The writer of that scene mentioned in a tweet that she had to fight for "You're hot cupcake" line as some of the producers originally wanted Vi's interaction with Caitlyn at the brothel to be vague and open to interpretation.
"You're hot, cupcake" was actually removed from the script several times. The creator had to fight so hard to bring it back in. I have major respect for those who fight to have queer rep in media. Plus the line is so iconic so what's not to love?
In some languages the line also gets changed. You can see a RUclips comp of the scene in like 10 languages and in some she says something completely different. I think in the Chinese one she even says, "what kind of man you looking for" instead.
They've been hinted at before and it seemed like the team was pretty free to do what they wanted so I don't think it almost being removed was censorship. I could be wrong though; I wasn't in the writers room.
I don’t think when they created this scene there was anything to fight, they had full freedom to do whatever queer rep they wanted, it’s just they didn’t know if that line fit Vi’s character. One of the writers said they kept it in because lesbian rep is always buried in subtext, or something like that, so having Vi be so forward was a clear “I’m attracted to you, I’m gay” moment.
@@PoisonIvySupremacist to be honest, I really didnt CONSIDER THEM shiipped and I thought that CUPCAKE was basically a lovely sisterly compliment because I honestly thought that Caitlyn had feelings with the Captain since they met one another when they were specifically kids or something that later felt that the black mistress was just taking the flirting advantage of taking him, and I honestly related on Vi's relationship with Cait because it felt for me that she found a new sister after losing psychologically her other sister, I guess at the end of the day, I really underestimated things, didn't I?😳😥
@@King-tk5bg Stop gatekeeping. There are a lot of commonly-used terms for the ship, including "CaitVi," "Violyn," and "PIltover's Finest." There is no "right" one.
Can we just appreciate how much GAME Cait has?! I mean this is definitely not her first rodeo. She had that woman from the brothels basically eating from the palm of her hand and she had her mask on her lap. Total and utter boss babe.
@@MisterPlague Well actually it isn't. Amanda Overton one of the writters of arcane hinted on twitter that Caitlyn have done things like these before and more than one of two times. Cait was very comfortable in the brothel and also Amanda shared a script from a deleted scene in the brothel: WOMAN: “I have to say, it's always nice to meet another curious woman...” She means hot. She's laying it on. Caitlyn's got her primed for secret spilling, but -- She just now notices Vi's gone. Shit. Caitlyn leaves a disappointed woman in her wake. So I think the fact it's not that the other woman was submissive but that Caitlyn is as dominant as Vi but each in her own way.
@@dreamwalker9124 Amusing part is Cait is actually taller than Vi, idk how people potrait her like smaller, but yet again on LOL shes 5'7 but on Arcane she's actually 6ft, so yes Jayce is almost a 200cm monster. While Vi is 5'9 same as on LOL. Ik people say theres no way height does something. But like always said, height dominance can do big works still, like meeting a 200cm monster maybe like Shaq would surely made us feel their outer dominance just by height spite maybe they're actually a sweet cupcake. And on the Arcane fandom they literally make Cait like, 'The dominant' while they made Vi 'Wants to be dominated'. And idk, maybe its my preference but i live by it more
@@dreamwalker9124 I see it as them being different types of dominant: Vi is physically imposing(gets into your personal space, talks bluntly, etc…) while Caitlyn is basically a noble, so she’s more into her element during “subtle flirting”, she could run circles around Vi if they ever flirt in a more “refined place” so to say
Oh that subtle change in music when Cait actually SEES Vi? That's just the entire universe realizing it ships Cait and Vi harder than peanut butter and jelly.
the shipp for cait and vi is as old as their release in the game (like almost TEN FUKING YEARS) the company always implied that something was going on between them, but never confirmed so i actually cried in this episode cause FINALLYYYYYYYYY
And he lures Elijah into such a delicious false sense of security, too... "HI, Victor! What are YOU doing??" Ooooooh, no... No, no, no, no... Do NOT go getting attached here, either - it will NOT end well...
@@babybearcubbs oh, don't worry - it's not like he's going to die or anything. In fact, Viktor has plot immunity - they CAN'T kill him, he's a named Champion in League of Legends! Let's just say he's got a long way to go before he gets there... At least he's not in a situation like Vander's, though!
"If I had a nickel for every time I was... interested in a lesbian with a red jacket, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice."
Also, Caitlyn purposely only shooting the metal arm shows so much about her character. She IS an excellent shot but she takes her Enforcer job seriously in the same way Grayson did. You can see that Cait kinda looked up to Grayson. So like she wasnt just gonna merc her cause she is NOT a dirty cop and believes in due process.
A bit late (a year XD) but with season 2 being announced I heavily believe Cait’s going to be the one to kill Sevika. Possibly as a turning point of “oh my god I just killed a person”
So if you didnt understand that at the very end, When Silco said “from the dead,” he assumed vi was dead. This is because when Marcus took vi in episode three, Marcus threw her prison, and then told silco she was dead to protect vi. Thats also why earlier in the episode, cait realised that vi had no criminal record. Vi was put in the prison and there were no questions asked. So Marcus did protect vi by making people think she was dead, but that doesnt change the fact hes still a jerk for locking her up.
As horrible is the fact that Vi was thrown in prison, Marcus did save her life. I think he was trying to ease his conscience after what happened to Grayson and the rest, but then he didn't know what do with her. And, well, we see that Silco thought Vi is dead.
Did he though? Vi just kicked the shit out of how many goons already? There was only like 4 of them there including Sevika whom just lost her arm and is being carried by someone else and Silco whom cannot fight. Honestly, she may have been able to handle all of them herself at that point and Powder would have just fueled her on more. He certainly would have tried to kill her, but she's pretty damn tough.
@@chaedi8457 She was very weak from the explosion, and Silco was still very much in fighting shape, with a KNIFE. I don't see any way she could have beaten them.
