Blind Reaction: Arcane Season 1 Episode 7 "The Boy Savior"
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- In which the one missing piece of the initial episodes finally reemerges, and things get really hot, really fast in Act 3.
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Some heroes have special interaction lines in League of Legends. When Ekko meets Jinx, he says "I used to have a crush on you... until you started talking to the guns."
"I had a crush... until you started talking to the gun."
What should we do today fishbones?
The dishes the laundry
Ugh, You know I can replace you right?
39:58 It's no wonder that Jinx is willing to shoot injured enforcers on the ground, that's how enforcers killed her parents, on that exact bridge, no less.
You can almost say that she's the monster they created.
i tear up in that fight scene every time. He sees Powder because she *is* Powder, and she *is* JInx, and all the problems this show gets into are through denying the power of "and"
Honestly her face when she lets that grenade off... it did feel like suicide. Not spite, not cleverness, just resignation
22:25 Fun fact: Molotov cocktail was originally used as a anti-tank weapon, since when thrown on top of a tanks air intake, it would light the motor in flame.
Holy shit!
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Yeah to great effect in Ukraine
Yep We used them here in Finland to fuck over the Soviets and I believe they are being used now in Ukraine to fuck over Russia... Huh... Funny how history works right?
Oh, and fourth, Jinx humming "Dear Friend Across the River" just like in the opening scene of ep. 1 has got to be one of the goosebumpiest parts of the whole series.
Ekko is also intelligent enough to build something with hextech. It kinda flies under the radar because Powder and Vi are the main focus of act 1, but Ekko was tinkering with a clock in his very first appearance. I'm willing to bet tye hoverboards were his invention too.
If you look at actual lol lore he deffinitely is smart enough. No spoilers what he built since it might be important in s2 but he built something that is super impressive and deffinitely shows he could get far with hextech too.
@@AgonizingDemise oh yeah that! For sure kinda like a certain character
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@Fax Machine True, But The Fact She Understood Them Is Still Impressive.
his contribution to the hoverboards becomes more apparent in the next episode
@@AgonizingDemise spoiler.
The z-drive being made of only a shard of hextech and zaun scraps is definitely beyond genius. Im willing to bet the stopwatch he uses in the show is his future timewinder.
In the final scene, as Jinx is lying on the ground, we can see Vi's name written in blood on Jinx's neck. The ties for her halter top also form the word VI. It's like jinx is trying to call out to her sister but the words are stuck in her throat.
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also the tattoos on her body resembles the blue flare smoke, she has been calling for her sister all this time.
@@moe-7007 The blue smoke could also be the bomb in Ep3. I personally think it fits more because that's the event that birthed "Jinx".
JESUS CHRIST HOW MUCH DETAIL IS IN THIS SHOW!!?!?!?!
@@jacksondavies3595 more than you would think. There's so many references it's crazy. Some animation professionals have done like 30 min videos on 1 min clips of the show. Showing the insane amount of care and detail they put into everything.
I'll also note this. It's not just the animation, The sound design has the same level of care. Every synth sound is crafted from scratch. Every. Single. Sound. The team at riot is on another level and it really shows
God, waiting for these Arcane reactions is so hard but always worth the wait. Episode 8 & 9 are God tier.
@@jakobinobles3263 he doesn't have set days, sharks got a rotation so after he puts out a number of other reactions he will get to Arcane again. Hopefully a week or so
I like how Jayce becomes a dark version of his superhero oc from when he was a kid.
Ikr! He's one of my top 3 characters in this show
Interesting how you talk about how geniuses often have to sacrifice something for their intellect. The show has several lines that explore this. Especially in episode 6 where within a minute from eachother 2 scientists who used to work together say something very profound:
First there's Singed who sais "Loneliness is often the byproduct of a gifted mind." The second one is very ironic in that the now 314 year old Heimerdinger said "it's the said truth that those who shine brightest often burn fastest". And then there's Jinx's Psyche that doesn't even have to be mentioned outloud.
What about love and legacy are the price we pay for progress.
