finally. It's fun going in blind and being this clueless. I'm just vibing and saying the things that come to mind. I can already tell that this show has a lot of rewatch potential and even while editing I noticed details I didn't catch on my first watch. like I said in the beginning, I've really avoided all spoilers and would like to keep it that way, so please keep the comments spoiler free! you're obviously welcome to explain things that happen or are mentioned in these 3 episodes, also you can totally offer me some insights when it comes to fun facts or behind the scenes facts about these 3 episodes. can't wait to share the next video! :)
Es wurde stark angedeutet, dass Vander & Co hätten entkommen können, da man kurz vor der Explosion sieht, dass Vanders Hand/Fussschellen entfernt sind und Claggor ein Loch in die Wand gerissen hat. Willkommen zu einer der komplexesten Fantasywelten! (Hatte keine Lust zu übersetzen)
Is never late for Arcane, here for the ride. And you don’t need to know zero about LOL to love Arcane. The way you are watching it is the correct way, 3 at time. And even if you watch trailers you will still feel lost, that is the feeling that this show leaves you with.
oh really? I felt like y'all would be screaming at your screens because I'm just babbling away with zero context. I'm so happy to hear I'm not going down a completely wrong track, tho I do get a bit confused and lost in the next episode lol
Yes. I mean not all your predictions are correct but they do make sense. Arcane is too unpredictable and that’s what makes it so good. Your babbling is fine. Looking forward to the next ones. 😃
@@PattyBab Honestly you're a lot more observant than at least half of the reactors I've seen try this show, while still actually being engaged with what you're watching. Can't ask for more than that. After you finish at least Season 1, there's also a really amazing music video for this series (Imagine Dragons feat. JID - Enemy) that I'm sure viewers would love to see you react to.
@@shielam.1635 One of the most impressive things about Arcane, imo, is that if something does surprise you... any kind of rewatch will show you all the things that were actually hinting towards that particular eventuality. It never feels like it's some arbitrary "twist" for the sake of shock.
@@PattyBab I’ve never played the game, and almost certainly never will. The show is self-contained, and introduces its world as needed for the story. Analyze away, but you needn’t worry about game lore while watching.
This is... a journey. I hope you enjoy the roller coaster! Also, while Powder is a baby and didn't intend this outcome, I can definitely understand Vi being pissed. "I told you to stay away, but instead you blew up all the family we had left" is a pretty valid complaint.
I hope she stays away from this discourse as LONG as possible….. how people take that scene sets up their views of season 2. And there’s far too much to be said about Vi and her logic/actions when it comes to her influence on characters around her ect.
The good thing about having not watched it for three years. You can now immediately jump into season 2 afterwards instead of having to wait three years like most of us. Enjoy the ride! Can't wait for your next video!
Personally I much prefer watching reacts of people that manage to go in blind, it's really nice to see where people's minds go with certain things when they have 0 context of any larger universe and this is truly a very personable story to the point I think it's better to experience it knowing nothing before-hand.
yeahhh i'm so happy that you're reacting to Arcane and yes you get the plot very well no need to look for more information. I can't wait for the next videos!!
You should make appointment with you psychologist for urgent case of depression that will come durring the whole show in strong waves 😂 BTW Ella will be in the future episodes, voicing Powder/Jinx, and she ATE that role ❤
Gen Xer here obsessed with Arcane and reactions , and out of all, you are killing it with your editing and attention to the now of it, really enjoyed watching. That moment of silence you needed at the end.... yeah, welcome to the playground; should be the name of act 1 (the three eps).
Great reaction - l liked it a lot - and let me tell you: you are in for a very interesting ride, thats for sure. Arcane is one of the best shows i watched in recent times - and good for you that you can now watch it in full and dont have to wait the three years we had for season 2.
Discovered your channel with your Yellowjackets reactions (omg, can't wait for the new season!), and I'm pumped that you're now checking out Arcane. Can't wait for the next one.
glad you liked it. the memes are part of my editing style and something my viewers just have to suffer through in order to see my reaction. 🙃 some like it, some don't. I don't even know where we got the lamp from, I stole it from my parents' house recently.
Well we have to see the series this way, everyone is a duality, everything rhymes and the truth is that no one is good or bad, just gray, a phrase from a character who barely appeared but will have more weight later, "We are the product of everything bad that we are doing to do good."
1:37 "I have a reputation for guessing plot points." I'll be interested to see if you can guess where things are going since Arcane doesn't usually take the easy narrative path.
The deeper you look into arcane the better it becomes. Indirect references and mirror events are common. It’s also common to have huge plot events be explained in quick flashes. This happens mostly in season 2 but for now, pay close attention to the small things and how things are said. They are ALL important! Enjoy the journey!
