I Finally Watched Arcane and It Blew Me Away | Arcane Episode 1 - 3 Reaction | Psych Student Reacts

[@MaladjustedPlatypus]

The explosion did not happen multiple times. It was the same explosion replayed multiple times through different perspectives as part of the storytelling format.

[@TterminusS]

oh damn, good you cleared that up. makes sense

[@thatblackdude2645]

@@TterminusS it was multiple perspectives but also she put all of her crystals inside them and you see them scatter causing more explosion like how one went and lit the bottom lab on fire

[@jlayman89]

​@@TterminusS This is a very common misunderstanding from watching a few reactions.

[@TheBloodypimp]

@@thatblackdude2645 no. she only put one... if she had put all... lets just say... there would be no building to salvage.

[@thatblackdude2645]

@ nah gang rewatch the scene she puts two crystals inside and one on the outside to set it off

[@FredrikHaugen]

Just a hint. Many of your questions can actually be answered by looking around. Riot/Fortiche doesn't waste a scene, a background, an object or color in this. People are going over the series time and time again and finds new things. When you asked why didn't the husband in the house of Kiramman go to the hearing but her, the answer is staring you in the face. Look at the painting behind them. You see the whole family there. Its a hunting scene, showing the families wast estates outside the city. The prize of the day put in front of the family on the husbands side. Showing that he's in charge of the meat once his wife has acquired it. The lady is standing, while her husband is sitting. This is to show power-dynamic in the family. Caitlyn stands in front of her mother holding her mothers gun, showing her status as the heir apparent. The frame is golden and heavy, showing the family's power and the family crest is directly above the painting, also in gold. In fact the vast amount of gold in the scene shows richness collected over generations.

[@coIdkristen]

He's already connecting so much more than the average viewer even on the first watching, so I feel like this is a bit of an unnecessary hint.

[@OffisianO]

2:34:20 its never said in the show but in a recent interview the creator said that his species is actually in gas form and thats why his speech looks delayed from his actions as he needs to move his gassious form in a specific way trough the robots 'mouth' to create speech really cool detail for something that will never be mentioned in the show

[@thomasspeliers9602]

1:22:00 "a series of infortunate events" ... that could almost be the title of the entire show

[@palomaroggeri8680]

I know right? It would be my favorite show ever… people probably wouldn’t make reactions to it though

[@Pimfwouyou]

They do follow a 3 episodes per act structure, so is good to watch them by batches of 3.

[@Gigi-jo9ww]

It took me several rewatches to understand that the blue ball only explodes when it is broken. If it falls, that's not enough. In Jayce's office, it explodes because it broke, not because it just fell.

[@TterminusS]

thank you for clarifying that. I actually mention this is my recent Act 3 recording (not yet edited).

[@MarineBoiz-4623]

@@TterminusS The hex crystals are pretty fragile, it explodes in Jayce's room because the floor is made of polished tiles, when powder drops them in her room, they land on wood planks and papers, which aren't enough for them to break

[@SALPlaysAndReacts]

What really got me interested in Silco was the surprising look in his eyes when Powder tackled him, and he realized (maybe even empathizing with) what she is going through with his own past scenes we flashed by previously. I will never not cry when the episode 3 ending song starts playing.

[@GGABueno]

The moment you realise he isn't a generic villain but a fully realised character.

[@nobleheart8325]

Yeah, it gets me when people call him a villain and leave it at that. He’s not, that’s such a black-and-white way to look at the world. The world, and as arcane depicts all its characters, are far too complex and layered to be simplified that easily. He’s a broken man fuelled by injustice that is so consumed in achieving the freedom for the undercity, that he decides he’s willing to do anything to achieve it. The way he passionately speaks of a free under city is so compelling. His heart was always in the right place. His actions and the way he decides to go about achieving his and Vander’s dream is wrong.

[@GGABueno]

@@nobleheart8325 A good villain, but he's definitely a villain. Having depth and good intentions doesn't change that.

[@rylace]

@@GGABueno Nah he's really not a villain though.

[@DarthPepis]

@@nobleheart8325 his actions are not wrong in the big picture, in fact Vander is the villain. Silco is cruel and is willing to sacrifice everyone to acomplish his dream. But everything he does is to end a system of class opresion. In a world in wich everyone tries to gain power and money Silco becomes king, and he only uses his power and money to liberate his comunity. Yes he make them suffer, but ONLY cuz him they get free of the subjugation. On the other hand Vander, that once had the same dream, abandon his people for egotistical reasons (understanding that not being able to lose 2 adoptive daugthers is only egotistical in the big picture) and tries to kill his own brother drowning him in polluted water cuz his revolution was a threat to those kids. Most people dont understand that Vander is not a "good guy" at any point in this series. He and the female sherif are the authority figures that made posible the continuation of the opresion, they soften the situation (that otherway would have exploded, as it did at the begining of the seasson) but never try to end it, they dont make any movements that make us think change is posible. Vander sacrifice the comunity for his family and Silco sacrifice evething for his comunity. ¡SPOILERS! And in the end Silco choose is dauther over his comunity as Vander did, but by that point he allready started an unstoppable movement that will end the system through Savika and Jinx.

