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What is funny is we have always worried about Hextech falling into the "wrong hands" and always considered Jayce and Viktor to be the "right hands". But this episode showed that ANYONE is capable of completely misusing Hextech. After all, the first casualties caused by Hextech were Jayce killing a child and Viktor killing Sky.
Welll, technicallyyyyy the first casualties would have been Mylo and Claggor killed by Powder, who didn't even know what she was doing, but your point still stands
@@davidillarretasolans6970 Well yeah, but that wasn't exactly Hextech. That was just the raw energy source. It's the difference between gasoline and an automobile. But you are right that technically the first casualties of "The Hextech Project" as a whole would have been them so your point stands as well.
@@davidillarretasolans6970 If you want to get really technical, what Powder did wasn't _HexTech_ Ⓡ. That was simply the stone being used in it natural, explody quality rather than its power being harnessed through the use of runes.
And she was looking at her blood mixing with water, not the oil and water Vi mentioned...so she was thinking their relationship could work. Also, Cait is the blue one, the rain, while Vi is the hot blooded one, the red. Also notice in episode 2, when Cait is in her garden standing in the rain after her parents forced her to stop seeing Jayce, she is using a red umbrella, which protects her from rain. The umbrella has the exact same design as Vi's red jacket. So that's a bit of foreshadowing as well. And when she breaks up with Vi, they are standing in the rain. In episode 2 her mother is telling her to come inside from the rain, in this episode she is telling her to go after Vi, in the rain.
@@CougheePls knowing how to swing it well is one thing, but the way Jayce was blocking and dodging attacks was a little far-fetched for his character. if the speed of those shimmer guards had been turned down it would've been easier to buy, but bruhhhh just look at these duudes 17:48
The guy have the body of a Capitan America, and the mind of Tony Stark. He is a hard one... His hammer is humongous, give him the advantage of reach against everyone trying to face him. He knows what will do before they actually try it basically because this reach advantage. And because the magic, this hammer-polearm weighs nothing for him, but hits heavy as it looks to targets... He is not a fighter as ironman isn't a soldier or dogfight pilot, but the tech do its job.
In this Episode we saw for the first time Vi and Jayce as they are in the game League of Legends, with their weapons and their "look". The fight scene was a big wink to the Lol's fans, fighting with their skills and abilities. All of us LOVED it so much.
with mel, i think an important distinction to make is that she never actually called for war or to attack the undercity, she called for "countermeasures." Now, yes, once weapons are made, as her mother said, they are likely to be used, but Mel never expressed any sort of desire to go to war with the undercity. She's definitely not a warmonger like her mother.
They purposefully made her motivations vague to keep us guessing. You can always go back and justify her actions once you know where she's coming from.
True, but I think Mel also changed her attitude when her mother showed up and brought back her memories of what putting down a rebellion is really like.
Mel's actions were NEVER vague about what she was doing or wanted. The only thing that was unknown until this episode was the impetus for her drive. She is politically and ideologically diametrically opposed to her mother in every way. Oil and Water. Go back and rewatch the show. Mel is one of the most above board characters in the story. When Viktor and Jayce show her that grenade Mel naturally asks uf the undercity could make a weapon with the gemstone. Viktor dismissively replies that it's possible. And THAT was the first moment Mel ever mentioned defensive weapons. This notion that no one could figure her out is horseshit. She literally stated in ep 2 that she wanted something to invest in thst would put Piltover on the map. To make her city prosperous and renowned. She's on the board city councilors. And she was LITERALLY the only one doing her job for the benefit of the city. Jayce even recognizes that fact in front of the entire council before show's end. The only people tricked by Mel were audience members tricking themselves.
@@jackspratt7264 It was always weird how people tried to portray her as this master manipulator. She obviously played the political game with Jayce to her advantage. She found him attractive, he is a genius with new ideas that she can use to her benefit and the benefit of the city. It's a win win from her perspective.
@@lockekappa500 A lot of people put words I. Her mouth though. People chose not to truly listen to her or pay attention to her facial expressions. I didn’t need this episode to tell me she is a good person, but unfortunately a lot people did.
I think Mel didn't just randomly switch - she was never pro-war, she was always trying to prevent it. But knowing war, and knowing what advanced weaponry on the opposing side means, she wanted to keep her side safe, as safe as it could be. She doesn't show much empathy during calm times, working primarily to get herself ahead and acquire power, but when it comes to such major issues like this, she does have empathy and a clear head. You could say that maybe the reason she acquires power and builds weapons is that she knows that someone has to have power and someone has to build weapons, and the only way to keep everyone safe is to be that someone... she's also an idealist in the end, even though she's been exploiting the idealism of others. She believes power and weaponry wouldn't corrupt her. I really started liking her in the end.
this is the best breakdown of her character for me, and I agreed in every point made: ruclips.net/video/9dw5FOlNBgQ/видео.html she had good reason for being disgusted with herself
I think that especially the injection of her mother in the story also reminded her of what she didn't want to become. Further enforcing the idea of trying to prefent that war.
I agree! I didn't like her very much at the start, I thought she was very cutthroat and a typical ruthless, business-minded type of person who didn't care who she'd step on. But in the final arc I think it reveals a lot of her character: she doesn't want war, but she knows what losing looks like. So she will simultaneously try to prevent but also makes contingency plans that mean if war DOES happen, she's going to come out on top.
Exactly what you said! I always thought shes just trying to protect Piltover, and when her mom was introduced, I knew she wanted to protect it from her mother and people like her
What you said about "why would you give any of your comfort away" when it comes to topsiders actively CHOOSING to ignore undercity's reality is exactly what makes Caitlyn such an amazing character. She's sick of Piltover's lies. She's sick of people around her being anything but trustful. She's sick of hipocrisy. And so, she's the SINGLE topsider who is willing to face the truth of the undercity, accept it and do SOMETHING about it, even if it means shredding everything she's being taught before. She's nothing but blunt honesty and genuine love to give. She's justice. And I totally love her for it.
@@gerardlacroix6015 you are right, he wants to help as well! but as you say it, he's barely a topsider, and he knows firsthand the cruel reality of the undercity - that's why he wants to help. Cait on the other hand didn't know any of this and had a whole life of luxury and comfort - one that she's more than ready to leave behind once she realizes how unfair the reality is.
I love how the mother tried to manipulate Mel, failed, but then switched to Jayce and was able to convince him to start a war in like 30 seconds. Just shows you how easily manipulative he is. Honestly, Mel is such a fascinating character, first-time watching I didn't even care about her as she was sidelined until the last act, but on the rewatch she is one of the more realistic and compelling characters in the show.
Mel only sugguested "contermeasures" when victor suggested it was possible for jinx to weaponise hextech. It is the smart thing to do. They really played with our expectations of her. Mel- wants defense/protection mum- wants offense/weapons
You have to remember Jayce is a mason. Dude's been hammering for years. Sure, doesn't give you fighting skills maybe, but it does make you handy with a hammer, which is his weapon of choice. Obviously the show plays up his skill in this scene a touch for fan service but honestly, it still can make sense.
@@ramenshoyu3873 Its the trend of making men look weak and make women look like they are stronger "Somehow". Even though we all know how Jayce and Viktor end.
I don't think it'll be shocking for Jayce to also have some martial art level training. That dude was ripped out his mind. Dude looked like he had 6 percent body fat.
