ARCANE 2x3 "Finally Got The Name Right" Reaction & Discussion! | League of Legends | Netflix

[@thedarkknight2221]

The way they explain how runes are used to cast spells is brilliantly said. Like writing code for a computer can command it to do what you want, the runes command the arcane to do what you want. But wild runes are more like using grunts and sounds to communicate with someone, it might not get the message across exactly as you wanted but it will get it done, and in a likely powerful way.

[@madtitan0825]

The way the exposition is done here is just 👌

[@jalcome4201]

Smart ppl know how to explain things in a very simple way. We r reminded that Jayce is a proper scientist

[@lucasraphaelpintocarias8541]

The thing you guys missed with "The Gray" is that Caitlyn's family helped "contain" it and in the begining of the episode they show as a graphic novel how Cait uses "The Gray" as a weapon to sweap the streets as they hunt down Jinx... Jinx even calls it out to Vi and she defends herself as to say they were doing for the good of the people.

[@smashbrandiscootch719]

Yeah Caitlyn is out here committing war crimes.

[@Kat-qf7ov]

@@smashbrandiscootch719 I mean so is Jinx

[@minhhapham7549]

@@Kat-qf7ovits like the final resolution, its for when they re losing hard and they need to take revenge by letting those air poison Piltover or releasing .. Vander? Might be an idea haha

[@vikkidonn]

@@Kat-qf7ovactually what Jinx did wasn’t a war crime…. In fact given the political set up and obvious xenophobia between pilot er and Zaun it would actually be an act of rebellion or revolution. The fireflies were shown doing terroristic acts in the previous season. Not killing doesn’t mean it wasn’t terrorism. Jinx shot because of what Caitlin and Vi did couples with Silcos influence and her fragile mind. Jinx was literally a creation of the conditions of the underground created by various groups stemming from piltovers nonsense. Based on the previous season and what was presented here she literally only killed 3 council members who were present and MAYBE some of the Npc guards in the room????? Which weren’t many……. And given the damage to the room though they all should have died or had more serious injuries but I digress….

[@KikiMk06]

​@@vikkidonnalso killed enforcers on progress day

[@ItsJinxNow]

When Ambessa chose Caitlyn, that was such a powerful moment even though it wasn't for good purpose but knowing her character i knew what was coming, instead of choosing the puppet who's easy to control she chose the powerful character she knows she can use her anger and she knows Caitlyn has lots of potential, that was badass moment

[@LunarRider]

She’s also really good at reading people and understanding hidden motives. Ambessa would’ve chosen Salo if not for the fact that he was overpowered in a simple conversation by Caitlyn. Being the manipulative person that she was she saw Caitlyn’s desperation and downward spiral same as Vi and Mel and chose to take advantage of it.

[@ninfreak95]

​@@LunarRiderIt also bypasses the council, which takes people's trust away from the council. It helps soften them up to the idea of following her instead.

[@xxForgottenx]

Not just because of her anger but her family name. Salo said it, everyone who hears the Kiramman name, respects it.

[@chrishaven1489]

@@ninfreak95 I love how Salo more-or-less set that scene up. "It's not the girl. It's the name"

[@blackjk1234]

Amazing detail that when Ambessa entered Salo's room after kicking out the massage girl, she saw the drop of the potion and immediately knew that he been cused/drug by the cat woman and would be no use so she switched to Caitlyn instead

[@hunteruk3967]

Anger gives you strength but overshadows reasoning. And this is why Cait, despite being an exemplary shot, missed her second shot and only got Jinx's finger because she was filled with rage and was chaotic and not calm in her stature.

[@idiosyncrasy7703]

Good catch. Her saying "I won't miss" after Vi confronted her about shooting despite the child shielding Jinx basically cements that her morals were already clouded. She could've killed Jinx while she was fighting Vi but she missed. If she made her shot with the kid and Jinx, she would've shot through the kid before killing Jinx. Her morals have been clouded and she can't even see it herself.

[@hunteruk3967]

​@@idiosyncrasy7703 Exactly.

[@TheSilenthvok]

@@idiosyncrasy7703 I agree with everything other than that Cait would have missed the shot. When she hit Jinx's hand, it was a much more difficult shot (mid combat with Vi) than her just laying down not moving (the kid was on top of her not even blocking Cait's view of Jinx's head).

[@KingFrazzz]

@@TheSilenthvok whilst that it entirely fair and true, we've seen her hit far more difficult shots in even more intense situations, like episode one of this season, she shot one of the super junkies mid stab to redirect his hand from stabbing Vi. Realistically she could've killed Jinx... but she missed.

[@TheSilenthvok]

​@@KingFrazzz Honestly, there are quite a few factors to consider. When she did that, the most that had happened to her prior (physically) was being shoved and held against a wall. Also she likely wasn't particularly emotionally unstable (because she wasn't face to face with Jinx). When she shot Jinx's hand, she had just gotten out of a fairly intense fight with Sevika and was stumbling toward Jinx. Now not physically stable and likely not emotionally stable either. Then she accurately hits the kid's gun. IMO it boils down to I don't think she was so unstable (physically nor emotionally) as to miss such an immensely easy shot for her standards. I feel like I just wrote an essay 😆

[@mostcreative3680]

The black rose being interested in Mel confirms my theory that she is either hiding the fact that she is a mage, doesnt know but has magical power within her, or is in posession of an enchanted artifact. Possibly the gold plating on her skin. Whatever it is protected her and Jayce from Jinx's rocket.

[@oxigety]

I think it would make more sense if they captured her to put pressure on Ambessa. She said herself that "they have no idea of much family means to her", so they will probably use Mel to negociate something since her daughter is her only weak point

[@ninfreak95]

I suspect LeBlanc will take the place of Mel. The shadowy figure in the trailers looked like both LeBlanc and Mel.

[@DiegoSanstwen]

@@oxigety My personal take is that they were after Mel the entire time. Ambessa's "my family means to me" probably refers to her not giving up Mel to the Black Rose. She also said something about her son already being dead, hinting that the Black Rose wants to take her only living family left, not her.

