Arcane's Highest Rated Episode is Embarrassingly Bad | EFAP Highlight

[@kingragnarok7302]

Imagine that instead of Isha, the one who gets the sacrifice scene is that one dude at the door from Viktor's cult. The music swells and we are shown small flashbacks of him actually being a great friend of Vi and Jinx before dying. People would hate it, and yet, I know more about that dude than I know about Isha.

[@xentiment6581]

Cant have it as viktors death makes all of them turn into writters of this season. Brainless.

[@kingragnarok7302]

@@xentiment6581 Dang it, my plan foiled.

[@Mate397]

If it wasn't for the subtitles we wouldn't even know who Isha was.

[@sognurT]

That's a good idea. Especially with these hacks obsession with parallels.

[@thunderlighting2006]

Remember everyone they FIRED the entire writing department leaving only the 2 main writers

[@harbl99]

Huh. They appear to have thrown out the baby but kept the bathwater. How...unfortunate.

[@Christian-gr3gu]

WOW no wonder it was shit

[@nemo160]

@@thunderlighting2006 'scuse me?

[@thunderlighting2006]

@@nemo160 yup it was confirmed in an interview If i could post a link i would but you can look it up

[@pauloalex4899]

They learned from Lost.

[@PigeonEfficient]

I never understood Isha's death. She sacrifices herself to kill the guy both Vi and Jinx have bent over backwards to save in an attempt to "protect" Jinx; however, Jinx would be incinerated by the explosion if she was anywhere near Warwick. Additionally, Warwick was getting some sizeable CS off of the Noxians and probably could have gotten enough gold to buy his items to tower dive Ambessa but a child wanted to int both of them and nearly throw the game.

[@arnold-t4p]

That was my first thought too. I was like WTF weren't you trying to save him???

[@subterranea9095]

don't forget: she shot a GUN and that gun is therefore not a gun, but a suicide bomb that nobody will question due to plot.

[@giulizpaviz6381]

Remember when Milo and Claggor death was a big deal in season 1 and not just for moving the plot? Remember how Jinx felt guilt on being the cause of their death?

[@Kantorek17]

Yeah what a strange times! It's almost like writers actually knew what they're doing and actually wanted to tell genuinely good story 😦 What a strange times those were...

[@djdeadbeat4380]

This episode made me want to cry. Not because I thought it was brilliant and emotional, but because I knew it would undeservedly be praised more than the fantastic writing of season 1.

[@felixjohnson3874]

Of all the words I'd use to describe S1, "fantastic writing" would not be among them. That show blindly stumbled into plot lines that superficially seemed vaguely compellingbut the second you actually analyze what happened they fall apart.

[@StudioTradimento2]

@@felixjohnson3874explain yourself

[@felixjohnson3874]

@chips5840 Ok, lets just hit two of the biggest, most important events in the entire show and see how they're fundamentally broken, one inciting incident and one climax. 1 : the entire emotional crux of the show is built on a child blowing up a gas station killing half a dozen people because she duct taped 6 kg of TNT to an RC car when like a week ago she saw 1kg of TNT blow up a building, then being pouty when she gets yelled at for it. "Gentle parenting" is off the table once you commit an act of terror. What they were *_trying_* to do is have a tragic origin where Powder gets blamed for a honest mistake, or even nothing at all. They didn't write that. They wrote her genuinely fucking up, *_REALLY_* bad, in a way she absolutely knew not to. They should have had her blow open the wall with only one crystal, showing actual skill with explosives and improvisational thinking, BUUUT the drug is explosive and she unknowingly caused a chain reaction. THEN it would be a tragedy for her, since she did everything right but is still blamed by Vy, but Vy is also rightfully mad. What they actually wrote was a child getting angry at being yelled at after commiting an act of terror. 2 : mr science limp accidentally invents a technology which magically gives him space age techno bionics, saves his life, and does it all painlessly in a matter of seconds. But, y'know, some random lady scientist that never got named died because she didn't practice basic lab safety and was there after hours so y'know mr hamster was definitely right the whole time and the technology is evil. Yeah fuckin no. One dude dying because he ate uranium doesn't make nuclear reactors any less safe. Shady Durags made a video on mr hamster wizard and even HE said "yeah he was right be pure luck". That wouldn't be good writing to begin with, but here's the thing, HE ISN'T EVEN RIGHT! You know what happened? Y'know how Sam and Bucky hate Captain America and Battlestar for no reason? Then, way later in the show Captain America kills someone with the shield and the show plays it like "OOH, OOH, SEE?! THEY WERE RIGHT, HE WAS A BADMUN!"? Except, no, Walker never did anything wrong? Yeah. That. The ENTIRE SHOW is building up how evil and dangerous the tech is, meanwhile it only helps people and the one climactic "uh oh, they were right!" moment is when one scientist dies in a lab experiment gone wrong due to poor lab safety. If I can make 1:1 writing comparisons between your show and FatWS, it's bad.