[@freddycruz5969]

This is literally only the tip of the iceberg for this show. Next batch is amazing but the whole show as of now is a masterpiece.

[@TterminusS]

looking forward to it

[@stellakeil96]

I love how Silco's monologue in the beginning of episode three is the perfect metaphor for his perspective, his philosophy. "Have you ever wondered what its like to drown?" For him, living in the undercity is like drowning. The toxic environment, the poverty, the hunger, the violence and neglect, the abuse of power, the oppression, the hate and prejudice from above. Its like slowly being suffocated and everything you need to survive and what makes life worth living is step by step being taken away from you. "There is peace in water." For Silco the peace Vander made with the enforcers means betrayal. It is a hollow, a false peace, because it means accepting your fate as the one being drowned. It means abandoning your principles, your responsibility and your goal. "But then there's this thing in your head and its raging. Lighting every nerve with madness. To fight, to survive" For Silco, fighting Piltover with everything he has is like a survival instinct. And to him that also means that everything he does is justified if he succeeds. The contrast between "peace" and "justice" is a fascinating writing theme. Two principles that should not be in conflict with each other, but in reality they are. When are peace and justice contradictory? Where do you draw the moral line when it comes to the question of how far you can go in the revolution against oppression? What is the more important principle: peace? or justice?

[@TterminusS]

that is a good question and its more relevant than it ever was in todays world. Where does fighting for your rights and freedom start and where does it end? where does "terrorism" begin? the line is very blurry and depends on the perspective.

[@i.shuuya3231]

This is exactly why I loved season 1 so much, damn...

[@Christian-ml9sx]

Great comment.

[@wupengu]

Funny you say that Piltover looks like Paris, because the animation studio Fortiche is French.

[@jobyebye2237]

The creator Christian Linke) also said Piltogers was inspired by parisian’s architecture in the documentary ‘bridging the drift’ so well done from him lol

[@larrymacaroni7589]

I didn't think I'd be able to get through a 4 hour video but I love your input and commentary so much, I had to listen to everything!

[@TterminusS]

i appericate this so much. most people tune off right after the reaction

[@gaara_of_the_desert1118]

2:21:22 Important correction, she's a minor, he's 24, they're close friends more like siblings.

[@TterminusS]

interesting. i thought he was interested in her. maybe i read that wrong.

[@GGABueno]

@@TterminusS I do think he was tbh.

[@moonzeiw]

@@GGABuenoI’d hope not! She was 15 there and he was 24 that’s weird ash

[@Astrodgirl]

@@GGABuenothat would be pretty bad 😭 but it was definitely more cousin-like or sibling vibe to me especially since she was a minor i would hope riot wasn't trying to have jayce be predatory and more like a supporting cousin role

[@Astrodgirl]

@@moonzeiwfr that would be weird and iirc jayce must have been sponsored by their family for at least a few years so caitlyn wouldve been even younger when she met him

[@SinSiricheDu]

‘You didn’t have to go that hard on a puddle’ studio Fortiche in a nut shell. If your interested after watching season 1 Bridging the Rift is the doc series about the making of Arcane. They cover everything the animation, the music, the voice acting, the story. It all amazing. Always love seeing new reactors! Don’t worry about not knowing anything about the game, if anything Arcane is more enjoyable without game knowledge.

[@TterminusS]

i might actually check that out sometime, thanks for the rec.

[@PickledShark]

Episode 3 is some of the best storytelling I’ve ever seen. The whole show is amazing, but this episode in particular is a masterclass

[@SnazzyPuke]

Wow, I didnt think i could do it in one sitting but your commentary is so good! You catch onto details on a first watch really well. And i like that you go back through the entire episode to really let the animation breathe. Count me as one of the 2% that watches you talk after the episodes lol cannot wait to see you go through the rest of this amazing journey that Arcane is

[@aragorn0988]

"It's kind of like Paris a little bit" you couldn't be more right!! Fortiche (to be pronounced Fortish) which made the animation of the show, is a french studio that is based in Paris, and they used the architecture of the old buildings of Paris as an inspiration for Piltover

[@lafatte24]

Episode 3 ending is super emotional. Season 2 episodes 4-6 have been... holy shit.

[@cattievogelsong96]

I don’t know if anyone has said this. Skimming the comments I don’t see anything. Caitlyn Kiramin is like 14-16 in the episode. She and jace have more of a sibling bond. She admires him as an adult who is simi independent. He does cool things like going to the under city. I also think her sulking in the rain is her showing her age. Not that someone in their early twenties wouldn’t do that. But she comes across like an anxiety teenager. At least to me.

[@TterminusS]

yea someone else said it too. But i read the comment after act 2, so....

