NO PLEASE TAKE ME BACK 😭 Arcane Season 2 Ep 7 REACTION!

[@lemillion7929]

Ekko is stronger than me because my black ass would not have gone back to the original timeline

[@quickie17]

Loool nope, fuck them guys it's terrible there

[@Jakokokoroko]

Bro, even if the worlds were identical (just as bad) except for Powder being like this... I still wouldn't have gone home, lol. She is such a bae.

[@gigachad3925]

I would've gone back but more because I probably wouldn't be able to be happy anyway knowing I'm supposed to be somewhere else. If I were somehow able to be happy I'd 100% stay though.

[@TechnoArpan]

I'd stay too. Fuck the other world, dude

[@JuanSolo9]

​@@gigachad3925 I'd want to stay too, but I think I'd feel guilty for "stealing" my alt-self's spot in this timeline.

[@regret.932]

It's sad that no matter what the timeline it seems Powder will inevitably lose someone dear to her.

[@testing85]

What kind of moral is that for viewers? 💀

[@21gunn67]

Her name is Jinx

[@gigachad3925]

@@testing85 Not everything has to be a moral or exist to make you feel purely good. There's a reason tragedies have been written since the time of ancient Greece and are still popular today.

[@kwuagga5484]

is that not true of literally everyone

[@nvisiondk8791]

@@21gunn67 actually her name is powder, jinx is dead

[@nunavon8952]

This episode really showed that heimerdinger could have solved a lot of the problems with piltover and the undercity if he actually locked TF in. Just like jayce and ekko have been telling him to actually live like your lifespan is the same as everyone else's and why they can't just wait for progress to happen, they have to initiate it.

[@praisethefirstborn6226]

it also shows that if jayce listened to heimer in the first place none of the bad stuff would have happened.

[@nunavon8952]

@praisethefirstborn6226 if jayce listened his life's work would have been destroyed and he would have killed himself. Even heimerdinger after the time skip agreed that hextech improved a lot of people's lives as well as increasing piltovers standing to the rest of the world.

[@praisethefirstborn6226]

@@nunavon8952 I dont see how that changes anything. I personally think that the alternate timeline is much more realistically happy, and not just because of heimer. There still hasnt been a confirmation that it was just viktor that caused the anomaly, it could easily still just be that the arcane is evil. Hexgates are something that cannot work in this world setting anyways so its completely BS. If jayce has to die for piltover to prosper and silco not becoming a tyrant than I think thats definitely worth it. Hextech when it comes down to it in the lore is almost exclusively used for some of the most powerful weapons, jayce never inventing it is very likely a good thing. Plus Yordles see the world completely differently than any other race does, how tf is he even supposed to know things are wrong for the undercity if EVERY other councilor is corrupt and just telling him lies? You can say heimer could have done great things for zaun but the exact same thing could be said for every councilor including jayce.

[@nunavon8952]

@@praisethefirstborn6226 But hextech not being invented doesn't explain how the undercity developed like that. Even before hextech was invented piltover still took advantage of the undercity. Like they were saying in season 1, most of these could be solved if the council decided to help develop zaun, especially from a council member with such a standing like heimerdinger.

[@HungPham-pz7fy]

Heimerdinger and Frieren are pretty similar in that sense. They love science/magic, they just perceive time on a completely different scale than us.

[@darkwillow1451]

the drawer has the name Vi on it. Its like a drawer of secrets and grief. The blue balls killed Vi. Now she added the pendant to it. Powder wont develop Hextech. She knows what can happen and she chose to keep it from the world, the same way she'll keep Alternate-Ekko a secret. Some mysteries are better left unsolved vibes.

[@a.a677]

"blue balls" omg it's called hex crystals 🤣🤣🤣

[@enzogeee]

dont call it that man...

[@donnykim9822]

A lot of the episode actually hints towards her future experiments with hextech. Vander's comments, ekko's left over notes, new potential motivations to try (vi/other ekko). Also victor in episode 9 says hextech is inevitable which means it will happen in the alternate universe sooner or later.

[@okok-tf8rr]

'the blue balls killed vi' is a crazy sentence

[@darkwillow1451]

Hehehehe they are blue, and round. Guys, you need jesus in your life. Why are you thinking at other things?

