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I remember a comment say this about the show: "Arcane is the definition of 'We are all the villain in someone else's story'. And I think that perfectly sums it all up.
every single person is my enemy.
@@junaspalms everyone's my opp
Tbf the main villain would likely just be whoever is the villain to the most people
@@junaspalms”you have no enemies”
-Thors
7:07 I really like this full circle moment from the 2nd episode where Victor stopped Jayce from killing himself after he was banned from researching
I highly recommend you guys also make reactions to "bridging the rift", its a documentary about arcane production
watch bridging the rift after this, it's a 5 part making of series that shows what went into making this show
Watch cinematics! Not like Season 2 would show anything of those, and theyre incredible on their own. Thats how Arcane came to be after all, bc the cinematics were so good
the best cinematic of the videogame is call "Annie Origins" but i suggest not watch it first because its the best of all, actually the group of people who made the serie are the group who made the most Videogames cinematics as well, they've been working together for years
Just adding to the group statement that you can watch anything, while the universe is united, it's still its own space that references the rest. As someone who was deep in lore prior to Arcane there was very very little I knew going in and could predict throughout. I knew who the characters were but it still felt like i was seeing actors I admired playing new roles, they were familiar but also so different.
As for reccomending videos, watch all the music stuff, and honesty any of the videos from Riot themselves. The majority of the "impactful" lore is in the material you can read.
Most episodes ended like a cliff hanger and it still never prepared me for the end.
So, I'm going to start with my recommendation and then get into the heavy part of my post XD My favorite Arcane "analyst" has been Schnee. His video on Ekko really drove home that character as just... my favorite character of the entire show. Either way, what's good about him is that he speaks from the perspective of someone watching the show, not from a League lore-fiend first and foremost.
This episode is one that has... meant far more to me than I ever expected it to. A little over a year after this show came out, my wife and I were going through a lot of struggle and conflict, and when we finally got to the point where we agreed that we just needed to go our separate ways, Jinx's final line there of "I used to think that you could love me the way you did before, even though I'm different... but you changed, too" just... slammed into me like a ton of bricks. Not going to get into recriminations or politics with it, but... at the end of the day, neither one of us were really the person we thought the other person was. So, independent of whatever "changes" had taken place over the years, the real change was that we came to understand that neither one of us were the people we'd believed we were going into the relationship. Still, this scene is one that will always mean that little bit more to me as a result. Also... I still will never forgive them for _actually_ getting Sting to sing the final song... that was a dirty move on their part!
People's reaction to how the season ends is always fucking beautiful.
If you want "non spoiler" potential content Season Intros, Champion Teasers and Music videos are cool to watch, like "Get Jinxed", "Piltover and Zaun: True Genius", "Ekko: Seconds", "Target Practice: Caitlyn and Jayce", "Ekko's Arrival".
If you consider "common lol knowledge" like stuff people who play the game know spoilers, (like the teaser at the end of this episode/the season 2 teaser trailer character) then stick to the characters you know. It won't spoil anything, they are just fun. Though If you don't care, I would suggest looking up the season 2 trailer and watching both (Wild Rift and League of Legends) his Champion Trailers, because they're very cool.
Uhh, there's some Ekko spoilers in there. They are common knowledge for LoL players, but it sure as hell hasn't happened yet in Arcane
Ahh yes... The famous 'silence and contemplation about life after the ending of arcane' syndrome... Love it every time I see it...
1 more thing that might happen in the council room - jayce does have his hammer on him, and we saw that it can generate some sort of force field
To answer your question about what was hanging above Singed in that last scene....it's Vander's corpse. The theory is that he is going to become Warwick, but I am not too sure, since the series has deviated from LoL lore. There is an opportunity to subvert expectations next season or later.
Highly recommend bridging the rift. Its basically behind the scenes of arcane
You can watch Tales of Runeterra cinematics. I'm 99% sure they wont
't spoil you. They are just little cinematics that will give you some ideas about how the LoL universe is like. Also you can watch season cinematics. They mostly don't cover main story events, they are just fun showcases of the characters. You shouldn't worry about spoiling yourselves that much because even the people who follows the lore don't know everything that's going to happen in the coming season/s since the show covers the story differently than the actual lore. Of course we do know where some characters will end up and generally what happens in the universe but how the story gets there will be probably unique because it was the case in the first season. Characters like Silco, Vander, Sevika, Mel or Mel's mom were non-existant before the show. That means we -the people who follows League lore- are also as curious and as excited as you are for the second season!
I second the Tales of Runeterra recommendation! They are really neat and give really good non-spoilery introductions to the different regions. Even the Piltover one is quite light on story spoilers, but I'd be okay with you skipping it since it's the other regions that are bound to pique your interest.
I think of it as Powder saved Vi sacrificed herself to do it.