Cupcake 😏 also, did you notice, last thing Grayson said to Cait in the flashback was " what are you shooting for?" And the first time we see Cait shoot after that is to save Vi. 👌 they know what they are doing
I fully understand the admiration for Mel. The character design of Mel is so outstanding that the artist Evan Monteiro has been nominated for the ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Award (the animation Oscars) in the Best Character Design in TV and Media category. Monteiro has been highlighted because of his excellent work on three particular characters: Mel Medarda, Shoola, and Viktor.
Those two Mel and Victor defiantly stand out to me as awesome looking characters. But really every animator and artist and writer in this show deserve an award.
You are the only person who cared about Vi when she was being beaten by these enforcers and you started explaining her situation and how sad you were for Vi, and I witnessed many reactions and none of them even took the time to understand what happened to Vi in prison and explain her situation. I really thank you and encourage you to focus on every detail in this series and give every character their due. Well done Elijah!!
I SWEAR I CHECKED YOUR CHANNEL A GOOD 2-3 TIMES A DAY BECAUSE I WAS SO EXCITED FOR THIS REACTION AND IT'S FINALLY HERE Edit: "I'm watching it again for science." ME TOO HONEY ME TOO 😂
One thing I loved about Caitlin is you can see how quick she was to see other sides to the people in the Undercity. Like, yeah surface level, she's with one of the girls in the brothel. Dialogue? She's telling the girl about the gardens in Piltover. And the girl was legitimately saying she could never imagine something that beautiful. That's sweet, and probably both a memorable and kind interaction for this character that we never get to see again. And as the episodes go on, we see Caitlin continue this pattern of extending kindness where she can.
There are a lot of canonically lgbt characters in LoL, Vi always refers to Caitlyn as cupcake (fun fact one of Caitlyn's attacks on the game is a trap with a cupcake) and well, LoL's story is years after the Arcane story, (I don't consider the following to be a spoiler because it's too obvious but I'm still warning you I guess) . . . . . . . it's pretty much implied that Caitlyn and Vi are a couple, especially with a dialogue between Vi and Sarah/Miss Fortune (she is always flirting with Vi) Sarah: Vi! i should have brought flowers Vi: Hahah try cupcakes Or Vi saying "Cupcake cant be mad at me"
Elijah: "Fuck you guys" Mel and Jayce: already doing that to eachother Good thing Violyn got introduced before, I think Elijah would have been too broken hearted otherwise, seeing art being ruined for her. I might even say soiled. At least she has a solid ship to rely on.
@@kupaakaleo137 I don't think there are any "official ship names," but only the tightest asses argue about it. And I agree, Violyn is a great name for the ship.
Love some of the imagery used in this episode. For example, Silco changes his violent origin story on Jinx and turns it into a gentle baptism for Jinx contrasting how Vander nearly violently drowned him in the river and he emerged as someone different. Also, the bunny crucified in Jinx's workshop implies she still worships Vi, and then there's Mylo's laugh when Jinx succeeds in getting the Hexgem to work. Mylo represents the worst of Jinx's doubts and insecurities and his haunting mocking laugh imply that she's going to f**k it up in some way. Also welcome to the Cupcake Fandom
@aims There's another youtuber named Schnee that does analysis videos on Arcane and he pointed out something interesting about Vi's tatts. If you notice Vi has two keys tattooed on her back with Mylo's and Claggor's initials on them. Forgot what tatt she got for Vander. It's Vi's way of honoring and remembering them but at a glance, Vi has no tattoos that seem to mention or honor Powder. Until you look at Vi's tattoos as a whole Every piece is a cog, piston, or some kind of clockwork component. And what was Powder's thing, she tinkered and built machines and her goal was to make a device that worked and functioned. All the cogs, gears, and pistons are VI's way of honoring Powder. Going away from Schnee's analysis I would say that Vi was looking to become the perfect device that Powder wanted to build or Vi wanted to be the perfect older sister for Powder. It was her way of saying "You're my drive and purpose. I will be the device that will work and not f**k things up for you."
On episode 4 when Silco is scolding Jinx for the attack at Academy Square, you can see the granade with the Firelights symbol that Silco gave Marcus to frame the Firelights. At that moment Silco had just found out about the attack, BUT the granade was already painted, wich means, the idea to frame the Firelights using the granade probably didn't came from Silco but from Jinx.
"He doesn't even know what's going on." Heimerdinger probably just feels whatever it is, he'll outlive it...:) "Arcane" is very good at...ending episodes on interesting moments...
Saying it again: You have one of the best reacting channels in RUclips. The dedication and emotion you put in these videos is just unmatched. Good work, I'm a big fan!
She apologizes for it, but I like how she keeps stopping to tell her thoughts on each scene, many reactors just stare at the screen barely doing a thing, and dare to call that a reaction
These character designers really targeted a very specific crowd with the muscles on their ladies and I'm so here for it because I am a part of that specific crowd.
@Zach Hogan except it hasn’t. In lore there has been zero reason given for why she works as an Enforcer so Arcane is free to make up whatever explanation they want for Vi joining up with them. My best guess is she does it to stick with Caitlyn after the end of season 1, since Cupcake’s going on the warpath imo. Plus she’s gotta get her gauntlets somehow. Either way, she’s still an Enforcer. That’s not been retconned in the slightest.
The roughest part for me is that I think Markus has the idea he is doing the same thing as Grayson did with Vander. He thinks he is helping keep the peace by working with Silco when in fact he's making it so much worse. That sad bit of wanting to be like your mentor but going about it in a misguided way.
hes also in way over his head and has no way of getting out now, hes stuck in his past mistakes, thats also why he imagined pulling the pin on jinx' grenade in front of silco, its a way out
Yup! Markus is a tragic character, trying to live up to his mentor's memory but held back by his own cowardice. It's also important to remember, Silco knows where his daughter lives.
Yeah, it's an important detail, followed up with the explanation that Jayce went to check on his friend. I'm honestly really happy they take their time to show that Jayce clearly cares a lot about Viktor, even if he can get wrapped up in the pageantry of it all.
