As Vander, his death tore two sisters apart. As Warwick, he brought them back together. Such beautiful writing. That hug at the end makes me tear up every time.
I liked how Jinx handled Vi accidentally hitting Isha. She didn't continue to fight her or tell her to be careful with her. She ran over to make sure she was okay and used it as a teaching moment for Isha as if to illustrate that getting hit is part of jumping into a fight.
The hug between Vander and the sisters at the end always makes me teary-eyed. Easily one of the greatest moments in the show, and my personal favorite. All that build up for such a great payoff.
Something I don't see a lot of people mentioning is how Vi could've refused Jinx here and walked away. She kept calling it a delusion, and yet she stuck around. Also Singed be dropping two of the hardest lines this episode like it's nothing.
I said this too upon my second rewatch. That despite Vi constantly calling it delusional, a part of her deep down believed in it and wanted it to be true, hence why she stuck with Jinx and entertained the idea, albeit with reluctance. I think her initially dismissing and rejecting Jinx's claims about Vander at first was to save herself from the disappointment and heartbreak of it possibly not being true.
"He's your dad too." I lost it there. In that small moment, Vi puts aside all the bad blood between her and Jinx and empathically helps her move past the guilt she's had since childhood by letting her know she's still part of the family.
Mel is the affair child, the other one is possibly a half sibling from the same father, or sister might be metaphorical, as they are both mages and part of the same sisterhood.
In a old Q&A with the creators of the show there was a question related to that. Christian told that Silco didn't knew how to make braids, so he told a inventor to build a machine to do jinx's hair, but she tinkered with the machine so much that one time it almost choke her to death, so he learned how to do her hair until she was old enough to learn how to do it herself.
Cool fun fact: At 2:03 you can see a hand holding a betting card. The hand is jinx's hand based on the glove and nails, showing she actually is at those matches and betting on or against her sister.
vi's eyes are powder blue, jinx's eyes before shimmer were blue violet and after shimmer they are red violet. this show has so much detail its an absolute masterpiece.
Another point that was probably mentioned but when Jayce and Salo are in the hextech chamber, you can clearly see the animators made it a point to show how cold it is in there. But if you look closely, Jayce is the only one that has breath coming out. Salo isnt breathing at all. VIktors gifts come at a price.
1:36, He's the same guy that Vi knocked out with one punch on the "bridge" when the gang went to rescue Vander. and he's also the same guy in Stillwater prison who got his jaw broken by Vi. 20:25, Shimmer was first developed from Rio, the salamander-like creature in season 1. You see it and Singed, the doctor, in the cave when young Viktor goes looking for his boat. Later in when Viktor (still young) returns to the cave Rio is dying Singed tells him that "the mutation must survive". Sometime later when older Viktor returns to the cave you see Rio in a large cylinder full of liquid. Singed cultivates shimmer from Rio and throughout the series modifies and varies the formula to make it more stable. He probably also develops it from other creatures after mutating them.
There are two moments in particular, apart from the hug the end and Jinx finding Vi, that make this episode so much more devastating and prove that Jinx and Vi will always deeply care about each other whether they want to or not. The first being Vi saying "He's going to kill *you* " to Jinx, and that stood out to me *so much* first time watching, because at this point in time, all of the girls, including Vi, are in danger, not just Jinx, and yet the first thing Vi thinks of and who she's fighting that monster for is Jinx, not herself or even Isha. And then the other moment that hit me like a ton of bricks is Jinx pleading with Vi to believe her and Vi, whose entire thing is always fighting for the people she loves and action, lowers her gauntlets and believes in her sister. This isn't a small or insignificant thing, because she isn't just giving up her chance to fight this monster, she, as well as Jinx and Isha, are also as good as gone if this monster her sister is claiming is Vander isn't who Jinx thinks he is. We as the audience *know* it's Vander so we're positive she'll make it out, but Vi doesn't and has very little reason to trust her sister at this point in time, not only because of how things were the last time they saw each other, but also because so far this monster has almost killed her multiple times, and yet... Vi still lowers her guard and trusts her sister. Those moments among all of the other beautiful scenes in the episode just *ruined* me.
@@xo8677I don’t understand why people say that she bet on her at the start of the montage and it showed her still winning then by the end the starts losing
the ending with Vi, Jinx (Powder) group hugging Warwick (Vander) was the most emotional moment to happen this season, especially when Vi says to Jinx "He's your dad too" 🥺😢😭
There's the theory that at least Vander loved Felicia, more than just a friend. So when the revolution happened, Silco did something that led to Felicia's death (as we saw quickly in the flashback). Vander lost it and tried to kill Silco. Now, maybe Silco did go rogue or failed in his part of the plan and that led to Felicia's death.
Yeah and after that Vander realized, that there are more important things than their revolutionary plans for Zaun. He started to put family and keeping Felicitas kids alive in front of fighting Piltover and started a new course for keeping peace. Silco never really understood what happened and mostly felt betrayed by Vanders attempt to kill him. Maybe if he had found this letter and realized the reason for Vanders betrayal, everything would have been different. But they never had the chance to become clear.
The sisters hugging Vander might just be my favorite moment of the show, not just because of all of the scenes and moments building up to it, but because the bond between the sisters and their bond with Vander is my favorite part of the show. While I love most of Arcane's characters and find all of the plot points interesting, the sisters are the heart and the soul of the story and every time they're on screen together just makes me feel so many different emotions on a different level than anything else in the show. Throw in Vander, whose relationship with the sisters always makes me deeply emotional, and you got me bawling my eyes out.