Watching cinematics or reading lore will not ruin anything for next season, if anything it will enhance the experience. There are so many nods to league lore in season 1 that goes over peoples heads.
I suggest you watch the videon "Arcane one year later" by Schnee
There are no spoilers in any of the cinematics. The story of arcane was new to 99% to all of us except the people that deep dive in lore and reading a lot of the storypages. If you react to some of the cinematics you will get amazing music with crazy animations and afaik you dont have to turn off the music because of copyright etc.
Just keep in mind that most of the cinematics promote something for the game. Skins, new champions, Esports, new season and so on.
What's crazy is that they really did have Jinx live up to her nickname every single time. She really did mess up every plan she was involved in throughout the series, causing problems for everybody around her. It never went right a single time.
And it all culminates in her destroying the chance for independence that Silco pushed so hard for. The ultimate screwup to cap off a show full of screwups.
Personally I would almost want Arcane to be more of an anthology series. This was the first story and followed this set of characters, but the next season could focus on new characters but dealing with the aftermath of this story. Smash cut to several years later, the war has been going on for a while now. The characters from this story could still be characters in the new story, but it’s no longer “their” story.
Still one of my finales of this decade.
definitely watch league of legends cinematics, most have nothing to do with Piltover and Zaun (you can ignore or skip the ones which are)
Jinx saved Caitlin before too in the bridge when Marcus was about to shoot cait and Jinx's fireflies killed Marcus
It's been so much fun watching you both react to Arcane. If you'd like to see what The Undercity looks like in live action, please watch the League of Legends *Worlds 2021 Show Open* musical performances. Also, if you'd like to see bonus scenes from Arcane that weren't included in the show, watch the *Imagine Dragons x J.I.D - Enemy* music video. You'll have to endure listening to Imagine Dragons in both videos, but it's totally worth it, lol.
Watch the Enemy music video first because it focuses on Vi and Jinx as kids, then watch the Worlds Show Open last, which focuses on them as they got older.
Imagine Dragons x J.I.D - Enemy th-cam.com/video/D9G1VOjN_84/w-d-xo.html
Worlds 2021 Show Open th-cam.com/video/1OzoFq4Q3_c/w-d-xo.html
Glad you enjoyed it. Now the wait begins.
Silco was a text book narcissist. People confuse this so-called love for Jinx as fatherly. He enslaved kids for his drug empire, threatened a daughter as blackmail to the sheriff, and threatened his minion in the aftermath of her son's death. Only he and his wants mattered. Powder (Jinx) was his cornerstone as a well of constant admiration to feed his behavior. Fathers protect and nurture, and he only used. He's known since he first began to "nurture" her what mental issues she's continuously endured, but did nothing to seek or help her overcome (yes, exactly what a father would do). She was his primary right-hand guardian, enforcer and weapons' smith to carry out his dream. His narcissistic behavior confused all he felt for her as some form of love. Chances were that he would have turned her over to fulfill his dream, but in his dying words, he knew exactly what to say cementing her persona as "Jinx" to keep his dream going.
I think definitely wait for S2 before you jump into any lore type videos cause that def might contain spoilers for certains plot points that we know S2 is going to tackle
I just hope we get to see General Swain in second season
Watch lol music videos if you like them (watch world championships)
THE BEST ARE THE CINEMATICS
Wtf when did Carson get jacked? Big arms man
Vi is such a great villain, i hope she get a redemption arc in season 2
great reaction, there is a lot of cool League content that could give you some ideas of what to expect on season 2, but idk what would be spoiler and ruin your experience, I would probably recommend videos like "Tales of Runeterra" in which parts of the world are shown and you can have a vibe of what to expect, or maybe individual character stories like "Annie:Origin" in which characters that probably won't to be in season 2 (for story and location reasons) are shown their story and is something we can maybe expect to see in like season 5 or in some spin-off series. Also, I dont think that League cinematics from the past (before 2024) will have much inpact in the future of Arcane, Riot is in a state where they are slowly Retconning the lore to adjust to Arcane being the main cannon.
I don't think any videos out there will spoil Arcane season 2, yet.
‘In the pursuit to do great, we failed to do good’
SUCH A FUCKIN BAR
You definitely should watch the making of: Arcane: Bridging the rift. Almost as good as the series itself. There are five episodes and I wish there were more!
Seconded. Brilliant companion piece to the show
I got as emotional watching that documentary as I got watching the series itself at times. Seeing all the people that worked so hard on this get rewarded felt so good.
Also shows how close Arcane came to never existing.
It is very well made, and eases withdrawal symptoms from Arcane itself.
OMG yes. The son and the dad? It's so beautiful! @@Jakokokoroko
The world is so big as long as you avoid videos on Piltover and Zaun you won't really be spoiled. It's crazy how tiny these cities are on the grand scale of things.