[@cattievogelsong96]

@ if you have watched act two then you know about the other reason Caitlyn isn’t interested in Jayce. I actually really like that the more masculine vi has a better case for being bisexual than cait. I like this as a stereotype subversion.

[@GGABueno]

The way that Mylo managed to break Vander free and Claggor managed to break the wall just seconds before the explosion is just so cruel. They would have been successful had Power not jinxed it. Also I have the same take on Vi. She realised she was being aggressive and left to take a breather before coming back to Power, except she never got the chance to. Tragedy on top of tragedies...

[@derekmarshman6154]

It's not guaranteed that they would have escaped. We are shown that even with Vi reinforcing the door, it is failing, and we have seen how fast shimmer Deckard can be. It's possible that without Powder's interference, they would have all gotten run down in the alley. It's not certain, but it's a possibility.

[@Tranitosaur]

@@derekmarshman6154 Maybe, but since Vander was free, I think he would hold Deckard in place while the others run away, or they all gang up on him and might succeed. Claggor is pretty strong, as well, with Vi. So with Vander, who is even stronger, and a little help from Mylo, I think they would actually beat him and escape.

[@derekmarshman6154]

@Tranitosaur maybe, but JUST maybe. No one knows what would have happened. I'm saying that it's not guaranteed that they were getting out for free. Deckard face tanked that giant explosion, kept going, and dumpstered Vander. "Powder fucked up, she should have listened to Vi! They were just gonna walk away until that dumb little girl ruined everything! She deserves to get punched!" Is the way a lot of people look at it, because Vi is "perfect" I'm just trying to point out that it's not as free an escape as Vi fans try to make it seem. Also: Claggor is a good beefy boy, and decent at fighting. Claggor gets one-shot by Shimmer Deckard. Let's be real.

[@jayfeather278]

I'm a psychology student who just started, like I'm in my first semester rn and a huge Arcane fan so this absolutely MADE MY DAY

[@TterminusS]

amazing. hope you enjoy the videos. If you study psychology definitely check out the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series at some point, its so damn good. youll really enjoy it as a psych student i bet.

[@FredrikHaugen]

Welcome to the Trauma. Remember to send your billing for your therapist to Riot/Fortiche. That's what the rest of us are doing. (This is top notch storytelling and character development)

[@TterminusS]

its really good so far. And all the characters are immediately interesting which says a lot

[@aspieanarchist5439]

Also, JB Blanc who voices Vander(Powder and Vi`s father figure who was a friend of their parents Connol and Felicia, after they died in a failed revolution against the Council of Piltover by Zaun`s people Vander and Silco had a falling out as Vander renounced the revolution out of guilt and Silco refused to) and Councilor Irius Bolbok(The robot looking dude)was born in Paris but grew up in Yorkshire which is why Vander has a British accent albeit a more working class one than the Pilties.

[@xxjazzzminexx]

4:13 I love this show, when I first watched season 1 I became obsessed with it. I have never had higher expectations for a show/media before when I went into season 2, and it blew me away. I imagine your experience will be similar lol, so don't worry. Also, this series was released in acts, three per season (three episodes per act), so the three-episode reactions are perfect.

[@TterminusS]

yea it felt that way. i think 3-parters is definitely the way to go. cant wait to see the next episodes.

[@aspieanarchist5439]

It`s a French show(Albeit one co-produced by an American computer game studio and with American, British and a couple Aussie voice actors), all French shows and films are structured like 3 act plays.

[@mingemunch3r]

Im upto you analysing the first ep and I absolutely love how well you read everything, cant wait for the rest of your arcane reaction

[@TterminusS]

glad you're enjoying it i have a few misses too but thats actually a great thing, the plot not being too predictable

[@lxram9139]

just fyi, netflix has nothing to do with the production of arcane, they are just the distributor. riot could have just uploaded the entire series to youtube and nothing about it would have changed

[@TterminusS]

Oh that is interesting. Ig Netflix paid a good sum to get the exclusive rights to distribute then :D

[@fishleaf1093]

I remember seeing this with my family. I love my dad, but the last time I cried in front of him was when I was a kid, but dang it, this show really tried. I had to step out for a few minutes. Lol. I did cry re watching it though, it's really cathartic.

[@Miavoli]

I normally don't watch videos this long but your reactions and commentary are so good and showed how much you appreciate the details and storytelling!! So I watched patiently through it all! I'm hyped to watch your second reaction part now and hope you continue reacting soon! ☺️

[@TterminusS]

Thanks a lot for watching, part/act 3 probably a few days after christmas

[@alexgerrity5238]

What I often find interesting regarding the conversation between Vi and powder is that her examples of other people messing up or when they did mess up, but when she describes her own circumstance, it’s a circumstance someone did to her rather than something she did. My only theory on that she’s trying to appear strong for powder, but I don’t know. I just found it telling.

[@TterminusS]

interesting, yea. could this be a tendency to blame herself whenever bad things happen even if she is not responsible? is the jinx moment the first time she externalizes blame?

