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Did you guys saw the beast in singed lab ( I mean the doctor ) I know who that was but I am not going to spoil it but we will be seeing him in the next season
One of my favorite scenes from the finale is Silco's monologue in front of the statue of Vander and how it's come full-circle. He saw Vander as weak because he had lost his drive to fight no matter the cost for the Undercity and choosing to protect his daughters. Now that what Silco's been fighting for all his life is within his grasp, he can't bring himself to do it because it'd cost him his daughter. That line, "Oh, it all makes sense now, brother" is so indirectly impactful. Loved it!
If only Silco had a daughter back when Vander was still alive, they could have been on the same page, and practically all of the bad things in Arcane would have been avoided
I know right? Silco finally understand to have something to protect, other than his empire. In the end, silco choose her, rather have war than peace with piltover. On the other side tho, jayce had a changed of heart, he agreed to give peace and independence of new nantion of zaun, even without jinx (jayce need jinx for her crime, so that he could give peace and independence to zaun)
@@azeqsahary2345 mirroring what Mel's mother said. Basically about engulfing the world in flames for one's family. It wasn't until here that everything silco thought about Vander hit him square
I loved how every character was treated like a main character. They all felt like they were the stars of their own stories, instead of being a side character in someone else's.
@@ETAngye but got a SICK fight scene which made up for it and he had alot of background relevance. dont forget we are gonna have 3 seasons of Arcane (Confirmed) and with only 9 episodes in season 1, we got GOOD for the amount we got given
A top comment from another video really resonated with me. It said something along the lines of: "Part of what made this show so great in terms of the characters, is that everyone is a villain in someone else's story." I find that to be so true. We get to see all sides of every conflict and all of the internal struggles within each party.
Jinx misunderstood Silco. "But is there anything so undoing as a daughter?" She thought he was gonna turn her in, when Silco dreaded the fact that he was prepared to abandon Zaun and go to war to keep her safe. Giving up his ambition and dream of an independent Undercity... THAT was what he was undoing for his daughter.
He was trying to not give up on all that he thought was best for her, to make her stronger than she ever was and turn her into Jinx, but a really interesting take on a fatherly figure in a very twisted way, she killed her previous father figure Vander by accident and then she makes her own decision to take Silcos life for her sister and instantly regrets it Silco hands down, best character development in this series
Except he wasn't giving up his dream, he was giving up the easy way without more bloodshed, yes he is "evil" but he is not a complete Psycho. He still had all his faith on Jinx and she being able to weaponize hextech, with that, Piltover has nothing over them.
@@darthcygnus7692 yeah....I don't understand why people think that powder and jinx are two different people....its not split personality ....people change with time and powder grew up to be jinx that's all
@@Hash1531 Yup, and that's the test that Jinx gave Vi, and Vi failed, assuming that Jinx was something "wrong", but it's just grown up Powder with the push of Vi's voice that kept her alive. A thing people also misunderstand is that Jinx isn't mad at Vi for "creating" Jinx, she sees it as a positive as Jinx is a stronger, capable and not helpless person, so she's trying to make her sister understand that she's stronger than she was, and going back would be bad for her, Vi doesn't see this at all though (understandably however), the silver platter was also a test, to see if Vi really thought that "Jinx" was crazy and Powder wasn't.
@@Dead25m There is something wrong with her to think Vi should kill someone she cares about in order to appease her mental illness. Vi didn’t fail anything… she chose right…why would she kill Caitlyn after Caitlyn has saved her life multiple times by that point!?
@@HazelAmarie I wasn't talking about killing Caitlyn though, that was different, that was just pure jealousy from Jinx's side, probably. Vi failed in recognizing Jinx as a person, she saw Jinx as "delusions" that Silco put there, but her voice is what pushed Powder into becoming Jinx. Jinx just wanted Vi to love her for who she had become, but Vi just wanted Powder back.
So many people seem to misunderstand "Is there anything so undoing as a daughter?" Silcos love for Jinx undoes everything he stands for. He gives up his dream of independence and respect for his daughter.
@@Arwalld Thats why the scene where he goes to Vanders statue is so poignant. Silco realizes he is unable to do the very thing he resented Vander, and ultimately killed him for.
Every parent in this series kinda undoes their dreams or is tempted to undo their dreams because of their daughter. Vander and Silco are obvious, so i'll go over the others: Marcus gets threatened with being seperated from his daughter by silco and for that reason does everything to keep Cait and Vi from coming back. Mrs. Medarda: "I couldn't endure the look in your eyes when i made the necessary decisions to keep us safe" The kirammans "undo" caitlyns job to try to keep her out of danger. Mrs. Talis: "my (son) isn't in his right mind" keeps him from being banished. We don't know much about singed's backstory, but we do know he had a daughter he definitely made sacrifices for.
