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I think the subset of sadness you see is dejection, is a more jaded sadness is not raw is like being used to that pain.

The soundtrack is 100% worth looking further into. It is what you get when you really engage with non-classical artists in order to make a purposeful score for a show like this. Very eager to see you continue with the show, too!

The X is Jinx's identity the same way the V is Vi's If you notice it, their design has a LOT of Xs and Vs In my head, they invested on this concept because failures are usually associated with X, and V, to hits, victory and being right So that's how Powder perceives themselves: if she needs to become a hero, she needs to be like Vi, cause everything Powder does goes wrong, she jinxes everything Avoiding spoilers, i'm just gonna say that it gets clearer on season 2

Silco is a prime example of somebody who genuinely loves their child, but is still bad at being parent. He starts off their relationship by projecting his own trauma onto Powder, without regard to what makes their circumstances different. He feeds her negative self-image to build the persona of "Jinx" which only contributes to her dysfunctional socialization. And let's not forget that he literally turned her into a coldblooded murderer. Powder's monkey bomb was used in defense of her family and the miscalculation which resulted in their deaths was accidental, whereas we see Jinx on multiple occasions playing games with her targets and gleefully wild-firing in mixed crowds, endangering her own allies. Jinx is seen by Silco's gang as his mad attack dog; Sevika is constantly complaining about her and low-level mooks like Thieram are terrified when she's arround. Sometime in the intervening years, there must have been a moment when Silco put a gun in Powder's hands and encouraged her to *deliberately* take a life for the first time. Does that sound like good parenting? Jinx's childlike behavior and overgrown pigtails indicate a case of arrested development, because being Silco's daughter is the only role for which she has a sense of belonging. Silco was seemingly grooming her to be his heir, despite her obvious disinterest in the daily operation of the Undercity and its politics. He also encouraged her inventive pursuits, clearly valued gifts she gave him (re: knickknacks on his desk), put trust in her abilities, and always defended her against criticism, even going so far as to give up on the opportunity to secure Zaun's independence because of the strings attached. ("Is there anything so undoing as a daughter?" suggests he was already inclined to reject Jayce's offer in order to protect Jinx, but she misinterpreted it.) What is the ultimate goal of a good parent? To raise their child with the resilience and life skills to be successfully independent? Jinx is smart and talented, yes, but those were qualities she already had as Powder, and was only being held back by her circumstances. Does Jinx seem resilient? Without getting into Season 2 spoilers, I would argue that her psychological fragility and willingness to fall back on self-annihilation in the face of adversity indicates no. (She has quite a bit more growing up to do in S2.) So what did Silco do for Jinx as a parent, other than twisting a vulnerable child into his own personal weapon, perpetuating the cycle of violence?

just wanted to say that I absolutely love how you include your Patreon members and give credit to them for their ideas / comments.

This is a topic i've had a lot of thought on, but never joined any discussion about because of the heavy biases people have. So watching this video and listening to you and everyone else joining the conversation was so interesting and refreshing to me.

Loved this discussion. Tons of nuance that takes into account both the flaws and the good without heavy bias, which was super refreshing to listen to. This topic gets heated cause Silco is basically Arcane fandom's boogeyman, so a lot of critical thinking gets shut off when it comes to his character.

I don't know that I agree with good enough because his manipulation, and crafting her into a sort of weapon is contrary to that imo, but given the situation it was the best she had. I think she would have been alright for a time with Vi, but she was so young it seems like a matter of time before she can no longer deal with her own issues while also raising her sister, vi hasn't developed parenting skills so she could only go on for so long winging it. Ultimately Silco supports her but also enables her destructive tendencies. She becomes very reckless and he uses that as a tool and enables her to lean into the violence BUT he's the best she's got. Vander would have been ideal but things didn't play out that way. So I'm in the camp of "not good enough, but definitely better than nothing"

I don't think Jinx just wants to be loved - she wants to feel useful. She felt helpless as Powder and when she did try to help she made things worse. Silco made her feel capable and valuable with his validation

We don’t need to beat them we just need to make them scared enough not to try - US foreign Policy