[@tsusmildrides4937]

​@@felixjohnson3874 >Technologies being discovered through luck is bad writing Somebody better tell God, because when he had an Iltian man accidentally create nuclear fission while trying to make a new element that was a bad writing.

[@MrNickPresley]

@@felixjohnson3874 Well, damn. That's a good point. My memory of Arcane is somewhat spotty, but yeah. I never really did get what they wanted me to feel about Powder and all. It totally was her fault her friends died, and Vi was absolutely justified for being mad about it. Either this was an object lesson in why only adults should handle explosives, or why that particular plot point doesn't work. I interpreted that scene with Viktor differently. It was my understanding that Hemmerdonger had seen that kind of tech before, and was given such a negative impression of it by all the destruction it caused that he thought that no good could ever come from it. Hence, he was against any further study of it. And, I will disagree that he was wrong, considering what happened to Viktor. Remember, that weird core thingy he made was not only unstable and highly volatile, _it was talking to him_ - or at least he thought so. It did help him, yes, but you're overlooking that it killed someone else to do it.

[@mmus13898]

The tired, wannabe edgy bullshit of “oh you think they’re happy now? SURPRISE! It’s all ruined and now you’re sad” got old REALLY fast. It became very predictable by the 3rd episode

[@DiZtheJedi]

It reminds me of the seasons of Supernatural after season five, when the constant fighting between Sam and Dean became unbearable.

[@nont18411]

You just described an unfinished tale known as A Song of Ice and Fire

[@mittag983]

​@@nont18411And this type of writing has gotten old since asoiaf.

[@nemo160]

"It's a little crude, i'll admit, the base writing necessary for money." -Silco Baggins

[@erikroman1880]

The worse part is silco would've done a better job at writing the show the official writers

[@Liberty_or_Ded]

SILCO BAGGINS

[@wangusbeef86]

God I miss that man

[@Arko777777]

43:30 Theo is 100% on point. When you think about it, Isha wasted her life for nothing because she was groomed by an mentally unstable terrorist. And people clap to this because "I felt something good, when an emotionally manipulate music montage showed up".

[@MillenniumEarl014]

Isha was just there to give Jinx and the audience something to cry about lol

[@errwhattheflip]

This is 100% incorrect. Jinx actively tried to keep her out of it lol. Isha's the one who thought Jinx was a hero because that's all she could see. She can't hear properly so she doesn't know or care about what others say about Jinx and the narratives surrounding her character. This is such a blatant mischaracterization it's insane.

[@errwhattheflip]

@@MillenniumEarl014 No, please don't go near tv again if you actually think this

[@Arko777777]

@@errwhattheflip Nah, she didn't try to keep Isha out of harm's way later. You would think that after the whole prison adventure she would tell Isha to stay out of her way or something (if she supposedly cared about her this much), but she lets her hang around while hunting for a hulking cyber-wolf that can shred people to pieces in a tunnel, where you can't even hide from it.

[@errwhattheflip]

@@Arko777777 YES SHE DID. Did you not remember the entire period of time before the prison shit where Jinx basically didn't want to go out and keep doing her terrorist shit. Isha was sneaking out to do it behind Jinx's back. Again, you're completely misreading the show if you're trying to argue she was groomed into danger by Jinx lol. Didn't they literally take Isha and the rest to a fucking paradise place where nobody suffers and shit? Why wouldn't she take her? Hell, why would she make Isha stay home alone where she'd probably fuck something up instead of keeping her with her? Like bro what is this 😭 She already knew Vander could recognize her and somewhat control his violent impulses, so it wasn't blindly into danger either lol.

[@HectorLopez0217]

Jinx: Are you the cult? Viktor: No we are a commu- Jinx: This is the cult

[@dylansepper]

You stole that from King of the Hill, and I am proud to recognize it.

[@GBDupree]

@@dylansepper Such a classic episode!