[@wendellaraujo7203]

​@@oxigetynope, that means that she would never give up mel to the Black Rose who has the track record of using kids with powers like rell, annie, samira

[@mostcreative3680]

@@wendellaraujo7203 Yeah this was my thinking. The primary objective of the black rose is to collect magically gifted people surrounding Noxis to train and develop into weapons that could potentially face Mordekaizer. Whatever Ambessa stole must have had power attached to it and the Black rose mistakenly took the son thinking he had it with him (or within him). Mel seems completely unaware of any of this.

[@Justin-gz3cp]

Caitlyns feelings are justified, her actions are not. She's a great shot. But she could still have hit the kid. And even then, shooting someone with a hextech rifle in the head as she's hugged by a child is cruel. The kid would be traumatized for life. And as another comment pointed out, Cait did miss. She hit Jinx's finger, not her head. She had a shot and missed. "If you do this, the cycle of violence will never stop" is what Caitlyn said to Ekko when he wanted to use Hextech to fight back. Yet here she is, willing to blow someones head to pieces within inches of a child and risking hitting said child. I symphasize with her pain but she's acting horrendous. Worse than the council was before.

[@Kat-qf7ov]

She also didn't need to miss to kill the kid. The child was hugging Jinx and her head was right next to Jinx's head. The bullet would have gotten both of them.

[@badcatgames783]

@@Kat-qf7ov The only way she could have killed Jinx there was by hitting Jinx's ribs, and even then there is a chance it could hurt the kid as well. Also, let's be real here, Cait wouldn't have shot Jinx anywhere but the head.

[@semajbrown259]

Saying i won’t miss after missing jinx once and hitting Vi gauntlet and the second time hitting jinx finger when she was probably aiming for the head

[@hadrianhexe9603]

Exactlyy

[@darktemplar8140]

@@Justin-gz3cp Cait was using the upgraded hextech rifle. If she took the shot 100% the kid will die.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Cait and Vi had their first kiss and broke up a second time in the same episode. I totally get why, but it still hurts!😭 It hurts even more seeing Cait starting to go down a dark path.

[@-hyejeong-angel-1118]

Fr😌💔

[@V1ctorTrophies]

Excuse me, Vi is going down a dark path? She's probably been the most reasonable character between Jinx and Caitlyn

[@corbanbausch9049]

@@V1ctorTrophies I was gonna say, Cait is literally becoming a militaristic dictator lol. She do got that drip tho…

[@V1ctorTrophies]

@@corbanbausch9049 Yeah. Like with season 1, I love every character, but I'm rooting for Zaun/Jinx

[@DanGamingFan2406]

​@@V1ctorTrophiesI meant Cait, sorry. Sometimes I get the names mixed up, I don't know what it is.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

"Her mom died" Grief is a reason, never an excuse. BUT GOD DAMN I love when a good guy goes bad.

[@crimsonghoul8983]

Rocket: "Everyone's got dead people. It's no excuse to get everybody else dead along the way."

[@ATMEIDAREYAIDOUBLEDAREYA]

Yeah, especially when like, sorry to Caitlyn ofc she is allowed to mourn her mother but like…her mom had it coming, she actively participated in the suffering of the people in the under-city, Caitlyn really isn’t justified in what she’s doing. Now let’s just hope that Caitlyn’s doesn’t go full evil and goes back to the right path before it is too late.

[@Mishiman69]

​@@ATMEIDAREYAIDOUBLEDAREYA You do know that green smoke gas stuff was being kept away because of caits mom, right? Cait was the one who decided to use it

[@Ejay669]

Jinx has murdered like 100 people, she needs to go. It's not a bad guy move to want to kill her.

[@TheUnstoppableBar]

@@crimsonghoul8983problem is, this is rationality. People in this situation don’t think rational, they act out of pure emotion, no thought.

[@SOAPhia083]

I wish more people should point out that eye contact given between Jinx and Vi when Isha was clinging onto Jinx. It was such a split moment, but it was one that spoke a hundred words

[@IAmHavok]

Same same same

[@chrishaven1489]

"Get off me!" Stupid kid. Wrecking Jinx's whole monster image, messing up her brand

[@vikkidonn]

@@chrishaven1489I loved it 😂😂😂 she was trying to push her off so half heartedly

[@bigjake423]

What makes it better is that you can tell Jinx secretly cares for the kid. She probably called her a stupid kid so she doesn’t get hurt

[@Taliesin_]

"Are we gonna make another Zaunite orphan just like us?"

[@TheNotSoIrishGamer]

Remember episode 8 when Jayce kills Renni's kid and Vi doesn't care because there are "a hundred more like him". Remember in the same episodes when Vi is petitioning the council to go to war with zaun because she wants to get silco but cait is saying that there are innocent people living there who'll get harmed in the crossfire. Seeing the role reversal and the parallels to the first season is so good.

[@Kat-qf7ov]

Yeah I have seen people complain about how they made Caitlyn "evil" in S2, but she is just basically doing the same as Vi was in S1.

[@kel2678]

Don’t think it’s necessary a role reversal as Vi is still attacking Zaun and is totally fine with releasing poisonous gas on ‘her’ people. I think she only stopped the shot of the child because she was there to witness the harm she’s done first hand. But agreed this series is living up to the first so far

[@SaidBojorquez-v6v]

Vi did care for the kid. She didn’t wanted to show her vulnerability because she felt like she needed to stay strong in order to go after Silco. When Jayce left, she looked at the kid with grief and then headed her way. I thought about this initially until I rewatched the 1st season.

[@BJackson-kg5dr]

@@kel2678the grey was used as a slightly more dangerous police gas the grey is permanently dangerous after long term or thick direct exposure so they knew when Zuan say it they would run so there would be less casualties

[@thedarkknight2221]

“To Ashes And Blood” by Woodkid playing during the ending fight is so freaking perfect. Not only are the lyrics perfect for this exact moment, but the music is somehow both somber AND exciting.

