Imo, Jinx survived and chose to leave the source of her cycle of trauma. There's too much evidence, the streak of her shimmer flash just before Warwick(Vander) is blown up. During Caitlin's inspection of the Hexgates ventilation she smirks and in the midst of narration 'Our story is not over' the remnants of the monkey grenade is highlighted. In front of the fire she's conflicted when asking Vi if she's still in the fight, since she doesn't know whether or not it's best to inform her of what she knows. And there's influential scenes with Jinx where she listens even after stating they're too late. To Silco, while in the cell: 'I think the cycle only ends when one finds the will to walk away.' The known and unknown conversations between her and Ekko. 'No matter what happened in the past it's never too late to build something new.... Sometimes to make a leap forward you have to leave a few things behind.' Solidified with the final shot, being of a blimp Jinx imagined one day flying away on from the very beginning.
The Finale left me speechless. Arcane was a masterpiece, one of the best shows out there. I hope we will get some kind of continuation/spin-off. Thanks for the reaction. V5
it is confirmed there will be a next series in the world of league of legends arcane is just the beginning, I think the next series is about noxus since mel is going to noxus in the end
After this episode ended I stared at the screen for 10 minutes trying to process how godly this was, I couldn't have asked for more, from Ekko and Jinx entrance to the whole fight scene with Ambessa,Cait,Vi and Mel Victor and Jayce bromance reached cosmic levels literally. Ekko using every second to save everyone and jinx finally feeling like she saved someone she cared about instead of being the cause of their demise and finally breaking the cycle of her killing everyone around her made me bawl. Thank you Arcane for this masterpiece and thank you Studiogek for sharing your journey with us. edit: I love the Jinx theory and I really hope their next project is Ionia the scenery will go hard or maybe Demacia to show the cruelty and dehumanisation mages go through and honestly the whole scene between Jayce and Viktor about perfection and imperfection can be used for how you viewed the end of Arcane as rushed, nothings perfect if it was it wouldn't make us feel the way it does.
We 're 100% going to Noxus next. For those that know league lore they gave a HUUUGE hint of it. I do hope they will go the Ionia invasion route though.
I aggree that overall this last act was phenomenal and still think that arcane is downright a masterful show but i would be lying if i didn't admit that the last episode and arcane's whole conclusion left me a bit unsatisfied with how kind of rushed everything seems after the climax like half of the main casts' fates are completely left in the air (maybe except for jinx) as well as the political status of PnZ (it seems they are gonna try to reconcile since savika was made part of the council to represent Zaun), besides there's also the currently unknown status on the hextech which i consider a big deal since it is a very important element in the lore, I think my only serious gripe with how they decided to end things is that it they left it too open for my personal liking considering that this is supposed to be the end of the story for Piltover and Zaun and therefore it feels more like a prelude or preview to whatever next LoL show Riot might be planning in the future, hopefully those future projects will answer some of the questions arcane left. But all in all arcane has officially cemented itself as one of my favorite shows ever and it was definetely a great experience to watch from start to finish.
I think the reason the top 3 was so hard was due to how good the writing was, everyone had a big importance in the finale and if one of them were to be absent the whole finale would fall apart. Jayce: talked sense into victor and never gave up on him speaking to his humanity while uniting Piltover & Zaun Vi: saw the good in Jinx and never gave up the only family she had left and was pivotal in stalling the raid and protecting those she loved by doing what she does best, punching Ekko: Used all the time he had to make the most of every second like his beloved quote "its not how much time you have, its how you use it" to turn the tides of battle and persuaded Jinx to live and fight on for those they lost on the way. Jinx: rallied Zaun alongside Ekko and did Aeisha proud by doing what she wanted from jinx from ep 4 and protecting her sister, also i feel like she wanted to die and would rather sacrifice herself to guarantee vis safety like she said in ep 3 i believe "everyone around me dies" which still held true to Vander in that scene and vi would never let go which would mean they would all die, she realised then and there what to do. Caitlyn: Even though the fight was near impossible she managed to strategize a plan that led to success, forgave Jinx but her differences aside and decided to create a Piltover where there would be no children to suffer the fate Aeisha faced and with the help of Mel took down Ambessa which is a feat on its own! Viktor: Wanted to create a world of perfection because he wanted to end the suffering he was subjected to and to create a world he thought would be best till Jayce showed him why imperfection was the best way for a brighter future. Heimer: found something worth dying for, his pupils. He let down Jayce he wasn't going to stand by and have Ekko meet the same fate also like cannon said he was right lol. Doubt anyone read this but if you did you're probably going through arcane withdrawal which honestly same and this is just a quick analysis from watching arcane like a min ago so let me know what you guys thought!
they gave us enough hints Jinx is alive based on Cait's looking at the exit tunnels draft and smiling as well as the airship in the end. I also personally believe Viktor and Jayce are together in some magic realm. Idk about Heimerdinger - his race is supposed to be almost immortal but they still can be killed so not sure. so we lost a few important characters which is good since the stakes were high but they didn't delve too hard into tragedy. I expected Black rose/Mel's plotline to not be finished since I think we're going to see more in the show about Noxus/Demacia. every new show will have new main characters from that region but we may see some cameo of old characters. my personal favorite plotline was Viktor and Jayce's one. the cosmic kind of bond in all the universes which became so essential on such a scale. their last scenes were just pure art.
technically from what we know from league lore like technically heim should just respawn in bandle city but whether or not thats the case now idk. My personal theory is he was sent further into the future literally into another show where i suspect he may show up again one day.
@@rillzy9637 i mean they got singed and hes heading to noxus with them so its a perfect setup for that to happen and i really hope in 3 years when it comes out they do lol
It's safe to say, Arcane will forever be remembered as one of the perfect shows out there. There's nothing to not love about this series. A round of applause to the team that made this a reality. 👏👏 👏
@@-JokerIsYourFather Yeah I'd give the first season a 10/10. The production on S2 was godly, but I think the pacing holds it back from a perfect score. I think if they had 2-3 more episodes in between to flesh out the time-skips, we could have had a better final product. Still love it though.
I’m almost certain it’s implied that jinx is alive and she’s chosen to go live a life away from everything as she believes and has proven that anyone that’s close to her dies
Most likely. Right before the explosion, you can see a pink streak, like when Jinx moves at Shimmer Speed. Cait is examining the Hexgate blueprints and sees air ducts from where Jinx was "killed" and the ship that sails away at the end is the same one that Powder said she'd ride on in the first episode of Season 1.
The one thing that actually proves that Jinx is alive is Cait seeing that there are vents that Jinx could've slipped through after the explosion. No point in showing that scene if Jinx really was gone.
@@yohohoho971 flash of shimmer was her bomb literally having shimmer in it, Cait smiling at blueprints could mean literally anything and you know it, and that ship is literally the ship cait and vi are on as they follow the rest to noxus to continue the fight maybe stop reaching mate
@@XiaoyuuuYT thats entirely your interpretation of that scene nothing else shes just looking at maps mate prolly in setup for the ship heading to noxus but lets be fair it equally could mean that as it could mean jinx escaping as none of us have answers.
