AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE?!?!~ Arcane 2x07 "Pretend Like It's the First Time"

[@TritopolisD408]

It's heartbreaking that no matter whether Powder becomes Jinx or not, she'll still end up losing someone she cares about. It's like the universe doesn't want her to be completely happy.

[@dgmilloway]

Powder lost the Ekko we knew, but she still had the Ekko *she* had fallen in love with. They were together from the start. That's why our Ekko asks Powder to kiss him "as if it was the first time." Because for her, they've been kissing for awhile now.

[@nono-yn5uc]

​@@dgmillowayI feel like... They where talking about losing Vi as a kid.. and they're parents of course

[@dgmilloway]

@@nono-yn5uc No. Powder states that Vi died in part b/c of the tip Ekko gave them that led to Jayce's place when Ekko asks how she died. The other part was probably Powder was dropping the crystal, but this time Vi was too close to the blast. They even have a flashback of Powder holding Vi's lifeless body in the destroyed lab as Enforcers arrive on the scene.

[@dgmilloway]

@@nono-yn5uc wait I read that wrong. I'm sure that's the way that Powder took it when Ekko asked. Whereas Ekko secretly meant it literally.

[@TritopolisD408]

Ekko: Having the best day of his life. Jayce: Eldritch Horrors Beyond Comprehension.

[@TritopolisD408]

That scene with Powder and Ekko dancing is just beautiful, a happy moment he and we needed after the last episode. He's a stronger man than me for being able to give it up.

[@pollointerestelar7439]

18:05 probably in this timeline Silco saw Vander's letter.

[@timr6318]

Yeah, he probably heard Felicia's daughter died, maybe he was feeling nostalgic so he went back to his and Vander's old spot in the tunnels.

[@ShivShrike]

A saddening thought is not only is Vi dead, so is Jayce since there is no Hextech; remember Jayce was exiled and expelled from the Academy for the hextech explosion, which means he and Viktor never met thus he took his life

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

Ekko really woke up in the good timeline and left it because he was needed. Jayce suffering while Ekko gets the girl is hilarious

[@luqmanfariswan4024]

The latter sounds very familiar especially to Jayce

[@luistigerfox]

I'm pretty sure that Vi's death from Jayce's experiment was the catalyst for many events in the alternate timeline in this episode. Silco forgave Vander, because now not only was a dear friend of theirs gone, but their daughter was gone from the cycle of suffering. He probably took that time to reach out to Vander in his time of need. From that, due to the accident causing the loss of young vi probably led to Jayce's proper arrest or banishment. May have also brought much more of the underground together, and they got a chance to negotiate with Piltover to start bettering the conditions in Zaun.

[@moon7shinev150]

He probably found the letter Vander left

[@cuongle7990]

Silco probably found Vander's letter in the mines. Heimerdinger was in the timeline for 3 years, so he surely influenced Zaun - Piltover relations.

[@rickymoranjr9609]

the scene where Vi dies and Powder cries her heart out really hit me right in the feels especially when I didn't see it coming

[@yourcrazyfnafgirl]

19:19, The special thing about the frame rate is that it is 4fps: 4 frames per second, because Ekko's time device thing only goes back 4 seconds 🥺💖

[@tylerblue9691]

Brilliant. This show is a masterpiece

[@shinra358]

the framerate of the dance was 4 secs symbolizing the moment in time that replays in his head and his hex power limit

[@ianpittman108]

"What happened in this timeline that made him forgive Vander?!" Answer: Silco read Vander's letter in this one.

[@yasminalvesamintelles8849]

The fact that this episode shows that if Vi had died everything would be PERFECT hurts me so much...

[@BoyDugo02]

Heimer and Ekko: Life is Strange Jayce: Dark Souls Trilogy

[@moon7shinev150]

So are we gonna talk about how Mel turns into Viktor in Jayce's vision? Just saying

[@Jcartist_10]

Timebomb- Ekko x Jinx Hourglass- Ekko x Powder

[@santathegray2507]

Heimerdinger is not dead dead. Yordles, in lore don´t age and can´t die, they just respawn in Bandle City (they Home).

[@s4dw1cktv]

That is episode 2x07, right? Glad you are back, looking forward to that reaction :)

[@ThePonderer]

Went from giving Timebomb no consideration to it being OTP. Impressive for one episode.

[@Sammacias5]

[Mod] Yes this is episode 7 reaction. Morgan is working on changing the title for it when they get a chance to do it. Thank you everyone

[@cattievogelsong96]

I was going to say i was a little confused which one this was. Thanks!

