Moist Meter | Arcane

Arcane (2021 Animation / Action / Adventure TV Series), starring Kevin Alejandro, Jason Spisak and directed by Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord & Jerome Combe as reviewed by Charlie and Jackson.
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[@silcoego2859]

"In the pursuit of 'great', we failed to do 'good'." Best line in the series.

[@riggedtroxaa8675]

:( . "we forgor" atleast jayce discovered sextech

[@Matkatamiba]

I think it was "failed", but still mvp line

[@minecraft-hw7kh]

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[@dininelbourne]

@@Matkatamiba yeah, it's, "we failed to do good."

[@scythegrill4673]

what makes it better is that act 3 scene parallels the first meeting of the two, and that quote was the contradicting line of viktors "if you wnt to change the world dont ask permission"

[@Necrit]

It's cool to see the perspective of a former addict who discovered his ex-lover was turned into an anime.

[@Banana-nc9og]

Lol wtf

[@aceusmusic2168]

The crossover we all need 😂

[@alejandrojohndado1792]

my man necrit

[@thegreatfitzgerald2660]

Can relate, my ex lover turned into a snake

[@YuppiNoobi]

Necrit the lore addict!

[@pedropalma5655]

Riot developed a game for more than 10 years just to advertise this series. Absolute genius

[@juliengaius6123]

you've commented this under so many videos

[@cwilliams7630]

@@juliengaius6123 I guarantee you he's not the original person that came up with that comment.

[@Jack-wq6xp]

Makes sense

[@gulliblepiggy4346]

Kinda sad how people go out of their way to steal others' comments for some youtube comment section clout

[@franciscos.2301]

In that case they failed cuz the game is ass cheeks compared to the show

[@irsyadarham5871]

so no one's gonna talk about how viktor almost killed himself just to be saved by jayce the same way he saved jayce years ago? "am i interrupting? "

[@aqune9578]

YES as soon as jayce said that i was like omg he said the same thing that viktor said..

[@dukenukem2214]

I have literally only noticed it when watching arcane a second time

[@jayanouther4928]

That scene made me want to burst out in tears it was so perfect and emotional and so yes

[@blmnkrnz]

Honestly, this is just one of the many parallels that the show's writing had to offer. The writing is so fucking phenomenal.

[@aniruddhmaitra1728]

It was absolutely fuckin beautiful.

[@darkfire2703]

"It's not like they show warcrimes" - First scene is literally an enforcer executing wounded rebels

[@EmenussGOamazing]

Also wait for what singed does to Ionia

[@SSD_Penumbra]

@@EmenussGOamazing This is set after the Noxian invasion of Ionia. They've retconned Singed's involvement.

[@MrRenanHappy]

A prisoner of war is executed in Act III

[@Versussy]

@@MrRenanHappy Noxus

[@BakedPotatoYT1]

@@SSD_Penumbra Nope, this show's timeline is set before that. That's why Noxus wants to weaponize the Hextech but probably won't get it so they'll turn to Zaun, find Singed, and ask him to weaponize Chemtech, which will bring us to Singed making a gas poison for the Noxus to use in Ionia.

[@senjukingz4122]

Finally I can experience league of legends without turning morbidly obese

[@commenterguywatchmyvide0s484]

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[@commenterguywatchmyvide0s484]

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[@minecraft-hw7kh]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKTLoH2YitaKbKM.

[@user-xk9ws1lq3w]

Hooooly these bots, wtfffff

[@julijan2653]

What's with the bots bruh

[@TrogdorTibbles]

Charlie: “You’re not going to like see any war crimes or anything” Zaun: *Screams in multiple child soldiers and chemical warfare*

[@Jaaziar]

Child labour* and the death of children 🤣

[@billychen2945]

yet

[@dolofonosesostrefis]

Does shimmer/turbo chemtanks count as chemical warfare? It feels like chemical warfare...

[@thememeslinger7506]

Translation: You are going to see MULTIPLE war crimes

[@anepicotter4595]

The “what could have been” scene is definitely also a war crime

[@ksc3495]

the fact that Silco spits at Vander for caring more for his adoptive daughters than Zaun and how Vander gave up fighting to get their own nation for his daughters and then 10 years later Silco is doing the same thing, and that *he acknowledges he's doing the same thing* because he said "is there anything as undoing as a daughter?" and that he knew right then and there he would never give up Jinx for Zaun even if he knows it's hypocritical, but that Jinx didn't understand the context so she misread it is all one huge messy beautiful tangle of emotion that really rips me up

[@jayanouther4928]

This tbh. One can never quite understand how undoing family can be without any.

[@platinum-or3y]

sentence

[@ksc3495]

@@platinum-or3y it's a youtube comment bro I'm not writing grammatically correct for a comment, this isn't college

[@platinum-or3y]

@@ksc3495 Sad!

[@mrcrazy6265]

@@platinum-or3y big ratio

[@Rekken200]

"You won't see any war crimes be committed" uh... right...

[@itrymybest1]

Season 2 will lead more of Noxus, there will be a lot of war crimes

[@TheDinis553]

@@itrymybest1 Don't even need to look that far, the show starts with Vi and Jinx's parents being slaughtered by the Piltover police force. We get Silco using chemical weapons, and the show ends with Jinx nuking the government. Plenty of war crimes to go around in Arcane.

[@minecraft-hw7kh]

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[@chriscausaren]

Especially since Noxus might get involved yeah, Noxus is basically the Hitler of Runeterra

[@carcinogenesis9542]

@@chriscausaren also Demacians since they are pretty much doing a genocide on mages

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

The worst bit about Arcane is that it makes me want to play League. I know I mustn’t, the temptation is strong though.

[@GeoGosha]

Wakes the gayness again right?

[@harveyhans]

please dont

[@Dracobyte]

Play Legends of Runeterra instead, way more chill and fun!

[@Wixen]

NO

[@jerryb2142]

i have already fell into the trap

[@L0rdLexan01]

The thing that impressed me most about Arcane was that the show wasn't scared to be Visceral. There are moments that will and are designed to make you uncomfortable. From Powder's screaming fit in episode 3 to the child cracking on the ground in episode 8, this show is not afraid to turn it up to 11 when it needs too. It's been a hot moment since an animated show has had the balls to show me dark things to indicate something's fucked, and I'm really happy that Arcane is willing to go that extra mile to make the story impactful.

[@mackielunkey2205]

It all feels earned too, it isn't just played for shock value.

[@pashweetie]

I agree with everything you've said but theres a lot of dark animation out there... Just look at anime. Check out marai Nikki

[@Merlincat007]

Invincible was also great for this! Maybe better at this specifically imo

[@RutraNickers]

I'll disagree with you about "not afraid of turn it up to 11" because they made the show on a PG13 basis. Not saying that this is a problem, but that it could be a lot more bloody if they made it PG16.

[@L0rdLexan01]

@@RutraNickers There was enough blood. The show knows when to be visceral and when to restrain itself. You don't need piles and piles of blood to get a point across, it's just as impressive if you DON'T use piles of blood. We didn't get to see Craggor's head blow off but we certainly knew exactly what happened.

[@shyguypro9876]

I also appreciate that the villain felt like a clever manipulator and schemer without everything constantly going his way. In fact, he is constantly encountering problems and set backs, which makes sense with how huge an operation he’s running and what he’s trying to do.

[@gladwolfy6097]

Not only that but the very thing causing most of his setbacks is what he loves most, he can't bring himself to get rid of Jinx because he loves her, even if it would make things much easier.

[@nascentKiller]

His love and loyalty to his main problem was extremely believable and made him immeasurably relatable and idk almost anti-heroic in a way. I was rooting for Silco the moment I realised he would do anything for his people, even if he had to make shit choices.

[@AndreKrugerDeToledo]

The scene envolving Ekko and Powder is a masterpiece of emotions and storytelling, the hability to drive you back in memories *you didnt have* is astonishing.

[@Roach_Dogg_JR]

Also a great homage to ekkos in-game abilities

[@jackhanma2342]

The animations were incredible in that scene. I don't have the words to describe it. They just nailed it. The emotion it conveyed with the stylish flashbacks, creative shots amd music. It's just art

[@lobotomite9767]

You know exactly what's happening and you understand what's going on so perfectly and it's all visual storytelling. You can see that both of the characters know what's about to happen, you can see it on their faces. It's so masterfully done.