They are pretty much the "afterthought" region, in a lot of ways. Almost insignificant compared to all the lower-tech, more medieval/early renaissance regions. I did notice they started giving more non-P&Z, non-Bilgewater champions guns, which is good, because it makes no sense for Piltover to have laser cannons while Demacian soldiers run around with spears and swords. Like, what the hell are you guys doing? One would think Noxus would've gone full rifle-bearing infantry by now, along with whatever magic they can get their hands on.
For a competitive MOBA it's fine, because hardly anyone cares about the lore, but in other mediums, the titanic tech discrepancy makes no sense.
There is a reason for that. Noxus has access to gun power that is why they have guns (Although it's still limited. That is why most of the normal soldiers can't use it). Demacia on the other hand doesn't have any of that nor do they have the technology. They would still beat Piltover though. Their army is way more advanced in other areas.@@djx7134
@@djx7134 'Get Jinxed' should be safe as it doesn't really show anything Arcane doesn't. And the official "Enemy" video as well. "Bridging the Rift" series about the making of Arcane, yes 100x yes
The show is meant for players of the game there are no spoilers technically, not to mention that the plot itself is all original..
@@djx7134 Noxus is one of the regions that actually does regularly use guns. It makes absolutely no sense for Demacia, though, who don't even use magic. I guess they have dragons, hypocrites that they are.
I like that theme about the *"undoing as a daughter"* as Silco said presents itself as the vulnerability that comes from being a parental figure, as shown with multiple sets of characters - Silco with Jinx; Vander with Vi and Powder; Mama Medarda with Mel; Marcus with his daughter.
man, silco talking to vander's statue broke my heart. doesnt excuse everything he did, but god damn.
That´s good writing
@@Lesak2 youre goddamn right
@@Lesak2 If you knew the history of how Piltover came to be and how Zaun was reduced to a crime-infested, impoverished and polluted undercity, you`d have a hard time dismissing people like Silco, Finn, Sevika, Singed and Jinx as "The bad guys".
one can also argue that when powder/jinx is having the psychotic break; is that it is vi that is causing it (even though vi thinks she's reminding her of the old, good times), its reminding her of killing her family, while silco is desperately trying to tell jinx not to listen because he knows her trauma and triggers. silco did care for jinx, as vi did for powder. there was only an ounce of powder left and that little bit of her killed silco to saved vi, but in turn it killed what was left of powder. masterfully written.
I see where you are coming from, but Silco is also urging Jinx to "finish it" - i.e. kill Vi and/or Caitlyn - Silco's version of care, however real, is deeply broken.
@@Hohum37 definitely, silco is ruthless.
@@larawalker i wouldnt say he is that ruthless. Afterall, he spared young powder, he spared the chem lady even, only killing Fin. He didnt intend to kill Vander at first. If Vander agreed to his plan, he wouldn't have killed him.
Silco only ended those who were an absolute threat to his Zaun plans. He is ruthless similar to Mel's mom... but not psychotic.
@@darkwillow1451 that's why I said ruthless, not psychotic, lol. Also he didn't kill Finn, sevika did. He only has a soft spot for jinx, he's pretty unforgiving to others. Also he did say "kill them" after the bomb explosions in episode 3, so I don't think he gives a hoot about vi or anyone trying to stand on his way.
i agree with the first half, but i dont agree with powder killing silco, i think it was jinx who in her trauma panic attack shot on instinct at the gun sound and as usual jinxed it, and ruined it yet again, but that despite that silco still thinks shes perfect as jinx, and thats why she accepts herself as jinx, doing it for him in a way aswell.
If you liked arcane - check out the series about making the series😅 it s called “Bridging the Rift” - it’s a great story of its own❤
This, totally this! Watching Bridging The Rift would make them appreciate even more the masterpiece that Arcane is. Such a care for details, love and hard work dedicated to create this show MUST be appreciated.
The music video for "Enemy" has some extra content scenes that are great. Watching the video for "Get Jinxed" should be ok to watch too, that's Jinx's song that is playing in the background in ep 4 when Silco comes into her room/shop.
Giants by True Damage is a great choice too.
Sevika is loyal to no one, she's loyal to the cause
Yeah to Powder, Caitlin was the monster she needed her big sister to scare away.
I think Savika is loyal to Zaun's Independance, not Silco specifically. Silco is just the path to that goal. That's why she betrayed Vander and why she didn't betray Silco.
She actually low-key threatened Silco after lighter dude (forgot his name) bit the dust. "... but he won't be the last". Implying that if someone better DOES come around, she would kill Silco no problemo.
So yeah, your assessment of Sevika is obviously correct.
