Arcane 2x8 Reaction | Killing is a Cycle

[@harryballsak1123]

Cait and Vi weren't going to get caught. Cait is still in charge. She sent all the guards away to the Hexgates because she knew Vi would try to break Jinx out. Cait says "You think I need ALL the gauds at the Hexgates? Sorry to say you've become a bit predictable" So there should be NO ONE down there to catch then in the act. Any guards that show up will be disobeying the orders of the dictator. Also if someone did come, so what, Cait is still dictator. Who is going to lock the dictator in a cell?

[@jacquelinedimattia774]

"There's no good version of me." Damn , that hits hard especially after the last episode.

[@ud2278]

13:40, I hope you understood WHY Vi suddenly was overwhelmed with emotions right here (which led to the you know what scene). "You really think I needed all the guards at the Hexgates" - Caitlyn proved Vi’s fear of “losing everyone because she chooses wrong” to be unfounded then and there. Caitlyn deliberately let Jinx go by removing the guards and allowed Vi to break her out (gave Vi the opportunity to make the decision), showing that she values Vi more than her anger or desire for revenge against Jinx. Caitlyn understood that Vi will always choose her sister but chose to stand by her regardless. And for the first time, Vi chose herself after Jinx reassured her that she deserves to be happy with Caitlyn. Vi’s entire life has been defined by her inability to let go of those she loves. She’s a protector who loves deeply, and that quality somehow brings her misery over and over. Losing Isha made Jinx realize that she has to be the one to let go, because Vi never will. She explicitly says to Vi, "You’re never going to give up on me, are you?". And the last thing Jinx says to Vi is that she doesn’t have to feel guilty about choosing happiness, happiness with Cait. This is the first time Vi chooses what makes her happy. This was also a complete parallel to their first meeting in Season 1 Episode 4 (and 5), the opening shots are exact SAME. It was a full-circle moment for those two characters. They started on opposite sides, meeting in a jail cell (with Caitlyn both literally and metaphorically crossing the red line in S1). Then, they deepened their relationship in another jail cell. I think that was beautiful.

[@DavidGowers]

I could be mis-remembering, but I don't think Jayce actually put Viktor into the Hextech, I think the Hexcore 'grabbed onto' Viktor and Jayce was unable (maybe didn't fight hard enough?) to stop it from attaching to him? I'm absolutely down to be corrected on that though lol. Either way, I kinda think he isn't fully to blame even if he does bear some blame for Viktor's condition now. And yes, Vander is Dead dead now. Big D dead. Whatever 'the process' is that Viktor was talking about burned what was left of Vander out of Warwick.