"Are you real?" Such a wonderful line because it shows that Jinx is so far gone that she can't tell the difference between hallucinations and actual people. I believe this was shown in episode four when Jinx mistook that girl with pink hair for Vi.
@Browd 20 depende de que esquizofrenia es a la que te refieres, todos piensan que solo hay un tipo y jamás han podido retratarla bien en ninguna serie o película
how is she supposed to know?? I have bipolar with psychotic features which means that I have been in a psychosis... but with right medications and therapy I am having kijnda stable life right now...nobody is ever tooo far gone...I hate when people say that , theres always a hope...sadly Jinx lives in Zaun instead of Piltover, and in Zaun there are no therapists , if Jinx was born in Piltover then she would have turned out different
@@jacobp.4593 I don't see how Ekko ruined it, Jinx was already going crazy and confused. What messed it all up was Vi and Caitlyn keeping secrets from each other, not Ekko.
@@kanyerahming their partnership wasnt even on the sort of level where you reveal the target is a relative or that your case involves the equivalent of a nuclear powercell.
@@kanyerahming Also Ekko attacking makes total sense. From his perspective he wasn’t 100% sure that Vi would be on his side. He sees that Vi brought an enforcer and since enforcers are technically on Silco’s side due to how friendly he is with Marcus, it makes sense to reason that Vi and the enforcer girl (Caitlyn) are working under Silco.
are we just going to gloss over the fact Vi, the fighter, the guttural voiced, and beefed muscle just said in the most quiet, tearful and whispered voice said “pow-pow?” 🥺🥺🥺
Maybe they could work something out. Like Ziggs and Lux could help her. Maybe her and Vi could be like River tam and Simon where she helps her regain her sanity. Aside from Jayce,Victor, and Cait's mom are the other council members really that big of a crime. I mean they did kinda start this. 🤷 I know it's annoying when shows do this. But I wouldn't mind a redemption arc. Maybe she could have a mentor figure who's like a less toxic Silco?
the cracking of her voice when she said "things changed when you left, i changed" gets me everytime. She's just a broken, lost little girl still, and the actress portrays that so damn perfectly.
"Are you real?" Holds massive weight. It means this is what Jinx dreams of, imagines, has been wanting since the moment they were separated. They're her fantasy and thus, she needs to know if it's real. That's heartbreaking
you're absolutely right. though for me, what makes it an even more powerful line is the knowledge that jinx suffers from severe, untreated psychosis. we've seen it, we know how strongly it affects her views of the world & herself (which are always negative). in the context of the scene too, with the sisters reuniting, we're reminded of who/what they used to be 7 years ago & that jinx is not powder anymore. jinx has experienced so much trauma in her young life that she can hardly distinguish reality from the manifestations from her head anymore. so her question, 'are you real?' is both figurative AND literal. it's disbelief x10 for jinx due to her psychosis. & that destroys me every time.
Jinx way of talking is perfect. It walks the tightrope between attempting to show she is mentally troubled and making her so boisterous and out there that it's just cheesey and unbelievable. The way she says "powder... fell down a well" in a confused and curt way is amazing. This is just one example of it and it's consistent throughout the show. Imo she ranks up there with the joker in terms of "mentally ill" characters
Yes! The animation of the distorted faces over reality and seeing the scribbles of her former friends faces is so powerful. Or when she was unable to see her own reflection in the mirror. Writers and animators did an AMAZING job.
@@crypticrs AND voice actors! Jinx VA is god tier is2g the way her voice cracks, how she sounds so vulnerable yet so dangerous at the same time, even if you listen only to her voice acting without seeing her facial expressions you can hear how tragically crazy she is.
Jinx truly is the standard that all animators, writers, and other directors should aim for if they so choose to have extremely unstable characters that suffer from mental illness because at least it's not romanticized and it's depicted as a very real and tragic struggle
@@Ellie-gp9dg imo everything in this scene kinda pointed towards the ending. especially jinx asking if vi was real which reflected how far gone she truly is, not even being able to tell if her sister was just a vision or reality
And Vi just thought her sister had grown into a cute teenager with adorable braids, an edgy sense of fashion and a machine gun she wields out of obligation and "to survive". I wonder if this is how she pictured Powder would look like after all those years.
yea she definitely didn't understand what Jinx meant, which is evident when she realizes Jinx is enjoying shooting everyone down and almost shot her as well
She thought either dead or imprisoned by Silco. Powder being loyal to and loving the monster who destroyed her family, twisted Powder's memories of them and took over her home is so painful to Vi. This is most evident on the bridge when Jinx deliberately shoots at her, Ekko's words ringing in her ears 'she belongs to Silco'.
@@savannahshane2231 While it's debatable whether or not Jinx was in control during her frantic shooting at Vi and Caitlyn, even if she was only trying to separate them that detail may have been lost on Vi. You know, dozens of bullets come flying at you, getting closer and closer, you don't think 'was she only wanting me to let go of Cailtyn'. All she sees is Jinx shooting at her, all she can remember is Ekko's warning, all she realises is that Powder has changed (for the worst).
Yo, I really want people who play video games to consider what they’re doing. They’re trying to commit us in psychiatric institutions to make money and then they know that video games make money now and that’s why they fucking do it and they’re going to get that these people are still hateful thinking all we do is stay inside and eat Cheetos.
What i love is that even at this stage, Jinx is being uncomftroable being called "powder", her body languange as soon as Vi hugs her and she call's her "powder" her body just curls up together and she tries to make a distance because in her sister mind she is still a little innocent child and as Jinx tries uncomftrobly tell her "Things have changed when you left, i changed" she is creating a distance and giving her a soft warning that the person who she is hugging right now is not her innocent sister anymore.