Happy for you that you finally watching Arcane, it's for sure worth it, great show )) It's actually good you do not know anything about LOL and do not have any expectations from the series, I watched it the same - had a blast ))) Edits as always on point! ))
Wonderful video. I've watched this show and all kinds of reactions to it an embarrassing number of times, and your video is already among my favorites. I can't wait to see the rest. I just wanted to comment on your note about feeling a little lost and wishing that you had maybe watched some trailers or at least come into the show with a little more background information. That feeling is completely understandable, but honestly you aren't any more lost than most, and you picked up on a several plot points that more than a few others miss on the first viewing. Arcane drops you right into the middle of a whole new world without any context and never lets up. That is not to say that the pacing is always frantic, just that the creators put an incredible amount of thought and detail into nearly every frame of animation and every line of dialog. Anyway, loved your video. Arcane is full of surprises, and I wish you luck in staying away from spoilers.
thank you for your kind words and the encouragement they gave me! I'm happy to hear I could already gain "favorite" status in your reaction repertoire :) hearing from you and multiple other comments that the show pretty much dumps you right into everything and doesn't require any background knowledge has been very reassuring to hear. I'm really looking forward to exploring the whole series and sharing my -occasional- freak outs with the world.
I've never understood why you never reacted to Arcane before, since it is the most brilliant animated show ever and has the best WLW storyline. But I'm so glad you're doing it now. Thank you, and enjoy the ride... and grab a tissue; you'll need it."
Amazing video, your editing of the reaction to this round of episodes provided a great balance to the bleak things happening on screen! Your understanding of storytelling is top notch because you’re getting so much right! Can’t wait to see you react to the next round! Happy new year to you and yours!
3:22 That took NO TIME. 😂 18:50 RIGHT?! Great reaction, as always. While I cannot remember if I was one of the ones who pressured you to watch Arcane, I absolutely would have. So apologies for that. But I think you will find this is a show you need to see. I will say that I don't think that you need to read anything, and I never did before just watching. There is a feeling in this show that's very unique to Arcane I think where all of the characters feel both complex (as you were saying) and also feel like there are forces at play that are so much bigger than them that they cannot begin to control. So a lot of the being confused and overwhelmed, I think, is sort of what it feels like to be in this story and this world. And you sort of settle into that and understand it after a time.
uhhh I love the "there are forces at play that are so much bigger than them that they cannot begin to control" bit. This puts into words how I felt after these episodes. Going in blind made me go down this path of always questioning everything further, going after these "forces", not knowing that I can just accept and go "hey, okay, I can stop here, there might be a bigger player involved here, but this story is not about that". You know? It's in a way very reassuring hearing this. Maybe i can stop constantly going down rabbit holes and just accept that "it is what it is." :)
@@PattyBab If you are familiar with the film "Annihilation" or that book series, I think there is a bit of a shared quality where the story involves encounters with things that are beyond human comprehension. And I do think you settle into where that fits into this story after a while.
Omg finally someone saying it 🤩 "I thought i was taking this man into my room oh no!" Also they arent using masks because they think they are bettet than undercity people. The air they breath in undercity is pollinated, so is the water. That's why when Wander tried to drown Silco his eyes got infected. This was my first time watching you btw and it was really fun ❤
I feel so much of the comments you said over the video are like crystal on Orphan Black vibes, as in, she's figuring things out but maybe not on the right reasons behind it. But I'm so thrilled you are starting this rollercoaster, you'll enjoy it, its a masterpiece!
yessssss im so excited for this!! you’re gonna have to use those office parkour clips a LOT in this ahshshsgs 😭😭 also: are those lego flowers in the vase?? obsessed with them they look so good
I'm excited too! at least someone here appreciates the meme inserts 😉 and yes those are lego flowers, the "wildflower boquet". my sister got those for me christmas '23 I think.
i will ALWAYS appreciate ur meme inserts 🙂↕️ if your meme inserts have 100 fans, i’m one of them. if your meme inserts have 10 fans, i’m one of them. if your meme inserts have one fan, it's me. if your meme inserts have no fans, i am dead love that your sister got them for you! i want them so badly but i feel like it’s a dumb thing to buy for myself so i’ll have to shoot my sister some hints for next christmas
It's great to start the new year with a new video from Patty. Definitely one of my favorite YT-channels. Thanks for your great work. Frohes neues Jahr und Grüße aus Norddeutschland :)
Happy New Year. I go in as blind as a hen trying to find the corn in front of me.. I have not seen Arcane too, so this is also totally new for me. But after seeing your crack react I definitely need to see it. I want to know what happens to both Powder and Vi. I once before got in blind watching your reaction to Tomb Raider: The legend of Lara Croft and I understood the show much better afterwards and I’m convinced it’ll happen again. Thanks 😊🙈 Now After watching every episode of Arcane, I’m happy you got, let’s called it “challenged” instead of being bullying” into watching the show and took it upon you and your incredible brain to react to it. After watching this again, you can see how your brain is working trying to puzzle out what’s going on and it just makes it so much more interesting to watch both the show and your reactions. I tip my hat to you..