@@djx7134 His name was Finn, a Chem-Baron of Ionian descent and the leader of the Slickjaws gang in Zaun(Also, his VA Miyavi was the backup vocals on the song "Sharks.")
I quite like that this episode shows how Vi doesn't really understand Jinx, even if she has good intentions. Telling her to remember Mylo, Clagger and Vander not realising that in her mind they are evil fantoms that haunted her all the years, quite the opposite from "Remember all the good times we had together!". Meanwhile Silco wanted her to forget about them and move on free from burdens of the past.
Vi only saw Jinx for a grand total of like 10 minutes since getting out, and maybe 2 of those were spent conversing on an even footing (ie, not strapped to a chair). Of course she couldn't understand. But Silco's the one who turned her into that creature. Could've sent her to the academy with all his drug money. She could've been the mafia princess in an ivory tower, instead of in the streets shooting people. Heimer would've loved to have another genius Zaunite under his wing. He was really proud of Viktor.
But Silco had other ideas. I think he perceived Jinx as the personification of Zaun's beautiful chaos, because he certainly didn't promote the well-being of the actual person. It's not as though Silco is above using Piltover when it's convenient. He marched right up to the sheriff's house. Could've kept an apartment there easily.
@@djx7134 Good points, it's hard not to romanticize Silco a bit in context of the show but objectively he's far from father of the year and definitely is a bad influence on Jinx as a whole
@@NekoJet91 Yeah, it's fine to say he loved Jinx. In one way or another, that's clearly evident and irrefutable. But sooo many people turned that into "Silco was such a great dad". Which ... well, maybe that explains why there are so many maladjusted people roaming around in real life, if they think someone that toxic and clueless about parenting was great.
@@djx7134 the thing about Silco is that the reason behind his love for Jinx is also the reason why he ended up hurting her. As she said he thinks it's the same as when Vander left him, from his point of view his way of coping ("become what they fear" speech) is a good one because it benefited him. He managed to survive, amass power, get closer to his goal. He would never have sent Jinx to Piltover because the reason he cares about her is that he sees himself in her, and going to Piltover is not something he'd want for himself. I definitely believe Silco had this weird idealization of Jinx as if she were, as you said, the personification of Zaun but also a personification of his ideal. He said it himself, for him recklessness, the will to do anything to achieve power is far better than intelligence or strength. Jinx doesn't pursue power but she has no boundaries and he admires that.
What's amazing about this show is the inevitability. All characters act according to the information they have, their past and the way their environment shaped them. The last episode highlights that; even if Vi had killed Cait, Jinx would never have become powder. To Vi understand Jinx, it'd have needed a completely different plot. To Silco being a good influence, it'd have needed an entirely different backstory. Even when Jinx chooses her chair, it sounds like fate. She didn't want to kill Silco, it was an accident, so that means that once again she jinxed everything. It's an emancipation and a tragedy.
@@jagartha Yes, he probably thought staying in Zaun while working as his enforcer (AKA, brute, bully, and assassin) was better for her, but only in the sense that he thinks being unhealthy and mentally decimated is the proper way to go through life. He had to realize that her mental health was completely shot. How could you not? It takes 3 whole minutes with the character from the start of episode 4 onward for the barely attentive viewer to understand that the girl is more miserable than ever before, barely hanging on by a thread. She literally tries to kill herself in episode 7. Even Silco had to know that this is not the sort of life anyone should want for themselves.
Hell, even if he hates Piltover, send her to a neighboring institution. It's not like Piltover has the only academic facilities around, even if it's the best. Surely there are other options. He seemed to make zero attempts to procure a better life for her. IRL, mobsters send their kids to Ivy League schools. Rarely do they strap them down with guns and explosives and point them toward the enemy.
BTW, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with Silco's character writing. It makes perfect sense. I'm just saying that Silco's idea of love may be a lot different than the conventional IRL 21st century idea.
Blue Eye Samurai, Scavengers Reign, Pantheon. All grade A animation and storytelling!
Scavenger's Reign was amazing. Blue Eye Samurai too. Animation has been on a roll for a while now
I *absolutely* agree on the first two, not seen the third - will look for it now though!
pantheon was good but nowhere near arcane tbh, as for the other two i have no idea
@@bruh-bd3ll Arcane is top tier 100%. Blue Eye is closer in animation style to Arcane and has a phenomenal tale of revenge with a great supporting cast and interwoven stories.
Scavengers Reign is SciFi with kind of a “basic” animation style but the mind fuckery they do with it is incredible. Worth watching if you look up into space and wonder what’d it could really be like out there. Great first season and hope it gets renewed.
@@KeangoDLuke It’s so wonderful to be experiencing this new Golden Age of animation.
