FINALLY Watching ARCANE!! This One is Gonna *HURT*... Episode 1 | [ REACTION SERIES ] | basicwitgirl

[@basicwitgirl]

I've been toying with the idea of starting a Patreon for some of these full reactions! Would you guys be interested?

[@Gongibongi]

As someone relatively new to the Basicdom, sign me up. Then we can all psychologically tort-I mean recommend really good shows :)

[@Derek-no8fu]

Hey Commander, I love watching you play. Please consider playing either 'The Forest' or 'Green Hell'.

[@BergsArt]

if the arcane reacts come out earlier i would consider it ....

[@fergie3204]

@@basicwitgirl I guess, but I'd have to figure how to use that. Still... I'd do it.

[@Revenge-of-Peace1992]

@@basicwitgirl yea you should it would help generate some $ flow. Set up a 3 part teir system with incentives to move up like earlier access vids, poll voting, & discord ect ya know. I'm just throwing out 💡's for ya hope you do set one up ill pay for more content.

[@Learnos1]

The music fits the show for a reason. All the music was made for the show specifically in parthership with musicians. Every song is amazing, really

[@aranthur]

I bought the soundtrack and still listen to it regularly

[@basicwitgirl]

Ahhhh that's great to know!! love that!

[@nurindriyawaningsih4340]

I bought the Vynil for the soundtrack because it is so good

[@MrEvilside]

dont skip 3rd episode credits, cause song climax hits way later in credits

[@revendax2584]

Its been nearly 3 years since the first season came out and I still regularly play several songs from their soundtrack. Their music was so phenomenal in the first season and we have an entire soundtrack for season 2 that I cant wait to hear either!

[@dreamingdark1817]

Don't dig into the League lore! You will have a better experience with the show by not knowing who are characters from the game. The show is very good about making sure you don't need to know any of the lore to enjoy it.

[@basicwitgirl]

ok ok ok noted!

[@blackshard641]

I love that we're all on the same page about this. It's a different experience knowing the lore, but not an improved experience. There are only a couple of things I can think of where you get a little additional meaning, but compared to the things the lore can spoil it's SOOO not worth it.

[@Tekkerue]

100% agree! I just watched it for the first time a couple months ago and I knew nothing about it going in. I'm so glad I didn't look anything up, because I think going in blind was the best experience by far. I'm not normally one to get obsessed over shows or movies, but Arcane is just different. Even after two months I still feel like I just finished watching it for the first time 5 minutes ago. It's insanely good! Depending on how they wrap up the next (and final 😭) season, this could be my favorite show of all time.

[@ldkinbote]

@@basicwitgirl Yeah, I didn't know anything about it and saw reactors at the time who'd say stuff like, "I've played LoL for ten years and I still don't know any lore about it." Apparently, it's not that kind of story-based game. In fact, I've never come across anyone who's played it that knew the things revealed in here accept for seeing certain playable characters. That knowledge doesn't give them an advantage about understanding what the story is telling though. Those who did play it, many times, said they were addicted to it for a while. 😁

[@Le0_0-]

​@@Tekkeruefinal season for arcane, after that we are moving to different places of the world, probably Noxus (Mel's origin region)

[@aranthur]

The sound design alone for this show actually won several awards, let alone the writing and animation and whatnot. There's actually a really good behind the scenes mini-series about the making of the show called Bridging the Rift, and it has a whole section dedicated to just the sound effects team

[@basicwitgirl]

Ooo I'll have to check that out once I'm done with the series!

[@blackshard641]

The sound mixing and sound design is phenomenal. Quality headphones or earphones with stereo or 3d audio will add immensely to some moments.

[@revendax2584]

@@basicwitgirl yes its a really good watch. Its 5 episodes long and it tells their story of how it took 6 years to make the first season of arcane. Its really well done, its engaging, interesting, funny, sad. So yeah please watch that when you get a chance after watching this first season. It will make you appreciate the hard work they clearly put into making this series.

[@tylkorap4122]

@@basicwitgirl i would love to watch reaction to "Bridging the Rift" ❣

[@elmutcher4596]

U can safely play all the music in this show ..all but Imagine Dragons - Enemy

[@revendax2584]

yes! Riot games ( the producer of League of Legends and Arcane) dont flag videos on websites. They rather encourage people to share and comment on their works, its called free marketing. But yeah all of their songs are good except for Imagine Dragons enemy song as their record label is very picky and will flag stuff on here.

[@Ade_Wright]

I watched it blind and loved it. Just gets better every episode. Also the soundtrack is epic.

[@AlexSmith_Rhysand]

That was so good Basic! This show is a masterpiece in all areas. The writing, acting, animation and even the music are all TOP TIER. I'm so glad you choose to react to this show. Can't wait to see the next one!