Don’t forget episode 4 opening when heimer talks about the dude the statue was made of. “That was his sacrifice”
Okay, first off, kudos to you on the Salem reference.
Second, my favorite part about Caitlyn persuading Ekko is the look on Vi's face, like this might be the point where Vi starts to fall in love with her (or at least think of her as more than just a snacc).
Third, the "if we're lucky, we'll never need to use it" line is _such_ a red flag - you don't make weapons like that unless the whole point is to use them.
the third thing is wrong because weapons as deterrents have existed for a long time
@@TechnoArpanthe idea of that for sure, but literally never happens irl, no matter how strong the weapon its only as scary as the person willing to fire it, people were scared of nukes, but were only truly deterred from warfare after they had been used to destroy two cities
it doesn’t help that echo canonically has a crush on jinx “i used to like her, a lot actually. That was until she started talking to her gun.”
Correction: Ekko loved Powder(In fact, in "Legends of Runeterra" he was the first person to ever call Jinx by her birthname Powder and it`s implied at some point he reminded the amnesiac Vi that Jinx was in fact born as her baby sister Powder) , he hates Jinx as she basically embodies all the negative stereotypes Pilties use to keep Zaunites down: Chaotic, crazy, irreverent, impulsive, childish, dirty, acting without thinking and not caring how many people they hurt in their mischievous and destructive antics.
Jinx vs Ekko is such an incredible fight, can’t wait to see your reaction to it!!!
That fight scene is like one of the greatest 5 minutes ever set to film. So much compressed into a singular scene.
In episode 6, you see that Vi hallucinates Cait as her mom with Jinx as a little girl beside her when Cait comes to give her the medicine. She looks very similar to her mom. We tend to pick people similar to our parents in ways that matter to us personally, and kids don't fall too far from the tree, usually. So it makes sense that her crush and her sister have similarities. The more concerning piece is that Jinx clearly sees it as being replaced and wants to have Vi all to herself. I think that qualifies as an Electra complex since she saw Vi as her main caretaker.
"it doesn't help that it's another blue haired girl" oh my GOD you're right??? I never even registered that fact. My mind is blown
And they’re both very good at shooting
one brilliant part of the fight scene is that part of the reason Echo hesitates at the very end is specifically because his plan to beat her worked. He was able to get her in that position because he predicted all of her shots based on how she fired her gun when they were little, when she was Powder. The fact that this worked proved Echo's argument earlier that "Jinx is gone" because atleast some of her is still there if her attacks remained the same.
48:01 funny hearing him say "running it back" twice in a row right after a big Ekko scene lol. (It's an Ekko lyric from a song)
Ekko is easily one of the smartest character in League lore. Like he is a genius
One thing I noticed upon rewatching is that Silco isn’t manipulating Jinx as much as some people think he is. He very upfront about what he wants and believes everything he tells Jinx. He withheld the information of Vi returning but he never actually lies to her. When he says he only wanted to protect her, he means it. He doesn’t want to see her get hurt again or possibly lose her if she wanted to go back to Vi. One thing Silco is not is a liar(at least not to his own people, he’s got no problem lying to the council about his criminal activities lol)
"She's not here for you, she wants the crystal" is definitely untrue -- it's up to interpretation whether Silco believes it himself or not. Certainly he views everything through the prism of betrayal since his own internalized origin story is that he was reborn as a stronger man because of Vander's betrayal.
@@lbgherkin Yeah. That line is so good. It's clearly a lie but can be seen as truth from one single perspective. From almost every other perspective, it's clearly a lie because Vi told Silco she's coming for Jinx and that's that. But Silco doesn't like her or trust her, he truly believes Vi is lying because he carries a lot of hate for her for 'betraying' Jinx and also because he sees Vander in her.
In a weird turn of events, Silco might hate Vi more than he ever hated Vander.
@Gordon Cassidy I think Silco doesn't really lie because Vi's back for Powder, not Jinx.
Sometimes the greatest manipulations are made using the truth, not lies.