I feel like its a misinterpretation of Jayce, alot of people side with Vi beginning this episode thinking he is trying to hide. He says that 'this is over' as in the method of taking down Silco through violence and aggression. He doesn't want more bloodshed, which cmon, no one can see his side? Vander's words for Vi just didn't ever sink in, "no one wins in war" , "who are you willing to lose". The parallels of this scene and real life politics are eerily similar. Its easy to side with the violent renegade.
Jayce gets held to a much higher standard of competence than Vi, as does Vi compared to Jinx and Silco. And Mel gets held to the highest standard of all - she's vilified for the heinous crime of, uh, being a clever politician who enjoys sex. But at least the fans are consistent in that the underprivileged characters are held to baby standards while the privileged can't do anything right.
Oh, and Viktor was another one they make excuses for, even though he legit murdered someone, albeit by accident. Manslaughtered. He manslaughtered the girl.
@@djx7134 makes you wonder if it was even reported, or just dump her ashes and dont tell, kinda deplorable, but do love Viktor in ways.
@@TheLastingFinish I also love Viktor. I like pretty much all the characters, even two-bit scumbags like Lighter Man, even though I can't remember his name at the moment. But I try not to let my enjoyment of the character blind me as to what they really are. For a lot of people, how much they like the character determines the validity/morality of their behaviors, not the other way around. It's a strange way to perceive the world, even fiction, but, hey, who am I to say they're wrong? It's just a TV show, not a court of law. Just strikes me as a bit strange and amusing.
@@TheLastingFinish I mean he was going to kill himself. I think wondering if he reported the accident is a little redundant.
@@djx7134 I was with until Victor. Most people don't hold it against someone for something that isn't their fault. She's not supposed to be their no one is it was just bad luck and manslaughter would imply he did something to cause her death. He didn't she ran to him and was absorbed by the core.
i think it was jinx who in her trauma panic attack shot on instinct at the gun sound and as usual jinxed it, and ruined it yet again, but that despite that silco still thinks shes perfect as jinx, and thats why she accepts herself as jinx, doing it for him in a way aswell.
also the bigger fish line comes from ep 8 between finn and sevika
Blue Eye Samurai, highly recommend
If you can, please watch bridging the rift, it talks about how to show was made
I think its pretty safe do dip into stuff like cinematics from the game and reveals of its characters. Riot wants to turn Arcane into *the* unified canon of the game but they are still *really*, like *really really*, far away from effectively making that happen. The closest you would come to actual spoiler territory from the base lore of the game would be by specifically getting into the backstories and lore of Piltover/Zaun characters and even then there are some sizeable differences when it comes to some of them and others are relatively similar. The conflicts of the 2 regions are at the very least, very thematically similar to the one presented in the show, as far as i know, though some of the specifics are different, and they are also way more, i guess "extra" would be a close word to what im thinking of (?). What i mean is there's a significantly bigger presence of "larger than life" characters even in these 2 specific regions in the game itself, so naturally the conflict also adopts a more "fantastical" element to it, than the more grounded approach you will see in the show.
That being said, most of the cinematics onbly vaguely alude to some lore, and dont even quite fit into, at least new season cinematics, and they take the opportunity to show off the characters and what they are generally about in as spoiler free an environment as you can get. Think you guys would have a lot of fun reacting to those at least, if you ever felt like it.
Then if any character peaked your interest all you'd have to ask is "Are they from Piltover/Zaun" and if the answer is no, you are good to go, since Arcane is focused on the conflict between the 2 cities specifically. There is a hint of outside interference through the presence of Mel's mom, but i vaguely remember hearing the writers clarify that Arcane is still gona be mostly self contained in these 2 cities, the conflict between them and the characters that inhabit them being very much the *core* of the story they are telling.
TL;DR: Season cinematics are a really good place to start, as spoiler free an environment as possible to get to know some of the other characters that inhabit the world, maybe dip into specific character cinematics, hell even some of their soundtracks as well, some them will surprise you.
I personally think Mel is gone, which is another perfect reason to tie her mother in so much in the story beforehand. Really would give some strong motivations for Jayce and her mother going forward, no matter where this will take them.
Furthermore, I think Mel had a good character arc as she laid down her family ring to vote for peace for her true home Piltover, instead of supporting the warring ways of her old home Noxus. Where before she still dreamed of returning to Noxus (the motive of her paintings), having finally proven herself enough to be accepted back home and be accepted as a Merdada. She finally trust her merciful side as being correct.
I am sad, though. I think Mel is an excellent Character.
Watch "bridging the rift" from league of legends. Its a 5 episode documentary on how they made this show and its sooo good!! I love it to death
Oh yeah, this cliffhanger is truely insane, I was audibly screaming first time watching it, especially since Mel is my favorite character.
