@@imdoingthisoutofboredom2443 oh shit I didn’t realize that. So yeah Isha was another version of Powder. With Powder/Jinx becoming Vi and facing the same destiny as Vi. The difference is however that this time its Vi who held back Powder to protect them from Vander (aka the monster within).
Isha's facial structure is triangular, resembling Mylor. She also brings the familiar goggles of Claggor. As if they come back and tell Jinx everything's fine regardless of what happened.
I liked that Isha had mustism. I then felt terrible about preferring mute children in shows/films. Now I realize the peak difficulty of writing and finding a fitting actor for a child character that doesn't make or break the scene. But holy crap, the more I think about it. Arcane took full advantage of Isha being a street-smart kid with a disability to show Jinx finally finding peace and human connection.
It also connects to what Jinx said when floating with Silco. Her whole life she's always had voices "always bossing her around" telling her what to do and what to be even if not intentionally doing that to her. Last season we saw how when people contradicted themselves Jinx could start to spiral from the paranoia and fear. "you're ready", "you're not ready", "your sister's gone", "you found out she came back... you lied". It forms question's of what people think of her truly where with Isha she was purely actions. Which says more.
I still burst into tears whenever I see any Isha content. Thanks, Arcane. For making me way too emotionally attached to a character I've known for 5 episodes. Yippee.
i absolutely adore the parallels between isha and powder. in episode 6, when vi holds jinx back from saving isha, i immediately thought of marcus holding vi back from saving powder. i also cant help but think about that one tumblr post that says "be the person you needed when you were younger." i feel like isha is finally jinx's catalyst for self love by being exactly like powder. powder needed her sister, but didnt get her. so now jinx is the sister isha needs. i adore them
jeez that whole 'vi holding jinx back paralleling marcus holding vi back' really adds onto the idea that vi has become into the thing she hated so much, but ive also seen someone interpret vi holding onto jinx as her sisterly instincts kicking in which is just as interesting
@@ShrubbyCanine It's a parallel in the story, not necessarily the character. To be fair, I could see an argument that Marcus had good intentions with holding Vi back, she would have probably died if she tried to save Powder in that moment. But while that COULD be the case with Marcus, it definitely IS the case with Vi holding Powder back. There were no ulterior motives in that moment, she wasn't holding Jinx back to allow Isha to kill her father, she was just trying to protect Jinx, that's it. Vi is nothing if not a character that wears her emotions and intentions on her sleeve.
You could also see it as Vi becomeing the person Vander wanted her to be. Vander wanted her to think more about the consequences before acting. Old Vi would have run towards Vander to protect him from the soldiers, calm him down and stopping Isha.
if we had a dollar for every blue haired kid who decided using hextech would save their family, we’d have two dollars. we’d only have one for every kid that survived, though-
I loved that they made Isha mute. She says so much, without saying a single word. Also, 2 other things about episode 6: 1. Loosing Isha is a loss of innocence. It's going to play into what enfolds in the next 3 episodes. 2. With Victor dying, the commune utopia died with him. This is also play out with what happens next. The peace and utopia didn't die, but changed.
It reminds of the line Singed says to Victor in his flashback. "The mutation must survive." The utopia and it's ideals may be gone, but Victor will survive, no matter the cost.
Isha's helmet is pretty interesting, it's like it symbolizes protection, being a helmet and all, and it falls off when she falls on Jinx and is caught by the goons, because she's unprotected, but then Jinx puts it back on, because Jinx is the protector of Isha going forward, but Isha has these desires to also protect Jinx as well, the name Isha meaning 'One who protects', so whenever she follows Jinx or runs after her, her helmet always falls off. The first time, she puts it back on to continue to follow Jinx, but as she follows after her more, she doesn't really need it as much, she's opening up to Jinx, showing her vulnerability. As she grows closer to Jinx, she wears it less and less, and then even dyes her hair blue, fully connected to Jinx, no longer wearing it aside from very rarely. It instead becomes a source of comfort, she uses it to feed Warwick, and it becomes a source of sustenance. That's why in her final scene, she pushes it on more, symbolizing her last big act of protection, but then it also falls off, as she lets herself go, solidifies her connection to Powder and Jinx, using 3 hexcores just like Powder and having hair and finger guns just like Jinx, and it also falls off so that she can be vulnerable physically enough to sacrifice herself. Bad at explaining, but I hope this interpretation makes sense Edit: just realized also that she decorates her helmet to be Jinx-like in Act 2, signifying Jinx as her protector and the one she wishes to protect
2 things i like how as soon as jinx became aware of isha being captured, she had an immediate psychotic break with all the scratches and hallucinations, its like losing a new friend (essentially little sister really) immediately pushed her over the edge away from the relatively stable jinx to the unstable one we've come to know and also that last tip on switching focus is genuinely amazing writing advice
The worst thing is they rushed that part, which really annoyed me. A great detail was when Sevika slammed her hand on Jinx's table and mentioned Silco. Then Jinx had that small camera flicker. Reminding us that she can go back any time. And then when Isha was taken and she found out, that moment was epic but then she went back to her 'goofy-self'. There were a lot of corny jokes, the sisters' reunion was also way too rushed and also Viktor's cult was kinda a weird idea. Loved Jayce's return though.
The way Isha fights is very self sacrifical. I noticed it on rewatch, but the girl fight Sevika to run to Jinx (but she couldn't get loose), she kept throwing herself from dangerous places into dangerous situations. And then General Ambessa foreshadowed it with her 4 pillars of strenght.
And that Isha sacrifices HERSELF for others, while Ambessa is sacrificing OTHER PEOPLE. Maybe if we learn more this will be different, but right now it seems like Isha is making a true sacrifice, vs Ambessas manipulation
The fact that this scene switches the focus between so many elements they want you to focus on and it doesn't become a confusing mess is a testament to Arcanes writers' masterful writing.
I think that another part of why Jinx comes off as cool is that part of most Americans idea of cool is either centered in breaking the rules or being able to set the rules for one's self or the world around them. That's why both authoritarians and rebels can both be characterized as cool despite having very different representations of that "coolness".
The multiple focus shifts within the single scene, while never changing the POV character, is a serious writing challenge they pulled off effortlessly. Which is to say, after years of practice and who knows how many drafts. It's like they know they're cool or something...