[@tharukaepaarachchi814]

Yeah it was such a good song to play in that scene. As soon I finished I searched the song.

[@JuniorYTrinidad]

Jase is more of an engineer than a pure scientist. Victor is the scientist.

[@Syzygy77]

It’s like an electrician knowing how electricity works but not knowing why it works.

[@AppleBaron]

Yeah, he comes from the family of toolmakers, after all.

[@ECGxX12]

it was. Now it's Jesus Christ xD

[@Promance230]

Applied vs theoretical science

[@toxical8695]

and now the scientist has left, turned into a magical messiah,,, thankfully jayce will have ekko and heimer with him, 2 of the best scientists so maybe they'll figure out a way to solve the wild rune's of the arcane problem

[@Brontebabe]

Not a lot of people are talking about it but Jayce is about to have the one of biggest crash outs. He lost Cassandra (second mother figure/one of his biggest supporters for hextech), emotionally lost Viktor his bestfriend/brother/partner and now Mel is kidnapped and she’s basically become his anchor.

[@soulstealer5625]

Poor guy is really going through it. Depends whether that leaves him vulnerable to Ambessa (if that's her name) or whether he'll see through her.

[@sudalaimuthu3312]

I thinking session 2 he getting backside because in session 1 he's storyline is very strong but so fair session 2 he didn't get much sences

[@Wullow.]

21:51 Caitlyn also ended up hitting her right in the place of her old stab wound from sevika, the one that she helped to heal 😭

[@girlfromthecenteroftheuniv6045]

omg stop, the more I read others observations the more I cry 😭✨

[@kel2678]

Yeah I noticed that too, ouch!

[@Hamza2_7272]

ouch. that sucks so bad and it also explains why vi was so physically hurt when she got hit (alongside of course being emotionally hurt, i mean, the shock alone of getting hit by someone who you love is enough to make you not want to get up)

[@thatpianoguy91]

27:17 and this is why Mel was not killed, only knocked out. Makes sense now! Good writing.

[@ninfreak95]

I noticed that too. She made sure they didn't harm her.

[@DzinkyDzink]

Nah it was Zhonya's 100%

[@gnmeisterzero]

Can we just take the time to acknowledge the incredible eye acting on this animated series!

[@xaviercharles9616]

"oh you can't flip people off now" XD

[@Xoracious]

She will. She always will.

[@fosixsix225]

I know, I was like “THAT’S what immediately comes to your mind???” 😂

[@Zibi21]

At the release poster we see jinx with metal finger so she can flip people off she is Jinx :)

[@XiaoJinx-G6]

21:53 Notice how Caitlin hit Vi and walked away just how Vi hit Powder and walked away back in ep3 of season 1.

[@Zibi21]

Also Cate hit Vi in the stab wound.

[@ECGxX12]

Many draw parallels with that scene and are similar in nothing other than the feeling of pain. Outside of that, Vi realized she was doing harm and left to calm down, Caitlyn just walk away knowing that the job is done. They don't look alike at all xD

[@rocksé750]

Vi was coming back but got arrested. But Cait just hurt her and left. Not same

[@hadrianhexe9603]

@@rocksé750 The point is the abandoning someone when you shouldn't.

[@rocksé750]

@@hadrianhexe9603 that time Vi and powder both were kids. Still Vi was coming back just after a while but what Cait did is nothing close, she is in trauma because of her mother's death but given that she is a grown up, her behavior towards Vi is worse

[@morrays1996]

Mel’s mom pivoted, they said as much earlier that the guy she was manipulating wasn’t ready. She saw Cait put her foot down in episode 1 so she saw what she wanted from a person.

[@nickthompson6390]

Keep in mind too, Jinx shouted "No, that's not how this is supposed to..." when Sevika activated the fans. I don't think she really wanted to unleash it, at least not just randomly.

[@ECGxX12]

Or not at that time. In any case, his intentions are not clear, or rather it seems that she simply wants to destroy everything without further ado "whatch it all burn"

[@spooder470]

Seems like she wanted to die on the alter, and go out with a blaze of glory, isha (the little girl) and sevika saving her ruined her plans of sacrifice

[@KlaSiKo4]

I think Jinx wants to die at the time by Vi. And then after she's dead, Sevika will then release the the gasses for her last laugh. But the kid showed up so, she ended up saving her and all her plans goes to ruin.

[@Caitkiraa]

You guys were saying "yeahh she wouldnt have missed" and i get that but remember she had a clear shot of jinx and only shot her finger off, she was not in the right frame of mind

[@jRoy7]

She's also injured from her fight.

[@Kat-qf7ov]

also from where Cait was standing and the way Isha was hugging Jinx, I don't think there was a way to shoot her without getting the kid. Like the bullet would have went through Jinx and hit Isha.

[@agnesedaughter8808]

i think she shot the finger on purpose tho, she didn't miss. She shot the gun from the kid's hand perfectly. She would never have missed it.

[@badcatgames783]

@@agnesedaughter8808 Even IF she shot the finger on purpose (which doesn't make sense since Jinx's head was also a clear shot and not moving as fast as her hand but whatever) the way Isha (the kid) was hugging Jinx, it would be impossible for her to ONLY hit Jinx, maybe if she shot Jinx on the ribs, but even then i'm sure Cait was aiming for the head, and Isha had her/his head on Jinx's shoulder, sure it was on the other side but a Hextech shot would have pierced them both easily and hit the stone wall behind them. Cait was blinded by anger, she would have missed the shot.

[@chrishaven1489]

I feel whether or not she would miss is besides the point. It's a kid. It's too much of a risk

[@dmitryche884]

Thanks for reaction! My 2 cents about Ambessa: she is the one who conspired with Finn to make a move on Silco (quotes from S1: Ambessa: “I just acelerated the process you started”. Finn: “there is a bigger fish than Silco”😅)

[@XiaoJinx-G6]

The sequence from that scene with the music was just amazing, perfection, a masterpiece all around the board 👏👏👏

[@aVisionaryaRevolutionary07]

If you notice during 19:20 jinx was ready to die but the kid wouldn't let her that's very interesting

[@USful]

In my mind, it feels like (ever since what happened with Vander) Jinx's plans are always to die in a spectacular way, but she keeps getting foiled and making things worse.