I think it's important to remember that Jinx and Powder are the same person. The reason she gets so uncomfortable is because she hates herself and what she accidentally did, and she wants to pretend she now has control over her mistakes by 'owning' them. I also think it's worth thinking of the two sisters not as Powder having changed, but as Vi having not changed. She's basically time travelled from the past and Jinx is being forced to remember a part of herself she's trying to run away from. And unfortunately she reacts by going into complete denial by the end of the series.
@@ellencoleman4604i do agree with, i'm also not with the idea that they are different people, she hates being called powder, mostly because she perfers the name Jinx because it gives her power and fear, but she also understands that if her sister notices the new her, Vi might actually distance herself from Jinx or get scared and dissapointed in her. Vi is the only person whom Jinx is afraid to show her new self
It kinda sucks that Vi kept calling her “powder” considering that she’s said multiple times that she’s changed and that her name is Jinx. If she would’ve respected that then jinx would have to use that against her when she wants to go against Cait. I feel like they could actually talked about it and sort things out.
@@Casesbbldrizzy Yep but you can't really blame Vi to a point. She was stuck in the prison for years, and in her mental imagine her sister is somebody who is shy and smart, she never would've quessed that her sister is an actual killer who takes somewhat of an enojyment in doing those things.
Yo… when she says “are you real?” Ugh!!! Baby had to double check. And when she tells her “I changed…” you can see the fear in her face. Like, “I’m not ‘Powder’ anymore and I hope you’ll stay when you see who I am now”
If I were Vi, I wouldn't mind the fighting skills, or her ability to kill as Vi herself was willing to do that (like Silco's thugs multiple times, even as a child in Ep 3). What I would have a hard time forgiving is the fact that it took her just 90 seconds (or close enough) to denounce her family and spend the next 7 years killing for- and loving the man she knows destroyed her whole family. That betrayal is the difficult part to overcome.
@@Casper8855She has severe abandonment trauma. That can make relationships feel like a need like food and water. Silico adopted her when she was alone right after she lost her entire family.
@@Casper8855but regardless, if she rejected Silico she would be completely alone. She only recognises what Silico did once Vi comes back since it's only then she can afford to without ensuring she has no one.
Something about this combination of hand drawn and 3d preserves the soul of classic Disney films but also brings it to a whole other level through the seamless animation of 3d resulting in emotions that feel more real than live action film. It's like those Disney eyes pierce right through your conscious and make you relate to their every feeling.
It feels like it took what Clone Wars did and in Arcane’s own words “CRANKED IT” The flat paint giving so much depth but with these subtler yet still noticeable intricacies of facial animations and the slight twitches and even breathing. Adds to the visual characterization beyond design.
Great spot! Fun Fact: They actually used different animation rigs for Powder and Jinx, so they have slightly different facial proportions and different facial expressions. You can see this being used best at 1:34-1:35
yeah its also my biggest fear. Just my opinion but Arcane season 1 so far is probably the greatest show (work of art in all senses of the word like you said, a masterpiece) that's ever been created and its going to be nigh impossible to match or surpass. But im keeping faith this team of creators seem to be very very very good. Im sure Riot games is seeing the success of this and it would be equally tragic to mess it up and they know that. Lets hope
@@mistfitsableYea the pressure to make a followup that has to be at least as good as season 1 must be insane but I've understood that the creators got a massive budget increase for season 2 to allow them to do it right and make sure that they don't settle for anything less than perfect, just like with the first season. Riot Games being the developer for one of the biggest games in the world, they must understand that from a business standpoint its better to spend the money and take extra time to make a great followup instead of ruining the entire Arcane brand by making something the fans don't like. I trust Riot and Fortiche on this
One thing nobody is mentioning is that when Vi mentioned that she got arrested, the first name Jinx mentioned was Marcus. She recognized him and knew who arrested Vi and then killed him on the bridge. That mechanical firelight, didn't target any random Enforcer but Marcus.
The way Jinx's face softens and changes so drastically when she hears Vi's voice is such a fantastic attention to detail by the animators. From Progress Day onward, we're accustomed to seeing Jinx as she has become in this new life she leads; tough, resourceful, damaged, a survivor, a ganger, a weaponsmith, a fighter, occasionally erratic, plagued by trauma and unstable, but instinctually dangerous and mechanically brilliant, never anything more soft on her face than occasional wry or ironic amusement. A person who's led a tough life in the streets, fighting to survive, hurting people, never fully trusting anyone. Yet the moment she hears her sister's voice again, there's a glimmer of something in her eyes, something she maybe didn't even know existed anymore. Hope? Love? When she turns to look at Vi, you can almost see the old Powder again - or who Powder may have grown up to become had things gone a different way - and this is consequently also the first time Vi sees her face again, which makes it all the more heartbreaking.
I had a sister that passed in 2016. Every time I watch this scene some part of me imagines I'm Jinx and Vero is Vi. In fact watching Vi in this show highlights all the best things I remember about my sister. She had a very dark side, but I didn't see it as much as everyone else. I only got the good parts (even then there were some bad memories so episode 3's ending hit hard too) Despite all that I miss her. I remember feeling like a completely lost monster after her death. Sure I didn't fling bombs or shoot guns but I lashed out like Jinx did. After seeing this series it was like Jinx held a mirror to me. I aim to be more like Vi now, in a way being the new family protector and highlighting all the good lessons and memories my sister left me. Vi helps fill that void Vero left behind. Lots of thanks to Riot for making this wonderful series. It's helped me through a lot. ❤🎉
1:17 that expectant look she gives Vi breaks my heart. she expects her sister to get the hint and still accept her when she says she has changed not exactly mentioning what she means by "change" because she's too afraid to confess that it is not just a "to-do to survive" kind of change Vi thinks it is
Omg!! I just noticed that when Jinx was hugged by Vi for a moment she turned into Powder, her eyes turned grey (which represents Powder) but as soon as Caitlin comes barging in, her eyes turned back to Blue (which represents Jinx). Powder’s eyes were grey but when she grew up into Jinx her eyes were more blue.