[@HawksNestYT]

For sure

[@diecar128]

That scene i had a pog face the whole time. It was so damn epic

[@duckster4637]

This show has one of the best character developpements ever. When he was first introduced, Silco was mad at Vander for trying to stop him from waging war against Piltover, and denying "the Nation of Zaun" only because Vander cared too much about his supposed daughters. And ten years later Silco literally does the same thing. That's why he sat in front of Vander's statue when he was considering it. Also in the first episode Silco says "Power comes to those who would do anything to achieve it." and in the last episode he says he wouldn't have given up Jinx no matter what, not even to achieve the power he always dreamed and worked for. It's these details that make me truly admire a show.

[@AntonioMac3301]

This is a great contrast between Silco and Singed. Singed would sacrifice anything for progress, his line "I too once had a daughter" when he was saving Jinx sorta signifies that he is the ultimate extreme, willing to sacrifice anything

[@sineowl443]

@@AntonioMac3301 oh wait...was that pink dragon thing his daughter? if yes, then damn he pulled a Shou Tucker

[@taddad2641]

@@sineowl443 his locket looks like another character in the show. a kind of...... living magitech clockwork android, who used to be a very sick, living girl. but it is entirely possible that he could have put his dying daughter into the pink dragon thing as a means of preserving her. maybe it leads to magitech body?

[@Wildcat12]

@@taddad2641 Orianna never appeared in the show outside the possible image of her in the watch. Although it’d be very hard for Orianna to be Singed’s daughter as the father already had easy access to Hextech similar to what we have in current time period league lore, which isn’t a thing yet in Arcane.

[@FriendlyGoblinWasTaken]

@@Wildcat12 I thought it was said that Arcane is not canon

[@ssj4rit]

I found the Vi/Caitlyn relationship pretty believable tbh. Caitlyn has demonstrated she is open to change and does care about the Lanes, and has helped Vi and saved her atleast once or twice (by freeing her from prison, and then saving her from Sevika and getting her medicine). Moreover in the talk with Ekko, Vi is visibly moved by Caitlyn’s admitting she was naive about the truth and her desire to help the Lanes. The whole relationship is about how two opposite sides of the conflict can work together and come to understand one another. By the end they have gone through some stuff and can depend on one another. The time period was short but it was packed with these moments of clarity and understanding so by Act 3, it felt realistic that both developed camaraderie and understanding for each other. Both learned that the other side wasn’t “bad” as they thought, and that they could at least depend on and trust each other.

[@valenciaga1933]

Im 100% with you in this analysis.

[@IsThisUsernameAvailable]

Top notch enemies to lovers

[@aaronthielemann1617]

I also thought too that at the end when theyre all around the table, Vi is also super concerned about keeping caitlyn safe because if she were to die that would make her see powder in as evil, and she for sure does not want to see that.

[@hilliajf]

I know that the Cait / VI is a fan favorite and obvious lay up for a relationship. Though they have known each other for about a week and i want to see some of that trust / class issues to spring up to flesh them out a bit more as a couple or even just partners in piltover law enforcement ( ekko's in game line about her being a sell out for example). I also will be very disappointed if Cait's mother ends up dying due to what happens not creating some sort of tension or resentment.

[@cvbattum]

Yeah. It only falls apart because the final six episodes happen over just a handful of days (and the first three happen in less than 48 hours). But it's easy to forget that while watching and your mind just fills in the gaps that technically aren't there, but still feel like they are. That's actually quite a masterful storytelling technique in itself. I was taken out of the suspension of disbelief once or twice while watching but they managed to fill the screentime they had with stort pretty well.

[@EverDee]

Silco couldn't understand why Vander would stop his fight for Zaun over his kids. At the end of the show, he was given the choice to get Zaun but he had to give up his kid. Very poetic.

[@thequandlecultiston3157]

Yeah, he even said (while sitting in front of Vander's statue) that he finally understood him (Vander), while in the back of the statue there was Jinx, she heard all of it (Like silco killed vander stuff) and etc (Ep9)

[@drizeanbustee]

From studying boxing, kick boxing and muay thai. Jesus christ Vi's combos are so realistic and soo perfectly executed that it puts some amateur boxers to shame.

[@Velocitist]

It’s nice to know the 6 years they spent was worth it as well as effective.

[@valenciaga1933]

Exactly, Im a lifelong student of the sweet science and damn after the combo's she was making I was an instant fan, damn Vi was such a badass. The fight scenes are such a pleasure to watch that it puts live action movies to shame tbh. Plus they added emotional depth to it.

[@Skishe]

I dont even think its forced. She literally has to fight to survive.

[@jc8153]

Dude I liked the practice scene the most imo. Like damn, someone actually having a guard in an animation

[@ZXBBRClanOfficial]

Jake Paul vs Vi plz

[@Jaaacken]

Oh, for such a company to have a life destroying game to have a series that is an absolute masterpiece especially on how they handled Silco and Singed.

[@minecraft-hw7kh]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKTLoH2YitaKbKM.

[@aaerondight5163]

good, all that salt and toxicity in my teens didn't happen for nothing.

[@DagarMan0]

i still think that league itself isn't the problem, as it's issues are inherent to online team games. riot is amazing at creating their world, and the game is a great way to bring interest into it

[@harryb12993]

And viktor

[@nerfasana]

i sometimes play league of legends and i didn't destroyed my life. its about how much you care about things that doesn't deserve your attention. and i think games in general can be really dangerous in your low points so yeah show slaps anyways

[@Tan12]

I actually though Caitlyn and Vi's progression was pretty believable. They started out (understandably) suspicious of each other but hardly outright enemies, then set out to accomplish a common goal and quickly went through some extremely dire and emotionally-charged situations together, both saving the other multiple times in the process and all around doing plenty to earn each other's trust. Add a pretty apparent romantic/physical attraction to that ("You're hot, cupcake" literally in like their fourth scene together, plus all the little cheek strokes, and the scene on the bed in ep 8) and it's not at all unreasonable that they could very quickly form a strong emotional bond. Just look at all the historical epidemics of overnight romances during wartime to see that times of crisis tend to speed things up a lot.

[@fatamy8597]

exactly, their relationship was way more believable and paced more better than jayce and mel’s imo

[@fdntrinity]

@@fatamy8597 I dont think you could classify Jayce and Mel's relationship as a classic relationship. I think Mel just used her attractiveness to manipulate Jayce. I don't think it was meant to be something really strong and permanent. We do not really see any other romantic scene between them. Sure they might like each other - but it very much feels like a relationship purely set up by Mel to have some control over Jayce.

[@TheHonestSage]

@@fdntrinity This, it very much felt to me that Mel was CONTROLLING Jayce for ulterior motives, even now mel is such a fucking wild card to me despite her cooperation with jayce at the end. It just feels soooo.....deceptive. the whole wolf and fox shpiel with her mother(?) Also makes me skeptical of her

[@fdntrinity]

@@TheHonestSage She is indeed very manipulative. I personally do not doubt her intentions though. I think she truly wants the best for Piltover and its people - even though her means to achieve that might not always be very noble.

[@minecraftweeeweeweeb8695]

same

[@JJZ77]

Silco was one of the best villan characters I've ever seen. You don't like him, but you love him. Arcane does an incredible job of showcasing the most important rule of writing: Show don't Tell. The art style and animation really is incredible. I was hooked from the first minute and before I know it 6 hours or so passed lmao

[@QUBIQUBED]

Is there anything as undoing as a daughter…?

[@manwithnoname8229]

one of the worst villains more like

[@haridaspalleeri6765]

@@manwithnoname8229 nah

[@tasya_nabila]

​@@manwithnoname8229 Can you tell us what make Silco worst?

[@manwithnoname8229]

@@tasya_nabila pathetic ending to his character is one of the main reasons. He's a stereotypical villain, having a girl who he sees as a adopted daughter which proves to be is ultimate weakness. His dialogue is rather cringe and clunky at times. Honestly the dialogue in the whole series was rather bad. Gave off an impression that it was meant for a younger audience, typically teenagers and young adults. Also the characters were mostly young as well. Lastly, if you compare Silco to some of the greatest fictional villains of all time, you'll find that Silco does not stand shoulder to shoulder with them. I mean y'all need to consume more better fiction if you're calling him one of the best.

[@Kthatslife]

Whoever casted Silco did a masterful job! He carried that season. Exceptional stuff.