What I liked about Isha is that the writers crafted such a good character that didn't even say a word her entire screen time but was still able convey her personality and character. She was a young girl that idolized Jinx as her hero and surrogate sister thats why when she impersonates Jinx I think it isn't that she wants a rebellion, but the fact Isha wants jinx to live as the hero Isha sees her as.
As terrible as Isha's death was, i appreciate a lot it was foreshadowed the moment her and Jinx met. Jinx waving the gun around saying you can kill anyone with just a finger, but also hold the gun to your head and end your own life. Isha does both at the same time the first and only time she pulls the trigger.
Small detail from the 1st act that I wanted to point out but I joined the previous video too late. So I’m joining as fast as possible.For the fight song “ashes and blood” in episode three I think I found a unique detail that you could make a short on,(because I would like more people to see it rather then just putting it on Reddit, also I love you takes on things) Please support this comment for priority. When the music team is making the songs, they are made to scene and are spoken through different characters, so I tried to figure out whose voice this song was through. This is my theory, it’s not a who, but a WHAT. I think it’s sung through the perspective of the arcane itself. For small details, the repeating vocal in the song that encompasses it could be seen as wild runes. But also a big thing for me is the starting sound of the song and the pauses. I’ll get to that later Line “why would you let this voice set in your head, it is meant to destroy you.” Refers to victor who’s not even in the scene. “You summon storms you play with nature, now watch it hurt you” is very much Jayce because as Ekko said “so you’re telling me you pissed the arcane off with all of your demands.” The next line could be Jayce but also could be Ambessa, “why would you want to shape the world in your hands”Also just want to point out the structure by having those pauses which remind me of Jayce saying that the runes have sentences but they were short, not a full conversation. I could keep going but the give away for me was the last line of the song that wasn’t in the chorus. “Every sin will be forgiven, if you lay down your weapons to the ground” It does not match the scene at all, even if the all the weapons are put down, everyone still hates each other for their actions. So what’s going on, it’s not the characters actions that are forgiven, it’s the mass use of hextech that will be forgiven. This then leads into the same sound we had when the song began. This sound in movies and film is after a nod to danger. The 2nd act supports my theory when Victor say that it was chaotic and a singularity. I just checked, key words, Skye says the word ancient. But victor point out the key word “voice”. May I have your thoughts please.
Cool theory! But I think it`s the arcane talking to Jayce. “why would you let this voice set in your head, it is meant to destroy you.” Jayce let the voice of progress (or the voice of his arrogance)choose his actions. “You summon storms you play with nature, now watch it hurt you” He summoned storms and played with nature, when he created Hextech. “why would you want to shape the world in your hands” Jayce wanted to shap the world into a better on with Hextech. It also makes sense that it asks him "why". Why did he want to creat Hextech? Yeah, he wanted to improve life and he saw how it can save lifes, but why was he so determind to creat Hextech, that he was ready to sacrifice everything for it? Makes sense that the arcane doesn`t understand that. “Every sin will be forgiven, if you lay down your weapons to the ground” It was also Jayce, who created the Hextech weapons. The arcane wants to say to him "just stop!"
This entire second season is paralleling the first season constantly, episode 6 is called the message hidden within the pattern for a reason, the pattern being same mistakes different setting.
I've been grinding my way through Arcane analysis videos but schnee is on a whole different level, istg. By minute one of this video, more relevant information has been efficiently relayed than several entire 10-minute videos I've watched beforehand.
I love the scene focused videos! Arcane is becoming one of the greatest shows ever made. Your breakdowns from a writer’s pov makes Arcane feel less like once in a life time masterpiece and more like a story that I could make myself one day. Bravo 🎉!
I know this is a little of topic but I need to go on a tangent about this and everyone is talking about the fact that Isha died but can we just talk about that final Act 2 scene for just a second. (this is my opinion so feel free to disagree) The writers of Arcane managed to show the audience the meaning of life in one beautiful and touching scene. What Isha did was selfless and purely out of love. So many people fear dying and mourn the life they didn't have as they are full of regret and wish they had more time. That is not the case with Isha. She dies knowing that she lived a meaningful and fulfilling life, she has no regrets. So, she dies with a smile. She didn't do it to be seen as a hero or as this big self-sacrificing gesture, no, she did it because she knew she had to and knew that her life was probably the best it ever was going to be, and we see that as she is running and the moments with Jinx flash by. Her motivations are heroic and pure. Compare this to Marcus in season one. He imagines pulling the pin and killing Silco with him. His motivations weren't heroic and selfless like Isha's, they were selfish. Marcus regretted so many things in his life up to that point and pulling the pin was just a way to make himself feel better for all the bad things he had done. A way of relieving his conscience. He didn't live a meaningful life so going out with a bang (literally) would hopefully forgive everything that he did. So, what Isha's scene shows is that the ultimate goal isn't death it's life, it's living. So many people die sad and scared but we shouldn't. One of the main messages in ep 6 is that dying is inevitable and it happens to everyone. And that is so scary but if you have lived meaningfully there is nothing to be scared about and you can do what Isha did, look back at all the best moments of your life and smile, thanking the people that made it so special. So live life meaningfully people !!!
i don't know if i agree. I think it's the art of the lone/renegade song/scenes that draws us in, asking questions while being given a lot of information without dialogue. And i think that's the important factor: without dialogue there's something about being shown a story or scene without a word spoken that draws us in. Next i would say it's less about Jinx being charismatic and more about her numb/idgaf attitude. Which is understandable since the last time we saw her we saw all of her distress and emotion out in the open, so the radical yet logical shift gets us asking "what is she going to do? what is she up to? When is the chaos returning to Jinx" especially since chaos is seemingly everywhere and should be where she thrives, but no -- she is numb to it all. And i think that draws us in more: this agent of chaos is disinterested when chaos is at its peak, choosing to ignore rather than participate. The parallels and call backs i think reignite our bond with the character. It's been 2 years since we saw Jinx, (even if half of us or more binged the first season leading up to act1's release ^_^) so those echos of Powder and Silco in the present-day Jinx triggers in our head the familiarity and closeness. Her speech to Isha reminded me a lot of the Heath Ledger's Joker. For some reason "My card" that Jinx says at the end communicated to me that resemblance. Joker is another agent of chaos, maybe he'd said something similar? idk. It had this odd apathy, in complete contrast to the callback when "that's me" was more energetic, and contrast or contradiction engages us, it grabs our attention.
new focus -> new element -> big shift -> consequences unclear -> tension -> new focus -> new element -> big shift -> consequences unclear -> tension -> new focus -> new element -> big shift -> consequences unclear -> tension -> new focus -> new element -> big shift -> conseque... amazing
One thing I realized, is that it all actually started with Jayve and Ekko NOT Jyunx. Everyting changed because Jayce went to Zon and Ekko gave the lead to VI and company. It seems like things are going to end with them in some big way. I think this is further intesrting, because a lot of the big moments that were caused by Jynx on Accident trying to help others out, it seems that now , Jayce is trying to do the right thing but now he's messing things up on accident as well. So I think Jayce and Jinx are almost kind of foils in a sense and we're seeing a bit of a reversal of how they're impacting the world around them.