Exactly! All his life he has fought for the ideal of Zaun, but when push comes to shove his life's work pales in comparison to the perfection his daughter represents for him.
i love the heimerdinger scenes and both lines of "you'd be surprised what you could accomplish if your life depends on it" and "it's not enough to give people what they need to survive. you have to give them what they need to live." because it really shows how immortality can shape your views on urgency for bettering lives, safety protocols, and living life to the fullest.
a similar point was made in Star Trek Enteprise: "You Vulcans may live 200 years and earn the wisdom that comes with it. We simply don't have that gift." Enterprise was always about the Humans being denied at every turn by the Vulcans, because, "You're not ready!" by the 24th century and Picard's times, nobody was ever on a rush to do anything anymore, they all set themselves to do something, and did it at their own pace.
I really love how terrified Silco was when Sevika chose to kill Finn instead. He was really gambling with his life there, he was pretty sure Sevika would stay loyal, but not 100% sure. I really liked that he looked like he shat his pants, really makes you feel the tension. It would have fallen pretty flat if he just acted cool and like it was all according to plan.
I loved that detail too! It showed that he wasn’t all knowing and powerful. Just like everyone else, he has his own struggles and has to make difficult risky decisions at times too.
@@Harrison_516 thing is, I think he respected that. It stays in line with his own Philosophy. Oh if she just did it for golden boy to throw her some scraps it’d be pathetic, but if she decided he had lost it and did it for that he’d get it.
@@kagato23 I mean, she literally did it for him against Vander. He *knows* that she is capable of betrayal, and has always known. But he had to have faith that his vision was still in line with hers to keep her loyalty. At this point in the story, he's really not sure if Sevika has turned on him because of his love for Jinx yet.
I can't believe how I'm so into this show when I don't even know anything about the League Of Legends. I hope the season 2 will be on par with this season.
Same… I mean I know what LOL is and I know Jinx because I played her on the mobile version of the game but know nothing about their lore. I know that I started liking LOL because of their music videos but this series is a HUGE surprise
Season 2 will be war, Vander= Warwick, Vi vs Jinx, New LOL Champions, Noxius Characters and Intense and Emotional Scenes and Action Pack Scenes. also Viktors New Suit
Same. And I also have absolutely no interest into getting into LoL. MOBA is simply not my genre of game. I don't like to play it, I don't even like to watch others play it. For my personal sensibilities it is the most uninteressting genre of game I can think of. But this show is just the bee's knee.
The characters feel human. None are 2D. None are evil, just to be evil. Purpose, drive and flaws in each character all topped with amazing animation and art and an already built up world established by league. The future is bright
Feels good to see good writing after so long. Hopefully the quality won't decline once they run out of LoL's prequel lore and delve into sequel lore at some point (what happens after everything in the game) because that will remove all the plot armor of the champions, right? (I don't play the game, I have no knowledge of the lore)
@@Laireso yeah alot of the prequel lore gives the champions some immunity to death. But it is still fascinating to see them rise and fall to become who they are today. That is one thing I am jealous about people that never played the game. They felt the real tension of say Caitlyn's head being on that plate. I didn't feel it because I knew she wouldn't die. I still loved it though. They have mountains of lore to work with, not just with Piltover but with other regions. Mages, kings, gods, creatures of the dark. The amount they have to work with is astronomical and I hope they touch on each region after they get done with Piltover
I love how Jinx isn't just plain crazy. Even though she has some serious issues you can still see a person with emotions, not just some lunatic doing crazy shit.
yep hopefully she gets redeemed in season 2 (or later down the line) and becomes an anithero like deadpool or harley quinn, at the very least maybe have her reconcile with vi, because that ending broke me
@@HaydrogenBomb yeah i know it's probably pointless to hope for a redemption but hten again everyone thought harley quinn would never be redeemed yet here we are, also in legends of runeterra vi and powder are on somewhat good terms even if powder is still insane (she mostly blows up empty buildings and kills ennemies, she's even seen sparring children because she seems to have somewhat of a code so she's not pure evil at least)
@@revanruler6404 god, i really wish that happens, it's been 2 days and i can't stop thinking about them, if vi gives up on jinx and decides to put her down to stop the killings i'm going to freak out.