My top 3 shows: Battlestar Galactica, Arcane, Haunting of Bly Manor. It's so hard to recommend them, because first is a space opera, second a video game adaptation, and the third a ghost story (to be frank, it's a wlw love story, disguise as a ghost story). And people have a stereotypical view of those genres. Though, in some stories genre is only a background. Great characters and relationships between them, that's what important. So, if You like Arcane and Bly, I highly recommend watching Battlestar next :) Best characters I have ever experienced on screen. Happy 2025!
No! It’s not annoying! on the contrary, as someone who watched Arcane also without any knowledge of the lore, it feels nice to see my favorite react youtuber went through (what I feel like) the same experience as I did. have to say, I was way more confused than you Patty 😂 and I actually felt the first 3 episodes was so depressing at the time, but I was holding on to the hope everything will get better because this is rock bottom right? like everyone is 💀 what the worst thing that could happened?…. right?
Hmmmm, I would say the show about overcoming classism and the ultimate consequences of your choices and misunderstandings between people. Plus, this undertone of repairing broken relationships.
I'm hoping for a sunday release (tomorrow). my actual job has picked up speed again after the holidays and on top of that I got asked to edit a short film for a film student. so I unfortunately had to put the yt channel on the back burner. I hope I can make tomorrow work!
Ella enters Act 2, and nah girl you are definitely getting the plot! Like spot-on! Lol. I'm impressed! I also don't blame Powder at all either. I don't blame Vi for being upset either. But Powder/Jinx is my favorite character.
Some context about the undercity, its full of factorys and mines that piltover built near its founding which is why people started living down there. The factory's and mines overtime have made the air and water in the undercity toxic. (hence the enforcers gas masks) Piltover has made some courtesy efforts to clean up the undercitys air and water, enough to make the citizens of piltover feel like they've helped them but not enough to actually do any good. Enforcers do serve as the police force but also as a standing military and the council seems to have complete authority over their actions. As for silco it doesn't seem like you really hate him (which is good) but I still want to add some context to some of his actions. Silco is pragmatic but he does make an honest offer to try to bring vander to his side as his first option "we have the power, we can finnaly realize our dream, brother", with vander rejecting it "I'm just not that man anymore". So silco has to switch to plan 2 if he wants to carry out his plan, take vanders seat of power by killing him and anyone that would hold a grudge and tell everyone else "Vander the coward fled town with his children." Which makes it an odd choice to take in powder after all if he takes her in his story about vander would fall apart, it would be far more pragmatic to kill her here. But instead what he finds is a child abandoned (betrayed) at her fathers corpse and he can't bring himself to kill her. Not when she is so much like him Betrayed by a sibling.
I think that eventually watching Arcane is a Gandalf case: never too late, just doing it when one means to ;) I have been burned too often watching shows that people said were great, only to realise they were not for me. Arcane was the exception. And what an exception! One of my favourite shows ever and only the second one after the Expanse to make it into my 'list' of favourites in over a decade. I also went in not having played the game ever (just not my type of game) and I don't think it matters whatsoever. Have fun, it's gonna be a wild ride!
22:10 each act (every 3 episodes) will be a doozy, but I mean that in the best possible way. The characters and plot are so intriguing Given the complexity of the show and the fact it’s so epic, I would recommend doing a reaction video per episode, rather than one per act. It’s a lot to cram into a
What's most impressive about this show is how economic it is in their storytellling. In those three episodes we've been introduced to all but two characters that matter. That's thirteen characters thus far, by the way. Plus a few that, while interesting, aren't that important to the story. Benzo and Grayson fall in this second category, if you are interested.
You may feel lost, but you're definitely picking up a lot, and a lot more than a lot of people at that. Hopefully it'll help to know that everything in the show is intentional, even framing (like the snow in the foreground in ep 2 after Jayce gets teleported, drawing a connection to the background element of the snowy mountains), or something like the way Powder fell down after the explosion mirroring Silco's drowning in the intro. There also aren't any wasted scenes. Even the color choices can have meaning, like Shimmer being purple and Arcane being blue, drawing thematic parallels to Vi and Powder (parallels that'll be expanded on later in the show). So, usually you can glean a lot of the stuff you might be missing by paying closer attention, be it in the moment or in rewatches (like when you're editing). Also, to clarify why Silco wanted the kids dead and why his people were willing to do it, his plan was for a smooth transer of power in the undercity. As he said, the story would go that Vander couldn't stomach more loss and fled town with his kids. That story ONLY works if all the kids are also dead, as Vander would never leave one behind. But if the story stuck, it wouldn't just be smooth, it'd help galvanize the undercity to action. Him taking in Powder jeapordizes the whole thing. Even if she never tells anyone that Silco killed Vander, everyone would still have doubt.
