7:14 i'm pretty sure that cait being a good melee fighter is a direct reference to 99% of adc players, who decide to go melee on a character who's specialty is their range
When she has progressed to lv16 full items by the end of the show, her ewq-aa-aa combo kills you melee range in one shot im pretty sure, and Ambessa isn't the tankiest champ either
I can't believe you didn't point out that at the end of Episode 7 you see that Powder still has a drawer full of the blue crystals. We are repetitively told in this AU that she is a genius and has so much more potential. This means that she basically knew what could be the entire time but chose to keep the power hidden and away from everyone after what she saw Violet go through
Powder/Jinx is a genius in every universe, Jinx can use hexstone to make her weapon on her own too. Also i noticed that in episode 7 when they build the Z-Drive, there was a line separating Powder and Ekko, and the gear that they were putting runes on was spinning in different directions. Maybe that could imply that she is building a time machine after Ekko left ?
the airship at the end is one of the clues implying that jinx survived. Theres also caitlyn looking at the vents leading out of where jinx fell, a pink streak leading out of the explosion (which you mentioned), and her conversation with silco where he tells her that to end the cycle of killing and violence, she has to walk away
Man, that scene where Ekko was dancing with Jinx just had me tearing up. Absolutely broke me, because they deserved to be happy, they deserved so much, and yet life was so cruel to them
Rizzler Ekko because he was such a Hero who sacrificed so much but barely got a W in the end Bro could have gotten so much but dude decided to go back for everyone Didn't even get a legendaryt oo
the amount of details in this series is so insane. I never ever would have noticed all the symbolic composition Also, i saw on another video that in the alternate timeline, caitlyn didn’t drop that trinket, which lessened Vi’s time to react thus causing her to die even with some few seconds less time.
I loved the dance scene between Echo and Powder it’s probably my favourite scene. But what makes it more memorable is right after, the sudden jump from Echo’s paradise to Jayce’s misery.
one thing i love abt the Ekko timeline, is that he's so skinny there. in our world the dude is kinda jacked - ofc he is, he had to grow up fast and become physically strong to survive and protect his community, after all! however, in the other timeline, Ekko didnt have to grow up like that. he spends his time tinkering, making stuff, being with friends and just... relaxing. its a small but nice detail
I love your composition analysis! Went in only expecting League references and had a great time discovering new appreciation for the animators ❤ Edit: Watched to the end of the vid and Wow, you have better analysis than a lot of lore enthusiasts on youtube
one of my favourite scenes is alternate-timeline Powder storing the locket she intended to gift to ekko inside her drawer with the hextech gemstones. Showing how attached she was to the ekko who left. She could just give it to the alternate-timeline ekko, right ? They were surely dating before ekko changed of timeline. But she didn't, and I find this so moving
this is less memes and more of an actual examination of each scene via shot composition and what they mean, and how the writers and screenboard artists make these character's actions said without ever saying a single word or doing a single action amazing review, 9/9 will watch more content in the future becaus ei have liked and subscribed
Hey poly something you may have missed. When ambessa talks to vi in the tent she said something along the line of "your absence left a hole in her heart that I could fill" At first it seems like she is talking about how she could become a close consultant to cait but it's actually foreshadowing to maddie being a traitor.
My favorite thing about the arcane plot is that the "League of Legends" versions of the champions appear at various parts of the story, but not at the same time nor at the end of the story. Acane's focus was to tell a story, not to lead into some static Lol version of each character. It presented the champs as dynamic characters, and it was interesting seeing how some characters progress past their game version or even pass on afterward. Because of that idea, it allowed season 2 to have more curveballs that surprised me, since season 1 kind of had a feeling of X character won't die because they are a champion. And some characters like Jayce and Cait became something completely new and interesting.
13:25 so, I had the chance to meet two of the animators from FORTICHE's team. I asked them exactly that and they told me it was to make the viewer feel special emotions. By switching the art style it emphasizes the message or feeling the scene is meant to carry.