*Spoiler Free* Here are four things to consider that might help understand Jinx's perspective about Catylin. 1. Catylin is an enforcer. Both Powder and Vi lost their biological parents in the uprising to the enforcers. They lived in constant fear and brutality under the enforcers, remember how in episode 2 an Undercity citizen spits on Marcus's shoe and their response is to throw the guy through a window! Then as the kids flee into the alley they see enforcers pinning and chocking someone against a wall. The enforcers are brutal to the citizens of the Undercity. 2. Marcus is an enforcer who arrested Vi, threw her in jail, and then lied to both Silco and Powder about Vi being dead. In episode 6 when Vi explains that she was arrested Powder responds with "Marcus" because she isn't stupid and can put it all together. Then in episode 7 when Powder is stabbing Silco in the face Silco says "Marcus never told me she was in Stillwater", so at this point we can verify that Powder knows that Marcus is directly responsible for neither her nor Silco knowing that Vi was alive for 6-7 years. 3. Powder went 6-7 years with the crushing guilt and belief that her actions got everyone in her family that night killed. She believed that Vi was dead, the one person who always loved her and stood by her was gone. Not only that but the last words Vi ever spoke to her was that she was a "Jinx" before Vi "abandoned" her. The pain of this loss and the lack of closure drove Powder to madness. Marcus, the chief enforcer, the guy that is supposed to be the highest symbol of law and justice for Piltover was directly responsible for throwing Powder's sister into the living hell of Stillwater prision and took away any chance in those 6-7 years for her to reconcile with her sister. Take a moment to let that sink in.... damn. 4. After everything that Piltover and the enforcers have done to them her sister is helping an enforcer. An enforcer, the very people responsible for her parents deaths, the oppression of her fellow citizens in the undercity and who threw her sister into Stillwater prision for years. After all of this her sister Vi has sided with an enforcer!? Why would Vi do this!? The answer in Powder's/Jinx's mind is that Vi has abandoned her for Catylin because Powder's/Jinx's actions from the night Vander, Mylo, and Claggor died, as well as Powder's/Jinx's actions under Silco in the last 7 years, has made Powder/Jinx unlovable. Powder/Jinx is so afraid that she has become so unlovable that her own sister would rather side with an enforcer than with her, because how can anyone love Powder/Jinx when all her life everyone has always wanted to be her enemy. Powder/Jinx is projecting herself onto Catylin.
i watched a lot of reaction videos no one can put this together they all think jinx is jealous of caitlyn (English is not my native language, there may be wrong words)
And it's such a same since a lot of it is just from a big misunderstanding, and if they just talked it out, it could be resolved, but Jinx is so traumatized and hurt she can't even have a genuine vulnerable conversation without having that baggage bubbling back up and getting in the way. From the voices she hears, to her hesitation to trust anybody, she's unable to resolve her issues, and it all gets expressed out as fatal violence to anybody around her. Like you want to help her bc we empathize with her, but if you try to approach her, the trauma makes her into a cactus with her finger on the trigger.
@@n0bleonline222 Jinx *is* jealous, there is no denying that. I think it's a bit weird how people can instantly acknowledge the weird vibes between Jinx and Silco, but not between Jinx and Vi. At the end of the show, when Jinx is convinced that Vi doesn't love her because she can't kill Caitlin, it's out of a possessiveness and intensity that is not very normal to feel for your sister LMAO and that is definitely a multi-faceted thing, including not only what the comment said, but also because Jinx wants from Vi the same devotion, special treatment and attention she gave her before they separated. Poor Vi had impossible standards to reach in Jinx's eyes from the get go. And even back then, Powder was so dependent on her sister's undivided favor that it only took Vi to go with Mylo's advice and not include her in the plan to save Vander that Powder completely lost it. She can't deal with being second to anyone in Vi's life, including her own romantic interests now that their bond is completely fucked up because of all the trauma. I thought that Jinx being jealous and scared of Caitlin replacing her the entire show post time skip would make that clear, but it's insane how almost no one talks about it. Like, I get that it's a bit icky and difficult to acknowledge, but it's definitely there.
Me: "What happened to Skye?" Well ya see ladies, since Powder became Jinx, Arcane writers needed someone to take over the role of Powder. 😃 ...*crickets* Me: Well, I thought it was funny. 😕
i love the parallel with young viktor not being able to chase his little boat toy and adult viktor who’s imbued with shimmer runs faster past all the boats
It seems a lot of people misinterpret how that kid was shot. It wasn't kids in the suits. The kid that was shot was one of the workers that pushed the button to send off the signal for the Shimmer fighters to attack. While Jayce was shooting, one of the Shimmer fighters was dodging, and as Jayce continued to shoot, the Shimmer fighter ran passed the child worker, which ended up getting caught in the crossfire.
It's sad to think that, if things were different, Jinx would get along with Viktor and Caitlyn, with Viktor because both are inventors and Caitlyn because both are great marksman
Funny thing is, I think a healthy Jinx could get along with just about anybody (even if they didn't like her back). The League promotional video "Welcome Aboard" gives a glimpse of what Jinx could have been like if she had a good support structure/"family". I'd be stoked if we got a spin-off series exploring that alternate reality, or even just a single movie.
Yours are some of the best reactions to Arcane on youtube. Notice that Vi and Caitlyn arrive at Caitlyn's house in the morning, the parents cure Cait, then they lie in bed... and we don't hear anything more from them until the evening, when Vi speaks before the Council and they ignore her. That is, it is not shown, but it is intuited that "something" happened during the day between them. And another thing is that the Council does not know who Vi is. That is, when Marcus locked her up, he told absolutely no one.
I almost missed it the first time I watched, it was just her eyes that made me realize she was there the very last moment before the scene ended so I had to rewind and confirm I didn't imagine it. Such a great reveal!
@@Tubejin oh 100%. My last discovery is in the scene where Silco is hanging out with Marcus' daughter. As Marcus enter the room you see Silco and the daughter's shadows looking like Silco is strangling the kid
15:45 He ran out of shimmer, which protects him from the negative effects (as we see him using it in plants) but he tried again anyways, that could have lead to him being vaporize, but when Sky tried to get him away, she was the one that got those negative effects
I think Jayce was so angry and eager to fight because he felt guilty. He put those enforcers on the bridge, and he feels like he got them killed. He's not willing to blame himself, so he has to blame the Undercity. Ekko's doing good, but Shimmer is a symptom, not the problem. The problems are poverty and no infrastructure health care. Like Cait said, they have to choose between a crime lord and a government that doesn't offer anything.
I don't think the kid was in the Mech suit, it looked like the same kid who pushed the alarm. Jayce was careless and the kid got caught in the crossfire.
Such a great transition from the sweet and tender Vyolin scene to the disturbing Jinx "healing" scene. Considering her upbringing is a miracle Mel is the way she is, I'm glad they are giving her development. The cliffhanger at the end is insane, can't wait for next episode.
There's a shocking amount of reactors who end up thinking a big purple shimmer beast in a glowing armored suit with claws, running at a full sprint to the left, gets hit by Jayces hammer blast and just...instantly and magically transforms into a small kid in overalls standing there looking forward, the running momentum completely disappeared the suit disappeared and the twitching purple rage beast turned into a surprised looking child (that you just saw push the alarm a moment ago). You see that they're a separate security force called in, the appearance is completely different, and it doesn't make physical sense for it to stop them turn them and just vanish the armor even IF it was a kid inside. At least the Vi confusion in episode 4 makes sense. At least there you actually do see Vi's face for a moment, and you know where they got confused and why. But I can't even see where this confusion could even start, there's nothing that should make you draw that conclusion, there's no connection at all. Jayce kept missing his moving target and eventually hit a bystander, and the two had vastly disparate appearances and positions. It boggles the mind how so many people end up reaching that conclusion.