[@adamb2312]

JINX. Never played League. Never read up on lore. Never did anything related to it. Watching her progression from act 1 to 3...like..Holy shit. And Silco thinking she was abandoned and taking her in and truly loving her and just FUCK I NEED MORE OF THIS SHOW

[@nickwiley9647]

I mean everyone carried. Not a single weak point in the series whatsoever

[@lucaspowell2980]

@@adamb2312 welcome to hell

[@purplenutria1351]

im so hyped to see how ekko and heim develop

[@adamb2312]

@@lucaspowell2980 I can't find anything that's as emotionally engaging. Nothing. Prime, Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, KZbin...nothing even comes close and it's driving me a bit insane. Is this what addiction feels like? I'm on my third Arcane binge..

[@zepperman2679]

"They don't want to kill any of their league characters" Knowing that didn't keep my heart from jumping out at the "I made her a snack" scene Also, it's probably for the better you don't know any of the league champions or the game because of this

[@jack90054]

It also gave fans of the game something to look forward to, like how their story will lead them to become the character we know from the game. (Aka Viktor and his “glorious evolution”)

[@beeorio4090]

@@jack90054 yeah, I'm incredibly excited and intrigued to see how the Viktor of now will come to spark the glorious evolution, and how his fall out with Jayce happens (especially since they are A LOT closer in arcane than in lore, as Jayce even calls him like a brother)

[@babypluto2551]

Bro I’ve never played league or knew anything about so when I was watching that scene I was shitting bricks

[@smlgd]

I wouldn't take for granted that they won't die some point in the future, but you can be sure that they won't die before they fulfill their final selves (how we know them in the game). Caitlyn isn't sheriff yet, Vi isn't an enforcer, Viktor isn't half robot, so they all still have a story to tell.

[@RutraNickers]

@@smlgd Jinx have her shark already..... Jinx's death on second season confirmed, fellas

[@johndoe5432]

They're going to be using Arcane in classrooms for years to come, this series is a master class in writing and excellent animation. Bravo to studio Fortiche, they knocked it out of the fucking park.

[@Sharpshooter111]

When you talked about the pacing and with vi and caitlyns relationship being rushed I was actually thinking of ekko and jinx’s friendship as kids, and overall everyone’s friendships as kids. I wish they had more of that

[@hdog1575]

Yes i still can't over what happened to them on eps 3 and then boom time jump

[@Crystalitar]

Hmm yeah. But i think putting flashbacks with him would lessen the reveal of Ekko being the Firelight leader. Plus there was almost a strict "rule" that we got no flashbacks at all from Jinx and Vi. I do hope we get that in s2. Ekko and powder flashbacks (from Ekko's perspective) And jinx and Silco flashbacks.. But hey, we got q bit of Ekko and Powder moments in the Enemy Music video!

[@Sharpshooter111]

@@Crystalitar I wasn’t even saying flashbacks, just saying in those first 2 episodes more of them being friends. It probably would’ve ruined the pacing tho. I just always find the enemy music video very interesting how much it shows them as kids

[@DrickRT]

Bruh it really is a shame for powder and ekko cuz you can see more of their childhood together in the frickin imagine dragons music video of the show's theme song.

[@tasya_nabila]

Yeah, I thought I will get some impact when they fight at bridge. If the kid phase Ekko and Jinx have few more screen time. maybe the scene itself that didn't work for me, it's amazing scene tho. Or I'm just stupid because vibing with the music and have no idea what happened

[@NumberRed]

The worst part about Arcane, for me, is the fact that it's only 9 eps and I'm gonna have to wait at least a year to watch more of it.

[@artursakis8668]

More of what? It ended pretty conclusively

[@ronsterdog2320]

@@artursakis8668 it was announced that season 2 is in production on the League of Legends KZbin channel

[@artursakis8668]

@@ronsterdog2320 well shit I was wrong, it felt like it would be a one parter

[@NumberRed]

@@artursakis8668 It ended conclusively? That ending left so much open, they pretty much have to do a season 2. And yes, season 2 did get announced about a day ago.

[@tronghoatran8183]

probably like 3 years lol

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

"I never would have given you to them. Not for anything. Don't cry, you're perfect." Goddammit Silco made the whole world get in their feels with that shit.

[@domachi]

I got you early lets goo

[@lilscenechick1995]

That's a spoiler...

[@jeffshinoda1380]

@@lilscenechick1995 Not a spoiler if you dont know the context...

[@stupnonse13-playz16]

you again

[@dog319]

@@lilscenechick1995 Okay? Show's been ended for almost a week. It's fair game now.

[@Gummyworm320]

A fun thing about characters feeling "un-killable", during an event way back in 2015 (I think) League of Legends they actually killed a character named Gangplank and disabled him as a playable character in the game for a while. Makes me confident that there shouldn't be too much plot armor and excited to see what comes next.

[@EyedCrown]

Yeah they killed Aatrox off because he was way too broken

[@mrinchatim]

gangplank doesn't die only mf thinks that he dies after she blasts his ship so only when u see from her pov hes dead but he survives and goes to illaoi to show him the truth of that sea god thing lol characters dont die and i think thats alright, it didn't ruin my fun from watching arcane

[@Gummyworm320]

@@mrinchatimI'm more-so referencing their bold decision making in 2015 directly in League itself when they decided to completely disable him from the game prior to what we know now (Ruined King and additional lore drops) about Gangplank's fate which we only learn about more years later. At the time, they had fully committed to the story they had woven, even if it meant messing with people that mained the champ! Riot themselves said "“Champion death is unprecedented in League of Legends and we do not take it lightly.”

[@mrinchatim]

@@Gummyworm320 yeah that's fair enough but like they just doubled back on it later making me feel like they really don't wanna kill their characters

[@murfssette3680]

@@mrinchatim cause it wouldn't make sense game wise

[@graffititurtle11]

Arcane is a 10/10 show already, could potentially exceed past a 10 if the next seasons keep up what they’ve got going on

[@RAHULTMNT100]

its a 7 at best.

[@tinguspingus295]

@@RAHULTMNT100 L bozo

[@acapitala4936]

@@RAHULTMNT100 No

[@RAHULTMNT100]

@@acapitala4936 how old are you

[@spand9043]

@@RAHULTMNT100 calling a show a 7/10 can be seen as good most of the time but for this show its a fucking insult

[@tuvillo]

I loved the facial expressions and body language in this show a LOT.

[@darko1295]

The emotion they expressed with just the animation of the eyes (the ways eyes dart around when someone is nervous or the way light distorts in them to create a life-like shimmer, no pun intended) is some elder god tier shit. I've watched a ton of animation in my life, but this is the first time animated characters felt so real to me (the great writing and voice acting was a big plus as well) despite being heavily stylized

[@tuvillo]

@@darko1295 I really liked the subtle movements in faces. Like Jinx saying "Hi" or Powder mocking Mylo after shooting the targets. Caitlyn and her mom subtle signalling each other, stuff like that. It was all gorgeous, both when subtle or when exaggerated.

[@pingon55555]

@@darko1295 I believe they must have used real people and then kinda stylized their faces... no way those facial animations are created from scratch

[@darko1295]

@@pingon55555 No motion capture was used if that's what you're implying

[@michaelhenry3234]

@@darko1295 Seriously. I can't get over how good their facial expressions were. During the first few episodes, before I had gotten used to it, I was just amazed at how emotionally effective practically every fucking expression was. It's the little things. Like, during the first two minutes of the show, I audibly noted how great that little gesture Powder does when she sees her dead parents is. It's so small, her sort of averting her eyes and clutching her big sister, retreating behind her a bit like she's almost hiding from the sight. And her eyes look up to Vi, like she's looking towards her for how to react, and her eyes glaze over. Then she starts crying as Vi sobs. That's SO fucking realistic. THAT is how a child reacts in such an overstimulating, traumatic environment. A thousand mediocre stories have does this exact same scene, a thousand great ones have too, but they'd have Powder start bawling immediately. It was so, so much more effective to show the mind-numbing shock and to show the subtleties of her reaction... _all without dialogue!_ Fucking incredible.