Once of my favorite small details you might miss on first watch is with a Silco. I'm the first episode, when Deckard was being interrogated, Silco was easily able to administer whatever medicine that is in his eye, but nowadays-with Jinx doing it for him- he can't do it properly.
Allow me to steal the comment from some other video and just say this:
Ekko was ready to kill Jinx
He wasn't ready to kill Powder
Jinx got her blue hair from her mother, who looks a quite a bit like Caitlyn. She is very briefly seen in episode 6.
This is personally my favorite episode. It’s tied with the finale though, can’t wait for you to finish.
Are you gonna watch Imagine Dragons Enemy? It's a music video for the intro, with additional Arcane scenes. Or the original LoL Get Jinxed Music video from 2013. They're really cool
i think i remember him saying he was going to watch it after he finishes
Yesyesyes
@@platcentral2735 Cool! Watching Enemy makes this episode ever sadder, since it shows how close young Ekko and Powder were, and he might have had a crush on her.
It was said awhile ago but I'll mention it again, this reaction was recorded back in November of 2021, and he said on the official Discord server that he'd already watched it for himself. The Enemy one anyway, I'm not too sure about Jinxed
@@HotDogTimeMachine385 He absolutely did. There's a line in the game where he says "I used to have a crush.... until you started talking to the gun."
25:26 can we just talk about the clever but subtle change of lighting in this scene? 25:55
Suuuuuuch a good fight. Love that scene between Ekko and Jinx. I like that they made Ekko stop only after letting us seeing him brutally beating her. He would easily outweigh her in strength in reality.
One of the best reactions to this episode - you pick up on so many nuanced details. Thank you! Can't wait for your reactions to the last 2 episodes
I just noticed that the flowers and the plants when Silco had the meeting with the group and used the poisoned air (or contaminated air/gas) started rooting and it ended dying at the last scene of the terrarium, cool detail!
33:54 the irony of his commentary after the episode being abt 20 mins💀
Every episode the thought of waiting for the next reaction gets harder
So excited knowing you did a reaction for this series
Fun fact - if you look back at episode 1, when Ekko was spying on the Enforcers when they talk to Vander at Benzo's, the camera or lens that Ekko can see through is coming through a mask on the wall that looks just like the one he wears as a Firelight! I was re-watching this series with these reactions, and I noticed that. I just didn't want to say anything before now because spoilers and whatnot.
Watching Flaming Shark sing everytime the intro music plays is what gives me life-
Molotov Cocktails were created for a specific purpose.
To take out tanks.
The gas tank is located at the bottom of the vehicle, throwing a Molotov under it makes it go BOOM.
Considering its purpose and efficiancy, its actually an exceptional weapon for a home made divice.
Or was, atleast.
I doubt modern tanks have not been modified to counter this.
My favorite character: All !
I really cant chose one, they all have somethink spezial unic, what makes them stop tier
Even a side character like Sevika is super cool... man i love Arcane, best show ever
OMG IS THAT AN ALASTOR'S SHIRT?!
I love shows with two main characters that are completely involved with each other on opposite sides. Always a great dynamic. Jinx and Vi… and yes I’m looking at u Catradora
Definitely one of the best episodes
I love the fire lights
Honestly I feel like this episode is a more fitting end to "Act 2". Episode 6 might be a better episode and have some of my favorite scenes in the show, but this episode feels like a more fitting "End of Part 2" kind of feel.
Not for me. Episode 3, 6 and 9 are all emotional climaxes of both Vi and Jinx's relationship aswell as Piltover's struggle with either hextech or politics.
Well this episode is more of a Climax
Caitlyn voice actor is Cho Chang from Harry Potter.
Really?? Wow
@@Hana_H Harry: I'm sorry Cho i like Redheads.
Cho: Well surprisingly so do i.
1:05:00 If that sounds like a complex to you, rewatch episode 6 to get reminded of how Vi saw her mother instead of Caitlyn when she was bleeding at her home.
Not really a complex, but people tend to be attracted to others who share characteristics with one of their parents.