[@V1ctorTrophies]

@@USful "No matter how hard I try I just can't seem to die"

[@ItsJinxNow]

​@@V1ctorTrophiesplot armor

[@NoctilucaBloom]

​@@ItsJinxNow Frane Selak of Runeterra

[@Jouliana-z9x]

bro if she dies Im outa her, Im only here for her 😂

[@Jxsnts]

The black rose is like the Illuminati of runeterra and also the leader is LeBlanc, she is everyone, and she is everywhere all at once

[@SeanBoyce-gp]

Specifically of Noxus.

[@tommyprabowo4576]

​​@@SeanBoyce-gp Don't forget about crown season 1 episode 3-5-6 and 9 yeah i talking Jericho Swain and hand left demon raumn maybe Swain know what happened piltover and hextech

[@alexwang3282]

@@tommyprabowo4576those are not Swain's crow at all. plus we don't even know if it's before or after Ionia-Noxus war.

[@tommyprabowo4576]

@@alexwang3282 maybe Ester egg next region after arcane story Swain before Made trifax

[@franzzchabz9098]

​@@tommyprabowo4576 I doubt it, it's heavily implied that this is before the Ionian invasion since Singe is still not that influential and he played a huge part during the invasion. As we all know, Swain made a deal with Raum after Irelia almost killed him during the invasion.

[@rickymoranjr9609]

the part where Warwick was being introduced gave me major chills but yet, he's still not ready for battle

[@Jaemy_art]

Bruh

[@christiantugonon9224]

are you sure

[@rickymoranjr9609]

@@christiantugonon9224 definetly

[@thitran1362]

which faction will warwick fight alongside? Or is he gonna be the wild factor?

[@SavageXIXViper]

​he is the wrath of zaun for a reason he is fueled with bloodlust spreading terror on the streets of zaun that is his whole character. it will be intresting to see how things play out in the upcoming week​s @@thitran1362

[@69quato]

Noxian secret society introduced - that's defo more than a mere easteregg. Ambessa is in a world of trouble if her beef is with LeBlanc. Also- the political intrigue is getting to Game of Thrones levels now - and I'm here for it 😁

[@firstofawll]

the politics is def up there with GoT and AoT

[@IoniaZero]

Honestly i can't see this ending with Ambessa not dying, knowing LeBlanc's reputation and so on, but then again, Ambessa's now a champion so idk how would that turn out.

[@69quato]

@@IoniaZero My honest gut feeling about this : They will not resolve this conflict in Arcane but carry it into the series after Arcane potentially - there's just too much dramatic gold in this set up for a side plot throw away...

[@Nevamore277]

20:49 Jinx isn’t going to to massively attack out over, at least at this point in time, jinx just wants to do nothing and watch it burn as she said, basically retired, until the second act ofc

[@JuniorYTrinidad]

I have a feeling Jace and Echo are experiencing time dilation in the chamber deep underground and there will be a time jump in act 2 and they won't realize it until they get back to the surface.

[@Naugur]

I like this theory. Six days, and we'll see!

[@BJackson-kg5dr]

That is genius

[@jans.g6033]

How do you feel now mate? 👀

[@JuniorYTrinidad]

​​@@jans.g6033 somewhat called it. But man, I was not expecting Bruce Banner Jayce. The guy can hulk out at any moment the state that he is currently in.

[@Coffeewiththegods]

9:50 omg. I just realized ekkos face paint is an hour glass lol 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

[@idiosyncrasy7703]

Imo Vi's argument had nothing to do with Cait being a perfect shot. Cait didn't care at all even if she hit the kid. That kid was hugging Jinx from the chest up. Any lethal shot would've went through the kid to get to Jinx. So Cait saying "I won't miss" was her saying "I won't miss Jinx, even if the kid's in the way". She was still shooting shots even when Vi was in front of her and would've taken out Vi's hand if not for the gauntlets blocking the shot. She wants revenge and she'll get it one way or another. She's not being objective nor empathetic at all. She's angry and her morals are clouded and her accepting Ambessa's promotion cements that fact.

[@fyfas]

I have to thank Michael for the explanations of the lore and what the show does with it from the game and vice versa in honest and intelligent manner. Its always so cool to me to see someone involve less knowledgeable people into the lore more accurately and not spoil everything at the same time. Looking forward to the rest of your reaction and for the pink hair :P

[@Spaduba]

"Do you get all of this in the game?" "Uh, no." 😂😂 My dude cooks afterwards and crushes the explanation but I loved the interaction none the less.

[@darktemplar8140]

Vi actually prevented Caitlyn from descending into more guilt and regret if she took that shot and killed the kid.

[@beetlebob4675]

Exactly what I said. She'd already missed the kill shot once and only got a finger. She definitely had more of a probability of missing again in her state of mind. I think Vi felt betrayed because a kid made her hesitate for the child's welfare, but Cait didn't hesitate at all.

[@TheNextMe-wd7qk]

She could've taken the kid away, if she wanted to she could've had jinx dead and the kid safe , she wavered about Jinx too, the kid was just convenient. Cait however as crazy as she was actually making effort a little more, she shot the weapons instead of the kid, she shot VI so she wouldn't kill the kid by shooting Jinx head. it is morally wrong to take a shot like that but she would've succeed and now she gonna go to the deep end and VI knows that it's her fault

[@beetlebob4675]

@@TheNextMe-wd7qk We don't know that she would have succeeded. Probability wise, MAYBE. But I'd never risk a maybe on a kid's life. No one should. Cait made the wrong choice. Vi was right. It's interesting to see narratives where people are willing to sacrifice an innocent for the good of the whole group. It's sad, really, when the audience excuses it.