It's subtle compared to everything else happening in this episode, but I genuinely believe Cait's scenes here are much more important to her character arc this season than they get credit for. And, I think, are also a great illustration of one of the key differences between her and Ambessa. In episode 4 we see that Ambessa has assumed the disappearance of Jayce and Heimerdinger is a deliberate attack on her by her mortal enemy, the Black Rose, and she continues to stubbornly believe she's right about everything for months on end without questioning it once, even after her most loyal ally suggests it could be something else In this episode, we also see Caitlyn assume that Singed's summoning of the beast was a deliberate attack on her people by her mortal enemy Jinx... But she doesn't just accept that assumption as the truth. She is a detective. She investigates and researches and in less than 24 hours discovers who Singed REALLY is, including the fact that he isn't even from Zaun! He's a Piltovan who has been using the innocent people of the undercity as subjects in his horrible experiments for years. Even Shimmer was a creation he unleashed on them, rather than something made by the people of Zaun themselves. She deliberately faces her own prejudiced thinking and questions everything she thought she knew about the conflict between the two cities And THEN he explains that all the horrible things he's putting these poor people through were done out of a twisted feeling of love for a deceased family member... just like her this season. And she realizes this is who she could become if she stays on her current path All of season 1, Caitlyn was someone who wanted to seek the truth and then, with that information, do the right thing. And now we're really seeing that again (Plus, she also discovers that Ambessa has been going behind her back all this time to make sketchy deals with scientists like this monster, and probably realizes that these two “allies” of hers have one thing in common, besides their lack of any moral backbone. Namely: They never question the goal they fight for, never prioritize ANYTHING over it… and because of that they are completely alone in this world. They have no family around them anymore. No friends. No lovers. Only soldiers and creatures they use for their own ends, and people who use them in return)
It is a bit rushed, for sure (we go from Caitlyn throwing Singed in the dungeon to Ambessa getting him out almost immediately), but your analysis is solid. Riot has a website for stories and lore writings about this world, and interestingly, some of the most horrifying stories are written about Singed. I remember one was basically a part of his journal about an experiment. he kidnapped beggars on the streets of Zaun and subjected them to experminets about "regenerating lost body parts". I don't think you need more details. the man is truly monstrous in everything but his looks.
@@mvhuninn420 See, I've kinda been wondering lately if that was intentional. If the writers wanted many people to totally miss it on a first watch so that they wouldn't be sure whether to trust Caitlyn in episode 6, but that going back for a rewatch, all the signs of where her head really is are very much there
Also I love the parallels between the three regarding family. Singed and Ambessa would do anything to "protect / save" their family members, doing atrocities in the process of it (Ambessas whole 'she's safer as our enemy' line regarding Mel while she is the one who brought the danger to Mel in the first place and then actively fighting Mel in a war but still justifying everything as her love for her family/daughter is so expertly written). I think Cait realizes all of the dangerous similarities between Singed and Ambessa, and that she's on the similar path as them and chooses to step off of it. She sees that doing horrible things and justifying it as "for family /love" will only destroy her and that's why she chooses to betray Ambessa in the next episode (not because of Vi, or at least not wholly, I think that her meeting Vi was more of a signal to Cait that now is the time to enact her betrayal of Ambessa) I know that many ppl miss this on the first watch (I did), and having Cait switch sides was a bit abrupt and seemed out of nowhere. And having the second act only be 3 eps didn't do the writing justice, it could have been at least one episode longer but oh well. It's still all there you just need look closer. Arcane writing is genius.
the person calling Mel sister isn't the half-sibling, Mel is the child of Ambessas affair. that person is calling Mel sister in like fellow witch way, not actual sister way
This is wrong. She is her actual sister. Ambessa had an affair with a member of the Black Rose. This makes Mel a half-sibling to anyone born of the same father and a step sibling of anyone born to his Black Rose wife.
@@PanyikPatrik Yes they did. You paid ZERO attention to the show. The ENTIRE point of the Mel side story was that Ambessa actually had an affair with the Black Rose. You must have missed tons of stuff
@@mentholnewport uhm no? There was never a mention who ambessa had an affair with, besides that it was someone she met when traveling through her home town. As “Kino” mentioned, whatever the child from this affair inherited is of terrible interest to the black rose. The black rose isn’t just a witch cult, it’s a whole underground society. Similar to ambessa, they covet power. What was revealed in this episode was that Mel’s powers originate from whoever Ambessa had an affair with. These powers are, not confirmed but are highly speculated, to be of solari origin (targon origin). This does make sense because Ambessa’s hometown is on the west side of shurima, very close to targon. It wouldn’t make sense for this person to also be a black rose member. Since there seems to be 0 relation between the black rose and this town. As for the person who has captured Mel, this is LeBlanc, the leader of the black rose. She is many hundreds of years old. There is no possible way that she is a half sibling of Mel, their births are nowhere close to each other. The theory just doesn’t really add up when you consider the rest of the lore. The reason why Leblanc said “sister” to Mel was either because of the “witch sisterly” bond they share as mages, and that she wants Mel to be part of the black rose, or because she is taunting Mel as she was JUST disguised as Kino, her brother.
@@sinofsloth_2121 Wow you're incredibly wrong. 99% of this is complete headcanon you've made up. First off she never ONCE stated it was someone from her hometown. Nobody ever did. You made this up. Even if she had, you got her home town wrong. She's from Rokrund. A place in Noxus. Not Shurima. She's nowhere near Targon at any point in her life. The sorceress is absolutely NOT Leblanc. This is another made up delusion by you. There isn't a single shred of evidence to even hint that it's leblanc. DO not reply to me until you look up real information. I'm not interested in your wattpad version of Arcane.