[@samiam5859]

@@TterminusS Yes, for sure, Vi is the kind of person who always blames herself for everything. As Vander told her, "Whatever happens, it's on you". That is why she was also thinking of surrendering herself to the enforcers to save Powder. I hope you can remember that that is what describes Vi. She would do anything for the people she loves even though she might be erratic at times. She is a protector and she has immense trauma of her own. A lot of people tend to forget that...

[@doragonsureia7288]

1. Do you normally watch shows and films in original language or german? 2. Powder, Vi and Vander already knew each other in the first scene, after the battle on the bridge 3. The Co-Creator of Arcane is Christian Linke, a german singer who works for Riot now 4. The art style is a mix of 3D CG effects and 2D painted drawings. Basically the entire background is painted like in a cartoon. That makes it faster and cheaper to produce and the artists can focus more on the details and main effects. That's why Arcane is less than half as expensive as most Disney productions while still being better than every Disney production. 5. League also has cinematic videos like Overwatch and some are just as good or even better! (Call of Power, Annie, Warriors, Awaken, The Call and Still Here are the BEST) 6. The league lore also has a lot of "universe"-themes. There are celestial gods and horrors for example, and the base story also starts with the creation of the universe. 7. "Oh the misery" 8. If you see small furry creatures like professor Heimerdinger, the species is called "Yordle". They are immortal beings, born from magic in a pocket dimension called Bandle City. If they die, their body will reshape in Bandle City. They are quite fun 9. Heimerdingers fear of magic is based on the "Rune wars" (you can see them in the "Call of Power" cinematic) 10. Piltover and Zaun are exactly between two continents, that are seperated by the canal "Pilt" (that's why it's called Piltover, build over Pilt). That makes the cities so important for trade routes 11. The undercity Zaun exists since ancient times (multiple thousands of years). It was the most valuable trading city of the Shuriman empire (leagues version of ancient egypt) and was called "Kha'Zhun" or "Oshra Va'Zaun". Oshra Va'Zaun was build on a thin land bridge between the two biggest continents, but to make trading with ships easier, they used lots of explosives to blow up the land bridge (creating the canal Pilt). But they used too much explosives and half of Oshra Va'Zaun was destroyed. 12. "The boy didn't even haggle" 13. Worse than you expected? Welcome to LoL stories. Half of the characters had severe trauma.

[@TterminusS]

thanks for all the info. normally i watch everything in the original language. So I watch anime in Jap. (with sub), I watched Squid Game in Korean (pre-channel times), Narkos in Spanish, Dark in German, etc.

[@doragonsureia7288]

@@TterminusS Narkos in spanish, i didn't even think about that when i watched it!

[@anj_3237]

Graduating next year from Psychology too! This show is amazing when it comes to portraying mental state of a certain character. Fully loved it and I hope you enjoy Arcane✨

[@aspieanarchist5439]

The river mentioned in the first song is the River Pilt which is the river Piltover is named after where most of the pollution in Zaun comes from.

[@TterminusS]

Ah ok... Piltover. (basically) being build/reaching over the River Pilt.

[@aspieanarchist5439]

@@TterminusS Exactly, also Zaun was the City of Progress before Piltover but after the Rune Wars Piltover basically dumped all their sewage, dangerous construction projects, vice and undesirables down there.

[@AutomanicJack]

its crazy that your mind is blown after episode 1-3 , the "warm-up"

[@TterminusS]

hehehe.... Im in danger

[@inevail8575]

So dope to see more people checking out arcane! This show only gets better, that much I can promise. Also, love the House Stark flag you have hanging in the back, I have the exact same one in my room as well 😂

[@TterminusS]

i loved GoT when it aired. Too bad S8 happened 🙃 But yea, John Snow was probably my fav. character.

[@inevail8575]

@@TterminusS Haha I did feel the same way. It was definitely... interesting, to say the least. I was also a massive fan of Jon Snow but even more so Sandor Clegane

[@timah4]

@@TterminusS fun fact, viktor is voiced by the same guy that plays Viserys Targaryen in GOT

[@Crystalitar]

I hugely enjoy your analysis and playbacking to moments, for either animation moments or narrative reasons. Subbed!

[@TterminusS]

thank you ep. 4-6 are recorded but not edited yet, so probably (hopefully) they'll come out next week

[@aspieanarchist5439]

The guy being ejected from the Last Drop is none other than a slightly aged down version of Arcane Director Arnaud Delord. That is not the last creator cameo you`ll see in this show either.

[@TterminusS]

niiice

[@SilentEcho8]

Great reactions man, loved your insight and really appreciate your after episode discussions and the fact that you skip through the episode again

[@Seth-mf5oo]

You caught on a lot of the cinematography details such as the Vander and Vi scene on the bridge, the spiraling down to the darkness at the end of the act, etc. This show is the masterclass on "Show, Don't tell" logic. Most of the reactions do not acknowledge these little details. Now I am interested in seeing your discussion on the Psychology aspects of these characters, more so in the next 3 episodes.