[@twentyonetortas5921]

Love how the show breaks character molds. Examples include: - Jinx being a genius that def needs some help instead of the typical chaotic villain always having a blast - Vi having streetsmarts and recognizing certain details to be clever which shows she's more than some hotheaded thug. And she has experienced lots of trauma and pressure meaning she is not just strong physically but also emotionally and mentally - Vander being practical and forward about the realities he, Vi, and the gang were facing rather than being the “I said so” type (credit to Mackie Lunkey in the replies btw) - Silco somewhat resembling a parental figure to Jinx in his own way with a high level of trust but also being conniving to the point where people argue on whether or not he was good for Jinx - Caitlyn's parents being understanding in some cases rather than following the typical rich snobby parents that only cares about image - People actually getting injured, bruised, bleeding but not overdoing it that way the fight scenes are somewhat realistic and it’s as if you can feel their pain Unrelated but honorable mention: The soundtrack, both songs with vocals and instrumental scores, are a work of art

[@frescopino7866]

Silco lived a life of struggle and projected that struggle onto Jinx, but he did so by being caring. He had a brother, and he betrayed him, so when he saw Jinx abandoned by her sister he saw himself, and taught her the lessons he learned by living. He was not a good father overall, but he was a good father for the city that is Zaun.

[@johanndaart7326]

Well, while Vander was a classical type of father figure for Powder, Silco had more of a DDlg going on with Jinx...

[@MinecraftPloisy]

you know what was beautiful? Silco wanted to burn piltover down, but when he got a daughter (just like Vander got kids) he wanted peace

[@mackielunkey2205]

-Also, Vander expressing honesty to Vi and being frank with her rather than being the usual disapproving, stubborn "because I said so" dad archetype.

[@Leves789]

That Imagine Dragons song sucks mad dick tho, this is the first time I used that "skip intro" button on netflix

[@lukasjames3291]

With Storytelling like this, Riot could release a complete story-driven game.

[@juice8431]

sucks that they only publish online games

[@TheGuyWhoLetTheDogsOut]

Check out The Ruined King game lmao

[@TheLux008]

They're making something like that, it was announced back in 2020 when they dropped all their other games. Not to mention an MMORPG as well. And Ruined King dropped a few weeks ago!

[@Permafrost1]

Look up "roit forge" they are doing exactly that

[@orein1880]

"The ruined king" go check it

[@Kerosiin]

The only major problem I have with arcane is that whenever I tell somebody to watch it they think I’m a league player. Please god no don’t think of me like that

[@tirwd]

Oh god

[@vincentmac8312]

force them to watch the show if you have to and prove them wrong

[@ShortHax]

This art style and animation absolutely slaps. They should make a game out of this series

[@Extremezotako]

Okay

[@minecraft-hw7kh]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/apfOYXmHibRkebc

[@davidc3554]

So true bestie

[@dissapointment3555]

no they shouldn't

[@forceghostyoda9705]

God I hope they don’t

[@josiahpeterson1694]

Coming from someone who knows nothing about League and loves shows like ATLA and Clone Wars, this is the best show I've ever seen. Everything about it was a masterpiece.

[@sama2086]

no way its better than ATLA man....

[@josiahpeterson1694]

@@sama2086 it's an aggressive claim, but it's true

[@sama2086]

@@josiahpeterson1694 this claim means I have to watch even as someone who isn't a fan of league or anime usually... I'm excited for it now though

[@josiahpeterson1694]

@@sama2086 I have zero knowledge regarding LoL and I was blown away. Seriously amazing.

[@MrOcelotGamer]

@@sama2086 genuinely im not a league fan but omg its amazing the story telling the characters and tbe setting are genuinely top tier not for a video game show but just shows in general I really would reccomend it

[@adamcriswell1408]

I wish Charlie had talked about how well they did jinx’s mental health it was so well done and it showed how much she’s struggling and needs help

[@x__dolorem__x6618]

I’ve never felt so emotionally attached to fictional characters in the same way I got attached to every single character in this show. It really shows how much life the characters are given- their facial expressions, body language, voices, and their stories really make them all their own person and it shows. I finished watching arcane a few days ago now, but last night I saw something that reminded me of a particular character death brought me to tears again without even really trying, and without actually rewatching the death scene. I was reminded of the actual pain I felt knowing said character was really gone. This show is special. ( for those who’ve seen it, “don’t cry you’re perfect” for those who haven’t seen it…. You’ll know what I mean when you hear those words.)

[@tate4399]

dude me too ive been like ... emotionally affected by this show lmao i finished it days ago and i still think about the characters as if theyre real and those things actually happened to them

[@tate4399]

and ur so right ab silcos last words it hurt Deep man

[@Ulsternial]

That Ekko/Jinx sequence should win an award on its own

[@OhNoMrKoolaidMan]

Bro yes. One of the best scenes I've probably ever seen.

[@ilikecows2789]

Wtf that scene was so fucking bad

[@cheeto6057]

@@ilikecows2789 there always gotta be a troll

[@IAmTheBugInsideYou]

The rap kinda ruined it for me

[@policebaby8750]

I loved the ending scene the most

[@ok_status_2009]

One point that i think deserves more recognition is the voice acting. They did an amazing job, casting stanfield as Vi was on point but the true mvp is the VA for Jinx. I could feel jinx going insane trough her voice. 11/10

[@firepitch5113]

The kid that voice acted for powder in ep 3 was God tier

[@dilano.a6866]

Am i the only one that thought jinx sounds exactly margot robbie?

[@slxth0851]

@@dilano.a6866 Margot's Harley Queen, yes

[@gengiskhan5618]

That one episode where "get jinxed" gets played had me speechless, you can see how riot didnt forget their old theme songs/roots

[@aeodkiller]

How has nobody mentioned Silco in this thread yet? Sure everyone else was amazing too, but for me Silco's voice acting was the best. His voice was so soothing and fitting in every scene.

[@megbutler8193]

For the whole “league characters don’t die” aspect - it’s supposed to be a backstory series to explain the characters currently in the game and to explore their lore. It actually does correspond with the lore, but some things have been tweaked

[@helloneighbour2408]

Also, some league characters died before becoming their things.

[@KaiserDaChoom]

only major thing thats changed is arcane really messes up with the lore of Camille

[@stratus-]

@@KaiserDaChoom how so? lux is based in demacia, so the discovery of hextech in piltover shouldn't really affect her

[@KaiserDaChoom]

@@stratus- yea I mistook lux with Camille I haven't played league in years, I realised after I made the comment and was to lazy to change it I guess it also retcons some of Jayces lore since he never invented hextech in game but its pretty minor compared to Camilles retcon, although fortiche has said Arcane is not canon so I doubt it matters anyway

[@FishoD]

"3 years sober" - is the perfect, just so perfect wording. Nothing describes my craving for LoL (that I hated so much while playing) after years of being sober from it. The high of that epic win, the need for that epic win, it's literally like a drug.

[@ori-vv4or]

The thing with the league characters not dying is that arcane IS actually tied to league lore, the updated one. It is very much a lore series and these characters just don't die in their stories (wich are available to read on the league universe site) but yeah arcane is a lore show but is a great lore show

[@minecraft-hw7kh]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKO3cqCIf5udj5o

[@mikaskoya6794]

Exactly my thoughts. The show is in its core an origin story of certain characters. It defends itself firmly even if we separate it from the game, but you cannot say it had nothing to do with it :)

[@broke1677]

That's exactly what I was thinking. I was so confused when he said they only took the characters from league and made an original story

[@wverms]

Yeah, the first two seasons are probably going to be catching up to the current state of the world, and from there new things will be happening. But a lot of key moments are definitely pre-known right now.

[@RisqueRique]

Yeah I was confused when he said that and then I remember him saying he’s been sober from league for 3 years. Most people who play league don’t even know about the universe website so they don’t know about the lore being created and posted there. Common mistake but hope he reads this comment thread. 💀🤙🏻

[@Dalpima]

In Arcane pay CAREFUL attention to the emotions and the eyes of the characters. They put PAINSTAKING ability into these emotions coming across as real. Some of the best facial expressions Ive seen in animation. Hats the fuck off to the team.

[@thealessi]

SPOILER Jinx's face when Ekko had her pinned down... Amazing facial emoting. Heartbreaking but gorgeous.

[@Kxnnyb]

@@thealessi For real. The absolute terror and pain in her eyes felt so real and it made me feel so incredibly sorry for her. The emotion and motive behind every action of every character is so amazing and so well executed. They really went all out with this show and I’m so glad they didn’t hold anything back when it came to displaying emotion.

[@idsappples]

Literally holy fucking shit it’s so good

[@ruruta602]

Absolutely true. In the scene when cait and Vi laying on the bed together, you can see minor drifting in cait's eyes while Vi's are steady, shows that in that moment they have different feeling and cait are focusing on Vi, then she actually touch Vi to comfort her.

