator, and Ulrich can't swim with a broken arm. Ulrich promises Sissi that if they get out of this alive, he'll be nicer to her in the future. Yumi and Odd go to Lyoko. "Transfer Yumi. Transfer Odd. Scanner Odd. Scanner Yumi. Virtualization." Odd is devirtualized in literally ***one minute*** by a Krab. Then again, there was only four minutes left in the episode, so they needed to resolve things quickly. Yumi is devirtualized by another Krab. Unfortunately, there's still one Krab left guarding the tower. Aelita dodges its laser fire and gets inside the tower. The elevator is almost entirely full of water. Aelita enters the code, and the water stops flowing. Literally, it freezes in midair. Jeremie initiates an RTTP, and Ulrich and Sissi are saved. Back at school, the Lyoko Warriors gather in Jeremie's room with a cake to celebrate Aelita's "birthday". Sissi sees them, but doesn't see Aelita, and assumes that they're celebrating the computer's birthday. Ulrich sees her spying on them, but isn't mad at her or mean to her, fulfilling his promise to be nicer to her. He doesn't even rat her out to the others.

## Review

This was another good episode. Aelita destroys a monster on her own, which is quite an achievement. Ulrich was nicer to Sissi this episode, but that will disappear by the next episode, trust me. Status quo and all that. In fictional media, especially older ones, what we consider to be bad behavior isn't usually called out on, because during the time it was created, it wasn't seen as bad behavior or a big deal by society, such as bullying, harassment, etc. Sissi refuses to take no for an answer when it comes to pursuing Ulrich. Typically in media, and even in real life, it's the other way around, where the guy refuses to take no for an answer and gets violent when they're rejected.