I dont like how Silco ignores Jinxs nature of being an gentle soul and doesn't want Jinx to process the pass by telling her not to show weakness. We cant 100%say for certain if Silco and Jinx had tried to actual process the end of EP 3. But Silco seems like the type of person to tell you to "move on, the past cant be changed" Type of person. Especially since he was the Initiator of this whole Vander rescue mission. He would have to admit screwing things over and i really don't see that happen. Jinx is struggling to keep the past buried and i think shes unconsciously frustrated and gets told to not show weakness by the second adoptive father who killed her first one. I definitely think Silco sees jinx as her daughter but i dont think its the same for jinx. She is just with silco because she was weak and needed someone. Pretty much a la "toxic relationship style" As much as i dislike Silco as a father figure for Jinx, i really love his flawed character and its a shame he died so early

46:28 she probably would have formed the firelights with Ekko, that would be a pretty deadly duo !

The toxin is the smog created from the progress of piltover, it's pushed down to Zaun through ventilation shafts. most of the lower sections of Zaun are exposed all the time while the upper portion of zaun experiences it on a lesser level so he was essentially telling them to stop being complacent just because you live in the upper section of zaun.

I do think about about the scene from the show, but, this being one of my all time favorites from the OST, I think of a lot more now. Mostly I think of kids playing at war (like tag or wrestling) to facing the reality of it. The dreams of glory of warriors and kings turn to destroyed lives and homelands and the dead being gone or the trauma changing them into unrecognizable individuals. Even the first lines talking about bringing shame or tragedy to their father/family.

What did you think of the Season 1 finale in general?

You have to consider that the Undercity has no representation on the council that rules them. The rules and costs forced on them by the council would be the reasons they want to rebel. They don't really get into the economic relationship between Piltover and Undercity, but they do show the large differences between them. Obviously, the Undercity is the grunge labor that Piltover uses to buoy up its opulent lifestyle.

I think that starting with "Is this dad actively trying to murder his adoptive daughter's sister?" should kind of answer the question within the first 10 seconds.

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Oh man this is going to be a tough one.

Thanks so much for these livestram clips, I really enjoy sitting down and thinking about these physiological topics for awhile. This kind of content (long form and interactive) is what I miss from the Healthy Gamer channel. On the topic of this video, it's obvious Silco in some ways perpetuated Jinx's mental problems because he himself did not understand the healthy way to heal. But yet in many ways I wish my parents had his qualities. There was a good amount of physical attacks from my from my father and grandmother when I was a toddler. (Im not sure if my scale could be called abuse.) My father still beleives teaching with fear is the way to parent. And its really hard for me to see fathers in media actually care about their child in a healthy way, and Silco was one of those eye openers for me. I just wish this message of what Silco did wrong and right could reach more possible parents.

I would disagree with the unconditional love thing, which might sound weird, but sometimes people read unconditional love as shielding people from the consequenses of their actions? Which can stop people learning and growing from their mistakes

I always wondered how Silco would raise Jinx or Powder if they were living a simple life in Piltover instead of Zaun

Being this early feels illegal

I was waiting for this one! Thank youuu You might have a little bit more to add after watching S2 (if you do). We know what the fight is about in S1, they both were fighting hard for Zaun's independence. Vander saw the consequences (deaths, including the parents of the two little girls he adopted, seeing them made him give up, it is the intro) and decided to stop fighting. Silco wouldn't accept it, wanted to continue after that big event, so Vander turned against him. Yes, you learn more in S2 but we have the big picture in S1. We don't know why Silco wants Zaun's to be independent that much. Probably because of all the inequality, because people of Piltover don't care about Zaun at all, because of the injustice. I have to pause, I will continue later 😌

got my drawing tablet, water and snacks ready for this video, im sure itll be amazing. thank you for doing these videos, youre an inspiration!