*Silco is one of the best written character I've seen so far. He's the same with Askeladd from Vinland Saga. Even in his final moments, he never blamed or hated Jinx. He really did genuinely loved her as a daughter, and accepted and supported her to the end. Silco was loyal to her as she was loyal to him. His last words were, “Don’t cry. You’re perfect." He died as a good father for Jinx, the same with Vander to Vi.*
People were arguing and accusing Silco of manipulation and grooming Jinx under similar comment to another reaction video... So I'll just copy here my objection to them in advance, if you don't mind) As far as I understand, grooming and manipulation are different from sincere interactions precisely because they are calculated, egotistic and careless. Groomer and manipulator don't feel a thing to victim and precisely tries to mold and brainwash someone to his benefit without any consideration for the victim's own life and future. If you don't need this intention to call someone groomer - pretty much every single relationships can be interpreted as grooming or manipulation, because sometimes even the same exact phrases used and actions done in normal parenting or dating as in grooming, only measure of genuine care is different. Silco didn't want to brainwash child into murderer just for him to use, he wanted to raise child as a murderer for her to prosper - this difference means a world.
There are similarities between askeladd & silco, but i think silco was better. I think askeladd knew the truth and what is right from the beginning but he chose to ignore it until the opportunity for change came to him with the prince that he grapped willingly. silco after vander betrayal trully lost himself and became evil for his own sake, but his unintended love for jinx forced him to change to the father he became
mmm, i wouldnt say he was a "good" father as such, but he absolutely was a father to jinx. he cared for her more than anything. doesent necesarily mean his parenting was excellent. hes the father she wanted, to let her do anything she liked, never punished her misdeads, or encouraged her to better herself. vander was the father that she needed
@@joelmills4304 If you think about it, Silco is almost equal as good as a father than Vander, but the context in both cases changed the overall changes and way of parenting needed, Jinx didnt needed an strict parent, she was so traumatized she needed a loving and understanding father, role which Silco satisfied perfectly, also, Vander was a good father, but no that good, but the context of the moment showed him like that
"In the pursuit of great, we failed to do good." Is such a fucking powerful line. Probably one of my favorites from the series so far. All they wanted was to improve the lives of everyone and what it lead to was a war where their inventions has been turned into weapons to subdue the people they most wanted to help. I also really, really love the final scene, showing them all voting for peace, to end the hostilities and let Zaun be the independent nation it wants to be, and then it is all destroyed in an instant by the actions of a broken girl who just wanted to be loved and to not be abandoned.
I'm a pretty emotional person but I definitely didn't see myself crying for someone like Silco, I mean holy shit was that incredible. His last words and how Jinx's eyes just go flat/dead as she loses such an important piece of herself just really punched me straight in the gut, the song that played during those final moments was truly incredible and took those scenes to a whole new level, literally the first lyrics are "I am the monster you created". That had to have been one of the best 1st seasons of television I have ever watched, hope the following season(s) stay the same! Edit: spelling
It's really easy to miss but if you look carefully, Jinx's rocket launcher has a scar on the left eye, and considering Silco also likes underwater creatures, she designed it knowing he would like it. A shame he really didn't get the chance to appreciate her invention.
Vi was so set on Powder coming back that she never even considered her and Jinx as being the same person. I know she was trying to pry Powder out by mentioning all those past names, but all she did was bring out so much trauma. She never accepted that her sister was different. Silco saw how mentally torn up she was over the past and tried to help her move beyond it. The dip in the water, never calling her a mistake, telling her to take time. Him trying to shoot Vi to shut her up while Jinx was in mental turmoil was heartbreaking. He never manipulated her, he truly loved her as HIS daughter. He wanted the world for her and the people of Zaun, even if his methods were that of a villain... But he was fully willing to give up his dream, and go to war for Zaun, to avoid letting her go. Now finally understanding why Vander didn't give up Vi.
I mean, Silco was the arguably the *cause* of her mental trauma, so of course he wants her to move past it, lol. and I think he thought he tried, from his point of view, but jinx needed a lot more help and a lot more positive influence than that I love complicated familly/parent and child relationships, though, like in Vinland Saga. always interesting to watch and think about
@@mathies3598 not saying it's okay by any means, and I'm sure in the beginning it was full manipulation. It just, down the line, he did develop the fatherly attachment. It went from manipulation to just wanting her to move past her trauma. Yes, he definitely caused a lot of her trauma (not all of it, but plenty nonetheless)... However, I think that's what makes his character so complex and well written. You can definitely see where he fully understood why Vander didn't want to rat Vi and the kids out to the enforcers. He understood that family truly is worth protecting, even sacrifice. He was willing to go to war, not just for Zaun, but because he wouldn't imagine giving her up for that independence. His vision of a free Zaun included her in it, not in exchange for it.
What's so impressive about the animations is that they're all hand-made. No motion-capture used whatsoever. As an animator myself, that's just mind boggling to me. The amount of work that must've gone into this is awe-inspiring to say the least.