[@nrgspike]

In the alternate reality if Jayce wasn't killed in the explosion then probably either took his own life or is in prison. A child being killed as a result of his unsanctioned experiments with the crystals, would mean he'd get a much harsher punishment from the Council. Also Viktor probably wouldn't be inclined to intervene or to save Jayce's research, hence no Hextech and so no Hexcore and so probably no Viktor either.

[@TealVelvet]

and if Cait died in the explosion as well, Cassandra would have done everything to get his head on a pike if possible, so yeah, he either ended up jumping out of guilt rather than failure, or is in prison rotting for life probably

[@velhoheryk4302]

Notice that hextech was never invented in this timeline which means Jayce and Viktor never met here and this means that Jayce ended up killing himself by jumping off the building and Viktor problably died from his illness or is bedridden hence why we don't see them here.

[@raec5426]

Yeah, the guilt of someone actually dying in the accident would have sent Jayce over the edge faster so that Viktor wouldn't even have the chance to save Jayce then.

[@-quoreo-7196]

​@@raec5426additionally Viktor wouldn't really be interested in it since a technology that kills kids isn't something he should be working on.

[@JeyC_]

That's not true because **spoiler** told him that in ALL TIMELINES, ALL POSSIBILITIES that only blank can show him this. Meaning Jayce couldn't have died. If he did, who's gonna show blank "this" what they're talking about

[@cognacyang9342]

​@@JeyC_people don't realize sooner later with or without hextech, singed was gonna succeed lmao

[@RobertJazo]

I assumed Jayce either died in the explosion that killed Vi or possibly was banished or imprisoned. The council was on the edge of doing this anyway and the explosion killing a kid, even a Zaunite kid, might have pushed the council not to show leniency. Your jumping earlier theory also makes sense. In any case, I assume Jayce and Viktor never got a chance to collaborate, thus no Hextech.

[@jynxce]

The unstable hextech was what killed her sister. That's her memorabilia of loss: the shards for her sister & the locket for the loss of Ekko from an alternate universe. She's content with leaving them as remembrance. "Sometimes, taking a leap forward means leaving a few things behind."

[@BlackLotus2077]

Ekko is a better man than me. The main timeline can burn as hell as long as I’m happy with the loml💀

[@BLgunsliger85450]

Silco should’ve said “eh, water under the bridge”

[@nunavon8952]

Ekko a stronger man than me. I woulda never went back home to deal with that shitshow

[@charroboo]

Everyone is stronger than you. Even my anemic cowardly Chihuahua is stronger than u

[@K2niarDneK]

​@@charroboo Wow, who pissed in your cheerios, kid?

[@charroboo]

@@K2niarDneK the damn chihuahua did

[@sagnu745]

@@charroboo damn bro calm down bltch

[@JacobBBB307]

I kinda feel the invention of Hextech itself won’t always lead to the end times. I think Viktor making the Hexcore and fusing his blood into leads to all the chaos.

[@raec5426]

Then Jayce combined him with the Hexcore to escalate things

[@Nofacestan]

Your conversation about the corrupted aesthetic of hextech is why you guy's are some of my favorite reactors like it's so nice to listen to discussions about the artistic style of this show that go beyond "wow this looks really pretty"

[@One-Watermelon]

Ekko plays Life is Strange and Jayce plays Elden Ring

[@Blak4466700]

Here for the best episode

[@DXDragon38]

I recommend checking out the English lyrics to the song Ekko and Powder were dancing too, it hits different. "Stromae & Pomme - Ma Meilleure Ennemie (English Translation)"

[@arthurdeniham7934]

I watch this channel since 2020, but how I never realised her eyes were two colored, it's beautiful.

[@marcusbeasley3212]

Ekko chilling out in Beyond the Spiderverse and Jayce getting his leg broken in Death Stranding 🤣

[@reinerbraun9995]

My favorite episode of arcane 😢❤

[@szonin1961]

I am so amazed that they actually pulled off a good time travel episode.

[@DXDragon38]

Honestly, what this ep tells me is that if Vi and Jayce died in Ep 1, the world would be a much better place lol :D

[@cognacyang9342]

Bullshit... singed was already on a mission... sooner or later runeterra is gonna be busted...😂😂😂

[@DXDragon38]

@@cognacyang9342 Eh, a redeemed Silco probably just killed him.