I knew you would be loving this episode ^^ - The Caitlyn & Vi ship is offically known as "Piltover's Finest" or since Arcane aired "Violyn" The "you are hot cupcake" line is so iconic now and they managed to write that without being cringe. This ship is the best written gay romance i've seen on screen so far. It feels natural developed and complements the main plot with it's ups and downs. This romance is a side plot and therefore no priority but adds so much to the entertainment factor. VI's face tattoo "Vi" is a pun on her prison number "516" The violinist is animated after a real person " Ray Chen" who wrote a lot of music for Arcane/Riot Games - just like Imagine Dragons. If you are into music I can recommend the Samuel Kim Music channel- he did a lot of Arcane Covers. I especially like the Goodbye | EPIC COVER (Feat. SORAH)
and on this episode elijah breaks another fidget cube as she finally understands why we've been waiting for her to see this episode... since she is a Mel fan can't wait for her to meet her mother😂
I swear to God I've been waiting for this video for 3 weeks and as soon as I saw the story on ig I immediately came running here, I'm literally in a chemistry test but it doesn't matter :DDD
As a straight, boring guy who has no real interest in the voyeuristic aspect of it, yes, let's have some Vi and Cait. They are just infinitely cute and they need to happen even more than they already have :D I love how it wasn't made into a huge deal, they just sort of cautiously flirting and it's so wholesome and nice, I adore it :) Hmm I say cautiously. Vi is straight up aggressive frankly but that does seem to be her style. I disagree with your opinion about Sevika, Silco's right hand woman, however. I get why Vi calls her a traitor, but I don't think that's fair. She told Vander she wasn't happy with his stuff and didn't want to play by his rules, then up and left. Seems fair to me. All she's done is follow her convictions and be pretty damn stand-up for what she believes in. She may be a hard case and brutal to boot, but overall I find she's pretty blameless and mostly just decent.
Sadly, we likely won't see the same intimacy between Vi and Caitlyn. Just like Blizzard, Riot relies heavily on its Chinese audience, and China's government is not big on queer stuff. It's why this season limits its most overtly queer bits to dialogue. "Man or woman" can be changed to "what sort of man" in the translation, but anything visual will only work if it can be edited out for the Chinese release. That means we'll probably get a brief kiss, but no longer depictions of intimacy.
In defence of Marcus.... it seems his respect for Greyson coupled by his actions and the part he played in her death seemed to cause him to follow in her lead in keeping the peace between Top-Side and the Undercity by maintaining a truce with the latter's leader to stay out of each other's business. Unfortunately, unlike Greyson who worked with Vander, Marcus had Silco to deal with.
I don't think that's entirely the case to be honest. It's very clear Act 2 Marcus regrets getting involved with Silco. He also clearly realizes what he's doing is wrong. But the clear impression I had is he's operating out of self-preservation. It's not that he's trying to keep the peace with Undercity, I suspect he's as every bit bigoted towards them as he always was. It's just he's now trapped. I doubt his superiors would care that he got some Undercity residents killed, or even that he took money. But I imagine they'd care very much that he got caught taking money and even more so that he got Grayson killed given both her prominent position as Sheriff and her seemingly decent position in Piltover society given her familiarity with the Kirammans. Any of that gets brought to light and he's either dead by Silco's orders or tossed in Stillwater.
The way he reacts also tells us that he genuinely had no idea Vi was alive. Which means Marcus lied to him, there's no way Silco would have forgotten to ask Marcus what happened to her, he's too calculating for that and she did prevent him from getting the revenge he wanted on Vander with the bridge standoff. Until Powder stepped in that is.
I’ve been waiting for this reaction since last episode’s came out. I love this episode sm and was so hyped for when this video came out. Aahh, I’m so excited!
Holy JESUS! Your reaction had me in a rollecoaster of emotions! I've missed you so much and I wanted you so much to watch ep5!!!! Also, about Caitlyn, she didn't miss when shooting Sevika, since she's a cop she cannot kill her straight away that's why she shoots the arm to put her away! However, so nice to have you back, can't wait for next one! Cheers!
The scene with Mel and Jayce intercutting with the blood scene with the galactic silhouettes was one of the most beautifully animated things I’d seen, it was a real shame that you were too salty to appreciate it. 👀
Watch the "Therapist Reacts" vid on this relationship - she points out that when Vi puts her hand against the wall, Cait's not looking for a way out - she's looking *directly* at Vi's face and lips.
OMG!!! I love the cupcake scene!!! Soooo good!!! I literally screamed when I first saw it. 😍😍😍🧁🧁🧁💜💜💜 Can’t wait to see the next reaction video. 😄 Amazing job Elijah!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I am so happy I was able to catch the live. It was so much fun! 😊
21:24 LOL we all been waiting for the reaction to this exact moment for weeks! this show is just so good AND has really well done representation. pretty bittersweet for Elijah with that ending scene with THE ART though, but dont worry, theres more ART to come, in a sense
The point of having Jayce and Mel's love scene show during the blood interaction with the hex core is to illustrate what is actually going on; the act of intercourse; AKA the creation of life is the symbolism that is transforming the hex core into a living entity.
Another cute detail with Caitlyn being called "cupcake". In the game Caitlyn throws out these bear traps that have cupcakes in the middle. They also show her cupcakes in episode 1
Fun fact: there's a champion in the League of Legends game (Fiddlesticks) who embodies Fear, and has various voice lines with other characters, revealing their greatest fears. When he meets Jinx he says: "Jinx! All your fault! All your fault!"
14:53 I’m very happy you said that and noticed it, cause Red and Blue dynamics are either couples, rivals, enemies, equals, and love-hate relationship. Jinx and Vi are in a love-hate relationship, Cait and Vi are considered equals at the moment, but later as a couple I believe, oh and one of the biggest known enemy/rival dynamic is freaking Red vs Blue. I love Red and Blue dynamics so much
Also I defenitly see the paralels between Vi and Cait and Korea and Asami, red and blue one is short head strong girl with muscles and the other is smart tall rich girl
If you love this dynamic there is actually a book called “this is how you lose the time war” it’s sapphic, red and blue named CHARACTERS (like the characters are named red and blue), gorgeous writing, slow burn romance, spies and very much my all time favorite. It’s a short book but I highly recommend the audio book. You won’t understand everything the first time but you’ll love it nonetheless and read it time and time again. It’s incredible and highly recommend if you love a good enemies to lovers sapphics with gorgeous prose and writing.