Jinx survived. If you look closely at the blast she shimmered out. A pink line shot out. And she's likely the one on the air ship in the end. Possibly going to Demacia or may meet go somewhere where she meets Ziggs
@@babc6394 cant wait for him to say the obvious that a shimmer infused bomb showing signs of shimmer while exploding is normal and saying someone escaped while falling through the air overtop nothing but a core is insane even with shimmer like speed how tf did she create her own gravitational force to get anywhere near the tunnels while freefalling lmao. She has speed not the ability to teleport lmao. Like its all insane takes and overreaching and no one seems to get it and i cant wait til necrit shuts it all down
I actually feel the same way Carter feels. Phenomenal season/show but that last Act just left me feeling unsatisfied, maybe even just 10 more mins at the end of the aftermath could have helped, but also issues with pacing left it feeling disjointed at times. Everything in the story made sense, but it really is just a matter of pacing and not having more key moments to lead up to the big moments. All in all top 2 show. ❤
100% same. I felt so conflicted when it ended because there is a LOT of things to praise about the show, but the pacing was just too chaotic. It needed an act 4 for sure to draw a lot of things out more. A few of the things that stood out the most to me that seemed WAY too fast paced were: 1. Viktor leaving the second he wakes up after Jayce saves him with the hexcore 2. Mel getting kidnapped by the black rose and just has a very sudden and cheap feeling op power up with little to no explanation. 3. Cait siding with ambessa then suddenly betraying her within the blink of an eye, makes her character feel really wishy washy.
If each act had one extra episode, it would've been perfect. One episode in Act 1 to show caitlyn's strike team attacking zaun, instead of the montage we got. One episode in act 2 to show how cait and vi's breakup affected vi, ( again instead of the montage ), and give a bit more time for vi to react instead of immediately joining jinx, which felt off. And finally 1 more episdoe in act 4 to show the aftermath of the war.
@@seakiwiithose can all be explained though? 1. Viktor would rather die than have himself be revived and have the hexcore still alive. Jayce lied and disregarded his wishes and even had plans for more hextech weapons. 2. This is the weakest one but I wouldn’t be surprised if extreme trauma and/or access to that magical puzzle unleashed her powers. 3. She didn’t change in the blink of an eye, there was a time jump of 5+ months between the dictator arc and siding with Vi
bro. maddie not being shot while the other enforcer is, her being the one to hand out the bomb that ends up being planted on the viktor cocoon WITH the nail already being there. the shot on her when she hands it over and nods going on just slightly longer. her being at the back of the group so she could catch cait off guard. like watching it back theres some really subtile clues in the moment that point to her being a rat
Jinx is alive. If you go frame by frame you’ll see a pink line(shimmer). Caitlyn is looking at the blueprints for Hexgate and see vents. The 1st episode of the first season Powder sees an airship and says one day she’ll ride on one. The airship at the end is Jinx leaving ,breaking the cycle.
her bomb is made of shimmer so ofc there's a streak of shimmer and the ship is literally the ship vi and cait are on as they are taking the fight to noxus. They literally say it pan out and show them leaving what's not to get? media illiteracy at its finest i swear.
- Vision of Silco telling Jinx that the only way to break the cycle is to walk away, which she sees at first as dying hence her attempts - Ekko telling her that no matter what you do in the past, it is never too late to build something new - I am always with you, even when we're worlds apart - Jinx's words to Vi - Through entire episode we see multiple times Jinx's shimmer trail as she escapes an attack and just before the explosion, at the top right corner there is a shimmer shade line of escape - Caitlyn showing blueprints of Hexgates air ducts at that same location where Jinx was - Air ship which is * EXACT * model like the one in s1 where Powder said she will ride in of of those things - The End written in Jinx style So it is not a coping mechanism, it is a fact. Jinx is alive, walking away
Compared to the previous series' finale, it may seem a bit imperfect, but as Jess said to Victor, imperfection itself has its own beauty. In summary, the two seasons of 'Twin Cities' bring audiences a wonderful and unforgettable animation experience. Its creativity and production are groundbreaking and different from traditional animation works in the past. At the same time, I am also looking forward to the animations of different city states in the League of Legends that Fist will bring us in the future. Perhaps in these animations, we can still see the figure of the Battle of Two Cities
Mel and Ekko, our 2 MVPs in the final episode 🫡🫡 "One day I'm going to fly one of those..." There's no way that shot's a coincidence, so I think Jinx is alive, she survived through the vents. In the end, she broke the cycle by walking away. Poor Vi and Jinx, why can't they have just one good ending for once in their life, where they both live happily together.
I think they left it up to imagination, right before the explosion at the top right you see a single shimmer streak🤷🏼♂️and the end was in her writing, she “walked away” like silco told her
@BiggyB1122 yeah I just didn’t feel like typing that all out sorry, also feels good for people to dive into it and piece by piece , made me so happy piecing it together and remembering as the show came to its end🥹
@@BiggyB1122 that line is in regards to her turning her base into an airship not that as that is very clearly the ship vi and cait are on as they fly towards noxus. While yes she could be alive idk the evidence yall are providing is just weak af. Sayings its weird to see a streak of shimmer from a bomb infused with shimmer is insane. Saying she escaped through tunnels when she exploded overtop of a core nowhere near anything is insane. And saying the ship they literally show and say seconds earlier is cait and vis is hers trying to escape is insane.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
Arcane will always be remembered as one of the greatest shows ever made. I also believe Jinx is alive. We saw her use shimmer and I believe she's on that airship at the end
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
Now im just hoping next part of the series will focus on noxus, and we would see mel again. Would make sense since we saw swain's raven likely picking up the arcane gemstone
@@mctrickzboss1075 It's true that Arcane and this story of Piltover and Zaun is now over but there will be more shows and projects of the universe of league of legends that will possibly tie them together with Arcane.
If they want to be wild, they could focus the next story around Riven and Noxus Invasion of Ionia. Really cool stories, and so many champions involved,including quite a bit of extremely popular ones. Though it would take more than 2 season to get through. We could be introduced to it through Singed, since he is already set up and was involved in that story.
The animators hinting that Jinx is alive is quite obvious. A few scenes made little sense ot me toward the end, until I read the theory. Said theory is not sfool proof by itself, but gains strong credibility by solving the apparent non sense that are the final scenes (I am speaking about the animators loosing the little time they have for the epilogue showing Cait watching at the blueprints of the towers and air ducts,, and the final scene with the zeppelin over the ocean).
The animations are obvious in hindsight but honestly at that point of the episode I was so emotionally crushed that most of it just flew right over my head and only reading the theories later it made sense. Arcane have a massive rewatch value for sure.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
Jinx isnt dead in the end She walked away from the cycle with the flying boat like what silco said Caitlyn was looking at the hexgate blueprints and there was a picure of the blueprints where several exhausts pipes are connected for sure jinx slid on that exhaust and lives and walked out of the cycle
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
@@skylofter6840 Maybe he could teleport a short distance since in chapter 6 in the fight, if you notice, he literally falls and moves from one place to another and so on on several occasions.
@@skylofter6840 if you look carefully at when the explosion detonates, there's a single purple streak that flies off before the explosion that's very reminiscent of the purple streaks that appear when jinx moves really fast as a result of her shimmer. There's also the aforementioned scene of Caitlyn looking at the blueprints for the hexgates, specifically focusing on a ventilation shaft while holding a piece of the monkey bomb, so I really don't know what else that moment could be specifically highlighting. The final shot with the airship also closely mirrors the opening scene of s1 ep1 with both airships being viewed at a very similar angle and it moving in the same direction, and of course Powders first line being that she wants to ride one of them. It very well could be wrong, but I really don't see how all of these points lining up being a reach. I'm also not really sure where you're getting the idea of it being a shimmer infused bomb from, the explosion is the same as a hextech explosion with the blue lightning, colour and sound, and the pink-ish colour that's also part of the explosion is likely just colouring added by jinx, we know the explosives she makes can come out pink(not sure how that even works lmao), and I can't remember any instances of shimmer being used specifically to makes weapons/aid them, just as a performance enhancing drug and some kind of fuel like with Sevika's arm. It IS flammable as seen in ep3 but that doesn't really make it a useful thing to put in an explosive when regular explosives already exist.
It was a little rushed. Most things make sense, but if they had done an extra season and took their time... even if its 2 6 espiode seasons. But it was still good
For the love of god, they will have more seasons! Arcane isn't over lol they are just taking the series to a new location in their world. How many times do people have to keep saying this?!