@@cosmic_drone I know that I was just joking xD. But it's funny that he picked that and not this.
you can tell she's alive because her face is not ripped apart
Hell yeah! Been waiting for this one for a minute!
These haircolours that you would say are dyed in our world but are actually completely natural seem to be decently common in their world. Sooo... if I had a sister with blond hair and then I have a crush on another girl with blond hair that's not creepy at all, Blond hair is common enough to where it really seems no more than a coincidence. Same goes for them I would say.
The point of them both having blue hair narratively is to reinforce jinx’s fear that Vi replaced her. That’s why he mentioned it
imo it’s not meant to be creepy, it’s meant to be symbolic. if jinx was blonde and cait was also blonde it could be interpreted in the same way
@@xboxaddict552 i don't think it was that intentional, both characters had blue hair since release in league, i don't think they were talking about Jinx's psychological issues back then.
@@mathies3598 Sure, but it sure adds to the situation
@@mathies3598 I mean Jinx was originally just a quirky, crazy criminal who talks to her guns, likes to blow stuff up and wears lots of belts by her own creepily raspy-whispered admission "for no reason at all".Fans speculated she was related to Vi because of their similar haircolors, voicelines, splash art and punk aesthetic as well as being obsessed with the Piltover Enforcer chasing her, also both having long-lost sisters as part of their backstories from the beginning, it wasn`t hard to put 2 and 2 together despite Riot`s denials and backtracks for years. Not to mention both being streetsmart Zaun girls who are smarter than they let on yet prefer violent methods to planning things out as well as acting crazier and dumber than they really are so their enemies will underestimate them.
The creators said in an interview that there was initially a scene which gives background to "The boy saviour". But they had to cut this out because of cadence and limited time.
Echo and Jinx fought. And it ended in a literal bang.
Omg I can't wait for ur next reaction it's going to be pain to wait for but it's worth it
I love the way Shark makes predictions for new episodes and throughout the episode, but Arcane is just a fucking unexpected twist.😅
My favorite episode let’s goooo
really cool video. my favorite is silco btw , i think you will get why further in the series.
Hi. Great reaction, as always. A few remarks.
- The scene where Jinder staples her leg is mesmerizing, as EVERY SCENE in her batcave, because clearly, Fortiche went beyond the call of duty when it came to her scenes.
- For example, her facial animation at 28:32 is one of the best I've seen in animation, like, ever. At least since the invention of printing.
- "Don't try to lose your nuts" isn't a dumb line! :D
- You didn't notice that the song Jinx hums is the song Powder sings in the very first scene as she is on the same bridge?
- Jinder was indeed on suicide mode. It was tired Powder. Tragic.
- Finish season 2 before trying to speculate about season 2! :D
- I love Vi, but I don't feel her absence in episode 4. To me, every episode beyond episode 3 are equally stellar (episode 3 being more than stellar).
Just always look silco face when someone insult jinx or speak her name.. somethings coming
Jaw drops .. every .. fuckin .. time !!!!!!!!! Ty for this
"Who's smart enough to build it other than jinx?"
Ekko:🤨
Arcane has massacred my boy. People don't even know his intelligence is several levels above hers and most other people tbh because they didn't really showcase it much. To put it into perspective, If arcane had a Tony Stark engineering equivalent it wouldn't be Jinx, Jayce, or Viktor. It's Ekko.
I think it will become more obvious in the second season seeing how they already build up his progress with Heimerdinger
@@zombor8249 yeah I 100% agree it just sucks a little bit because more than anyone else in the entirety of league of legends ekko's whole thing is about being a literal boy genius and arcane only fans think he's just a really cool rebel leader.
@@NRG-REC When he builds a literal time machine in season 2 everyone will know
Been waiting for you to get here Shark! Ekko Is a Whole Beast, his stats are high across the board. Strength, Agility, Intelligence, morality, attractiveness, dude is top 3 in every category! What makes the bridge scene the more difficult is Ekko and Jinx had a different “relationship” can understand more if you watch the Enemy music video. He was described as her “Little Hero”. The boy savior has Marco Diaz energy only perfected!