Niiiice, welcome to the trauma! Don't watch any trailers but DO watch the Imagine Dragons - Enemy music video som non-spoilery bits there that are nice to have seen.
What you see and hear is what you get with this show. Meaning you don't have to think too hard or deep about much of anything else lore-wise in relation to the entire League of Legends universe as a whole. Everything is mostly self contained for the series and there's no context you need to worry about not knowing. This show is a straight shooter and shows/tells you all you need to know. So try not to think too hard about events. What you see and hear is contained in this series only...However, if you do choose to dig deeper, there is a whole universe of lore to dig into that Piltover, zaun, and all these characters are apart of. But just knowing, watching, and enjoying Arcane as a stand alone show is all one needs to enjoy this series..
In terms of knowing game lore, I will give this perspective: I had no idea about League of Legends lore when I watched Arcane, and I enjoyed the show immensely. Now I know a LITTLE BIT of game lore, and it hasn't really changed my enjoyment or perspective on the show. I think I would recommend not bothering to look into it, or even actively avoiding it. The lore in the show doesn't match the game lore exactly anyway. Just pay attention to the people, and the other stuff tends to explain itself as much as it needs to. I hope you have fun, and by "have fun" I mean "be shellshocked and cry but still have a swelling in your chest that you've witnessed something wonderful and heartbreaking". Catch you in the next episode for more trauma.
Patty not to bully you too, but THAT VOICE is Shoreh Aghdashloo and you need to watch stuff she is in even if it's late night interviews. Her voice is too good and you need it in your life.
I love this show I loathe marcus When I watched it I knew absolutely nothing. I love it. To the point I have the 4k collectors set, painted 1/6 models of a few characters, have a 30x40 canvas of Jinx in a pose from Ep9 (you’ll know it when you see it) in the ManCave. Good stuff! Enjoy the trauma. 😈
finally.
It's fun going in blind and being this clueless. I'm just vibing and saying the things that come to mind. I can already tell that this show has a lot of rewatch potential and even while editing I noticed details I didn't catch on my first watch.
like I said in the beginning, I've really avoided all spoilers and would like to keep it that way, so please keep the comments spoiler free!
you're obviously welcome to explain things that happen or are mentioned in these 3 episodes, also you can totally offer me some insights when it comes to fun facts or behind the scenes facts about these 3 episodes.
can't wait to share the next video!
:)
I'm so excited for your reaction to the rest of the show. Your editing is hilarious and on point as usual. ENJOY!!!!!
I've saw Arcane 3 times and your reacts and comments are really good.
Till next.
Now that you've started it you should also watch Arcane
@@cw2962 huh?
Es wurde stark angedeutet, dass Vander & Co hätten entkommen können, da man kurz vor der Explosion sieht, dass Vanders Hand/Fussschellen entfernt sind und Claggor ein Loch in die Wand gerissen hat.
Willkommen zu einer der komplexesten Fantasywelten!
(Hatte keine Lust zu übersetzen)
YESSSSS HAVE FUN!!! (by fun i mean depression.)
Is never late for Arcane, here for the ride. And you don’t need to know zero about LOL to love Arcane. The way you are watching it is the correct way, 3 at time. And even if you watch trailers you will still feel lost, that is the feeling that this show leaves you with.
you don't look lost at all. i'm actually amazed how your grasping all the plot/lore so easily.
oh really? I felt like y'all would be screaming at your screens because I'm just babbling away with zero context. I'm so happy to hear I'm not going down a completely wrong track, tho I do get a bit confused and lost in the next episode lol
Yes. I mean not all your predictions are correct but they do make sense. Arcane is too unpredictable and that’s what makes it so good. Your babbling is fine. Looking forward to the next ones. 😃
@@PattyBab Honestly you're a lot more observant than at least half of the reactors I've seen try this show, while still actually being engaged with what you're watching. Can't ask for more than that.
After you finish at least Season 1, there's also a really amazing music video for this series (Imagine Dragons feat. JID - Enemy) that I'm sure viewers would love to see you react to.
@@shielam.1635 One of the most impressive things about Arcane, imo, is that if something does surprise you... any kind of rewatch will show you all the things that were actually hinting towards that particular eventuality. It never feels like it's some arbitrary "twist" for the sake of shock.