They said they didn’t want to. That working on this story took like a decade like literally they were likely offered it but declined and I think that’s great instead of stretching things out and there are still more to come
I think the rush parts are about the black rose, mel, noxian parts etc... for sure it will elaborate more in the next series.. in canon timeline, next will be Noxian Conquest
I have mixed feelings on the ending. I kinda felt like how Carter did. Overall, I love the show, it's one of my favorite shows to come out in recent years and I'm sad it's over. That being said, I think season 1 was executed much better writing and pacing wise than season 2. I still thought season 2 was pretty great, it was visually stunning and had some amazing moments, as well as episodes. All of Act 2, plus episode 7, might be some of my favorite episodes in the entire series, with Act 2 easily being the best part of this season, imo. The final episode though, didn't quite stick the landing for me. It's interesting, because I still felt emotional and I still thought the ending mostly worked, but I have issues with some things and one of them is it felt like it needed more time. I'll probably watch any spinoff series they do after this though, because I'd say the good definitely outweighs the bad.
Yeah, that's how I felt too. If season 1 was an 11/10, this season had 12/10 visuals and 8/10 storytelling imo. All the complaints I have are VERY minor, almost nitpicks, but there are so many of them that they really add up. Mostly pacing issues and how so many storylines could have had time to breathe and develop.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
After the full series, watching it again from the start really shows how it's fitting for the airship to be the last shot. 💙 It's also amazing how Jinx always have this grand entrance like Powder with her dress and Jinx with her music entering the battlefield.
Powder is alive !!! No body, no death. The first sentence that Powder says in the show in the first episode is ( one day, I’m gonna ride in one of those things ) And the last scene of Arcane she rides one of those things and flies away across the sea, leaving the city. Also Silco say ( I think the cycle only ends when you find the will to walk away ) And also Ekko say ( Sometimes taking a leap forward means leaving a few things behind ) Jinx vs Powder fly away in the boat that she said that one day she would ride
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
I didn't notice it at first and the ending, while very good, did leave a bad taste in my mouth because I felt like it wasn't the right time for Jinx to die. But having rewatched to see the hints that she's alive I'm a lot more satisfied with this ending. Something that I don't think I've seen anyone else mention is that Jinx also hinted at leaving in an earlier episode (I think it was S2 E4) when she was talking to Silco's chair. She said, "I guess you're really gone, and there's no reason to stay here anymore". Isha was her only reason for staying longer, so to me it makes sense that she would leave. I think she also felt that it would bring Vi closure in her relationship with Caitlyn, because even though Cait and Jinx did sort of mend their differences by the end, there would always be a lot of tension between the two if Jinx stuck around. And I doubt she would ever want to team up with the enforcers like Vi.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
Whats interesting to me is that it seems in the alternate universes where everything else happens the same, Viktor gives multiple different rune bracelets to Jayce. But its only this one rune that saves them in the end. Because the rune that Viktor gave Jayce in this universe is the Acceleration rune that Ekko talked about in episode 7. Its my theory that when Viktor gives any other rune to Jayce in the beginning, Ekko ends up traveling to the other multiverse with Heimer and Jayce, but without the extensive knolwedge of the Acceleration rune (which is most likely the rune that is studied the most since it is the one that Jayce 1st got in this timeline). And because he doesnt know about the Acceleration rune as much, Ekko ends up never getting back to his main universe, or doesnt make the Z-drive before coming back, and that is the key point that saves this universe. Without Ekko knowing about the Acceleration rune and making the Z-drive, this universe becomes just like the one that Jayce saw
Coming from Patreon, Carter I agree with you SO HARD, the animation was great, I loved the music and I loved most of the characters but the narrative really suffered from pacing/lack of time/episodes. It no longer felt as character driven in the end and felt heavily reliant on the arcane plot! I still loved the show and its still top for me but as someone who only watched season 1 in the last few months rather than waited 3 years, it didn’t feel like a match. I was so upset with Jinx’s ending. I wanted this mentally traumatized girl that we’ve seen suffer and fight and grow for 18 episodes to get a better ending, it was a disservice to her character and especially her and Vi’s story together. And the fact that she might actually be alive in the end but far away feels cheap. Still loved the season and the show, but eh. I feel just as confused and mixed as you. It was all these little things building up on top of each other that knocked it down for me.
my thought is that the 'arcane' story is done, but not the story of the characters involved who we met along the way. we'll follow new characters too; but vi, cait, and especially (singed's daughter) who was teased at the end may come up again. which is why we got a 'lofty' ending for these characters. id assume we're going to noxus next. to many noxus teases at the end. (if you know, you know)
It's probably Jinx on that ship, you can see Jinx purple shimmer trail before the explosion if you slow it down + Caitlyn looking at the air vents just below the explosion on the tower blueprints whilst holding as piece of Jinx bomb, and its the same ship powder said she wants to fly on in episode 1 of the show
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
In the first episode of Arcane, Powder looks up at an airship exactly like the one at the end and says "one day I am gonna ride in one of those things"
I think this was the only show where the multiverse/multidimensional aspect of it didn't make me puke. I feel like everywhere it is used, it tries to undo something that has already happened, which makes it so that the consequences of actions stop feeling as important as they should. In this show they used the multiversal aspect to give information and show another side of the story without actually undoing something drastically. Also, my heart goes to the person who decided to include the Jinx and Ekko storyline. Undoubtedly, I feel like that was fan service, but finally it felt like the fan service actually fit in the story and made us feel genuinely amazing and happy without detracting from the seriousness of the situation.
Ekko is the biggest mvp and just goat overall, someone who genuinely wanted good and attempted to all he could, proabably the only character not morally grey, but still ended up alone..
yeah idk how to feel about it to be honest. I think up to ep 7 it was very good but the las two were all over the place. I'm trying to think of it as not an ending but a branch for other stories to build upon and go more in-depth on because it for sure left alot to be desired
Im glad they left it like this. Remember this is the end of Arcane, but they plan on doing other projects, so it wouldnt make sense to kill anyone off. Ambessa was created as a champion for the show, so I can see why she is the only one with a confirmed death.
Even the ep 7 was super good. But yes, it feels really rushed, some characters become super dumb (like ambessa and singed) and Viktor / Jayce past-present-future isn't as well treated as someone will expect, its kinda weird, I feel so weird after watching it. Still love Arcane tho, s1 was perfect, this one its just weird but amazing as well (especially act 3)
Especially considering this show is supposedly game-canon(!!!), I wonder if they're pulling a DC Comics move & rebooting everything based of a new source material
Ekko and Jayce did literally everything they could and all Ekko had left was Lover in another Universe feeling. Destined to be just not this time. It was a really sad reality for the MVP of the show
I think a lot of people have a weird feeling aboutAct III, mainly because of the execution. In my opinion, the way each character ended was good, like Jayce and Viktor dying together because it started with them, jinx dying because it brings her character arc full circle, etc., but it was just the execution of the events that made it feel weird, like I feel jinx’s death could’ve been done way better and although it was sweet with Vander, it was still not as good as it could’ve been
Jinx is alive for sure, there's a purple line before the explosion. Also, Powder in the alternate universe, still has the gem pieces in the drawer, maybe she could recreate the teleporter and reunite with Ekko and her dead sister Vi.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
The world without hextech jayce and victor doesn't exist, because jayce suicide without meeting victor, while victor died because of his disease not discovering hextech from jayce
Its sad how Cait and Vi, Jayce and Vikor (somewhat), Jinx (i think shes alive) all got somewhat happy endings but the undisputed MVP of Act 3 Ekko is left alone with like nothing
Since topside and bottom are now one, Ekko isn't lonely. He has his friends (Vi and Cait) which he can always visit and his firefly pals are still with him
S1 pacing was perfect, this was rushed and many deaths felt like they had no payoff, no reason. It's a shame, because this had the most potential in a show I've seen. It will remain in my top 5 though
Warwick body tough enough to survive that explosion so if Riot want Jinx alive, just let Vander personality awake and shielding her from that , if they want, there are ways
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
@@skylofter6840Stop spamming the same comments. This theory is very solid based on the evidence. The writers are not dumb, they know what they were doing.
most likely the zeppelin is jinx. first episode she said she always wanted to ride on one and in a few frames when the bomb went off you can see her pink flash of her dashing away. additionally, why would cost be looking at air vents randomly in the hexgate. jinx is a-ok👍🏻
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
My guess is that the next series will focus on the Noxian Invasion of Ionia and focus on the champions from there. Which I hope is the case as Yone and Yasuo are probably my favorites and is going to be another great tragedy about two siblings following a tragedy about two siblings.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
Yeah, Warwick is alive and Vander should be definitely dead. At most there might be a few extremely important memories left, explaining some voicelines and such
And that's why the theory of her survival is out there given all the hints of the possibility. Especially with how this chapter of the story is closed, yet the path to follow different routes in the whole story is wide open.