[@meganmcdonald3333]

Caitlyn lashing out at Vi has got to be one of the hardest moments to watch. She is so caught up in her vengeance that she is hurting the innocent people caught in the crossfire heck she’s pushing away the ONE person who can understand what’s she going through. By the end of it all, she’s playing right into Ambessa’s hands and I am beyond terrified to see where Act 2 takes us

[@majorelle2146]

Fun fact about Lest the cat woman Mel spoke to, she's voiced by and confirmed to be a trans woman! She's really cool.

[@coldfury2652]

If Caitlyn had shot she would have killed the kid those bullets are powerful and the kids head was literally on both sides of jinx’s face first her head was first when she jumped on her then when jinx tries to pull her off it’s on the other side of her head

[@idiosyncrasy7703]

That's what I'm saying. That kid was basically blocking any lethal shot (brain/heart) that Cait could take. Her saying "I won't miss" was just trying to justify that trying to kill Jinx would justify any collateral damage she might cause. It's weird to see people in the comments defending someone who's completely consumed by revenge when the show explicitly tells us that Cait is so angry she's willing to join hands with Ambessa, a noxian warmonger that Mel warns everybody about.

[@Jouliana-z9x]

and if jinx died i would stop watching, she carried this whole crap and Im only here for her lol 😂

[@jki808]

But also I feel like Vi should’ve just picked the kid up and moved her if that’s what they were there to do, but obviously she wasn’t completely on board

[@nicoleabrahao1026]

@@jki808 Yes! I couldn't like your comment enough! Why didn't Vi just pick the girl out of the way? She's strong enough for that! Instead of jumping in front of Caitlyn and holding her gun! Isn't Jinx her objective also? It almost looked like she was relieved she had an excuse to stop Cait from shooting. After all, she was reluctant even before the kid showed up. If it was Sevika stopping Cait from shooting was Vi going to stop Cait? No. It was a kid, but that kid saw no problems pulling the trigger to Vi's face! Not saying she should have killed the child, but that if Vi was really on board of the mission, no matter what or who was the obstacle, she should have just tackled them out of the way.

[@idiosyncrasy7703]

@@nicoleabrahao1026 Regardless of Vi's actual intentions, Caitlyn was still being reckless especially when there's a kid dragged into the fight. She was willing to risk harming both the kid, and a fellow officer (Vi) just to take down Jinx. Did we not see her continue to fire shots despite Vi standing in front of her? If not for the gauntlets, her second shot would've taken out Vi's hand, the kid and then killed Jinx. If she's willing to mow down people just to satisfy her goal, then she's no different than Jinx, the person she's trying to bring to justice. That's the entire point of that scene and the succeeding argument after. Caitlyn had the gall to lump the sisters together, telling Vi that Jinx' blood is in her veins, when in reality Caitlyn is acting more like Jinx than Vi. A bloodthirsty kid who wants nothing more than to get revenge, even at the cost of other people's lives.

[@neogetright7542]

When I saw blackrose and blood magic for the first time, I screamed "Oh shit! It's laBlanc and Vladimir!"

[@tommyprabowo4576]

Yeah Crimson crime and black rose together or Vladimir maybe want kill ambessa

[@dimoraes0902]

I would guess that all of that is being watched by Swain and Le Blanc. Why they would show crows all the time observing.

[@gizunoglunmig0801]

nah its prob Auvrey or someone else doing the actual magic, its not really vlads style and its too lowkey. and if it was leblanc its way too weak unless she was just stupidly lax in the attempt.

[@TheJamieellis]

@@dimoraes0902 Swain uses Ravens, not Crows. Crows are Fiddlesticks.

[@dimoraes0902]

@TheJamieellis and what is those things in arcane? Ravens or crows? They don't look like any to me 😅

[@69quato]

The "windy woman" Jinx is refering to is the patron saint of Zaun (and League champion) named Janna - it's her vault and her depiction on the wall.

[@yourvalentine3726]

AMBESSA!!! Goodness sge is so smart (i love her) truly if she wanted a puppet she would have chosen Salo he is easy but she values strength and Caitlyn proved it when she walked into the council room and took her place something that she was trying to teach Mel in the 1st season ( all her actions are caluclated risk)

[@USful]

I don't think that it's because Ambessa values strength. I think, initially, she wanted to Salo to be the puppet, but (as you said) Caitlyn sort of changed that plan. I think it was at that moment that she realized a few things: 1. Caitlyn had the ability and drive to be a powerful leader (and therefore a threat) 2. Caityln showed greater potential in manipulation because she was doing some VERY strong moves and was very-much driven by revenge (which is easy to manipulate) and 3. by placing the de facto leader of the Enforcers and one of the wealthiest families in Piltover on your side, you effectively make everyone else unify around them and therefore under you control (remember the small scene with Maddie and how much influence the Kiramens have over the Piltover enforcers?). It's by far a very smart move. Does it have risks, given how smart and strong a leader Caitlyn could be? Yes, but given how desperate Ambessa is, this move was the most likely to ensure it would succeed.

[@crimsonghoul8983]

Pay attention to the words she is using in her speech. Also, Salo is more susceptible to corruption than Caitlyn. Ambessa wants the conflict to escalate. Who better than Caitlyn? She has the proper motive. For Salo, it's greed. In Ambessa's eyes, that's a weaker drive.

[@coulsonintahiti]

16:47 Knowing this gemstone's theft resulted in the entirety of Arcane arcs 2 and 3 and so much fan trauma makes it kinda sad to see it just rolling away forgotten here.