[@cognacyang9342]

@DXDragon38 guess we will never know... 🤣

[@praisethefirstborn6226]

@@cognacyang9342 SInged is going to use chemical warfare to decimate ionia no matter what. That has always been a key part of the lore and they chose to keep it in arcane. Singed is completely irrelevant because he has the same outcome whether hextech is invented or not, one of the timelines is just happier lol.

[@cognacyang9342]

@praisethefirstborn6226 yes it's happier for the moment.. moment

[@NightSterling]

Not an "arcane" project but more stories in the same universe just in a different region, next one is almost certainly noxus

[@kimalsegaminglife979]

@BOLDcast this episode is highest rating episode of all the serie , because of all the deep meaning in it , one of my favorite with episode 2 s2

[@bluewolf7111]

Ekko playing life is strange, meanwhile Jayce playing Only Up 💀

[@dorothelazyone9922]

The last scene shows us how she's "mourning" ekko. How? The hex crystals. She's not jinx, she's powder she's more outgoing and honest, her emotions are clearly displayed in her face, through the chapter they showed us her being wary, curious doubtful, but mainly, in love with "ekko" at the beginning with the other ekko, and since the science montage, our ekko. She slowly get the understanding, even if it was miniscule, that the person in front of her was different, she stopped seeing him as the other ekko and started desiring to, and tried to, know our ekko. That's why when her boyfriend (like common, it's pretty obvious "troubles in paradise", really? ), suddenly asked her for something so random, like to act like it's the first time, she didn't react to that, she had an underlying feeling that he was different. That's why, when that other person that both was and wasn't her lover, who also showed that he cared for and loved her, dissappears in front of her eyes, she decides to preserve that beautiful memory while moving forward with her life. That's why, she stored the keepsake that (presumably) he gave her along with the last thing she achieved with her sister, stealing the crystals or the memory of that day, her regret and pain. She didn't throw those away, but kept them in her private space, where she also prays for her sister, close to her but not in the way, closing the message this chapter tried to give us, "sometime taking a leap forward means leaving a few things behind". Moving on, not letting our past chain us, but living with the memories of the happiness we had before and using it as a motivator, just like ekko, leaving a paradise to face reality, inspired by that possibility, that hope.

[@ThePonderer]

Ekko and Powder look older/taller here because they didn’t grow up malnourished.

[@horizon5873]

MA MEILLEURE ENNEMIE C'EST TOI

[@mythologyseeker949]

19:52 OMO I just saw that meme earlier🤣🤣🤣

[@Ozone946]

Same😂😂

[@zzxp1]

This and episode 6 of the first season are without a doubt my favorite on the entire series. This in particular hits close to home for all of those who have dreamed with the people no longer with us either physically or emotionally.

[@greywarden5513]

19:54 To be fair, it would be 7 days with Ekko, of all the champions of league and all the people of Arcane he may have the purest soul/ plus he’s handsome AF😅

[@a.a677]

Heimer is immortal don't worry he's fine, he is chilling in a place called Bandle City (home of the yordles) now and he can chose to return any time he wants.

[@greywarden5513]

1:54 Nah, they are totally together 😉 Powder looks annoyed/hurt/confused at Ekko’s lack of reciprocation

[@greywarden5513]

10:42 Their are certain folks who can be trusted with immense power/responsibility. Chances are Ekko is one of those people

[@angel3pointoo173]

19:52 would be funny if this was another umbrella theory moment where carson conjured up something in his mind that doesn't exist. (Probably not but it would be funny)

[@-Rambi-]

Wait I just noticed, do you have Nevus of Ota? I'm asking because your eye looks exactly like Gab Smolders and she spoke about the condition a while back. That would be wild, it's quite rare.

[@-Rambi-]

It just occurred to me that this could be seen as something negative, I can't stress this enough, it is unique beautiful and special.

[@edralev7671]

Vi definitely ok with that trade.

[@TheGeneralGrievous19]

"No matter what happened in the past, there is never too late to build something new." 😭 I love Ekko x Powder/Jinx aka TimeBomb, I really hope somehow, somwhere we will see them together again...