Yes but you can also see that her eyes turn grey with a bit of blue, showing that no matter how hard she tries or what Vi does, Jinx is who she is now and that will never change. You can even see that being called Powder makes her uncomfortable.
Actually you have a point. Animators rigged two different facial expressions for Jinx. For when she is Jinx and the Powder within her comes to surface.
Legit when Vi showed up, I also thought "Oh no, Jinx has lost it. Vi isn't really there. That Vi looks too clean to have come from the situation she was just in." But as the scene kept going ....I felt the hope building and when Powder asked "are you real?" I got choked up, not gonna lie.
This is my favourite scene. It's cute how they are so happy they found eachother again and that they still care so much. The cute/happy vibes don't last long tho 😅.
that's the comment I was searching for... 😂 needs more attention for sure xDD really noticed it only after watching whole series several times *big dramatic emotional reunion going on * that bird every few seconds: kraaahh ;D
I wish Jinx and Vi had just been given that moment. It made me sad that Caitlyn and Ekko destroyed it because it really seemed like seeing Vi again, in the flesh, got Jinx to open like a book :(
Vi hizo dos cosas que cumplió, 1) se encontró con Powder una vez que ella encendió la Bengala y 2) le dijo que fue arrestada, NUNCA la abandonó. Pero escuchó antes a Sevika que Vi la reemplazó y que anda con un Enforcer y con eso empezó a desconfiar TOTALMENTE de Vi, es una lástima que las acciones de Vi fueran eclipsadas por un comentario de Sevika.
"are you real" made me break down into tears having constant hallucinations and flashbacks of someone you lost, and then when they appear again, you dont know if its another trick your mind is playing on you.
dont worry! theres a scene in a different league of legends game (about the present of the lore) where vi and jinx "renovated" some walls and caused an explosion, (both of them being happy) and jinx gave vi the old bunny plushy that vi gave powder when they were young :D vi and jinx hugged too
This is so depressing... I hope they end up loving each other with the same love that beguiled the hours in their childhood and not in conflict ceaselessly...
I love the details in Jinx's/Powder's eyes changing colour; at 0:27 when she turns around and realises it's Vi her eyes turn back to grey (aka, Powder's eye colour), flickering between grey and blue (blue being the colour of Jinx). However at 1:11 when Vi confirms that she's real, Jinx' eyes go back to grey completely and stop flickering, showing that Powder is returning knowing that her sister really did come back for her. But then at 1:34 when Cait arrives on the scene, Jinx's eyes go back to flickering between grey and blue, showing her losing her grip on her sanity once more.
Fun fact: Most people probably havent noticed this detail, but theres a difference in Jinx eyes to Powders. For example, At 0:17 Her eyes look narrow, serious and matured, This is Jinx. While at 0:31 her eyes have softened, appearing a lot more rounded, delicate and innocent. This is Powder. This is a pretty subtle, but very effective way to show how Powders personality disorder differs between Her and Jinx. One of the many reasons why this is one my top favourite shows.
“Things changed when you left, I changed.” I may be reading too much into this but I think that was Jinx trying to say something more then “it was really hard without you” or something like that. I think that was her trying to say that Vi may not like who she is anymore but being too afraid to exactly say it.
Has to be one of the most emotional scenes ever to exist, it still and always occurs to me as absolutely intense goosebumps and being at the edge of tearing up, and I adore these ways. ( especially here: 0:260:320:45 ) PowPow’s voice is incredibly emotional and couldn’t fit her better, just like in 1:13 and 1:56 … What a master’s piece of art!~ ;D
My best friend left me years ago but sometimes I still see her. Sometimes I'll get a notification that I got a text from her but I'll wake up before I can read it.
dont worry! theres a scene in a different league of legends game (about the present of the lore) where vi and jinx "renovated" some walls and caused an explosion, (both of them being happy) and jinx gave vi the old bunny plushy that vi gave powder when they were young :D vi and jinx hugged too
I honestly think it is "Vi and Powder" reuniting. Think about it Jinx is the part of her that wants to forget Vi. She wants to be independent and to let go of the fear of abandonment. But Powder on the other hand is a character that loves and cares for her sister and will do anything to see her again. It was powder who lit the moke but it was Jinx who threw it away and held the stone. It was Powder who let go of the stone and hugged Vi but it was Jinx who pointed the gun at Caitlyn
No sé si tú comentario es cómo viste a powder o cómo vos lo sentiste, porque en ningún momento Vi sofocaba a powder, le hizo hacer cosas que sus hermanos mayores hacia, la alentaba con sus inventos, literalmente casi se entrega a los enforcer dejando a powder sola con Vander y sus hermanos, o sea, independencia tenía, solo la cuidaba cuando le hacían bullying, pero eso es entendible siendo que tenía 10 años.
This series gave me a mix of telltale walking dead and Spider-Man: into the spider verse vibes, the style of the characters in the walking dead and the cartooniness and camera angles of Spider-Man itsv.
This is the greatest animated show I’ve watched. I’ve watched it so many times & im about to do it again. The raw emotion. I’ve never even played the game so going in I didn’t know a lot about the characters. The animation in itself is what drew me in & it did not disappoint
"Are you real?" One of the most heartbreaking lines ive ever heard in a show. Imagine seeing your sibling after a decade, and having to hear that they've been sick in the head.
Oh you can really see how bad it got in this scene. When she says she isn't in the mood for this while having an episode. It's gotten to the point that she is permanently stuck in these episodes with only brief moments of clarity
this is genius because when shows try to show a misunderstanding during a important moment it always feels contrived as hell and dumb. but her it makes sense because Caitlyn only broke Vi out because she was looking for the stone which jinx has, so while you can argue well did caitlyn really need to ask about the stone at that moment, the only reason caitlyn was their in the first place is because she saw jinx steal it so it make sense why she would freak out about it.