Now as for the "go read the lore", we don't actually know what's going to happen in season 2 ! We know the end point (or rather the middle) of a lot of these characters, with "current" in-game Vi, Cait or Jayce being closer to 30 than their age in the show, but we have no idea how exactly they got there !
Similarly, a lot of characters were introduced with Arcane, such as the Medarda family, Viktor's assistant or even Silko himself !
Poor Mel was really underrated. People got it into their heads that she was some evil conniving seductress, when really there was no evidence of any of that. Even the "she seduced Jayce!" claims were kinda ... why would she need to seduce Jayce for material gain? She is already the richest, most influential person in PO, and he was already doing everything she asked. She just wanted to get laid, that's it. But there are still so many viewers who never let go of that first impression, for whatever reason.
@@djx7134 Indeed. I think Arcane has layers, and it takes several re-watches and a lot of discussion to track them all down. Being willing to adjust your initial reaction to a character/situation is key.
@@djx7134 Her making a surprised Pikachu face when he opens up to her after sex kind of shows she absolutely was manipulating him at least until that point.
@@djx7134 What I love in fiction usually, is when expectations are subverted, and this is precisely what happened so often in Arcane.
Mel is a perfect example of it. Started the show thinking she was gonna be the classic political antagonist manipulating our heroes (because of so many pieces of fiction overusing this trope, and because that's what Arcane tricks you into believing), but as the episodes advanced, I started realizing : "wait she hasn't done anything wrong yet tho ?"
And instead of manipulating Jayce she opened up to him and actually she listened to *his* advice and demands in two different occasions, when he voted out Heimerdinger and at the end when he made a deal with Silco.
Anyway Mel's great, an absolute pleasure to watch every single one of her scenes.
@@mrcroob8563 Or just thought it was more of a casual thing but suddenly realized that maybe it wasn't, actually.
What would she be using him for? Sex? Okay, there's nothing wrong with that, unless it's coerced somehow. Which, it wasn't. They were at an equal level at that point. Money? No. Prestige? No. It's not as though he was being resistant to her advice in the first place. He followed her suggestions like she was his instructor for politics 101. So what's the incentive?
Regarding Arcane/LoL videos, watch the Enemy music video, the Jinx reveal trailer, and the videos for The Call and Warriors. None of them should have spoilers unless you consider just knowing characters exist that may or may not show up in S2 as spoilers.
"How does Jinx do to be batmanning everyone every two seconds?"
Jinx: "That's simple. I'm Batman!"
Finallyy the last episode of arcane, now we only have to wait for the next part. I'm so excited for season two.
It's not really a cliffhanger. Jinx made her choice. Peace is off the table now. A part of me even wishes this was the final ending and there was no Season two.
Great reaction anyway.
Peace was never on the table, because Silco was never giving them Jinx, which was Jayce's main demand.
100% do not watch other material from League of Legends if you want to go in blind to character progressions. No spoilers of course, but for people who might disagree. If you look up anything about Ekko, you will be spoiled.
Concerning what you said in the beginning about watching "details " videos and stuff i dont think its a really good idea because their's a lot of spoilers what i would recommend tho and would love to see you react to is the mini series riot made called "bridging the rift " its a 5 episodes long documentary about the creation of the show and its extremely well made and interesting ❤
A thing that a lot of people misses: When Viktor says "we have to destroy it" Jayce looks at the hammer and agrees before he says "the hexcore". Also I love that they waited the whole music to see if there was any post credit scene.
You should check out made in abyss or mob Pyscho 100.. both are great
they already reacted to mob 100
@@coolcat1824 oh thanks😊
3:52 "That was not... a very good child to kill" is definitely one of the phrases of all time
I think you would really enjoy Apothecary diaries, would be cool to see your reaction.
1:50 I feel like Vi's criticism is valid towards the higher-ups in general but not so much towards Jayce in particular. He could have handled things better but still he's been on the council for like a week and he's already down here fighting Silco himself like, WTF you mean "stuck your head in the dirt"? 😶
Time to watch bridging the rift with the rest of us to cope with the remaining wait time for next season. Don’t. Forget to check out both teaser trailers! 😅
Вот она концовка, которая заставляет тебя молчать и смотреть с мурашками на теле
Концовка окрашена всеми красками наших эмоций
Благодарю за видос
You should 100% check out the Arcane Enemy music video
Jinx didntchose to shoot Silco, it was pure reflex,.
Out of nowhere there is a massive threat to your sisters life, you have ili-seconds to act, you you dont think, you just act.
Like putting you hand on a ho plate, you will remove your hand before you even realize you burned yourself.