I love seeing people realize Vi is flirting with Cait. It's always a journey.
FR
The writer of that scene mentioned in a tweet that she had to fight for "You're hot cupcake" line as some of the producers originally wanted Vi's interaction with Caitlyn at the brothel to be vague and open to interpretation.
@@J.Valentine1031 yeah and I love that we know what happened after vi left aaa thanks to amanda
She was the BEST reaction, by FAR
@@d4xn4v what happened after vi left?
"You're hot, cupcake" was actually removed from the script several times. The creator had to fight so hard to bring it back in. I have major respect for those who fight to have queer rep in media. Plus the line is so iconic so what's not to love?
The writer said it was cause they had a hard time deciding whether it was in character for Vi to be so forward
In some languages the line also gets changed. You can see a RUclips comp of the scene in like 10 languages and in some she says something completely different. I think in the Chinese one she even says, "what kind of man you looking for" instead.
@@steffanhymer1285 China censorship is on point like always
They've been hinted at before and it seemed like the team was pretty free to do what they wanted so I don't think it almost being removed was censorship. I could be wrong though; I wasn't in the writers room.
I don’t think when they created this scene there was anything to fight, they had full freedom to do whatever queer rep they wanted, it’s just they didn’t know if that line fit Vi’s character. One of the writers said they kept it in because lesbian rep is always buried in subtext, or something like that, so having Vi be so forward was a clear “I’m attracted to you, I’m gay” moment.
let's be real, there are 2 kinds of people in the arcane fandom:
1. the vi x caitlyn shippers
2. the liars
Guilty no.1
@@wes_magz9164 same
Proud to be the first
@@PoisonIvySupremacist to be honest, I really didnt CONSIDER THEM shiipped and I thought that CUPCAKE was basically a lovely sisterly compliment because I honestly thought that Caitlyn had feelings with the Captain since they met one another when they were specifically kids or something that later felt that the black mistress was just taking the flirting advantage of taking him, and I honestly related on Vi's relationship with Cait because it felt for me that she found a new sister after losing psychologically her other sister, I guess at the end of the day, I really underestimated things, didn't I?😳😥
Wdym by "liars"?
In this episode our host finally figures out why everyone was hype for her to watch this show
at exactly 14:50 it all comes together
@@PleiadesRuby
No. It’s at 21:30
@@Araxijiro Right
@@Araxijiro Fair, I just like how she doesn't even finish the blue & red thought lol
I like how this episode gradually builds for Elijah like "Hmmm...this could be gay...this seems gay...oh wait, IT'S GAY!" 😂🏳️🌈
"Oh yeah. It's all comin together" 😏
Elijah finding out Mel likes Jayce: Noooo. 😢
Vi to Caitlin: You're hot cupcake. 🧁
Elijah after seeing CaitVi: Who's Mel? 😍
That just happened on the premiere lmoa!
*Violyn
Get the name of the ship right
@@King-tk5bg Stop gatekeeping. There are a lot of commonly-used terms for the ship, including "CaitVi," "Violyn," and "PIltover's Finest." There is no "right" one.
@@NakanaiJP And yet only one sounds right
Can we just appreciate how much GAME Cait has?! I mean this is definitely not her first rodeo. She had that woman from the brothels basically eating from the palm of her hand and she had her mask on her lap. Total and utter boss babe.
@@MisterPlague Well actually it isn't. Amanda Overton one of the writters of arcane hinted on twitter that Caitlyn have done things like these before and more than one of two times. Cait was very comfortable in the brothel and also Amanda shared a script from a deleted scene in the brothel:
WOMAN: “I have to say, it's always nice to meet another curious woman...”
She means hot. She's laying it on. Caitlyn's got her primed
for secret spilling, but --
She just now notices Vi's gone. Shit. Caitlyn leaves a disappointed woman in her wake.
So I think the fact it's not that the other woman was submissive but that Caitlyn is as dominant as Vi but each in her own way.
@@dreamwalker9124 Amusing part is Cait is actually taller than Vi, idk how people potrait her like smaller, but yet again on LOL shes 5'7 but on Arcane she's actually 6ft, so yes Jayce is almost a 200cm monster. While Vi is 5'9 same as on LOL. Ik people say theres no way height does something. But like always said, height dominance can do big works still, like meeting a 200cm monster maybe like Shaq would surely made us feel their outer dominance just by height spite maybe they're actually a sweet cupcake. And on the Arcane fandom they literally make Cait like, 'The dominant' while they made Vi 'Wants to be dominated'. And idk, maybe its my preference but i live by it more
“GAME”. Very apt choice of word.
Caitlin is best girl
@@dreamwalker9124 I see it as them being different types of dominant: Vi is physically imposing(gets into your personal space, talks bluntly, etc…) while Caitlyn is basically a noble, so she’s more into her element during “subtle flirting”, she could run circles around Vi if they ever flirt in a more “refined place” so to say
Oh that subtle change in music when Cait actually SEES Vi? That's just the entire universe realizing it ships Cait and Vi harder than peanut butter and jelly.
I never noticed that before
the shipp for cait and vi is as old as their release in the game (like almost TEN FUKING YEARS)
the company always implied that something was going on between them, but never confirmed
so i actually cried in this episode cause FINALLYYYYYYYYY
It took a French animation studio to turn the gay bait into a gay catch.
Caitvi before Arcane was like
"And they were partners."
"Omg they were partners."
Really? I’ve never heard anyone talk about it until arcane came out.
@@cometcartoons8528Ever heard of piltover’s finest ship :D
@@mlinxl9090 Not really I'm not a big league of legends fan
4:27 “You’re gonna love her” That’s a lot more literal than I think you realized in the moment
Yeah, in that moment, I was like, "Oh, you just wait 😏"
lmao I thought this too
LMAOOOO LITERALLY THOUGH.
That roller coaster of emotion you got during that Vi/Cait then followed by Jayce/Mel had me in tears laughing.