@@HaydrogenBomb I wonder that. The story was also made up so I think 2-3 would have gone in that. The animation would have taken atleast 2 years. The animators are incredible and very skillful so animation mustve taken not more that 3-4 years.
as a student whohas to take an animation module, i know how it feels to do it, like i mean im not the most talented artist/animator but i've done the work.. and lets just say the amount of time n effort to finish it, it was quite the pain for a beginner like me even tho its only a 10 secs animation XD but i do gotta really respect the production team of Arcane, Fortiche production if not mistaken? like seriously big salute to them and Riot, such an inspiration especially the art style of the animation 👍
@Hayden it didnt take 6 years to produce. It was 6 years in the making but thats accounting for getting it greenlit, finding a writer, director, staff, ramping up artists, developing a pipeline for show length episodes, etc. Animators weren't working on it for 6 years. As for the motion capture aspect, they could still use some mocap for building out animation libraries by using them as a base. If they didnt though a fantastic animation library still certainly helps which Fortiche has had years to build up.
It's a mix of painted backgrounds and carefully crafted texture for the 3d Models but is not all hand made , some fire or smoke animations are hand drawn just o enhance the 2d animation effec but is not ALL hand made animation.
Jinx's first encounter with Silco was her crying in his arms. Last encounter with Silco was her crying in his arms (well, on his lap). She jinxed the first job. And in the end, she jinxed the motion of peace. It all comes full circle. This goddamn show. So fucking good.
I love how the line “what could have been” happens before the shark crushes the window because in that room there’s a group of people voting for a future where Piltover and Zaun live in peace with each other so we are literally looking at what could have been before Jinx destroys it all. I also enjoy the parallel with episode 3, where in both situations Jinx thinks she’s doing the right thing or helping some she loves but in reality her interfering is just turning what was to be a good situation very very bad. No matter how much we love her, she truly is a jinx
Exactly! However, that peace would have come only if Silco was willing to give up Jinx. Even in his last moments, he made it clear he truly would have never given her to them. So, would peace trule have happened even if they agreed to it? What would have been the alternative? The story is so well!!
It also ties to the theme of the song in general about "the monster that you created" because the reason why Piltover and the Undercity are going to have a civil war is because the council and Piltover in general refused to give proper living standars to the people from the Undercity. Now that they are voting for the peace is too late, they already created a monster
The crazy thing is that this story doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things. While this story is too awesome on it’s own, there is so much more to explore in Runeterra that we yet to see. We already saw with Jayce and heimerdinger’s flashbacks that there’s more happening than what we’re seeing on screen. This show has so much potential
And that’s probably a good thing. It can be hard to relate to grand wide sweeping stakes, but it’s really easy to relate to extremely individual interpersonal conflicts. It’s usually better to focus a story around personal stakes with greater consequences occurring almost in the background as a secondary effect of personal conflict.
whats already out there in the lore is not that special, its the delivery in this one that made it so special, lets hope they keep up the quality in future seasons.
@@hasanlimonponce821 Nope. Who told jayce jinx name which is why he asked for jinx in the deal by name and silco couldn't give up his daughter. While Vi would just for a chance to fight against silco.
@@hasanlimonponce821 Nah just the betrayal of Vi when she ratted her sister out lol. No worries. If Caitlyn mother die its Vi fault lol. Should've kept that mouth closed.
One of the reasons that I completely believed Silco wouldn't have given jinx us was because of the scene with Sevika... Earlier this episode we had the whole loyalty speech to finn and after that I knew he wouldnt give jinx even if it meant war.
well, despite what she says, she IS that crazy. She just doesn't like blood on her hands. Blows people into chunks all the time but never sticks around to mop the floor.
@@marcusc9931 to be fair, strapping a bomb to someone and leaving is completely different from decapitating your big sister’s girlfriend then presenting her said head on a silver platter in front of her.
What I love so much about Jinx and Vi is that it all revolves around them being sisters and how they're just trying to become sisters like they used to again. Vi want's Jinx back because she knows that Powder is still inside her somewhere and she can bring her back. But the truth is, even if Powder is still in there, the chances of bringing her back and have everything go back to the way they used to be is almost near impossible. Jinx want's Vi and her love back, but she can't go back to the way she used to be. She tries and tries again and again but the more things get out of control the more she sways further and further away from redemption. Vi loves Powder, but she can't love Jinx, it's not that she doesn't want to but due to their circumstances and how they're at opposite ends, she can't love the killer and the craziness. But all Jinx want is for Vi to love her the way she is. It's so sad and realistic how the only one who can love Jinx for who she is now, ironically, is Silco. Silco is the only one who can truly love Jinx the way she is now because not only is he able to use that part of her to do what he thinks is right, but because he also fully understands her as a father figure, he is the only one who can appreciate Jinx the way she is now. It's easy to watch the show and say that there's so many scene where they could've went back to the way they were but things keep coming in-between that, If only that or this didn't happen. What we don't realize is, that's how life works sometimes. Sometimes life just doesn't work out the way we want to, and no matter how hard we try to get back to the things we knew and loved, we can't. Sometimes all we can do is move forward. It's okay to remember the happiness, the sadness, but we must love or at the least try to appreciate who we are now.