[@TterminusS]

oh god idk if i went deep enough in e4-6. But I hope so. And if not im definitely gonna do so in e7-9.

[@samiam5859]

@@TterminusS One thing, Vander and the sisters did know each other before. That is why they were comfortable enough asking him where their parents were...

[@changelingchild4299]

Arcane follows the typical fantasy trope that magic is analogous to nuclear technology irl. Theres good reason for fear of it.

[@TterminusS]

there is good reason to fear it, and yet a lot of humanity has used it, arguably for good. mostly

[@stef-w5j]

I forgot how amazing of a start arcane had. After finishing the show i lowkey wished we had more of this more slow pacing

[@anthonypatterson8003]

This was a fantastic video my man! One of my favorite reactions to one of my favorite shows. Cheers brother! Can't wait for you to continue!

[@TterminusS]

oh hey Anthony. thanks. Act 3 probably right after Christmas

[@aspieanarchist5439]

Who would have thought that Los Angeles music producers and indie game developers and Parisian artists working together would produce this masterpiece?

[@TterminusS]

And insane collab. But look what it 's gotten us!

[@loganshalloe5927]

3:23:38 Vi probably thought Powder had died too 😓

[@TterminusS]

probably thought Silco killed her.

[@Gigi-jo9ww]

"I don't know if Faker is still playing" Faker this year : 😎 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Can't wait for the next Fortiche séries 👏

[@TterminusS]

yea, amazing what they turned out here.

[@justjuniorjaw]

Continuing on, I highly recommend uploading in Acts (Ep 1-3, 4-6, 7-9). It's the best format for us viewers.

[@TterminusS]

will do

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

A very good reaction. I can't wait for you to react to the rest of it. Your channel will grow fast, that much i know

[@TterminusS]

thanks a lot. This has been the first vid that hit over 10k. Really happy how it's been received. I am also currently collecting suggestions on Patreon for the series that will eventually come after Arcane (all members, free members included). So if you got some ideas, maybe leave a comment there!

[@rosisosa5759]

One thing I highly recommend is listening to the soundtrack. If you want, you can check out the songs as they appear in the act (both seasons of Arcane were released in intervals of 3 acts, 3 episodes per act) because they help you understand the character or the situation in which the song is being played. The soundtrack has a particularity, which is that the songs were made exclusively for the scenes in which they appear or vice versa. They are closely related to each other and the lyrics are very well thought out.

[@Sotoyalay704]

Ppl that never watch animation or into 2d thing, this show is totally an exception. No regrets seriously this is one of the bestest show ever

[@TterminusS]

its peak

[@tuntunkhan5539]

Wait until you get to see Season 2, its pure cinema so far and rated 100% by critiques.

[@TterminusS]

100% is crazy

[@fishleaf1093]

If I remember correctly, season 1 was also rated 100% for a long while too, before it really got popular.

[@Pablo_Piotrowski]

great commentery, it was interesting 4 hours and i think u should watch more and give us the reaction because IT IS WORTH IT, TRUST ME.

[@TterminusS]

ill do that for sure. ill upload the next 3 episodes in a week or two

[@tchjdaedn]

Love the reaction and commentary, we'll see whether you can put off watching season 2 after watching episode 9. 😉 Additionally, the music video for "Enemy" was animated by the same studio and has additional scenes not included in the series itself. Best to watch it between episodes 6 & 7 of season 1 to minimize spoilers.

[@TterminusS]

i might check it out

[@lexiette8343]

You're gonna love the remaining 15 episodes :)

[@sweeeeeeezy]

Faker is the GOAT and still going strong. Just won back-to-back World Championships!

[@aspieanarchist5439]

The character models are 3-D and the effects, props and environments are all 2-D and hand-painted aside from a few flashing effects like in Jinx`s hallucinations, time travel, flashbacks and magic.

[@TterminusS]

great info. love to know this stuff. Its insane that all the environments are hand-drawn

[@aspieanarchist5439]

@@TterminusS Yeah. Fortiche has really come a long way from the "Get Jinxed" music video to now.

[@hardbasskvass597]

13:30 exactly it felt like Dishonored the first moment I watched it

[@TterminusS]

100% the same vibes. I loved Dishonored, great series. I am so sad that we haven't gotten a new DIshonored or Deus Ex in quite a while.

[@Daniel-zg5mb]

I think people are unfairly harsh on the Kirimmans (Jayce's sponsors) for turning their backs on him. Jayce was caught using their money to fund experimenting with highly dangerous materials in a residential area on a secret project that's entire premise is outright forbidden by the founding law of their city/nation. And they STILL defended him at his trial even though that could be taken as endorsement of his law breaking. Jayce put them at serious legal risk. I think they went above and beyond in their role as patrons to help him.