She's not dead the writers just went for the classy pretend they're going to die for emotional impact but reveal right after they survived as to not upset the crowd that can't accept characters dying.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
@@skylofter6840 number 1 rule of fictional shows: no body means no death, Caitlyn was looking for Jinx's body and she didn't found it, this is very basic and common sense, especially with main character
To summarize: - As a result, we learned that Victor and Jace unknowingly began to feed the Abyss with the help of Hextek, provoking the apocalypse and local Hiroshima - It was Sinjed who achieved the perfect evolution, not Victor, by experimenting with Vander's body through science and not magic (arcane) and he became the key to the panacea for the cure for death - Jinx sacrificed herself and interestingly, the balance was balanced, Jinx died in this universe and Vai in another timeline, changing the fate of everyone for the better - There are a lot of references to Game of Thrones as Jace and Jon Snow showed a cyborg/viht to unite against a common enemy Victor/The King of the Night, the formation of a new council, which included Sevika as a representative of Zaun and a parallel with Bron Blackwater, Ekko saved everyone as well as Arya Stark.Well, you get it... - teased by Svein (from Knoxus) Chalk may have Shurima roots because of the golden vestments - Only Heimerdinger, who remained in the alternate universe (timeline) and Sinjed, who defeated the death of Orianna, received a specific "happy ending". We are waiting for the continuation in other regions of the Runaterra what to say...Back in Noxus, Mordekaiser is imprisoned in the Immortal Bastion, there is enough evil in the world
Basically everyone that watched it. the ending is ambiguous on purpose, but the fact that everyone's fates in ambiguous makes the ending feel a bit "....what?" Sadly all of those action packed scenes didn't amount to satisfying conclusions for any of the characters. Except singed. Hopefully in the next series they don't make the ending obnoxiously ambiguous, or just give a longer epilogue.
I haven’t gone back to check but I’ve seen lots of people saying that there’s a pink flash just before the explosion, and with Cait checking for and finding vents under that chamber then smiling and the flash of scratchy Jinx-style text at the end + the ship, they’ve left it incredibly open for her to be alive.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
@ Have you seen how fast Jinx moves? Her fight with Rictus and how she moved against Cait in the S1 finale showcase this. Also, momentum from an explosion. Cait also had half of Jinx’s grenade which means they checked the blast site. Her checking the vents means for possible escape routes they didn’t find a body. Also Vi’s too happy in her final scene for someone who just lost a sibling (again). In the pilot, Powder says she wants to ride a blimp one day. The last shot in the show is a blimp with “The End” written in Jinx font. These are hints at her survival. Not exactly reaches but you’re free to think she died tho. It’s almost like the show left it open to interpretation or something.
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Imo, Jinx survived and chose to leave the source of her cycle of trauma. There's too much evidence, the streak of her shimmer flash just before Warwick(Vander) is blown up. During Caitlin's inspection of the Hexgates ventilation she smirks and in the midst of narration 'Our story is not over' the remnants of the monkey grenade is highlighted. In front of the fire she's conflicted when asking Vi if she's still in the fight, since she doesn't know whether or not it's best to inform her of what she knows. And there's influential scenes with Jinx where she listens even after stating they're too late. To Silco, while in the cell: 'I think the cycle only ends when one finds the will to walk away.' The known and unknown conversations between her and Ekko. 'No matter what happened in the past it's never too late to build something new.... Sometimes to make a leap forward you have to leave a few things behind.' Solidified with the final shot, being of a blimp Jinx imagined one day flying away on from the very beginning.
she literally tried to blow herself up with Ekko in S1 at point-blank range
and survived
why not just do that again? LOL
@@therearenoshortcuts9868 she was human then, and she pretty much died and was only saved by singed using his unique version shimmer
@therearenoshortcuts9868 tbf Ekko push the grenade a few feet's away so that's why she actually survived
very well put, 100% agree
Yeah, also, the final shot was the same shot of the airship when she says she is going to ride in one of those one day from the first season.
The Finale left me speechless. Arcane was a masterpiece, one of the best shows out there. I hope we will get some kind of continuation/spin-off. Thanks for the reaction. V5
it is confirmed there will be a next series in the world of league of legends arcane is just the beginning, I think the next series is about noxus since mel is going to noxus in the end
@@DavidCruz-x6f The bird that steals the corrupted hexgem at the end is one of Swain's birds
@@DavidCruz-x6fnot only that
They already got Singed on Noxus. They teased Swain and the most probable is we will follow the noxian/Ionia war
After this episode ended I stared at the screen for 10 minutes trying to process how godly this was, I couldn't have asked for more, from Ekko and Jinx entrance to the whole fight scene with Ambessa,Cait,Vi and Mel Victor and Jayce bromance reached cosmic levels literally. Ekko using every second to save everyone and jinx finally feeling like she saved someone she cared about instead of being the cause of their demise and finally breaking the cycle of her killing everyone around her made me bawl. Thank you Arcane for this masterpiece and thank you Studiogek for sharing your journey with us.
edit: I love the Jinx theory and I really hope their next project is Ionia the scenery will go hard or maybe Demacia to show the cruelty and dehumanisation mages go through and honestly the whole scene between Jayce and Viktor about perfection and imperfection can be used for how you viewed the end of Arcane as rushed, nothings perfect if it was it wouldn't make us feel the way it does.
Jesus Christ you have low expectations
We 're 100% going to Noxus next. For those that know league lore they gave a HUUUGE hint of it. I do hope they will go the Ionia invasion route though.
I aggree that overall this last act was phenomenal and still think that arcane is downright a masterful show but i would be lying if i didn't admit that the last episode and arcane's whole conclusion left me a bit unsatisfied with how kind of rushed everything seems after the climax like half of the main casts' fates are completely left in the air (maybe except for jinx) as well as the political status of PnZ (it seems they are gonna try to reconcile since savika was made part of the council to represent Zaun), besides there's also the currently unknown status on the hextech which i consider a big deal since it is a very important element in the lore, I think my only serious gripe with how they decided to end things is that it they left it too open for my personal liking considering that this is supposed to be the end of the story for Piltover and Zaun and therefore it feels more like a prelude or preview to whatever next LoL show Riot might be planning in the future, hopefully those future projects will answer some of the questions arcane left.
But all in all arcane has officially cemented itself as one of my favorite shows ever and it was definetely a great experience to watch from start to finish.
@ ep 8 and 9 were NOT phenomenal don’t get it twisted
@@AidanDonnelly-x9i L opinion now, and in the future.
I think the reason the top 3 was so hard was due to how good the writing was, everyone had a big importance in the finale and if one of them were to be absent the whole finale would fall apart.