[@Sammacias5]

You’re welcome

[@Scottington666]

I found it hilarious how Ekko spends the episode galivanting about with the non-dead/crazy versions of his childhood friends while Jayce was fighting for his life in a hellish post-apocalyptic future.

[@0l._.l0895]

Here a few things that I loved about this episode 1: when you look at the necklace you can see both of their silhouettes of Powder and Ekko in the flowers 2: The dance scene apparently was filmed in 4 frames per second because he can only go back in four second increments. Its him savoring the moment that they have so he can keep it forever. 3: Powder and Ekko are so much taller and have fuller faces because they aren't malnourished and it made me sobbed when I thought about it For some reason this episode reminded me of Life is Strange and I don't know if it's the vibes or what but I can't put my finger on it.

[@alexelion7084]

I mean rewind is kinda on theme with Life is Strange

[@mh56487]

If you look at the little locket thing it actually has 2 faces, Ekko and Powder :) It also looks like a blue rose, a symbol of unattainable/fleeting/impossible love, as blue roses never occur naturally.

[@Ghost_R4cc00n]

It seems that this episode shines as an origin story for Ekko to be “The Boy Savior” with his time ability and than we got Jayce with his journey being like Viktor. With him being damaged at the leg being broken, till patching up without patching up and the virus entering his system like Viktor gain within living in the Undergrounds. So he clearly understands the feeling of Viktor faced. 😢

[@matthewpulido7912]

This gives a whole new meaning to Season 1's What Could Have Been.

[@viniciuslopesmodena]

The real question, and Universe where Powder and Ekko are happy or a universe where Vi and Caitlin are happy. By the way, look for the french song lyrics, it's fitting

[@miraculerlukanette8202]

Morgan not tearing up on the kiss??? am i ....more emotional than Morgan ?! what´s happening

[@The_Game_Professor]

Morgan's just out of tears after episode 6.

[@miraculerlukanette8202]

@The_Game_Professor i was too but i bawled at their Kiss, i Felt So sad for Ekko at that moment knowing He has to leave all of that😅

[@yoanlizrosas9202]

I mean, there could also be a timeline where Powder dies in the explosion and things could also be peaceful between the two cities, I don't think it's just about Vi's death but the existence of the Hextech (Sorry english is not my first language)

[@The_Game_Professor]

Yeah, pretty much if ANY of them die there then not only does Hextech likely not get invented (that might be because Jayce is imprisoned or banished, he could also die in the explosion, or he could just decide to stop working on it after seeing a child die because of his research) but ALSO Piltover now has a CULPRIT for the robbery and explosion. That means they DON'T send enforcers to turn Zaun upside down looking for the culprit. THAT means that Silco doesn't accelerate his plans with Shimmer. And THAT means that Deckard DOESN'T get pumped full of Shimmer. Which means BENZO doesn't get killed by him. It also means that VANDER doesn't take Vi's place when she tries to give herself up (because even if Vi's the one who lives there's no NEED to give herself up because they aren't looking for scapegoats). Grayson ALSO doesn't get killed by Deckard which means MARCUS doesn't take over her position and DOESN'T wind up taking Silco's bribes to let him keep making Shimmer and smuggling it with ease. Vi didn't need to die there. But SOMEONE did so that Hextech wouldn't be created and so Piltover WASN'T turning Zaun upside down because that caused nearly as much trouble as the Hextech did. A universe where Little Man doesn't tip them off about the job deals with the problem of enforcers flooding Zaun but it leave Jayce free to continue working on Hextech. That means the job HAS to happen, and ONE of the kids NEEDS to die. I can't think of a single event other than that where BOTH of the causes of trouble are corrected.

[@yoanlizrosas9202]

@The_Game_Professor Exactly. That's why I try to remember that it was a series of events and not the fault of a single individual.

[@TheLightbane]

10:48 My THEORY is that either Jayce was ALSO killed by the explosion OR when the enforcers arrived they found a child murdered by illegal (Or frowned upon research) and yes imprisoned. Coupled with the likely chance of a member of the councils child (Caitlyn) being either hurt or Killed (We never heard anything about what happened to her either in this episode) and the chances of Hextech ever taking off was effectively Zero.

[@The_Game_Professor]

Jayce's BEST CASE scenario is that he saw his research kill a kid and chose to stop working on it over guilt and switched to researching something else.

[@TheLightbane]

@@The_Game_Professor That is also a good theory

[@Aqua311]

I think it's possible that after Vi died, Vander decided to actively look for Silco so that he could make amends, while he still had the chance. And Silco, to his credit, decided to forgive him.

[@Emmzzz_]

I don’t know if you’re gonna survive the finale lmaoo I had the most severe panic attack I’ve ever experienced halfway through 😅 Good Luck! 😂

[@andrewstinger3484]

Yordles don't die don't worry, they just respawn back in bandopolis, but i don't know if this apply to Heimer, he was in a alternate dimension afterall.