I still think it's an incredibly well made series, but it felt like Season 1 was "The story of Zaun and Piltover, a tragedy of two cities, and the intricate personal connections that form it. Jinx and Vi are at the core of everything" while Season 2 was more "Yeah there's a ton of war and stuff happening off screen by the way. Also the story was focused on magic, and Jinx and Vi are just going to pinball around a bunch. Also none of the resentment that has been built up is going to matter when we want everyone to team up against a bigger threat, both sides are just going to trust Jayce without question, and fighting together is magically going to solve their problems." It also wasn't very well explained what exactly the Black Rose are trying to do, what Ambessa's deal is besides being a warmonger. Hopefully we get more clarity on it with the planned Noxus/Demacia/Ionia series.
I think we'll never have a moment quite as hilarious as the post act 2 fandom infighting between Jayce supporters and Jayce haters on why he shot Viktor
8:17 I watched it weekly, but i dont regret it one bit. It made that moment at the end of act 2 so much more impactful because I had to linger with it for a week ;_;
I think the airship at the end is meant to be a subtle hint that Jinx survived the explosion and is on board it, like she said all that time ago. Plus, the little streak of pink is probably her.
I think December 8 might be when they release more info since afaik from the interview Necrit did with Christian he was a bit hesistant on releasing info so close to the end of the series, so maybe they'll reveal more stuff then!
Dayum the attention to detail. Iman artist for 7 years and animator for about 6months and didnt even notice this things im much more focused on the story XD
i think jinx in the second season became alot more interesting for me the amount of self awareness from her makes her alot better and it just makes everything alot more fun to watch
5:07 OMG, I wasnt the only one that thought like: "WTF, whyy, whaaat?" especially since cait cast her aside for Vi (And gets immedeat Karma with her betrail xD)
I must be really rtireded becausse I've been saying "E K K O B A C K F L I P" to myself for the bapst fifve minutes and laughitn "Viktor is alive!" . . . ish Vanderwick yeah that's pretty accurated SILCO AND VANDERWICK HAVE THE SAME EYE COLOR idk why I lvove that so much but I do "This is probably the weirdestd ay ever from Podwers' persective" is so real "Maddie did kill Maddie, so we have go give rcedit where credi dis due" OBLIGATOR HEY HTERE:S A PINK LINE HERE EKKO IS THE BEST BECAUSE HE'S THE BEST AND HE'S AMAZING, TH?AT'S WHY
The art, the sound design, the choreography, the stylization... The narrative -oh the misery (just the last 2 episodes didn´t quite do it for me) (Glad to see many others who enjoyed it tho)
more of a narrative than a framing thing but i can always appreciate that for as shitty as caitlyn was during the first act of season 2, the very first scenes of act 2 is her clearly regretting it and leveling out a bit. I suppose she never goes quite back to her naive cop days from season 1, but given that she's the sheriff now i still think its appropriate
I honestly don't fully know how to feel about season 2. At first I really loved it, then I came to dislike a few key things about it and then kind of started accepting them again. I do believe that we could have used like 1 or 2 more episodes for this. It feels like the writers were JUST unable to fully realize their ideas in this.
10:32 I though at this point "no cost too great" as it reminded me the hollow knight cutscene Kinda fitting aswell Edit also the seen at 15:20 looks like 2xko kinda? with cait and mel swapping
Was that alternate timeline Powder frame at the last part real? I don't remember seeing it. And if it is an edit, whoever made it, pls, I just want to talk.
All the screenshots are directly from the show If you're talking about the final 3 image sequence with Ekko and Powder, they're from Powder and Ekko sitting together - Season 2 Episode 7 (30:56) Powder sitting alone - Season 2 Episode 7 (33:22) Ekko sitting alone - Season 2 Episode 9 (43:51) I just edited them to be side by side so we could see the direct comparisons (These are the times that I wrote down for the image files, so hopefully I didn't mess up anywhere)
Ekko is the best character because B A C K F L I P the only thing i dont like much about arcane is how it destroys the lore of some champs, also not a fan of technojesus i loved way more the machine freak guy
13:40 GI MURIN 😊 *Oh the rizzery~*
i was just going to type that out
HOLOLIVE RAGHHHHHHH
the jokes referencing the actual game got me cracking up, well played mr brad main
7:14 i'm pretty sure that cait being a good melee fighter is a direct reference to 99% of adc players, who decide to go melee on a character who's specialty is their range
When she has progressed to lv16 full items by the end of the show, her ewq-aa-aa combo kills you melee range in one shot im pretty sure, and Ambessa isn't the tankiest champ either
I can't believe you didn't point out that at the end of Episode 7 you see that Powder still has a drawer full of the blue crystals. We are repetitively told in this AU that she is a genius and has so much more potential. This means that she basically knew what could be the entire time but chose to keep the power hidden and away from everyone after what she saw Violet go through
Powder/Jinx is a genius in every universe, Jinx can use hexstone to make her weapon on her own too. Also i noticed that in episode 7 when they build the Z-Drive, there was a line separating Powder and Ekko, and the gear that they were putting runes on was spinning in different directions. Maybe that could imply that she is building a time machine after Ekko left ?