The hug scene might be one of the hardest hitting moments in the series for me. If you go back and look at the beginning during the 'new Vi' montage in the arena, when they're lifting up their betting slips in the air, you can actually see Jinx's painted nails. She's been there watching her for quite some time.
Also callbacks to season 1 in Vander's flashback. -the song that's playing played in season 1 in the bar as Vi was about to turn herself in to the enforcers. -the cup Vander gives their mom was the same cup and juice he pours Powder in episode 2 of Season 1. Jinx also still uses it later on in the show. -along with a few other small things in the flashback of things from earlier on.
jinx was watching VI the whole time, even betting on her. She was in the alley way when loris was taking her home and she first see's a vision of cait. Also poor VI is down bad for cait and also she is seeing season 1 cait, not this season version of cait. Singed playing 4d chess when everyone else playing checkers.
Vander's return was really the only thing that could have united the sisters in the way it did. They obviously still deeply care for and love each other, but there was just so much bad blood between them the last time they met that they probably wouldn't have ever even talked in a civil way if it was about *anything* other than Vander, the person they both loved and thought of as a father. They still fought and bickered, but Vander was what made them both put aside their differences and come together.
Jinx is using her lighter instead of clapping to see what's happening because Vi and Vander destroyed all of the mushrooms in the tunnel in their fight.
i see the shimmer in Jinx activate kinda like the -Geass that Lelouch placed on Suzaku to live because it only activate in like dire/near death situations. it gives off the same feeling, kinda like Silco "geassing" her to live but shimmer version
@LettsReact Hey Kenny and Montana. Did you guys know that some of the frames in the intro change for like a split second in each episode? In this one, you can see the painting of jinx after she stands up, vanders eyes at 5:08, and the dog heads from vi's jacket at 5:19.
Also remember the Singed was in the same factory where Vander "died" in episode 3 season 1. So he probably found him shortly after he lost consciousness and Silco took a young Jinx away. Singed probably got to Vander fast enough to save him with either more shimmer or something else
little summary on the jayce pfps, when the acts for season 2 were still coming out, everyone had different views on whether or not they supported jayce's choices or hated them, you'd choose the green check if you agreed with them, the red x if you didn't, and the yellow question mark if you didn't know!! and then of course a ton of other funny ones evolved out of those but those are the main 3
You know what’s weird is when Jayce speaks he has fog come out of his mouth. But when the councilor speaks there’s nothing. Maybe that’s just over speculation though.
Man, I think 2024 holds the record for most new shows watched on this channel. Aside from new seasons of shows already started (Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, and Arcane), they did Netflix's Avatar, Chainsaw Man, Invincible, Solo Leveling, Hazbin Hotel, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Frieren, and Kaiju No. 8. What a line-up! Edit: Hoping for shows like Legend of Vox Machina and Violet Evergarden in 2025.
Can't help but think that Isha's character design is meant to look more than a little like baby Vi. And a tough little kid, adding extra connection to Jinx being sisterly to her in Vi's eyes.
38:00 remember when Jayce, Ekko, and Heimerdinger were here and their breath was super visible because it was cold? Notice how Salo's breath isn't visible.... Almost like this was some foreshadowing that Viktor's "process" may not even be healing, but reanimation as the puppets 47:30 I jumped the gun too soon, it's literally a topic in their discussion :P
25:40 - The "affair" child is very clearly not the person doing all the magic, because they're the one looking for that child. Mel is the one they're looking for, it's why Ambessa hid her away.
Even though it's not the most popular episode, I sincerely believe it's one of the best. The expressions on Powder's face as she ignites her lighter in the dark... it's simply a work of art. She’s holding on to the child, shaken by a sudden realization that she might have put both her sister, Violet, and her adoptive sister, Isha, in serious danger. Her eyes filled with painful uncertainty, uncontrollable fear, and glimmering hope -- all at once, all of them burning within her kind, yet broken heart, burning softly like a fleeting flame. All those emotions mixed with throat-locking dread, then unfathomable relief, as she noticed Violet is alive, hugging the beast that was once their father, a man she has always loved but never got a chance to express her gratitude, unable to apologize for her irreversible mistake, an error that haunted her grief-tormented mind ever since. A single tear falling down her cheek when she hears her sister’s invitation tells a story that not even a thousand words could ever explain. Her whole face shivering with volcano of bottled-up sorrow that has now turned into blissful euphoria as she realizes the world gave her a second chance to regain what she has always wanted - a loving family.
-Season 2 Episode 5 What Have They Done To Us Lyrics (Vocals by Mako and Grey): [Verse] As you wake up in a cold sweat Little girl, what goes on in your head? All this hatred in your heart, yet I mourn the most for all the things that I never said [Chorus] Don’t make me go through this again You’re not real and I can’t pretend This story is over, I ripped out the end Tell me, who are you, then? [Post-Chorus] What have they done to us? What have they done to us? What have they done to us? What have they done to us?