[@ceoofeternaldamnation]

looks like vi was the REAL jinx 😭

[@jadegecko]

This is legit "Remember" from She-Ra, plus a (sympathetic) Myst villain, plus an Outer Wilds-esque banjo song Also Powder's footfalls on the dancefloor exactly match Jinx's intro in S1E4

[@nevermind9835]

I think you mistyped, it’s 2x7! Thank you for the video, I have mixed feelings regarding Act III, so rewatching it was you and seeing your thoughts is helpful and insightful! Even if you were a bit confused, haha, happens to everyone sometimes

[@PangoriaFallstar]

Warwick's "self" was metal from Viktors "fixing". What killed off the people, got melted and shunted out of warwick as the beastial rage mind took over what little was keft of vander who had not been fully removed into metal. Singed did not poke warwick within that time.

[@vincentlamarque5777]

Well perhaps you missed that image of Singed standing where Warwick was with the device in he's hand? It's right after the image of ambessa towering her henchman corpse.

[@jittercritter]

That Silco jumpscare is downright diabolical

[@nvxf5123]

4:32 There are two faces on it actually, Ekko and Powder's.

[@Artsy_devil000]

Himerdinger isnt dead because when a yermer idk what his race is called but when they die they come back alive but they like respawn some place else so it was basically leading up to league of legends lore when himerdinger gets revived idk if I got that right since I heard it from multiple people

[@maramackenzie-mann]

Yordle, as far as I know he should respawn in Bandle City which is where the Yordles are from

[@Bart506]

​@@maramackenzie-mann And The Bandle City is located in The Spirit Realm.

[@pesqueiro10]

A tip: don't look for the translation of the French song that plays when Ekko is dancing with Jinx. Trust me, you don't want to know this, it will just make you depressed.

[@rockycarpenter17]

Typo- 2x07

[@AmandaBee]

Don't know how you ended up jumping to the conclusion that this was all happening AFTER Jayce killed Viktor lol. I spent the whole week after Act 2 wondering what on earth happened to Jayce after he got taken by the anomaly for him to come back and kill Viktor, so as soon as it showed him in that post apocalyptic setting I was like oh thank GOD we get to find out

[@obsidianwolf1999]

They really got Stromae to sing for this show

[@shinra358]

alt powder has all the hextec gems and now knows how to build the time machine. now, will she go back and try to save that timeline's vi, or hunt for the Ekko she just re-fell in love with? dun dun duuuuun

[@heximiasmagaming3995]

Someone said "Anything shown to the audience, is never unintentional" Based on that statement, the stones hidden away in that drawer, Powders doll to Vi, the mural, and powders realizing that Ekko is from a different timeline. Alternate Timeline Powder will be making her way into the "real world", wether it's as Powder or (IMO) A.T. Powder could become Zero in a way. I use the double buns on the head of both as possible evidence.

[@RSR4DG]

Halfway through this episode I thought maybe Jayce arrived in the future of the same timeline as the others, and Ekko and Heimerdinger caused the destruction trying to get back home using Hextech. Glad that wasn’t the case

[@fixpontt]

after the second watch you should just Pretend Like It's the First Time

[@nicolaspereyra420]

Warwik became crazy bc Viktors help in his mind banished

[@golgothavirus]

I think the better situation between the upper city and the lower city is due to maim universes Heimerdinger's influence on politics in the 3 years he was there already. Also this version of Silco found the letter in their old hideout. So he made up with Vander and never formed his alliance with Singed to create Shimmer.

[@Jacklyn_Reacts]

Early 🎉🥳YAYAYA bro Morgan you better be ready for 2x08 👀 your gonna lose your shit LMFAO 🤣

[@Zekrel]

1:35 pretty sure he saved Jinx though 18:06 also, Silco found the letter that Vander wrote him, apologizing for what happened

[@PugAshen]

We haven't really lost Heimerdinger, he's a Yordle :-) ... just a headsup ;-) And isn't this episode 7?

[@sebbelfischer6318]

Ford clarification: Yordles come from a different realm called Bandle City. The Yordles are pure Magic so If they die, they Just respawn there. But i dont think that IT will be a pleasent experience

[@xxlunarywolf8301]

So there are in fact 3 hidden things in the intro, the third one is when Ekko jump the flash of light you can see Heimerdinger. Also I haven't seen many people talk about that but at the start the disk doesn't have Jinx and Vi but it has Ekko and Powder.