the airship at the end is one of the clues implying that jinx survived. Theres also caitlyn looking at the vents leading out of where jinx fell, a pink streak leading out of the explosion (which you mentioned), and her conversation with silco where he tells her that to end the cycle of killing and violence, she has to walk away
"rizzler" in the thumbnail 💀
Man, that scene where Ekko was dancing with Jinx just had me tearing up. Absolutely broke me, because they deserved to be happy, they deserved so much, and yet life was so cruel to them
ekko not only rizzed up jinx, but he also 1v500 to stopped the arcane from exploding MYGOAT
Rizzler Ekko because he was such a Hero who sacrificed so much but barely got a W in the end
Bro could have gotten so much but dude decided to go back for everyone
Didn't even get a legendaryt oo
the video I never asked for but needed
the amount of details in this series is so insane. I never ever would have noticed all the symbolic composition
Also, i saw on another video that in the alternate timeline, caitlyn didn’t drop that trinket, which lessened Vi’s time to react thus causing her to die even with some few seconds less time.
going out on a whim that the time difference was 4 seconds
I loved the dance scene between Echo and Powder it’s probably my favourite scene. But what makes it more memorable is right after, the sudden jump from Echo’s paradise to Jayce’s misery.
Jayce being on the other side of the scene now lol
The one between Viktor and Jayce
BACKFLIPPPPP
"angry All-Chat phase" Brah, that's got me dead.
it was a blast binging with you all!
and no i'm still not recovered...
one thing i love abt the Ekko timeline, is that he's so skinny there. in our world the dude is kinda jacked - ofc he is, he had to grow up fast and become physically strong to survive and protect his community, after all! however, in the other timeline, Ekko didnt have to grow up like that. he spends his time tinkering, making stuff, being with friends and just... relaxing. its a small but nice detail
I love your composition analysis! Went in only expecting League references and had a great time discovering new appreciation for the animators ❤
Edit: Watched to the end of the vid and Wow, you have better analysis than a lot of lore enthusiasts on youtube
Powder: Starts as Powder, becomes Jinx
Isha: Starts like Jinx, becomes powder
one of my favourite scenes is alternate-timeline Powder storing the locket she intended to gift to ekko inside her drawer with the hextech gemstones. Showing how attached she was to the ekko who left. She could just give it to the alternate-timeline ekko, right ? They were surely dating before ekko changed of timeline. But she didn't, and I find this so moving
The Caedral meme at 8:37 absolutely sent me 😂
OH THE RIZZERY (this is peak content, love u)
I feel like every episode is a reference to the ending of season 1 with the song "What could've been."
The co-creator confirmed that was Jhin at the piano.
this is less memes and more of an actual examination of each scene via shot composition and what they mean, and how the writers and screenboard artists make these character's actions said without ever saying a single word or doing a single action
amazing review, 9/9 will watch more content in the future becaus ei have liked and subscribed
Not the ambessa shutdown gold
Hey poly something you may have missed.
When ambessa talks to vi in the tent she said something along the line of "your absence left a hole in her heart that I could fill"
At first it seems like she is talking about how she could become a close consultant to cait but it's actually foreshadowing to maddie being a traitor.
Not only more detail I've missed, but also good quality jokes. Well done :D
My favorite thing about the arcane plot is that the "League of Legends" versions of the champions appear at various parts of the story, but not at the same time nor at the end of the story. Acane's focus was to tell a story, not to lead into some static Lol version of each character.
