Arcane Season 1 - Part 2 | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | TV Review | TV Commentary

[@teawithtibbers]

Ekko didn't actually have time powers at all in that scene, it was an easter egg for people that know the game and what comes of his character development, it was him reliving all the times he practiced with Powder, going over the scenario in his head and knowing his opponent that well that he ran through the most likely outcome to anticipate her shots. All that's known currently is the he gets his "abilities" by working with Hextech/ hex cores somewhere in the future, I'm assuming that might be something we see in S2.

[@SamuelPulkkinen-jp8ev]

Even with knowledge of Ekko's in-game abilities, I would've see this as a nod to the players more than the real deal simply because it seems ludicrous they would just have Ekko have time-powers without setting it up in-story or explaining AT ALL.

[@Lucas-fe3px]

@@teawithtibbers but he Will have time powers

[@aidanfarnan4683]

"How do you feel?" "I don't know." Is such a great summary of how good art should make you feel.

[@noodle_fc]

I think George is too harsh on Jayce. "He never sticks to his guns, he just lets other people influence him" is an oversimplification. No one in this show is that simple. He stuck to his guns about developing hextech even if it meant banishment. The trouble isn't one of character. He wants to do the right thing, but in a complex world it's difficult to know what that means. Episodes 4-9 take place over the course of maybe two weeks. He's given a ton of power and very very little time to figure out how to use it, but he's expected to clean up long-standing, intractable political issues. And oh yeah, his best friend is dying and his mentor tells him not to help. Yes, he fucks up a lot, but ultimately he delivers a deal for peace that would have ended the oppression of Zaun and recovered the hextech gemstone and Jinx's weaponization. (Of course Silco wouldn't have agreed, but Jayce did his part.) Which of us can say for sure we'd have done better in his place? I'm not simping, by the way. Certainly there are many valid criticisms of Jayce. I'm only pointing out that he's as complex a character as anyone else, just one more person trying to do right in a clusterfuck of a situation seemingly unavoidably headed for war.

[@project5877]

Yeah especially when he says that "something goes wrong and Jayce changes his mind." The things we see go wrong that change his mind are literal deaths. It's either the bodies of enforcers on the bridge (which btw the topsiders don't view as an oppressive force because they have had the luxury of being in the good part of town) or the body of a kid HE shot. These events are extremely traumatic and glossed over by some viewers as if they wouldn't have plenty of normal people having a panic attack or mental breakdown.

[@6666Imperator]

mhhh on the other hand I have a similar feeling towards Jayce like George. Maybe instead of saying he never sticks to his guns it is more appropiate to say that he is easily influenced. I don't think he himself realizes that but he is a bit naive. He didn't haggle with Ekko in the first(?) episode and he didn't really haggle at the end, but his pure ideals from the first 3 episodes are easily tainted when his love interest suggest that a bit of washing hands here and there will help him. He chooses violence together with Vi because he doesn't like the indecision of the council but when he sees "war" for the first time he immediately steps back. During all of the first season he first doesn't think much about the people from the Undercity, then he wants to integrate them back into Piltover, when he learns about them from Victor who is his friend, then he despises them (bridge blockade and discussion with Victor), then he thinks at least large parts of the people living there should be killed, then he doesn't want that either anymore. I'm not saying he is a bad or simple character but he is dangling quite a bit between opposites and it feels like whenever he changes his mind it is when there is either 1 new information to him or by input from others.

[@lafajet]

The scene with young Viktor chasing his toy boat down the stream was always a personal favorite for me. His body visibly struggling to keep up with what his mind has brought forth, excellent visual characterization.

[@alesksander]

Also later payoff with genetically modified HEX body draws beautiful parallel. Whole that score and slow acceleration sequence till he finally overruns boat physically and metaphorically *cheefs kiss*

[@NeverKilledHillock]

If you pay close attention, you'll notice that Jayce is being used by others like a tool - like a hammer. Only at the end does he become the smith himself.

[@Gyrodicer]

I see a lot of people dislike Jayce, and he isnt my favorite either, but also consider this - everyone always demands or expects something of him - "do this for us, create this for us, save us". His problem is trying to help everyone at once, which is impossible.

[@troikas3353]

I honestly think it comes down to two issues; A lot of people don't understand what Jayce is actually doing in E5- they see it as him just growing selfish and corrupted while Viktor is doing all the work. The show never exposits that he's doing all those deals because without the funding and political capital he's building Viktor would have no project to work on, it leaves that for the audience to infer and many just don't even think of it and are left predisposed to disliking Jayce. The other is that S1 didn't really do a great job highlighting Heimerdinger's flaws. Most just see him as the "wise mentor" which media, especially fantasy media, has conditioned audiences to just believe is always correct. In truth Heimer's as deeply flawed as everyone else and represents the hardline status quo. He's rich and powerful and nearly immortal which makes him insanely privledged compared to the people of Undercity but he's so disconnected from the suffering of those less fortunate than himself that he just thinks the status quo that has always worked so well for him will magically solve their problems too if you just give it enough time. But the show doesn't really hit on that aspect of him hard enough I think and that leaves a lot of people in the audience siding with the wise mentor with the cute design and quirky grandfatherly voice over Jayce when the two finally come into conflict.