@@PattyBab I’ve never played the game, and almost certainly never will. The show is self-contained, and introduces its world as needed for the story. Analyze away, but you needn’t worry about game lore while watching.
omg THE SCREAM I SCRUMPED
This is... a journey. I hope you enjoy the roller coaster!
Also, while Powder is a baby and didn't intend this outcome, I can definitely understand Vi being pissed. "I told you to stay away, but instead you blew up all the family we had left" is a pretty valid complaint.
I hope she stays away from this discourse as LONG as possible….. how people take that scene sets up their views of season 2. And there’s far too much to be said about Vi and her logic/actions when it comes to her influence on characters around her ect.
The good thing about having not watched it for three years. You can now immediately jump into season 2 afterwards instead of having to wait three years like most of us.
Enjoy the ride! Can't wait for your next video!
24:33 “Oh boy. What have I gotten myself into?”
Welcome to Arcane.
Personally I much prefer watching reacts of people that manage to go in blind, it's really nice to see where people's minds go with certain things when they have 0 context of any larger universe and this is truly a very personable story to the point I think it's better to experience it knowing nothing before-hand.
yeahhh i'm so happy that you're reacting to Arcane and yes you get the plot very well no need to look for more information. I can't wait for the next videos!!
This is my first time stumbling upon this channel and this was an insta-subscribe! I'm so excited to see your arcane journey, stay strong
PATTY'S DOING ARCANE! I'm so ready for this.
The editing is SO fun, great at keeping people engaged
LITERALLY PLEASE I LOVED YOUR YELLOWJACKETS REACTION BUT YES YOU NEEDED TO DO ARCANE
After Warrior Nun and Yellowjackets I just knew you are the best person to react to this! 😏
YAAAAAAAAAY NO WAY YOU FINALLY GOT INTO ARCANE! I'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR THIS SINCE I SAW YOUR WARRIOR NUN VIDEOS! LETSGOOOOO
As one of the comment from 3 years ago i'm so hyped it cured my hangover ! Have fun and happy new year !
You should make appointment with you psychologist for urgent case of depression that will come durring the whole show in strong waves 😂 BTW Ella will be in the future episodes, voicing Powder/Jinx, and she ATE that role ❤
Patty reacting to Arcane, our depression is gone guys
Gen Xer here obsessed with Arcane and reactions , and out of all, you are killing it with your editing and attention to the now of it, really enjoyed watching. That moment of silence you needed at the end.... yeah, welcome to the playground; should be the name of act 1 (the three eps).
Fun fact: Heimerdinger's name is the combination of the Schrödinger and Oppenheimer 's names 😃👍
I love all the edits/clips you put into this reaction 😂
Great reaction - l liked it a lot - and let me tell you: you are in for a very interesting ride, thats for sure. Arcane is one of the best shows i watched in recent times - and good for you that you can now watch it in full and dont have to wait the three years we had for season 2.
Discovered your channel with your Yellowjackets reactions (omg, can't wait for the new season!), and I'm pumped that you're now checking out Arcane. Can't wait for the next one.
Loved the reaction, wasn't ready for all the memes! Also, love the lamp, literally have the exact same one and its driving me crazy!
glad you liked it. the memes are part of my editing style and something my viewers just have to suffer through in order to see my reaction. 🙃
some like it, some don't.
I don't even know where we got the lamp from, I stole it from my parents' house recently.
Well we have to see the series this way, everyone is a duality, everything rhymes and the truth is that no one is good or bad, just gray, a phrase from a character who barely appeared but will have more weight later, "We are the product of everything bad that we are doing to do good."
Am am sat. Hands off the wheel.
Thank you for starting this series :)
Just found your channel
Awesome reaction review. I love this show one of my favorites can't wait to see your entire watch. All my love and support
i cannot actually believe that im experiencing you watching arcane HAVE FUNNN
Yep, I saw PattyBob and Arcane in the title and had to drop everything to watch it NOW!
Finally!! I'm so happy you're watching Arcane, and yeah, buckle up cause it's a hell of a ride
Finally I waited long for this day
ahhhh let's gooo you're gonna love it i know it
1:37 "I have a reputation for guessing plot points."
I'll be interested to see if you can guess where things are going since Arcane doesn't usually take the easy narrative path.
You're in for a treat!
The deeper you look into arcane the better it becomes. Indirect references and mirror events are common. It’s also common to have huge plot events be explained in quick flashes. This happens mostly in season 2 but for now, pay close attention to the small things and how things are said. They are ALL important! Enjoy the journey!
Happy for you that you finally watching Arcane, it's for sure worth it, great show ))
It's actually good you do not know anything about LOL and do not have any expectations from the series, I watched it the same - had a blast )))
Edits as always on point! ))
So glad you're watching this!! Love your editing!! Enjoy :)
"Toss a sub to your watcher, oh viewer of plenty"
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Wonderful video. I've watched this show and all kinds of reactions to it an embarrassing number of times, and your video is already among my favorites. I can't wait to see the rest.