Jayce: talked sense into victor and never gave up on him speaking to his humanity while uniting Piltover & Zaun
Vi: saw the good in Jinx and never gave up the only family she had left and was pivotal in stalling the raid and protecting those she loved by doing what she does best, punching
Ekko: Used all the time he had to make the most of every second like his beloved quote "its not how much time you have, its how you use it" to turn the tides of battle and persuaded Jinx to live and fight on for those they lost on the way.
Jinx: rallied Zaun alongside Ekko and did Aeisha proud by doing what she wanted from jinx from ep 4 and protecting her sister, also i feel like she wanted to die and would rather sacrifice herself to guarantee vis safety like she said in ep 3 i believe "everyone around me dies" which still held true to Vander in that scene and vi would never let go which would mean they would all die, she realised then and there what to do.
Caitlyn: Even though the fight was near impossible she managed to strategize a plan that led to success, forgave Jinx but her differences aside and decided to create a Piltover where there would be no children to suffer the fate Aeisha faced and with the help of Mel took down Ambessa which is a feat on its own!
Viktor: Wanted to create a world of perfection because he wanted to end the suffering he was subjected to and to create a world he thought would be best till Jayce showed him why imperfection was the best way for a brighter future.
Heimer: found something worth dying for, his pupils. He let down Jayce he wasn't going to stand by and have Ekko meet the same fate also like cannon said he was right lol.
Doubt anyone read this but if you did you're probably going through arcane withdrawal which honestly same and this is just a quick analysis from watching arcane like a min ago so let me know what you guys thought!
they gave us enough hints Jinx is alive based on Cait's looking at the exit tunnels draft and smiling as well as the airship in the end. I also personally believe Viktor and Jayce are together in some magic realm. Idk about Heimerdinger - his race is supposed to be almost immortal but they still can be killed so not sure. so we lost a few important characters which is good since the stakes were high but they didn't delve too hard into tragedy.
I expected Black rose/Mel's plotline to not be finished since I think we're going to see more in the show about Noxus/Demacia. every new show will have new main characters from that region but we may see some cameo of old characters.
my personal favorite plotline was Viktor and Jayce's one. the cosmic kind of bond in all the universes which became so essential on such a scale. their last scenes were just pure art.
It’s confirmed the next show is about Noxus. Istg the invasion Ionia would be a sick overarching storyline.
technically from what we know from league lore like technically heim should just respawn in bandle city but whether or not thats the case now idk. My personal theory is he was sent further into the future literally into another show where i suspect he may show up again one day.
@@rillzy9637 i mean they got singed and hes heading to noxus with them so its a perfect setup for that to happen and i really hope in 3 years when it comes out they do lol
It's safe to say, Arcane will forever be remembered as one of the perfect shows out there. There's nothing to not love about this series. A round of applause to the team that made this a reality. 👏👏 👏
Not even close to being perfect objectively it had many flaws however it was a really good show solid 8/10.
Loved arcane but definitely not perfect
@@-JokerIsYourFathertechnically k agree, but the emotional highs are unforgettable
@@-JokerIsYourFather Yeah I'd give the first season a 10/10. The production on S2 was godly, but I think the pacing holds it back from a perfect score. I think if they had 2-3 more episodes in between to flesh out the time-skips, we could have had a better final product. Still love it though.
@@-JokerIsYourFather”How can I be different today”
I’m almost certain it’s implied that jinx is alive and she’s chosen to go live a life away from everything as she believes and has proven that anyone that’s close to her dies
Jinx is indeed alive. There’s a streak of pink that leaves the explosion just before it goes off.
I’m stand for the “JINX IS ALIVE” theory ! 🙋♂️
Most likely. Right before the explosion, you can see a pink streak, like when Jinx moves at Shimmer Speed. Cait is examining the Hexgate blueprints and sees air ducts from where Jinx was "killed" and the ship that sails away at the end is the same one that Powder said she'd ride on in the first episode of Season 1.
@ that’s true and, that’s what im gonna explain to somebody that said Jinx was dead anyway JINX IS ALIVE will still in ma head forever.🙌🥹
The one thing that actually proves that Jinx is alive is Cait seeing that there are vents that Jinx could've slipped through after the explosion. No point in showing that scene if Jinx really was gone.
@@yohohoho971 flash of shimmer was her bomb literally having shimmer in it, Cait smiling at blueprints could mean literally anything and you know it, and that ship is literally the ship cait and vi are on as they follow the rest to noxus to continue the fight maybe stop reaching mate
@@XiaoyuuuYT thats entirely your interpretation of that scene nothing else shes just looking at maps mate prolly in setup for the ship heading to noxus but lets be fair it equally could mean that as it could mean jinx escaping as none of us have answers.
Jinx was on the ship at the end, she's not dead and that's what cait figured out on her computer like thing in the last scene.
"ISHA'S ALIVE!!" I screamed as they dragged me back inside the asylum.
Jinx survived. If you look closely at the blast she shimmered out. A pink line shot out. And she's likely the one on the air ship in the end. Possibly going to Demacia or may meet go somewhere where she meets Ziggs
We wait for Necrit to make video about jinx after Arcane...
@@babc6394 cant wait for him to say the obvious that a shimmer infused bomb showing signs of shimmer while exploding is normal and saying someone escaped while falling through the air overtop nothing but a core is insane even with shimmer like speed how tf did she create her own gravitational force to get anywhere near the tunnels while freefalling lmao. She has speed not the ability to teleport lmao. Like its all insane takes and overreaching and no one seems to get it and i cant wait til necrit shuts it all down
I actually feel the same way Carter feels. Phenomenal season/show but that last Act just left me feeling unsatisfied, maybe even just 10 more mins at the end of the aftermath could have helped, but also issues with pacing left it feeling disjointed at times. Everything in the story made sense, but it really is just a matter of pacing and not having more key moments to lead up to the big moments. All in all top 2 show. ❤
Yeah, I felt the same as well.
100% same. I felt so conflicted when it ended because there is a LOT of things to praise about the show, but the pacing was just too chaotic. It needed an act 4 for sure to draw a lot of things out more. A few of the things that stood out the most to me that seemed WAY too fast paced were:
1. Viktor leaving the second he wakes up after Jayce saves him with the hexcore
2. Mel getting kidnapped by the black rose and just has a very sudden and cheap feeling op power up with little to no explanation.
3. Cait siding with ambessa then suddenly betraying her within the blink of an eye, makes her character feel really wishy washy.
If each act had one extra episode, it would've been perfect. One episode in Act 1 to show caitlyn's strike team attacking zaun, instead of the montage we got. One episode in act 2 to show how cait and vi's breakup affected vi, ( again instead of the montage ), and give a bit more time for vi to react instead of immediately joining jinx, which felt off. And finally 1 more episdoe in act 4 to show the aftermath of the war.
@@seakiwiithose can all be explained though? 1. Viktor would rather die than have himself be revived and have the hexcore still alive. Jayce lied and disregarded his wishes and even had plans for more hextech weapons. 2. This is the weakest one but I wouldn’t be surprised if extreme trauma and/or access to that magical puzzle unleashed her powers. 3. She didn’t change in the blink of an eye, there was a time jump of 5+ months between the dictator arc and siding with Vi
@@seakiwii i suspect number two will be explained by her story being expanded on in noxus next show but yeah the rest are very fair
bro. maddie not being shot while the other enforcer is, her being the one to hand out the bomb that ends up being planted on the viktor cocoon WITH the nail already being there. the shot on her when she hands it over and nods going on just slightly longer. her being at the back of the group so she could catch cait off guard. like watching it back theres some really subtile clues in the moment that point to her being a rat
And it all started when Vi came back with Caitlyn. Indeed, the hazards of professional entanglement
Jinx : How do I save my sister and still prank her all at once? 😊
Lmaoo 😂
fr, that pink bolt outward when the explosion happened was jinx and her 1st line was 'one day im going to ride one of those.' truly an amazing show.