[@Wraiven22]

They made his character so attractive I could never hate him 😂

[@zzickos]

@@troikas3353 I wouldn't say it's show's fault. Show is not expositing these things, it's all subtextual and people most of the people are used to have everything overtly explained. That's what I love about this show, writers trust that audience is smart enough to figure out characters and their motivations, that's what separates bad from good writers. It was enough for Heimer to see how people live in the slums to convey to us that he's been ignorant for someone who's supposed to be wise.

[@ianburns1167]

Also note that he does, in fact, keep offering to share the spotlight with Victor and Victor keeps turning him down. The scene where Victor gets blocked by the mug with his face is a lot more complicated than it looks.

[@Hohum37]

@@troikas3353 I'd suggest it's written so that you have to rewatch it, talk to others about it, and then have a good think about each character. It has depth - this is what I love about it. All the hints are there. Other series don't have anything like the "rewatchability" of Arcane.

[@axebeard6085]

54:00 One important thing to keep in mind is that Jinx's madness IS NOT HER FAULT. The show goes to great lengths showing the situations that broke her. I think someone involved in the show's creation has a great understanding of what it is like to be psychologically broken by others and then having those same others blaming you for your broken behavior, and expecting you to change. For those of us who have suffered through this, it was beautiful to see how Arcane handled the scene where Jinx's actions say "you break it, you buy it."

[@justinamerican8200]

"In our pursuit of great, we failed to do good."

[@hungryrabbiddawg]

So glad that yall made this available for KZbin! Thanks for the reaction! The amount of bleeps was amusing, it's a testament to how riled up we can get watching this masterpiece of a show.

[@kyleandstephaniemiller3925]

It really is the greatest TV show to come out in decades. I wish people would take notes on the writing of this show.

[@jp3813]

It's currently #25 on IMDb's Top 250 voted TV shows just below Batman: The Animated Series.

[@Fangtorn]

I feel like Jayce get's a bad wrap. He's a scientist, he views the world based on his experiences (i.e with magic) but he's open-minded enough to consider other points of view and he's smart enough to stop when a course of action doesn't work. That isn't the same as being impressionable. Is he sometimes manipulated and influenced by others? Sure, but so are many characters. In E2 Heimerdinger told him not to mention magic but he did, and in E4 he had to choose between listening to Heimerdinger or Mel about showing off more Hextech and he chose Heimerdinger. In E6 he ousted Heimerdinger purely on his own volition, no one whispered in his ear there. I don't think Jayce being gungho about going after Silco and then changing his mind after seeing the collateral damage is a bad thing, or a sign of weak character. I think it's the opposite. He didn't just see "one bad thing" he personally killed a child, and realizes that his current course of action will endanger more, so he _doesn't_ listen to person throwing every possible caveat at him "it's fine, you did what you had to, he know the risks, children die all the time thanks to you so what's one more," he changes course and creates the best change for peace between Zaun and Piltover that has probably ever existed. So, the whole "wow, Jayce really does change his mind a lot," is really silly to me. Good! Maybe more people should change their minds.

[@ianburns1167]

The best tragedy is one where you can see how everything could have been so much better, and yet can't imagine how it could have gone any other way. This show does a great job of making you care about everyone, even the villains you want defeated, and then - for reasons that absolutely make sense to all of them - wind up with them all losing everything.

[@j.f.fisher5318]

It's like an argument for determinism. Normally, I don't vibe with tragedy because I end up mentally arguing with the writers over characterization, cause and effect, continuity, psychology, or whatever. But Arcane doesn't give me any way out so I just have to accept the beautiful misery.

[@wombat5334]

The ultimate s-tier show... Simone looked like I felt when I first watched this..

[@michaelsoria807]

Yeah, Simone. Arcane is Just THAT good. Masterful storytelling with incredible visuals and the whole subtext is everything for this series. To live up to the hype that Arcane 2 represents is quite the tall order. This took YEARS to handcraft this story so is that good. The fact that there's even a 2 season is pushing it but cannot wait to see it ends.

[@typicalswine7779]

Earlier on in the show, Silco insisted that Jinx "let Powder die, Jinx is perfect." His final words amended that statement to "You're perfect" and the voices in her head fighting about who she should be or what she should do finally went silent and she was finally allowed to be her, not try to live up to expectations of what anybody else expected her to be.