@@ulisesmontoya9366 it’s more like slight of hand/ cognitive blindspot stuff. Like, it reminds me of illusionist tricks, where you pull someone’s focus one way and it literally blinds them to reality once they’ve decided they understood the situation, but from the outside you’re screaming “it’s so obvious!!”. They decided they had an answer, so none of the other clues registered since they no longer were trying to connect the dots. Same with the Vi thing, 90% of the scene shows a completely different person and makes it super obvious, but if you saw that one flash frame of Vi’s face and decided “yes, that is Vi” instead of still questioning it, the rest of it just goes over your head, you’re not looking for details on something you already “confirmed”. It’s not necessarily anything to do with being clever or smart. Confidence tricksters do this as a living because people underestimate how often our minds fill in the blanks like that and deceive us.
I wonder if Vi and Jayce ever clocked on that their paths had crossed before. After all, wasn't it Vi breaking into Jayce's apartment all those years ago that set off the chain of events that led to this point? 😁😁
I mean the hammer is really OP and he should just blast them away with the shield everytime they get close. Thats just not a very fun fight choreography. There is no chance for them to win anyway, might aswell make it cool.
That just shows how op hextech is tho, it beats shimmer. The only slow one is Jayce, but he literally has a nuke and a shield gun. And Vi is made for quick and close-up fights. There wasn't a way for them to win from the start.
@@idk-ye7ur I wouldn't go so far as to say Hextech beats Shimmer outright, but that's neither here nor there. The issue with the scene arises when the Shimmer guards are so blindingly fast in the beginning and then aren't *nearly* as fast when they get to Vi and Jayce; that's just undeniable.
@Jacob D I gave the show some shit for this, too, until someone pointed out that the armor the guards are wearing is based on an item from the game. And that item... gives your champion a large but short-lived burst of speed when you activate it. So while they're totally doing the trope, they're doing it tongue-in-cheek, with in-universe justification. I can respect that.
The hammer Jayce built is really really powerful so he should definitely clap the shimmer guards, but having him keep up in melee combat without much practice is a bit forced and just there to look cool. He should knock them back with the shield everytime they get close, but thats not a very exciting fight.
@@HackOnFackebook so the thing is, the effect of shimmer wears off with time, which is why chemtanks were very fast in the beginning and slowed down gradually.
I wonder why everyone asumes Jayce has never had a fight before that. He and his family before has worked all their lifes crafting hammers. It is easy to asume they probably have practice using it, either for working or fighting. Maybe it was first time in a life or death situation for Jayce but definetly not the first time fighting nor using the hammer at all.
I think you guys are missing the mark on Mel. She was never pro-war; that was a conclusion you guys (and many others) draw when they see her trying to get Jayce to make weaponry. But the reason she was doing that (as shown in this episode especially) is because she knows the threats outside the city. She knows that they need a way to protect themselves for when war eventually comes to their doorstep.
That and her mother is, in the subtext, pressuring her to provide Hextech weapons to the Medardas. I don't think Mel had quite decided what to do about that yet.
They kept her intentions hidden on purpose so people would assume she had bad intentions. Also her mother said something to her that I think struck home. "Weapons can't be unmade and they are always used." Which may have made her want to pull the brakes on making Hextech weapons.
A little visual thing I just noticed: in the flashback, Victor couldn't keep up with the little boat. In the running scene, he's "passing" the boats in the background
He's also running the opposite direction, maybe he's regressing vs progressing overall. They do alot with symbolism and I think it's on purpose. While he's running, he's going the wrong way.
This show is just me falling in love with Vi for [insert length of the show in minutes]. Anyways, even if Jayce's decisions are deeply wrong at times, I have to say I respect him a lot. As you two said, a lot of the topsiders are looking out for their own interests but Jayce genuinely wants to do good. His worldview is horribly limited, which is why I actually hope he gets to see the Undercity more in season 2. If he gets to expand his worldview, see the perspectives of other parts of the city, I fully believe he could change the world. If he surrounds himself with the right people because the people surrounding him have a big effect on him. I hope Vi and Caitlyn team up more with Jayce. Vi has knowledge about Zaun, Cait just gets shit done in general and is amazing at her job and Jayce has the influence with his seat on the council. I just hope they can turn Piltover (and Zaun I guess?) into a better place for everyone. Editing this to say Ekko should also help out. He might be even more focused on Zaun's future than Vi is and he's already helping his people out a lot. They should really just throw Ekko a seat on the council to represent Zaun or something, damn.
Arcane is so good and so gut wrecking because they give you enough to give you hope, like Viktor running for the first time in his life, and then they take that hope and beat you up with it, like Viktor killing her childhood friend Skye trying to go too far with the Hextech core.
The kid at the shimmer factory was just someone who worked there (he was the one who sounded the alarm,) he wasn't one of the shimmer monsters in the suits.
While more characterization of Mel would have been helpful, she has stayed true to her character the entire show. Just because you chose to harshly judge her on narrow judgemental views without knowing her whole story doesn't suddenly mean she's done a 180 out of her characterization. She's done great just like every other character in this show, the only negative is small bits of her past should have been placed throughout the show a bit more is all.
I think the show was being purposely vague with her intent. In the same way it was with the nature of Jinx and Silco's relationship. Emphasis was placed on Mel's persistence in pressuring Jayce to develop weaponry; coupled with the fact that she was introduced to him in a conversation about investors; it wasn't a leap to assume she was war profiteer. Only in this episode are we given the context that Mel is afraid of war and desires deterrents and countermeasures to avoid it.
19:18 I find it so weird why so many people got confused thinking the thing in the armor was the children that Jayce killed... bruh, it has an ARMOR ! xD the point is that Jayce killed a bystander who happened to be there :c the people on the armor are probably adults, thats why theyre so big, they were taller than Jayce and Vi lul
A lot of people talk about Jinx's trauma, and I completely understand why. That being said, what about Vi's trauma? She actually saw her two best friends that she felt responsible for die. Shortly after, she saw Vander almost overtaken by shimmer, and then die while she was in his arms. Right after that, she finds out her sister was responsible for her friends' deaths, and she was horrified by her outburst of anger towards her sister. Then she is chloroformed while seeing the man responsible for the situation she was just in approaching her sister. Then she spent the next 7 years in a mixed gendered prison.
the whole point of jayce having a hammer is because he came from a family of blacksmiths or something. plus its his weapon in the game same way as Vi having the gountlets.
I think it is a good question if silko made it worse, or if it changed but stayed worse. When Sevika in the 4th episode came back to the underground, the people in the lanes looked much wealthier. They even had no more problems with the enforcer. But on the flipside now a counsel of criminels (the chembarons) with silko on the top are calling the shots. Instead of working in chem mines (for which jayce designet the gauntles) like before (remember Silkos speech about air) they work in shimmer factorys. Nothing changed with the water it was polluted before Silko, so nothing get better here. And in exchange for some wealth for other and control for himself he created addicts. And he didn't have made progress for his dream to become independet. So all in all it is not a great developing, but also under Vander there was no positiv development, he cemented the status quo. I think that was his greatest mistake, people who are treated bad need some hope of change even if it is not realistic, it is better than to think there will never be a change.