It presented the champs as dynamic characters, and it was interesting seeing how some characters progress past their game version or even pass on afterward.
Because of that idea, it allowed season 2 to have more curveballs that surprised me, since season 1 kind of had a feeling of X character won't die because they are a champion. And some characters like Jayce and Cait became something completely new and interesting.
Jinx entrance on the battlefield is the coolest entrance I've ever seen. I was losing it lol
13:25 so, I had the chance to meet two of the animators from FORTICHE's team. I asked them exactly that and they told me it was to make the viewer feel special emotions. By switching the art style it emphasizes the message or feeling the scene is meant to carry.
the effort into the timestamps holy shit poly you’re a god
"who do you think got the shutdown gold" is devious i gagged
I still think it's an incredibly well made series, but it felt like Season 1 was "The story of Zaun and Piltover, a tragedy of two cities, and the intricate personal connections that form it. Jinx and Vi are at the core of everything" while Season 2 was more "Yeah there's a ton of war and stuff happening off screen by the way. Also the story was focused on magic, and Jinx and Vi are just going to pinball around a bunch. Also none of the resentment that has been built up is going to matter when we want everyone to team up against a bigger threat, both sides are just going to trust Jayce without question, and fighting together is magically going to solve their problems." It also wasn't very well explained what exactly the Black Rose are trying to do, what Ambessa's deal is besides being a warmonger. Hopefully we get more clarity on it with the planned Noxus/Demacia/Ionia series.
I think we'll never have a moment quite as hilarious as the post act 2 fandom infighting between Jayce supporters and Jayce haters on why he shot Viktor
14:42 this joke has to be inspired by the "Hitler is actually a good person because he killed Hitler" joke 😂😂
8:17 I watched it weekly, but i dont regret it one bit. It made that moment at the end of act 2 so much more impactful because I had to linger with it for a week ;_;
EkkGOAT
B A C K F L I P
The "Bard confirmed" lines were the best part 😌
With regards to Caitlyn and Maddie, wasn't it shown in season 1 with the brothel scene and her mother invading her room that she's a playa?
Gigi popping up was a jumpscare
I think the airship at the end is meant to be a subtle hint that Jinx survived the explosion and is on board it, like she said all that time ago. Plus, the little streak of pink is probably her.
Just, beautiful visual bombastic poetry
I think December 8 might be when they release more info since afaik from the interview Necrit did with Christian he was a bit hesistant on releasing info so close to the end of the series, so maybe they'll reveal more stuff then!
Dayum the attention to detail. Iman artist for 7 years and animator for about 6months and didnt even notice this things im much more focused on the story XD
This is a refreshing video after watching housr long video's on Nectrit explaining Arcane lore lmao
biggest missed opportunities is not putting a powerwolf song in vander rampage
Oh trust me, we ALL WANT A LONGER VERSION OF EPISODE 7
When is all of Arcane but with lightsabers releasing?
that would be so cool
A positive arcane review :) thank u poly, great video
FUCKING GIGI MURIN JUMPSCARE WTF
Ok so the exchange between Ambessa and Caitlyn made me think of Triforce build.
Ekko is too good man.
I've never touched LoL in my life but this show is literally my top 3 of all time
5:33 once again the light spills towards Caitlyn, showing she's on the "right" side.
cool video. you make me laugh too much tho I was a bit invested😂
13:33 gnar in arcane confirmed 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
this is perfect i just finished arcane, didn't realize how much symbolism there was in just the environment
That thumbnail is the best i ever saw
i was expecting just a bunch of memes in a compelation sytle thing. Still, this is some good shit
My favorite part of season 2 was that we got a whole AU episode
i think jinx in the second season became alot more interesting for me the amount of self awareness from her makes her alot better and it just makes everything alot more fun to watch
EKKOBACKFLIP😂😂😂
the caitvi scene definitely made me feel some feelings
Did you know that the champion teaser for Warwick was also pade by Fortiche
oh the rizzery, everybody wants to be my skibidi
9:34 first time i saw this shot immedieatly went "targon??"