I don't play LoL and I know next to nothing about the series(nor am I very interested in it). I have only watched an amv about Jinx which shows her pained, psychotic side. I still remember how heart-wrenching her crying was there, despite only watching it once, months ago. The voice-acting is really something else
I think we all have a moment like this in our life, where strong emotions caused problems that were avoidable by like *seconds* of reconsideration or one small thing like one thing said would’ve changed everything. That’s why I love this scene personally. It’s so frustrating but usually with sensitive people and trauma’s involved this is how it goes
OK that face that they had her come and didn't go with the cliche "oh I couldn't come because of obstacles" LIKE YES! this made so much more sense to come anyways. Thank you archane for not being like every other show owo.
I honestly think that if Caitlin didnt show up. And the firelights didnt take Vi then everything would have been rough as hell but Vi would have been able to get through to her
I just nodiced , vi called jinx pow-pow and if u have lisened "get jinxed" one of the lines is : "lets burn this city to ashes and se what pow pow thinks"
Sí, y hay algo que la gente no entiende, el arma que usa Jinx llamada Pow-pow es el recuerdo que tiene de Vi, literalmente esa arma es "rosada" (el cabello de Vi), tiene orejas de conejo (el juguete favorito de Vi) y el apodo que VI le decía. En la canción se refiere en qué pensará "VI"
![[Arcane] - Silco being a father to Jinx | All Acts](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/FoXQDGocWkY/mqdefault.jpg)
"Are you real?" I don't think people give credit to how meaningful this question, this moment is for the show, for Jinx...
I was thinking the same thing. It pulled at my heartstringd when she asked that.
It breaks my soul in 2 every time I hear it
@@zapspiders92 At this point, my soul is a fine dust from watching Arcane countless times.
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WAIT SHE ASKED THAT??? LIKE I GENUINELY DIDNT KNOW THIS UNTIL NOW BUT
MAN THAT BREAKS MY HEART
@@user-wo6tc6um3b yeah she asks in this very scene, it’s so sad
"Are you real?" Such a wonderful line because it shows that Jinx is so far gone that she can't tell the difference between hallucinations and actual people. I believe this was shown in episode four when Jinx mistook that girl with pink hair for Vi.
@Browd 20 depende de que esquizofrenia es a la que te refieres, todos piensan que solo hay un tipo y jamás han podido retratarla bien en ninguna serie o película
even in the lore, jinx believed that ziggs isn't real and it's an imaginary friend
😭
I mean, it's quite normal to ask stuff like that if it's someone you haven't seen in a long time.
how is she supposed to know?? I have bipolar with psychotic features which means that I have been in a psychosis... but with right medications and therapy I am having kijnda stable life right now...nobody is ever tooo far gone...I hate when people say that , theres always a hope...sadly Jinx lives in Zaun instead of Piltover, and in Zaun there are no therapists , if Jinx was born in Piltover then she would have turned out different
*Vi and jinx having a wholesome sisterly moment*
Ekko: no ❤️
To think, if Ekko wasn't acting like a twat here, the entire story would have turned out different.
@@jacobp.4593 I don't see how Ekko ruined it, Jinx was already going crazy and confused. What messed it all up was Vi and Caitlyn keeping secrets from each other, not Ekko.
@@kanyerahming their partnership wasnt even on the sort of level where you reveal the target is a relative or that your case involves the equivalent of a nuclear powercell.
@@tenjenk i know. i never said it wasn't realistic, i just said why it f*cked everything up and that it wasn't just ekko.
@@kanyerahming Also Ekko attacking makes total sense. From his perspective he wasn’t 100% sure that Vi would be on his side. He sees that Vi brought an enforcer and since enforcers are technically on Silco’s side due to how friendly he is with Marcus, it makes sense to reason that Vi and the enforcer girl (Caitlyn) are working under Silco.
are we just going to gloss over the fact Vi, the fighter, the guttural voiced, and beefed muscle just said in the most quiet, tearful and whispered voice said “pow-pow?” 🥺🥺🥺
I'm not! The cuteness of it almost made me die 😭
yes.
Vi was always super soft with her sister, but yes, very cute
that's what makes tomboys great They're sour on the outside but sweet on the inside
BIG SIS MODE ACTIVATE
Jinx: instant betrayal
Caitlyn: instant realization
Vi: instant panic
Ekko: INSTANT ATTACK-
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hahahaha xD best comment
Best comment eveeer hahahaha
Vi: "So you just come out swinging?"
4 horsemen of the apocalypse
JUST LET THEM BE HAPPY TOGETHER GODDAMMIT
I mean, we all knew they couldn't be happy.
Maybe they could work something out. Like Ziggs and Lux could help her. Maybe her and Vi could be like River tam and Simon where she helps her regain her sanity. Aside from Jayce,Victor, and Cait's mom are the other council members really that big of a crime. I mean they did kinda start this. 🤷 I know it's annoying when shows do this. But I wouldn't mind a redemption arc. Maybe she could have a mentor figure who's like a less toxic Silco?
Lol fr💀
I know it's far from a long shot but hopefully they'll make some way for them to be together again.
Right? I need an alternate show where they get jobs and an apartment in the city and just have fun being sisters.
the cracking of her voice when she said "things changed when you left, i changed" gets me everytime. She's just a broken, lost little girl still, and the actress portrays that so damn perfectly.
"Are you real?" Holds massive weight. It means this is what Jinx dreams of, imagines, has been wanting since the moment they were separated. They're her fantasy and thus, she needs to know if it's real. That's heartbreaking
you're absolutely right. though for me, what makes it an even more powerful line is the knowledge that jinx suffers from severe, untreated psychosis. we've seen it, we know how strongly it affects her views of the world & herself (which are always negative). in the context of the scene too, with the sisters reuniting, we're reminded of who/what they used to be 7 years ago & that jinx is not powder anymore.
jinx has experienced so much trauma in her young life that she can hardly distinguish reality from the manifestations from her head anymore. so her question, 'are you real?' is both figurative AND literal. it's disbelief x10 for jinx due to her psychosis. & that destroys me every time.
no actually she has psychosis.
