HEARTBREAKING REUNION - *ARCANE* Reaction - 1x6 - When These Walls Come Tumbling Down

[@alexie5201]

"Die with dignity"? I know you didn't mean it like that, but it sounds kinda insensitive in regards to those who are terminally ill😅 Viktor is quite reckless at this point and it might end badly, but I can't blame him for trying.

[@TheLexiCrowd]

Oh is it? Yeah definitely not how i meant it. I’m sorry!! Regarding Viktor tho, I fully supported him trying to use hextech to save himself but getting himself mixed up with shimmer is where i think he’s going too far

[@alexie5201]

​@@TheLexiCrowd You're right about shimmer, it's not very wise to mix those things. Viktor's desperate, and it's understandable that he tries to find a cure in every possible way - but only as long as he's not hurting or endangering other people.

[@OrdinaryCritic]

Shimmer isn’t always a bad thing. As with everything, it’s the dose that’s the poison. It strengthens Sevika in controlled doses, it keeps Silco’s contaminated eye from rotting, it gave a dying Vander the strength to turn the tide around, it healed Vi from a near fatal injury. Going too far isn’t only a Shimmer thing, they’ve already gone too far with sentient Hextech…but we don’t tell Viktor to “die with dignity” because Hextech seems “cleaner” than Shimmer by virtue of being created by Piltover, not in the “filthy” Undercity.

[@pretzel431]

"die with dignity" is CRAZY 💀

[@AppleBaron]

Is it? That's what I was thinking when watching Arcane for the first time too. Viktor is so desperate to leave his mark on scientific progress, that he is willing to forgo his principles and humanity. Obviously, we all have a strive to survive, but sometimes death is a better option. "Sometimes death is a mercy" - Singed.

[@j.f.fisher5318]

@@AppleBaron "I understand now" is basically saying "sure, put me in a tank to keep me alive as long as I can still do science." Not criticizing really, but at the same time, that's such a chilling line.

[@danh8804]

I burst into tears when Jinx lit her flare, calling out to the night “return to me”. And I love the animation of Vi catching sight of it, just the wonder in her face.

[@Morbacounet]

The professor is also the guy working for Silco in episode 1/2/3. His name is Singed (burned flesh).

[@aranthur]

Silco said in episode 3 that he hated Vander after his betrayal, but in time his hate faded and he found he was still left with a respect for Vander... Until he made peace with the enforcers, after everything they had suffered under them And we see that exact thing play out again here with Jinx and Vi

[@Morbacounet]

Heimer has been in charge for two centuries. He's also responsible for the state of the Undercity, the death of many people and a lot of suffering. He might look like a reasonable voice of reason but he isn't. He doesn't explain his position, he just uses his influence to get what he wants. Jayce tries to compromise with him "what's your solution ?" and Heimer responds with a personal attack. Heimer isn't evil, he's just completely out of touch and high on his own power. He needed to be kick off his pedestal. Jayce might have done it for bad reasons but it needed to be done.

[@gizmo-7q]

10:26 the man we see here is the same man who Vander helped from the dealers at the beginning

[@charlestonjew7587]

Yes, Huck. Huck was skinny and physically weak and had no friends to back him up. He was the 'little guy' Vander had been looking out for as peacekeeper of Undercity. With Vander gone, Huck had to find other ways to get by. He thought the shimmer he was given was the same that made Deckard a roided-up rage monster. Ironically enough, the vile of shimmer Silco hands him when he meets up with Vi and Caitlyn may very well have been the shimmer Huck had originally wanted but as he didn't drink it, we'll never know. Huck, as minor a character as he is, is a tragic story and it's amazing how Arcane manages to make my heart sink even for characters who've had less than 5 minutes of screen time.

[@Morbacounet]

Huck was the trader helped by Vander in episode 1. I think he really wanted to help Vi and Cait but that changed when he saw the shimmer. His eyes briefly glow pink. I think that's the sign his addiction kicked in.

[@blackshard641]

If I had a nickel for every time Vi got knocked out and kidnapped at the end of an Act, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice.

[@gaara_of_the_desert1118]

3 actually

[@blackshard641]

@@gaara_of_the_desert1118 shhh

[@AppleBaron]

15:20 Thank God I am not the only one who think that! You are the first reactor I've seen to say that. People believe that everything Viktor does is justified, because he is dying, which is kinds bs in my opinion. And the show clearly reinforces this point as well, but it goes over people's heads, because Viktor is a popular character and a lot of people simp for him 🙄

[@fnglert]

Kiss your perfect day goodbye~ Guns for Hire, Silco's song, is such a powerful track.

[@BattleAngelFan99]

9:23 That poor guy. Most reacters don't remember him, from episode 1, the guy who Vander helped in the Last Drop. Makes me sad.

[@rromano158]

As the doctor kept refining the formula for shimmer, in very small amounts, it does have a medicinal effect. Larger doses and it becomes an addictive drug like what you see in the shimmer-ravaged people.

[@King_Menelik]

Dying with dignity is a wild thing to say, I mean I doubt whenever you get sick you’re not thinking of just dying with dignity instead of seeking help to stay alive

[@AppleBaron]

Sometimes dying with your principles and morality intact is better than to live without them. If you watched the show, you know that what Viktor is doing is leading to really bad things.

[@TheSofkujepanen]

⁠@@AppleBaronokay but who are you to say how someone who’s dying should die? Who are you to tell them what dying with dignity means and how that’s better than what they themselves want to do? And who are you to tell them what morals they should uphold and just die already? Like we only live once, so no wonder people will want to keep on living, especially if they’re still young and have possibly a whole lifetime of time to live still. It’s easy to say that you should just die with dignity or upholding your morals when you’re not the one dying, but you don’t even know what their morals are and what dignity means to them. All you have is your view of dignity and morals that you’re trying to push on a dying person, telling them they should respect them for some reason.

[@Fionalah]

Really good reaction - you are picking it all up really well.

[@justinriley]

And thus marks the end of Act 2.

[@Nekros0987]

Just wanted to say please stop seeing silco and jinx as in a love realationship it’s a father daughter relationship I’m pretty sure.

[@ihateparryoornitorrinco]

bring it in

[@moneczka4259]

we want lost 😥

[@tommyprabowo4576]

Heirmindinger fear magic yes talk rune wars for stone name runestone like infintine stone mcu

[@Alice.59]

15:21 How can you say that seriously ? There is no dignity in death ! Wouldn't you do everything you can to stay alive or stop someone you love from dying ?

[@pretzel431]

Literally what I was thinking😭

[@_MicZ_]

"There is no dignity in death ! " ... She didn't say "be dead with dignity", she said "die with dignity", which is a significant difference in my opinion. "Wouldn't you do everything you can to stay alive" ... No, I wouldn't let people I love die to save my own live, which is exactly the sentiment I believe she's trying to make with her comment ...

[@TheLexiCrowd]

No i would not wanna become a monster just to stay alive

[@AppleBaron]

Viktor simps at it again 😂 Yes, there is dignity in death (go watch Attack on Titan episode 16 of season 3, really good example of it). And Viktor absolutely is being selfish here, which is reinforced in episode 8.

[@gustavgustav2670]

You've clearly never seen someone with severe dementia. There is dignity in death.

[@sophiefredrickson9370]

I think Jinx has schizophrenia

[@Dark__Thoughts]

Psychosis.

[@hxpnxs]

borderline personality disorder with psychotic features. quite common with those who have trauma.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

11:18 "It's nice he lied for her." - I thought corruption was bad? 22:57 It's the same guy who made Shimmer for Silco that got blown up by Powder... Please try to pay a bit more attention because you miss like 80% of this show.