I remember watching full metal alchemist brotherhood for the first time along side with you.
Now back with you again.
Damn, that's like 5 years ago already
bro turned into salem halfway through
SHE. GAVE. UP. its beautifully heatrbreaking.
See you've got your Alastor shirt. ^_^
Weirdest out of context question but what do you mean by "There's cooler homemade weapons than molotov cocktails"? What do you mean? Like what? They're easy to make, they're throwable, they can harm soldiers is armor.
He just said "cooler", not "more efficient" XD
Homemade pipe bomb baby
yeah i was weirded out too like tf molotov's are the coolest kind of explosives you can craft even if their easy to make
What's cooler than quick simple and effective. (I think there's a reference to a certain current country somewhere in this O.O)
And molotov cocktails can stop tanks if you throw them on the tires.
I litteraly got chills everytime i see this episode omg its so inc (like every episodes xd)
And when jinx use her grenade we can ear a *bing* just before explosion, it's ekko shooting in (I guess) so the bomb so it's explose far from jinx and ekko so they dont die.
+ the young version of them when they played it's so good like ekko new where she would shoot so he was able to dodge every shoot :)
44:40
Yes jinx want to suicide
If she want to kill ekko she can clip her bomb in ekkos tshirt
OH THE MISERY
Hazbin shirt
I felt that suffering the wrath of her friend Ekko, Jinx realized the monster she had become... And in the blink of an eye, she choose committed suicide
A hard end, so sad
I don’t think that at all, I think she felt like she lost everything. Her dad “lied” or at least she thought he did, and Vi left her “again” this time choosing someone new, for her there wasn’t any point. I don’t think she was remorseful, just emotionally defeated.
Don't let it be 2 weeks now 💀
Dont research the episode before watching it juat enjoy it love your reaction keep it
he doesn't research the episode. he was just talking bout how he was rewatching the ones before
Why was Jinx stapling her leg over her clothes? The bloodied stocking is now stuck to her.
Bro she’s insane that’s why
Just cementing her character design, baby
That's what improper medical training does
Marcus: " Tell my daughter I'm a complete piece of shit and I got of easy without having to pay for my crimes"
Harsh
and I still stand by it Marcus is absolute human trash and the only irredeemable character in this show @@joshhignett8186
Well, they say that some people are attracted to people who looks kinda like any of their family members. :|
Did you notice her humming?
Season 2 with Warwick and Renata will be such a blast, can´t wait :D
lets go boys
Yo let's fckn gooooooooooooooo!!!!
What happened at 43:07 was that Ekko rewound time after messing up and getting hit, an ability he has in the game. It comes out of nowhere without any prior mention that he has time powers and I don't blame non League players for misinterpreting it lol
That is absolutely not the case. It is a nod to his ability yes, perhaps even the inspiration for it, we will likely see that in season 2 but at this scene that was just him envisioning their old games and planning for the fight.
@@wisefelipe Oof, alrighty then. Here I was being confident about all that lmao
@@wisefelipe Yea you can visibly see in the animation that it flashes back between them playing the game when they were young versus the actual fight.
The contrast between the paintballs and the real bullets back and forth is amazing story telling, they don't say a word and only show a fight and mange to tell a complete story in barily a few minutes
51:36 Naruto
YES NICE!
YESSSS LET'S GOOOOOO
My theory is
Season 1 silco villain
Season 2 jinx
They need to kill jinx to make season 3 story move thats what i thought
I mean they kinda have to keep Jinx alive to avoid deviating from the original lore more than they already have.
How do you manage to put so much of the footage in without being taken down? That's either impressive or lucky.
His channel has been taken down twice. What is dead cannot be killed.
He’s The Flaming Phoenix
This is like cancell culture, it only works if you give a fuck. And Shark doesn't care that his channel is taken down, he just make another.
Will you ever watch Jujutsu kaisen?