Jinx way of talking is perfect. It walks the tightrope between attempting to show she is mentally troubled and making her so boisterous and out there that it's just cheesey and unbelievable. The way she says "powder... fell down a well" in a confused and curt way is amazing. This is just one example of it and it's consistent throughout the show. Imo she ranks up there with the joker in terms of "mentally ill" characters
Yes! The animation of the distorted faces over reality and seeing the scribbles of her former friends faces is so powerful. Or when she was unable to see her own reflection in the mirror. Writers and animators did an AMAZING job.
@@crypticrs AND voice actors! Jinx VA is god tier is2g the way her voice cracks, how she sounds so vulnerable yet so dangerous at the same time, even if you listen only to her voice acting without seeing her facial expressions you can hear how tragically crazy she is.
Depends on the Joker. I'd say Jinx is done better than half the depictions of Joker I've seen. At least.
Jinx truly is the standard that all animators, writers, and other directors should aim for if they so choose to have extremely unstable characters that suffer from mental illness because at least it's not romanticized and it's depicted as a very real and tragic struggle
Thanks hehehehaOH123
I feel so much for Vi here she tried so hard to reach out to her sister but she’s just too far gone.
@@Ellie-gp9dg no it wouldnt. Jinx already started being insecure about caitlyn
@@viktor5414 I feel like they could've gotten past that, it certainly caused a problem, but Ekko showing up was the cherry on top
@@yoalightbulb2571 So? Life doesn't go how you want cry
@@OreoOreoCookie234 Kay, dunno why you're being rude, but whatever gets your rocks off I guess.
@@Ellie-gp9dg imo everything in this scene kinda pointed towards the ending. especially jinx asking if vi was real which reflected how far gone she truly is, not even being able to tell if her sister was just a vision or reality
And Vi just thought her sister had grown into a cute teenager with adorable braids, an edgy sense of fashion and a machine gun she wields out of obligation and "to survive".
I wonder if this is how she pictured Powder would look like after all those years.
yea she definitely didn't understand what Jinx meant, which is evident when she realizes Jinx is enjoying shooting everyone down and almost shot her as well
She thought either dead or imprisoned by Silco. Powder being loyal to and loving the monster who destroyed her family, twisted Powder's memories of them and took over her home is so painful to Vi. This is most evident on the bridge when Jinx deliberately shoots at her, Ekko's words ringing in her ears 'she belongs to Silco'.
@@Casper8855 Jinx shot at Vi when she was holding Caitlyn to separate them physically. If she wanted to shoot Vi, she would not have missed.
@@savannahshane2231 While it's debatable whether or not Jinx was in control during her frantic shooting at Vi and Caitlyn, even if she was only trying to separate them that detail may have been lost on Vi.
You know, dozens of bullets come flying at you, getting closer and closer, you don't think 'was she only wanting me to let go of Cailtyn'. All she sees is Jinx shooting at her, all she can remember is Ekko's warning, all she realises is that Powder has changed (for the worst).
Yo, I really want people who play video games to consider what they’re doing. They’re trying to commit us in psychiatric institutions to make money and then they know that video games make money now and that’s why they fucking do it and they’re going to get that these people are still hateful thinking all we do is stay inside and eat Cheetos.
this show is painted and animated so gorgeous i love it
this animation is incredible
i heard they actually paint each 3d model, the colors is so beautiful
What i love is that even at this stage, Jinx is being uncomftroable being called "powder", her body languange as soon as Vi hugs her and she call's her "powder" her body just curls up together and she tries to make a distance because in her sister mind she is still a little innocent child and as Jinx tries uncomftrobly tell her "Things have changed when you left, i changed" she is creating a distance and giving her a soft warning that the person who she is hugging right now is not her innocent sister anymore.
Omg you're hurting me
I think it's important to remember that Jinx and Powder are the same person. The reason she gets so uncomfortable is because she hates herself and what she accidentally did, and she wants to pretend she now has control over her mistakes by 'owning' them.
I also think it's worth thinking of the two sisters not as Powder having changed, but as Vi having not changed. She's basically time travelled from the past and Jinx is being forced to remember a part of herself she's trying to run away from. And unfortunately she reacts by going into complete denial by the end of the series.
@@ellencoleman4604i do agree with, i'm also not with the idea that they are different people, she hates being called powder, mostly because she perfers the name Jinx because it gives her power and fear, but she also understands that if her sister notices the new her, Vi might actually distance herself from Jinx or get scared and dissapointed in her. Vi is the only person whom Jinx is afraid to show her new self
It kinda sucks that Vi kept calling her “powder” considering that she’s said multiple times that she’s changed and that her name is Jinx. If she would’ve respected that then jinx would have to use that against her when she wants to go against Cait. I feel like they could actually talked about it and sort things out.
@@Casesbbldrizzy Yep but you can't really blame Vi to a point. She was stuck in the prison for years, and in her mental imagine her sister is somebody who is shy and smart, she never would've quessed that her sister is an actual killer who takes somewhat of an enojyment in doing those things.
Yo… when she says “are you real?” Ugh!!! Baby had to double check. And when she tells her “I changed…” you can see the fear in her face. Like, “I’m not ‘Powder’ anymore and I hope you’ll stay when you see who I am now”
If I were Vi, I wouldn't mind the fighting skills, or her ability to kill as Vi herself was willing to do that (like Silco's thugs multiple times, even as a child in Ep 3). What I would have a hard time forgiving is the fact that it took her just 90 seconds (or close enough) to denounce her family and spend the next 7 years killing for- and loving the man she knows destroyed her whole family.