[@CreemSmile]

Literally cried in the first 30 seconds after seeing VI crying, surprised me how much I felt the emotion of a character I didn't know.

[@cheenu711]

Vi and jinx were the real stars of the show for me. Both characters felt so real and seeing their relationship go up and down was so interesting. What an incredible show. I wasn't expecting this from riot.

[@trevorryder9732]

I didn’t touch Arcane until today, I let the hype die down and decided to watch when I’m ready because I was very sceptical. Wow I was so so wrong to be sceptical, I watched the whole thing in one sitting and blown away. I played from season 2 and this was such a service to long time fans. I just wish there was more. This is easily one of my favourite shows ever.

[@davidc.]

I had the exact same situation last night

[@kayaek2558]

Had the same thing happen TODAY. Outwaited all you mfs

[@pbandjames2359]

I finished Arcane today. Honestly I cannot even begin to explain how imaginative and amazing this show is. Top notch show and probably my favorite of all time.

[@JohnDoe-ry8sr]

Even more impressive for a tragedy to be a favorite.

[@burats3837]

I think this show beats castlevania

[@JohnDoe-ry8sr]

@@burats3837 No offense but that's an insult to Arcane lumping them together as if it's a close competition

[@manwithnoname8229]

@@JohnDoe-ry8sr not an insult. Arcane is good and all but the recency bias is showing. Its overhyped. Not saying its better than castlevania but it certainly isn't close to best shows.

[@JohnDoe-ry8sr]

@@manwithnoname8229 Sir, I do nothing but watch tv for like a decade. I've watched every DC and Marvel 2d superhero movie. This is easily the best animation I've ever seen. If Arcane was truly overhyped then the user review score should have a big disparity with critic score. Castlevania's first episode plot is just garbage. Vampire falls in love with a girl who's not like other girls. Church has her executed cos of course they do. Vampire gets school shooter mad and kills everyone. That's it. That's the plot for the first episode. You even comparing Castlevania to Arcane makes me vomit good sir.

[@When-Stars-Combine]

“Doesn’t tackle any topics like war crimes.” Just you wait until they adapt what Singed (or all of Noxus for that matter) does to Ionia.

[@KDA_SIMP]

I hope they will show other regions like Ionia or Damacia in the next season/seasons (?).

[@ugh1230]

@@KDA_SIMP they defined should explore more of that on Arcane, but a series focused on them individually in one specific story to each of them would be awesome

[@FabioKun]

The series is called Arcane because of how Jayce & Viktor affect the world with hextech. Perhaps there will be some other series focusing on all of lore and even reworkijg some champion Lore, im looking at shaco, teemo and ig nocturne btw

[@user-rt8sh7xt1d]

They literally explored warcrimes in the first minute. Or does slaughtering civilians not count

[@shoyupacket5572]

@@ugh1230 i am hoping that each season will be set in a different region, would be awesome.

[@theblackswordsman5039]

As a non league of legends fan, I wasn’t really excited for arcane, but then I started watching it, and just now I finished the whole series and it is a MASTERPIECE of animation. If it doesn’t get a second season I will be very upset!

[@blaireprince3709]

season 2 is already confirmed!

[@MrHash97]

and now your pfp is VI lmao

[@felipecorpuz2476]

With Vi and Caitlyn, I think the point of their sudden "closeness" is that even though they are oil and water in many circumstances, they both just wanted justice, peace, and literally just harmony. Just my opinion.

[@pabloosset2533]

Silco being scared, making mistakes, getting angry, mixed with his charisma and many successes kept him as competent and dangerous while humanizing him as the series went on. He's become one of my favourite villains ever incredibly quickly.

[@VK4502B]

I love that he has weaknesses and strengths

[@djomla9999]

and I love the fact that he wasn't sure if Savika would stay loyal or kill him in that scene

[@MrWongWey]

@@djomla9999 Yeah I was really surprised that the dude was breathing heavily, nearly pissing himself after Savika made her move. It made him human, a man using the cards he was dealt with.

[@mineralwater6736]

you need to read more fiction if silco is one of you favorite villains

[@VK4502B]

@@mineralwater6736 No he doesn't need to, he can have his own opinion

[@fortheloveofcake93]

"You won't see any war crimes be committed" Literally a second into the show...

[@ChrisIsAPotato]

Yeah, 1st episode in: almost killed an adult, 2 episodes later: *yep, she just killed them*

[@tylerjohnson4217]

Also: ‘no cum, yet’ Apparently Charlie closed his eyes during the Jayce sex scene

[@rileyjones6957]

Also "no abusive father." Yeah totally, Silco actually loved Jinx so the whole manipulating her into attaching to him and casting aside her most important relationships and doing whatever he says and weaponizing her mental illness.... Not fucked up at all

[@spyindisguise2882]

@@rileyjones6957 He never manipulated her into getting attached to him and in hindsight I kind of understand his reasons for putting so much pressure on Jinx and why he had to keep her away from Vi. All the things she pulled off on her heist in episode 4 were completely unexpected, but the consequences were clear to everyone involved. Zaun wasn't prepared for a revolution and Silco was already from the start against the idea of turning Jinx in which would've been a nonnegotiable demand by Piltover, due to her clear involvement in actual terrorism. The only way to keep Jinx and Zaun safe at the same time, was to trust in the weaponization of the gemstone which ironically only Jinx could achieve. So to keep Jinx safe he has to rely on her to save herself, which is impossible if she gets torn between Vi and Silco or - arguably even worse - getting arrested by Vi's enforcer friend Caitlyn who he knows nothing about except for the fact that she's eagerly investigating against his adoptive daughter.

[@Martin-yh7vi]

@@spyindisguise2882 He was much as a attached to Jinx as she's attached to him.

[@redeemable8741]

The sad thing is that people immediately turn down the show just because of the fast thats is an animation from a game. I gave it a try and it literally has NOTHING to do with the game, except the character from it. It wasnt made for solely fans of LoL and people who understand League, even if you never played games in your life you'd still LOVE Arcane, trust me. This show is one of a kind. There wouldve been problems if the show was called League or League of Legends or smthn

[@jazzh2857]

I love how Silco slowly becomes Vander, in that he won't give up Jinx similarly to how Vander didnt give up Vi

[@BnMProductions11]

That was a really nice part of the plot. And the scene where he goes to his statue, he realizes he cant do the exact same thing he killed Vander over.

[@jasonpeng5798]

And jinx kills him, just like she killed Vander. It's poetic.

[@leitmotif6854]

@@jasonpeng5798 He shot Vi. Everything that happened after that was instinct for Jinx.

[@Walpurga031]

I understand now brother, there is nothing more undoing than a daughter.

[@GeneralPet]

Also Vander "kills" his own brother who turns out to be alive. Then Silco finally kills his brother. They have a few parallels

[@eetu54]

Its funny how netflix either releases the best show youve ever seen or the worst and most unapologetic hunk of shit to have ever come out.

[@yourewrongabouteverything]

For sure this was definitely a hunk shit moment from them. It was just so terrible

[@largestbigman5267]

@@yourewrongabouteverything no

[@creativebusinessunit7506]

@@yourewrongabouteverything bro pls

[@tobenamed610]

@@yourewrongabouteverything explain

[@PrairieRockz]

*cough* Cowboy Bebop

[@neogetright7542]

Came here after this clip has been featured in 'Bridging the rift'.

[@Underdogger]

Charlie: The show isn't *too* mature Jinx: **Actually dealing with hella emotional trauma**

[@therealbingus5143]

The animation during Jinx's insanity moments peticularly stand out to me, with the scribbly chaotic images n' shit, they were genuinely stressful at times and really complemented her character.

[@phillakai321]

Agreed! I felt some Joker's vibes from those scenes, which I thought was a really good movie too

[@smugfortune9977]

@@phillakai321 it reminded me of spiderverse

[@AGAZILLION]

When killing brings her pleasure

[@yushagotnochill8842]

@@phillakai321 It's like Joker + Harley

[@Aaron-un4jo]

I loved those

[@eZstah]

Dont want to sound like RIOT paid me or something. But there was scenes in this series after which I had bad time sleeping because i could not stop thinking about them.

[@canofsouls282]

All I heard is that you were paid by league.

[@canofsouls282]

Btw underneath me are bots.

[@wwzt]

Guess I'm a bot now

[@Daakunesu]

@@canofsouls282 Bot here, reporting for duty.