[@RowdySanta]

Reminder: this all started because Ekko wasn't satisfied with only scamming Jace at the shop, he had to stalk him home and then send his goons to go rob him for being a nice topsider who didn't even haggle.

[@schildischott]

It all started as Vander begun the uprising. It all started as Heimerdinger did let Piltover and the Undercity divide. It all started as Mages waged war which leads to creation of Piltover. ...

[@MichaelEvans-i2r]

@@schildischott This is just my own personal fan theory, but something tells me that it all started where it ended: [A figure all but confirmed to be Ryze] rescuing Young Jace and preventing him from freezing to death.

[@KdeeBUBBLES444]

you'd think by now that the song at the end of episode 9 wouldn't affect me, but even hearing it muffled through your edit sent chills up my back

[@jedlogan392]

I have to totally agree with Simone on this one, the artwork on this animated feature is truly amazing and well worth watching just on its own. Thanks for the wonderful content. Keep up the good work.👏👏👏

[@thejamppa]

Tragedy of Vi, Jinx and Silco is... I guess past trauma's that make all three unable deal their emotion. In Jinx case it drove her mad. Vi cannot accept that Powder is gone. She cannot accept present situation. Silico doesn't want to or cannot accept Jinx was Powder earlier. So he cannot accept Jinxes past. They are very faulty people. Vi and Silico do care Powder/Jinx but due their traumas and unable deal the feelings, they cannot help her, when Powder/Jinx forces them to choose, it could not end well. This is how I feel after watching series 3 times. Silico's final affirmation of her being perfect is insanely well written and how the end scene is animated and done is peak television.

[@smileyhappyface5864]

Okay I seriously cannot stand this interpretation. Silco was fully able to understand his emotions, hence why he fully describes them to Vander and was willing to talk to Vander's statue. Silco knows that Jinx _was_ Powder, but he also accepts that that isn't her name anymore, unlike Vi. "Jinx's past" is her being betrayed by Vi, as that is the only thing she told him. Silco straight up told Jinx exactly what he believes to be true about Vi, and Jinx didn't want to believe him because she missed her old life and thought that things would go back to normal if she was with Vi. The conflict happens because Jinx loved both of them and they hate each other, so she could never have both. And once Silco told her - in his final moments - that she was perfect, Jinx realized that Vi (understandably, of course) would never say something like that, and that Silco simply cared about her more than Vi could.

[@TheJerbol]

I love how Marcus is so reviled, then he drops the ,'Tell my daughter....' as he dies like a man.

[@willmendoza8498]

Simone is all of on our first Arcane watch.

[@SpontaneousAndStructured]

The battle on the bridge is so epic! One of my favorite fight scenes of any tv show!

[@meadmaker4525]

I'm so glad you put this out there from your patreon. Arcane was magnificent. If you haven't done so already, I'm sure you would both really enjoy some of the League of Legends music videos, like "The Call," "Warriors," "I'm Still Here," and anything by KDA.

[@estephens13]

So glad you guys put this on youtube. Its my favorite animated movie or show of all time.

[@TheJerbol]

One of the best things about the show was how they dealt with authority. Here it shows Heimer venturing for the _first time_ in 300 years to the undercity of his metropolis. It was harsh but he truly deserved to be booted from the council (not saying any of the other ones are deserving), since he presided over the majority of the horrors unknowingly.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

I will never get over how the writers actually made me think for a brief moment that Jinx went as far as to decapitate Caitlyn

[@troikas3353]

I originally saw this not knowing anything about league so I genuinely thought she'd done it too. It fit the tone of the series, seemed in line with what Powder might do given her mental state, and honestly a bury-your-gays trope seemed like a plausible way for a company with ties to China to have queer character rep without actually having to show queer stories.

[@Cau_No]

It looks as Jinx tested Vi on how convinced she was to get Powder back. Vi failed that test, as she also expected something worse at that moment. Jinx is at least crazy enough to think of such a test... Btw. Knowing beforehand that Vi, Jinx and Caitlin are favourite Characters in League of Legends (but nothing more about them) I never thought any of them would die on the show, so I somewhat expected a misdirection.

[@kennethfharkin]

@@Cau_NoKnowing nothing about the game, even the characters, made this whole series fresh for me.

[@kukuruzzo]

Never played the game but I knew she was a playable character, so there's no way she would die

[@lfvc9682]

@@kukuruzzo oh, my sweet summer child.

[@LockeNarshe]

Ah yes, the 2nd and 3rd arcs. Time to inflict some emotional damage onto poor ol' Simone. XD

[@CoL_Drake]

"jayce never sticks to his principles" well in the end he does ONCE and it cost all their lives, the peace and starts the complete war so ... better he would have not became the way you wanted him xD

[@matthiaswehrenberg3021]

Concerning your Minigun question: Yes, Jinx has a minigun in the game, and its called POW-POW.