[@Mandus_The_Mad]

The second you brought up Dishonored I knew I was going to love this. Stay cultured.

[@TterminusS]

one of my fav games of all time. Oh an honor for all, the big and the small, the taller they stand oh the harder they fall. we live for the day but wait out for the next, with blood in our veins and the air in our chest 🎶 not sure if 100% accurate but I tried from the top of my head.

[@Arithekiller]

When I was done with the first episode then the second I was like "well this show actually seems decent "and then I saw the 3rd one cried like a baby and thought "this show is going to be insane if it makes me feel like this on the 3rd episode out of 18 fucking episodes"

[@TterminusS]

100%

[@15P3R14]

Notice how Vander didn't act after the explosion? He had given up, but then Vi stirred and he got up.

[@TterminusS]

good observation

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

Holy smokes, 4hrs of only just the first act? Let me strap in damn.

[@TterminusS]

its been a ride. it will take some time to get act 2 ready and out but it has a similar length.

[@CUNOWINS]

Treating yourself to this and Disco at the same time?! I really, really enjoy your content man. A lot of people in this internet ecosystem pretend to analyze the thing they're looking at for the camera, while you actually ruminate over the subject. Thanks for appreciating art.

[@TterminusS]

thanks for writing this. Each time I sit in front of the camera I try my best to actually look at what I'm watching or playing. It's not easy, and it doesn't always come out right. There are episodes Im not proud of, cause I feel I haven't given them justice. Or I left out an important part. Or I neglected art, psychology, fun. Sometimes people are impatient to get more and I feel under pressure, in Part also due to the high Standards I set myself. It really helps to hear or read someone say they enjoy and appreciate what I'm trying to do.

[@VortFX]

Apparently you don't have to mute any songs in this as Riot allows them to be played on reaction videos

[@TterminusS]

They do to a degree. It still gets flagged, I was kind of contemplating but decided to do a tiny bit of manual muting, because as far as I know I could not monetize the video otherwise. I mean I cant yet anyway, but im close to 1k subs so I made the decision. I might leave future songs in more tho here and there. Still, I really appreciate them not blocking stuff. That is really amazing of them.

[@Altmer353]

@@TterminusS Please mute scenes with music isntead of skipping some seconds, if you can. Those skips mess up sync up time with video from my own side. And i bet there is decent amount of people who fire up Arcane on their monitor and sync up to you to watch along side. Pausing to talk about scene is perfectly fine, but those skips, to not get flagged, are a bit annoying. Later episodes will have a lot of scenes with music, especially season 2, and this could turn those scenes into a slideshow.

[@aspieanarchist5439]

Valdiani is just French for "Artistic beauty."

[@therocksolid7556]

Faker just win the worldchampionship of LOL, normally In this game the carreer of top player stop at 25, he is litteraly the Pelée of e-sport, an absolute king

[@TterminusS]

i mean there are people like that in CS too. 32 or smth and still playing.

[@nullunit]

Welcome to the para-social trauma bond, brother. (Edit: I don't know if someone told you to, but listening to the music, especially at the end of each act is super good. The music is a really big part of the show as close to an "after credits as they get. I really appreciate that you did that.)

[@TterminusS]

literally my phone playlists are filled with Arcane songs now

[@nullunit]

@@TterminusS Nice! Honestly I feel like the songs only get better but Goodbye an Welcome to the Playground from act 1 set an incredible tone. I see on your Patreon you got to season 1, Act 2, already. One of the music supervisors for the show, Alex Seaver, has a YT channel (@wearemako) where he uploaded BTS vids for the big songs he worked on from season 1. The one for "Making of 'Goodbye' and 'Guns for Hire' should be clear of any spoilers for you if you like to see creative process type of thing.

[@SALPlaysAndReacts]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@TterminusS]

LFG indeed

[@th3voice]

53:54 "Somebody get this egyptian cat out of here" ... okay!

[@TterminusS]

xD I did not mean like that

[@MapleV2]

Huge, massive, humongous W

[@starflyer3219]

58:00 The Undercity is very much depicted as Hell in the intro with the red light and the fire. By contrast, Piltover is heavenly. Oc, the analogy is superficial.

[@Drizzl]

Where is the next episodes ? I hope you get around to it

[@TterminusS]

will drop soon. its already on patreon

[@edgybravo4287]

Hopefully you enjoy it it's one of the best animated series I've ever seen. Season 2 has been good too it hasn't been as good as season 1 for me but maybe it gets to that point with the final act this weekend.

[@TterminusS]

interesting. a lot of people say s2 is even better.

[@edgybravo4287]

@TterminusS everyone has different tastes for me the pacing is way off at times. But the high points of s2 are still just as good as s1 if not better.

