Arcane 1x09 * FULL LENGTH REACTION
Added 2024-06-17 15:00:09 +0000 UTCThe end already?!
What a final episode it was though!!
All I can say about this series is that it is heartbreaking for so many characters! I am really looking forward to seeing what Jinx will do in this upcoming war. She has lost everyone basically, and is alone.
Though I'm not sure what will happen with Viktor, and the team up of Heimerdinger and Ekko is something that will be pretty awesome.
I also wonder if topside will be split into different factions as well.
Thankfully Season 2 is only a few months away π€©π₯°
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- Vero π
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It was surprising that Caitlyn wasn't dead... but at the same time, it makes perfect sense! I'm definitely going to have to rewatch this season just to pick up on so many of the things you mentioned! I feel like I'll be looking at every frame to see if there is something hiding or an easter egg of some kind π€£ Next season will be so insanely epic!! I will definitely watch it as it releases, no waiting around at all haha!! Thank you for all of your insights and amazing attention to detail!! I imagine you've watched Arcane a couple of times at leastπ
Verowak
2024-06-21 13:17:45 +0000 UTCThank you for the links!!! This is the first I hear of the "Arcane: Bridging the Rift", and it sounds really interesting!! Arcane really stands out as a series, and I'm so excited to see what Season 2 will bring. I'm really tempted to check out the trailer, though my desire to be surprised may win out lol
Verowak
2024-06-21 13:12:47 +0000 UTCOh wow. This finale still gets me. π±π€―π¨πππ When I watched it for the first time and realized that Caitlyn's head isn't at the platter, I had to stop watching for a moment, to get my heart rate back under 100 bpm. As an avid fan of well told stories (in all kinds of media), I can't remember anything so close to perfection. They really cranked it up to eleven. ππ My favorite characters so far: Caitlyn, Ekko, Vi - in terms of liking. Jinx, Caitlyn, Silco, Sevika - in terms of writing (being interesting, fascinating). All these (impossible) choices the characters had to face in this episode: Vi - Kill Caitlyn or you won't get Powder back. Silco - Protect Jinx or give her up and get the nation of Zaun. Viktor - Die or stay alive, but lose your soul. Mel Medarda - Let a war unfold and return to your family with a new weapon technology or stay loyal to Piltover (and Jayce) and try to save the cities. Jinx - Be Powder or be Jinx. Jayce - Negotiate peace with Silco or start a war and be responsible for everything that arises from the decision, including the deaths of lots of innocent people on both sides. - Viktor claimed that there is always a choice and technically he is right, but this episode showed that if the consequences of the given choices are too severe, than there is no real choice: -- Vi would never ever kill Caitlyn and even if she did, she never would have gotten Powder back. -- Silco likewise would never ever give Jinx up, the only thing he was always true about was his paternal love of Jinx. -- Jinx had locked what was left of Powder deep inside her. Even though she decided to embrace Jinx, there has never been a way for her to be Powder again. π -- Viktor lost his will to fight for his life the moment he saw the prize others had to pay for it. -- Mel never forgot how her mother treated her and was hugely disappointed when she only reached out to benefit from her daughters success, not to mention Mels feelings for Jayce. -- Jayce saw first hand several times the costs of war and finally realised that would not be an option. When Viktor asked Jayce to destroy "it", Jayce looks at his hammer and nods - while Viktor was talking about the Hexcore. For the first time, seeing it's negative aspects, they get a feeling why Heimerdinger was so adamant about leaving the Arcane alone. Viktor by losing Sky and turning into some kind of hextech-human mixture, Jayce by seeing what harm an army with hextech weapons could cause to the people of the undercity. The sunset behind Jayce and Silco negotiating was just beautiful and symbolic at the same time: The sun goes down on both leaders and the cities they reign as we knew them. First it seems that Silco has the upper hand and maintaines an aura of superiority, but you see his eye slide when Jayce mentions Jinx. From this moment on, the dominance changes to Jayce and when Jayce said: "Get me Jinx and I give you your nation of Zaun", I couldn't help but thinking that just like that, he checkmated Silco. No matter what Silco will do now, he will lose. The only positive thing happening in this episode is Heimerdingers arrival at the home of the firelights. Getting kicked out of the council was the best thing