Jinx is alive. If you go frame by frame you’ll see a pink line(shimmer). Caitlyn is looking at the blueprints for Hexgate and see vents. The 1st episode of the first season Powder sees an airship and says one day she’ll ride on one. The airship at the end is Jinx leaving ,breaking the cycle.
Yeah! I kind of thought of that too
And I don't think vander's body is also gone because I think the noxians are going to use it for him to be able to finally become Warwick
her bomb is made of shimmer so ofc there's a streak of shimmer and the ship is literally the ship vi and cait are on as they are taking the fight to noxus. They literally say it pan out and show them leaving what's not to get? media illiteracy at its finest i swear.
@@skylofter6840let us cope the wound is fresh 😭
@@skylofter6840 talking about media illiteracy while simultaneously being a victim of media illiteracy is hypocrisy at its finest
- Vision of Silco telling Jinx that the only way to break the cycle is to walk away, which she sees at first as dying hence her attempts
- Ekko telling her that no matter what you do in the past, it is never too late to build something new
- I am always with you, even when we're worlds apart - Jinx's words to Vi
- Through entire episode we see multiple times Jinx's shimmer trail as she escapes an attack and just before the explosion, at the top right corner there is a shimmer shade line of escape
- Caitlyn showing blueprints of Hexgates air ducts at that same location where Jinx was
- Air ship which is * EXACT * model like the one in s1 where Powder said she will ride in of of those things
- The End written in Jinx style
So it is not a coping mechanism, it is a fact. Jinx is alive, walking away
Compared to the previous series' finale, it may seem a bit imperfect, but as Jess said to Victor, imperfection itself has its own beauty. In summary, the two seasons of 'Twin Cities' bring audiences a wonderful and unforgettable animation experience. Its creativity and production are groundbreaking and different from traditional animation works in the past. At the same time, I am also looking forward to the animations of different city states in the League of Legends that Fist will bring us in the future. Perhaps in these animations, we can still see the figure of the Battle of Two Cities
Mel and Ekko, our 2 MVPs in the final episode 🫡🫡
"One day I'm going to fly one of those..."
There's no way that shot's a coincidence, so I think Jinx is alive, she survived through the vents. In the end, she broke the cycle by walking away.
Poor Vi and Jinx, why can't they have just one good ending for once in their life, where they both live happily together.
I think they left it up to imagination, right before the explosion at the top right you see a single shimmer streak🤷🏼♂️and the end was in her writing, she “walked away” like silco told her
@@Preaxher21 also in episode 1 powder says how she always wanted to ride in an air ship. at the end we see one flying off away from piltover
@BiggyB1122 yeah I just didn’t feel like typing that all out sorry, also feels good for people to dive into it and piece by piece , made me so happy piecing it together and remembering as the show came to its end🥹
Singed was the MVP of the loosing side. Even tho he won...
@@BiggyB1122 that line is in regards to her turning her base into an airship not that as that is very clearly the ship vi and cait are on as they fly towards noxus. While yes she could be alive idk the evidence yall are providing is just weak af. Sayings its weird to see a streak of shimmer from a bomb infused with shimmer is insane. Saying she escaped through tunnels when she exploded overtop of a core nowhere near anything is insane. And saying the ship they literally show and say seconds earlier is cait and vis is hers trying to escape is insane.
Its crazy how they said the outcome of everything that happens in the end fr
the prewatch allegations are real with this one eh🤣
Jayce and Mel looking FINE the last few episodes
24:02 at the first ep powder says shes gonna ride on one of those airships
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
Arcane will always be remembered as one of the greatest shows ever made. I also believe Jinx is alive. We saw her use shimmer and I believe she's on that airship at the end
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
Now im just hoping next part of the series will focus on noxus, and we would see mel again.
Would make sense since we saw swain's raven likely picking up the arcane gemstone
They are done with Arcane. We aren't getting anymore content
@@mctrickzboss1075 yeah but there are other shows in development
@@mctrickzboss1075 It's true that Arcane and this story of Piltover and Zaun is now over but there will be more shows and projects of the universe of league of legends that will possibly tie them together with Arcane.
If they want to be wild, they could focus the next story around Riven and Noxus Invasion of Ionia. Really cool stories, and so many champions involved,including quite a bit of extremely popular ones. Though it would take more than 2 season to get through. We could be introduced to it through Singed, since he is already set up and was involved in that story.
I couldnt stop crying after seeing the finale im still so upset abt it but ig everything has to end eventually.
The animators hinting that Jinx is alive is quite obvious.
A few scenes made little sense ot me toward the end, until I read the theory. Said theory is not sfool proof by itself, but gains strong credibility by solving the apparent non sense that are the final scenes (I am speaking about the animators loosing the little time they have for the epilogue showing Cait watching at the blueprints of the towers and air ducts,, and the final scene with the zeppelin over the ocean).
The animations are obvious in hindsight but honestly at that point of the episode I was so emotionally crushed that most of it just flew right over my head and only reading the theories later it made sense. Arcane have a massive rewatch value for sure.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
Lol they be asking a million questions while a scene is happening. I know it's a reaction channel but sometimes I'm just like watch for a second! 🤣
I appreciate it, rather that than those overreactors lmfao
Jinx and Ekko pull up was godly
Jinx isnt dead in the end
She walked away from the cycle with the flying boat like what silco said
Caitlyn was looking at the hexgate blueprints and there was a picure of the blueprints where several exhausts pipes are connected
for sure jinx slid on that exhaust and lives and walked out of the cycle
i hope arcane continues in the noxus region
@@liath2433 They have said they are done with Arcane, so they can make room for other series based in the League universe.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
@@skylofter6840 Maybe he could teleport a short distance since in chapter 6 in the fight, if you notice, he literally falls and moves from one place to another and so on on several occasions.
@@skylofter6840 if you look carefully at when the explosion detonates, there's a single purple streak that flies off before the explosion that's very reminiscent of the purple streaks that appear when jinx moves really fast as a result of her shimmer. There's also the aforementioned scene of Caitlyn looking at the blueprints for the hexgates, specifically focusing on a ventilation shaft while holding a piece of the monkey bomb, so I really don't know what else that moment could be specifically highlighting. The final shot with the airship also closely mirrors the opening scene of s1 ep1 with both airships being viewed at a very similar angle and it moving in the same direction, and of course Powders first line being that she wants to ride one of them. It very well could be wrong, but I really don't see how all of these points lining up being a reach.
I'm also not really sure where you're getting the idea of it being a shimmer infused bomb from, the explosion is the same as a hextech explosion with the blue lightning, colour and sound, and the pink-ish colour that's also part of the explosion is likely just colouring added by jinx, we know the explosives she makes can come out pink(not sure how that even works lmao), and I can't remember any instances of shimmer being used specifically to makes weapons/aid them, just as a performance enhancing drug and some kind of fuel like with Sevika's arm. It IS flammable as seen in ep3 but that doesn't really make it a useful thing to put in an explosive when regular explosives already exist.
was perfect, make me cry a lot, and i still cry
After the end of last episode...i feel nothing but sadness
It was a little rushed. Most things make sense, but if they had done an extra season and took their time... even if its 2 6 espiode seasons. But it was still good
For the love of god, they will have more seasons! Arcane isn't over lol they are just taking the series to a new location in their world. How many times do people have to keep saying this?!
They said they didn’t want to. That working on this story took like a decade like literally they were likely offered it but declined and I think that’s great instead of stretching things out and there are still more to come
I think the rush parts are about the black rose, mel, noxian parts etc... for sure it will elaborate more in the next series.. in canon timeline, next will be Noxian Conquest
@@quizzlybearyou’re so dumb 🤦. Who cares about more future seasons, we’re talking about having the Arcane story more fleshed out
@@quizzlybear ?? It is not that I miss the series. I just feel it was rushed...