I believe another element of Jinx’s coolness is that her monologue has irony to it, she’s aware of the irony and is emotionally drained from it in a way but she simply accepts it.
i dont think i would call jinx stable here. i think she has never been more lost. this act ends with her tyring to plan her death, i think her calmnes is how people that plan their demise are knowing everything will be over soon
On the topic of Isha paralleling with Powder, it's even in the final scene of S2 EP6 when Jinx is getting pulled away from trying to save Isha being in a very dangerous situation to S1 EP3 where Vi is being pulled away from saving Powder being in a very dangerous situation. But at the same time, while S2 EP6 draws back to S1 EP3, theres still so many differences and its hard to process it all.
The comments on jinx’s hallucinations and how she’s changed made me think of how she has “fully” embraced jinx. The hallucinations were usually Mylo or claggor, powders brothers. Now that she’s Jinx the only one to hallucinate would be silco, but he believed jinx was perfect, so he doesn’t haunt her like the others. Then there were some story beats when the hallucinations would pop up a bit, but usually associated with negative feelings of being a jinx, when she’s not feeling cool/comfortable as jinx
And then also realized that it feels familiar because in season 1 we had Jinx be completely alone and that’s when Silco took her in and here in season two we have the same thing happening Isha is alone and we have Jinx there to take her in.
"Women want to be her. Men want to also be her." Ain't that the truth. I know Jinx of all people is the character I should want to be the *least,* she's a dangerous loose canon that does not give a fuck, at least at that point, but.... she's just so damn cool! Radiating that effortless confidence even though we know it came by tragic circumstances. And especially, seeing it after she was so insecure and disjointed last season and to contrast that with the measured, chaotic yet reserved coolness she's exhibiting here..... I can't help it, I want to be like her! Lmao
season 2 of arcane is the only season I immeadiatly started rewatching after I was done because all of the scenes have so much meaning and purpose that I missed at first glance
I'm loving these new breakdown videos where we also get some talk on those great writing techniques like New Element, Big Shift, Consequences Unclear, which I had never even heard of but just feels incredibly powerful, or a dissection of what it means to make a character cool. Thank you so much and I just need more ASAP because these are amazing!!
not only do we get new episodes of arcane weekly, but also schnee analysis!! love to see it:D (also hopefully you ain't overworking yourself bringing out so much quality content!)
I feel like calling Jinx cool in this scene is a bit of a mis-read. She's not indifferent to the conflict because she thinks she's above it, it's because she's borderline suicidal. Not necessarily that she wants to kill herself, but that she's waiting to die/be killed because she's still in the point where she has lost everything (primarily Silco and any chance to reconnect with Vi). As evidence of this mind-state consider her statement to Vi at the end of their confrontation in front of the wind goddess' mural (I don't remember the exact line but something to the context of: I'm glad it was you); she's trying to find the appropriate end to her story. She wants to help people (referenced in your video about the Sevika/Smeech fight where she makes Sevika a new arm "because it's something I could fix."), but hates how her legacy is only death and suffering even when that's not her intention, and that failure has left her in despair.
I hope you do some videos on the musical montages, I'm feeling very conflicted about them. They are so cool, and there is for sure depth, but I am also feeling a bit of "cool montage" fatigue ? They don't stand out the same way that something like the Jinx/Ekko fight of season 1, because there is just SO MANY of them.
So happy Arcane is back. One because it's my favorite show and I love it dearly, and two because I get to watch new schnee Arcane videos. This was one of my favorite parts of act one. I thought the act was a little unfocused and messy overall, but this was a standout. Great video!!
I have not seen act 2. So so far i will say this scene has been stuck in my head since i saw it. Absolutely stuck in my head. The whole episode 2 beginning with the mob war and the music, peaky blinders in zaun is something i would absolutely watch. And although i couldn't have expressed it i noticed and loved all the parallels
I had this theory about Jayce last week that the reason that he changes his mind so often is that he's trying to evaluate what other people need and reacting to that. He's not like Silco who has an idea what people need and then forcing it on them. He likes it when people come to him with a problem that he can fix. Then the last few episodes came out and I have no idea what's going on with him.
i wanted to add how its interesting that while they portrayed jinx as cool af, they still had her get trampled by a falling child. usually such scenarios are comedic affect or a cool character would dodge/catch. but she didnt. she fell and got back up and stayed nonchalant. plays into a point you made in your "how arcane writes women" video about believing vi was strong not just because she can throw punches, but also take them. jinx is cool, but that doesnt mean she cant be thrown off guard, its how she reacts that makes her cool (awesome video and i cant wait ti hear more of your thoughts!!)
Good to see you come back to Arcane analysis. This was the main and only reason I subscribed lol No disrerspect to your other content but the quality and depth of theses I feel outshine a lot of your other content.
ngl i didnt care much for the kid. Felt like it detracted the bond between vi and jinx to some degree, and asha or whatever was only a means of plot point to "ground" jinx.
I need someone to do a theory about why she tells Isha that "Jinx is in the past" when she tells her about her life as Powder! Does being with Isha make her feel like this part of her life isn't gone? It's like she wants to be Powder but also knows it's Jinx who's made her strong
The Cool Character segment is really interesting to me because I can apply it to a different character who I've always been confused as to why she is so cool- Jackie Lynn Thomas from Star vs the Forces of Evil. This show's writing gets rough sometimes but she as a character is so cool and it has always baffled me how that is. I had a whole tangent about cause and effect in characters and how a lot of times shows lean on familiar traits as a crutch to give characters personality but I deleted it because it was off-topic and a little rambly but essentially this video game me food for rehashing (of something I've thought about before).