[@shoyupacket5572]

spoiler but the ekko and jinx fight scene on the bridge was some of the coolest art shit i've ever seen in an animated show, there are other scenes that give the same vibe but that one really stands out

[@Greapes]

Arcane was amazing though I think it would’ve benefited from an extra episode per act for Vi and Caitlyn’s relationship, Powder and Ekko’s friendship, and Sky’s everything

[@MooBler350]

Silco and Jinx's relationship too I would've love to see why he cared about her so much because from what I see on screen she ruins his entire plans and the only good thing she did for him was getting the gemstone and Jinx's trauma is all offscreen it feels rushed

[@Diana-yx5is]

@@MooBler350 I think its because Silco saw himself in Jinx, after Vi abandoned her, like Vander did. In the beginning he might had the intention to use her, but changed over the years.

[@MooBler350]

@@Diana-yx5is Yeah Ik but I wish we saw that change

[@Diana-yx5is]

@@MooBler350 true

[@samuelgeaney7556]

Ekko was easily the worst part of the show. Such a nothing character

[@papajuju973]

“There won’t be war crimes committed, there won’t be someone’s relationship with an abusive step father…” …did we see the same show?

[@gr00t3]

Silco never even shouted at jinx

[@snackeater4990]

@@gr00t3 He definitely did. Even without that, their relationship still isn't healthy

[@mattymatt1626]

I love how people love each other and care for one another without being sexual.

[@petergent4942]

You'd change your mind once you see Jayce and Mel.

[@mattymatt1626]

@@petergent4942 That’s the only relationship like that tho in the first season.

[@barnykirashi]

Aannd there is Jayce

[@mmilinkovic003]

@@petergent4942 i think mel is using jace and its not a real relationship

[@baron2062]

@@mmilinkovic003 I think she does actually like Jayce, but yeah shes definitely using him.

[@legacian4039]

Not just the villain. Honestly almost every recurring character in this show had depth to some degree. They all had motivations and they were all struggling with their own morality and principles.

[@thesen8]

even singed had enough sense of morality to sedate that one character before that one thing happened bc he himself had a daughter. was really insightful.

[@833Rowan]

Even marcus who was a coward and corrupt thought about his daughter in his last moments. He was doing all these things so Silco wouldnt hurt his daughter

[@Sabaelos]

The only character that doesnt really have that much depth was sky. She was introduced for victor and killed as a plot device for Viktor. Even Marcus had a character development.

[@Patrick-ev5ye]

@@833Rowan The only flaw I noticed while watching was Marcus getting killed off so easily without even paying the price of his actions.

[@cottoncandylol7175]

@@833Rowan Marcus got put into a shitty situation trying to do the right thing, until his family got involved.

[@user-eg2wt1xj2t]

Charlie: You're not going to see war crime Arcane: Literally the first scene being one of most horrifying war scene I ever seen in an animation show.

[@logical_chaos]

Totally agree on the "expect something great when the music comes on". Every. Single. Scene. That has music is absolutely amazing, from the action to even the slower scenes. They're all set up beautifully.

[@brumpbotungus8425]

Silco is unironically the best written villain I've seen in years. Well-deserving of the rare 95%, a show of this quality is that rare.

[@me56ize]

yup. I was legit almost tearing up on the last episode, when he was telling jinx how he would've never given her up for anything.

[@mineralwater6736]

you need to read more fiction if silco is one of you favorite villains

[@PikaPiMC]

@@mineralwater6736 always that one guy who has to shit on an opinion huh :|

[@mineralwater6736]

@@PikaPiMC yes if you have only seen/read a couple of fictions you shouldn't be sayng such rubish as "hes on off the best villains"when there are so many better out there.

[@ThisIsGlitch]

@@me56ize that was... Jesus Christ that was just heartwarming and heartbreaking, i really liked silco

[@fery088]

The league characters can't really die simply because this is pretty much a prequel

[@mgskomododragon10]

Also they just repawn in 20 seconds anyway

[@gabriellebenard5254]

EXACTLY! This is an origin story of the league character.

[@SlashedDelta]

Vander did die though and his body is used to make Warwick

[@dio2599]

@@SlashedDelta Yeah, but the champion is Warwick. Not Vander.

[@LioTangg]

@@SlashedDelta And Warwick dies in his lore anyway

[@ellayted9522]

I feel bad for Arcane because topping this masterpiece in Season 2 will be an uphill task.

[@NathanielAlbelo]

Arcane is the best show I’ve seen in a long while. The animation is crisp, beautiful, and moving. Everything in it was done so well and it’s genuinely amazing.

[@manwithnoname8229]

watch better shows

[@manwithnoname8229]

@@user-qk3nq6cg7r sure. Better Call Saul. The Sopranos. The Wire. Just to name a few shows significantly better than Arcane.

[@manwithnoname8229]

@@user-qk3nq6cg7r no, there are many more tv shows I consider much better than Arcane

[@CrazyClipsAdvantage]

@@manwithnoname8229 uuuh idk, just because you can name a few shows that are better doesn’t mean it isn’t high up there. I mean I would rank it number 2 on my list right behind breaking bad and that’s only because breaking bad has more seasons for me to watch. This is all my opinion tho and you’re entitled to your own opinion so I won’t judge to much. 😉

[@TheReVmatch]

Jinx steals every scene she’s in. And the show actually makes you sympathize with the villain. Not many shows can do that

[@minecraft-hw7kh]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKTLoH2YitaKbKM.

[@julijan2653]

The bots 😭

[@zereth2792]

*Gets spammed to death with bots*

[@coalkingryan881]

I sympathize with Jinx, but I still hate Powder with a burning passion

[@zereth2792]

@@coalkingryan881 why because she was a screw up?

[@AcencialAMV]

"you're not gonna like see war crimes presented..." Yes, that's in the next season. Only child killings in this one.

[@abcdefsuzu]

And enforcers executing POWs

[@Nofixdahdress]

And the whole thing culminating in a terrorist attack on Piltover's government.

[@mr.lolipopwithmustache5002]

Noxus using kids as the frontline of thier war*

[@Tallcell]

@@mr.lolipopwithmustache5002 bro i read about that. The noxus invasion to ionia was fucking brutal lmao, like using kids so ionian soldiers sympathize and hold back. Crazy

[@Goujiki]

@@Tallcell holy shit, that means when story focuses on Noxus, it's gonna be dark as shit. Sounds awesome 👌

[@xdramen538]

im so thankful my friend recommended this to me. ive never played league but you dont need to know anything about it to watch the show. its so beautiful, the emotions it can convey are very intense. the animation is a blessing to the eyes and every word has the perfect voice behind it. everything about this show is so perfectly put together.

[@robofistsrevenge3288]

I'm gonna be real, I've never touched League and know absolutely nothing about it, so all of these characters were brand new to me. It kept the story _really_ suspenseful and tense, not knowing what was going to happen to anybody or who was going to end up being important. So honestly, people who haven't played League will probably enjoy the show even more than fans. Which is...bonkers to me, coming from a fucking video game adaptation. No joke, guys, if you're an animation buff, this is a must-watch. We're watching something absolutely game-changing happening here.

[@Drkwatch]

The one thing everyone I've spoken to agrees on, whether they hate league or have never even played it, is that the animations and lore has always been phenomenal and far better than the game ever could be. I'm glad the people behind those finally got their time to shine in a long form medium.

[@cottoncandylol7175]

Idk, league is a great game, regardless of all of the hate for it. There's a reason it's been so popular for 12 years. Yes there are games where you get stuck with toxic teammates, probably at an increased rate than most games, but it's all chat box (no hot mic) and can easily be muted! Each match is like a mini chess game so obviously people are going to have different outlooks on how to play that state of the game (which is often where to arguments stem from).

[@BluAzureWR]

League aint actually that bad , people just like to shit on it , Dota sea server or valorant sea server is 10x way more toxic than league of legends

[@Drkwatch]

Man, these are two very specific replies to a thing I never said? I said the animations and lore are far better than the game, which is just objectively true. I never said the game was bad, I've been playing since like Season 3

[@shanks8681]

I'm addicted to the series, but now I forgot how to touch grass💀

[@jaydensain4409]

@@shanks8681 right🏃‍♂️

[@nightfloral5010]

I'll just say one thing: Episode 3 final climax is by far the most intense catharsis I've ever felt while watching a piece of media. Never, in my WHOLE LIFE I felt so deeply touched like I did in Arcane. Simply a masterpiece.