[@imgettingtoooldforthis]

Netflix does have some outstanding animation in this, edge runners, castlevania, blue eye samurai, I am sure there are others.

[@jedna25]

@@imgettingtoooldforthis yes, but Arcane is from Riot games with its partner studio Fortiche. Netflix is just a distributor fyi👍

[@patrickcarter2829]

@@imgettingtoooldforthis Scavenger's Reign.

[@TukaihaHithlec]

Violet Evergarden is a sleeper hit.

[@lolyungmulaBABY]

Fortiche animated this.

[@Xenotric]

Arcane is definitely one of the best shows of all time, Im really hoping s2 keeps it up and hopefully some day the game is even a fraction as good >

[@BattleAngelFan99]

I may be jumping the gun here, but after the trailers and scenes I've seen, it's going to be good and tell the remaining story well. I never needed it to be AS good as the first season. Would be amazing if it happens though! We lost the Star Wars universe to people who don't care what they do with it. Here, we have a foundation for a rich lore-filled universe to replace that, currently being run by people who care and know what they're doing.

[@mikal4452]

I love seeing the passion in your facing watching this.

[@sakifrahman1531]

Easy to hate on Jayce, but he's one of the few characters that didn't create their own problems. Instead, he tries to help everyone else. He's the most self-less character in the show in my opinion.

[@PLaStiiCMoNtAGE]

facts, people don't understand Jayce and it shows. I guess the moral ambiguity and characters trying to do what they think is right is too complicated for some audience members to understand lol

[@sakifrahman1531]

@@PLaStiiCMoNtAGE thank you. Vi, jinx, Viktor, mel etc. They all act in their self interest at the heart of their motivations. Jayce, heimer, and perhaps Vander are the ones I can think of that are for the greater good". Even voting against heimer and killing that kid he regrets, but were casualties on his desire to do good for the most.

[@KGR0]

The face after the End Screen haha :D We all..

[@petrusjnaude7279]

Another line from Silco that always gets me, is the one towards the end of his "talk" with Vander's statue: "Is there anything so undoing as a daughter." I have high hopes for season 2, but I'm also kind of worried for how all this is going to end. This season ended on such a great high, that I'm worried that they might screw it up in Season 2. But we shall see.

[@Wraiven22]

Simone has awesome music taste, bunch of awesome bands tees! I really want the Talking Heads shirt she wore in the last video!

[@carlosrevolledo291]

About Sky dying, yes, I missed this the first time I watched it, but we're shown how Viktor realizes he is out of shimmer and still decides to go ahead. So, the sacrifice for Viktor to have success there was Sky. Who knows, the void core thing looks sentient, perhaps it deliberately decided to use Sky as fuel instead of Viktor.

[@6666Imperator]

Silco accepts Jinx which is great, but Vander would have accepted her as a person and still tried to help her get out of her mental issues. Vi loves her as a sister but only sees the image of her little sister without consideration for what Jinx wants or feels. Thats shown very beautifully by her saying "picture Milo, ..." when that is what triggers the trauma of Jinx who (of course) experiences severe guilt feelings

[@Gnomojo]

I had to watch this again when I found out Ella Purnell was voicing Jynx. Some of the BEST voice acting I’ve ever heard.

[@bigredtlc1828]

I'm glad they are taking their time for 2nd season to get it right. So many shows start out strong but put out subsequent seasons quickly to keep everyone excited. The quality of this show deserves the best. Amazing graphics and story arcs for everyone. Incredible show. Can't wait for Season 2. George is right. Silco was the only person who had unconditional love for Powder/Jinx, for better or for worse.

[@SamuelPulkkinen-jp8ev]

Jayce's changes in mind make sense, but they can lead to the impression of him being a pretty impotent and loose character, which I don't think was the intention. A good example of how a writer has to pay attention to the meta of their story even if it seems sensible. You may not realize what sort of a picture you're portraying when you step back a bit. They did him right, but at the same time wrong, tricky stuff.

[@BruceRKF]

"I wish Diablo could get this kind of treatment." Exactly the thought I have harboured pretty much since I first played Diablo II 25 years ago. I mean, the cutscenes are arleady great. So, a short animated series per game? Yes please!