[@mattblaster2378]

I made that same joke. It’s so fun getting to that scene and making that reference

[@miep3934]

Season 2 may not have given us a lot of worth, but at least we got the six-sided triangle, Ambessa the CEO of racism, and the goontomb out of it...why yes, I am coping...

[@cti23gy46]

I wonder what beautiful memes the last episodes have in store for us

[@angrynapolean3820]

Hey! How dare you forget that the writers did another Wonder Woman 1984 and had AU Ekko kiss another version of Powder using someone else's body!

[@lordofthepizzapie9319]

Don't forget Ambessa's obsession with incinerating goat people.

[@dire213]

you forgot smeechtus and the anti-Heimerdinger bomb

[@xentiment6581]

@@miep3934 ambessa, the progenitor of the non-eucledian geometry

[@rebellionisbuiltonhope]

This season left me wondering, did they kidnap the writers of the first one? Will no one pay the ransom?

[@pauloalex4899]

They fired them. Yikes.

[@KineticSymphony]

@@pauloalex4899 But why...?

[@jamescannon7935]

​​​@@KineticSymphony don't you know? So we could have writers who only care about farting bykes getting it on instead of a good story. P.S. replace the B in bykes with a D.

[@jamescannon7935]

​@@KineticSymphonydon't you know? So we could have writers who only care about farting bikes getting it on instead of a good story. P.S. replace the B in bikes with a D.

[@nont18411]

Not only did nobody ever mention Isha afterward, Isha’s suicide also fail to kill Warwick. I’m not saying that Endgame is a good movie in anyway shape or form, but at least Natasha and Tony’s suicide in that movie was productive. Isha just died for nothing.

[@tsusmildrides4937]

I mean sometimes people sacrifice themselves and fail to accomplish anything at all, they die all their efforts having been in vain so long as the story is aware of what it is writing and treats it properly it should be fine.

[@blacktigerpaw1]

By extension, Jayce and Viktor died for nothing, too. Hextech still exists and can still be weaponized. They just ended a time loop that may still exist in other AUs because of mage Viktor. It's all so stupid.

[@__-gf3zn]

Also, I find it funny how in the frame after, warwick teleports further away from jinx that would lead the viewer to believe that jinx would be able to quickly escape thanks to the purple juice. Anyhow, isha still just decides to kill herself for no reason regardless

[@subterranea9095]

i mean she shot a GUN. not a suicide bomb. but apparently everybody agrees she ran up to suicide explosion bomb... with the GUN. and yeah. so lame.

[@tomjames9681]

I wish the writers opted in for a system like the game LoL, and just chose to surrender after season 1. Instead they chose to proverbially throw in mid lane.

[@a_rat_named_mouse]

If only Warwick and Jace played a better laning phase... Warwick in particular really dropped the ball, and we all know how important a good Jungler is.

[@madspice1663]

@@a_rat_named_mouse Graves such an op jungler i think he stealthily character assassinated Warwick off screen at his red camp.

[@mistycampaign9344]

I wanna see a compilation of the Efap crew simping over Rictus.

[@Wacky_clown]

The disappointment I was left with after finishing the second season of Arcane was un-fucking-measurable. I can't recall being this let down by such a promising show. This one stung

[@justinrodriguez5957]

"This child has been inspired by Jinx to kill herself." PFFFFFFFT🤣

[@predatorasap5040]

Rip Rictus you were too based for season 2 you will be missed

[@LeylaSKDR]

"Arcane's Highest Rated Episode is Embarrassingly Bad " =I'm ashamed of the fandom at this point.

[@gutsonthemic5261]

It's like when the Diamonds landed on earth all over again in steven universe.

[@casketbase7750]

There are three episodes after this one. Can you guess how many times Isha is mentioned? *Zero.* She apparently exploded herself out of every other character's memory. Jinx included.

[@nont18411]

Also Isha failed to kill Warwick, which made her even more useless to the story.

[@oinkleberry]

Jinx turned herself in to Cait and tried to commit suicide because Isha died, so no Jinx did not forget. Everyone else did, however.

[@EnsignRedshirtRicky]

Convenience in writing should only be allowed sparingly. When your entire plot is crafted from it, the story disintegrates under any scrutiny. At least it serves as an IQ test analog to see who is capable of paying attention and who just wanted their Emotions to be Tippled.

[@uneterostardust8233]

TIPPLES!