This show is so great.I didn't care for it at first but I kept watching! And I'm glad I did the story, animation, soundtrack are all great. This show is top notch. As good as stranger things, & Cobra Kai. Of you haven't seen Cobra Kai you are missing out. It is 4 seasons of greatness. Lupin is great as well I highly recomend. But, watch it in freach w/subtitiles.
Holy crap you blew out my speakers when you saw there's only one bed! I don't think there were kids in the shimmer suits when the alarm was triggered. We saw other adults loading the train car and stuff, but yeah, most of the workers are probably kids. One more episode!
Silco is not the one who started the child labor thing in the Undercity. He was working in the mines for Piltover's progress too when he was a child. Piltover has been running their city on child labor for decades
Man. One more episode and next one is a banger. Vi and Kait remind me of Romeo and Juliet a bit. Two lovers from the opposite side of life wanting each other so bad, but their lives keep them apart a lot. But their love is undeniable still
I don’t know why people think Mel did a 180. She was never for war. She asked Jayce to make weapons for DEFENSE, not offense. That all falls under PROTECTING Piltover. She doesn’t want to attack Zaun and start a war and never did.
1:30 Saying she sympathizes with Jinx the most makes me wonder how much Milena has in common with the Mortal Kombat character that she shares a name with...
Though it feels somewhat weird to compliment you ladies for your so earnest Arcane reactions, seeing the heartache and frustration you're experiencing....but, thank you? But, you ladies are the proof of the vivid and palpable excellence of Arcane Here's my perhaps oversimplified take. on the beauty and tragedy of Arcane's characters and their story: The principal instigation of the suffering and anguish of Undercity and Topside, Piltover is like if our World War I and II were combined. The personal tragedy of the lives and social conflict of World War I were far more complex and entangled than that of World War II, BUT the tragedy of the advanced means of warfare of World War II was far more globally devastating. That's the heartfelt and heartbreak of Arcane. Arguably, Piltover's originating provocation was the evolution of the oppressive classism of Topside that deteriorated their relationship with the Undercity. Piltover "Word War 1": All out war was prevented when principals like Vander and Grayson stood in the gap, which didn't resolve the classism oppression and discontent but kept escalation in check. Piltover "World War II": The life and social upheaval of the promise and curse of the era of Arcane magic. All the extant personal lives and social tragedy now made NUCLEAR by Hextech and Shimmer. Again, thank you ladies for your great Arcane Reactions.
I like how because we only see part of Mel we don't like her, and we like Jayce only seeing part of him as well. When they show another part of them we then start liking Mel and disliking Jayce. People are complicated and this show portrays that beautifully
I'll say it again, knowing Jinx and how damaged she is "in game" makes me so depressed. She could've been saved if only... Ekko has a line that foreshadowed their relationship as is shown in the series, "I had a crush on you, until you started talking to the gun". Now we know what happened, now we know.
Since this video is a year old, I will assume someone already told you. But on the off chance that they havnt, I'll tell you anyway. In the last scene of the episode, when Cait sees te Monkey on the mirror and she trying to grasp the situation, Jinx is actually sitting behind her. Its easy to miss she really only vissible after the steam settles which is about 2-3 seconds before the episode ends. Shes also placed in the back ground where you focus naturally isnt.. I just came to think of it as you discussed what you thought would happen in that moment. If either of you saw her, you wouldnt have guessed explosion. This is really not very useful information a year after you finished the show so its more of a "fun fact" kinda thing plus that I love this show so much... I would marry it and have its babies if it was physically possible and alot of stuff goes unnoticed due to the shere volume of details in this show which is kinda sad when they put such insane effort into making this. So, I guess I also discuss and talk ablout these things as sort of a kudos to the writers, directors and animators (and whoever else was involved.)
I just want ask if you both already start new series to replace Arcane? When it finished I mean, if not can I suggest 'Killing Eve'? Its really good show, there's 3 season so far, the new and last season will air in this 27th, I think you will love Villanelle as character, she one of kind, so yeah hope you both reconsider it, thank you~
if it wasn't for silco undercity would probably live like this forever, silco did a lot of bad things but it's because of him that piltover pays attention to them giving them a chance to change everything
What is funny is we have always worried about Hextech falling into the "wrong hands" and always considered Jayce and Viktor to be the "right hands". But this episode showed that ANYONE is capable of completely misusing Hextech. After all, the first casualties caused by Hextech were Jayce killing a child and Viktor killing Sky.
The unspoken rejoinder, when people talk about the wrong hands, is always that their hands are the right ones. You're 100% right here.
Welll, technicallyyyyy the first casualties would have been Mylo and Claggor killed by Powder, who didn't even know what she was doing, but your point still stands
@@davidillarretasolans6970 Well yeah, but that wasn't exactly Hextech. That was just the raw energy source. It's the difference between gasoline and an automobile. But you are right that technically the first casualties of "The Hextech Project" as a whole would have been them so your point stands as well.
@@davidillarretasolans6970 If you want to get really technical, what Powder did wasn't _HexTech_ Ⓡ. That was simply the stone being used in it natural, explody quality rather than its power being harnessed through the use of runes.
Yo this is an absolutely phenomenal take
I love the fact that Caitlyn was replaying her fight with Vi in the shower, thinking about what else she could have done to get her to stay.
@War Band Yeah.
Cait's pp was too smol for Vi
And Caitlyn's little handshake as if she's saying, "No, I won't forget you"
And she was looking at her blood mixing with water, not the oil and water Vi mentioned...so she was thinking their relationship could work.
Also, Cait is the blue one, the rain, while Vi is the hot blooded one, the red.
Also notice in episode 2, when Cait is in her garden standing in the rain after her parents forced her to stop seeing Jayce, she is using a red umbrella, which protects her from rain. The umbrella has the exact same design as Vi's red jacket. So that's a bit of foreshadowing as well. And when she breaks up with Vi, they are standing in the rain. In episode 2 her mother is telling her to come inside from the rain, in this episode she is telling her to go after Vi, in the rain.
Its shocking how many people dont seem to get that, and she was just angsting or thinking horny thoughts.
I love the Viktor running passed the boat scene, considering the flashback as a child he couldn't even keep up with his toy boat.
The girls talking about Jayce not being a fighter, while I painfully remember all times I have died to him in-game PepeHands
Nothing like E Q combo into hammer slam to turn your screen grey.
to be fair he is pretty hard to play
I mean, he's supposed to be a weaponsmith or smth right? Surely he'd know how to use these things
@@CougheePls knowing how to swing it well is one thing, but the way Jayce was blocking and dodging attacks was a little far-fetched for his character. if the speed of those shimmer guards had been turned down it would've been easier to buy, but bruhhhh just look at these duudes 17:48
The guy have the body of a Capitan America, and the mind of Tony Stark. He is a hard one...
His hammer is humongous, give him the advantage of reach against everyone trying to face him. He knows what will do before they actually try it basically because this reach advantage. And because the magic, this hammer-polearm weighs nothing for him, but hits heavy as it looks to targets...
He is not a fighter as ironman isn't a soldier or dogfight pilot, but the tech do its job.
In this Episode we saw for the first time Vi and Jayce as they are in the game League of Legends, with their weapons and their "look". The fight scene was a big wink to the Lol's fans, fighting with their skills and abilities. All of us LOVED it so much.
with mel, i think an important distinction to make is that she never actually called for war or to attack the undercity, she called for "countermeasures." Now, yes, once weapons are made, as her mother said, they are likely to be used, but Mel never expressed any sort of desire to go to war with the undercity. She's definitely not a warmonger like her mother.