If this show doesnt win anything i start a riot and the Awarding system is rigged to the core.. This Show has to Win big time! Best Series, Best Picture, Best Animations/visuals, Best Music etc etc.
The Way that Silco hated Vander for not wanting to do what he felt was necessary to have Zuan be independent, and when Silco was in the same position as Vander he finally understood why he couldn’t do it. He couldn’t give up Jinx even if it meant he’d get what he always wanted
@@jamesliggins891 Think that we're not 100% sure the characters would go through with the attempt as well. Maybe they'd give up right at THE moment. It's just that someone intervened right before we get to be sure.
As the the shooting of Silko.. He grabbed the pistol and went to shoot VI and Jinx protected her instinctively. So a second farther figure dead at her hands while she was trying to protect her big sister.
"...while she was trying to protect her big sister." Not really, no. She acted as a reflex to the sound of the gun cocking. She simply shot the guy that had the gun at said point. If Vi had the gun, Jinx would have killed her no questions asked, she is just reacting to the sound of the gun as a reflex.
@@Levi_Ackerman_005 that is so inaccurate, there is no chance she would actually shoot Vi. Jinx at that moment misunderstood Silco, think he was gonna betray her by giving her up to the topside. Silco was a second away from killing Vi, a mix of so many things, lead her to react that way.
@@EvilBartXD not really, if she shot Silco with the intention of actually shooting him; she wouldn't have acted surprised at all after shooting him. You can even see in her eyes that THAT was not her intention at all. She shot Silco by reflex 100%.
@@Levi_Ackerman_005 I disagree, I believe she would still be shock by her action. Its a complicated situation that she had to react, and she probably regretted it.
@@EvilBartXD at that point she can't comprehend what is happening because she started struggling with her inner thoughts plus the voice of Silco and Vi making it worse, plus if you see jinx's eyes that part of the scene you can realize that she didn't make eye contact with any of them, her vision was fully lost into the horizon (until she stopped shooting) realizing what she have done, plus if her intention was to shoot him, then why would she "react" at the exact moment she hears the weapon cock?
Fun fact: the rocket Jinx fired at the end, in League of Legends, it's her "ultimate ability" called Super Mega Death Rocket! The whole scene simply gave me goosebumps, this show is amazing
Vi didnt actually abandon her tho. She took two steps away to processes the loss of everyone she cared about. More than reasonable if you ask me. Then Marcus more or less kidnapped her. The results are the same, I get your point... But its still very harsh to, even casually, say Vi abandoned powder.
agreed! vi was a teen yeah, but still a kid. you can’t expect such adult maturity from her either in the face of something like that. it was in a different way but she was also traumatized that day. people seem to ignore that in favor of the “she just left her” line.
I agree Vi needed a moment, but Powder was a child with issues already. She couldnt process anything other than her sister leaving her because of her mistake.
If she'd stayed silco would've killed em both as he wanted to do with powder at first. It would have saved him a lot of trouble tho... so if you rooted for silco you want that
@@scotttemplar8740 absolutely. The only reason Silco took Powder in was because he saw himself in her. That wouldnt have happened if Vi was still with her. In this show Im a Jinx fanboi tho. I just wanna hug her and tell her everything will be ok... god damn, her story crushes my soul. Otherwise Im actually kinda rooting for everyone which is what makes the show so fakking amazing. No one is a true hero or villain. The "Heroes" are all felons, murderers, con-men, theifs etc, except for maybe Heimerdinger, and all the villains really have just cause for what they doing, its their approach and methods that makes them "The bad guys". Im Low key hoping for everyone to succeed... maybe not Sevika, shes kind of a b-word.
Silco picked up the pistol and fired at Vi to try and stop her from reaching out for Powder, Jinx reacted and shot the shit out of Silco because Vi's still her sister at the end of the day. It was definitely defensive instincts of someone mid psychotic breakdown, don't think she fully meant to do it.