I know video recommendations can be annoying so I’m sorry about this, but i think it would be really interesting if you placed new and the original characters on a lawful good to chaotic evil spectrum after the show is over to see which characters have changed in your opinion and how the new characters would be defined.
I'd totally be okay with snippets of your thoughts for little scenes in each episode but I really want to hear your thoughts before the end!! There's so much happening and I need your insight 😭
Spoilers: Isha's last act is written beautifully. The connections are there, Isha using jinx's weapon, which uses hex crystals but a stable as bullets to kill Warwick who mutated Vander, just like from season 1 and if you've seen season 1, jinx (as powder) uses hex crystals but unstable, and it's explosive. Meanwhile, that shot was explosive yet silent
@schnee, have you noticed that Silco is still in all the acts and he is dead. Best character in this story. Good to see you are still talking about him too :) You should do a thing on how we love a good revolutionary. Cheers.
I find it so very interesting how Jinx seems to have been able to put her ghosts behind her. Like she couldn't accept that they were dead before, and so they haunted her. But after everything from Season 1, especially the death of Silco, she's been forced to accept it and this lets these "spirits" rest. . . . . . [Spoiler for Episode 5] And that the only brief instance we really get of the S1 Jinx Madness graphics is when Isha is in danger, it can literally be seen as an "episode". This isn't her constant, but it's still IN there. When this person who has become her new family is in danger, all those fears, regrets, that manic energy, comes storming back. But then she HANDLES it. She puts the lid on that box and just gets to WORK.
Jayce didn’t kill Isha His actions killed Isha just like his actions as a councilor killed kids (meaning even though he isn’t a councilor anymore to not be a part of this anymore he is still in it just like before). However he killed Viktor to keep a promise. The fact that this is done with the same hammer symbolizes that he didn’t change and therefore lied.
@@aetherwolf9288 i'll dissagree. In a weird way, jayce upkeep his promess to viktor. "You promised to destroy the hexcore" "I was supposed to die". I think Jayce is one of those "easy to hate" caracter, and we aren't always objectiv when it come to their action.
@@ulyssecohenner9640 nothing else am I saying. Jayce didn’t kill Isha (like he did Rannies son). However he killed Viktor creating a situation where Isha needed to sacrifice herself to prove herself and keep her family save (like him actively keeping the Hexgates open killed the council as without the Hexgates Silco couldn’t rise to the top of Zaun).
@@ulyssecohenner9640 Yeah Arcane is full of character's making bad decisions (often when there are no good ones to be made). Jayce just has a habit of over correcting after every single one leading to an equally bad decision on the opposite side of the spectrum. This paints Jayce as pretty inconsistent, which I think leads to all the hate he gets. But that's part of his character. He doesn't haggle, there is no middle ground in his eyes.
The word "poow" itself speaks to the softening you are noting - of the onomatopoeia available for a gunshot ('pow', 'bam', something more fricative [though that would be harder to write out as impactfully], even 'pew'), "poow" is incredibly disarming.
Episode 6 made me realize that arcane writers are monsters😭😭😭
„You have to let Powder die“ Silco
It was about to happen eventually
the worst thing is that when jinx met Isha she said that she was a curse, so I knew it was coming😭😭😭😭
@@imdoingthisoutofboredom2443 oh shit
I didn’t realize that.
So yeah Isha was another version of Powder. With Powder/Jinx becoming Vi and facing the same destiny as Vi.
The difference is however that this time its Vi who held back Powder to protect them from Vander (aka the monster within).
cruel monsters 😢
My and my homie has accepted that the moral of arcane is “little girls are not allowed to be happy.” 😅
babe wake up another schnee arcane analysis just dropped
Beat me to it!
Christmas~
im up, im up
Yes honey
Isha's facial structure is triangular, resembling Mylor. She also brings the familiar goggles of Claggor. As if they come back and tell Jinx everything's fine regardless of what happened.
….. I need u in my life. Tyyyy I never noticed. Whatever u do in ur life just keep talking 😂. God bless u
I love this and thank you for pointing it out ❤
Spoilers!!!
So they brought the resemblances of older characters just to crush it down AGAIN?
How sweet! I haven't finished episode three yet, but I'm so excited to see her again, she's way too cute! :]
I liked that Isha had mustism.
I then felt terrible about preferring mute children in shows/films.
Now I realize the peak difficulty of writing and finding a fitting actor for a child character that doesn't make or break the scene.
But holy crap, the more I think about it. Arcane took full advantage of Isha being a street-smart kid with a disability to show Jinx finally finding peace and human connection.
It also connects to what Jinx said when floating with Silco. Her whole life she's always had voices "always bossing her around" telling her what to do and what to be even if not intentionally doing that to her. Last season we saw how when people contradicted themselves Jinx could start to spiral from the paranoia and fear. "you're ready", "you're not ready", "your sister's gone", "you found out she came back... you lied". It forms question's of what people think of her truly where with Isha she was purely actions. Which says more.
Jinx: Women want to be her; men also want to be her.
True
can confirm, my brain is now in constant switches between yearning to be Jinx and pining to be Vi
My brain is also in constant switches between yearning to be Jinx and Vi and yearning to ream Jinx and Vi
I'm a non-binary folk and same
@@MarxistMomentum can confirm
I still burst into tears whenever I see any Isha content. Thanks, Arcane. For making me way too emotionally attached to a character I've known for 5 episodes. Yippee.
the yippee was so jinxee
@raizumaky_le_goat huh,well, that's fitting because I'm actually a little sister too. Lol. ಠ_ಠ
ditto. it’s actually insane how much i care about her
Same here. I am broken
Same bro
i absolutely adore the parallels between isha and powder. in episode 6, when vi holds jinx back from saving isha, i immediately thought of marcus holding vi back from saving powder.
i also cant help but think about that one tumblr post that says "be the person you needed when you were younger." i feel like isha is finally jinx's catalyst for self love by being exactly like powder. powder needed her sister, but didnt get her. so now jinx is the sister isha needs. i adore them
Not sure if the girl is gonna survive the big blue explosion this time.
jeez that whole 'vi holding jinx back paralleling marcus holding vi back' really adds onto the idea that vi has become into the thing she hated so much, but ive also seen someone interpret vi holding onto jinx as her sisterly instincts kicking in which is just as interesting
paralelling Vi with Marcus, damn, dont Vi already get enough hate from the fans and the writers already? fuck damn it
@@ShrubbyCanine It's a parallel in the story, not necessarily the character. To be fair, I could see an argument that Marcus had good intentions with holding Vi back, she would have probably died if she tried to save Powder in that moment. But while that COULD be the case with Marcus, it definitely IS the case with Vi holding Powder back. There were no ulterior motives in that moment, she wasn't holding Jinx back to allow Isha to kill her father, she was just trying to protect Jinx, that's it. Vi is nothing if not a character that wears her emotions and intentions on her sleeve.