That betrayal is the difficult part to overcome.
@@Casper8855She has severe abandonment trauma. That can make relationships feel like a need like food and water. Silico adopted her when she was alone right after she lost her entire family.
@@umhi9778 You forgot to add '... because of him'.
@@Casper8855but regardless, if she rejected Silico she would be completely alone. She only recognises what Silico did once Vi comes back since it's only then she can afford to without ensuring she has no one.
Something about this combination of hand drawn and 3d preserves the soul of classic Disney films but also brings it to a whole other level through the seamless animation of 3d resulting in emotions that feel more real than live action film. It's like those Disney eyes pierce right through your conscious and make you relate to their every feeling.
Yeah I love how it's animated
It feels like it took what Clone Wars did and in Arcane’s own words “CRANKED IT”
The flat paint giving so much depth but with these subtler yet still noticeable intricacies of facial animations and the slight twitches and even breathing. Adds to the visual characterization beyond design.
00:29
You can clearly see how jinx pupils got bigger as she saw vi, she really loves her sm
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Great spot!
Fun Fact: They actually used different animation rigs for Powder and Jinx, so they have slightly different facial proportions and different facial expressions.
You can see this being used best at 1:34-1:35
@@monihyung O: I did not know. Tysm for sharing!!!
@@monihyungyup. Powder has a more rounded and child like face while Jinx had a more angular and sharper structure.
I dont play in LoL but i realy like Arcane. Its perfect
So is jinx 😭
Omg lol 😭 I hate this abbreviation feels like people won’t take this game as seriously
Whatever you do, don't ever try playing LoL. It takes a piece of your sanity each time.
The story is great, the game can be frustrating.
@@jin_cotl thank goodness, thats a dark corner of the world
"Things changed when you left. I changed" That line hits so hard, and gets me everytime :(
Vi didn’t realise how much she actually changed
This was a masterpiece from top to bottom. From soundtrack,ambience,graphics. I don't know how they can follow up. They set the bar extremely high.
yeah its also my biggest fear. Just my opinion but Arcane season 1 so far is probably the greatest show (work of art in all senses of the word like you said, a masterpiece) that's ever been created and its going to be nigh impossible to match or surpass. But im keeping faith this team of creators seem to be very very very good. Im sure Riot games is seeing the success of this and it would be equally tragic to mess it up and they know that. Lets hope
@@mistfitsable yeah
@@mistfitsableYea the pressure to make a followup that has to be at least as good as season 1 must be insane but I've understood that the creators got a massive budget increase for season 2 to allow them to do it right and make sure that they don't settle for anything less than perfect, just like with the first season. Riot Games being the developer for one of the biggest games in the world, they must understand that from a business standpoint its better to spend the money and take extra time to make a great followup instead of ruining the entire Arcane brand by making something the fans don't like. I trust Riot and Fortiche on this
Am I the only one that feels like Vi and Jinx could have been friends again if Ekko didn't interrupt them?
Ikr it would have been so perfect
Ekko "jinxed" the meeting. Ah! Get it?
jinx literally shot first
What you mean friends they are sisters
@@ragnarstark4887 .......... do you really not know what i mean?
God damn that eyes animation in Jinx is above the greatest
She sexy right
Ik i slayed
One thing nobody is mentioning is that when Vi mentioned that she got arrested, the first name Jinx mentioned was Marcus. She recognized him and knew who arrested Vi and then killed him on the bridge. That mechanical firelight, didn't target any random Enforcer but Marcus.
Oh fuck
OH DAMN that it such a good catch
dude, when vi call her ''pow pow'' i just broke-
Who’s here after act 3
1:21 Look at jinx hands 🥺
The way Jinx's face softens and changes so drastically when she hears Vi's voice is such a fantastic attention to detail by the animators. From Progress Day onward, we're accustomed to seeing Jinx as she has become in this new life she leads; tough, resourceful, damaged, a survivor, a ganger, a weaponsmith, a fighter, occasionally erratic, plagued by trauma and unstable, but instinctually dangerous and mechanically brilliant, never anything more soft on her face than occasional wry or ironic amusement. A person who's led a tough life in the streets, fighting to survive, hurting people, never fully trusting anyone. Yet the moment she hears her sister's voice again, there's a glimmer of something in her eyes, something she maybe didn't even know existed anymore. Hope? Love? When she turns to look at Vi, you can almost see the old Powder again - or who Powder may have grown up to become had things gone a different way - and this is consequently also the first time Vi sees her face again, which makes it all the more heartbreaking.
Pow-pow
I can't that's the cutest nickname i have ever heard. 😭
That’s the name of her gun
@jonow2191 Tes, but Vi said, "It's going to be alright, Pow-pow"
That's the irony, giving her childhood nickname to her chemtech gatlin gun is crazy 💀
those few seconds of just the sheer happiness of the 2 of them... makes me cry every time
that is, until cait shows up -.-
Damn it Ekko and Caitlyn! THEY WERE SO CLOSE! SO CLOSE!!😭😭😭😭
I had a sister that passed in 2016. Every time I watch this scene some part of me imagines I'm Jinx and Vero is Vi. In fact watching Vi in this show highlights all the best things I remember about my sister. She had a very dark side, but I didn't see it as much as everyone else. I only got the good parts (even then there were some bad memories so episode 3's ending hit hard too) Despite all that I miss her. I remember feeling like a completely lost monster after her death. Sure I didn't fling bombs or shoot guns but I lashed out like Jinx did. After seeing this series it was like Jinx held a mirror to me. I aim to be more like Vi now, in a way being the new family protector and highlighting all the good lessons and memories my sister left me. Vi helps fill that void Vero left behind. Lots of thanks to Riot for making this wonderful series. It's helped me through a lot. ❤🎉
1:17 that expectant look she gives Vi breaks my heart. she expects her sister to get the hint and still accept her when she says she has changed not exactly mentioning what she means by "change" because she's too afraid to confess that it is not just a "to-do to survive" kind of change Vi thinks it is
Just to clarify what kind of change has jinx actually gone through that’s not for survival
I just noticed that ... before Jinx turned around to see Vi, her pupils became bigger and im not okay
this whole thing is heartbreaking but my heart always splinters at Vi saying: "Yes, of course. It's me, Vi, your sister. I'm here. I'm right here."