Yes, the Shark Rocket Launcher/Jinx's ULT was based on Silco's likeness this episode. She most likely made it for him to kill the councilors and as a gift, parting or otherwise. And he didn't have his own. And yes, his death was caused by Jinx's passive. If he didn't pull the gun or if he didn't point it at Vi, Silco probably would still be alive
And the only reason Silco pulled a gun on Vi, was because Vi was distressing Jinx by bringing up all the ones that trigger her PTSD. Silco notices that midway through Vi speaking and even tells her to stop. So in fact, Vi was at fault here indirectly for everything going sideways and Silco just wanted to protect his daughter.
@@The_Algae thank you. And it's called 'Get Excited' or 'Get Exited', its basically having extreme situational awareness and you're looking around for the person who has the biggest gun
Damn. I just now realized the symbolism of Viktor being the one to tell the Council what Jayce actually did. IIRC, that's the first time he directly speaks to the council at all.
*Can we respect how Jinx has been on her whole batman game this entire season. Heck she even has unresolved trauma from the death of her family from when left alone in a dark rainy alley to boot.*
You know that feeling you get from VERY few shows after you finish them that has you just empty and contemplative about what you just experienced and it’s all you can think about at least for a few days after finishing? That’s what Arcane gave me, and I NEED SEASON 2 RIGHT FUCKING NOW!
Yeah I appreciate that they could have gone 'big' with an action showdown between Vi/Jinx/ Silco but the conflict was always emotional/philosophical with them so I'm glad they stayed true to that. Also, the tension of that scene was so damn high, even though I know LoL lore and am aware of certain outcomes, I was still left guessing as to how it was gonna play out. Just a brilliant episode from start to finish.
I like how in this episode when Viktor attempts to jump of the ledge Jayce interrupts him without knowing what he did, paralleling the time when Viktor saved him when Jayce too was going to jump from his house. The two are constantly supporting and saving each other without the other knowing. Moments like these is what makes Arcane better than you would realise
I always thought that episode 3's ending would be the most heartbreaking. and then this episode happened. everything about this ending was perfect, the cinematography, the pure emotions, the music, it's all just so good.
The fact that it’s Sting. Mother fucking Sting. Doing a track on an animated video game tv series adaptation is such a statement to no costs being spared to make this the best product it could be. What a timeline to be on.
@@djbakasan I'm not one to heap too much praise on corporations, but in an era where every single video game company seems to be nickle and diming the players, cutting corners, etc., the fact that Riot didn't just half-ass this for a quick buck really makes it stand out. They care about their IP and they made sure the show was going to be incredible by putting care into it, ensuring they collaborated with a great studio, etc. It would have been so easy to just make a mediocre action show with a little bit of fan service, but they didn't, they went all out.
i loved the reaction! if you (or people reading this comment) want to know more about League lore, a good place to dip your toes in is the Map of Runeterra; it's not overwhelming and it's just a lot of pretty art and short blurbs about the regions like their attitude towards magic, their forms of government etc. Can't wait for season 2!
Honestly loved the entire series, was so surprised that people like you that don't know that much about the lore of League of Legends and can still have a good watch. The show was a funaminal game adaptation with beautiful animation, camera work, and characters.
thats whats amazing about the show, all the characters feel real. Silco is a perfect example. He's not evil for evil's sake, his methods are pretty fucked and bad but he wanted independence for his people. he and Vander were near Identical in many ways b4 vanded ended up becoming a father, and as the show went on, you saw that silco ended up in a very similar situation giving up everything he was working for, for his daughter. Marcus, reall shitty person because his greed got his boss killed and he ended up being crooked, but he really ended up taking a similar postion to his boss in trying to maintain peace between Piltover and Zaun, and you see he struggles with the mistakes he made, you see the pain in him with the decisions he was forced to make against his own better knowing. Heimerdinger, He seems like a beacon of all things good but his perspective really is skewed on life because he lives so long, he definitely wasnt wrong about much but he ends up learning from Echo and the firelights. he sees what has become of Zaun as well and sees that all is not well and that his inaction did have consequences.