I just wanted to comment on your note about feeling a little lost and wishing that you had maybe watched some trailers or at least come into the show with a little more background information. That feeling is completely understandable, but honestly you aren't any more lost than most, and you picked up on a several plot points that more than a few others miss on the first viewing. Arcane drops you right into the middle of a whole new world without any context and never lets up. That is not to say that the pacing is always frantic, just that the creators put an incredible amount of thought and detail into nearly every frame of animation and every line of dialog. Anyway, loved your video. Arcane is full of surprises, and I wish you luck in staying away from spoilers.
thank you for your kind words and the encouragement they gave me! I'm happy to hear I could already gain "favorite" status in your reaction repertoire :)
hearing from you and multiple other comments that the show pretty much dumps you right into everything and doesn't require any background knowledge has been very reassuring to hear. I'm really looking forward to exploring the whole series and sharing my -occasional- freak outs with the world.
I've never understood why you never reacted to Arcane before, since it is the most brilliant animated show ever and has the best WLW storyline. But I'm so glad you're doing it now. Thank you, and enjoy the ride... and grab a tissue; you'll need it."
Amazing video, your editing of the reaction to this round of episodes provided a great balance to the bleak things happening on screen! Your understanding of storytelling is top notch because you’re getting so much right! Can’t wait to see you react to the next round! Happy new year to you and yours!
I can't wait for episode 4 alreadyyy
3:22 That took NO TIME. 😂 18:50 RIGHT?! Great reaction, as always. While I cannot remember if I was one of the ones who pressured you to watch Arcane, I absolutely would have. So apologies for that. But I think you will find this is a show you need to see. I will say that I don't think that you need to read anything, and I never did before just watching. There is a feeling in this show that's very unique to Arcane I think where all of the characters feel both complex (as you were saying) and also feel like there are forces at play that are so much bigger than them that they cannot begin to control. So a lot of the being confused and overwhelmed, I think, is sort of what it feels like to be in this story and this world. And you sort of settle into that and understand it after a time.
uhhh I love the "there are forces at play that are so much bigger than them that they cannot begin to control" bit. This puts into words how I felt after these episodes.
Going in blind made me go down this path of always questioning everything further, going after these "forces", not knowing that I can just accept and go "hey, okay, I can stop here, there might be a bigger player involved here, but this story is not about that". You know? It's in a way very reassuring hearing this. Maybe i can stop constantly going down rabbit holes and just accept that "it is what it is." :)
@@PattyBab If you are familiar with the film "Annihilation" or that book series, I think there is a bit of a shared quality where the story involves encounters with things that are beyond human comprehension. And I do think you settle into where that fits into this story after a while.
...for 3 years was a HUGE mistake" we forgive you now that youre on the right track ^^
I can't wait to watch your expressions as we follow you through the two seasons of this amazing series.
Welcome to the emotional rollercoaster that is Arcane! a beautifully heartbreaking masterpiece
Omg finally someone saying it 🤩 "I thought i was taking this man into my room oh no!" Also they arent using masks because they think they are bettet than undercity people. The air they breath in undercity is pollinated, so is the water. That's why when Wander tried to drown Silco his eyes got infected. This was my first time watching you btw and it was really fun ❤
I feel so much of the comments you said over the video are like crystal on Orphan Black vibes, as in, she's figuring things out but maybe not on the right reasons behind it. But I'm so thrilled you are starting this rollercoaster, you'll enjoy it, its a masterpiece!
Whoohooo🎉...maybe you can do longer Videos for each episode.
yessssss im so excited for this!! you’re gonna have to use those office parkour clips a LOT in this ahshshsgs 😭😭
also: are those lego flowers in the vase?? obsessed with them they look so good
I'm excited too! at least someone here appreciates the meme inserts 😉
and yes those are lego flowers, the "wildflower boquet". my sister got those for me christmas '23 I think.
i will ALWAYS appreciate ur meme inserts 🙂↕️ if your meme inserts have 100 fans, i’m one of them. if your meme inserts have 10 fans, i’m one of them. if your meme inserts have one fan, it's me. if your meme inserts have no fans, i am dead
love that your sister got them for you! i want them so badly but i feel like it’s a dumb thing to buy for myself so i’ll have to shoot my sister some hints for next christmas
The video was insane! I can’t wait to see you watch the rest of the show!!!
It's great to start the new year with a new video from Patty. Definitely one of my favorite YT-channels. Thanks for your great work.
Frohes neues Jahr und Grüße aus Norddeutschland :)
Holy hell, I genuinely didn't catch your accent until you said "hello" on the phone. I wish I had your speaking skills!