AND THE THREE HUUUGS
Omg!! I just noticed that when Jinx was hugged by Vi for a moment she turned into Powder, her eyes turned grey (which represents Powder) but as soon as Caitlin comes barging in, her eyes turned back to Blue (which represents Jinx).
Powder’s eyes were grey but when she grew up into Jinx her eyes were more blue.
Not really, she just had them semi-closed through tears so they appeared a different color. They remained the gray-blue throughout.
You're really over analyzing this.
Yes but you can also see that her eyes turn grey with a bit of blue, showing that no matter how hard she tries or what Vi does, Jinx is who she is now and that will never change. You can even see that being called Powder makes her uncomfortable.
Actually you have a point. Animators rigged two different facial expressions for Jinx. For when she is Jinx and the Powder within her comes to surface.
@@danterik9781 Nope it's a detail that's literally present throughout the entire show
Legit when Vi showed up, I also thought "Oh no, Jinx has lost it. Vi isn't really there. That Vi looks too clean to have come from the situation she was just in." But as the scene kept going ....I felt the hope building and when Powder asked "are you real?" I got choked up, not gonna lie.
Visiting this after the end of ss2 hurts. Even if we’re worlds apart …
real
I can literally watch this all day.
Same. I've wached this for like 20 times
At 1:11 you can see Jinx melt back into Powder’s old mannerisms again, for a moment. The details that went into this show…
1:13 broke my heart
This is my favourite scene. It's cute how they are so happy they found eachother again and that they still care so much.
The cute/happy vibes don't last long tho 😅.
Jinx: "Whos she?"
Cait: "Who are you"
Bird: "KAAAAAH"
that's the comment I was searching for... 😂 needs more attention for sure xDD really noticed it only after watching whole series several times
*big dramatic emotional reunion going on *
that bird every few seconds: kraaahh ;D
How wholesome is their reunion, surely they will get happy ending in the future
I wish Jinx and Vi had just been given that moment. It made me sad that Caitlyn and Ekko destroyed it because it really seemed like seeing Vi again, in the flesh, got Jinx to open like a book :(
Vi hizo dos cosas que cumplió, 1) se encontró con Powder una vez que ella encendió la Bengala y 2) le dijo que fue arrestada, NUNCA la abandonó. Pero escuchó antes a Sevika que Vi la reemplazó y que anda con un Enforcer y con eso empezó a desconfiar TOTALMENTE de Vi, es una lástima que las acciones de Vi fueran eclipsadas por un comentario de Sevika.
The way Vi places a hand on her cheek like when she did when they were young😭
"are you real" made me break down into tears
having constant hallucinations and flashbacks of someone you lost, and then when they appear again, you dont know if its another trick your mind is playing on you.
This scene was just a glimpse of happiness, It was nice while it lasted
"It`s Jinx now. Powder fell down a well"....
I can never get over the beauty of this animation style.
Damn I'm so sad that they might be enemies now...
dont worry! theres a scene in a different league of legends game (about the present of the lore) where vi and jinx "renovated" some walls and caused an explosion, (both of them being happy) and jinx gave vi the old bunny plushy that vi gave powder when they were young :D vi and jinx hugged too
I heard that wasn’t cannon tho- it is?
@@quackigay7395 🦆
@@quackigay7395 wait are you fr?
Oh, the misery. Everybody wants to be my enemy...
Best TV serie I’ve ever seen.
They r so pretty its painful
This is so depressing... I hope they end up loving each other with the same love that beguiled the hours in their childhood and not in conflict ceaselessly...
The voice acting is so good.
I love the details in Jinx's/Powder's eyes changing colour; at 0:27 when she turns around and realises it's Vi her eyes turn back to grey (aka, Powder's eye colour), flickering between grey and blue (blue being the colour of Jinx). However at 1:11 when Vi confirms that she's real, Jinx' eyes go back to grey completely and stop flickering, showing that Powder is returning knowing that her sister really did come back for her.
But then at 1:34 when Cait arrives on the scene, Jinx's eyes go back to flickering between grey and blue, showing her losing her grip on her sanity once more.
Fun fact: Most people probably havent noticed this detail, but theres a difference in Jinx eyes to Powders. For example, At 0:17 Her eyes look narrow, serious and matured, This is Jinx. While at 0:31 her eyes have softened, appearing a lot more rounded, delicate and innocent. This is Powder. This is a pretty subtle, but very effective way to show how Powders personality disorder differs between Her and Jinx. One of the many reasons why this is one my top favourite shows.
“Things changed when you left, I changed.”
I may be reading too much into this but I think that was Jinx trying to say something more then “it was really hard without you” or something like that. I think that was her trying to say that Vi may not like who she is anymore but being too afraid to exactly say it.
When Powder/Jinx says : "It's Jinx now. Powder fell down a well."
It's heartbreaking. Powder would love to come back but Jinx keeps taking over...
Jinx is so cute.
1:56 the way Mylo keeps appearing.
Has to be one of the most emotional scenes ever to exist, it still and always occurs to me as absolutely intense goosebumps and being at the edge of tearing up, and I adore these ways. ( especially here: 0:26 0:32 0:45 ) PowPow’s voice is incredibly emotional and couldn’t fit her better, just like in 1:13 and 1:56 … What a master’s piece of art!~ ;D
Coming back here one last time to enjoy their reunion before Season 2 hits 😢
"Not everyone may be able to relate to it, but the few that do, well it'll mean the world to them."- Can't remember who said that, sorry!