Jinx didn't shot Silco by accident. To all of those who thinks that, rewatch the scene: -Jinx is mentally assaulted by her guilt demons when Vi cites the names -Silco who wants to make her shut up (because it's harmful to Jinx and because he fears that she choose to take Vi's side in the end) and who wants to kill Vi since episode 3, takes the gun and aims at Vi. -When he cocks the gun, it get Jinx's attention out of her inner fight, we see her turning her head towards Silco's side of the table. -Then she grabs the machine gun, we don't really know the direction she his facing anymore because of her moving to grab it. -Then she starts firing in front of her, without any right of left motion. -We hear two of her shots but don't see them. -It cuts to Vi whose chair she sat on is impacted by a bullet, so it seems like Jinx is shooting at her. - Then we see a chair from behind, holed by Jinx bullets. When the chair turns it's revealed that it was Silco's chair. -Finally, when Jinx cool down and go to Silco, we see him dropping the smoking gun, which means he fired it. The scene is confusing on purpose to leave a doubt on who Jinx fired at until her target is revealed, already dead. But there is four important things a lot of people who thinks Jinx fired randomly in a circle, from Vi to Silco, miss: -Silco cocking the gun is what get Jinx out of her inner turmoil, meaning that she is very aware of what is happening from this moment on. -When she start firing, she stay in the same position and is not shown moving in the slightest until the end of the sequence. She turns her head toward Silco's side when she hear/see him cock the gun, she fires right in front of her and when the chair turns to reveal Silco, we see Jinx in the same position she had when she started firing. -The smoke of Silco's gun means he had the time to shot at Vi, that's why there is only one impact on Vi's chair, it was Silco's shot. He missed her because Jinx started to shoot him before he did: these are the two shots we hear but don't see just after she grabs the machine gun. If by "accident" you mean that Jinx didn't want to end killing Silco, absolutly right. But if you think she just fired randomly, putting only one bullet into Vi's chair and all the other ones into Silco, that is not what happened. She ultimately chose (consciously or not) to save her sister's life in detriment to her adoptive father, ending of course in further trauma. She was so fucked up that she put herself in this inextricable situation which was doomed to end by her jinxing it right from the start, whatever the outcome would have been. (Vi shooting Cait, Jinx shooting Cait, Jinx shooting Silco or Silco shooting Vi, every one of these outcome making her worse than before.)
The cupcake reveal literally got EVERYONE. Even people who were absolutely certain it wasn't Caitlyn's head...even die-hard LoL players...still had that moment of irreconcilable doubt, that horrid tension for at least one instant where they COULDN'T truly be sure. . Honestly possibly one of the best parts of the entire show, simply because it was absolutely universal. Even if it was just the one instant...they got everyone with it. That scene was an absolute Masterclass on manipulating your audience's expectations.
Fun fact, rocket launcher (Fishbones) Jinx used in the final scene, is her ultimate ability in the game! It's a global projectile that does more damage the more it traveled.
I can't remember where I saw it but someone said "Vander was a man who became a monster to save his daughter. Silco was a monster who became a man to save his." And that just stuck with me.
The subtlety in her eyes at 13:39 is I think a great example of how much care they put into bringing these characters to life. That isn't just sadness, it's resignation: "I did it again, I screwed up, of course." Such a beautiful, small moment.
Yeah this episode gave me the chills. Everyone finally agreeing to peace and Jinx just shoots at the council room. The writing is truly perfect in this show, among other things. I just want season 2 to be here now!
I just realized that even though the council voted for peace, Silco would’ve never given Jinx so war was inevitable anyways. Jinx rocketing the council only fast forwarded that agenda.
"I support councilman Talis' proposal for peace" "o-of course you do" ngl this sums up all my feelings during the last few episodes, so many gut-punching happenstances
Great shout about the voice acting. I think even to an audience who has never watched an animated series, it's blindingly obvious that the voice acting was phenomenal. I think because of Covid, the voice actors of adult Jinx and Vi never met even during production, so all their lines were delivered to a wall which makes this so much more insane.
What I like about Silco the most is that he was never your typical villain. When you think of a villain, you think of a manipulative, in-genuine, narcissistic mastermind. Silco was never really any of those. He always made his stance and intentions clear, while also having ideals that he valued. Silco valued Loyalty and family above all else. That’s why he was so hurt when, in his mind, Vander(a brother to him) betrayed him. It’s why he didn’t give Jinx(a daughter to him) up. All Arcane characters, especially Jinx, Silco, Vi, and Caitlyn, are some of the best characters I’ve ever seen. Also, can we talk about how Jinx comes full circle when she accidentally kills Silco? Like, she was insane because of all the trauma she had been through up to that point, but when she experiences arguably the most impactful loss of all, she just seems to completely sober up. In Jinx/Powder’s character arc, we basically go from sane child with a child-like mindset to insane, traumatized teenager with a child-like mindset to a sober, traumatized teenager with a mindset of someone with much more life experience than her.
The scene at the dinner table was brilliant! Jinx saves her sister from being shot by Silco & and as a result...her sister loses Powder forever. Amazing writing!
They pulled off Jinx so well that almost every single person thinks it's actually a possibility that Caitlins head is on that plater. She is equal parts terrifying and tragic.