They purposefully made her motivations vague to keep us guessing. You can always go back and justify her actions once you know where she's coming from.
True, but I think Mel also changed her attitude when her mother showed up and brought back her memories of what putting down a rebellion is really like.
Mel's actions were NEVER vague about what she was doing or wanted. The only thing that was unknown until this episode was the impetus for her drive.
She is politically and ideologically diametrically opposed to her mother in every way. Oil and Water.
Go back and rewatch the show. Mel is one of the most above board characters in the story.
When Viktor and Jayce show her that grenade Mel naturally asks uf the undercity could make a weapon with the gemstone. Viktor dismissively replies that it's possible.
And THAT was the first moment Mel ever mentioned defensive weapons.
This notion that no one could figure her out is horseshit.
She literally stated in ep 2 that she wanted something to invest in thst would put Piltover on the map. To make her city prosperous and renowned.
She's on the board city councilors. And she was LITERALLY the only one doing her job for the benefit of the city.
Jayce even recognizes that fact in front of the entire council before show's end.
The only people tricked by Mel were audience members tricking themselves.
@@jackspratt7264 It was always weird how people tried to portray her as this master manipulator. She obviously played the political game with Jayce to her advantage. She found him attractive, he is a genius with new ideas that she can use to her benefit and the benefit of the city. It's a win win from her perspective.
@@lockekappa500 A lot of people put words I. Her mouth though. People chose not to truly listen to her or pay attention to her facial expressions. I didn’t need this episode to tell me she is a good person, but unfortunately a lot people did.
I think Mel didn't just randomly switch - she was never pro-war, she was always trying to prevent it. But knowing war, and knowing what advanced weaponry on the opposing side means, she wanted to keep her side safe, as safe as it could be.
She doesn't show much empathy during calm times, working primarily to get herself ahead and acquire power, but when it comes to such major issues like this, she does have empathy and a clear head.
You could say that maybe the reason she acquires power and builds weapons is that she knows that someone has to have power and someone has to build weapons, and the only way to keep everyone safe is to be that someone... she's also an idealist in the end, even though she's been exploiting the idealism of others. She believes power and weaponry wouldn't corrupt her.
I really started liking her in the end.
this is the best breakdown of her character for me, and I agreed in every point made: ruclips.net/video/9dw5FOlNBgQ/видео.html
she had good reason for being disgusted with herself
I think that especially the injection of her mother in the story also reminded her of what she didn't want to become. Further enforcing the idea of trying to prefent that war.
I agree! I didn't like her very much at the start, I thought she was very cutthroat and a typical ruthless, business-minded type of person who didn't care who she'd step on. But in the final arc I think it reveals a lot of her character: she doesn't want war, but she knows what losing looks like. So she will simultaneously try to prevent but also makes contingency plans that mean if war DOES happen, she's going to come out on top.
@@Jehphg Lol. I was actually going to post this same video on this comment. Needless to say, I agree with you.
Exactly what you said! I always thought shes just trying to protect Piltover, and when her mom was introduced, I knew she wanted to protect it from her mother and people like her
The way she said "Now rainbows and sunshine do not exist" just made me giggle, so true xD
acctually this sounds like episode 9 epilogue...
What you said about "why would you give any of your comfort away" when it comes to topsiders actively CHOOSING to ignore undercity's reality is exactly what makes Caitlyn such an amazing character. She's sick of Piltover's lies. She's sick of people around her being anything but trustful. She's sick of hipocrisy. And so, she's the SINGLE topsider who is willing to face the truth of the undercity, accept it and do SOMETHING about it, even if it means shredding everything she's being taught before. She's nothing but blunt honesty and genuine love to give. She's justice. And I totally love her for it.
To be fair, Viktor is also, but he is "barely" a topsider. He is a trencher at heart.
@@gerardlacroix6015 you are right, he wants to help as well! but as you say it, he's barely a topsider, and he knows firsthand the cruel reality of the undercity - that's why he wants to help. Cait on the other hand didn't know any of this and had a whole life of luxury and comfort - one that she's more than ready to leave behind once she realizes how unfair the reality is.
I love how the mother tried to manipulate Mel, failed, but then switched to Jayce and was able to convince him to start a war in like 30 seconds. Just shows you how easily manipulative he is. Honestly, Mel is such a fascinating character, first-time watching I didn't even care about her as she was sidelined until the last act, but on the rewatch she is one of the more realistic and compelling characters in the show.
Tbf to jayce, hes always been proactive in the shows. His points are valid
19:37 ''AW YOU'RE SUPRISED, YOU'RE SO SOCKED'' I DIED
Mel only sugguested "contermeasures" when victor suggested it was possible for jinx to weaponise hextech. It is the smart thing to do. They really played with our expectations of her.
Mel- wants defense/protection
mum- wants offense/weapons
Blood and water is a great catch. and it was absolutely intentional. Great reaction as always.
I agree. If Vi and Caitlyn can't be oil and water, they can be blood and water instead.
Hiw did u comment 3 weeks ago?
It has nothing to do with nothing 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
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You have to remember Jayce is a mason. Dude's been hammering for years. Sure, doesn't give you fighting skills maybe, but it does make you handy with a hammer, which is his weapon of choice. Obviously the show plays up his skill in this scene a touch for fan service but honestly, it still can make sense.
yeah and hes the only one who gets noticeabley injured compared to Vi
@@ramenshoyu3873 Its the trend of making men look weak and make women look like they are stronger "Somehow".
Even though we all know how Jayce and Viktor end.
he could also be actually training with that weapon in his free time
I don't think it'll be shocking for Jayce to also have some martial art level training. That dude was ripped out his mind. Dude looked like he had 6 percent body fat.
@@ramenshoyu3873 When did Jayce get injured?
*Spoiler Free*
Here are four things to consider that might help understand Jinx's perspective about Catylin.
1. Catylin is an enforcer. Both Powder and Vi lost their biological parents in the uprising to the enforcers. They lived in constant fear and brutality under the enforcers, remember how in episode 2 an Undercity citizen spits on Marcus's shoe and their response is to throw the guy through a window! Then as the kids flee into the alley they see enforcers pinning and chocking someone against a wall. The enforcers are brutal to the citizens of the Undercity.
2. Marcus is an enforcer who arrested Vi, threw her in jail, and then lied to both Silco and Powder about Vi being dead. In episode 6 when Vi explains that she was arrested Powder responds with "Marcus" because she isn't stupid and can put it all together. Then in episode 7 when Powder is stabbing Silco in the face Silco says "Marcus never told me she was in Stillwater", so at this point we can verify that Powder knows that Marcus is directly responsible for neither her nor Silco knowing that Vi was alive for 6-7 years.
3. Powder went 6-7 years with the crushing guilt and belief that her actions got everyone in her family that night killed. She believed that Vi was dead, the one person who always loved her and stood by her was gone. Not only that but the last words Vi ever spoke to her was that she was a "Jinx" before Vi "abandoned" her. The pain of this loss and the lack of closure drove Powder to madness. Marcus, the chief enforcer, the guy that is supposed to be the highest symbol of law and justice for Piltover was directly responsible for throwing Powder's sister into the living hell of Stillwater prision and took away any chance in those 6-7 years for her to reconcile with her sister. Take a moment to let that sink in.... damn.
4. After everything that Piltover and the enforcers have done to them her sister is helping an enforcer. An enforcer, the very people responsible for her parents deaths, the oppression of her fellow citizens in the undercity and who threw her sister into Stillwater prision for years. After all of this her sister Vi has sided with an enforcer!? Why would Vi do this!?