[@basicwitgirl]

You know I'm easy to please, but I'm already HOOKED!! Glad you gently nudged me in this direction!

[@CertainlyCynical]

Blind reactions are always better, never forget!!

[@robertgronewold3326]

One great thing about this show is that you don't need a whole bunch of prior knowledge to understand the story. There are easter eggs to aspects of the world of Runeterra, but this series is such a complete story that you really don't need to know the rest. However, some handy lore is that the twin cities of Piltover and Zaun are the most advanced location in the entire world, and the cities are located on an isthmus between two continents, making it a trading hub. The rest of the world is a lot less technologically advanced, and there is a lot of elements that feel very medieval by comparison. So while you should probably not look at lore about the characters, bringing up a map of the world can be helpful.

[@aranthur]

Absolutely ADORE this show!!! Watching it without knowing the game or lore is the BEST way to watch Arcane, but be prepared for people in the comments to overexplain the motivations of characters before they've actually been revealed in the show lol I've seen a few reactions to it, and while folks might avoid spoiling events, they will spoil character info that is meant to be mysterious for a while 😅

[@basicwitgirl]

excellent news!! I loved having some background knowledge of CP77 when I watched Edgerunners, but I can see how this would be better going in blind!

[@Uzkodas]

@@aranthur I agree. I know enough about League to know that it’s not for me. But the show, is simply amazing. It’s one of only two shows (the other being Firefly) I’ve seen that can reasonably make the claim that they’ve batted .1000 for its entire run.

[@nrgspike]

Such a ridiculously good show! I'd definitely have some tissues on standby though, it'll make you feel things! You don't need to worry about copyright - Riot is famously chill about reaction videos. Only the Imagine Dragons track causes any problems. But all the songs the were written specifically for the show that's why it all works so well. It's well worth watching the 5-part making-of documentary 'Bridging the Rift' once you've finished the series.

[@basicwitgirl]

Haha in addition to reacting to this, I'm also playing Mass Effect for the first time...there is no shortage of tissues in my office 😂

[@Revenge-of-Peace1992]

A blind reaction is good for you , your going love this show i can tell . Cant wait for more episodes

[@Gongibongi]

Oh boy, you are in for one HELL of a ride. Wish I could watch it for the first time again :(

[@basicwitgirl]

I'm nervous in a good way!!

[@operative2136]

The VA for Grayson you were trying to think of, was Shoreh Agadashloo. I fully agree she's great. I was pleasantly surprised to see her in this. Just shows she's got great taste in roles.

[@basicwitgirl]

yes that's her name!! i always forget and just call her Avasarala 😂 I'm currently playing through Mass Effect as well, so I'm hearing her everywhere!

[@a7xaddict4676]

"it's starting so sad" Oh girl, you aren't ready

[@jaro200879]

What a surprise. 🤩🤩🤩 I suggest "Vox Machina" and "Blue Eye Samurai", shoud you decide to do other reactions.

[@basicwitgirl]

I LOVE Vox Machina!! Ive watched the previous seasons already, but that’s not to say I won’t react for the newest one!

[@Hohum37]

Agreed wholeheartedly.

[@loneoakgrls]

IMPATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE NEXT EPISODE OMG

[@kaizen5023]

I went in completely blind into this show and loved it -- it is better to have a copy of the episodes downloaded rather than watch on Netflix as they show spoilers and don't even let the end credits roll. The endings hit so hard it is good to let the credit music roll and just let it sink in rather than have Netflix jumping to the next episode with thumbnails showing you spoilers of what is about to happen! While I had Netflix, I watched it as a whole downloaded series and it was epic, such an incredible feeling every time the end credits roll and you just sit there like "holy crap..."

[@Sotoyalay704]

Its never too late to start, one of the best show ever

[@anhuro8558]

Very fun reaction! While waiting for the other episode reactions I'll watch your cyberpunk reactions (another great show) 😊

[@basicwitgirl]

thanks for watching!! glad you enjoyed!!

[@Tekkerue]

A fun fact, the voice actress who voiced Powder was 11-12 years old at the time of recording and this was her first voice acting gig too. She is a huge part of why this show is so good!

[@basicwitgirl]

awwwh that's awesome! i had no idea!

[@revendax2584]

@@basicwitgirl Mia Jeness(I think its spelled) is a really good voice actor in some of the later episodes she has some really gripping performances.

[@Tekkerue]

​@@basicwitgirl She started off in theater, so she definitely has great acting chops. In fact, looking her up again I just saw that she was one of the three rotating leads for the US tour of Tim Minchin's play Matilda. I'm a big fan of Tim Minchin and I knew he wrote a play (I'm not really into theater though and I haven't seen it), so it's cool that Powder was one of the leads for the US tour.