[@erwincandelaria5438]

I knew Michael will abstain from saying anything about what might happen to Viktor as he played the game before. The thing with Arcane's story is Riot Games is trying to recreate the old lore but still respecting it. Also, I just want to put one of the Champion's (character) lines in the game about the Black Rose... "The Black Rose shall bloom once more"

[@heyitsmeagain6897]

i mean cait missed the second shot on jinx and just got her finger...so not a perfect shot all the time

[@USful]

To be fair, Jinx is infused with Shimmer, which makes her much faster than most people

[@J1ntu]

And Cait was also dealing with the hextech after effects with the gun so it makes sense she's pretty shaken

[@masonzeo801]

She missed there because she was stumbling after fighting off sevika and jinx was moving. I guarantee you she would not have any chance of missing jinx when she was laying there pinned down. Kid or no

[@heyitsmeagain6897]

​@@USfulJust saying...its Not a 100% save shot. Jinx was ready to die there. Get the Kid Of her and you can still kill her. Also the Kid Put its head right next to Jinx...so Put a hole in Jinx...and you have a hole in the Kid as well

[@heyitsmeagain6897]

​@@masonzeo801you can still kill her without the Kid...knock the Kid Out ..or drag it of ...Vi has to HUGE Superpower gaundlets... Hextech Weapons Buggin...you dont know how the Kid reacts. Also the Kid was pinning Jinx Not Vi anymore. But its Just my thought

[@riaderraoui4862]

Caitlyn wasn't sure of her shot, that's why she said to Vi to go when she was on top of jinx

[@TheNextMe-wd7qk]

that means she had clear shot with VI out of not that she didn't with the kid there.

[@Vladimir_Fedorov27]

Important: it's very obvious from the intro, that the Grey was not only contained, but the mechanism was in place to control it.

[@StarDreamsStudios]

Vi did the right thing. There was no way to know for sure if Caitlyn would have missed that kid. And Caitlyn just honestly pissed me off. Like shes got some nerve to treat Vi like that.

[@agnesedaughter8808]

I'm 100% on Cait's side. She's pissed and wants to kill jinx. She would never have missed the shot. She has a perfect aim. Getting Jinx's finger, the gun from the kid. Vi was just in the way. imo.

[@kaden9tails]

@@agnesedaughter8808getting jinx’s finger was her missing. She had a shot and missed.

[@badcatgames783]

@@agnesedaughter8808 Her shooting Jinx's finger was a miss. Jinx's head was clear and she only got her finger. The gun was on point, that's for sure. But, the kid was "blocking" any shot above Jinx's hips. Her head was on jinx's shoulder, so shooting in the head would kill them both, and hitting Jinx's heart was also not viable from that angle.

[@Thepepsiwoman]

@@agnesedaughter8808She literally missed Jinx like 5 minutes earlier wdym she wouldn’t have missed? 😭 Plus with the kid hugging her Cait would most likely have hit the kid regardless if she hit Jinx or not

[@hadrianhexe9603]

@@agnesedaughter8808 First of all, she did miss. And even if she didn't miss, she'd likely kill a child in the process. The fact you think that being on Cait's side is justified is actually insane considering even Jinx, the person everyone knows is psycho, has a level of regard for children.

[@LPR44]

Loved your interpretation on why Arcane can be a better videogame adaptation than the ones for story-driven games, very well thought out!

[@mjeid4835]

Great explanation at the end from Michael.

[@DynamicSystem]

The turmeric issue was a drought that caused the root to be less vibrant so the farmers colored their product with a lead based paint. The drought ended but the practice continued because people expected the yellow color and it would sell better

[@beckhampang191]

Its Pink because the designer said they made her as contrasting as possible. A strong brawler woman but has the most feminine hair colour, pink.

[@BlobfishMan8490]

4:16 The black rose, Noxas's thousand year old secret organization that used to fully puppet the empire, lead by a faceless witch known as "The pale lady", seemingly everywhere and everyone at once.

[@BlobfishMan8490]

so 29:50 No it is not "Just" the magic, but also the power as well. Ambessa is a powerful women, but even without the witch craft, she is still no match for the Trifarix, or the black rose, in terms of political and military power.

[@TheJamieellis]

She's not a member of the Trifarix. There's Darius, Jericho Swain and a 3rd, hidden member known only as "Guile".

[@BlobfishMan8490]

@@TheJamieellis MB, There's an LOR spell card names Guile with that uses Le-Blonc's statue as the image, so I assumed Guile would be Le-Blonc. I will make corrections.

[@TheJamieellis]

@@BlobfishMan8490 She could turn out to be, but it's not confirmed as of yet.

[@maaars-lc6og]

Damn I really loved your commentary/talk after post-reaction. It was genuinely so interesting!

[@HorrorGeek9]

Can't wait to see what they do with Mel, Ambessa, and the Black Rose.

[@Kanin_dañez]

"The chains are broken... the beast is free." -green wolf-guy powered by Chem-tech

[@TheRandomBits431]

i wonder if these guys will ever react to league of legends cinematic at some point..because it seems they are really interested in the lore...hope they will or someone will guide them through all the cinematics...

[@shannarong3475]

Vi asks Cait to promise not to changed. Unfortunately, what Vi doesn't know or knew but tries not to accept is that Cait has already changed.

[@crimsonghoul8983]

"10:54" Keep in mind the Hexcore was invented by Viktor fairly recently. That could have accelerated the process.

[@wiktorrogala4975]

The way NO one is mentioning the DAMN JINX VS vi fight… HELLO. Can we talk about it!!!! 😢 It felt like a sister fight rather than a killer fight. They both held back! If you pause and see them fighting in the background scenes. They’re literally sibling fighting.🤣 Like if I was Cait and fighting with Sevika and looked over to see Vi and Jinx almost play fight. I would be SEEETHING. 🤣 you see me? Dictator villain arc. That would’ve been my 13th 🤣

[@dave-000]

Cait and Vi had their first kiss and broke up a second time in the same episode 😭. IT HURTS! Also, their fight against Jinx and Sevika went so hard.

[@sionetonga3801]

After watching so many reaction videos. I realise that Ambessa chose Caitlyn because it was Mels idea. Remember in Mel flashback in S1 she spoke about choosing a figure head that can be easiky manipulated.