The answer in Powder's/Jinx's mind is that Vi has abandoned her for Catylin because Powder's/Jinx's actions from the night Vander, Mylo, and Claggor died, as well as Powder's/Jinx's actions under Silco in the last 7 years, has made Powder/Jinx unlovable. Powder/Jinx is so afraid that she has become so unlovable that her own sister would rather side with an enforcer than with her, because how can anyone love Powder/Jinx when all her life everyone has always wanted to be her enemy. Powder/Jinx is projecting herself onto Catylin.
i watched a lot of reaction videos no one can put this together they all think jinx is jealous of caitlyn (English is not my native language, there may be wrong words)
And it's such a same since a lot of it is just from a big misunderstanding, and if they just talked it out, it could be resolved, but Jinx is so traumatized and hurt she can't even have a genuine vulnerable conversation without having that baggage bubbling back up and getting in the way. From the voices she hears, to her hesitation to trust anybody, she's unable to resolve her issues, and it all gets expressed out as fatal violence to anybody around her. Like you want to help her bc we empathize with her, but if you try to approach her, the trauma makes her into a cactus with her finger on the trigger.
Brings a whole new meaning to "Oh the misery! Everybody wants to be my enemy!"
well said
@@n0bleonline222 Jinx *is* jealous, there is no denying that. I think it's a bit weird how people can instantly acknowledge the weird vibes between Jinx and Silco, but not between Jinx and Vi. At the end of the show, when Jinx is convinced that Vi doesn't love her because she can't kill Caitlin, it's out of a possessiveness and intensity that is not very normal to feel for your sister LMAO and that is definitely a multi-faceted thing, including not only what the comment said, but also because Jinx wants from Vi the same devotion, special treatment and attention she gave her before they separated. Poor Vi had impossible standards to reach in Jinx's eyes from the get go.
And even back then, Powder was so dependent on her sister's undivided favor that it only took Vi to go with Mylo's advice and not include her in the plan to save Vander that Powder completely lost it. She can't deal with being second to anyone in Vi's life, including her own romantic interests now that their bond is completely fucked up because of all the trauma. I thought that Jinx being jealous and scared of Caitlin replacing her the entire show post time skip would make that clear, but it's insane how almost no one talks about it. Like, I get that it's a bit icky and difficult to acknowledge, but it's definitely there.
Ah yes…the episode where Viktor learns the Sky’s the limit. 😢
Lmao💀
You're so foul for this lmao
Me: "What happened to Skye?" Well ya see ladies, since Powder became Jinx, Arcane writers needed someone to take over the role of Powder. 😃
...*crickets*
Me: Well, I thought it was funny. 😕
That's hysterical. ;)
Too soon
You're a damned monster.
Okay, I admit it. I laughed. We're all going to hell. 🤣
I read the comment, didn’t get it, kept scrolling, finally processed what you wrote, and came back to comment. You’re a monster. Lol. Well played.
r/foundSatan
i love the parallel with young viktor not being able to chase his little boat toy and adult viktor who’s imbued with shimmer runs faster past all the boats
10:09 Lola wasn't prepared for that cute scene. 😊
It seems a lot of people misinterpret how that kid was shot. It wasn't kids in the suits. The kid that was shot was one of the workers that pushed the button to send off the signal for the Shimmer fighters to attack. While Jayce was shooting, one of the Shimmer fighters was dodging, and as Jayce continued to shoot, the Shimmer fighter ran passed the child worker, which ended up getting caught in the crossfire.
It's sad to think that, if things were different, Jinx would get along with Viktor and Caitlyn, with Viktor because both are inventors and Caitlyn because both are great marksman
Funny thing is, I think a healthy Jinx could get along with just about anybody (even if they didn't like her back). The League promotional video "Welcome Aboard" gives a glimpse of what Jinx could have been like if she had a good support structure/"family". I'd be stoked if we got a spin-off series exploring that alternate reality, or even just a single movie.
Yours are some of the best reactions to Arcane on youtube.
Notice that Vi and Caitlyn arrive at Caitlyn's house in the morning, the parents cure Cait, then they lie in bed... and we don't hear anything more from them until the evening, when Vi speaks before the Council and they ignore her. That is, it is not shown, but it is intuited that "something" happened during the day between them.
And another thing is that the Council does not know who Vi is. That is, when Marcus locked her up, he told absolutely no one.
I guess they missed Jinx sitting in the background in the last second of this episode
I almost missed it the first time I watched, it was just her eyes that made me realize she was there the very last moment before the scene ended so I had to rewind and confirm I didn't imagine it. Such a great reveal!
Most reactors do. It's a very blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment that's easier to spot on a rewatch.
It is like so much in this show is suttle. Everytime you watch this series, you notice so much more.
@@Tubejin oh 100%. My last discovery is in the scene where Silco is hanging out with Marcus' daughter. As Marcus enter the room you see Silco and the daughter's shadows looking like Silco is strangling the kid
@@Valp85 the amount of attention to detail and forethought in this series is unparalleled.
15:45 He ran out of shimmer, which protects him from the negative effects (as we see him using it in plants) but he tried again anyways, that could have lead to him being vaporize, but when Sky tried to get him away, she was the one that got those negative effects
I think Jayce was so angry and eager to fight because he felt guilty. He put those enforcers on the bridge, and he feels like he got them killed. He's not willing to blame himself, so he has to blame the Undercity.
Ekko's doing good, but Shimmer is a symptom, not the problem. The problems are poverty and no infrastructure health care. Like Cait said, they have to choose between a crime lord and a government that doesn't offer anything.
I don't think the kid was in the Mech suit, it looked like the same kid who pushed the alarm. Jayce was careless and the kid got caught in the crossfire.
Yeah he was trying to hit the chemguard that was running around, but missed and the kid just happened to be standing there.
Such a great transition from the sweet and tender Vyolin scene to the disturbing Jinx "healing" scene.
Considering her upbringing is a miracle Mel is the way she is, I'm glad they are giving her development.
The cliffhanger at the end is insane, can't wait for next episode.
@Robert Alves patreon i think
@Robert Alvesvideo was uploaded earlier but kept private for patreon members only?
the kid was not in the armor, that kid was the one that activate the alarm
Yea they are not exactly smart
There's a shocking amount of reactors who end up thinking a big purple shimmer beast in a glowing armored suit with claws, running at a full sprint to the left, gets hit by Jayces hammer blast and just...instantly and magically transforms into a small kid in overalls standing there looking forward, the running momentum completely disappeared the suit disappeared and the twitching purple rage beast turned into a surprised looking child (that you just saw push the alarm a moment ago). You see that they're a separate security force called in, the appearance is completely different, and it doesn't make physical sense for it to stop them turn them and just vanish the armor even IF it was a kid inside.
At least the Vi confusion in episode 4 makes sense. At least there you actually do see Vi's face for a moment, and you know where they got confused and why. But I can't even see where this confusion could even start, there's nothing that should make you draw that conclusion, there's no connection at all. Jayce kept missing his moving target and eventually hit a bystander, and the two had vastly disparate appearances and positions. It boggles the mind how so many people end up reaching that conclusion.