[@WolfODonnelfan]

Too bad that Diablo isn't owned by Riot and instead owned by Blizzard, so that will probably never happen. Like, when did Blizzard actually do a well-thought out decision that wasn't about lining the pockets of their shareholders while shitting on their fans? (Spoiler, they haven't done that in over 15 years)

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

Hey everybody! and welcome to.... _Simone goes through every stage of grief in 45 minutes_

[@VendettaProduction01]

Evil daddy energy is great

[@evanreid6917]

Just about done this reaction, I watched the first reaction as well. Big shout out to George for his editing, with each episode great job dude love it. 😁👍

[@rickymoranjr9609]

the fights between Vi and Sevika was awesome especially when Vi ambushes her with her knee

[@applejax1017]

I'm so excited you posted this! If I wasn't so broke I would have watched it on patreon a long time ago..

[@riagrix]

This is literally one of the best pieces of tv in the past 25 years. The art style is extraordinary and completely in service of the story (ie it’s not style over substance) I feel that this has raised the bar for animation in the same way that Toy Story did for 3D and Spiderverse did for the mixed media look. I watched Blade Runner Black Lotus right after this and it just felt so incredibly dull and flat in comparison.

[@jeffkoenig7402]

Simone: "Yeaaaah... but she's still doing bad things." This reminded me of a great quote from another reactor named, coincidentally, Aisha Simone. When watching the teasers for season 2, Aisha commented how she was rooting for Jinx to be, well, *Jinx* in the new season. "I support women's rights, *and* I support women's wrongs."

[@rafaelcornelio562]

Ekko did not do any time power skil whatsoever in that scene.

[@BirdBrain0815]

Part of the reasons Silco cares for Jinx and accepts her the way she is, is because she serves a purpose to his own personality. Her being the way she is supports his narrative of everybody betraying them and how they have to stick together. She is living proof to him that his way is the only way. It's kinda like in the Dark Knight where the Joker tries to bring Batman down to his level to to prove to himself that he is not a villain because he himself is a failure but because it's the inevitable result of human nature and society. Or more psychologically speaking it makes his perception of self agree with his perception of the world, whereas if the world turned out to be good, it would threaten him with a cognitive dissonance of not actually being that best version of himself that he thinks he is, but actually very wrong in everything he's been doing for the past decades. That is a very scary thing to realise.

[@theeLonelyRedPanda]

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[@4c3fr3h1y]

She's perfect because she's free. silco does not have a mind for moral matters like good and evil. He sees only freedom and oppression. And Jynx can't be oppressed by anyone or anything now. shes both too dangerous and too unpredictable for that. Your analysis is rife with bias.

[@ygkemosabi8280]

wrong... too much to unpack... he grew up in a place is so nasty outsiders cant breathe, got them "clean" air and enough power for independence. So hes actually "right" in "everything" hes been doing for the past decade.

[@BirdBrain0815]

@@4c3fr3h1y Well, yes ... my analysis is rife with bias, with the bias that immoral things are immoral and a moral compass has a value. Freedom from a moral compass is really easy, every sociopath has it. It doesn't make it commendable. The notion that not doing certain things to others because you have enough empathy to realise they might not appreciate them is oppression is kinda problematic in itself. Arcane does a good job of making Silco's and Jinx's states of mind _understandable_. That doesn't mean they're laudable.

[@BirdBrain0815]

@@ygkemosabi8280 Except that Vander would disagree? Aren't you arguing that the ends justify the means? And we never know the ends while we're doing things to try and achieve them. And obviously there were different strategies, but Silco threw the spanners in Vander's, so we can't know if they would have worked out better. It's pretty easy to say violence is the only way, if you sabotage the peace efforts. But that's actually immaterial, because I was not even arguing whether or not he actually _is_ or _isn't_ right. I was arguing that sometimes when the world threatens to confront us with evidence that we are the villain, that we are part of the problem, we desperately cling to those singular things that we think proves that we are actually the heroes and everybody else is wrong. Jinx is that to Silco (but obviously not only that.) Of course, he was there for her, but it was obviously also self-serving, because he stood to gain from nursing her anger rather than helping a young child heal.

[@MrZeek1519]

Arcane has been amazing in its first season. I'm so pumped for its second and final season. I'm glad you final released this series review to the masses. Also, not sure if you guys have watched the "Love, Deaths + Robots" series, but that's another show with some great style and unique stories.

[@28starwarsfan]

This show is absolutely fantastic.