[@journey9411]

New Arcane reactor? 😮 YAY new Arcane Reactor! 🍿😎🍿

[@basicwitgirl]

Welcome in!!

[@BlogXooz]

You don't need to have knowledge of league lore and I think it's even better if you don't.

[@giancarlog8653]

As someone who knew nothing about League of Legends, I absolutely loved this show.

[@FairyCrescendo]

Me gustó bastante tu reacción, me gustaría que continuaras subiendola a KZbin porque solo puedo verla por aquí

[@aspieanarchist5439]

Vi and Powder`s biological parents were the black haired dude with the frying pan helmet and the blue haired chick lying dead on the bridge at the beginning. Of course, much like "Supernatural" one of the themes of "Arcane" is whether or not you are blood related isn`t as important to family as love and loyalty and other factors.

[@rromano158]

Vander's little speech to Mylo about not coming home without some treasure/loot only enforces Mylo's increasing distain for Powder's lack of abilities. As I see it Season 1 is more of a prequel (sort of) to the video games, so don't get upset if you aren't familiar with the characters.

[@foreign_objective2855]

"Pop rocks" kills me every time

[@ivanmazur9551]

your going love this series

[@Alexic94]

basicwitreactions! yess!

[@Drake844221]

"Did this have to start off so sad?" HAHAHAHA... hahaha... haaaaaa... ha... Yeah, that's not a bug, it's a feature for the creators of this show. Mind you, they will do that in the most satisfying ways possible, but... yeah. This show is an exquisitely crafted tragedy. One thing I will say is that... people tend to idealize Powder, and... overlook the fact that her intention in this episode was to defend herself from a street thug with a nail bomb. It was only not horrific and gruesome because it didn't work... but the intention was 100% there. Just... never lose sight of that, going forward.

[@bowwing333]

Just be patient with the lore as many have said. I'm sure after season 2, nothing will be able to stop you from doing a deep dive, there is plenty there to enjoy, and I'm sure someone can give you a spoiler free list so you can catch up on some of the shorts and music videos they released while waiting. Also when you're done with season one, do check out the Bridging the Rift documentary... it's honestly just as interesting somehow as the series itself. Just an incredible story all around. Cheer's~🥂 ❤

[@Fionalah]

Watching pretty people watch 'Arcane' is kinda my jam :) Don't worry about League lore - it's much better to go into this show blind. The show tells you all you need to know. Reacting to 'Arcane' is usually a nice signal boost for your channel too.

[@basicwitgirl]

blushin at the compliment! glad to have ya along!

[@Uzkodas]

Oh boy are you in for a treat. Arcane is seriously one of the best shows I’ve seen in the past ten years. In fact Arcane is so good that it makes the game its based off of look like the shitty tie-in. Happy watching!

[@basicwitgirl]

I've heard nothing but fantastic things!! I am nervous for my emotions, but so excited to dive in!

[@77Night77Shade77]

Also, as someone who's played League for some 14 odd years, to me, having all that background information didn't matter much when I watched the show for the first time, cuz they went in a completely different direction with Arcane, anyway. Sure, it uses some of the ingame locations and characters, but their stories are all vastly different - so much so that fans couldn't agree on what was and wasn't canon for a long time. Now that they've decided Arcane's story is basically going to overwrite the ingame lore, though, all that's changed, of cours€.

[@77Night77Shade77]

Is that an actual sword in the background???? Holy helll.

[@basicwitgirl]

I actually have two! Both of Aragorn's swords from LOTR!

[@No1fan15]

OK EVERYBODY, HERE WE GO AGAIN! ❤

[@PickledShark]

First, this is the best show I’ve seen in many years. It’s perfection. Second, it’s better to know nothing about League.

[@j.f.fisher5318]

There are pros and cons to knowing or not knowing. Not knowing is kinda like watching the SW prequels without having seen the original trilogy. You miss out on the dramatic irony but get to be surprised how the various characters evolve. Speaking of sound design, there's a scene follout that is gross to watch, but the sound effects are so gross that not watching is almost as bad. Another great game adaptation, btw. It should definitely be on your list. One of the main actors is a VA on Arcane too.

[@ninpoad1543]

Haha....wanna see your reactions on the third and last episode. 😉

[@basicwitgirl]

Oh boy…. That makes me nervous 😂

[@C.80]

Oye bosmang, always good to see an Expanse fan ❤

[@basicwitgirl]

one of my absolute favs!!

[@Bhutchin09]

You’re about to watch one of the best shows of the last decade

[@fergie3204]

I'm so excited to watch you react to this! I am a HUUUUGE fan of Vi! That will become very apparent over the course of these reactions. Lol

[@basicwitgirl]

CANT WAIT TO CHAT ABOUT IT WITH YA!