@@Xanderj89 Yea. Reactors are not that clever
@@ulisesmontoya9366 it’s more like slight of hand/ cognitive blindspot stuff. Like, it reminds me of illusionist tricks, where you pull someone’s focus one way and it literally blinds them to reality once they’ve decided they understood the situation, but from the outside you’re screaming “it’s so obvious!!”. They decided they had an answer, so none of the other clues registered since they no longer were trying to connect the dots. Same with the Vi thing, 90% of the scene shows a completely different person and makes it super obvious, but if you saw that one flash frame of Vi’s face and decided “yes, that is Vi” instead of still questioning it, the rest of it just goes over your head, you’re not looking for details on something you already “confirmed”.
It’s not necessarily anything to do with being clever or smart. Confidence tricksters do this as a living because people underestimate how often our minds fill in the blanks like that and deceive us.
7:03 lola understanding her trope well 😌
edit: the gut-wrenching realization that of course in a place as poor as zaun there's gonna be child labor
I wonder if Vi and Jayce ever clocked on that their paths had crossed before. After all, wasn't it Vi breaking into Jayce's apartment all those years ago that set off the chain of events that led to this point? 😁😁
Good thing Silco's guards used up all their speed killing the soldiers so they didn't have enough left for the main characters.
I mean the hammer is really OP and he should just blast them away with the shield everytime they get close. Thats just not a very fun fight choreography. There is no chance for them to win anyway, might aswell make it cool.
Guys, correct me if I'm wrong... but aren't all guards children too?
That just shows how op hextech is tho, it beats shimmer. The only slow one is Jayce, but he literally has a nuke and a shield gun. And Vi is made for quick and close-up fights.
There wasn't a way for them to win from the start.
@@idk-ye7ur I wouldn't go so far as to say Hextech beats Shimmer outright, but that's neither here nor there. The issue with the scene arises when the Shimmer guards are so blindingly fast in the beginning and then aren't *nearly* as fast when they get to Vi and Jayce; that's just undeniable.
@Jacob D I gave the show some shit for this, too, until someone pointed out that the armor the guards are wearing is based on an item from the game. And that item... gives your champion a large but short-lived burst of speed when you activate it. So while they're totally doing the trope, they're doing it tongue-in-cheek, with in-universe justification. I can respect that.
The hammer Jayce built is really really powerful so he should definitely clap the shimmer guards, but having him keep up in melee combat without much practice is a bit forced and just there to look cool.
He should knock them back with the shield everytime they get close, but thats not a very exciting fight.
Everything in that fight was just made to look cool and drag it out a bit. Like how the chemtanks suddenly lost their super speed and attacked 1 by 1.
The fight is a fanservice for lol players I like how they went all in
@@HackOnFackebook so the thing is, the effect of shimmer wears off with time, which is why chemtanks were very fast in the beginning and slowed down gradually.
@@HackOnFackebook they went on cooldown lmao
I wonder why everyone asumes Jayce has never had a fight before that. He and his family before has worked all their lifes crafting hammers. It is easy to asume they probably have practice using it, either for working or fighting. Maybe it was first time in a life or death situation for Jayce but definetly not the first time fighting nor using the hammer at all.
Sky’s body turned to dust, but it looks like some swirls come from her body and go into the Hexcore or possibly into Victor.
I think you guys are missing the mark on Mel. She was never pro-war; that was a conclusion you guys (and many others) draw when they see her trying to get Jayce to make weaponry. But the reason she was doing that (as shown in this episode especially) is because she knows the threats outside the city. She knows that they need a way to protect themselves for when war eventually comes to their doorstep.
That and her mother is, in the subtext, pressuring her to provide Hextech weapons to the Medardas. I don't think Mel had quite decided what to do about that yet.
They kept her intentions hidden on purpose so people would assume she had bad intentions. Also her mother said something to her that I think struck home. "Weapons can't be unmade and they are always used." Which may have made her want to pull the brakes on making Hextech weapons.
Vi's built different 🔥
21:00 this cut was so funny😭 i really feel you guys, great reaction!
A little visual thing I just noticed: in the flashback, Victor couldn't keep up with the little boat. In the running scene, he's "passing" the boats in the background
He's also running the opposite direction, maybe he's regressing vs progressing overall. They do alot with symbolism and I think it's on purpose. While he's running, he's going the wrong way.
18:00 Best entrance/fight ever. Vi is such a badass.
That's Jinx in the corner..... that's Jinx in the spotlight losing her religion....
I know that reference!
@@cluster_f1575 Then I judge you as fantastic!
This show is just me falling in love with Vi for [insert length of the show in minutes].
Anyways, even if Jayce's decisions are deeply wrong at times, I have to say I respect him a lot. As you two said, a lot of the topsiders are looking out for their own interests but Jayce genuinely wants to do good. His worldview is horribly limited, which is why I actually hope he gets to see the Undercity more in season 2. If he gets to expand his worldview, see the perspectives of other parts of the city, I fully believe he could change the world. If he surrounds himself with the right people because the people surrounding him have a big effect on him.
I hope Vi and Caitlyn team up more with Jayce. Vi has knowledge about Zaun, Cait just gets shit done in general and is amazing at her job and Jayce has the influence with his seat on the council. I just hope they can turn Piltover (and Zaun I guess?) into a better place for everyone.
Editing this to say Ekko should also help out. He might be even more focused on Zaun's future than Vi is and he's already helping his people out a lot. They should really just throw Ekko a seat on the council to represent Zaun or something, damn.
I indeed am here to see the Viktor running scene
"ONE BED" haha
That silence just after the episode ended was somehow hilarious
Arcane is so good and so gut wrecking because they give you enough to give you hope, like Viktor running for the first time in his life, and then they take that hope and beat you up with it, like Viktor killing her childhood friend Skye trying to go too far with the Hextech core.
I guess you guys didn't see Jinx in the corner at the very end then :)
Jayce being hammering lately… no pun intended
18:07 Для меня это чуть ли не лучший бой в Аркейне. А музыкальное сопровождение в это битве просто шедевр
Wild that Jayce and Vi team up, considering it's the two of them in episode one that started this whole thing.
The kid at the shimmer factory was just someone who worked there (he was the one who sounded the alarm,) he wasn't one of the shimmer monsters in the suits.
While more characterization of Mel would have been helpful, she has stayed true to her character the entire show. Just because you chose to harshly judge her on narrow judgemental views without knowing her whole story doesn't suddenly mean she's done a 180 out of her characterization. She's done great just like every other character in this show, the only negative is small bits of her past should have been placed throughout the show a bit more is all.
I think the show was being purposely vague with her intent. In the same way it was with the nature of Jinx and Silco's relationship. Emphasis was placed on Mel's persistence in pressuring Jayce to develop weaponry; coupled with the fact that she was introduced to him in a conversation about investors; it wasn't a leap to assume she was war profiteer. Only in this episode are we given the context that Mel is afraid of war and desires deterrents and countermeasures to avoid it.
The people in the suits aren't children, jayce shot the one child worker that activated the alarm by accident.
Also, an small detail, Cait looks like Vi's mother, there is a flashback and you can see her, if you search for it.
This show hyped the audience with music and action, only to slap us and say "yeah, is that what you wanted?"
The silence after every episode yup, especially after the finale. this show is too good it destroyed me
The episode where we find out Sky was Powder all along.
"Can't get worse" - the show will take it as a challenge :)
19:18 I find it so weird why so many people got confused thinking the thing in the armor was the children that Jayce killed...
bruh, it has an ARMOR ! xD the point is that Jayce killed a bystander who happened to be there :c
the people on the armor are probably adults, thats why theyre so big, they were taller than Jayce and Vi lul
Jayce was/is a weaponsmith.