Respectfully, that was not a person... yall might wanna rewatch that scene and pay attention specifically to their mouths. When they were in the wild rune if you paid attention they were in a dimension that it could not be seen however when back at the room for the hexgates which are deep underground you see it. If you need further proof you can go back to the episode when Joyce, echo, and Heimerdinger are in that room and like in this episode pay attention to their mouths. 😮💨
-Season 2 Episode 5 Cocktail Molotov Lyrics (Vocals by ZAND): [Verse 1] Get your filthy eyeballs on me What else am I wasting for? Feed me all your woes and pity I am nothing anymore (Don't trip) I'm at the bottom, it's a long way down (Don't slip) I’m on the bend, and it's a long way round (I'm sick) Of who I am and what I'm talking about 'Cause no pretty face can save me now [Chorus] So lock me up, I cannot take it Lock me up, I've already lost Lock me up, I've gone and jinxed it Hold my cocktail molotov Lock me up, I cannot take it Lock me up, I've already lost Lock me up, I've gone and jinxed it Hold my cocktail molotov [Verse 2] Kick me 'til I'm cold and weary Stab my heart and hope to die Writing my obituary Might as well just bury me alivе I'm in the grave, I’m in the undеrground (I try) To beat my demons, but I only drown (I cry) For all the reasons that I’m talking about 'Cause I'm down and out, I'm down and out [Pre-Chorus] So lock me up, I cannot take it Lock me up, I've already lost Lock me up, I've gone and jinxed it Hold my cocktail molotov [Chorus] Lock me up, I cannot take it Lock me up, I've already lost Lock me up, I've gone and jinxed it Hold my cocktail molotov Lock me up, I cannot take it Lock me up, I've already lost Lock me up, I've gone and jinxed it Hold my cocktail molotov Lock me up, I cannot take it Lock me up, I've already lost Lock me up, I cannot take it Lock me up, I've already lost 💜
Mels brother was almost distracting to me because of how identical his face is to the gigachad face. I hoped kenny would spotit after just using the gigachad meme a couple of eps ago. Sad he didnt comment on it XD
Was wondering if Rick and Morty would ever be a contender on a poll to replace a show, it’s really funny with some great characters and plots and I’d love to see you guys react to it! ❤️
Am I the only one or is/was anyone else expecting these two do a 5-10 minute commentary of them thirsting over downward spiral goth Vi and traumatized Jayce, or is that just me?
In my mind, the show ended with this episode and they all go live happily ever after somewhere else not as effed lmao to think that **SPOILERS*** It's all tears after this..
**SPOILERS** Include the first part of next episode where they're at the commune and Vander is progressing towards healing and they all decide to stay, nothing bad happens after that and the commune plus all of Zaun/Piltover thrive in a healthy way, THE END.
Another act would have done wonders for this show. Most of all, Vi definitely should not have believed Jinx. We should have got like a whole episode here of breaking down Vi, not just the first 5 min of the episode
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I honestly didn't think you guys would cry to the family reunion , but I'm so happy you did.
As Vander, his death tore two sisters apart. As Warwick, he brought them back together. Such beautiful writing. That hug at the end makes me tear up every time.
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I didn’t cry for some reason, there is something wrong with me
It's amazing the show ended there and then, nothing else happened afters, nothing whatsoever, all happy endings.
Copy paste ahh comment still nice though
If we ignore all of the alcoholism, depression, self-harming and lesbian yearning, Vi has never looked hotter.
Especially with those muscles.
100% agreed!
I liked how Jinx handled Vi accidentally hitting Isha. She didn't continue to fight her or tell her to be careful with her. She ran over to make sure she was okay and used it as a teaching moment for Isha as if to illustrate that getting hit is part of jumping into a fight.
yeah this was amazing growth for her character!
The hug between Vander and the sisters at the end always makes me teary-eyed. Easily one of the greatest moments in the show, and my personal favorite. All that build up for such a great payoff.
okay we get it from the 3rd message, can u wirte another paragraph?
Okay maybe umm not write like hundreads of new comments and turn them into replies as well
Something I don't see a lot of people mentioning is how Vi could've refused Jinx here and walked away. She kept calling it a delusion, and yet she stuck around.
Also Singed be dropping two of the hardest lines this episode like it's nothing.
After weeks of self-isolation, it probably feels good to be around someone she cares about, even if it's her estranged sister.
I said this too upon my second rewatch. That despite Vi constantly calling it delusional, a part of her deep down believed in it and wanted it to be true, hence why she stuck with Jinx and entertained the idea, albeit with reluctance.
I think her initially dismissing and rejecting Jinx's claims about Vander at first was to save herself from the disappointment and heartbreak of it possibly not being true.
"He's your dad too." I lost it there. In that small moment, Vi puts aside all the bad blood between her and Jinx and empathically helps her move past the guilt she's had since childhood by letting her know she's still part of the family.
I think they also missed that "Vi" is abbreviation of "Violet" and she was named by Vander himself.
The double 🤷🏻♂️ 🤷♀️ at the end was perfect 😂
Mel is the affair child, the other one is possibly a half sibling from the same father, or sister might be metaphorical, as they are both mages and part of the same sisterhood.
Hehe...Jayce said WHAM!!! He played whack-a-Salo. 💜
Salo was such a punching bag this season that I almost feel sorry for him. 😅
@HaydrogenBomb Almost is the key word here.
Jayce woke up and asked, "Who wants pancakes?"
Bring the tissues, its an EMOTIONAL RIDE!
Watch out for ep 6
Seeing Vander's memories, it gives me the sense that Silco was the one who braided and styled Jinx's hair.
In a old Q&A with the creators of the show there was a question related to that. Christian told that Silco didn't knew how to make braids, so he told a inventor to build a machine to do jinx's hair, but she tinkered with the machine so much that one time it almost choke her to death, so he learned how to do her hair until she was old enough to learn how to do it herself.