[@killmonger5097]

Caitlyn is my favorite and the best character on this show I can’t wait to see what she does this season

[@Zibi21]

war crimes

[@delianaxoxo]

@@Zibi21So excited

[@aldrensiscar3988]

ACAB

[@rsmcleary]

“She wasn’t going to miss she has the perfect shot” but you have to realize that Caitlyn can have the perfect shot and never miss, all it takes is isha(the kid) to move her head one inch to the side for her head to align with Jinx’s and to get shot. Caitlyn shooting at Jinx was going to risk isha’s life no matter what. Vi had the right idea to stop her

[@rsmcleary]

Also “her mom died” is not an excuse for war crimes. Imagine all the children of the underground who lost their parents to Piltover and years of oppression. But Caitlyn has the privilege to do something about her mom and makes it everyone’s problem.

[@KatieFirestorm]

It never crossed my mind at first, that Mel's mother set up the attack on the memorial, but it just made sense. All that, to get Caitlyn under her arms. Ready for Emo-Vi in Act 2. I just have to wait way too long for it :(

[@layniebear1237]

love the reaction ^.^ absolutely onto the next!~

[@GabrielleBallenger]

I'm sorry but Vi has done everything to help Cait only to be told she has "bad blood". Vi joined the enforcers for Cait, the people who murdered her parents and had a hand in Vander's fate. How do you think Cait would have reacted if Vi asked her to go fight for the underground or Jinx. Cait's anger is blinding her here, she only cares about 1 thing, killing Jinx. She's so set in her revenge that she's out here committing war crimes and tearing the underworld apart to find Jinx. I am so excited but also so worried about Cait's fascism arc.

[@DarthRayj]

Very good points. Cait isn't listening to or caring about how difficult any of this has been on Vi, and in fact is explicitly undercutting everything Vi's done to try and help Cait get to Jinx. Imagine if Vi had asked Cait to join the undercity and follow her on a mission to capture or kill Jayce, to halt the production of Hextech for good? Do you think Cait would have agreed? Caitlyn is no longer acting out of her desire to understand and see the truth, she's seeing what she wants to see and ignoring or attacking anything that isn't fueling her desire for vengeance.

[@cooksad]

Dang I knew that the mom was behind all that stuff that was happening with the attacks. She seemed like the type of character that would do that to get what she wants. This just keeps getting better and better. Enjoyed the reaction 👍👍✌ out.

[@thediplomat1124]

When it was pre ventilation system, the Zaunites got mostly aoccustomed to it. So is a neat detail is that you'll notice older Zaunites don't cough as much or seem as effected.

[@datguy3581]

Ambessa (Mel's mom) didn't plan out everything. She took advantage of opportunities given to her. The Council being bombed was not part of the plan. But she used it to get in a good position with that one Councilor. The attack on the memorial was her plan but she used people from Zaun who already wanted to kill the Council and were likely planning retaliation to do it. She saw that Caitlyn was eager to act aggressively and that's when she switched sides from that one councilor to Caitlyn. The coup was planned. But not everything leading up to the coup was planned. The gas attack by Jinx was coincidental but gave Ambessa another opportunity to use people's anger for her own ends.

[@JuniorYTrinidad]

About what they said about episode 3 compared to episode 3 of season 1. I don't think we should view it as episode 3 of act 1 of season 2. I think it should be viewed as episode 3 of act 4 of of one overall show.

[@semajbrown259]

21:25 I’m pretty sure cait hitting jinx finger was her missing tho. Cait had a solid shot on jinx there, and Vi told her to take the shot if she has it. I don’t see a reason to intentionally hit her finger. Not like jinx had a weapon in her hand

[@chance757]

plus the weapon was freaking out from whatever jace, heimerdinger, and ekko were doing

[@xbigcity367]

Warwick my favorite character and He ain’t even alive and finished yet

[@jjstarrprod]

Fascinating explanation about the difference between adaptations of novels into movies, and narrative games into movies/series. I feel like Arcane is doing to LOL the game what the 80's cartoons were to the Hasbro-era toys (Transformers, GI-Joe, Thundercats, Silverhawk, etc) : A very elaborate ad for the game/toys that has accidentally (or not) completely surpassed the source material.

[@SeanBoyce-gp]

Fun reaction and discussion. A tiny bit of pedantry that super doesn't matter: --Deuce ex machina-- Day-oose or dee-oose ex machina. Deus is Latin, like the word deity, for god. It has two common pronunciations, with a long e long a sound.

[@jalcome4201]

Wow never thought if it that way but he makes a good point. The kiramens are prob the only family that can birth a true peacekeeper, given how everything theyve done is to actually jsut help ppl

[@TheBetoMan]

Eyyyy, it was actually my first thought too bro lol the black spot 😂 4:35

[@The_Black_Roninn]

I love the parallels of this episode and the 3rd episode of S1. Also Caitlyn’s path for revenge is reminding me a lot of black panther in civil war.

[@aptx-ew8gq]

been waiting for this honestly

[@subi7486]

dude on the right is good at explaining stuff very cool

[@amayyaduvanshi2706]

Right! He goes so indepth

[@taydestiny38]

Agreed

[@chastiefol4296]

THE PINK ON THE RIGHT IS SOOO LEAGUE LORE LIKE HOLYYY

[@chastiefol4296]

34:30 it aint, a spoiler guys?

[@Loey1309]

Risking killing a innocent kid just because your mother died doesn't make it a justification to kill your morals and ethics like that

[@christopherwyatt9754]

18:09 she had a clear headshot but missed ether due to injury or clouded emotion. 19:17 Uh ya Vi's right there is no clean kill shot without harming a child. ya I know Vi could have just pulled Isha off of Jinx but that would just make Isha a Jinx 2.0, Plus wasn't the mission to "Arrest Jinx, Dismantle Shimmer, an Arrest any still loyal to Silco?" killing Jinx was more of a if we cant bring her in then kill her.

[@DarthRayj]

That was the *stated* mission. I don't think Cait has ever had any intention of bringing her in alive, we saw her fantasizing about killing her back in the first episode. And she's only gotten more frustrated and more driven since then.