that ever happened to Heimerdinger, not least because it saved his life. Him and Ekko as a duo like Victor and Jayce actually have the potential to change the world for the better. ππ Silcos monologue at Vanders statue is one of the strongest moments of the entire show. Finally he understood Vander and made peace with him. Oh the pain of Jinx hearing those words from her father, you can see it in her shimmer eyes. ππ DETAIL: In the shot where the Vander statue is seen in full size and Silco sits in front of it, you can see a bit of Jinx' head behind Vanders shoulder, before it is revealed that she is there. It even moves slightly. I can not get over the perfect storytelling, the attention to tiny little details, it is so beautiful. ππππ The final confrontation of the sisters went so different from what I expected and it was so so heartbreaking. ππ -- Once again - DETAILS: The little music box with the sparklers is the "real Valdiani" Powder stole from Jayce in episode one. π -- Jinx is wrong and right at the same time. Despite what she believes, Vi - and I can't emphasize this enough - did NOT make Jinx, Powder made Jinx. Jinx was born that fateful day when two little girls went on a battlefield to look for their parents, she was just kept at bay as long as there was someone there for Powder who loved and protected her. Mylo gave her her name and Vi layed the ground for Jinx to grow, by reacting the wrong way in a key moment. Don't get me wrong, I don't blame Vi for reacting the way she did at that moment at all, it just had awful consequences. That and her "inner" Vi that helped Jinx to survive, lead her to the conclusion that Vi created her. π¨π And of course it is always easier to lay all the blame on someone else...π -- Details: Take your time and look at the decoration on the table for every "guest", you see so many hints and nods to the characters, it's worth to freeze the screen for a moment or two. For example Vanders place - The chair he was bound to by Silco in episode three, his gauntlets, his pipe, the picture of Vander and the kids you saw hanging in the basement of the "Last Drop" in the first three episodes. Only now with the glass smashed, as if Jinx broke with Powders past. π¨ Jinx brought Vis gauntlets with her and painted them blue and purple, like her fingernails. For a split second we see Caitlyn like Vi memorized her, lying with her on the bed. -- Did you notice, Jinx said: "I paid your GIRLFRIEND a visit this morning". The only time anyone ever called Caitlyn that. π -- After killing Silco, you can see the exact moment where Jinx chooses to embrace Jinx and let Powder go. You can see the lights go out in her eyes and hear the voices in her head vanish. Not only did she kill her second (and most important) fatherfigure, it was also because of her shooting at the Mylo mannequin, that the glass broke and got in reach of Caitlyn and gave her the opportunity to free herself and let the situation escalate. She fully believes now, that she actually is... a jinx. ππ¨π The Shimmer made Jinx freakishly fast and strong (just look how easy she wore the destroyed gauntlet, that tore even Vi to the ground π±) though, Caitlyn didn't stand a chance. The agreement of the council to accept the negotiated conditions is too little, too late. Still it was a breakthrough for them, for once they didn't only decide for their own good. So, one last big thank you for your great reactions to this wonderful show, I'm looking forward to your other reactions around "Arcane" and what else you have in store for us...ππππ»ββοΈ
silverarrow06
2024-06-19 19:02:19 +0000 UTCI'm glad you've enjoyed the series! It remains one of my favorite video game adaptations, and its art direction is just as unique and exciting as the "Into the Spider-Verse" movies. Arcane is such a wonderful experience; from the visuals and animation to the sound production and music, it is unlike many other shows. --- The official teaser trailer for Arcane Season 2 was released less than a week ago. You should record and post a brief reaction to the teaser while fresh off Season 1. :-) # Netflix official Arcane Season 2 Teaser: https://youtu.be/AEbfiLaOdJA --- You may also be interested in checking out "Arcane: Bridging the Rift," a documentary about how a medium-sized game studio builds the required talent and associations (like with Fortiche animation studio) to create a series. It's interesting. Some have also reacted to it, but even if you aren't interested in releasing reactions to the five-part documentary, it's well worth watching on your own time. It was self-distributed by Riot Games on one of their YouTube channels. # Playlist of "Arcane: Bridging the Rift" documentary: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbAFXJC0J5GYEkfxnGTWnvgcEypgBeAb5
Rob Frawley 2nd
2024-06-17 18:14:41 +0000 UTC