36:05 famous last words 😭
Cool fun fact: At 2:03 you can see a hand holding a betting card. The hand is jinx's hand based on the glove and nails, showing she actually is at those matches and betting on or against her sister.
vi's eyes are powder blue, jinx's eyes before shimmer were blue violet and after shimmer they are red violet. this show has so much detail its an absolute masterpiece.
Another point that was probably mentioned but when Jayce and Salo are in the hextech chamber, you can clearly see the animators made it a point to show how cold it is in there. But if you look closely, Jayce is the only one that has breath coming out. Salo isnt breathing at all. VIktors gifts come at a price.
1:36, He's the same guy that Vi knocked out with one punch on the "bridge" when the gang went to rescue Vander. and he's also the same guy in Stillwater prison who got his jaw broken by Vi.
20:25, Shimmer was first developed from Rio, the salamander-like creature in season 1. You see it and Singed, the doctor, in the cave when young Viktor goes looking for his boat. Later in when Viktor (still young) returns to the cave Rio is dying Singed tells him that "the mutation must survive". Sometime later when older Viktor returns to the cave you see Rio in a large cylinder full of liquid. Singed cultivates shimmer from Rio and throughout the series modifies and varies the formula to make it more stable. He probably also develops it from other creatures after mutating them.
There are two moments in particular, apart from the hug the end and Jinx finding Vi, that make this episode so much more devastating and prove that Jinx and Vi will always deeply care about each other whether they want to or not. The first being Vi saying "He's going to kill *you* " to Jinx, and that stood out to me *so much* first time watching, because at this point in time, all of the girls, including Vi, are in danger, not just Jinx, and yet the first thing Vi thinks of and who she's fighting that monster for is Jinx, not herself or even Isha. And then the other moment that hit me like a ton of bricks is Jinx pleading with Vi to believe her and Vi, whose entire thing is always fighting for the people she loves and action, lowers her gauntlets and believes in her sister. This isn't a small or insignificant thing, because she isn't just giving up her chance to fight this monster, she, as well as Jinx and Isha, are also as good as gone if this monster her sister is claiming is Vander isn't who Jinx thinks he is. We as the audience *know* it's Vander so we're positive she'll make it out, but Vi doesn't and has very little reason to trust her sister at this point in time, not only because of how things were the last time they saw each other, but also because so far this monster has almost killed her multiple times, and yet... Vi still lowers her guard and trusts her sister. Those moments among all of the other beautiful scenes in the episode just *ruined* me.
Thank you for opening my eyes I knew it stood out to me but I didn't know how until I read this
2:03 Everyone who bet on Vi held up a red paper, the hand in focus at the center has its thumbnail painted blue so Jinx bet on Vi too 🥺
And after that, we get the sequence of Vi starting to take some heavy losses and getting beaten up, meaning Jinx betting on her jinxed her
@@xo8677I don’t understand why people say that she bet on her at the start of the montage and it showed her still winning then by the end the starts losing
the ending with Vi, Jinx (Powder) group hugging Warwick (Vander) was the most emotional moment to happen this season, especially when Vi says to Jinx "He's your dad too" 🥺😢😭
" finally something good..." ==>Riot said : yes we gave 1 we took 10 😂😂😂
There's the theory that at least Vander loved Felicia, more than just a friend.
So when the revolution happened, Silco did something that led to Felicia's death (as we saw quickly in the flashback). Vander lost it and tried to kill Silco.
Now, maybe Silco did go rogue or failed in his part of the plan and that led to Felicia's death.
Yeah and after that Vander realized, that there are more important things than their revolutionary plans for Zaun. He started to put family and keeping Felicitas kids alive in front of fighting Piltover and started a new course for keeping peace. Silco never really understood what happened and mostly felt betrayed by Vanders attempt to kill him. Maybe if he had found this letter and realized the reason for Vanders betrayal, everything would have been different. But they never had the chance to become clear.
The sisters hugging Vander might just be my favorite moment of the show, not just because of all of the scenes and moments building up to it, but because the bond between the sisters and their bond with Vander is my favorite part of the show. While I love most of Arcane's characters and find all of the plot points interesting, the sisters are the heart and the soul of the story and every time they're on screen together just makes me feel so many different emotions on a different level than anything else in the show. Throw in Vander, whose relationship with the sisters always makes me deeply emotional, and you got me bawling my eyes out.
I completely agree. It's also poetic that Vander's death is what broke the sisters apart, and his return is what brings them back together.
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It's subtle compared to everything else happening in this episode, but I genuinely believe Cait's scenes here are much more important to her character arc this season than they get credit for. And, I think, are also a great illustration of one of the key differences between her and Ambessa. In episode 4 we see that Ambessa has assumed the disappearance of Jayce and Heimerdinger is a deliberate attack on her by her mortal enemy, the Black Rose, and she continues to stubbornly believe she's right about everything for months on end without questioning it once, even after her most loyal ally suggests it could be something else
In this episode, we also see Caitlyn assume that Singed's summoning of the beast was a deliberate attack on her people by her mortal enemy Jinx... But she doesn't just accept that assumption as the truth. She is a detective. She investigates and researches and in less than 24 hours discovers who Singed REALLY is, including the fact that he isn't even from Zaun! He's a Piltovan who has been using the innocent people of the undercity as subjects in his horrible experiments for years. Even Shimmer was a creation he unleashed on them, rather than something made by the people of Zaun themselves. She deliberately faces her own prejudiced thinking and questions everything she thought she knew about the conflict between the two cities
And THEN he explains that all the horrible things he's putting these poor people through were done out of a twisted feeling of love for a deceased family member... just like her this season. And she realizes this is who she could become if she stays on her current path
All of season 1, Caitlyn was someone who wanted to seek the truth and then, with that information, do the right thing. And now we're really seeing that again
(Plus, she also discovers that Ambessa has been going behind her back all this time to make sketchy deals with scientists like this monster, and probably realizes that these two “allies” of hers have one thing in common, besides their lack of any moral backbone. Namely: They never question the goal they fight for, never prioritize ANYTHING over it… and because of that they are completely alone in this world. They have no family around them anymore. No friends. No lovers. Only soldiers and creatures they use for their own ends, and people who use them in return)
It is a bit rushed, for sure (we go from Caitlyn throwing Singed in the dungeon to Ambessa getting him out almost immediately), but your analysis is solid. Riot has a website for stories and lore writings about this world, and interestingly, some of the most horrifying stories are written about Singed.