[@parook1747]

this mans editing is on fleek 🤣🤣

[@Guru630]

The ekko scene was to contrast the two of them playing as children with them fighting now playful friendship vs serious violence … tragedy with a wink to Game fans I don’t think they just slipped in actual time powers in a so far pretty grounded and explained setting

[@sharqane]

I see where George is coming from. Despite being a villain, his villainous tendencies is is why Silco can accept Jinx. She is on his side, and the ends justify the means. He, in his own way, can accept her flaws, because he understands nurture versus nature (and also believes that his method isn't evil, but the only method to success for the freedom of his people), and can literally love her unconditionally. This is what a lot of people, especially in the LGBTQ community want - acceptance despite what society says is right). She is making mistakes, but he loves her anyway (and will accept her actions if it is a mistake, or if it is a better path for her, and as a family). It's almost as if he ignores her mistakes as they align with his own world philosophy, but it's more that he manipulates himself to account for the daughter he loves to fit into his plans. He has an ideal, and if she alters the plan, he adapts, rather than living in a perfect world of his design without her in it. Technically, he is a freedom fighter, because the lower city is oppressed, but his methods are that of an extremist. He goes from Rebel to Terrorist due to his own methods, and she still accepts him and he accepts her. It's a twisted love, but not in a sexual way.

[@petercolson2990]

They pack a LOT of show into 9 episodes. You mentioned how good it would be if Diablo got this treatment. Me, I want Vermintide to get its own animated show with this kind of love and attention... the voice actors are right there, it'd be simplicity itself to bring the Ubersreik 5 to the new medium, their dynamic is so fun

[@O_Towne_Bear]

Simone's reaction to each episode is golden. Love each one. Also: #teamjinx

[@ryankimbell8762]

Powder has now lost 3 father figures, 2 by her own hand....

[@troikas3353]

2 father figures and an abusive groomer*

[@ARTPUNK1]

@@troikas3353 “abusive groomer” is a reach bruhh

[@BattleAngelFan99]

I was actually about to correct you that it's 2, but dang, you're right. I never thought of that before.

[@troikas3353]

@@ARTPUNK1 He emotionally abused her for nearly a decade and groomed her to be a violent sociopath he could exploit by using her as a weapon against his enemies. It's not a reach at all, it is literally what he did to her.

[@robertcampbell8070]

​@@troikas3353We have no idea if he emotionally abused her for a decade, and if he groomed her to be a weapon, 95% of parents are "groomers."

[@zaincassis2612]

I've watched a lot of S-Teir god level TV. I've never been able to pick anything for a #1 slot. Until this.

[@ianrosenbalm6555]

It's very rare that a work of popular media garners description in superlatives. This show deserves all of it. There's no aspect of its production that drops the ball.

[@jayfrancelf]

Jayce is the most misunderstood character

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

The look and art style of Arcane give me hope (even though I know it's an absolute pipedream and that the IP is basically dead right now), for a Dishonored series. When Arcane first released, and people were comparing it to Spiderverse with its style, the only thing I could think was "No...................this is Dishonored. Lock, stock and barrel." I love this series so much! NOTE: Speaking of Imagine Dragons singing the opening theme in the bar during episode 5 and the thought that it was used as promotional material; I know that by now you may already know, but just in case you don't, you should watch the music video for "Enemy". That actually WAS basically a promo piece and it's filled with unique animation that gives more of a peek into the lives of Vi and Powder/Jinx. It's just as awe-inspiring as the show itself.

[@CoL_Drake]

arcane shows how to make a perfect story and how it grows your whole franchise (LoL got a big boost). because people LOVE a good story and people LOVE good written characters. especially vi and caitlyn feel so natural, nothing feels forces, and so expect the few idiots on the far extreme no one complains. people love it. to many bad writers complain that the whole shitstorm and 3/10 downvoting is just becuase of such storyarcs ... but arcane is LOVED it should show them that they get critic because they stories are bad (and yes of course a few shitheads also complain there for the most stupid reasons but overall its used to much as an excuse for bad writing) i rly hope the whole relationship between them gets deepened in season 2 i am rly invested EDIT: i hope this aint missunderstood anyhow i tried to write it several times so it doesnt come across wrong xD

[@Citizero]

A gd masterpiece.

[@jimberjamber8540]

At first I was concerned that we're only getting one more season, but I'm confident they can wrap up what they've presented to us, and I'm REALLY excited to see how that's gonna go. A League of Legends show. HOW.

[@BattleAngelFan99]