[@shimmi_5502]

"Full Length on Patreon!" this video already has 4 fricking hours, how long is the full version? xDD

[@whatiswhat8061]

I love watching reactions for this show. Its like getting stabbed 18 times all over again

[@TterminusS]

ahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@martonbarta7926]

The original evangelion series with the multiple f-ed up endings? The one where the oozing hopelessness culminates in pure depression with the ending? Or one of the remakes floating around? If it is the original i wonder what makes it in your opinion the best of the best because as far as i know it should not even exists since the creator at that time went through deep depression (as i heard) and the "remakes" are the ones he was meant to make in the first place :D

[@TterminusS]

the original and that is a long answer but the amount of psychological concepts and actual therapy techniques on display and the way they have been put into visual form is incredible. Also the ending is anything but dark, its very life-affirming.

[@martonbarta7926]

@@TterminusS Well most of the religions iconography in it still goes over my head :) So witch ending is more life-affirming? The one with the severed hand or the one he tries to choke her while you see the world ended? :D

[@ErosNocturne]

Subscribing just so I can get notifs when you upload more of these ♥

[@TterminusS]

if i can fix my hardware issue next one is gonna be early December

[@eryckstratton2643]

you are extremely analytical and I look forward to how you interpret certain things later on, this arc was the weakest of season 1 and its incredible so that says something, or at least I think so

[@TterminusS]

the weakest you say? oh boy...

[@babette5918]

You might want to wait until you get your masters degree before tackling Season 2. 😇😇😇

[@TterminusS]

I dont think I can wait that long....

[@lilunette9319]

I laugh maniacly, until I cry. 😀 😢 😭

[@Altmer353]

Why not removing sound all together and let people sync up with their own video? This way you wont need to skip past music sections. Because right now it is very annoying trying to sync up from my end to yours. Rest of the series will be having a lot of songs and if you going to skipping/fast forwarding them it will be worse with each episode. Or just mute sound during those scenes.

[@TterminusS]

many people do not prefer the syncing but rather watch it this way or go for the full length on patreon. Also, i would not be able to do the pauses if I did it 1:1 for syncing. And not doing the pauses hurts watchtime. 90% of people turn the video off as soon as the discussion starts. I am working to improve the syncing signalling though.

[@Altmer353]

@@TterminusS Im talking only about skipping seconds during scenes with music. Im perfectly fine with pauses to talk, i think a lot of people are. Its not hard to pause on our end to listen. Its only those micro second jumps/skips hurt pretty badly.

[@hautoa1513]

how do i remove the handsome german man from my screen so i can use this as a market substitute

[@TterminusS]

shut up uta

[@lucasfreire1090]

Lesgo term

[@kyu2o337]

What do you want to bet there's a good inciting incident in this innocuous heist? Lol, good bet.

[@freypie-dd2oi]

excellent 4 hours

[@TterminusS]

thank you, im trying my best. these comments are the fuel to my fire

[@purple66666]

As to why Powder jumps in the arms of Silco here you'll find out only after you finish season 2

[@TterminusS]

i mean i have some guesses but alright, lets see how this ends

[@yadiyoeee]

Form is Temporary Faker is Forever 👑 still with the crown :) sorry fanboying

[@jarettthomas348]

I'm old enough to have watched Jordan and young enough to have watched Faker.. It feels very similar. I never bet against them.

[@adrixisd5346]

Bout time bruh...

[@Pray4Mexx]

I would not recommend trying to analyze the text of the songs by reading the subtitles, they are completely wrong, clearly machine created and getting words wrong in nearly every line.

[@TterminusS]

oof

[@TylPhumin]

"Imagine dragon is nothing to write home about"... and then there is Linkin Park x:

[@laurence4352]

if your going to do a watch allong reaction like this you might just want to have the timre up. and People who have netflix can watch it allong side the reaction. Im worried that you will get copyright striked if you post the full episodes on youtube.

[@TterminusS]

Apparently its generally accepted, esp. with lower volume and visual barriers (logo, semi-transparent, etc.). The only issue is the music most of the time. I'll probably mute parts of the music again for Act 3. But I have the full length files in my archive, albeit in lower quality. If a video gets taken down ill see if I can reupload it as a timer version. I hope I don't get a strike, so far it's mostly blocked content. In which case ill have to re-edit. Though to be fair, I have to trash the raw files after a few weeks, so if something happens after that ill have to improvise and just deal with it, use the archived files, like I said.

[@laurence4352]

@@TterminusS nice! just wanna make sure you have the benefit of fair use, I dont want your reactions takend own.

[@Arma-S]

Sorry, but i just dont buy this "Undercity being opressed by Piltover" theme i act2. All i can see - is enforcers chasing down criminals in the Undercity. Trying to find terrorists who stole dangerous weapons. And trying to solve everything with words first. And its never shown that Piltover profiting from Undercity. Nor we see any machinery that cause this smog in it. Nor, as we see in Viktor's case, people from Undercity permitted from participating in Piltover's activities (just some noname guy from undercity managed to get a very high position. And we saw NO prejudice from any people towards him) So, like...eeh. I would feel more sympathy for Undercity, if girls weren't stealing for self-esteem boost, and then some people in the bar trying to rob some shy, insecure guy, and then few minutes after - we saw Ekko who sold some illegal parts to a random guy, and then followed him home to steal them back. And then our girls got ganked on with a knife. And then Silco with shimmer. And then Powder was making bombs with nails against enforcers. Eeeh. You can hate Markus as much as you like, but when he said "there's a crime behind every coin that passes there" - was he...wrong?