[@BGTitanAvatar]

They really gave my girl the Dictator Cape(TM). Damn. And I'm sure there's no parallel being made to the third episode of season 1 with someone lashing out and knocking the other to the ground, having a brief moment of regret before the first person walks away from the other and leaves them crying on their knees. Nope. I'm sure that's all just one big coincidence. I'm the writers of this show would never do something so evil. Salo really made sure that he never got control of Ambessa's army when he mentioned how powerful the Kirammans were. So looking forward to Ambessa weaponizing Cait's anger and grief by turning her into the wolf she always wanted Mel to be. She really looked at Cait's mom dying and said "free real estate." No but seriously, I'm so excited for Caitlyn's downward spiral. My favorite thing about Cait in the first season was her compassion and ability to empathize. Now, I'm very interested to see what she can hold onto, and what it'll take to get her to start clawing her way back up.

[@silkypnub]

Dude the stuff going on in Noxus with the Black Rose and Swain coming to power makes these squabbles in Piltover/Zaun seem small lol

[@beckhampang191]

When Jayce had the afterimages appear that reminded me of Jojo Bizzare Adventure and Diavolo's death scene.

[@RedRiot914]

“You were there, let me forget”

[@cl1cka]

So the Black Rose got introduce with leader LeBlanc - 1000 years old incredibly powerful mage, that even the Black Rose don't know is the leader :) She is everywhere all at once through her agents/clones and can take possession of them. Has infiltrated most of the governments and was there when Noxus was first founded and has been manipulating events for centuries.

[@アキコ2003]

21:24 im glad you get caitlyn is completely justified in feeling helpless, angry and betrayed when vi stopped her twice from getting jinx, even after she said she would help her and that her sister was gone. Stopping your girlfriend from getting revenge for her mother will obviously make her feel angry, sad and betrayed.

[@CapitanDePlai]

Well Cait broke the promise first by saying she will never change into evil. So they kinda on the same level of distrust.

[@アキコ2003]

@CapitanDePlai evil? Yeaaaa she isnt evil, and neithter is vi. Nobody is bringing evil into this because that is not the case at all 😅

[@LadyDoomsinger]

@@アキコ2003 Poor word choice, I think. Caitlyn changed. And not for the better, I think was the point.

[@アキコ2003]

@@LadyDoomsinger both vi and powder changed after the death of their family, so did cait. It happens to everyone who loses a loved one. Especially when the cause is murder, believe me.

[@LadyDoomsinger]

@@アキコ2003 Yeah, I'm not arguing on that. Just pointing out, that Vi was worried that Caitlyn would change, and it is what happened.

[@Frandahab]

I disagree that Cait couldn't have missed. I think she just didn't care. Cait wouldn't have missed if she was calm, and stable, she is anything but right now. She missed Jinx's head when she shot her finger, and she's clearly rattled in that situation. She would've killed the kid along with Jinx and she didn't care, Vi stopping her was the right call.

[@duliskert576]

ambessa medarda planned the atack on cait mom memorial making cait angrier towards zaun

[@mhel8757]

the glorious evolution is here

[@GikePeterson]

I wonder what Abessa looking for in Piltover? And what did she steal from the Black Rose? Many say she wants more Hextec weapons. But then what was the point of organizing an assassination attempt on Jace, since he's the only one who can make weapons?

[@batknightchannel8169]

That purple cat lady reminds me of Ahari from LoL kda band. I would love to her in one of the next episodes someway.

[@JeffreysFamily]

the black rose thing reminds me of GOT with the lady with black magic

[@bigd4998]

Yes Jaby’s hair in pink!! Can’t wait for the next 3 episodes! Want to know more about Mel’s mom secret

[@noteasybeingweezy]

25:05 "Wha..what is she doing. Oh shit, that's from Fear, dude. That's Marky Mark."

[@jpanan4225]

2 important characters you should know about who weren't present physically but were there 1- The statue in the underworld you can see in the grey air vent, random people of Zaun praying, and Jinx trap scene,,, that's Jana an ancient and mysterious wind spirit who was praised by both piltover and Zaun's people but now only Zaun. 2- The blood magic scene with Ambessa and Mel was actually Black Rose. The Black Rose is a secretive cabal, very powerful led by the Noxian aristocracy especially "Leblanc". Leblanc is an ancient(thousand years old) powerful witch, dominating and brain-controlling people all around the Runeterra (their world). And Amara isn't the witch she was corrupted by Leblanc.

[@phongphan7917]

29:38 Build a lot of magic resist items, otherwise you will be oneshot by Leblanc 😂😂😂

[@TheRyssaRave]

I find it interesting and such a cool call back that in s1 Ambessa speaking to Jace, she speaks of a General who was killed by essentially listening to the whispers of everyone around him and in that scene she does not whisper in his ear, she speaks at her regular volume, but to Caitlin she whispers in her ear.

[@Persephone_Personified]

If Jaby isn’t cosplaying Vi for ep 4 I’m gonna cry for 2 days. Don’t let us down my guy. The people demand all that adorable weirdness. (Can Miss Achara don the blue locks as Miss Jinx..? Totes not at all the girl of my dreams dressed as the girl of my dreams... nope. not at all...😁) ♥️

[@porkadobo2444]

What a twist! Ambessa Medarda to use Cait's anger and vengeance. Its very unpredictable even I, a League of Legends player didn't predict it. I thought Ambessa will be the one to lead.

[@crimsonghoul8983]

Ambessa can't risk herself by taking center stage in front of Piltover. She needed a spearhead. Caitlyn was the perfect candidate.

[@idiosyncrasy7703]

​@@crimsonghoul8983 and she needed someone who the people already trust. She showed herself to be reliable but I doubt piltover would just roll over just because she ordered a martial law. People would be less accepting if she's the one making the shots. Caitlyn on the other hand is from a well-known house, and the people still have empathy for her because of her mother's death. Using her as a puppet leader is such a good move from Ambessa.