Instinct, straight up-
The sighing and face palming of 25:00 onward is so relatable, and probably 99% of the reason I watch Arcane reactions. Also, just so you guys know, re: 28:59 - they actually added a control slider on her 3d model to be able to animate her _between_ Jinx and Powder. Like at value 0, it's Powder (rounder, the chin is dimpled), and value 1 it's Jinx (sharper, longer, eyes disproportionately tilted), but the almost never like 'snap' it between the two points, instead choosing various points along its arc to define her journey between the two mental states.
By the end, I don't even think it's 100% Jinx, but once Silco dies, it never seems to drop below 50%. It's _so clever_
Blue eye samurai is really good too
Jinx: I made your girlfriend a snack.
Vi: She's always a snack.
Jinx: What?
Vi: What?
also, Jinx made a cupcake for Vi's "Cupcake" isn't Jinx such a good little sister.
There's a lot of resignation in Jinx during her final scenes. You can see it in her eyes, her face, and her body language; if I had to guess, Jinx is likely thinking that Mylo and Vi were right, all those years ago on that terrible night:
She's a jinx.
And so, if she's going to be a jinx, she's going to the worst bad luck Piltover has ever experience.
No truce. No negotiations. No peace.
Jinx will show them all. And as for what happens next? I'm looking forward to finding out in Season 2.
Thanks for the video.
There are 2 videos you should react to that will give so much more depth to this series. First of all, Imagine Dragon’s music video of “Enemy”. It has all new footage not seen in the show of the gang growing up in the under city before Episode 3 and how it makes the confrontation at the end of episode 7 between Echo and Jinx so much more painful. Second, the Worlds 2021 Show Open from League of Legends. It again has all new footage not seen in the show along with a real life recreation of Piltover and the Under City. th-cam.com/video/1OzoFq4Q3_c/w-d-xo.htmlsi=K6zUjSye2GSeYHe4
If you want to watch lore video's I'd advise not to look into anything covering Piltover/Zaun as a whole, nor should you look for specific champions in the characters of the show because they will be a one-way ticket to spoiler town. Let the comments guide you, I'd say definitely watch Ekko's cinematic and Jinx's music video which was on her release before Arcane was in progress, so it shows a lot of interesting fundamentals of her character and some things that have been altered. You're also good to watch most all League of Legends music video's because they mostly contain vignettes of lore and there's none that I have seen personally which will impact your experience of the second season.
to answer the LORE question, you guys can read and get to know whatever you want about whoever or the characters in ARCANE specifically. The game LORE will most probably be overwritten by the Show's LORE. It was kinda explained with a LORE UPDATE VIDEO that Riot made not too long ago where they pretty much said everything is CANON from the point of that LORE VIDEO... You could probably watch it on your own time to make sense of it, but in short... They want to make the SHOW LORE take charge above all their other media LOREWISE ((at least for pilt and zaun) not sure if that part was in the mentioned video but, I think... It's been a while)).
Going in blind to Arcane has become my most cherished TV cinematic experiences of my life! I'm actually a bit sad that people who are already familiar with LoL characters and lore would not be able to experience Arcane the way that I did. I'm avoiding most lore type videos regarding league and Arcane so personally I'm super excited to be going into Arcane Season 2 blind as well.
@@sofreshsogreen People used to ask if you need to play the game. No, it's better if you don't, in more ways than one (the game kinda sucks to play, it's a good game but extremely frustrating in nature, definite net negative for most personality types).
i don't think that's true, the lore isn't completly rewritten, it's just adapted, and if you read about Jayce and Viktor, there's some massive spoil
@@gizel4376 sure there are spoilers, but im making the point that it will get overwritten by the show at some point. (edit: WILL is a strong word so MIGHT is probably more suited, bcs no one but riot knows)
@@dariuspavlis4309character will still end becoming what they are in game, for some character it's minor spoil, for other it's massive. but more importantly is that considering how end the original bromance of Jayce and Viktor, it's very likelly that something similar will happen, the new version just gonna make it more hearthbreaking, that's the one story i wouldn't want to spoil anyone about
About Carson's thought of another bigger crime boss than Silco: It wasn't mentioned in this episode, but Finn (lighter guy) did say to Sevika that there are bigger fish than Silco. Whether that means outsiders or another crime boss we don't know.
Jinx didnt meant to end anyone. Vi was unknowingly summoning her demons (remember mylo, vander etc). Silco couldnt take the torture his daughter was put through and he wanted to stop that so he tried to shoot Vi, and Jinx acted out of reflex.
Jinx carried out Silco's plan at the end.
The series isnt trully a cliff hanger, its the end of a chapter. Its jinx origin story. All characters closed their arcs. Now the war will unfold.
Nah, Jinx did the opposite of what Silco wanted. He didn't want a war because he knew that Zaun would lose, 100%. And that was before Jayce started weaponizing hextech, which makes the power imbalance even worse. In fact, the only way Zaun achieves independence is via Noxus in the current state of things. And it's not great to be indebted to anyone from there ...