[@TterminusS]

The issue with this is the oppression has been happening long before we dropped into this story. Victor is one of the few people of the undercity who "made it", few people ever spend a thought thinking about what the people down there live through. And if you are born there good luck getting up there. Victor was discovered by Heimerdinger, he would probably not have made it to the academy alone. The issue with marginalized less educated groups that fight for survival is that everything gets boiled down to basic needs. People don't steal out of malice. They steal because that is the way they learned to survive and because their oppressors morally "deserve it", or so they justify it. Scarcity of resources breeds distrust and betrayal, and the few people who manage to become powerful down there adopt the methods of the ones above, oppress, exploit. And it takes a lot of "not looking there" to just ignore the social injustice and only look for your own well-being. It gets so far that people (not all, but many) will not even want to associate with you if you came from the undercity. But it's very much a metaphor for our own world. Where the rich get richer and the poor have to fight to even get any basic social aid. Things like "they could just work harder, I did it too" is then being used by single individuals who either are the exception (survivorship bias) or never realized how privileged they really were growing up in a home with enough food, education, caretakers. And to top that off, we have to keep in mind that the world we are introduced to that Vi and Powder live in is a world where Vander and the Enforcers had a deal. A deal that says "we ignore most illegal stuff as long as you exploit and harm each other, but not if it happens topside". Vander was more afraid of an all out war/revolution because he knew how many people would die, since the undercity/lanes clearly did not have the resources and military power to fight well equipped enforcers backed by innovative technology. And even if they maybe lived in "relative peace", they had very little and were exposed to very unhealthy and dangerous environments. Now as a nation that thrives it is the responsibility of piltovers leadership to make sure all its citizens have the chance to thrive, not just those born rich or noble or genius inventors. A lack of care (and probably historical facts) led to a societal rift that was unclosable and a difference of wealth, abundance and comfort that heavily favored one side. I understand the police officers "doing their job" and their mindset, and that they feel threatened in their safety and livestyle by the "criminals of the undercity". But if you understand how this kind of societal rift normally starts you understand this is a symptom of actions and policies across decades that should be worked on to be fixed, and not crushed with a hard hand and callousness. That's not how it works. It's easy to fight and enemy, it's hard to help someone in need (even if they might not want to be helped at first, out of distrust and bad experiences).

[@wubbalubba9212]

Did anyone ever tell you that you kinda look like Asmongold?

[@TterminusS]

no. so far that joke only came from myself 🤣

[@LupimyLittelstar]

Just so you know Catlyn (the dark blue haired girl) is 16 in the first few episodes and she is officially confirmed to be a lesbian so she can't be in love with Jayce. I think she admires him more because he works for his dream and She's locked up in this rich family (hope you understand what I mean)

[@LupimyLittelstar]

I love the video end I hope it comes more from arcane

[@xxjazzzminexx]

nice spoiler lmao, that's not revealed until episode 5

[@TterminusS]

thankfully i have seen e5. ig the creators confirmed it? cause nothing in e5 tells me she isnt maybe bi.

[@samiam5859]

@@TterminusS The age gap between Caitlyn and Jayce is around 8-10 years. I don't know why you didn't catch that when Jayce said he was 24 and you can see Caitlyn is still a teenager, around 15-16...

[@samiam5859]

@@TterminusS Yes, it is also said that she often brought girls to her room and her mom would catch her. We see Caitlyn talking in a stuttering and non-confident way when she is talking to a guy in the brothel, but she looks very confident when talking to a woman when Vi sees her. That is why Vi smirks because she knows Caitlyn likes women now...

[@entropyfun]

4 hour long video with 15 min of talking intro...Ain't no body got time for that!

[@TterminusS]

around 900 people do according to my analytics. But, you know. To each their own.

[@quartz97]

You click on a 4hr video, only to complain about its length. Clown behavior 🤡

[@entropyfun]

@quartzninja Well if he wants to stay at 900 that's up to him. I definitely didn't have to give constructive criticism.

[@quartz97]

@@entropyfun You're absolutely correct. You really didn't have to say anything. "This video is too long" as a sentiment isn't constructive, and "nobody will watch this" is patently false. You're just being a dick because you have the manners and attention span of an angry toddler.

[@RyokoRosa]

Im just realizing the first scene has imagery like the white scratchy beast that appears for a second and all the red...is foreshadowing season 2. Crazy how good this show is! Sorry, im not sure if im spoiling. Im just nerding out. 🤓

[@TterminusS]

let me just forget i read that. i wont think about it. But if I predict stuff later its your fault 😂