Yeah, this was probably her FUNNIEST reaction ever 🤣 😂 😆
@@HaydrogenBomb of all time.
Victor is the most honest man in this show. You ask him if he's sure the technology is safe and he give you the “Of course not“. Probs to Victor
And he lures Elijah into such a delicious false sense of security, too...
"HI, Victor! What are YOU doing??"
Ooooooh, no... No, no, no, no... Do NOT go getting attached here, either - it will NOT end well...
It’s spelled with a ‘k’
@@Arclite02I'm watching each episode then coming to Elijah's reaction...I ..I'm already attached what do you mean?😥
@@babybearcubbs oh, don't worry - it's not like he's going to die or anything.
In fact, Viktor has plot immunity - they CAN'T kill him, he's a named Champion in League of Legends!
Let's just say he's got a long way to go before he gets there...
At least he's not in a situation like Vander's, though!
I'm willing to believe it to save myself😭
Ladies, gentlemen, everybody else: it's time for the real reason Elijah needs to watch Arcane
You said it
for the reaction?
@@zzzrrv for the reaction
@@HaydrogenBomb For the art.
Mel
Elijah’s reaction to Mel and Jayce gives me the vibes of realizing your crush is straight
I mean, that's literally what happened
Lol facts 😂
That’s literally what happened lmao
I also like how her "meh" feelings towards Jayce started last episode when Mel displayed interest in him. (Even if she IS probably just using him...)
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS🤣 I SWEAR I JUST CRIED WHEN I OPENED RUclips AND SAW THIS😭
ruclips.net/video/6EBuKP-uc94/видео.html
ME TOO
@@_.the_only_boo._ 🤣🤣‼️
ME TOO!!!
@@imissyou2343 Glad I wasn’t the only one🤣
Elijah: "I'm gonna numb myself right now"
Me, smirking evilly: "We'll see how long that last"
"If I had a nickel for every time I was... interested in a lesbian with a red jacket, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice."
Stolen comment lol
buff lesbian with a red jacket*
@@addieeeson We're referring to Adora here, right?
@@HaydrogenBomb Yes of course 😌
@@addieeeson Thought so
Give your praises to Ray Chen, he’s the violinist who was playing. They even modeled the character after him.
I KNEW it!
@@HaydrogenBomb Ray Chen played most of the violin bits for the soundtrack including for the final song on episode 9.
@@steffanhymer1285 I know. I had an inkling that they based the violinist after him, but I was never sure.
“You’re hot cupcake” Easily everyone loved that scene!!!
I can agree with that statement
Came COMPLETELY out of nowhere 😲
Also, Caitlyn purposely only shooting the metal arm shows so much about her character. She IS an excellent shot but she takes her Enforcer job seriously in the same way Grayson did. You can see that Cait kinda looked up to Grayson. So like she wasnt just gonna merc her cause she is NOT a dirty cop and believes in due process.
Plus, they needed her alive to lead them to Silco
Lol merc
@@one-onessadhalf3393 I mean, it seemed like a fitting word at the time 😅
KINDA?...She became an enforcer. So yes, she did look up to Grayson.
A bit late (a year XD) but with season 2 being announced I heavily believe Cait’s going to be the one to kill Sevika.
Possibly as a turning point of “oh my god I just killed a person”
She's here for the art, guys.
"Oh wow...art!"
Aren’t we all?
@@Bostonterrierslol Yes we are
I guess
who isn't tho....
21:33 I just love Caitlyn's gay panic "nuh, uhm..." with Arms McSexy leaning in on her 🤣
😂😂😂
She was an absolute WRECK throughout this episode, and it was hilarious! 🤣🤣
My favorite parts were her glow up after "You're hot cupcake"
And her going "Mel no".
@@erikjohnson5549 Yeah. She's so invested in these characters, and it's hilarious
So if you didnt understand that at the very end, When Silco said “from the dead,” he assumed vi was dead. This is because when Marcus took vi in episode three, Marcus threw her prison, and then told silco she was dead to protect vi. Thats also why earlier in the episode, cait realised that vi had no criminal record. Vi was put in the prison and there were no questions asked. So Marcus did protect vi by making people think she was dead, but that doesnt change the fact hes still a jerk for locking her up.
As horrible is the fact that Vi was thrown in prison, Marcus did save her life. I think he was trying to ease his conscience after what happened to Grayson and the rest, but then he didn't know what do with her. And, well, we see that Silco thought Vi is dead.
Did he though? Vi just kicked the shit out of how many goons already? There was only like 4 of them there including Sevika whom just lost her arm and is being carried by someone else and Silco whom cannot fight. Honestly, she may have been able to handle all of them herself at that point and Powder would have just fueled her on more. He certainly would have tried to kill her, but she's pretty damn tough.
@@chaedi8457 She was very weak from the explosion, and Silco was still very much in fighting shape, with a KNIFE. I don't see any way she could have beaten them.
Not just Vi, Marcus indirectly saved Powder too that night.
We also know from some prison files Riot released that he deliberately bribed the warden with A LOT of money to ensure she stays alive while in prison
@@govind.m86 yeah cause if Vi was there he wouldn’t of sympathized with powder
Elijah: "I don't know why, but I like that music change" (when Cait has Vi released)
Us: "We know!!!"
I never even noticed that before she pointed it out
Cupcake 😏 also, did you notice, last thing Grayson said to Cait in the flashback was " what are you shooting for?" And the first time we see Cait shoot after that is to save Vi. 👌 they know what they are doing
Elijah about Jayce: "He's just kinda... there. I'm indifferent about him."
Also Elijah about Jayce: *"Jump off a cliff, please"*
Wait, I thought she said that about Marcus.
@@Shythalia she was
"I feel likes there's a kiss coming" laughs knowing what's actually coming up
Vi flirting with Caitlin is so damn adorable I cannot
I fully understand the admiration for Mel. The character design of Mel is so outstanding that the artist Evan Monteiro has been nominated for the ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Award (the animation Oscars) in the Best Character Design in TV and Media category.
Monteiro has been highlighted because of his excellent work on three particular characters: Mel Medarda, Shoola, and Viktor.