I remember one was basically a part of his journal about an experiment. he kidnapped beggars on the streets of Zaun and subjected them to experminets about "regenerating lost body parts". I don't think you need more details. the man is truly monstrous in everything but his looks.
Ya, I really wish we got at least one line about it cause a lot of people just passed over it, but you can really see a lot of it in her face
@@mvhuninn420 See, I've kinda been wondering lately if that was intentional. If the writers wanted many people to totally miss it on a first watch so that they wouldn't be sure whether to trust Caitlyn in episode 6, but that going back for a rewatch, all the signs of where her head really is are very much there
THIS EXPLAINS IT AO WELL!!! EXACTLYY
Also I love the parallels between the three regarding family. Singed and Ambessa would do anything to "protect / save" their family members, doing atrocities in the process of it (Ambessas whole 'she's safer as our enemy' line regarding Mel while she is the one who brought the danger to Mel in the first place and then actively fighting Mel in a war but still justifying everything as her love for her family/daughter is so expertly written). I think Cait realizes all of the dangerous similarities between Singed and Ambessa, and that she's on the similar path as them and chooses to step off of it. She sees that doing horrible things and justifying it as "for family /love" will only destroy her and that's why she chooses to betray Ambessa in the next episode (not because of Vi, or at least not wholly, I think that her meeting Vi was more of a signal to Cait that now is the time to enact her betrayal of Ambessa)
I know that many ppl miss this on the first watch (I did), and having Cait switch sides was a bit abrupt and seemed out of nowhere. And having the second act only be 3 eps didn't do the writing justice, it could have been at least one episode longer but oh well. It's still all there you just need look closer. Arcane writing is genius.
the person calling Mel sister isn't the half-sibling, Mel is the child of Ambessas affair. that person is calling Mel sister in like fellow witch way, not actual sister way
This is wrong. She is her actual sister. Ambessa had an affair with a member of the Black Rose. This makes Mel a half-sibling to anyone born of the same father and a step sibling of anyone born to his Black Rose wife.
@@mentholnewport where did you get that information that Ambessa had an affair with a member? No one ever said anything like that.
@@PanyikPatrik Yes they did. You paid ZERO attention to the show. The ENTIRE point of the Mel side story was that Ambessa actually had an affair with the Black Rose. You must have missed tons of stuff
@@mentholnewport uhm no? There was never a mention who ambessa had an affair with, besides that it was someone she met when traveling through her home town.
As “Kino” mentioned, whatever the child from this affair inherited is of terrible interest to the black rose. The black rose isn’t just a witch cult, it’s a whole underground society. Similar to ambessa, they covet power.
What was revealed in this episode was that Mel’s powers originate from whoever Ambessa had an affair with. These powers are, not confirmed but are highly speculated, to be of solari origin (targon origin). This does make sense because Ambessa’s hometown is on the west side of shurima, very close to targon. It wouldn’t make sense for this person to also be a black rose member. Since there seems to be 0 relation between the black rose and this town.
As for the person who has captured Mel, this is LeBlanc, the leader of the black rose. She is many hundreds of years old. There is no possible way that she is a half sibling of Mel, their births are nowhere close to each other.
The theory just doesn’t really add up when you consider the rest of the lore. The reason why Leblanc said “sister” to Mel was either because of the “witch sisterly” bond they share as mages, and that she wants Mel to be part of the black rose, or because she is taunting Mel as she was JUST disguised as Kino, her brother.
@@sinofsloth_2121 Wow you're incredibly wrong. 99% of this is complete headcanon you've made up.
First off she never ONCE stated it was someone from her hometown. Nobody ever did. You made this up. Even if she had, you got her home town wrong. She's from Rokrund. A place in Noxus. Not Shurima. She's nowhere near Targon at any point in her life.
The sorceress is absolutely NOT Leblanc. This is another made up delusion by you. There isn't a single shred of evidence to even hint that it's leblanc.
DO not reply to me until you look up real information. I'm not interested in your wattpad version of Arcane.
Aw, the family is back together.
I hope absolutely nothing bad happens to them, would be a shame :)
The hug scene might be one of the hardest hitting moments in the series for me. If you go back and look at the beginning during the 'new Vi' montage in the arena, when they're lifting up their betting slips in the air, you can actually see Jinx's painted nails. She's been there watching her for quite some time.
that pause right before kenny being proved right about jinx is comedy gold. Love yalls reaction to stuff
Also callbacks to season 1 in Vander's flashback.
-the song that's playing played in season 1 in the bar as Vi was about to turn herself in to the enforcers.
-the cup Vander gives their mom was the same cup and juice he pours Powder in episode 2 of Season 1. Jinx also still uses it later on in the show.