[@mattd5240]

Arcane does not touch my tipples.​@@uneterostardust8233

[@cbmcpecentral]

“This child has been inspired by Jinx to kill herself” got me rolling

[@hunorszekely1171]

🎶They're Rictus and Smeech Yes, Rictus and Smeech One is from Noxus The other's a snitch. They're arcane's last hope Whose writing's not poor. They're vicious They're Rictus and Smeech, Smeech, Smeech, Smeech, Smeech, Smeech, Smeech, Smeech, Smeech🎶

[@PirateKingBoros]

What beat is this set to?

[@Lundarian1]

@@PirateKingBoros Sounds like "Pinky and the Brain" to me

[@hunorszekely1171]

@@Lundarian1 Yup

[@espi371]

NARF

[@wilder11]

"Ever wonder what it's like to simp? Story of opposites. There's peace in simping, like it's holding you, whispering in low tones to let it in. And every problem in the world will fade away." **EFAP TISMS** "But then, there's this thing... in your head, and it's raging, lighting every nerve with madness to fight, to be objective. And all the while this question lingers before you: "Have you had enough?" It's funny. You could pass a lifetime without ever facing a choice like that. But it changes you forever. For that I thank you... EFAP."

[@vslv5006]

Where was this monologue from?

[@wilder11]

@@vslv5006 LOL if you have to ask...

[@NeverDry999]

@@vslv5006 Arcane Season 1, it's Silco when he's submerged underwater.

[@vslv5006]

@@NeverDry999 I didn’t re watch season 1 lol

[@vslv5006]

@@wilder11 I forgot that arcane had such good monologues

[@charlesruteal9062]

Baby Grogu giving herself the LowTierGod treatment is the only joy in my life. Well, besides the Heimerdinger-exploder machine.

[@Lauren007E]

I just cannot for the life of me understand why they were so opposed to making clear Villians villianous. Jinx should have been a violent and deranged terrorist, using Zaun's struggles and her father's fight as an excuse to bring death and disaster. Leading to her sister feeling like gasing all of Zaun to find her was the better option. Viktor too, a man who's body has failed him and who always showed a reckless ambition that was 100% willing to break the rules as long as he felt he was right. He had the markings of a villian that could be read as heroic in small doses. After becoming one with the research he'd spent his life creating gives him a new lease on life (while his friend who he picked up from the gutter turned on their mission and against his people) returns to help the people pf Zaun. Because the Hextec parasite in his mind convinced him to spread it. It's only making the world a better place after all.

[@a.r.h9919]

@@Lauren007E post modern millennial writer motto: "Everything is gray, nothing can be made by pure intentions of being vile or enjoying, it needs sympathy in the making"

[@tanner201x8]

Don’t let this stop you from the fact that EFAP still hasn’t uploaded a Kung Fu Panda 2 EFAP movies

[@ArcticWolf00Alpha0]

Did they do KFP1?

[@tevindaniels3742]

Can't wait for the final arcane breakdown and what kind of comments mauler found about the arcane show director.

[@nhagan001]

Saturday cannot come fast enough.

[@blacktigerpaw1]

Oh man Twitter was more focused on him saying Jayce and Viktor weren't gay rather than the bad plot.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@blacktigerpaw1 He's right. Even the two head writers confirmed Jayce and Viktor aren't romantically involved.

[@lmahu6627]

@@TheStraightestWhitest I can't believe we've come to the point where we have to explain to the fujoshis that male relationships aren't gay.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@lmahu6627 Yeah people still try to pretend Frodo and Sam are gay, so there's no hope.

[@ChadKakashi]

I specifically waited on this show because people said first season was great. What a shame. I’ll still probably watch it. At least the first season.

[@albertocruzado2899]

S1 works well enough of a self-contained tragedy of lost people failing to be better despite their attempts to fight against the gravity of their circumstances. Which its particularly beautiful seeing how the series itself failed to escape its own curcunstances.

[@xdarkxskullzx]

Formulate your own opinion. Don’t let the words of other people impact your judgement.

[@theaverageDon]

Not gonna lie, I quit watching after the council room got invaded, somehow, without anyone seeing the huge blimp in the sky or sneaking in. That whole scene reminded me of the "wedding" attack in Fallout and why I had already started not liking the show

[@NoPantsBaby]

Fringy's goontomb is where the goo is made.

[@hariman7727]

Warwick... what did they do to you?! That's a HIDEOUS redesign of an otherwise well made evil character. This show is obviously a hot mess that needed multiple more seasons AND several script rewrites.