You could also see it as Vi becomeing the person Vander wanted her to be. Vander wanted her to think more about the consequences before acting. Old Vi would have run towards Vander to protect him from the soldiers, calm him down and stopping Isha.
When isha grabbed the hex orbs from Vi's gloves me and my friend were yelling at her not to have her powder moment 😭😭
if we had a dollar for every blue haired kid who decided using hextech would save their family, we’d have two dollars. we’d only have one for every kid that survived, though-
@@mango.frappe you were so close to quoting doofensmirtz
I loved that they made Isha mute. She says so much, without saying a single word.
Also, 2 other things about episode 6: 1. Loosing Isha is a loss of innocence. It's going to play into what enfolds in the next 3 episodes. 2. With Victor dying, the commune utopia died with him. This is also play out with what happens next. The peace and utopia didn't die, but changed.
It reminds of the line Singed says to Victor in his flashback. "The mutation must survive." The utopia and it's ideals may be gone, but Victor will survive, no matter the cost.
Isha's helmet is pretty interesting, it's like it symbolizes protection, being a helmet and all, and it falls off when she falls on Jinx and is caught by the goons, because she's unprotected, but then Jinx puts it back on, because Jinx is the protector of Isha going forward, but Isha has these desires to also protect Jinx as well, the name Isha meaning 'One who protects', so whenever she follows Jinx or runs after her, her helmet always falls off.
The first time, she puts it back on to continue to follow Jinx, but as she follows after her more, she doesn't really need it as much, she's opening up to Jinx, showing her vulnerability. As she grows closer to Jinx, she wears it less and less, and then even dyes her hair blue, fully connected to Jinx, no longer wearing it aside from very rarely. It instead becomes a source of comfort, she uses it to feed Warwick, and it becomes a source of sustenance.
That's why in her final scene, she pushes it on more, symbolizing her last big act of protection, but then it also falls off, as she lets herself go, solidifies her connection to Powder and Jinx, using 3 hexcores just like Powder and having hair and finger guns just like Jinx, and it also falls off so that she can be vulnerable physically enough to sacrifice herself.
Bad at explaining, but I hope this interpretation makes sense
Edit: just realized also that she decorates her helmet to be Jinx-like in Act 2, signifying Jinx as her protector and the one she wishes to protect
2 things
i like how as soon as jinx became aware of isha being captured, she had an immediate psychotic break with all the scratches and hallucinations, its like losing a new friend (essentially little sister really) immediately pushed her over the edge away from the relatively stable jinx to the unstable one we've come to know
and also that last tip on switching focus is genuinely amazing writing advice
The worst thing is they rushed that part, which really annoyed me.
A great detail was when Sevika slammed her hand on Jinx's table and mentioned Silco. Then Jinx had that small camera flicker. Reminding us that she can go back any time.
And then when Isha was taken and she found out, that moment was epic but then she went back to her 'goofy-self'.
There were a lot of corny jokes, the sisters' reunion was also way too rushed and also Viktor's cult was kinda a weird idea. Loved Jayce's return though.
honestly you cannot convince me that the writers of arcane are human at this point
Humans know most about all sorts of suffering. The writers are just sharing their knowledge with us kindly
The way Isha fights is very self sacrifical. I noticed it on rewatch, but the girl fight Sevika to run to Jinx (but she couldn't get loose), she kept throwing herself from dangerous places into dangerous situations. And then General Ambessa foreshadowed it with her 4 pillars of strenght.
And that Isha sacrifices HERSELF for others, while Ambessa is sacrificing OTHER PEOPLE. Maybe if we learn more this will be different, but right now it seems like Isha is making a true sacrifice, vs Ambessas manipulation
Jinx bitch-slapping Vi had me bust out laughing for real
It was chicken-s*** gadgets & b**** mittens for me 😂
@@MRS.TRIPLE-A321 Yeah, the bitch-mittens made me chuckle too, but the slap was the icing on the cake
Top tier chaotic sibling moment. As an only child, I really appreciated it😂😂
@@MRS.TRIPLE-A321 I'm never gonna get "bitch mittens" out of my head every time I see those gloves now😂😂
Act 2 is devastating
the fact isha didn’t say a single word and they got us to care about her so much is so powerful
The fact that this scene switches the focus between so many elements they want you to focus on and it doesn't become a confusing mess is a testament to Arcanes writers' masterful writing.
I think that another part of why Jinx comes off as cool is that part of most Americans idea of cool is either centered in breaking the rules or being able to set the rules for one's self or the world around them. That's why both authoritarians and rebels can both be characterized as cool despite having very different representations of that "coolness".
love the parallels with jinx now kinda acting as an older sister to isha just like how vi was to her
The multiple focus shifts within the single scene, while never changing the POV character, is a serious writing challenge they pulled off effortlessly. Which is to say, after years of practice and who knows how many drafts. It's like they know they're cool or something...
What I liked about Isha is that the writers crafted such a good character that didn't even say a word her entire screen time but was still able convey her personality and character. She was a young girl that idolized Jinx as her hero and surrogate sister thats why when she impersonates Jinx I think it isn't that she wants a rebellion, but the fact Isha wants jinx to live as the hero Isha sees her as.
i have been WAITINGGGGGG for a schnee video ever since the s2 release
As terrible as Isha's death was, i appreciate a lot it was foreshadowed the moment her and Jinx met. Jinx waving the gun around saying you can kill anyone with just a finger, but also hold the gun to your head and end your own life. Isha does both at the same time the first and only time she pulls the trigger.