I'm really for season 2 3 4 5 6 7 just keep them coming
My best friend left me years ago but sometimes I still see her. Sometimes I'll get a notification that I got a text from her but I'll wake up before I can read it.
Dude Vi and Jinx can’t be enemies come on. Season 2
dont worry! theres a scene in a different league of legends game (about the present of the lore) where vi and jinx "renovated" some walls and caused an explosion, (both of them being happy) and jinx gave vi the old bunny plushy that vi gave powder when they were young :D vi and jinx hugged too
Nah... They became a batman and joker like that.. and thats the beginning of the season 2
Oh, oh the misery...
Vi nunca será enemiga de Jinx, pero Jinx hace lo posible para provocar a Vi haciendo alborotos en Piltover.
VI 😊😊😊🥰🥰🥰
I honestly think it is "Vi and Powder" reuniting. Think about it Jinx is the part of her that wants to forget Vi. She wants to be independent and to let go of the fear of abandonment. But Powder on the other hand is a character that loves and cares for her sister and will do anything to see her again. It was powder who lit the moke but it was Jinx who threw it away and held the stone. It was Powder who let go of the stone and hugged Vi but it was Jinx who pointed the gun at Caitlyn
No sé si tú comentario es cómo viste a powder o cómo vos lo sentiste, porque en ningún momento Vi sofocaba a powder, le hizo hacer cosas que sus hermanos mayores hacia, la alentaba con sus inventos, literalmente casi se entrega a los enforcer dejando a powder sola con Vander y sus hermanos, o sea, independencia tenía, solo la cuidaba cuando le hacían bullying, pero eso es entendible siendo que tenía 10 años.
This scene gets me every time.
Ella Purnel's voice acting as Jynx is insane.
This series gave me a mix of telltale walking dead and Spider-Man: into the spider verse vibes, the style of the characters in the walking dead and the cartooniness and camera angles of Spider-Man itsv.
Also reminds me of the last of us
And dishonored
This is the greatest animated show I’ve watched. I’ve watched it so many times & im about to do it again. The raw emotion. I’ve never even played the game so going in I didn’t know a lot about the characters. The animation in itself is what drew me in & it did not disappoint
"Are you real?"
One of the most heartbreaking lines ive ever heard in a show. Imagine seeing your sibling after a decade, and having to hear that they've been sick in the head.
Oh you can really see how bad it got in this scene. When she says she isn't in the mood for this while having an episode. It's gotten to the point that she is permanently stuck in these episodes with only brief moments of clarity
this is genius because when shows try to show a misunderstanding during a important moment it always feels contrived as hell and dumb. but her it makes sense because Caitlyn only broke Vi out because she was looking for the stone which jinx has, so while you can argue well did caitlyn really need to ask about the stone at that moment, the only reason caitlyn was their in the first place is because she saw jinx steal it so it make sense why she would freak out about it.
I don't play LoL and I know next to nothing about the series(nor am I very interested in it). I have only watched an amv about Jinx which shows her pained, psychotic side. I still remember how heart-wrenching her crying was there, despite only watching it once, months ago. The voice-acting is really something else
God just saw first act of season 2 and just want to stay with this scene
Vi and Powder: We're finally together!
Ekko: You sure about that?
0:15
Ekko : “Looks like Jinx has lost his blue signal flare…I should return it to her!”
Powder fell down a well. Of tears.
I think we all have a moment like this in our life, where strong emotions caused problems that were avoidable by like *seconds* of reconsideration or one small thing like one thing said would’ve changed everything.
That’s why I love this scene personally. It’s so frustrating but usually with sensitive people and trauma’s involved this is how it goes
Beside the gorgeous animation the voice acting is also awesome. Jinx voice cracks and everything.
I'm not an LoL fan, but i can still appreciate a good story and great characters.
When I saw this I wanted to cry
"Are you real..?"
And Vi seeing how her little sister went insane 😭😭😭
Gosh, this show is so perfect that I can't even describe it
That black bird… now i know it’s swain
Jinx💙💙💙
cringe
@@OreoOreoCookie234 you're cringe.
Jinx: Who's she?
Caitlyn: Who are you?
Crow: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
OK that face that they had her come and didn't go with the cliche "oh I couldn't come because of obstacles" LIKE YES! this made so much more sense to come anyways. Thank you archane for not being like every other show owo.
Yep, we are so NOT ready season 2. These two fighting will hurt more than anakin vs obi wan or the last agni kai 💔
damn i feel for vi so much
Who is here after Season 2 Finale…..😭😭😭😭I’m Depressed…….
😢😢😢
If you listen closely the theme that plays as caitlyn shows up is clearly What We Could Have Been
This show is incredible
It’s sad knowing they’ll never be happy together and one day conspire against each other
I honestly think that if Caitlin didnt show up. And the firelights didnt take Vi then everything would have been rough as hell but Vi would have been able to get through to her
I just nodiced , vi called jinx pow-pow and if u have lisened "get jinxed" one of the lines is : "lets burn this city to ashes and se what pow pow thinks"
Sí, y hay algo que la gente no entiende, el arma que usa Jinx llamada Pow-pow es el recuerdo que tiene de Vi, literalmente esa arma es "rosada" (el cabello de Vi), tiene orejas de conejo (el juguete favorito de Vi) y el apodo que VI le decía. En la canción se refiere en qué pensará "VI"
"I wasn't talking to you!"
Gollum: "You too?"
What makes this so much sadder is this is the closest Vi and Powder got to being together again...
the face of powder came back for one moment
Who is here after watching the new arcane season 2 trailer 🥲
*Jinx:* Are we... still sisters?
*Vi:* Nothing is ever going to change that.