There are people who dislike Arcane. They're full of s. 17:50 The sequence that begins here is so beautifully done, probably my favorite part of this amazing series. Wow, it was after I typed this that Henry said the same thing. Based on the feeling I'm getting from the hexcore, it wants to consume all life in the normal world, so it's baiting Viktor to start giving parts of itself a way into the normal world. Apparently, it can do so by combining with (or simply replacing, not sure) pieces of life that it's given. So then, it benefits Viktor by acting as parts of himself, but it's also gaining ability to have control over him. When Sky interrupted Viktor, and by the way, I think she knows a good deal about what he's doing and how to make it work, she ended up being taken by the evil magic organism (I'm sure there's a name for it in LOL lore but I haven't gone researching) and in turn, I think Viktor's life was spared. He was desparately trying to do too much without shimmer. By the way, the shimmer was only so he could "survive the violent transition" and not really serving any other function in this whole thing. When Simone called Jayce a soft puppy who needs a leash, I'm getting lustful energy from her. :D 45:33 No, George, that's not Silco getting what he wants and not liking it. That's Silco realizing he can't get what he wants, BECAUSE he can't give up Jinx. I guess I can get why Jinx misunderstood since many of the audience did. But it was written intentionally to make it that way. edit: I think George did understand this, now that I heard his later comments where he clarified. You'd be surprised how many people still aren't convinced Silco loved Jinx, even after he died. I'm not saying at all Silco is a good guy by the way, but he clearly had become very attached to Jinx, thinking of her as a daughter he loved. That much is apparent in the fourth episode when he placed the blame on everyone but Jinx for the shipping incident. We think of him as a villain and he clearly is crossing moral lines, but his larger goal is "independence for Zaun". Of course, trading one government for another, as we know, is usually just pushing the can down the road, but that discussion gets deep and philosophical. His ideals, if he had lived and got what he wanted, were either for more power for himself and his partners (yep I think so) or truly to liberate the people, in which case, he wasn't as much a villain. But whether he accepted it or not, I think he was enough selfish that he'd never give up power once controlling "the nation of Zaun". To this day, I still have friends and family who I've been unable to convince to give this series a try. It's almost depressing. I also have trouble convincing people to watch Alita: Battle Angel. They have no idea how good it is.

[@DonjuanDelanuche-gg4no]

8:24 watched a reaction one time, i think it was the "sorta stupid" channel who said, " Is that blood or semen?" Lol. Now, every time I watch this scene that pops in my head

[@michaelangelabreuburgos5501]

Jinx is very clingy and sylco just accepts her as she's, if you see it closely there's nothing sexual from neither.

[@Anneniy]

If they did S2 Justice and as good as S1, Arcane truly will become one of the best show ever produce. S1 is so good and it is also my favorite show of all time

[@kiarya7939]

Yes yes yes!!! Been watching for this since yesterday 🎉❤

[@Wuffskers]

it's weird to say Jayce lets other people influence him especially when in literally that same episode he makes quite a lot of decisions himself, no one tells him to back out of fighting the undercity and when he decides it's better not to fight at all he completely commits to that. When Vi wants to keep going he doesn't follow along, and when he makes the arrangement with Silco he goes completely rogue not even clearing it with the council first, he's fully committed to peace and he doesn't back down with Silco when he demands Jinx. Later on in the council chamber he also explicitly states that he doesn't give a shit about what they think. Also even when he decides to go along with someone else he's often going against another person's wishes at the same time so I don't think he can be dismissed as simply doing what other people want. He's an idealist and a bit of a people pleaser but he's also naive, in a way it's actually commendable how often he changes course rather than digging his heels in too much. He makes decisions based on how he sees the world at that moment but when he discovers his view was lacking he's not afraid to change course accordingly, and almost every change comes from a pretty major event, it's not like it's minor things that make him change his mind. He remains cautious about hextech under Heimerdinger's guidance until he realizes Heimerdinger's perspective is too inhuman and is especially lacking when it comes to saving viktor, I'd say his friend dying is a good reason to be less interested in the slow and cautious approach. He's resistant to making weapons until he sees the death and destruction the undercity is capable of, which again is a pretty good reason to suddenly feel like you need to take a more confrontational approach, and when he finally goes back to wanting peace it's after getting a reminder that even though the undercity can be violent and has dangerous and scary tech, ultimately they are in fact still people just like him and just like viktor who he was so desperate to save, again a good reason to change course.

[@Jay-ate-a-bug]

It would be amazing to see you two do a reaction video to the Arcane Season 2 Teaser Trailers before it drops in November. Simone's face would be worth everything.

[@theyaba]

OMG OMG OMG !!!!! AGAIN TKSSSSSSS!!!!!

[@roliPoliCannoli]

22:08 same, same

[@AnaFox]

The enthusiasm is extraordinary ❤❤ I adore this show and yet I have a friend who hates it. It is beyond me lol. She completely misinterprets aspects of it while also putting a negative spin on the way they portray addiction, mental health, classism, etc. We can’t talk about it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@magnusio5292]

Jayce is my favorite character :D

[@shannonbutler-williams7261]

Silco was the only one who loved Jinx. Vi loves Powder.

[@kumiwanakilya00]

I have never seen your eyes as big as they are watching this series for the first time! It's awesome isn't it? 😁 in a tragic way

[@Buffy8Fan]

Episode 5 is my favorite.

[@KlooKloo]

You mention Imagine Dragons being in the show, but you should watch the video for Enemy, it's got all-original Arcane animation in it.