[@blacktigerpaw1]

S2 was so expensive because of script delays and rewrites lmao

[@hariman7727]

@blacktigerpaw1 they needed more and better if that is the case.

[@lusasedoux479]

What a massively dissatisfying and pathetic waste of art and time. Season 2 is bad without reason, the writers have been replaced and we know this now, and for what? For this non canon BS? SO Sick of this ruination.

[@falaramal3979]

i loved the first season. i couldn't even make it 20 minutes into the first episode of the second season

[@The_Truth_Logic]

I've the suspicion these current writers are not responsible for Season 1. Mind you, it was written long before now. This being written in the time of low quality admittedly could've foreshadowed this result.

[@dylansepper]

I wish I could find the supposed interview, but from what I heard from others, the two lead writers apparently admitted that they were the only ones left from season 1, and that every other writer was canned. If true, it is unfortunately sounding like a Dan and Dave (I think those are their names?) situation from Game of Thrones: Season 8. Doubley so based on the fact that they are trying to push for a bunch of shows based in the LoL universe with various characters from the game and this show trying to be featured. Almost just like what happened to GoT with Season 8.

[@enigmaticchickenmcnobody]

@@dylansepper I got you fam. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJjTiH2iZrOoiqc @1:30:36 onward Confirmation that they fired most of the writers from season 1 during the Kung Flu and then the animation studio helped write the script. It explains all the music videos.

[@oscarborjajr1176]

I think the reason many people like arcane season 2 is because for numerous reasons. One is that people tricking themselves into thinking it amazing as the first one even though it wasn't. Number 2 is the visual as because people love the fight scenes and the animation and the colors where ignoring the story and how it makes sense. ( I was sorta like that when I watch sword art online even though the story isn't good the visuals and the osts is really good). But that like the last jedi whete visual it looks alright however story rise is beyond dumb and stupid. The other reason is the "theme" and how people feel about it and think it amazing and make sense when in reality it doesn't and instead just insult your time and intelligence and also you as a fan. I know that feeling( looking especially at you rwby especially vol 9. I never forgive them for forcing my favorite character to be a lesbian and in a abusive relationship that never make sense or have the main character off herself and no one care. Which is not getting a continuation) or with doctor who and recons. The other reasons from what I seen is from Twitter is the progressive liking it because there are characters who are lgbt I seen alot of stuff like that on Twitter and idiots screaming and giggling for lgbt stuff and people "claiming" it the greatest thing ever since the wheel. Even though that shouldn't be important and from what I heard I could be wrong apparently the main character wasn't supposed to be a lesbian but they later changed that. Also funny note in china version they censored it which alot of progressive were very angry about it and outrage. But from what I seen now is that more and more people are falling out of love with arcane and realize that it not a good show. Which I sadly knew the show was gonna be bad when I heard it ending in the 2 season which is ashame and my hearts go out to people who are fans of arcane. And now it joined with the many shows and movies properties that are now destroyed

[@giulizpaviz6381]

I have a friend who's lgbt and she doesn't even care if a show or movie is bad as long it has REPRESENTATION. My only question is "are you really happy that the majority of media that have representation are bad stuff"

[@dylansepper]

​@giulizpaviz6381 I would be interested in hearing what your friend has to say about how all their "favorite" things get crapped on well after the fact, and what they have to say about them now.

[@giulizpaviz6381]

@@dylansepper she's a consoomer, soooo...

[@MrWilson812]

My main problem with S2 is that they actually turned Vi and Caitlin into a couple. A big part of the conflict between jinx and Caitlin is that jinx felt like she was being replaced as a sister. Once the relationship became romantic that dynamic just went out of the window.

[@PirateKingBoros]

Not to mention they filled their relationship with a bunch of toxic lesbian stereotypes and nobody seems to care. 💀

[@ArcticWolf00Alpha0]

Also, the fact that the writers had Vi and Caitlyn "Do it" in a prison cell right after Jinx told Vi she was "ending the cycle" indicating that she was going to off herself is just some of the most insane fanfic level crap I have ever seen. Like seriously, the showrunners talked on and on about how they had to crunch in several seasons of story into one season and had to rush a lot of stuff, BUT they had to make sure the lesbian love scene STAYED.... 🤮

[@Snowie7826]

They ARE a couple. That's literally part of their lore in the game.

[@MrWilson812]

@Snowie7826 No they weren't. They were just partners until Arcane came, then they were turned into a couple. Even in Arcane them being a couple comes at the expense of its own story.