[@gf408]

[SPOILERS] * * * When I saw Powder getting ready to help out I totally thought she was going to save the day and everyone would walk out happy and fine. Seeing her kill her best friends and being responsible for the death of her “father” is brutal. It’s not what I expected and I was literally in shock the rest of the day after watching that.

[@violetsparkles5453]

@@gf408 I know right and can we also mention the expressions and detail are glorious. I have cried how Powder cried. When she says "she is not my sister anymore" and we see her eyes bloodshot from all the sobbing. It's ugly, it's good, I love it!

[@fiidisksdiduui1898]

U need to watch more shows then

[@Girafen]

Episode 3 was WILD

[@johnbuster4268]

I don't even want to see their encounter after Jinx fucked everything up

[@SaffronRice]

I finally watched this show after so long and I fucked up. Should’ve watched way sooner.

[@EphPhaThaINC]

One of my favorite things from the show was showing that of the parallels and similarities between Vander and Silco and how they were connected through backstory but as Vander ultimately falls, Silco rises and how much it had mirrored the divide between Vi and Powder and how she became Jinx. Just as Vi was in her relationship with Vander, Jinx became exactly that in how she was brought together with Silco. Also, Silco’s empire in the undercity was pretty much the same thing that Vander was doing before. One created and evolved through cooperation and compromise, the other born ruthless calculus and that of an iron fist but it was not malicious but still had pure intentions and a grand overall purpose.

[@comeatmebro8120]

Regarding the spoilers section, I thought Vi and Caitlyn's relationship was developed perfectly. They never hated each other, idk where that idea came from. Vi isn't the type of person to hate somebody just because they come from Piltover, especially someone who freed her after being imprisoned for years

[@ssj4rit]

Yeah I thought it was done well. It wasn’t rushed. From the start Vi is antagonistic but opens up when she realizes Caitlyn genuinely wants to help, and cares about the Lanes. Her life is also saved atleast twice by Caitlyn. There is a foundation of trust there. They only knew other for a short period, but in this short period they went through a ton of eye opening events that displayed both of their true chatacters and helped to facilitate that loyalty and camaraderie between the two.

[@garlicbreab_]

i agree, they never hated each other, they just didn’t know each other and had bias towards the others identity. like of course vi wouldn’t like an enforcer after an enforcer killed her parents, and caitlin simply wasn’t taught right about the undercity. throughout their relationship, they had plenty of banter that eventually turned into friendly jabs. it wasn’t sudden at all to me.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

They didn't really hate each other, they hated the idea of someone from the other side. Once they got to know each other a bit, they were able to see past the caricature of what they imagined the other to be like.

[@tm0129]

Well technically Vi did have a dislike/distrust for enforcers. but that quickly melted and they formed a very deep bond.

[@eebatron8266]

silco was so well written i didnt even remember why he was a bad guy by the end. and that makes me moist.

[@abcdefsuzu]

I love how they didn't just make him a goofy bad guy that wanted to take revenge on Vander for betraying him. He genuinely cares for his people, the people of Zaun. He's a revolutionist, he grew up in a fucked up environment where the people in charge, piltover, didn't care about them at all. He's trying to create a better future for Zaunites.

[@BluAzureWR]

Thought he was a manipulative bastard , manipulating jinx to become a weapon . Instead he is also love jinx as her own daughter and Will do anything for her . Damn the end hit me hard

[@kiktik2413]

@@abcdefsuzu no he wanted revenge, he was a kingpin manipulating the others along with jinx. If he truly cared about the zauniens he would have stopped getting them addicted to shimmer, the rich people were no better but that doesn't justify silco's actions.

[@phoenix6890]

@@kiktik2413 I don't think revenge was his goal at any point. Protecting Jinx, Creating a soverign Zaun, and surviving those were his goals. Every action he takes seems to align with one of those 3 things.

[@minecraft-hw7kh]

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[@perfectparadox7389]

As a sibling, this show absolutely wrecked me emotionally. It still almost hurts to think about the show but I can’t wait for a next season

[@soysource3218]

The cinematography, character animation and world/plot building have so far have impressed me the most. Especially the style of animation they adopted.

[@marcoscorrea1056]

one thing i absolutely loved about this show is how the characters are all basically morally grey. everyone’s got blood on their hands and it allows the viewer to relate better. riot did so good.

[@PabAng]

That's something I love about LoL lore, no one is a good guy, they all just have very differing values and objectives.

[@JumpingJoi]

@@PabAng There are definitely some characters that have pretty clean hands all things considered, Caitlyn and Ekko I would argue.

[@catherinestickels2591]

Over the last few years, Riot has really been sanitizing Jinx, toning down on her violence and the evil of her random crimes to make her a more palatable brand ambassador, so I was really impressed that Arcane is *not* afraid to have Jinx kill people. She kills a *lot* of people.

[@marcoscorrea1056]

@@JumpingJoi wasn’t ekko the one who gave the tip for jayce’s house? a lot of shit happened because of him tbh

[@eVill420]

@@marcoscorrea1056 yeah but he was just helping his friends

[@warwickeng5491]

Victor was my favourite character by a mile, his story is so incredibly well built, started from nowhere to wanting to save the world at the top echelons of Pilt, with the ultimate goal of bringing good to the world rather than getting caught up in the glitz and glamour of the city and his character in the game in general is freaking cool. Also I feel he isn't appreciated enough, without him, Jayce couldn't have gotten his research off the ground and his research would have probably taken longer without him, honestly Victor is a legend.

[@creepertornado]

Yah victor story is the shit

[@aquamentos]

Hextech wouldn't be a thing without Vik... Jayce was going to suicide

[@huuf1]

Viktor MVP for that Sigma male grindset on Hextech and the upcoming Glorious Evolution

[@nawamre_h]

Jayce worked on hextech for what probably years and couldn't even stabilize it, viktor chimes in and fix it in a matter of days Viktor is just a fucking chad

[@TheUwaisPatel]

Without viktor jayce would have straight up killed himself, I feel like a lot of people forgot that happening lol

[@moonlit7273]

I just have to applaud for everything they did in this, and it's literally season 1, 9 episodes, and so much shit has happened that I just cant help but get hooked in. The style within this show is just insane, I had to pause a couple of times because I could not keep up with how beautiful everything was made. I love they way they design their characters and they never lost their spark throughout this season, this show was just a breeze. But, I shouldnt be surprised when it's League who makes these masterpieces. If you are a league fan, there is that additional excitement youll feel throughout watching it because some of your background knowledge is a fucking great foundation to what the show has to offer. I love the steampunk aesthetic the show has went for, everything works flawlessy to my personally, and hopefully season 2 will be another rollercoaster! Im just speechless after finishing the episodes, it's a highlight for 2021 as a whole.

[@lobotomite9767]

This is going to go down as one of the greatest animated shows ever created.

[@GladwinAbel]

its a masterpiece storytelling but i have invincible above it

[@DanQZ]

The show is a prequel to the current lore, so it’s more like a Shakespearean tragedy where you already know the ending but not the journey.

[@minemino2]

It changes a lot tho, Jayce and Viktor lore have big differences. Still it makes me cream seeing Singed on screen.

[@AshfcknKetchum]

@@minemino2 Yeah, a lot of the lore bits got reworked some time ago, I assume they're gonna rewrite Viktor's lore to reflect what happens in the show.

[@Pepsimaximo1]

have Riot actually confirmed this? or are people just saying it because "it makes sense, so it has to be"?

[@minemino2]

@@Pepsimaximo1 they tweak things all the time so chances are high, like varus when they changed his lore to fit with visual rework.

[@DanQZ]

@@Pepsimaximo1 considering Ekko doesn’t have his time gadget and Vi isn’t an enforcer, Warwick doesn’t exist yet, among other things, it’s pretty confirmed.

[@zeromontena956]

A relationship between Silco and Jinx is surprisingly heartbreaking. even tho there are some sort of manipulative and abusive behind the scene, but in some sense, This two still connected to each other.

[@EllawoodBlues]

Right?! I was genuinely surprised by that. Their closeness. It seemed they were both broken people who connected to one another - although in Powder/Jinx's case it was through manipulation on Silco's part. I think he probably developed some kind of fatherly protective feelings towards her that surprised even him. It's an interesting dynamic that first made me furious then I was kind of sad about how it ended?Only great writing/voice acting can do that.