[@Stefan-xt5sk]

Ekko in the game has time abilities, but I believe it's from an invention he has yet to make in the show. Instead, they made a clever reference to it with the pocket watch and by blending a memory of the two training as kids with the current time. It has the same spirit (learning from the past to make the most of the present) without using actual rewinds.

[@harshitjha2626]

you guys should watch "pumping iron" XD

[@sharqane]

I hate that Simone saying "Jayce, take your shirt off" is a viable excuse to stop all of this before anything even happened. Like...lets face it...just no shirt Jayce when revealing the new energy source? We're fine with it.

[@ginabeck79]

Why was every intense Vi & Caitlin moment removed? Not one comment from Simone about their relationship? I was looking forward to that. 😞

[@troikas3353]

There are a lot of people that are just outright oblivious to any romantic tension that isn't hetero.

[@No1Knows]

@@troikas3353 Yeah, that's gotta be it. Only potential hetero chemistry have been noticed by these two in the past... Or, it could be due to the fact that these Arcane reactions are the barest of bare bones edits to have put something out.

[@clover2739]

It’s not the same but did you see that one reaction channel where the girl kept complaining seeing they don’t see Vi or Caitlyn’s chemistry and said she’d rather Vi be single but as soon as Vi and Jayce interacted once she said that she could see them together?? I was flabbergasted

[@monalucas4254]

It's pure joy watching you two react to this amazing, brilliant show. There isn't an episode that doesn't blow me away, even watching it again now. I agree that it's one of my favourite shows ever. And it's not just the stunning animation and music, but also the writing, the story arcs, all of it. I still find it all so moving and exciting. P.S. Jase is my least favourite character. I find him so boring especially in comparison with every other character.

[@timstackii]

I think that might have been the most speechless I have ever seen Simone after a reaction.

[@toddwilliams8128]

Sevika needs to be a playable champ Day 762

[@juantwotree5710]

When it comes to Jayce “not sticking to his guns”. With new information, one’s opinion should change right?

[@DoppelSkumm]

I have seen that look on Simone's face at the end before.... in the mirror when I watched this...

[@davidsapp7554]

Then you have me fully on Jinxes side CHAOS will ensue She's completely broken it sucks but she's the only character I really support

[@Mugthraka]

And now you NEED to watch Cyberpunk Edgerunners Prepare for the feels

[@rauliuxaa]

Silco loved and cared, but at the same time he enabled her horrible behaviours.

[@smileyhappyface5864]

You have to think about it from his perspective. The only people Jinx has killed are Firelights (who are essentially defectors from Zaun that actively damage his Shimmer operations and are led by one of the people who hates him the most), and Enforcers (who Silco clearly hates, even though he has to work with one in order to get away with said operations). They are enemies and obstacles that would probably do the same to Jinx if they got a fair chance. The one time she killed unarmed Enforcers that weren't doing anything wrong? Episode 4, where Silco outright scolded her for her irresponsibility, which while tame, is definitely not enabling.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

Season 2 is only 3 months away! 🙌

[@Dylan_Thomas1]

Very rare that I feel like this in anticipation of a new release. Very rare. I have that for Andor, and a few more that I'm blanking on this morning, and even House of the Dragon (which I still love regardless) has *almost* lost that feeling for the 2-years-away season 3 just because it's so unlikely that I'll have elevated expectations about any upcoming media. But Arcane! Man..."chokehold" indeed (another comment of theirs^ mentioned).

[@maisiesummers42]

I'd like to request a reaction to the music video they did for Enemy.

[@sergioaccioly5219]

Interesting comment about Jace getting help from others. Of course, he seems to be the kind of person that others want to help, more or less of their own free will. What does that say about him? A question about Heimendinger: I always thought he recognized the Hex Tech from his past, and felt powerless to act directly against it. Just like Victor is now unable to destroy it. I have this feeling that he once was like Victor, and things got serious - as in, mass grave serious. And he never quite recovered from that. And, on another note, Jinx is voiced by Ella Purnell, from Fallout and Star Trek: Prodigy. That girl is quickly becoming a mainsteay in science fiction.

[@hkaayaakuu]

Aww you guys finally released it

[@PLaStiiCMoNtAGE]

Why shouldn't Jayce accept help from others? Should he be ignorant and not listen to other people's input? A good leader listens and does what's best for everyone

[@TheGediento]

bridging de rift please!!

[@YourAnimeFix]

Karma is just gonna Ult barrier them all to survive

[@k9commander]

Powder(Jinx) has major abandonment issues. This causes her to cling to those near to her. We see this in the very first episode on the bridge. That clinginess can appear sexual when she's clinging to Silco. I understand why you felt the ick, but it's a non-issue. Well, sexually speaking, anyway. Mentally speaking, it's a major issue that Vander, Vi, and Silco didn't address.