Double Take is the second episode of Season 4 and the sixty-seventh episode of Code Lyoko.
Plot
The episode opens with the Lyoko Warriors in Jeremie's dorm room. Jeremie reveals that he has, over the course of several sleepless nights, recreated the remaining sectors of Lyoko and upgraded the others' weaponry, avatars and greatly amplified their abilities. After discussing what to do about William's disappearance, Jeremie uses his voice synthesizer to impersonate William's father and calls the principal, saying William is sick with a fever and will not be coming to school. While the others go to lunch, Jeremie goes to the Factory to do more work.
However, William's real father calls the school a short time later, concerned about not being able to contact his son. Not knowing where William is, the administration begins looking for him around campus. Ulrich calls Jeremie to inform him that the school is looking for William. Already overworked, Jeremie decides to activate a tower in the newly restored Desert Sector and create a polymorphic clone of himself to attend school while he stays in the Factory.
At school, the gang is at the vending machines when Jeremie's clone arrives and meets them. Despite having perfect appearances, the clone has the polar opposite of Jeremie's personality. He is shown to be overly confident in himself and flirts with Yumi. Believing him to be a X.A.N.A. trap, the group is ready to attack when the real Jeremie calls Yumi and notifies them of his clone. He then figures that the reason for the clone's different personality is simply an "emerging quality that appeared unexpectedly."
In gym class, Jeremie's clone excels at track and field, much to Jim's amazement. Meanwhile, on Lyoko, William arrives at Jeremie's tower and attempts to take control of it for X.A.N.A.. William and Jeremie fight for control of the tower, causing the Jeremie clone to start behaving erratically.
When Jim tells the clone to see the nurse after falling on the track, Ulrich, Odd, and Aelita volunteer to escort him. Ulrich and Aelita call Yumi, and the three of them head over to the Factory while Odd stays at school to handle the clone. Odd lures the clone into a storage closet and traps it inside to prevent other people from witnessing its erratic behavior.
At the Factory, Yumi, Aelita, and Ulrich are sent to Lyoko and get a first look at their new outfits and modified weapons. After heading out, Ulrich faces off with William. Meanwhile, at the school, X.A.N.A. gains full control of the clone, and it escapes from the closet. After assaulting the principal, the clone then sets off for the Factory. Odd calls ahead to warn Jeremie, and he shuts down the Factory's elevator as a precaution.
On Lyoko, when the Overwing is shot down by a Tarantula and Aelita and Yumi are sent falling into the Digital Sea, Aelita uses her new wings to save herself and Yumi. Meanwhile, the clone arrives at the Factory and overrides Jeremie's control of the elevator. In response, Jeremie locks the doors leading into the lab.
While Yumi and Aelita battle the Tarantulas, Ulrich is devirtualized by William. At the Factory, the clone begins prying the lab doors open. Meanwhile, Odd finally arrives and uses emergency ladders to get to Jeremie. Odd and the clone arrive in the lab at the same time, and Odd and Jeremie are thrashed in the subsequent fight.
Aelita manages to enter the tower and deactivate it, saving Jeremie and Odd from the clone. However, William then approaches Yumi, who is still on Lyoko, and attempts to push her into the Digital Sea. Yumi calls to Jeremie for help, but Jeremie realizes that the clone damaged the interface in the lab and he cannot manually devirtualize her.
Back on Lyoko, William pushes Yumi off the platform. However, she pulls on his arm as he does so and sends them both falling towards the Digital Sea. Before she falls completely, Jeremie manages to virtualize Odd in time to save Yumi. The two watch as William willingly retreats into the Digital Sea. Jeremie then performs a return to the past to erase Jim and Mr. Delmas' memories and repair the supercomputer.
Back in the lab, the group discusses what to do about William's absence on Earth. It is decided that Jeremie will reactivate the tower and create a polymorphic clone of William to throw off any suspicion for the time being. The clone, though dim-witted, then takes William's place at Kadic Academy.
Trivia
- The original French name for this episode is Mauvaise réplique, which rougly translates to Wrong Answer in English.
- This episode marks the first appearance of William's father, James.
- The Lyoko Warriors' new avatars all make their debuts in this episode. Also, their weapons and special abilities have been somewhat enhanced and modified.
- This episode marks the final time in the original series where Ulrich uses his Triplicate ability.
Errors
- At the end of the episode, the tower operating William's clone is shown inside a crater, but in every subsequent episode where the tower has been seen in, it is near the edge of a plateau for some reason.
- When Ulrich calls Jeremie's supercomputer telephone, it shows Ulrich's new card and when Jeremie is about to hang up, it shows Ulrich's old card. A similar error happens when Jeremie calls Yumi. The factory interface shows her new card but when Yumi shows the Jeremie clone, the factory interface shows her old card.
Gallery