13:35: Isn't this a Kindred reference ?
Jinx is about to die, and she doesn't want it to be peaceful. She gets multiple deaths, but iwth Ekko rewind.
Thanks for disclaimer
5:07 OMG, I wasnt the only one that thought like: "WTF, whyy, whaaat?" especially since cait cast her aside for Vi (And gets immedeat Karma with her betrail xD)
1:50 Turbo Chemtank spotted
11:52 AND DONCHA KNOW IM STILL STANDING BETTER THAN I EVER DID
I wish we could see more of orianna, how she works im arcane new canon lore
I could feel the cuts, and it hurt.
not gonna lie this thumbnail worked on me better than that sticky tape works on flies
I must be really rtireded becausse I've been saying "E K K O B A C K F L I P" to myself for the bapst fifve minutes and laughitn
"Viktor is alive!" . . . ish
Vanderwick yeah that's pretty accurated
SILCO AND VANDERWICK HAVE THE SAME EYE COLOR idk why I lvove that so much but I do
"This is probably the weirdestd ay ever from Podwers' persective" is so real
"Maddie did kill Maddie, so we have go give rcedit where credi dis due"
OBLIGATOR HEY HTERE:S A PINK LINE HERE
EKKO IS THE BEST BECAUSE HE'S THE BEST AND HE'S AMAZING, TH?AT'S WHY
The art, the sound design, the choreography, the stylization...
The narrative -oh the misery (just the last 2 episodes didn´t quite do it for me) (Glad to see many others who enjoyed it tho)
For me the last 2 episodes were a lot weaker, the shift from personal drama to world-ending action was a bit rushed and, imo, unwanted
more of a narrative than a framing thing but i can always appreciate that for as shitty as caitlyn was during the first act of season 2, the very first scenes of act 2 is her clearly regretting it and leveling out a bit. I suppose she never goes quite back to her naive cop days from season 1, but given that she's the sheriff now i still think its appropriate
I honestly don't fully know how to feel about season 2. At first I really loved it, then I came to dislike a few key things about it and then kind of started accepting them again.
I do believe that we could have used like 1 or 2 more episodes for this. It feels like the writers were JUST unable to fully realize their ideas in this.
So jinx survived and left piltover? Man i thought she was bye bye
13:12 oh come on bro. Btw if arcane REALLY cost 250 million, then that scene alone cost like 500k💀
2:50 there is something like that in wild rift but i dont know is it good
Ekko support confirmed
i need the thumbnail as a jpeg on my computer
10:32
I though at this point "no cost too great" as it reminded me the hollow knight cutscene
Kinda fitting aswell
Edit
also the seen at 15:20 looks like 2xko kinda? with cait and mel swapping
Cant wait for bard to be in arcane
Ekko is the best character because just rolls with the punches and when he saves the world he gets a worse outcome than Singed
Bard was crazy in Arcane that vibes man, Bard steal the show.
10:38 elo hell everywhere XD
Was that alternate timeline Powder frame at the last part real? I don't remember seeing it. And if it is an edit, whoever made it, pls, I just want to talk.
All the screenshots are directly from the show
If you're talking about the final 3 image sequence with Ekko and Powder, they're from
Powder and Ekko sitting together - Season 2 Episode 7 (30:56)
Powder sitting alone - Season 2 Episode 7 (33:22)
Ekko sitting alone - Season 2 Episode 9 (43:51)
I just edited them to be side by side so we could see the direct comparisons (These are the times that I wrote down for the image files, so hopefully I didn't mess up anywhere)
15:44 missed velkoz reference
Arcane season two is three words, bard confirmed
13:41 GI MURIIIIIN
i hope jinx and ekko haad a chance to... you know... before...
luv u poly
Nerf kaenic rookern
Please make more arcane content
Ekko is the best character because B A C K F L I P
the only thing i dont like much about arcane is how it destroys the lore of some champs, also not a fan of technojesus i loved way more the machine freak guy
8:47 that miles morales ref is a sprinkle of that closet racism man
"OH THE RIZZERY!!! EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE MY SKIBIDI!!!" 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
Best show
The jhin confirmed sentence had no reason to be that funny