I have mixed feelings on the ending. I kinda felt like how Carter did. Overall, I love the show, it's one of my favorite shows to come out in recent years and I'm sad it's over. That being said, I think season 1 was executed much better writing and pacing wise than season 2. I still thought season 2 was pretty great, it was visually stunning and had some amazing moments, as well as episodes. All of Act 2, plus episode 7, might be some of my favorite episodes in the entire series, with Act 2 easily being the best part of this season, imo. The final episode though, didn't quite stick the landing for me. It's interesting, because I still felt emotional and I still thought the ending mostly worked, but I have issues with some things and one of them is it felt like it needed more time. I'll probably watch any spinoff series they do after this though, because I'd say the good definitely outweighs the bad.
Yeah, that's how I felt too. If season 1 was an 11/10, this season had 12/10 visuals and 8/10 storytelling imo. All the complaints I have are VERY minor, almost nitpicks, but there are so many of them that they really add up. Mostly pacing issues and how so many storylines could have had time to breathe and develop.
If you watch the explotion where jinx/vander die frame by frame you can see a shimmer line running away from it
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
ok now it's time for *studio gek ranking of songs from arcane season 2* (full songs)
They are very good
After the full series, watching it again from the start really shows how it's fitting for the airship to be the last shot. 💙
It's also amazing how Jinx always have this grand entrance like Powder with her dress and Jinx with her music entering the battlefield.
Powder is alive !!!
No body, no death.
The first sentence that Powder says in the show in the first episode is ( one day, I’m gonna ride in one of those things )
And the last scene of Arcane
she rides one of those things and flies away across the sea, leaving the city.
Also Silco say ( I think the cycle only ends when you find the will to walk away )
And also Ekko say ( Sometimes taking a leap forward means leaving a few things behind )
Jinx vs Powder fly away in the boat that she said that one day she would ride
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
I didn't notice it at first and the ending, while very good, did leave a bad taste in my mouth because I felt like it wasn't the right time for Jinx to die. But having rewatched to see the hints that she's alive I'm a lot more satisfied with this ending. Something that I don't think I've seen anyone else mention is that Jinx also hinted at leaving in an earlier episode (I think it was S2 E4) when she was talking to Silco's chair. She said, "I guess you're really gone, and there's no reason to stay here anymore". Isha was her only reason for staying longer, so to me it makes sense that she would leave. I think she also felt that it would bring Vi closure in her relationship with Caitlyn, because even though Cait and Jinx did sort of mend their differences by the end, there would always be a lot of tension between the two if Jinx stuck around. And I doubt she would ever want to team up with the enforcers like Vi.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
Whats interesting to me is that it seems in the alternate universes where everything else happens the same, Viktor gives multiple different rune bracelets to Jayce. But its only this one rune that saves them in the end. Because the rune that Viktor gave Jayce in this universe is the Acceleration rune that Ekko talked about in episode 7.
Its my theory that when Viktor gives any other rune to Jayce in the beginning, Ekko ends up traveling to the other multiverse with Heimer and Jayce, but without the extensive knolwedge of the Acceleration rune (which is most likely the rune that is studied the most since it is the one that Jayce 1st got in this timeline). And because he doesnt know about the Acceleration rune as much, Ekko ends up never getting back to his main universe, or doesnt make the Z-drive before coming back, and that is the key point that saves this universe. Without Ekko knowing about the Acceleration rune and making the Z-drive, this universe becomes just like the one that Jayce saw
Coming from Patreon, Carter I agree with you SO HARD, the animation was great, I loved the music and I loved most of the characters but the narrative really suffered from pacing/lack of time/episodes. It no longer felt as character driven in the end and felt heavily reliant on the arcane plot! I still loved the show and its still top for me but as someone who only watched season 1 in the last few months rather than waited 3 years, it didn’t feel like a match.
I was so upset with Jinx’s ending. I wanted this mentally traumatized girl that we’ve seen suffer and fight and grow for 18 episodes to get a better ending, it was a disservice to her character and especially her and Vi’s story together. And the fact that she might actually be alive in the end but far away feels cheap. Still loved the season and the show, but eh. I feel just as confused and mixed as you. It was all these little things building up on top of each other that knocked it down for me.
my thought is that the 'arcane' story is done, but not the story of the characters involved who we met along the way. we'll follow new characters too; but vi, cait, and especially (singed's daughter) who was teased at the end may come up again. which is why we got a 'lofty' ending for these characters. id assume we're going to noxus next. to many noxus teases at the end. (if you know, you know)
Man I am sad it's over but the series was perfect
It's probably Jinx on that ship, you can see Jinx purple shimmer trail before the explosion if you slow it down + Caitlyn looking at the air vents just below the explosion on the tower blueprints whilst holding as piece of Jinx bomb, and its the same ship powder said she wants to fly on in episode 1 of the show
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
I think Vander threw Jinx, I think it's the last thing he did. Similar to what Ekko did with her on the bridge hitting the grenade away.
In the first episode of Arcane, Powder looks up at an airship exactly like the one at the end and says "one day I am gonna ride in one of those things"
23:10 - swain!!! (maybe)
I think this was the only show where the multiverse/multidimensional aspect of it didn't make me puke. I feel like everywhere it is used, it tries to undo something that has already happened, which makes it so that the consequences of actions stop feeling as important as they should. In this show they used the multiversal aspect to give information and show another side of the story without actually undoing something drastically. Also, my heart goes to the person who decided to include the Jinx and Ekko storyline. Undoubtedly, I feel like that was fan service, but finally it felt like the fan service actually fit in the story and made us feel genuinely amazing and happy without detracting from the seriousness of the situation.
Ekko is the biggest mvp and just goat overall, someone who genuinely wanted good and attempted to all he could, proabably the only character not morally grey, but still ended up alone..
yeah idk how to feel about it to be honest. I think up to ep 7 it was very good but the las two were all over the place. I'm trying to think of it as not an ending but a branch for other stories to build upon and go more in-depth on because it for sure left alot to be desired
Despite my gripes about s2, the time travel episode and the Jayce and Viktor storyline were definitely my favorites in the entire show.
Im glad they left it like this. Remember this is the end of Arcane, but they plan on doing other projects, so it wouldnt make sense to kill anyone off. Ambessa was created as a champion for the show, so I can see why she is the only one with a confirmed death.
Jinx is alive, and it’s not even a question with all of the clues they gave us.
third act for me is the best act of the entire show, it just delivered HARD
Even the ep 7 was super good. But yes, it feels really rushed, some characters become super dumb (like ambessa and singed) and Viktor / Jayce past-present-future isn't as well treated as someone will expect, its kinda weird, I feel so weird after watching it.
Still love Arcane tho, s1 was perfect, this one its just weird but amazing as well (especially act 3)
Especially considering this show is supposedly game-canon(!!!), I wonder if they're pulling a DC Comics move & rebooting everything based of a new source material
Ekko and Jayce did literally everything they could and all Ekko had left was Lover in another Universe feeling. Destined to be just not this time. It was a really sad reality for the MVP of the show
seriously tho, Cait the adc tried to 1 v 1 a toplaner w/o even her two item powerspike smh.
Good work getting all three uploaded today!