[@Attya-y2y]

21:57 -> oh, nice catch

[@xRakanishu]

I've seen the meme Carson was talking about but it was in Spanish 😂

[@lucasferreira7420]

This is definitely my favorite episode of the season, its so beautiful 😍🥺😭 I'm so happy that at least in one universe Ekko and Powder (Jinx) are happy together ⏳💣💚💙🥰

[@anuragsrivastav5470]

Please react to Look Back and Haikyuu movie

[@terrybohart]

I think the could do a lot more with Jayce "Going Insane" Montages, because Jayce has a tendency to be a suicidal person which is shown in season 1, but here he fight all odds to survive, infected legs, eating contaminated creatures, losing his mind to the thought of what he did might lead to calamity, and it's great but it could be more imo

[@raec5426]

I think it was done well with the time we had with it to get the point across efficiently. A lot of things could be more in general, as that could be said for season 2 as a whole. But Jayce was one of the better handled characters in S2 that I think we got enough from in the time we had.

[@TechnoArpan]

the whole season in general felt rushed. Needed more breathing time. Maybe like an extra 3 episodes

[@raec5426]

​@@TechnoArpanEither another act or in general extension of episode length. The episodes are generally 40 mins (besides finale as 50 mins). Make the episodes at least standard hour length and extended length finale as needed (ex: 1 hr 30 min). Then I think that could have worked well enough to flesh things out more for characters and their dynamics with other characters in between the plot aspects.

[@enzogeee]

the will to know what happened to his city that he loves and grew up in not enough?

[@andrelima2410]

Are her eyes different colors or am I tripping?

[@heximiasmagaming3995]

Yes they are, and no you're not. Jinx's current eye color is due to the shimmer in her body now, this is how Powder's eyes looked before that.

[@andrelima2410]

@@heximiasmagaming3995 I wasnt talking about Jinx Im talking about the reactor

[@Medallion.Star.]

​@@andrelima2410 She has Heterochromia

[@Eventzz0]

Most emotionless reactors on yt

[@AdorianDelmore]

They are working on sequel shows already

[@sherkecringemonger9872]

Crazy how nice would be things for everyone if Vi just dies. What did they mean by this 😂😂😂

[@kelsey-pp5ew]

its not vi dying that made the universe good its the fact that hextech never existed

[@DXDragon38]

Wonder if Powder will keep comparing Ekko with the Arcane!Ekko in her head going forwards. "He was so much more interesting than you!" "He's you, but better!" :D

[@andisea4006]

Wow, you guys get what is the purpose of this episode.

[@reinerbraun9995]

First comment let's go ❤

[@jalapeno84_25]

Bro, why do you keep speaking in one of the greatest scenes in the show (Powder and Ekko dancing) even she is clearly bothered by that

[@sauc1423]

Found this around and wanted to share. One cool thing I haven't seen anyone talk about is the fact that the powder had more hextech gem fragments, but he didn't use them because he realized ekko wasn't from that timeline and wanted to spend more time with him. At least, it seems so.

[@raec5426]

I think she may not have wanted to use it in general because Vi died from that explosion. The crystals were stored at her memorial of Vi.

[@TrollinFace]

The popular theory, which looks very legit - all of them were in the same word, but in different time. Heimerdinger appeared 3 years before Ekko, while Jayce could be there three years after Ekko, when the word has already been destroyed by Hextech.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

Disagreed, Viktor would already be gone at this point in the timeline.

[@gabrielcabral6142]

Very wrong, there's no hextech in this timeline

[@masaichen6968]

Not legit at all lmao this timeline doesn't even have hextech it been destroyed to pieces before ekko collect them and we can easily guess that viktor just never met jayce considering heimerdinger just leave the council and his lab And jayce probably in jail

[@relic5752]

​@@masaichen6968That or Jayce was successful in his suicide attempt. Remember, the only reason Jayce is alive in the main timeline is because Victor stopped him from leaping out of the hole in his lab. Also worth noting that Victor, in despair of his looming death, likely punched his own ticket as well, or died tragically young from his disease. Point being, OP is that much more likely to be wrong in believing that the Powder-timeline and the future timeline are one and the same, since we know that the future timeline Jayce was at the top of the tower with a hextech hammer, something that is extremely unlikely in Powder's timeline

[@masaichen6968]

@relic5752 I don't think jayce was suicide cuz the reason he did that is he got push to where the point he can't take it anymore from trying to create hextech but since it just got exploded and kill a child his situation when he was in council is much more worse i believe they sentence him to jail or banned him from be a scientist or inventor is what likely to happen more (sorry if it bad english or grammar)