[@Snowie7826]

@@MrWilson812 That's just untrue. It's false. I don't even play League and I know that. When S1 was first announced, people were buzzing about getting to see the full story of their relationship. It was confirmed long ago.

[@chriscross8547]

this is the highest rated episode? Not the Spiderverse episode?

[@Kantorek17]

Funnily enough it is, which kinda says a lot about the modern days audience tastes 💀

[@cambrasher3875]

Tbh, I dislike when we criticize “editing tricks.” Sometimes they’re sloppy and don’t make sense. But visual media is like a magic trick, and you want to be fooled. If it works well enough if you don’t break it down frame by frame, then I think we should let it go.

[@gathenhielm9977]

Is it too much to ask for to want good things to stay good? Apparently it is.

[@MideXIII]

You’re miserable

[@IamMullet]

The entire state of Arcane season 2 has me lamenting Andor season 2

[@SirCunningham-m5y]

I am now very worried for Andor Season 2 and Stranger Things Season 5.

[@Gloomy_Knight-dw5pm]

@@SirCunningham-m5y Stranger Things already went off the rails in season 2, just like Arcane season 2.

[@tomonelch8705]

You guys may not have liked season 2 but I heard Leslye Headland LOVED all the strong female characters and lesbian themes

[@oscarborjajr1176]

Is that true ? And if so Of course she did. What a surprise that girl personality is that she is a lesbian and a woman. That her first idea with the acolyte and it was a huge failure

[@fenris5932]

Those aren't themes, that's just lesbian sex!

[@madspice1663]

hilarious how the writers hit every lesbian stereotype too, hey break up almost immediately and through domestic violence, then they fuck in female prison cell.... then vi moves in to live with her immediately

[@The_Punisher]

I've never watched either season but the best part of EFAP covering season 1 was when Doomer got everything wrong about Jinx

[@lancelot2099]

Curious if anyone read the article that discussed how they could kill anyone they wanted to off? It doesn't explain everything but the way they describe their process of writing and how they had full reigns on what can happen in S2 is actual eye opening stuff. I think they legit did not know what to do with this limitless potential on top of the rushed nature of S2 makes everything a little better. Not redeem S2 but at least explain the attempts at ambition.

[@Of_infinite_Faith]

Isha was so pointless. Didn't even need to exist in the show. Also i won't forgive The writers for what they did to jayce. He looked great as a feral man on a mission but they sacrificed him

[@johnarcher6150]

League of Legends fans don't understand quality.

[@VeracityHeredis]

True how tf did Jayce manage to walk all the way from the hexgate core, all the way through Zaun completely unchallenged and how did he know this was where the commune would be? who knows because the writers don't care about the concepts of time flow, consistency, storytelling... The list goes on.

[@Gioven740]

Hi Wolf!

[@charlesruteal9062]

"My life is nothing! I serve ZERO PURPOSE! I should kill myself NOWWW!" -Baby Grogu

[@MrAllen-cc6jh]

Really? That was the highest rated episode? IMO, it peaked in episode one (which wouldve been below average compared to S1) and just went downhill from there. The best individual part though was the alternate timeline in which Vi dying as a child made everyone's life objectively better in every way.

[@DonnaJohnson-k9r]

Great content, as always! A bit off-topic, but I wanted to ask: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?

[@DontEvenLiftBro]

Can someone help me understand. Why did singed inject Warwick with the serum to make him stronger and more violent if they were planning on killing him? It’s literally his fault Rictus died… shouldn’t ambessa be mad at him?

[@blacktigerpaw1]

I think Ambessa believed Singed could make Warwick a WMD that she could use against Piltover.

[@DontEvenLiftBro]

@ yea which turned out completely wrong and killed many of her men. Yet she never mentions it to him. Bad writing if you ask me

[@Snowie7826]

​@@DontEvenLiftBroA narcisist refusing to publicly acknowledge her mistakes? Seems like bad writing to me

[@DontEvenLiftBro]

@@Snowie7826 It’s not her mistake though. It’s his. That’s what I’m saying. She would have killed him.