You are hella smart
Welcome to Traumatown! Population: YOU!
Happy New Year. I go in as blind as a hen trying to find the corn in front of me.. I have not seen Arcane too, so this is also totally new for me. But after seeing your crack react I definitely need to see it. I want to know what happens to both Powder and Vi. I once before got in blind watching your reaction to Tomb Raider: The legend of Lara Croft and I understood the show much better afterwards and I’m convinced it’ll happen again. Thanks 😊🙈
Now After watching every episode of Arcane, I’m happy you got, let’s called it “challenged” instead of being bullying” into watching the show and took it upon you and your incredible brain to react to it. After watching this again, you can see how your brain is working trying to puzzle out what’s going on and it just makes it so much more interesting to watch both the show and your reactions. I tip my hat to you..
My top 3 shows: Battlestar Galactica, Arcane, Haunting of Bly Manor. It's so hard to recommend them, because first is a space opera, second a video game adaptation, and the third a ghost story (to be frank, it's a wlw love story, disguise as a ghost story). And people have a stereotypical view of those genres. Though, in some stories genre is only a background. Great characters and relationships between them, that's what important. So, if You like Arcane and Bly, I highly recommend watching Battlestar next :) Best characters I have ever experienced on screen.
Happy 2025!
Ohhh i’m so happy :)!! i love this show
No! It’s not annoying! on the contrary, as someone who watched Arcane also without any knowledge of the lore, it feels nice to see my favorite react youtuber went through (what I feel like) the same experience as I did. have to say, I was way more confused than you Patty 😂 and I actually felt the first 3 episodes was so depressing at the time, but I was holding on to the hope everything will get better because this is rock bottom right? like everyone is 💀 what the worst thing that could happened?…. right?
Love it. That was intensive. Hope for more. Happy New Year.
This editing is more fast paced than season 2. Didn't that was possible.
Hmmmm, I would say the show about overcoming classism and the ultimate consequences of your choices and misunderstandings between people. Plus, this undertone of repairing broken relationships.
girl you’re just like me
care about Powder more than anything that is happening in this show😂
I've been waiting for so long for you too watch this. Any chance we get the next act this week?
I'm hoping for a sunday release (tomorrow). my actual job has picked up speed again after the holidays and on top of that I got asked to edit a short film for a film student. so I unfortunately had to put the yt channel on the back burner. I hope I can make tomorrow work!
NOT HER CLOCKING THE RAINBOW CHARACTERS 😭😭😭
Ella enters Act 2, and nah girl you are definitely getting the plot! Like spot-on! Lol. I'm impressed! I also don't blame Powder at all either. I don't blame Vi for being upset either. But Powder/Jinx is my favorite character.
OMG I’M SO EXCITED
Some context about the undercity, its full of factorys and mines that piltover built near its founding which is why people started living down there. The factory's and mines overtime have made the air and water in the undercity toxic. (hence the enforcers gas masks) Piltover has made some courtesy efforts to clean up the undercitys air and water, enough to make the citizens of piltover feel like they've helped them but not enough to actually do any good. Enforcers do serve as the police force but also as a standing military and the council seems to have complete authority over their actions.
As for silco it doesn't seem like you really hate him (which is good) but I still want to add some context to some of his actions. Silco is pragmatic but he does make an honest offer to try to bring vander to his side as his first option "we have the power, we can finnaly realize our dream, brother", with vander rejecting it "I'm just not that man anymore". So silco has to switch to plan 2 if he wants to carry out his plan, take vanders seat of power by killing him and anyone that would hold a grudge and tell everyone else "Vander the coward fled town with his children." Which makes it an odd choice to take in powder after all if he takes her in his story about vander would fall apart, it would be far more pragmatic to kill her here. But instead what he finds is a child abandoned (betrayed) at her fathers corpse and he can't bring himself to kill her. Not when she is so much like him Betrayed by a sibling.
On the bright side, you can jump right into season 2 after...unlike us poor saps who watched season 1 when it came out. :)
I think that eventually watching Arcane is a Gandalf case: never too late, just doing it when one means to ;)
I have been burned too often watching shows that people said were great, only to realise they were not for me. Arcane was the exception. And what an exception! One of my favourite shows ever and only the second one after the Expanse to make it into my 'list' of favourites in over a decade. I also went in not having played the game ever (just not my type of game) and I don't think it matters whatsoever.
Have fun, it's gonna be a wild ride!
22:10 each act (every 3 episodes) will be a doozy, but I mean that in the best possible way. The characters and plot are so intriguing
Given the complexity of the show and the fact it’s so epic, I would recommend doing a reaction video per episode, rather than one per act. It’s a lot to cram into a
Girl! I recently watched arcane too!! Totally worth it
Bullying never works.
i am honestly impressed that youre going into this completely blind. wish i had ur spoiler ducking skills.