[@MFDALLY]

@@EllawoodBlues I honestly feel like he didn’t try to manipulate her much at all, I think he saw himself in her, vander turned on Silco the same way vi turned on powder, she even says it wasn’t silco that made jinx it was vi, and especially in that last scene you see how much silco really cared for her. They built up this father-daughter relationship over like 5 episodes and I think it’s meant to show how genuine it was, despite the fucked up circumstance that started it all

[@HemiLeo_]

@@MFDALLY I went from DON'T TOUCH HER to in the last ep BRO OMFG VGWFYIUGWFHSWVFCFFG *sobs* (trying not to spoil but yee)

[@thea7039]

When you're an awful human being but surprisingly a good dad😔

[@HemiLeo_]

@@thea7039 couldn't have said it better 👊😔

[@macaron3141592653]

Easily the best looking animated series i have ever seen, It is so refreshing to see so much effort being put into one. Pretty much every other animated series in this genre struggles with budget and it shows at least in animation.

[@saddestsphere]

This show’s relation to canon game lore is slightly complicated. There are a few decisive changes made but ultimately Arcane is still an origin story for numerous league champions so anyone who does know said characters’ game lore will already have an idea about where they’ll end up. Either in this season or the next. Also, since it is set before the ‘present time’ of the game, it’s obvious to a lot of league players that anyone who’s a champion cannot be killed off, meaning the viewing experience of people who no nothing about league is actually enhanced which I think is cool.

[@haelioe2895]

This is exactly what I was thinking but put into words. The connection with the preexisting lore is still very present with arcane. Also I agree and would argue the show is BETTER if you have never touched league because you dont know what cant be killed off. Like im sure many people thought ekko died or that singed died but knowing that their league champs kinda ruined it. They did such a great job with the nonchamp characters that they seem like they could be champs like the iron jaw dude, Silco, or Mel.

[@samuelgeaney7556]

Ekko should've died

[@Heitzi31]

3:47 He knows something that we don't

[@ambientlightofdarknesss4245]

I don't see much people talk about it. But the cinematography should also get amazing credit. Almost every scene is a painting in it of itself. Alot of the big action song and tension scenes have the smoothest fucking transitions I've ever seen. Not to mention the composition and constant iconography and symbolism in each scene.

[@troyjohnson2137]

the CONSTANT play with eyes, the sides of people's faces that are showing, the "human" right eye and the "monster" left. Silco's scar out of sight when he holds Jinx. Vi turning and showing us her right side monster eye when we first see her in the cell. Jinx's one lock of hair hanging in the way of her "human" right eye. There are loads more examples - these are just off the top of my head.

[@imilegofreak]

Every scene is composition is at least shown twice, to give a constant reminder of what the specific character has gone through and experienced. Give for expample the jinx bar scene.

[@christophermiller8589]

EXACTLY, couldn't agree more! Nearly every scene has a tear away, fade, burn or color matching transition. Seriously, for something animated to have camera awareness at this level is very rare 🔥🔥🔥

[@araw_buwan]

It's like the Spiderman film--every frame can be turned into a wallpaper.

[@mandomero5484]

I mean, everything about it should

[@milord_tibbs]

I went into this knowing absolutely 0 about LoL, couldn’t make one character or say anything about the game. This show is fucking awesome, really took me by surprise

[@Moki_H772]

There were times where I was honestly unsure who's side I should be on due to how understandable some of the villains points were. It was amazingly written and I enjoyed seeing a fleshed out likable villain with an actual reason for their doings

[@nana-cq9mn]

The silco jinx relationship is so beautifully and toxically crafted. He's a Terrible man who used jinx for his purposes and grew feelings for her as a father. She shouldn't listen to his words but he was the only person "there for her".

[@lunarsprinkle6580]

Idk when she kept sitting on his lap it was weird. I dont understand because jinx doesnt really return that. It was digusting for me to watch it honestly I didnt like any of the scenes with them.

[@chashubokchoy8999]

@@lunarsprinkle6580 it’s a father daughter relationship…

[@teefthief]

@@lunarsprinkle6580 wtf :// if you thought of it that way, maybe you should get yourself checked.

[@burgermeister8261]

I don’t think there’s anything sexual between them. Jinx is just very childlike obviously, and hasn’t really mentally aged all that much from when he first found her. It’s likely shes just been keeping up her childlike tendencies, and he’s learned to accept it. Their relationship is anything but romantic.

[@gragiator1]

silco never used her for his purposes the reason he adopted jinx was because he saw what happened between her and vi and it reminded him of what happened between him and vander

[@VladDascaliuc]

Silco is almost a masterclass on villains. Eat your hearts out, writers.

[@Patrick-ev5ye]

I like how he doesn't have any abilities and didn't go berserk or turn into a purple druggie monster when he got shot

[@xxx_goblinslayer69_xxx75]

thats a warwick quote. which is either a very nice coincidence because warwick is basicaly announced for season 2 or you did it on purpose knowing what i just wrote

[@iiiivvvv9986]

@@Patrick-ev5ye holy shit, what if Mundo=silco!?!? /S

[@InfamousGameplaysPT]

@@iiiivvvv9986 no.

[@halfmanhalfcool]

So gorgeous. Even background characters have details and personality

[@iSkippler]

This is everything I’ve always wanted from a show. BRAVO

[@stoborking]

I really liked the Ekko and Jinx scene. The way they did the animation to me was amazing and I liked what they did

[@banditballs]

That was probably the exact part that made ekko my favorite character so far

[@GeneralPet]

For me it was really tragic and jarring. They play that game like they did when they were kids having fun, but then we cut to reality where they're trying to kill each other. To put that into perspective imagine you and your sibling are playing cops and thieves or something, and this is the memory that plays along while you are literally trying to shoot and kill them.

[@xenosbreed]

The fight scene was incredible, I loved the stylization of the beginning and I loved how they represented Ekko's Ult in game instead as a memory he was learning from in a child like way, then immediately juxtapose with the real, gritty violence of actually trying to kill each other. I don't think there was a scene I didn't love in this show

[@noellemarindo1717]

bro the way they animated fight scenes was sooo good

[@ScrungoBalungo]

I finished this show yesterday and I want to rewatch it honestly

[@jinxx44]

Wrong about one thing: Arcane IS DIRECTLY tied in to League's lore. Everything that happens in the show is a precursor to who the characters finally end up being as we see them in the game, like Jinx getting her pink eyes, Vi getting her gloves, Singed experimenting on Vander to eventually become Warwick, so on and so on.

[@lachlanwu2838]

Vander becoming Warwick is heavily hinted at but not fully confirmed at any point. Additionally, the lore aspect is changed quite significantly since it's stated that in her original lore, Vi used Chem-Baron Mining Gauntlets to save trapped people in a mine before being noticed by Enforcers/Wardens from Piltover and had them upgraded. This is of course similar to what happens in Arcane but altered slightly.

[@spicewitch9115]

@@lachlanwu2838 last shot of singed and vander def confirms vander is warwick

[@fatezero8662]

@@lachlanwu2838 They don't have to adapt the lore 1:1, just remaining faithful to it is all that matters.

[@HoHhoch]

@@lachlanwu2838 That's incorrect. Riot a few years ago had announced they were separating the lore of the rift from the lore of the world of Runeterra. If you go and read Vi's biography on their website, you'll see how closely Arcane follows it. Every champion is out in the world doing stuff, and aren't drawn into the League of Legends for one reason or another like in the OG lore.

[@ExclusiveExcellence]

@@lachlanwu2838 vander becoming Warwick is confirmed he was shown in the final episode with his green venom being injected into his body

[@saltconnoisseur4348]

About 95% of the show was lore accurate. The characters don't die because they're alive in the lore.

[@blutwirbel3180]

Could you name some examples for not being accurate, not saying you're wrong, I have no idea bout the lore, but just wanna know.

[@saltconnoisseur4348]

@@blutwirbel3180 Some of the lore around ekko, heimdinger, and hexcores is off. Look at this video for example: Tales of Runeterra: Piltover and Zaun | “True Genius”. Few other small points, but I think after watching that, you'll get the gist of it.

[@a-drewg1716]

Well Jayce and Viktor's lore was completely rewritten. For example Jayce originally did not have an "obsession" with magic. The two also worked well before Jayce even found the crystal and they were separated long before Jayce made hextech.

[@ser0237]

I hope they wil just retcon some bios to make Arcane cannon, i dont see why it should be separate. I personally wouldnt like that and im sure many others won't either

[@nemeanryan1809]

I was a bit confused to why jayce wasn't as egotistical as he was portrayed in the lore but I'll close an eye