Small detail from the 1st act that I wanted to point out but I joined the previous video too late. So I’m joining as fast as possible.For the fight song “ashes and blood” in episode three I think I found a unique detail that you could make a short on,(because I would like more people to see it rather then just putting it on Reddit, also I love you takes on things)
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When the music team is making the songs, they are made to scene and are spoken through different characters, so I tried to figure out whose voice this song was through.
This is my theory, it’s not a who, but a WHAT.
I think it’s sung through the perspective of the arcane itself.
For small details, the repeating vocal in the song that encompasses it could be seen as wild runes. But also a big thing for me is the starting sound of the song and the pauses. I’ll get to that later
Line “why would you let this voice set in your head, it is meant to destroy you.” Refers to victor who’s not even in the scene.
“You summon storms you play with nature, now watch it hurt you” is very much Jayce because as Ekko said “so you’re telling me you pissed the arcane off with all of your demands.”
The next line could be Jayce but also could be Ambessa, “why would you want to shape the world in your hands”Also just want to point out the structure by having those pauses which remind me of Jayce saying that the runes have sentences but they were short, not a full conversation.
I could keep going but the give away for me was the last line of the song that wasn’t in the chorus.
“Every sin will be forgiven, if you lay down your weapons to the ground”
It does not match the scene at all, even if the all the weapons are put down, everyone still hates each other for their actions. So what’s going on, it’s not the characters actions that are forgiven, it’s the mass use of hextech that will be forgiven. This then leads into the same sound we had when the song began. This sound in movies and film is after a nod to danger.
The 2nd act supports my theory when Victor say that it was chaotic and a singularity. I just checked, key words, Skye says the word ancient. But victor point out the key word “voice”. May I have your thoughts please.
I love this. It connects
Cool theory! But I think it`s the arcane talking to Jayce.
“why would you let this voice set in your head, it is meant to destroy you.”
Jayce let the voice of progress (or the voice of his arrogance)choose his actions.
“You summon storms you play with nature, now watch it hurt you”
He summoned storms and played with nature, when he created Hextech.
“why would you want to shape the world in your hands”
Jayce wanted to shap the world into a better on with Hextech. It also makes sense that it asks him "why". Why did he want to creat Hextech? Yeah, he wanted to improve life and he saw how it can save lifes, but why was he so determind to creat Hextech, that he was ready to sacrifice everything for it? Makes sense that the arcane doesn`t understand that.
“Every sin will be forgiven, if you lay down your weapons to the ground”
It was also Jayce, who created the Hextech weapons. The arcane wants to say to him "just stop!"
This entire second season is paralleling the first season constantly, episode 6 is called the message hidden within the pattern for a reason, the pattern being same mistakes different setting.
ISHA WILL LIVE 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️😭😭😭😭
In all of our hearts!
I've been grinding my way through Arcane analysis videos but schnee is on a whole different level, istg. By minute one of this video, more relevant information has been efficiently relayed than several entire 10-minute videos I've watched beforehand.
I love the scene focused videos! Arcane is becoming one of the greatest shows ever made. Your breakdowns from a writer’s pov makes Arcane feel less like once in a life time masterpiece and more like a story that I could make myself one day. Bravo 🎉!
Schnee you could've given this at least a couple more weeks man... I'm still recovering...
I know this is a little of topic but I need to go on a tangent about this and everyone is talking about the fact that Isha died but can we just talk about that final Act 2 scene for just a second. (this is my opinion so feel free to disagree)
The writers of Arcane managed to show the audience the meaning of life in one beautiful and touching scene. What Isha did was selfless and purely out of love. So many people fear dying and mourn the life they didn't have as they are full of regret and wish they had more time. That is not the case with Isha. She dies knowing that she lived a meaningful and fulfilling life, she has no regrets. So, she dies with a smile. She didn't do it to be seen as a hero or as this big self-sacrificing gesture, no, she did it because she knew she had to and knew that her life was probably the best it ever was going to be, and we see that as she is running and the moments with Jinx flash by. Her motivations are heroic and pure.
Compare this to Marcus in season one. He imagines pulling the pin and killing Silco with him. His motivations weren't heroic and selfless like Isha's, they were selfish. Marcus regretted so many things in his life up to that point and pulling the pin was just a way to make himself feel better for all the bad things he had done. A way of relieving his conscience. He didn't live a meaningful life so going out with a bang (literally) would hopefully forgive everything that he did.
So, what Isha's scene shows is that the ultimate goal isn't death it's life, it's living. So many people die sad and scared but we shouldn't. One of the main messages in ep 6 is that dying is inevitable and it happens to everyone. And that is so scary but if you have lived meaningfully there is nothing to be scared about and you can do what Isha did, look back at all the best moments of your life and smile, thanking the people that made it so special.
So live life meaningfully people !!!
i don't know if i agree. I think it's the art of the lone/renegade song/scenes that draws us in, asking questions while being given a lot of information without dialogue. And i think that's the important factor: without dialogue
there's something about being shown a story or scene without a word spoken that draws us in.
Next i would say it's less about Jinx being charismatic and more about her numb/idgaf attitude. Which is understandable since the last time we saw her we saw all of her distress and emotion out in the open, so the radical yet logical shift gets us asking "what is she going to do? what is she up to? When is the chaos returning to Jinx"
especially since chaos is seemingly everywhere and should be where she thrives, but no -- she is numb to it all. And i think that draws us in more: this agent of chaos is disinterested when chaos is at its peak, choosing to ignore rather than participate.
The parallels and call backs i think reignite our bond with the character. It's been 2 years since we saw Jinx, (even if half of us or more binged the first season leading up to act1's release ^_^) so those echos of Powder and Silco in the present-day Jinx triggers in our head the familiarity and closeness.
Her speech to Isha reminded me a lot of the Heath Ledger's Joker. For some reason "My card" that Jinx says at the end communicated to me that resemblance. Joker is another agent of chaos, maybe he'd said something similar? idk.