Another great reaction! Don't worry about the length, I could have kept listening to you talk about all this for a good while! Your commentary is really engaging so it's worth it! You caught a lot of those blink-and-you'll-miss-it frames and that really adds to the experience to catch them! Arcane does this a lot when it comes to Jinx, and even in some of the opening credits you can catch hidden frames important to the show or episode. I love how you describe the feelings behind the head-punching being more about feeling overwhelmed and wanting things around you to stop. Jinx standing over Powder as a type of protector figure near the end was also something I haven't heard many others talk about. As you (and Vi, as you saw in episode 6) said, she was just doing what she had to to survive. And it's so true. No matter how much she enjoys herself exploding things or shooting people, the Jinx persona helped her to 'toughen up' and be more confident when there was no more big sis to watch out for her. She had to become that for herself, for better or worse.

the shots of powder and jinx in this MV are so moving

I'm a psychology student, and I enjoy watching these videos you make! Educating and entertaining at the same time! Thanks for the good quality content!

probablemente sea el 5to video que veo de tu canal, I like your coments, pero..bro tengo que decirlo: pausas DEMASIADAS VECES, ... y hablas lento, y demoras bastante... imagino que debes pensar bien mas palabras que vas a decir, pero oh man... estoy perdiendo el interés por tus largos videos.

Please do a reaction to "Sting - What Could Have Been | Arcane League of Legends"

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I cannot wait for you to watch "The Line" scene in context and reflect on it

Please, can you react to EPIC song “Would you fall in love with me again”?

I love the track "What Could Have Been" that features Sting. It's a tear jerker. @BARTHOODTV Did an incredible job making a non-official video for it that makes it even more heartbreaking.

I've seen this music video dozens of times and never caught the blink if you miss it image of Jinx when the firelight comes out of Powder's mouth.

ou should check out "get jinxed" it was the players introduction to jinx about 7 years ago. you can hear teh song in the show aswell (no spoiler becouse it already happend in your reaction). it has an other tone to it and goes more in a harley quinn kind of way.

The original context for the song was about a different set of League of Legends characters, a pair of brothers who fought to the death after one of them was falsely accused of murder and treason, then the other was sent to hunt him down The first brother wins the fight and kills his sibling, all over a misunderstanding, and he knows it

Just noticed 10:27 Jinx stood protectively behind Powder on Fishbones 🦈

''Dont poke the animals!'' That exact scene/image is in episode 1, (the song playing at the time is Playground) when the kids get off Hexdraulic Conveyor and are heading home after the failed heist; we see lots of Zaun, except Powder isnt sat on the crate the seller is. The creature in the crate is a Krug, and the smaller box has Puffcaps 😊

Great video! I love your deep dive into the characters. While most reaction videos focus on immediate responses, your in-depth character assessments are really interesting! Looking forward to seeing these develop! Regarding your iPad showing 9:41 AM on boot up: This time is displayed because Apple traditionally announces new products at 9:41 AM, starting with the first iPhone launch. For consistency, they show this time in keynote presentations and product advertisements. The same time appears briefly during device boot-up or initial setup before the internal clock updates.

This was great! The soundtrack of the show is absolutely incredible and Alex Seavers and all the participating artists have knocked it out of the park. Can't wait until you get to Markus King's Sucker in the early stages of Season 2

The subset of sadness you mentioned in Powders / Jinx sad look toward the end of the video looks like disappointment to me. Not with anyone in particular but with the world as a whole. It has this sad quality but also the expression of not caring / having given up on everyone else. We have a pretty nifty term for it in germany which you might have heard before: "Weltschmerz" which I think is rather fitting here.

Good job noticing the firelight coming out of Powder's mouth, and her changing to Jinx within a few frames. Something I think I discovered: The video seems to be about Powder remembering the past, and imagining the future: I don't think the Jinx we see is the traumatized killer we see in season 1. Here, she mostly looks calm, collected, confident and strong - she's who Powder *wanted* to grow up to be.

Please turn on subtitles❤ I love watching your videos, but I don’t know enough English to fully understand their meaning.

I would really love to hear your analisis of Silcos character and his physological makeup and trauma.

When hes only watched episode 5, how does he know about ekko/firelights and Jinxes purple eyes??

5:03 some of these kids training with VI end up working for Silco

For most of the show Ekko and Jinx/Powder don't interract at all, so I really love how this music video really shows you the way they were by far the closest of the kids

I feel like you need to know they rigged jinx/powder to have 2 faces to begin with. Her face shape will change when she moves between people

Watch the Bones version, also of Imagine Dragons. It's really good!