Those two Mel and Victor defiantly stand out to me as awesome looking characters. But really every animator and artist and writer in this show deserve an award.
He also made Caitlyn six feet tall
I don’t remember a Shoola character
@@beyondviolet Shoola is the council member who has gears as a collar
@@mullworm oh really? I don’t think they ever say his name in the show so is he in the game?
Elijah: DO WE GET GAY IN THIS SHOW?!
Me: yes…yes we do
Yeah, that's . . . why we suggested it for you
We also get a human - hexcore romance
Me a lonely lesbian: **simps for hailee steinfeld**
Hailee steinfeld: **plays the voice of Vi**
Me: **gayness overload**
Hahaha...
Well i love hailee 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Hailee's great 🥰
You are the only person who cared about Vi when she was being beaten by these enforcers and you started explaining her situation and how sad you were for Vi, and I witnessed many reactions and none of them even took the time to understand what happened to Vi in prison and explain her situation.
I really thank you and encourage you to focus on every detail in this series and give every character their due. Well done Elijah!!
I SWEAR I CHECKED YOUR CHANNEL A GOOD 2-3 TIMES A DAY BECAUSE I WAS SO EXCITED FOR THIS REACTION AND IT'S FINALLY HERE
Edit: "I'm watching it again for science." ME TOO HONEY ME TOO 😂
I think its safe to say all of us where, and holy crap the wait was beyond worth it !
same
ME TWOOO LMAOO
I am watching everyone’s reaction to this scene at least twice solely for scientific purposes
One thing I loved about Caitlin is you can see how quick she was to see other sides to the people in the Undercity. Like, yeah surface level, she's with one of the girls in the brothel. Dialogue? She's telling the girl about the gardens in Piltover. And the girl was legitimately saying she could never imagine something that beautiful. That's sweet, and probably both a memorable and kind interaction for this character that we never get to see again.
And as the episodes go on, we see Caitlin continue this pattern of extending kindness where she can.
Oh wow, I didn't thought of that like that
Elijah: I love Violin.
Me: VIOLYN AND YOU WILL LOVE IT
I admire Caitlyn following after Vi doing parkour, while Caitlyn is *in HEELS*
When you want to do parkour but you're dressed like a female character in a video game franchise.
Vi: So what will it be? Man or woman? 😏
Caitlyn: 😳 ... you
Vi: What!? 😳
Caitlyn: What? 😳
😂😂😂😂
Elijah: "It left us off on a very, very interesting cliffhanger."
Me: Oh, you sweet summer child.
Literally every episode did
“I’m watching it again for science” literally me when I saw that scene 😂🤚
There are a lot of canonically lgbt characters in LoL, Vi always refers to Caitlyn as cupcake (fun fact one of Caitlyn's attacks on the game is a trap with a cupcake) and well, LoL's story is years after the Arcane story, (I don't consider the following to be a spoiler because it's too obvious but I'm still warning you I guess)
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it's pretty much implied that Caitlyn and Vi are a couple, especially with a dialogue between Vi and Sarah/Miss Fortune (she is always flirting with Vi)
Sarah: Vi! i should have brought flowers
Vi: Hahah try cupcakes
Or Vi saying "Cupcake cant be mad at me"
And, my favourite, when vi tells her that "Cait still has a sweet tooth for bad cops" 😏👌
Sky: "Do you want to go to a date?😘😘🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰"
Viktor: *_"Excuse me i'm fucking dying here"_*
i adore how when the cupcake scene happens elijah drops the fidget cube in SHOCK
Elijah: "Fuck you guys"
Mel and Jayce: already doing that to eachother
Good thing Violyn got introduced before, I think Elijah would have been too broken hearted otherwise, seeing art being ruined for her. I might even say soiled. At least she has a solid ship to rely on.
wait is that their official ship name? cute I like it
@@kupaakaleo137 I don't think there are any "official ship names," but only the tightest asses argue about it. And I agree, Violyn is a great name for the ship.
@@paulchapman8023 piltover's finest
It’s ok Elijah. We’ve all been there (heartbroken by a straight girl). I knew she was gonna love the CaitVi stuff though!
@@Taizu314 mel could be bi or pan
We went straight from gay depression to “Hi, Viktor!” So fast.
The "You're hot, Cupcake" scene made me feel so many things no tv show (and honestly, no person so far) had made me feel.
26:11 “I feel like there’s a kiss coming” lmao just you wait 😂
Love some of the imagery used in this episode. For example, Silco changes his violent origin story on Jinx and turns it into a gentle baptism for Jinx contrasting how Vander nearly violently drowned him in the river and he emerged as someone different. Also, the bunny crucified in Jinx's workshop implies she still worships Vi, and then there's Mylo's laugh when Jinx succeeds in getting the Hexgem to work. Mylo represents the worst of Jinx's doubts and insecurities and his haunting mocking laugh imply that she's going to f**k it up in some way.
Also welcome to the Cupcake Fandom
@aims There's another youtuber named Schnee that does analysis videos on Arcane and he pointed out something interesting about Vi's tatts. If you notice Vi has two keys tattooed on her back with Mylo's and Claggor's initials on them. Forgot what tatt she got for Vander. It's Vi's way of honoring and remembering them but at a glance, Vi has no tattoos that seem to mention or honor Powder. Until you look at Vi's tattoos as a whole Every piece is a cog, piston, or some kind of clockwork component. And what was Powder's thing, she tinkered and built machines and her goal was to make a device that worked and functioned.
All the cogs, gears, and pistons are VI's way of honoring Powder. Going away from Schnee's analysis I would say that Vi was looking to become the perfect device that Powder wanted to build or Vi wanted to be the perfect older sister for Powder. It was her way of saying "You're my drive and purpose. I will be the device that will work and not f**k things up for you."
Also, the way they interposed Mel and Jayce's romance scene with the scene of the Hexcore absorbing Viktor's blood. His real love is science
Elijah has such infectious energy, I really like that 😁
On episode 4 when Silco is scolding Jinx for the attack at Academy Square, you can see the granade with the Firelights symbol that Silco gave Marcus to frame the Firelights. At that moment Silco had just found out about the attack, BUT the granade was already painted, wich means, the idea to frame the Firelights using the granade probably didn't came from Silco but from Jinx.