Please man could you consider Darker than Black? I feel like you don't even read comments at this point and I'm just writing to myself here as I never get even the shortest reply. Saying something like "Will take a look" etc. would mean a lot even if you don't end up reacting to it. I wish you are at least aware of the show and haven't completely rejected the idea.
Damn mans out here pleading 💀, but i mean most of the series shark does he personally picks them so yeah, he does do Monthly Movie Polls on his Patreon if you have the means to do so you can check it out
41:38
Arcane 1x08 when
Next week
@@Hana_H probably 2 or more .. considering last ones :D
When it's due in the rotation
Ekko R in like a true feeder 😂
1:06:00
I think youre reading WAAAAAY to much into this.
Cait and Jinx could not be more different, they share a hair color and not even the same shade.
I have no idea how you would come to the conclusion that Cait would remind anyone of Jinx.
My sister is blonde, my girlfriend is blonde, TRUST me... my sister is the last person I think of when looking at my girl.
And theyre more alike than Cait and Jinx.
lets gooo
Yessiirrr
Given how many parallels exist in this damn show, you might be onto something with parallels between Jinx and Caitlyn for Vi. And not just obvious surface stuff.
mmm How do u know that Kait was also taken prisoner? mmm suspicious.. This don't show that until the chapter starts, how could you possibly know? 🤔🤔
Shark calls shit in every show that'd blow your mind lol that's just him. And my best guess is that narratively it makes sense.
Goku vs Vegeta????
I'm 90% sue he was talking about Naruto vs Sasuke which i think the series as a whole deserves more credit then Shark gives it lol
@@flamingspoon2938 I agree, Shark once said that My Hero Academia was better than Naruto and I was like what? Naruto is so much better
@@heisencraft1 I actually also think MHA is far better. Better paced, planned etc. With naruto, watching the show is more "trudging through to get to the once in a while epic scenes" for me.
Obviously, you're welcome to disagree, I just think MHA is better constructed and paced, like I said
not seen anyone say it but not really gonna scroll through every comment to check, the Ekko vs Jinx fight wasnt a "imagine vs Reality" thing, Ekko's Alias is "the boy who shattered time" his clock is a Z-Drive, which lets him live a certain time, then rewind to try it over again. in their first go around he dodged her shots but in his last attack she won, shot him dead on in the chest, straight through the weakened armor that has already been shot. she he rewound it and did it again, and lived that time.
Naruto vs Sasuke
What Ekko was silently saying to Jinx, when he pulled out the pocket watch and started swinging it:
"Let's play our old game...one last time."
And while Ekko was ready to kill Jinx, he wasn't prepared to kill Powder.
I actually consider both Jinx and Ekko to be, in some ways, more intelligent that Jayce and Viktor. Or perhaps more creative/imaginative. Jayce and Viktor created hextech, yes, but they have a lot of resources, time, and safety. Jinx and Ekko, by contrast, have accomplished so much with much more limited resources.
Crows appear on a semi-regular basis around Jinx post time jump; she kills one in the arcade, we see another when she and Vi reunite, and now we see one behind her during the art shift. There is a fan theory, nothing officially confirmed, that the crows might be signs of another character, one canon to League of Legends. And it that is the case...it's very bad news for the Arcane characters...
I think scientifically Jayce and Viktor are better, but Ekko and Jinx might have higher IQ
@@TechnoArpan I would agree with that. There's obviously a vast difference between the education that Jayce and Viktor received, compared to Ekko and Jinx.
jinx was finally tired of being left by everyone she used to love.
nyan neko sugar girls reaction when?
Check his discord
cool
Jinx surviving the end of episode 7 was on the verge of being bullshit, but I can accept that considering how good the show is. Episode 7 is still one of my favorites.
They do keep it quite open for speculation in some parts, it does sound like Ekko hit the bomb away from them with the iron club, you can hear it right before the bomb goes off at the end.
@@NneonNTJ Yeah. Caitlyn being barely injured with literal dead bodies around her is the only display of plot armour in the entire show.