-along with a few other small things in the flashback of things from earlier on.
jinx was watching VI the whole time, even betting on her. She was in the alley way when loris was taking her home and she first see's a vision of cait. Also poor VI is down bad for cait and also she is seeing season 1 cait, not this season version of cait. Singed playing 4d chess when everyone else playing checkers.
Vander's return was really the only thing that could have united the sisters in the way it did. They obviously still deeply care for and love each other, but there was just so much bad blood between them the last time they met that they probably wouldn't have ever even talked in a civil way if it was about *anything* other than Vander, the person they both loved and thought of as a father. They still fought and bickered, but Vander was what made them both put aside their differences and come together.
Jinx is using her lighter instead of clapping to see what's happening because Vi and Vander destroyed all of the mushrooms in the tunnel in their fight.
“He looks terrible” agree to disagree…. Trauma Jayce is 🔥
Trauma Jayce is plagued by perseverance, determination and pain. His new look reflects that well and is so damn cool.
i see the shimmer in Jinx activate kinda like the -Geass that Lelouch placed on Suzaku to live because it only activate in like dire/near death situations. it gives off the same feeling, kinda like Silco "geassing" her to live but shimmer version
That...hug...was...EVERYTHING! 💙 ❤ 💜
This episode properly established Singed as my favorite character. He’s an amalgamation of Mr Freeze and Dr Frankenstein, and I’m all here for it.
I'm surprised Kenny didn't recognize Mel's brother VA who also voiced Darius from the Owl House and Andreus (i think) from Amphibia
And Hordak from She-Ra!
40:51
"Earthshatter ready"
HAMMER DOWN
Isha hugging them from behind, thats destroyed me
This episode made me absolutely sob. Truly a work of art to bring that much resolution to a single season
I just like that for their reunion Jinx uses Vi's makeup to write her name under her eye like Vi's tattoo.
@LettsReact
Hey Kenny and Montana. Did you guys know that some of the frames in the intro change for like a split second in each episode? In this one, you can see the painting of jinx after she stands up, vanders eyes at 5:08, and the dog heads from vi's jacket at 5:19.
Vi definitely had a very traumatic childhood in prison. She would get beat by the guards for no reason beginning at 15
Also remember the Singed was in the same factory where Vander "died" in episode 3 season 1. So he probably found him shortly after he lost consciousness and Silco took a young Jinx away. Singed probably got to Vander fast enough to save him with either more shimmer or something else
little summary on the jayce pfps, when the acts for season 2 were still coming out, everyone had different views on whether or not they supported jayce's choices or hated them, you'd choose the green check if you agreed with them, the red x if you didn't, and the yellow question mark if you didn't know!! and then of course a ton of other funny ones evolved out of those but those are the main 3
Please watch Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Amphibia, or The Legends of Vox Machina next, they are seriously underrated.
Notice how both Cait and Vi coped with the breakup by being comforted by Scotch?
Jinx smelling Vander's old jacket reminded me of Ellie with Joel's in The Last of Us Part II. 🥲
You know what’s weird is when Jayce speaks he has fog come out of his mouth. But when the councilor speaks there’s nothing. Maybe that’s just over speculation though.
That’s was one of their questions at the end of the video
oh man mention of the Jayce PFP war... that was an.. interesting week. Even Riot got in on it IRC.
Vander gave Vi her name and Silco gave Jinx's her name. Both father's got to name her children
Man, I think 2024 holds the record for most new shows watched on this channel.
Aside from new seasons of shows already started (Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, and Arcane), they did Netflix's Avatar, Chainsaw Man, Invincible, Solo Leveling, Hazbin Hotel, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Frieren, and Kaiju No. 8. What a line-up!
Edit: Hoping for shows like Legend of Vox Machina and Violet Evergarden in 2025.
(At 2:32) emotional damage!
A villain who ritualistically converts people into their hive mind and speaks through them. Sound familiar?
Man, I think 2024 holds the record for most new shwos watched
Can't help but think that Isha's character design is meant to look more than a little like baby Vi. And a tough little kid, adding extra connection to Jinx being sisterly to her in Vi's eyes.
just want to say Happy New Year and am gonna sign up for Patreon to binge Cyberpunk/Arcane/MHA!
It's a shame arcane s2 was only 5 episodes long, but this was such a cool happy ending 😅. Right? The story ends here right?
38:00 remember when Jayce, Ekko, and Heimerdinger were here and their breath was super visible because it was cold? Notice how Salo's breath isn't visible.... Almost like this was some foreshadowing that Viktor's "process" may not even be healing, but reanimation as the puppets
47:30 I jumped the gun too soon, it's literally a topic in their discussion :P
Episode 5, 6, and 7 are the standouts of this season. Beautiful storytelling
25:40 - The "affair" child is very clearly not the person doing all the magic, because they're the one looking for that child. Mel is the one they're looking for, it's why Ambessa hid her away.
vander named vi :'). also, during the fight they destroyed all the clappy glowy things
Even though it's not the most popular episode, I sincerely believe it's one of the best. The expressions on Powder's face as she ignites her lighter in the dark... it's simply a work of art.
She’s holding on to the child, shaken by a sudden realization that she might have put both her sister, Violet, and her adoptive sister, Isha, in serious danger. Her eyes filled with painful uncertainty, uncontrollable fear, and glimmering hope -- all at once, all of them burning within her kind, yet broken heart, burning softly like a fleeting flame.
All those emotions mixed with throat-locking dread, then unfathomable relief, as she noticed Violet is alive, hugging the beast that was once their father, a man she has always loved but never got a chance to express her gratitude, unable to apologize for her irreversible mistake, an error that haunted her grief-tormented mind ever since.