Thanks, another reason for me to hate jinx.
The delivery on the
“Shut up” by Caitlyn made me laugh 😭
Her accent is worse than mine 🖐
Her videos didn’t get delayed. She’s just been watching this episode on repeat for weeks.
probably ... :)
Mel:
What Elijah says: I love art!
What Elijah Meant: *Hun you can sleep in my bed anytime.*
"He doesn't even know what's going on." Heimerdinger probably just feels whatever it is, he'll outlive it...:)
"Arcane" is very good at...ending episodes on interesting moments...
You said it
Saying it again: You have one of the best reacting channels in RUclips. The dedication and emotion you put in these videos is just unmatched. Good work, I'm a big fan!
She apologizes for it, but I like how she keeps stopping to tell her thoughts on each scene, many reactors just stare at the screen barely doing a thing, and dare to call that a reaction
@@mrpalaces Yeah this exactly. I watched the whole video because of this. I can't wait to see further episodes with her.
Not to mention the editing 😅
21:30 the way she drops her fidget toy is hilarious to me 😭
These character designers really targeted a very specific crowd with the muscles on their ladies and I'm so here for it because I am a part of that specific crowd.
An alternative and older name of this ship is Piltover's Finest.
@Zach Hogan not yet, maybe in s2 we see her become a cop
@Zach Hogan except it hasn’t. In lore there has been zero reason given for why she works as an Enforcer so Arcane is free to make up whatever explanation they want for Vi joining up with them. My best guess is she does it to stick with Caitlyn after the end of season 1, since Cupcake’s going on the warpath imo. Plus she’s gotta get her gauntlets somehow. Either way, she’s still an Enforcer. That’s not been retconned in the slightest.
Grayson: "What are you shooting for?"
Caitlin's next shot in the episode saves Vi.
The roughest part for me is that I think Markus has the idea he is doing the same thing as Grayson did with Vander. He thinks he is helping keep the peace by working with Silco when in fact he's making it so much worse. That sad bit of wanting to be like your mentor but going about it in a misguided way.
hes also in way over his head and has no way of getting out now, hes stuck in his past mistakes, thats also why he imagined pulling the pin on jinx' grenade in front of silco, its a way out
Wow you're right. I never thought of it that way :(
@@internaut4257 also doesn't want to orphan his daughter
Yup! Markus is a tragic character, trying to live up to his mentor's memory but held back by his own cowardice. It's also important to remember, Silco knows where his daughter lives.
Eli’s reaction to “You’re hot, cupcake.” was utterly priceless
25:24 Vi was like, “I knew she was gay”😂😂😂😂
When she didn't notice that Mel was alone had me in stitches... :D
Yeah, it's an important detail, followed up with the explanation that Jayce went to check on his friend. I'm honestly really happy they take their time to show that Jayce clearly cares a lot about Viktor, even if he can get wrapped up in the pageantry of it all.
“I’m here for the ART” *says with gremlin face*
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I knew you would be loving this episode ^^ - The Caitlyn & Vi ship is offically known as "Piltover's Finest" or since Arcane aired "Violyn"
The "you are hot cupcake" line is so iconic now and they managed to write that without being cringe.
This ship is the best written gay romance i've seen on screen so far. It feels natural developed and complements the main plot with it's ups and downs.
This romance is a side plot and therefore no priority but adds so much to the entertainment factor.
VI's face tattoo "Vi" is a pun on her prison number "516"
The violinist is animated after a real person " Ray Chen" who wrote a lot of music for Arcane/Riot Games - just like Imagine Dragons.
If you are into music I can recommend the Samuel Kim Music channel- he did a lot of Arcane Covers. I especially like the Goodbye | EPIC COVER (Feat. SORAH)
I love how she mentioned how many comments she got on the word “Cupcake”. 😂
Beautiful scene though.
“I feel there’s a kiss coming and I don’t like it.”
Oh, honey. I’m so sorry.
21:27
The moment Elijah realizes what vi just said is absolute gold
and on this episode elijah breaks another fidget cube as she finally understands why we've been waiting for her to see this episode... since she is a Mel fan can't wait for her to meet her mother😂
I swear to God I've been waiting for this video for 3 weeks and as soon as I saw the story on ig I immediately came running here, I'm literally in a chemistry test but it doesn't matter :DDD
Uhhhhhh . . .
"Don't bring me down from this high!"
Arcane: "Oh we're gonna bring you waaaay down.
P.S. We'll bring you back up though."
As a straight, boring guy who has no real interest in the voyeuristic aspect of it, yes, let's have some Vi and Cait. They are just infinitely cute and they need to happen even more than they already have :D I love how it wasn't made into a huge deal, they just sort of cautiously flirting and it's so wholesome and nice, I adore it :) Hmm I say cautiously. Vi is straight up aggressive frankly but that does seem to be her style.
I disagree with your opinion about Sevika, Silco's right hand woman, however. I get why Vi calls her a traitor, but I don't think that's fair. She told Vander she wasn't happy with his stuff and didn't want to play by his rules, then up and left. Seems fair to me. All she's done is follow her convictions and be pretty damn stand-up for what she believes in. She may be a hard case and brutal to boot, but overall I find she's pretty blameless and mostly just decent.
I agree with everything you said!
We need more accepting people like you in the world 💛
Sadly, we likely won't see the same intimacy between Vi and Caitlyn. Just like Blizzard, Riot relies heavily on its Chinese audience, and China's government is not big on queer stuff.
It's why this season limits its most overtly queer bits to dialogue. "Man or woman" can be changed to "what sort of man" in the translation, but anything visual will only work if it can be edited out for the Chinese release. That means we'll probably get a brief kiss, but no longer depictions of intimacy.
This show understands the concept of "Show, Don't tell" in a way that no other show does.