[@tchjdaedn]

Don't know how far ahead in the series you are from your uploads, but there's a music video for Imagine Dragons "Enemy" that was done by the same animation studio, containing additional scenes not in the series itself. It's worth a watch/reaction of its own, best watched between episodes 6 & 7 to minimize spoilers.

[@guardianchronicler]

If you want a great show that ties into D&D more directly. I would highly recommend The Legend of Vox Machina. It’s an adaptation of the real life campaign by the D&D group Critical Role. And it’s about to start its third season so a good time to look into it.

[@basicwitgirl]

Love, love, love Vox Machina! I binged those BEFORE I started doing recorded react content! May need to save season 3 for a series this time!

[@MrEvilside]

"I know season 2 comming soon".. Lucky one.. Imagine watching this back in 2021 november..

[@ssjtapion]

❤❤❤

[@ReaverRAC]

Why do you think Vi has 'no idea' what the Enforcers cracking down means? She saw her parents and a bunch of other people get slaughtered in the opening. Of course she knows.

[@kaizen5023]

14:40 No they can't go swim in the river and look for the loot because the river is toxic.

[@KravenZoro]

I hope she has an open mind & a more nuanced reaction to the rest of the episodes. Im not trying to be technical and for lack of a better word a nerd but this show can be savored longer by pondering & even dwelling on about its themes and each character nuanced arcs.

[@0927kira]

i think having no knowledge of league of legends makes the series more unpredictable

[@FigipeGames]

After reacting to arcane, if you enjoy the lore aspect, you might enkoy the cinematics and music videos

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

“Expanse Fan Watches Arcane” …and I’m all aboard. You invoked Earth Queen Avasarala’s name, ergo I am trapped in your orbit for this series. Yam seng, kopeng!

[@basicwitgirl]

Happy to have ya along for the ride, bosmang🫡

[@creativecharacters692]

You don’t need a lot of lore knowledge, the episodes will fill you in on what you need to know. The lore will kinda spoil some story beats so don’t look into it yet. I didn’t know anything about the lore when i first watched either, but it will make more sense with every episode. Can't wait for more!

[@acereporter73]

"She's Avasarala in 'The Expanse.'." Me: *SUBSCRIBE* I always support fans of The Expanse!

[@basicwitgirl]

beltalowda!

[@reihitaj5892]

hello i started to watch you from mass effect and i really like your reactions , i would really love if you would also react to league of legends cinematics and music videos too :D

[@alphanik8103]

all of the songs from the show arent coprighted ecsept the imagine dragon song

[@basicwitgirl]

ahhh nice!! good to know!!

[@slaaneshhedonite7068]

I know nothing about LoL. I love this show. I loathe marcus. Best series I’ve seen in over a decade. Enjoy the trauma.

[@journey9411]

Just so ya know, the episodes were released 3 a week, because the story is in 3 parts. I hope that helps you decide how you wanna watch this moving forward.

[@basicwitgirl]

Ahhh I didn’t know! They plan is for 1 ep a week just in time for season 2 to premiere!

[@laurence4352]

NO!. dont look up any League Of Legends lore or info untill at least after episode 3. youll end up spoiling youself on some things and Its actually jun watching a reaction of someone who can just apreciate this awsome show for its story instead of as a fan trying ot find all the little easter eggs and refferences that they put in the show.

[@dominikzalesak1526]

LESS YOU KNOW about league the better the story gets

[@thenewspiderman7019]

DONT LOOK INTO THE GAME!! I WATCHED WITHOUT ANY GAME KNOWLEDGE AND ITS AMAZING!!!

[@blackshard641]

Trust me, you want to go in as blind as possible. The show is arguably better the less you know. There are a few easter eggs, yes, but fewer than you might think, and definitely not so many that it counteracts the benefits of not knowing anything.

[@basicwitgirl]

avoiding spoilers like Neo in the matrix!

[@Kefroth1]

Honestly, not knowing anything about League of Legends is almost a net positive. If you know the game's lore/characters, it kind of spoils what is going to happen to some of the characters. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of surprises and discovery in the _how_ things happen but even so, it does kind of dull the edge on some of the drama.

[@ookook1331]

it always takes me out of it when a reactor looks into the camera to react, idk why.

[@mjeid4835]

League has no real connection to the lore. You can play the game for 15 years and never know anything about lore. They made the lore as story’s for the characters in the game because the game was so popular. It’s like playing overwatch.

[@SCUBAguypnw]

Does it have to start off so sad... Ummmmmmm.....

[@zissoulander]

People are still reacting to Arcane?! Time to watch another person go through it. You're in luck as the second season is coming out soon.

[@LuridContent]

I imagine people surprised by Powder's arc in the show were also surprised by Daenerys' arc in GoT.

[@KrazyKat007]

NO SPOILERS JACKASS!!!!!