A single tear falling down her cheek when she hears her sister’s invitation tells a story that not even a thousand words could ever explain. Her whole face shivering with volcano of bottled-up sorrow that has now turned into blissful euphoria as she realizes the world gave her a second chance to regain what she has always wanted - a loving family.
kenny saying he’s seen the jayce pfp war without context is hilarious
Yea I teared up to.😢❤
"finally something good" sooooo who's ready for E6
You are not ready for next episode
Between Jinx and Singed, there have been a lot great lines this season.
-Season 2 Episode 5 What Have They Done To Us Lyrics (Vocals by Mako and Grey):
[Verse]
As you wake up in a cold sweat
Little girl, what goes on in your head?
All this hatred in your heart, yet
I mourn the most for all the things that I never said
[Chorus]
Don’t make me go through this again
You’re not real and I can’t pretend
This story is over, I ripped out the end
Tell me, who are you, then?
[Post-Chorus]
What have they done to us?
What have they done to us?
What have they done to us?
What have they done to us?
God, I cried so much in act 2
Notice how you can see Jayce's breath in the final scene, but not Salo's?...
Having already watched all of arcane, I hope that you understood the Jayce profile memes now 😂
Why did it take me so long to realize! Vander and Silco have matching drinking cups...why did that take so long...
In my experience, no one in power is innocent.
Jayce? Jaybe... or jaybe not
Montana is gonna regret that "finally something good"-line after the hug real quick ;P
Arcane is a lot of Thank God; Why God?
I cant wait till next week THE EPIDODE is COMING
Respectfully, that was not a person... yall might wanna rewatch that scene and pay attention specifically to their mouths.
When they were in the wild rune if you paid attention they were in a dimension that it could not be seen however when back at the room for the hexgates which are deep underground you see it. If you need further proof you can go back to the episode when Joyce, echo, and Heimerdinger are in that room and like in this episode pay attention to their mouths. 😮💨
Just a reminder that Vi is short for Violet. So Vander is the one who named her 😊🤗
What are you talking about? Vi saw Jinx use her shimmer powers in episode 9.
-Season 2 Episode 5 Cocktail Molotov Lyrics (Vocals by ZAND):
[Verse 1]
Get your filthy eyeballs on me
What else am I wasting for?
Feed me all your woes and pity
I am nothing anymore (Don't trip)
I'm at the bottom, it's a long way down (Don't slip)
I’m on the bend, and it's a long way round (I'm sick)
Of who I am and what I'm talking about
'Cause no pretty face can save me now
[Chorus]
So lock me up, I cannot take it
Lock me up, I've already lost
Lock me up, I've gone and jinxed it
Hold my cocktail molotov
Lock me up, I cannot take it
Lock me up, I've already lost
Lock me up, I've gone and jinxed it
Hold my cocktail molotov
[Verse 2]
Kick me 'til I'm cold and weary
Stab my heart and hope to die
Writing my obituary
Might as well just bury me alivе
I'm in the grave, I’m in the undеrground (I try)
To beat my demons, but I only drown (I cry)
For all the reasons that I’m talking about
'Cause I'm down and out, I'm down and out
[Pre-Chorus]
So lock me up, I cannot take it
Lock me up, I've already lost
Lock me up, I've gone and jinxed it
Hold my cocktail molotov
[Chorus]
Lock me up, I cannot take it
Lock me up, I've already lost
Lock me up, I've gone and jinxed it
Hold my cocktail molotov
Lock me up, I cannot take it
Lock me up, I've already lost
Lock me up, I've gone and jinxed it
Hold my cocktail molotov
Lock me up, I cannot take it
Lock me up, I've already lost
Lock me up, I cannot take it
Lock me up, I've already lost
💜
Mels brother was almost distracting to me because of how identical his face is to the gigachad face. I hoped kenny would spotit after just using the gigachad meme a couple of eps ago. Sad he didnt comment on it XD
Vi was right...everyone in her life has indeed changed...
Was wondering if Rick and Morty would ever be a contender on a poll to replace a show, it’s really funny with some great characters and plots and I’d love to see you guys react to it! ❤️
iirc I think this episode and Ep. 7 are like the only kind of happy episodes in the whole damn series 😅
Aye 😥
She's just a mage
28:02 Jinx smelled Vander’s jacket not Silco’s
Okay...THE SHOW ENDS FOR ME HERE....HAPPY ENDING 😊
Intro by Michaela Murphy lesss gooo
My GOAT Jayce
The series ended after this episode
@@Sassynbluntaf fun fact: there are 4 MORE EPISODES!!!
@@LettsReactLol i think they meant the show ends, for them. Ends with the happy ending with the family together..
If only . . .
have they watched the mars red anime?
Am I the only one or is/was anyone else expecting these two do a 5-10 minute commentary of them thirsting over downward spiral goth Vi and traumatized Jayce, or is that just me?
Are u ready for the next episode? 😂
what will they do to us??
In my mind, the show ended with this episode and they all go live happily ever after somewhere else not as effed lmao to think that **SPOILERS***
It's all tears after this..
**SPOILERS**
Include the first part of next episode where they're at the commune and Vander is progressing towards healing and they all decide to stay, nothing bad happens after that and the commune plus all of Zaun/Piltover thrive in a healthy way, THE END.
AHHHHHHHHHHHH OMGGGGGGGG
Another act would have done wonders for this show. Most of all, Vi definitely should not have believed Jinx. We should have got like a whole episode here of breaking down Vi, not just the first 5 min of the episode
Happy New Year 2024 - 2025!!