This involves my take on what went down in those final moments at the dinner table. It's a bit lengthy, and I apologise for that. Vi, in her attempt to reach out to Jinx by reminding her of the people "she loved" and "who she was" (their murderer), was causing her great mental agony. In her shimmer affected and already unhinged state, Jinx was genuinely suffering from those hallucinations. Silco realised, and either out of concern or perceiving it as something that might "break" the person within Jinx, called out to Vi for her to stop. When she did not, it escalated into him choosing to shoot her. Jinx may have simply reacted to the hostile intent, but I also like to believe that she subconsciously found herself having to choose between the only two people she felt for. And she simply, without question, loved (was attached to) Vi more. When Silco became a threat to her sister, she shot him out of instinct. While this is very much the work of assumption, I do think Jinx is more connected to Vi, and if push came to shove would consciously make that same choice. It's beautifully tragic, like the rest of her story, misunderstandings, misfortune and impact. She let down everyone start to finish, truly a Jinx, and the beauty in Silco's final statement was not only that he accepted her "failure", but that he completely dismissed it, embracing her, her actions, and who she was as perfect. And he was the only one to do that. She then goes on to carry out his legacy, unknowingly destroying the peace that's about to form, truly a blight toward any possible positive (in terms of happy ending) development, true to her concept to the end, and perhaps its best personification I've seen, without needing satire or parody as a crutch to help her along at any point. And it's brilliant. Apologies for the wall to those who made it to the end.
What if? There’s no way to change the past. We have to accept our choices and consequences of what we did. We live by them everyday, every choice we made. It’s such a powerful story to reflect.
i like how mel's situation with her mom parallels silco's situation with jinx. The difference is that one chose his daughter, while the other one let go of the things that made her feel "weak" or "soft", which was her daughter
24:55 That's the key, I fully agree. The plot is so great and feels so natural because the characters drive it. And not even only your protagonist and antagonist but all of them. Very well said.
I think Jinx was just so triggered by Vi yelling out the names and bringing out her demons that when she heard the gun click, of Silco trying to shoot at Vi, that Jinx shot at Silco out of instinct hence the instant regret.
Also the song that comes on, the monster you made me line was perfect and on point. The music is so great! When that song came on it made me wanna cry. As horrible as Jinx's actions are at the end you can't help but sympathize wth her and understand her. She's a victim of her own choices and other ppls choices and it's just painful to watch.
What makes this series so insanely good is the way how humanly all the characters are portrayed. Every single one acts based on his/ her values, their past, their traumas, their emotions. And the imperfections in them. They don’t feel like movie characters that act to drive the plot, but characters that drive the plot by their actions. Silco wanted a rebellion to get an independent nation of zhaun. He got betrayed by vander and turned more extreme. But when he got offered all he ever wished for, his nation, fulfilling his ambitions and driving force for all episodes. He can’t hand over jinx because she became his daughter over the years. When he talked in front of the vander statue, he realized what it means to be a father. And holy shit the expressions / the animation and all the details. 11/10 The music is also on another level. If they can keep this quality up, season 2 will be insane.
Yeees been waiting for this soo much i knew you guys were gonna love it!!! I never thought i would cry when the whole Silco thing went down but this is how fucking EPIC THIS SHOW IS!! LOVE YOU GUYS!! LOVE BOTH YOUR VOICES ARE SO DAM SOOTHING!
I love your reactions to every episode and I love all your insights into the lore even though you guys have no prior knowledge of the League of Legends universe. Can't wait for season 2 and your reaction to it. And yes Season 2 is already confirmed so look forward to it
The scene where you're wondering if Cait's head is on a platter or not had me laughing when it was just her being wickedly mischievous. Sort of like that moment where Jinx is messing with "Chuck" in the diner. Jinx is insane and dangerous but she's so charming and endearing in her own twisted way that I can't help but chose her as my favorite character. As for Jinx jinxing the peace deal, that deal died with Silco and with Jinx not likely to turn herself in let alone the rocket.
i think mels survival instincts will kick in that is why her gold armor flashes. and you can see her glance back at the rocket like she senses it. my guess is that her gold armor that flashes and she will shield the whole council room
Silco got loose and shot at Vi, that's why Jinx shot Silco to protect her sister.... I think it's because he felt like Vi was hurting her with the stuff she was saying and he was trying to protect her. Incredible show, can't wait for season 2
This show quickly climbed up to be one of my favorites. Definitely animated favorites. As far as Season 1s of shows go, this was definitely the best I've watched. The characters, the writing, the soundtrack, the animation and voice acting was just top tier.
I love how Silco understood the situation of Vander when he was given the choice to give Jinx to the enforcers. For the 1st time he had something to protect other than his empire. Silco's last words made me almost cry. 🥲
When it revealed and we thought it'd be her head I was very scared, but then she pulled the lid up for it to be a cupcake and it was the biggest relief ever. Even cooler considering Vi likes to call Caitlyn "Cupcake." How did Powder know!?