It had this odd apathy, in complete contrast to the callback when "that's me" was more energetic, and contrast or contradiction engages us, it grabs our attention.
new focus -> new element -> big shift -> consequences unclear -> tension -> new focus -> new element -> big shift -> consequences unclear -> tension -> new focus -> new element -> big shift -> consequences unclear -> tension -> new focus -> new element -> big shift -> conseque... amazing
"i'm loving the audio-visual storytelling in this season" and then act 2 good lord
One thing I realized, is that it all actually started with Jayve and Ekko NOT Jyunx. Everyting changed because Jayce went to Zon and Ekko gave the lead to VI and company. It seems like things are going to end with them in some big way.
I think this is further intesrting, because a lot of the big moments that were caused by Jynx on Accident trying to help others out, it seems that now , Jayce is trying to do the right thing but now he's messing things up on accident as well. So I think Jayce and Jinx are almost kind of foils in a sense and we're seeing a bit of a reversal of how they're impacting the world around them.
I believe another element of Jinx’s coolness is that her monologue has irony to it, she’s aware of the irony and is emotionally drained from it in a way but she simply accepts it.
i dont think i would call jinx stable here. i think she has never been more lost. this act ends with her tyring to plan her death, i think her calmnes is how people that plan their demise are knowing everything will be over soon
On the topic of Isha paralleling with Powder, it's even in the final scene of S2 EP6 when Jinx is getting pulled away from trying to save Isha being in a very dangerous situation to S1 EP3 where Vi is being pulled away from saving Powder being in a very dangerous situation. But at the same time, while S2 EP6 draws back to S1 EP3, theres still so many differences and its hard to process it all.
bro is cranking out this arcane videos like it’s his full time job
That synced "poow" was perfection
The comments on jinx’s hallucinations and how she’s changed made me think of how she has “fully” embraced jinx. The hallucinations were usually Mylo or claggor, powders brothers. Now that she’s Jinx the only one to hallucinate would be silco, but he believed jinx was perfect, so he doesn’t haunt her like the others.
Then there were some story beats when the hallucinations would pop up a bit, but usually associated with negative feelings of being a jinx, when she’s not feeling cool/comfortable as jinx
Between Act 2 and Dandadan episode 7, we really got a double dose of pain this week 😢
And then also realized that it feels familiar because in season 1 we had Jinx be completely alone and that’s when Silco took her in and here in season two we have the same thing happening Isha is alone and we have Jinx there to take her in.
"Women want to be her. Men want to also be her."
Ain't that the truth. I know Jinx of all people is the character I should want to be the *least,* she's a dangerous loose canon that does not give a fuck, at least at that point, but.... she's just so damn cool! Radiating that effortless confidence even though we know it came by tragic circumstances. And especially, seeing it after she was so insecure and disjointed last season and to contrast that with the measured, chaotic yet reserved coolness she's exhibiting here..... I can't help it, I want to be like her! Lmao
It really feels like Jinx has grown up ever since "killing off" Powder. Although, I think there will always be a little Powder in her always.
oh i just know your analysis on act 2 is gonna be wild...
season 2 of arcane is the only season I immeadiatly started rewatching after I was done because all of the scenes have so much meaning and purpose that I missed at first glance
I hope you make a jayce video that shit was nuts, I'm convinced he is going full Kyle Reese from terminator
Jinx in Season 2 is so perfect. Silco was right!
Would love to see your ideas on Mel's situation.
Anyone else still mourning
I'm loving these new breakdown videos where we also get some talk on those great writing techniques like New Element, Big Shift, Consequences Unclear, which I had never even heard of but just feels incredibly powerful, or a dissection of what it means to make a character cool. Thank you so much and I just need more ASAP because these are amazing!!
It was so crazy that Ekko pulls through in episode 7 😊 right guys! 😊
not only do we get new episodes of arcane weekly, but also schnee analysis!! love to see it:D (also hopefully you ain't overworking yourself bringing out so much quality content!)
If I had to describe Arcane writing in one word, I would say "efficient"
9:25 okay, that's hilarious
I feel like calling Jinx cool in this scene is a bit of a mis-read. She's not indifferent to the conflict because she thinks she's above it, it's because she's borderline suicidal. Not necessarily that she wants to kill herself, but that she's waiting to die/be killed because she's still in the point where she has lost everything (primarily Silco and any chance to reconnect with Vi). As evidence of this mind-state consider her statement to Vi at the end of their confrontation in front of the wind goddess' mural (I don't remember the exact line but something to the context of: I'm glad it was you); she's trying to find the appropriate end to her story. She wants to help people (referenced in your video about the Sevika/Smeech fight where she makes Sevika a new arm "because it's something I could fix."), but hates how her legacy is only death and suffering even when that's not her intention, and that failure has left her in despair.
The explanations of the focusses is so great, i was pausing like 4 times true out that scene tot process it all and it was probably because of that
i’m still in denial about episode six. we lost three beloved characters in the same moment 😭
The buzzing behind her eyes, I thought she was just high and her eyes were shaking. Glad to know it had actual plot relevance 😅
I hope you do some videos on the musical montages, I'm feeling very conflicted about them. They are so cool, and there is for sure depth, but I am also feeling a bit of "cool montage" fatigue ? They don't stand out the same way that something like the Jinx/Ekko fight of season 1, because there is just SO MANY of them.
So happy Arcane is back. One because it's my favorite show and I love it dearly, and two because I get to watch new schnee Arcane videos. This was one of my favorite parts of act one. I thought the act was a little unfocused and messy overall, but this was a standout. Great video!!
Can you please talk about all the changes in the intro over the season, there are little ones but its so cool!
I have not seen act 2. So so far i will say this scene has been stuck in my head since i saw it. Absolutely stuck in my head. The whole episode 2 beginning with the mob war and the music, peaky blinders in zaun is something i would absolutely watch. And although i couldn't have expressed it i noticed and loved all the parallels
I was not ready for the ending of episode six 😭
I had this theory about Jayce last week that the reason that he changes his mind so often is that he's trying to evaluate what other people need and reacting to that. He's not like Silco who has an idea what people need and then forcing it on them. He likes it when people come to him with a problem that he can fix. Then the last few episodes came out and I have no idea what's going on with him.
i wanted to add how its interesting that while they portrayed jinx as cool af, they still had her get trampled by a falling child. usually such scenarios are comedic affect or a cool character would dodge/catch. but she didnt. she fell and got back up and stayed nonchalant. plays into a point you made in your "how arcane writes women" video about believing vi was strong not just because she can throw punches, but also take them. jinx is cool, but that doesnt mean she cant be thrown off guard, its how she reacts that makes her cool
(awesome video and i cant wait ti hear more of your thoughts!!)