[@Snowie7826]

@@DontEvenLiftBro He acted on her orders. She wanted a weapon, and he wanted to prove himself by giving her one. His usefulness to her was the only thing keeping him out of prison. And it's not as if throwing caution to the wind in the name of advancement is against Singed's nature 🤣

[@cardenas-es4hf]

It's impressive the amount of missinformation in the comments about the writers and making shit up like "everyone was fired but 2 writers" or "they changed the writers" when the people fired where from the league part of making short stories and champions biography nothing to do with arcane

[@blacktigerpaw1]

It's true the writing team was shrunk to 3, though. Amanda Overton admitted as such .

[@shadowgamer4306]

Amanda was the one who said it.

[@eumefmeauh6193]

Season 2 of Arcane was extremely subpar to Season 1!

[@Zeyga]

There is this reviewer C0lin that is "debunking" all of the hate, I would LOVE to see efap take a look at his videos

[@guotyr2502]

First season violence in mixed couples now lesbians , they sure are based

[@michaczarnocki181]

awosem highlight as man

[@NadwornyBlazen]

I still can't fathom how MAuler did not rip apart first season of Arcane - as it is full of contrivences, lazy writing decisions, and HUGE problems in general.

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

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[@NadwornyBlazen]

@@JoshuaKevinPerry I'd advise you to watch Whatthe40k's video on Arcane, it was pretty good. Here are some of the things that were, imho, the worst in this show: - Vi's relationship with Caitlyn is forced and stupid. Vi treats Caitlyn like garbage, leaves her at brothel, lies about Jinx being her sister, demands information about Caitlyn's investigation, acting like Cait owes her something, breaks into Jayce's place and when he threatens to call the cops she starts playing the victim. - Catlyn does not call Vi out for her being an ass. She is framed as smart and insightful, yet her decision to release Vi from prison is dumb as hell. She has no evidence that Silco is behind all of this, gemstone ain't provin' shit, even tho script tries to convince everybody otherwise. - Both Vi and Caitlyn are not are not facing their responsibility in regards to their actions. I mentioned how it is with Vi, but Caitlyn is just as guilty of it. After she forges signature of Jayce (WhatThe40k assumed Jayce released Vi on his own, but I disagree with him on that one - I am pretty sure she forged it) she does not face reprecussions whatsoever, neither for this nor for impersonating enforcer. This is bollocks. Also plot armour of these two - Caitlyn surviving two different explosions in one piece, Vi kicking ass of every criminal was hella cartoonish, just like surviving being stabbed in her core, then falling from the big height right after. - No restraints put on Vi when Caitlyn released her to help with investigation. Like, why Caitlyn did not assume she would try to run from her on first occasion? It was so fucking stupid I felt like the show was not even trying to be serious.

[@Of_infinite_Faith]

​@@NadwornyBlazen first time I'm seeing valid points of criticism for season 1. I held it in very high regards bc it managed to really land that emotional but punch but yes these do seem like plot holes. Caitlyn's actions definitely have plot holes, I think the only explanation for Jayce not punishing cait for using his signature could be that it was his way of apologizing to cait after she accuses him of giving her charity to show that he trusts her. But yea he should've gone after her for such a serious act of forgery.

[@NadwornyBlazen]

@@Of_infinite_Faith I believe you'd enjoy video from whatthe40k titled: "Arcane: Not as great as you think". He makes mistakes here and there, but bring up many good points.

[@Wyzai]

still no outro?

[@yeager8342]

I hate that I kinda like arcane

[@Snowie7826]

I really don't like media criticism on the internet. So much hyperbole and vitriol. People act as if everything is either a masterpiece and a triumph of art, or an irredeemable pile of garbage. This kinda just seems like a cynical grab for attention tbh. Most people at least had a good time with S2, and EFAP are here to paint anyone who didn't hate it as mindless consumers who lap up whatever is put in front of them.

[@Mistashiba]

Welcome to why i dislike these guys so much. With titles like that they dont feel like objective media critics, they feel like pretentious assholes

[@G0_somewhere_else-j1s]

Preach honestly

[@blacktigerpaw1]

Spoken like a mindless consumer.

[@blacktigerpaw1]

​@@MistashibaHomie you have an ENTIRE VIDEO on why Arcane is overrated. TF you out here acting like you're different?

[@iOfTheStormm]

Have you all ever considered, for even one second, that you might be wrong when stating your opinions as fact?

[@notcha8080]

i didn't even like season 2 and most of your complaints are insane nitpicks that don't matter

[@blacktigerpaw1]

That's a nitpick, bro.

[@MideXIII]

You people are everything wrong with KZbin.

[@TheHalogen131]

Why? I feel like scammers and drama peddlers are worse.