Jinx was just lashing out at Piltover. She had no plan, and only thought of Silco in the context of revenge. She couldn't care less about Zaun or his dream.
Yeah, it was pretty interesting that she went along with Silco's complete abandonment of peace talks when he said "They can all BURN". A neat moment was when you recall the vague command Silco gave Jinx to "Complete the weapon" as she tearfully and reluctantly gave in after hurting Silco with the eye stabber. Then all these episodes later, after hurting Silco again, she tearfully complies in using the weapon. The writers are just SO good at planting these payoff seeds for people who pay attention and don't ramble on about bizarre tangents.
Really enjoyed your reaction! Writing this before the discussion, but you should watch bridging the rift!
What happened to fruit basket reaction?
Blue Eye Samurai
I would strongly recommend the behind the scenes called briding the rift, it's on yt. Of cause without spoilers
welcome to the most empty stare watched credits of all time...
I love this show.
I love the ending even more. 😈
Catlyn is a cupecake XD and that was under the chef stuff
There is a music video the animation studio released prior to this season premiere, u would like with no spoilers.
One of the best first seasons of a show I’ve seen! Loved this series
I wonder why mel's gold armor glowed right before the bomb hit. seems like it activated to protect her or something,,
NOW DO THE JYNX MUSIC VIDEO REACTION
they probably not going to, since they seem to think Imagine Dragons being in the show was corny
@ayooo_saiwill I'm not talking about the imagine dragons music video. I'm talking about the get jinxed music video from 2013
@@Dafiid22 ohh
Vi and Sevika's fight caused such a ruckus, beams of light exploding out of the goddamn bar, I'm surprised Jinx was the only one to show up and a crowd didn't form
Edit: Your reactions to Jinx's "I made her a snack" moment was PRICELESS
Vi is so right in the beginning of the episode, but really? After seeing that dead kid, you don't maybe want to... pivot strategies? Well, I guess she did since her next move was to go after Sevika and Silco directly instead of taking out more factories. Maybe she and Jayce should have talked about that instead of arguing!
Okay, one of their predictions at the end of the video almost gave me heart attack with the meta knowledge I have from game lore. If you know, you know, but best not to spoil it. That guess was scarily spot-on... Well, we'll see. It's not like anything's set in stone even with game knowledge because the show barely follows game canon.
Watch Still Here Cinematic and then watch Necrits Lore Breakdown of Still Here. It won’t effect Arcane at all but you’ll learn a ton about the Lore. Also watch BOTH Arcane Season 2 trailers. Those will help bring you up to speed with the rest of us. (There’s 2 now)
"That was not a very good kid to kill". IKR, they should have picked a different kid 😂. Like, I get what you're saying but the wording made it weird.
As much as everyone says it is one : the ending is not a cliffhanger.
We perfectly know what will happen. We know there will be war, we know Jinx is beyond saving, we know both Vi and Caitlyn will feel guilty for everything that happened, and most of all we know that the divide between Piltover and Zaun will never be greater than this.
It looks like a cliffhanger but it really leaves no room for interpretation. No matter who dies and who doesn't on the council. To me it was the perfect conclusion of the season, every character ended their arc : Powder fully transitionned into Jinx, Vi finally let the past behind her and opens up to the future, Mel breaks her Medarda status once and for all, Jayce goes from following people to have actual agency and fight for the peace he always wanted deep down.
It was fuckin brutal, but really good at the same time. Arcane is such a good show. Can't wait for season 2 (which is the final season by the way, they wrote the script of season 1 and 2 as one big script divided in 6 acts. If season 2 can touch season 1 level of quality, this is on track to be the best TV show ever created, and god knows I hate using superlatives)
POG its here, where is my popcorn?
The Slaughter of undercity citizens for protesting their independence due to the neglect and carelessness of the Overcity of Piltover created Vander and Silco. Vander realises what protest means (losing all whom you love), and Silco realises that if you can't win by being open and honest, it's time to get downright dirty to have every advantage and damn the consequences. It made The Council and Heimerdinger more and more blind to their own consequences and negligence, allowing corruption to seep in thanks to Silco's hold over Markus. Then, thanks to these factors and throwing Chase into the mix like gasoline to a forest fire, it went further and further until it ripped and ruined Vi and Powder. It made Jinx. Or, put = let the council burn and die (I shall only be concerned about Viktor, though, and I apologise if I skipped over some other characters as well).
FINALLY thank you been patiently waiting... EDIT: can you guys watch DotA 2 Dragons Blood :) theres 3 seasons but its not long...
If I could suggest a new series to watch I'd just LOVE to see your reaction to "The Apothecary Diaries" it's a wholesome and funny yet brutal anime set in 15th century China with cunning main character and many mysteries that I think you would love too