How dare you drop this after episode 6
Rest in peace Isha
YOOOOO WHAT WHYYYY
@@tenet2406 because she's sleeping :)
@@tenet2406She is sleeping don’t worry about it
Don't spoiler for people who didn't watch yet, please. Let them enjoy series
guys wdym obviously ekko is gonna come and save her with time rewind (let me cope)
i misssssed schnee arcane vids!! we’re back!!!
You don’t understand how much I love your content 💜
I haven't recovered yet...
GUYS HES BACK HE IS HERE RAHHH💥💥
Good to see you come back to Arcane analysis. This was the main and only reason I subscribed lol No disrerspect to your other content but the quality and depth of theses I feel outshine a lot of your other content.
i can't fix her ❎
she can torn apart me ✅
ngl i didnt care much for the kid. Felt like it detracted the bond between vi and jinx to some degree, and asha or whatever was only a means of plot point to "ground" jinx.
5 things I love:
-new schnee video
-its about Arcane
-Arcane
-schnee
-new video by shnee about arcane
I need someone to do a theory about why she tells Isha that "Jinx is in the past" when she tells her about her life as Powder! Does being with Isha make her feel like this part of her life isn't gone? It's like she wants to be Powder but also knows it's Jinx who's made her strong
The Cool Character segment is really interesting to me because I can apply it to a different character who I've always been confused as to why she is so cool- Jackie Lynn Thomas from Star vs the Forces of Evil. This show's writing gets rough sometimes but she as a character is so cool and it has always baffled me how that is.
I had a whole tangent about cause and effect in characters and how a lot of times shows lean on familiar traits as a crutch to give characters personality but I deleted it because it was off-topic and a little rambly but essentially this video game me food for rehashing (of something I've thought about before).
Yayyy we're getting more Arcane content!!
i genuinely love your videos they are such good food for thought. I'm excited to see more videos from this new season coming out!
I've been waiting for your vids ever since s2 came out. Keep it up!!
Posting this right after episode 6 is cruel
i saw that ”pooh” and immediately thought of what you’d have to say about it
i have to say, i think watching your videos makes me a better writer 🖤
episode 6 is the worst thing that has ever happened to me. i will never recover 😭
i see ur vids and immediately click i love all ur theories and explanations u really explain things so well and make the vids so enjoyable to watch
watching video essays to cope with my raging arcane addiction 😓
The second I saw Jinx this season I was reminded of how Young she is
I watched this scene about 10 times in two days immediately when it came out
I know video recommendations can be annoying so I’m sorry about this, but i think it would be really interesting if you placed new and the original characters on a lawful good to chaotic evil spectrum after the show is over to see which characters have changed in your opinion and how the new characters would be defined.
Yeah so.... also....about act 2....
Yeah.
THAT happened...
Guys Isha won’t die, she’s too cute (totally not depressed from episode 6)
Isha is a tough kid, has a strong heart RIP
I'd totally be okay with snippets of your thoughts for little scenes in each episode but I really want to hear your thoughts before the end!! There's so much happening and I need your insight 😭
Spoilers:
Isha's last act is written beautifully. The connections are there, Isha using jinx's weapon, which uses hex crystals but a stable as bullets to kill Warwick who mutated Vander, just like from season 1 and if you've seen season 1, jinx (as powder) uses hex crystals but unstable, and it's explosive. Meanwhile, that shot was explosive yet silent
Also when Isha slid to grab the gun it was the same exact slide as when Jinx grabbed the arm to toss to Sevika.
@schnee, have you noticed that Silco is still in all the acts and he is dead. Best character in this story. Good to see you are still talking about him too :) You should do a thing on how we love a good revolutionary. Cheers.
Grimsical is a perfect word I did not know I needed
I find it so very interesting how Jinx seems to have been able to put her ghosts behind her. Like she couldn't accept that they were dead before, and so they haunted her. But after everything from Season 1, especially the death of Silco, she's been forced to accept it and this lets these "spirits" rest.
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[Spoiler for Episode 5]
And that the only brief instance we really get of the S1 Jinx Madness graphics is when Isha is in danger, it can literally be seen as an "episode". This isn't her constant, but it's still IN there. When this person who has become her new family is in danger, all those fears, regrets, that manic energy, comes storming back. But then she HANDLES it. She puts the lid on that box and just gets to WORK.
I hope they dont speed run through act 3 but idk how else they tie up all the loose ends without a full sprint
I wish the last 3 episodes were going to be 2 hours each
you know this is now the second time jayce accidently killed a child
Jayce didn’t kill Isha
His actions killed Isha just like his actions as a councilor killed kids (meaning even though he isn’t a councilor anymore to not be a part of this anymore he is still in it just like before).
However he killed Viktor to keep a promise.
The fact that this is done with the same hammer symbolizes that he didn’t change and therefore lied.
@@aetherwolf9288 i'll dissagree. In a weird way, jayce upkeep his promess to viktor. "You promised to destroy the hexcore" "I was supposed to die". I think Jayce is one of those "easy to hate" caracter, and we aren't always objectiv when it come to their action.
Singed injecting his concoction to make Warwick go berserk killed Isha. Not Jayce.
@@ulyssecohenner9640 nothing else am I saying.
Jayce didn’t kill Isha (like he did Rannies son).
However he killed Viktor creating a situation where Isha needed to sacrifice herself to prove herself and keep her family save (like him actively keeping the Hexgates open killed the council as without the Hexgates Silco couldn’t rise to the top of Zaun).
@@ulyssecohenner9640 Yeah Arcane is full of character's making bad decisions (often when there are no good ones to be made). Jayce just has a habit of over correcting after every single one leading to an equally bad decision on the opposite side of the spectrum. This paints Jayce as pretty inconsistent, which I think leads to all the hate he gets. But that's part of his character. He doesn't haggle, there is no middle ground in his eyes.
great insights!
The word "poow" itself speaks to the softening you are noting - of the onomatopoeia available for a gunshot ('pow', 'bam', something more fricative [though that would be harder to write out as impactfully], even 'pew'), "poow" is incredibly disarming.