In defence of Marcus.... it seems his respect for Greyson coupled by his actions and the part he played in her death seemed to cause him to follow in her lead in keeping the peace between Top-Side and the Undercity by maintaining a truce with the latter's leader to stay out of each other's business. Unfortunately, unlike Greyson who worked with Vander, Marcus had Silco to deal with.
I don't think that's entirely the case to be honest. It's very clear Act 2 Marcus regrets getting involved with Silco. He also clearly realizes what he's doing is wrong. But the clear impression I had is he's operating out of self-preservation. It's not that he's trying to keep the peace with Undercity, I suspect he's as every bit bigoted towards them as he always was. It's just he's now trapped. I doubt his superiors would care that he got some Undercity residents killed, or even that he took money. But I imagine they'd care very much that he got caught taking money and even more so that he got Grayson killed given both her prominent position as Sheriff and her seemingly decent position in Piltover society given her familiarity with the Kirammans. Any of that gets brought to light and he's either dead by Silco's orders or tossed in Stillwater.
21:30 THE DROP OF THE FIDGET I CANTTTTTT
i think this was what the historians called "being good friends" 🤣
Are you implying that they... dress up and travel together?
@@ArkadiBolschek omg what was that a reference to again?
@@SandyTheDesertFox The Taiwanese dub of Amity and Luz's confession in The Owl House X3
"Your gonna love Vi, Caitlyn!"
Caitlyn: *Falls in love with Vi*
Elijah:...Didn't mean it like that but still cool 😎
vi took it a bit seriously
ok so can we all agree that this was *the* reaction we have been waiting for. like yeah episode 1-4 are good but THIS EPISODE HOLY SHIT-
You're the first reactor I've ever seen to laugh the appropriate amount at the "since.....today" line, it's comedy GOLD 😂
Can we start a petition to get the phrase "Gay Pterodactyl Scream" on a shirt please?
I love how even Silco, normally calm and calculating, seems shook that someone would come back from the dead to get him
Because it directly threatens his relationship with Jinx
The way he reacts also tells us that he genuinely had no idea Vi was alive. Which means Marcus lied to him, there's no way Silco would have forgotten to ask Marcus what happened to her, he's too calculating for that and she did prevent him from getting the revenge he wanted on Vander with the bridge standoff. Until Powder stepped in that is.
YES! I WANTED SO MUCH TO YOU TO REACT TO THEIR SCENE IN THE BROTHEL HAHA SO GOOD! IT WAS HILARIOUS!
I love your reactions! ❤️
Elijah when she sees mel: I love her-ART!...I said art!
I’ve been waiting for this reaction since last episode’s came out. I love this episode sm and was so hyped for when this video came out. Aahh, I’m so excited!
29:15 “I WANT A SCENE LIKE THAT (MEL X JAYCE) WITH CAIT AND VI!” SOMEONE CLIP THIS WHEN WE GET HER REACTION TO S2 E8!!
That was literally my exact thought!!!!!!
Holy JESUS! Your reaction had me in a rollecoaster of emotions! I've missed you so much and I wanted you so much to watch ep5!!!! Also, about Caitlyn, she didn't miss when shooting Sevika, since she's a cop she cannot kill her straight away that's why she shoots the arm to put her away!
However, so nice to have you back, can't wait for next one! Cheers!
The scene with Mel and Jayce intercutting with the blood scene with the galactic silhouettes was one of the most beautifully animated things I’d seen, it was a real shame that you were too salty to appreciate it. 👀
One of their ship names is Violyn so it was very fitting when you said you love violin music ajajaja
Watch the "Therapist Reacts" vid on this relationship - she points out that when Vi puts her hand against the wall, Cait's not looking for a way out - she's looking *directly* at Vi's face and lips.
27:20 "OK, that wasn't so bad"
Me: Oh, girl, you're in for a world of pain.
I chuckled so hard when she said that.
OMG!!! I love the cupcake scene!!! Soooo good!!! I literally screamed when I first saw it. 😍😍😍🧁🧁🧁💜💜💜
Can’t wait to see the next reaction video. 😄 Amazing job Elijah!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I am so happy I was able to catch the live. It was so much fun! 😊
21:24 LOL we all been waiting for the reaction to this exact moment for weeks! this show is just so good AND has really well done representation. pretty bittersweet for Elijah with that ending scene with THE ART though, but dont worry, theres more ART to come, in a sense
The point of having Jayce and Mel's love scene show during the blood interaction with the hex core is to illustrate what is actually going on; the act of intercourse; AKA the creation of life is the symbolism that is transforming the hex core into a living entity.
21:27 her face reaction was priceless she never expected this 🤣 😂
Elijah: I’m not here for the performance, I’m here…
Me: for you
Elijah: FOR ART
Me: Oop- I’m sorry. FOR “ART”
(16:09)
Another cute detail with Caitlyn being called "cupcake". In the game Caitlyn throws out these bear traps that have cupcakes in the middle. They also show her cupcakes in episode 1
Fun fact: there's a champion in the League of Legends game (Fiddlesticks) who embodies Fear, and has various voice lines with other characters, revealing their greatest fears.
When he meets Jinx he says:
"Jinx! All your fault! All your fault!"
Ok but her face after vi said “your hot cupcake” 😂
Tbh same😗
14:53 I’m very happy you said that and noticed it, cause Red and Blue dynamics are either couples, rivals, enemies, equals, and love-hate relationship. Jinx and Vi are in a love-hate relationship, Cait and Vi are considered equals at the moment, but later as a couple I believe, oh and one of the biggest known enemy/rival dynamic is freaking Red vs Blue. I love Red and Blue dynamics so much
Also I defenitly see the paralels between Vi and Cait and Korea and Asami, red and blue one is short head strong girl with muscles and the other is smart tall rich girl
If you love this dynamic there is actually a book called “this is how you lose the time war” it’s sapphic, red and blue named CHARACTERS (like the characters are named red and blue), gorgeous writing, slow burn romance, spies and very much my all time favorite. It’s a short book but I highly recommend the audio book. You won’t understand everything the first time but you’ll love it nonetheless and read it time and time again. It’s incredible and highly recommend if you love a good enemies to lovers sapphics with gorgeous prose and writing.