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I think a lot of people have a weird feeling aboutAct III, mainly because of the execution. In my opinion, the way each character ended was good, like Jayce and Viktor dying together because it started with them, jinx dying because it brings her character arc full circle, etc., but it was just the execution of the events that made it feel weird, like I feel jinx’s death could’ve been done way better and although it was sweet with Vander, it was still not as good as it could’ve been
Jinx is alive for sure, there's a purple line before the explosion. Also, Powder in the alternate universe, still has the gem pieces in the drawer, maybe she could recreate the teleporter and reunite with Ekko and her dead sister Vi.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
although i will add if we ever see powder/jinx again in this sereis itll prolly be the alternate universe powder like you said
The world without hextech jayce and victor doesn't exist, because jayce suicide without meeting victor, while victor died because of his disease not discovering hextech from jayce
Its sad how Cait and Vi, Jayce and Vikor (somewhat), Jinx (i think shes alive) all got somewhat happy endings but the undisputed MVP of Act 3 Ekko is left alone with like nothing
Since topside and bottom are now one, Ekko isn't lonely. He has his friends (Vi and Cait) which he can always visit and his firefly pals are still with him
S1 pacing was perfect, this was rushed and many deaths felt like they had no payoff, no reason. It's a shame, because this had the most potential in a show I've seen. It will remain in my top 5 though
17:12 wait did season1 actually showed us glimpses of this? Someone confirm it’s been awhile
Warwick body tough enough to survive that explosion so if Riot want Jinx alive, just let Vander personality awake and shielding her from that , if they want, there are ways
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
Jinx ain’t dead btw too many little hints they threw in there that proves she alive and btw ekko is indeed the boy savior, he is him, MVP.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
@@skylofter6840Stop spamming the same comments. This theory is very solid based on the evidence. The writers are not dumb, they know what they were doing.
Viktor really became Arcane Jesus to Arcane Ultron
most likely the zeppelin is jinx. first episode she said she always wanted to ride on one and in a few frames when the bomb went off you can see her pink flash of her dashing away. additionally, why would cost be looking at air vents randomly in the hexgate. jinx is a-ok👍🏻
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
My guess is that the next series will focus on the Noxian Invasion of Ionia and focus on the champions from there. Which I hope is the case as Yone and Yasuo are probably my favorites and is going to be another great tragedy about two siblings following a tragedy about two siblings.
tbf well prolly get an actually series in noxus first before getting one about that but im def down for both
Jinx Zendes, don't be so upset. I've been playing League of Legends for 11 years. Be happy that he's in the next series.
We gonna wait for 3-4 years again for a new Riot series.
We actually got Orianna that's all I care about, and she looked great
Jinx is alive 100%, "one day I'm going to fly in one of those things"
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
Jinx is alive the explosion has her shimmer pink flash and if you remember from s1 powder said she was going to ride an airship one day.
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
That's the end of the series, but all series now continue with a 3-hour movie 🤭
There are houses that were not built, because it was not necessary.
Could be wrong but I think the lore answer is Singed made Warwick to be very hard to kill
Yeah, Warwick is alive and Vander should be definitely dead. At most there might be a few extremely important memories left, explaining some voicelines and such
Jinx is alive and it's not just theory ❤
Vander is dead but warwick is not, that is why viktor died, warwick is still alive
Three eyed raven - swain?
Am I the only one who thought jinx sacrifice was so unnecessary???
She ain't dead though
And that's why the theory of her survival is out there given all the hints of the possibility. Especially with how this chapter of the story is closed, yet the path to follow different routes in the whole story is wide open.
She's not dead the writers just went for the classy pretend they're going to die for emotional impact but reveal right after they survived as to not upset the crowd that can't accept characters dying.
Nope, totally agree. Very contrived
It is so forced. squeezing out tears with a fake out death makes it worse.
7:46 She touched the bonb last, that's why it didn't blow up
I cant tell if these guys are high or drunk lmao, they were NOT paying attention.
Best animated show ever.
This sht made me cry so hard I had a headache, timebomb deserved better
I hate the irrelevantly dragged sex scenes this season but apart from them, victor, ekko, jinx, mel and jayce etc it was a superb series.
Yes, Jinx is in that last airship just like she said she going to ride one of those in episode 1 of season 1
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
@@skylofter6840 when question was asked to Christen link he just said "figure it out" so yes Jinx lives
@@Hushnowrest i love how you take that so positively not as the negative "wow you saw her die on screen you figure it out" it is lmao
@@skylofter6840 number 1 rule of fictional shows: no body means no death, Caitlyn was looking for Jinx's body and she didn't found it, this is very basic and common sense, especially with main character
@@skylofter6840 i see you're new to this🤣🤣🤣
Maybe for the next R cane we’ll get D CANE
When Jinx Said "I'm always with you. Even when we're worlds apart, we are still the league of legends" i shed a tear. truly one of the moments ever
To summarize:
- As a result, we learned that Victor and Jace unknowingly began to feed the Abyss with the help of Hextek, provoking the apocalypse and local Hiroshima
- It was Sinjed who achieved the perfect evolution, not Victor, by experimenting with Vander's body through science and not magic (arcane) and he became the key to the panacea for the cure for death
- Jinx sacrificed herself and interestingly, the balance was balanced, Jinx died in this universe and Vai in another timeline, changing the fate of everyone for the better
- There are a lot of references to Game of Thrones as Jace and Jon Snow showed a cyborg/viht to unite against a common enemy Victor/The King of the Night, the formation of a new council, which included Sevika as a representative of Zaun and a parallel with Bron Blackwater, Ekko saved everyone as well as Arya Stark.Well, you get it...
- teased by Svein (from Knoxus) Chalk may have Shurima roots because of the golden vestments
- Only Heimerdinger, who remained in the alternate universe (timeline) and Sinjed, who defeated the death of Orianna, received a specific "happy ending".
We are waiting for the continuation in other regions of the Runaterra what to say...Back in Noxus, Mordekaiser is imprisoned in the Immortal Bastion, there is enough evil in the world
So many conflicting feelings about the ending. Lmk what y’all think!!
Not gonna lie. They looks confused and unsatisfied when it ends.
Basically everyone that watched it. the ending is ambiguous on purpose, but the fact that everyone's fates in ambiguous makes the ending feel a bit "....what?"
Sadly all of those action packed scenes didn't amount to satisfying conclusions for any of the characters. Except singed.
Hopefully in the next series they don't make the ending obnoxiously ambiguous, or just give a longer epilogue.
Ma brain hurt watching this
Swain just watch a show, lmao
JINX PLEASE BE ALIVE
She alive bro, she will travel the runeterra with her ship on the end scene
I haven’t gone back to check but I’ve seen lots of people saying that there’s a pink flash just before the explosion, and with Cait checking for and finding vents under that chamber then smiling and the flash of scratchy Jinx-style text at the end + the ship, they’ve left it incredibly open for her to be alive.
they should've ended this season on a cliffhanger and finished the series with a movie
that would've blue-balled the audience way too hard LOL
@@therearenoshortcuts9868 ha true
what a ride
The ending to me felt really rushed and it kinda made some of the big moments fall flat.
jinx isnt dead
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
Jayce the goat?? More like ekko! Ofc y’all ignore the black character that basically saved their timeline 🫤😒
lmfao bro chill out. But fr ekko carried this act
Jinx survived. 👀
it was a shimmer infused bomb so ofc it shot off shimmer while exploding cait was smiling over blueprints doesn't mean anything about jinx being alive, and jinx cant freaking teleport so her getting to the tunnels while freefalling and being held by Warwick just nah it aint real just overreaching at its finest
@ Have you seen how fast Jinx moves? Her fight with Rictus and how she moved against Cait in the S1 finale showcase this. Also, momentum from an explosion.
Cait also had half of Jinx’s grenade which means they checked the blast site. Her checking the vents means for possible escape routes they didn’t find a body. Also Vi’s too happy in her final scene for someone who just lost a sibling (again).
In the pilot, Powder says she wants to ride a blimp one day. The last shot in the show is a blimp with “The End” written in Jinx font.
These are hints at her survival. Not exactly reaches but you’re free to think she died tho. It’s almost like the show left it open to interpretation or something.