[@CarbonMage]

Also worth noting is the absence or x over face stuff with Vi

[@LeonStar155]

YES THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEOI WAS SO EXCITED FOR THIS FROM YOU

[@Trans_Belos_Fan]

lmao i got confused but i love this ep sm!

[@aiuzbfjcarjt]

Its been said that this episode has now honoured the line in season 1. Silco wasn't the one who created Jinx, Vi was.

[@The_Game_Professor]

13:09 "I hate time travel." Aren't you supposed to be starting Doctor Who soon?

[@DanielBautista-ju7wz]

Ekko: Miles Morales Powder: Gwen Stacy

[@nono-yn5uc]

This timeline in this episode I've interpreted as... Silco finding the note left by Vander (that Jinx and Vi found), forgave him, and together they manage to continue they're work in making Zaun a better place .. just my take on it :))

[@Kroiznacher]

The most hurtful thing about episode 7 is that we have the confirmation that Vi made Jinx

[@The_Game_Professor]

The EVENTS made Jinx. If Mylo or Claggor died on the job instead the events that led to Vi slapping Powder, walking away to cool off so she could come back and apologize instead of continuing to yell at her and possibly hit her again, and getting kidnapped by Marcus so she couldn't come back leaving Powder to feel abandoned still wouldn't have happened.

[@juicygriffinwings7238]

So basically... the world would be a better place if Violet wasn't there?? Just kidding, I love Vi LOL

[@chrisspigelmyer5855]

I was hoping we get some explosive happiness for the Ekko and Powder kiss. I get you were trying to figure out was going on.

[@shinra358]

singed did not cause lava Vander. singed injected him only in the 3rd arc when he gave vander's blood to viktor. lava vander was a reaction to viktor having a grip on him during healing and then viktor suddenly dying.

[@mertala8520]

Society if vi just deleted herself:

[@The_Game_Professor]

7:30 The main fan theory about why the anomaly sent Hammerdonger and Ekko to the Good Place and sent Jayce to Hell is because in the good universe Jayce blew up and there wasn't a Jayce for his mind to be put into. No actual confirmation I'm aware of of what happened to him in the good universe though.

[@The_Game_Professor]

Looking at the scene replayed during this rewatch though I DON'T think Jayce got explodified. In our timeline he (and Cupcake) were just about to enter the place when the explosion went off and blew the door right off it's hinges. When the enforcers show up in the good timeline the door doesn't look blown up. So unless Jayce actually made it into the room I think he lived.

[@cattievogelsong96]

The au is really interesting. I actually like that vi is dead and Power/Junks had to grow up and take on the big sister role despite being so young. I do lament the detour because of the complete lack of time left to tie up all the loose ends. I imagine there will be a lot of fanfiction set in this AU. I wonder how many of them will resurrect vi?

[@hhtps.liv0]

The fact that she didn't even react to them kiss

[@HusksBodypillow]

Heimerdinger can't die, He's a yordle and when yordles physicall bodies die their spirit form returns back to their own realm called bandle city!^^ tho its sad either way because it's likely he didnt return to their universes bandle city most likely, indicating hes still in the other one💔

[@lumityforever]

Cough cough across the spider-verse cough cough

[@katemurphy1503]

I am literally on this episode

[@Liona.art64]

Isnt this s2 eps 7 of arcane? Its the frist in act 3 and every act has 3 eps, so i should be 7, right?

[@harryballsak1123]

Singed never put the stuff in Warrick. Cait choked him out before he had a chance. It was Viktor dying that reverted Warrick back, Whoever told you Singed did that are idiots

[@manugonsi]

There's another difference in the intro. Vi's face has an X, cause in this au she isn't alive 4:43 😽

[@weebuwu9671]

It's very fast but when ekoe jumps you can see himrdingr in the intro (sorryfor bad spelling)

[@rickyasbury1878]

I want to spoil so hard but I’m not

[@Roman-j7w]

Arcane season 2x7 epizóde ekko and Powder is sou nice

[@Sean.Turtles]

Stardew Valley vs. Elden Ring

[@dubioustheatreyt8096]

Honestly the only thing I actually dislike is Heimerdinger just… popping. Why? What was the point? Couldn’t they have just killed him less brutally to get the point across???

[@bingusofwisdom9441]

I'm a little confused, isn't that 2x07?

[@krystalhelpmeez666]

38 mintue

[@mh56487]

The title has a misstake in it!! This is 2x07, not 2x08

[@Sammacias5]

[Mod] Morgan has been informed bout this & will change the title when they get the chance.

[@pesqueiro10]

The title is wrong, this is episode 7 and the title says episode 8

[@Sammacias5]

[Mod] Morgan has been informed bout this & will change the title when they get the chance.