[@MideXIII]

@ fairs, this content comes in a close third.

[@TheHalogen131]

@@MideXIII Why? What's wrong with media critique? Especially, when said critique isn't about nebulous ideas and philosophy, but basic writing principles, adherence to time and character consistency?

[@MideXIII]

@ Lol wow they’ve really fooled their audience into thinking this what they do. This method of critique is equivalent of arguing with your girlfriend over text. If you enjoy this form of media analysis where you just read off every single line of dialogue in a derisory tone without the full context and emotional weight of the scene then to each their own I guess.

[@blacktigerpaw1]

​@@MideXIIIdo tell me what proper media criticism is. I bet it's the same thing as EFAP but with something you hate.

[@stbr68]

All of Arcane is embarrassingly bad 😂

[@larryfoulkeofficial8609]

L

[@PirateKingBoros]

Season 1 is a strong 7 at its weakest points. This season is never above a 4. 💀

[@stbr68]

@@PirateKingBoros Nah, that fight scene on the boat at least was definitely Batwoman-tier. Overall I'd probably give S1 a 4/10, maybe a 3.

[@connormcclenny9681]

S1 sucked. Would never watch S2

[@TheLoos3Goos33]

Then why the hell are you watching this? Do you have nothing better to do with your life?

[@PirateKingBoros]

Incorrect. But k.

[@Snowie7826]

You just wanna be special

[@madspice1663]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJjTiH2iZrOoiqc skip to 1 hr and 30 minutes. confirmation that they fired most of the writers from season 1 during covid and then an animation studio helped write the script. No wonder there are so many music videos glossing over time skips and character development.

[@PirateKingBoros]

HOLY. SHIT. WE FOUND IT. THE MESSAGE IN THE PATTERN. The root of the evil!!! The cancer!!!

[@Itisoverthere-rw]

I've been watching EFAP since 2018. Most of the time I found myself agreeing with them and some times having my mind changed by them. Sometimes however I've watched them being unfair in their coverage of good shows and movies like the Expanse and Dune and I've watched them glazing flawed productions like House of the Dragon, GoW Ragnarok and the MCU Spider-Man slop. However, the coverage of Arcane season 2 is the first time I've seen them being unhinged and dishonest. I don't know if it's Random and Theo that are to blame (Random is simply an idiot and Theo is the personification of the average EFAP audience edgelord who wants to 1up them on every opinion) or the fact that the last time EFAP had a dissenting voice that was Doomer of all people, but this is embarrassing. It's an echo-chamber of smartass nonsense masquerading as critique. At this point the objective critique that EFAP was supposed to be about is gone. If Mauler got an early positive look on something he is bound to keep this opinion for as long as he is in this mood. If something annoys him early on his elephant takes control and he rips apart everything in the most dishonest manner possible and the rest of EFAP simply follows. I watched EFAP since 2018 only to see them doing to Arcane what the Disney Wars fans accused them of doing to the sequels and it's disappointing. I am getting Sargon flashbacks. As for you Wolf, if your mental health kept you away from the internet better stay there buddy because posting your friends reduced to parodies of themselves with clickbaity titles meant to trigger people doesn't imply you've gotten better. The same angry little man that couldn't decide if he liked Alita Battle Angel until he had read the manga.

[@larryfoulkeofficial8609]

What's bad abt their s2 coverage?

[@dylansepper]

Hard disagree. Firstly, f*** off with the mental health talk. You, I, or anyone that isn't Wolf's licensed therapist should be commenting on his mental health. You immediately lose me and the vast majority of people in your little rant trying to crap on him over his supposed improprieties on HIS CHOICE OF FRIENDS?!? Double, no, Triple go f*** yourself, you sad little man. And really "I watched EFAP since 2018". Your really gonna try the age/experience fallacy here? You don't know us (the EFAP community), the EFAP crew, or Wolf at all. F*** off.

[@Itisoverthere-rw]

@larryfoulkeofficial8609 Its dishonesty.

[@a_rat_named_mouse]

​What're they being dishonest about?

[@Itisoverthere-rw]

@a_rat_named_mouse To give one example, the way they treated Vander's letter to Silco in Act 2. Ignoring the context, time where the letter was written, the whole point etc just to criticise it. Every highlight of their coverage I've watched has been the same. Nonsense. It's like they've been replaced by parodies of themselves.

[@pillshere3000]

Everything will turn to garbage, don’t even bother watching media anymore. Anything good will only be ruined