I'm sure he knows how to handle it!
"HOW DO WE FIX THIS?!?" yep....that's where we are at
18:17
Well vi is so charismatic and also her sister thats why i love this two main characters 🥰
They're almost done!
A lot of people talk about Jinx's trauma, and I completely understand why. That being said, what about Vi's trauma? She actually saw her two best friends that she felt responsible for die. Shortly after, she saw Vander almost overtaken by shimmer, and then die while she was in his arms. Right after that, she finds out her sister was responsible for her friends' deaths, and she was horrified by her outburst of anger towards her sister. Then she is chloroformed while seeing the man responsible for the situation she was just in approaching her sister. Then she spent the next 7 years in a mixed gendered prison.
I look forward to the Arcane vids every week, I don't want it to end :(
The Arcane is a blight upon the world
Episode 9 will leave them completely broken. Powder's transformation into Jinx is coming to an end.
"Here's to the new us."
I have not watched this video yet but I am excited and sad. They are already the second last episode of s1.
the whole point of jayce having a hammer is because he came from a family of blacksmiths or something.
plus its his weapon in the game same way as Vi having the gountlets.
Milena's hoodie is so cool
I think it is a good question if silko made it worse, or if it changed but stayed worse. When Sevika in the 4th episode came back to the underground, the people in the lanes looked much wealthier. They even had no more problems with the enforcer. But on the flipside now a counsel of criminels (the chembarons) with silko on the top are calling the shots. Instead of working in chem mines (for which jayce designet the gauntles) like before (remember Silkos speech about air) they work in shimmer factorys. Nothing changed with the water it was polluted before Silko, so nothing get better here. And in exchange for some wealth for other and control for himself he created addicts. And he didn't have made progress for his dream to become independet. So all in all it is not a great developing, but also under Vander there was no positiv development, he cemented the status quo. I think that was his greatest mistake, people who are treated bad need some hope of change even if it is not realistic, it is better than to think there will never be a change.
“It can’t get worse…we’ve reached rock bottom”. Oh…honey.
I could watch you guys react to paint drying.
This show is so great.I didn't care for it at first but I kept watching! And I'm glad I did the story, animation, soundtrack are all great. This show is top notch. As good as stranger things, & Cobra Kai. Of you haven't seen Cobra Kai you are missing out. It is 4 seasons of greatness. Lupin is great as well I highly recomend. But, watch it in freach w/subtitiles.
15:45 “What the fuck just happened?”
Thanos.
Cant wait for ep 9! i hope you already watched it, xoxo
Holy crap you blew out my speakers when you saw there's only one bed! I don't think there were kids in the shimmer suits when the alarm was triggered. We saw other adults loading the train car and stuff, but yeah, most of the workers are probably kids. One more episode!
Haven't watched a single one of these reactions yet gonna binge em all hahaha
Cheers Serbian Queens! Lola + Milena = Best Reaction!
Silco is not the one who started the child labor thing in the Undercity. He was working in the mines for Piltover's progress too when he was a child. Piltover has been running their city on child labor for decades
Man. One more episode and next one is a banger.
Vi and Kait remind me of Romeo and Juliet a bit. Two lovers from the opposite side of life wanting each other so bad, but their lives keep them apart a lot. But their love is undeniable still
I don’t know why people think Mel did a 180. She was never for war. She asked Jayce to make weapons for DEFENSE, not offense. That all falls under PROTECTING Piltover. She doesn’t want to attack Zaun and start a war and never did.
You guys should watch the Warriors League of Legends cinematic.
Them .. said that season 1 comes to an end....
The creators... Just wait a second please... We are already working on season 2
It took me watching the last scene on a proper tv (and not my tiny laptop) to notice Jinx in the corner of the screen at the end.
LM: how do we fix this?
RIOT: that's easy. we won't! :)
btw you can see jinx on the right behind caitlyn at the end of this episode
Yes! Been waiting for this. Going to be counting the minutes till Episode #9.
Turbo Chemtank coming in full speed towards you is something to fear.
Progress
Every character in this show want progress
But not Powder
She's just a victim of the progress
1:30 Saying she sympathizes with Jinx the most makes me wonder how much Milena has in common with the Mortal Kombat character that she shares a name with...
Though it feels somewhat weird to compliment you ladies for your so earnest Arcane reactions, seeing the heartache and frustration you're experiencing....but, thank you?
But, you ladies are the proof of the vivid and palpable excellence of Arcane
Here's my perhaps oversimplified take. on the beauty and tragedy of Arcane's characters and their story:
The principal instigation of the suffering and anguish of Undercity and Topside, Piltover is like if our World War I and II were combined. The personal tragedy of the lives and social conflict of World War I were far more complex and entangled than that of World War II, BUT the tragedy of the advanced means of warfare of World War II was far more globally devastating.
That's the heartfelt and heartbreak of Arcane. Arguably, Piltover's originating provocation was the evolution of the oppressive classism of Topside that deteriorated their relationship with the Undercity.
Piltover "Word War 1": All out war was prevented when principals like Vander and Grayson stood in the gap, which didn't resolve the classism oppression and discontent but kept escalation in check.
Piltover "World War II": The life and social upheaval of the promise and curse of the era of Arcane magic.
All the extant personal lives and social tragedy now made NUCLEAR by Hextech and Shimmer.
Again, thank you ladies for your great Arcane Reactions.
You guys won't handle the next episode
"Not people, children." I'm quoting that until I die.
this time mr vik ran faster than the boat he was chasing unlike when he was a kid
Waitting for the finale!
I like how because we only see part of Mel we don't like her, and we like Jayce only seeing part of him as well. When they show another part of them we then start liking Mel and disliking Jayce. People are complicated and this show portrays that beautifully
Corner Jinx is like the spot check for reactors in this show.
I'll say it again, knowing Jinx and how damaged she is "in game" makes me so depressed. She could've been saved if only...
Ekko has a line that foreshadowed their relationship as is shown in the series, "I had a crush on you, until you started talking to the gun". Now we know what happened, now we know.
she is not talking to guns yet tho.
Since this video is a year old, I will assume someone already told you.
But on the off chance that they havnt, I'll tell you anyway.
In the last scene of the episode, when Cait sees te Monkey on the mirror and she trying to grasp the situation, Jinx is actually sitting behind her.
Its easy to miss she really only vissible after the steam settles which is about 2-3 seconds before the episode ends.
Shes also placed in the back ground where you focus naturally isnt..
I just came to think of it as you discussed what you thought would happen in that moment.
If either of you saw her, you wouldnt have guessed explosion.
This is really not very useful information a year after you finished the show so its more of a "fun fact" kinda thing plus that I love this show so much... I would marry it and have its babies if it was physically possible and alot of stuff goes unnoticed due to the shere volume of details in this show which is kinda sad when they put such insane effort into making this.
So, I guess I also discuss and talk ablout these things as sort of a kudos to the writers, directors and animators (and whoever else was involved.)
I just want ask if you both already start new series to replace Arcane? When it finished I mean, if not can I suggest 'Killing Eve'? Its really good show, there's 3 season so far, the new and last season will air in this 27th, I think you will love Villanelle as character, she one of kind, so yeah hope you both reconsider it, thank you~
if it wasn't for silco undercity would probably live like this forever, silco did a lot of bad things but it's because of him that piltover pays attention to them giving them a chance to change everything
Lol. I love you guys. Best reactions. Incredible humans. Thank you.