I watched it blind, I would also recommend it. You made a good choice.
My top fav shows: Arcane, Yellowjackets, and Shera and the Princesses of Power
What's most impressive about this show is how economic it is in their storytellling. In those three episodes we've been introduced to all but two characters that matter. That's thirteen characters thus far, by the way. Plus a few that, while interesting, aren't that important to the story. Benzo and Grayson fall in this second category, if you are interested.
Not knowing anything beforehand is a plus, imho. You're not missing anything you need to know.
You may feel lost, but you're definitely picking up a lot, and a lot more than a lot of people at that. Hopefully it'll help to know that everything in the show is intentional, even framing (like the snow in the foreground in ep 2 after Jayce gets teleported, drawing a connection to the background element of the snowy mountains), or something like the way Powder fell down after the explosion mirroring Silco's drowning in the intro. There also aren't any wasted scenes. Even the color choices can have meaning, like Shimmer being purple and Arcane being blue, drawing thematic parallels to Vi and Powder (parallels that'll be expanded on later in the show).
So, usually you can glean a lot of the stuff you might be missing by paying closer attention, be it in the moment or in rewatches (like when you're editing).
Also, to clarify why Silco wanted the kids dead and why his people were willing to do it, his plan was for a smooth transer of power in the undercity. As he said, the story would go that Vander couldn't stomach more loss and fled town with his kids. That story ONLY works if all the kids are also dead, as Vander would never leave one behind. But if the story stuck, it wouldn't just be smooth, it'd help galvanize the undercity to action.
Him taking in Powder jeapordizes the whole thing. Even if she never tells anyone that Silco killed Vander, everyone would still have doubt.
you are not ready for whats coming
Zero spoil plz, everyone.
Niiiice, welcome to the trauma! Don't watch any trailers but DO watch the Imagine Dragons - Enemy music video som non-spoilery bits there that are nice to have seen.
You should make a Patreon and post full reactions
What you see and hear is what you get with this show. Meaning you don't have to think too hard or deep about much of anything else lore-wise in relation to the entire League of Legends universe as a whole. Everything is mostly self contained for the series and there's no context you need to worry about not knowing. This show is a straight shooter and shows/tells you all you need to know. So try not to think too hard about events. What you see and hear is contained in this series only...However, if you do choose to dig deeper, there is a whole universe of lore to dig into that Piltover, zaun, and all these characters are apart of. But just knowing, watching, and enjoying Arcane as a stand alone show is all one needs to enjoy this series..
Hooray for bullying! wait, that feels wrong to say.
was going to name the video something like "I got cyber bullied into watching this show" but that felt wrong to say... ;)
You should react to an anime called citrus you will absolutely love it.
ill give you my credit card and pay for your therapy sessions.
Please DO NOT watch any trailers!!! 🚨🚨🚨
"this show is traumatizing" OH GIRL, IT'S NOT EVEN THE WHOLE SEASON... and season 2 is better (much traumatizing)
In terms of knowing game lore, I will give this perspective: I had no idea about League of Legends lore when I watched Arcane, and I enjoyed the show immensely. Now I know a LITTLE BIT of game lore, and it hasn't really changed my enjoyment or perspective on the show.
I think I would recommend not bothering to look into it, or even actively avoiding it. The lore in the show doesn't match the game lore exactly anyway. Just pay attention to the people, and the other stuff tends to explain itself as much as it needs to.
I hope you have fun, and by "have fun" I mean "be shellshocked and cry but still have a swelling in your chest that you've witnessed something wonderful and heartbreaking". Catch you in the next episode for more trauma.
Patty not to bully you too, but THAT VOICE is Shoreh Aghdashloo and you need to watch stuff she is in even if it's late night interviews. Her voice is too good and you need it in your life.
I love this show
I loathe marcus
When I watched it I knew absolutely nothing. I love it. To the point I have the 4k collectors set, painted 1/6 models of a few characters, have a 30x40 canvas of Jinx in a pose from Ep9 (you’ll know it when you see it) in the ManCave.
Good stuff!
Enjoy the trauma. 😈
What does "crack" in "crack react" mean?
you clocked the queer subtext so fast. incredible.
nothing to clock there, I just know y’all wouldn’t suggest a show without sapphics to me 😉
@PattyBab fair. but still. you pointed out a specific thing that made me chuckle. :)
YIPEEEE :DDDD
good reaction , 2 much editing.
I think you will really enjoy the show. I like your reactions a lot, except for all the clip inserts. Just my taste.
Why do you look like Greta Thunberg?
OMG PLS TELL ME U R GAY