ARCANE SEASON 2 EPISODE 4 REACTION - HE IS FINALLY HERE! - 2X4 - FIRST TIME WATCHING - REVIEW

Welcome to our first-time watching as we react to Arcane Season 2 Episode 4.
Arcane is an adult animated steampunk action-adventure television series created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee. It was produced by the French animation studio Fortiche under the supervision of Riot Games, and distributed by Netflix. Set in Riot's League of Legends universe, it primarily focuses on sisters Vi and Jinx. The second and final season is finally here and we cannot wait to catch up with Vi, Jinx, Caitlyn, Jace, Viktor, Heimerdinger, Ekko, Warwick aka Vander and more!
On episode 2x4 of Arcane this is the four episode of Arcane Season 2 and the first episode of Act 2 and we got to see another huge action sequence as they finally introduced Warwick aka Vander! Loved that we finally got to see Warwick in Arcane! But man we weren't ready for just how hard this episode hit.
Meanwhile Jayce, Heimerdinger and Ekko are still missing.
We hope that you enjoy our reactions, commentary and review as we discuss the character dynamics especially between sisters Vi and Jinx, how Fortiche continues to deliver an amazing spectacle with it's animation and why Arcane and League of Legends are here to make an impact!
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[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Warwick is finally here! My god that fight sequence was awesome! Are you guys enjoying the show so far? If you enjoyed the video destroy the like button with your minigun and subscribe (It would truly mean the world to us!) www.youtube.com/@OfficialMediaKnights?sub_confirmation=1 and if you'd like to support the channel and gain access to the full length reaction become a member of our patreon bit.ly/3ICVrJ6

[@janiyahjones9953]

I am just wait till next episode. It is crazy.

[@michaelrondina8482]

I cried the when he said "Powder?"

[@RenegadeSamurai]

same....even though I knew where this was going...it hit like a truck!

[@GilbertRuth-v7f]

same here bro. I teared up like a little biitch

[@Yaguaruwu]

pipipipipi

[@shibby11]

All Act 2 were tears

[@Appleman291]

I am 32 YO - i was crying during the whole act. This is above masterpiece

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

So damn good!

[@ramon.rnt1992]

@Appleman291 same here 32 yo and act 2, especially episode 5 had me ballin!

[@aliceliddel7364]

Literally same.. one more month to 32, now i'm just crying :') dammit Arcane

[@Appleman291]

@@ramon.rnt1992 yeah, the ending of Ep 5 got me ugly crying. I don`t even remember something that touching within at least 15 years(

[@TamNguyen-zs3gc]

Mee tooo bros, i need some water to heal today because of losing much tears 😭😭😭

[@nvxf5123]

5:30 Piltovers scientists failling to crack hextech just puts Jinx's intelligence in perspective. Girl did it in a cave.

[@PidgeyHunter]

with a box of scraps

[@robertfishburn8545]

Tony Stark headass

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

The way Jinx actually started tearing up when cornered by Warwick. You can still see glimpses of that scared little girl coming through.

[@blockablockablocka]

YOU GUYS ARE QUICK WITH IT!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

We can’t wait to share these with you guys!

[@batknightchannel8169]

Everyone were ,including cinepals ,zeel rejects. I mean ,who couldn't?

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

The fact that the music that plays when Vander recognizes Powder at the end is literally the same song she was singing on the bridge at the start of the show Brb gonna go cry again

[@shanajeangedeon9060]

" wait, that's the bridge song" -Denise, literally in this reaction

[@sariunan]

@@shanajeangedeon9060 the person above most likely is aware of it?

[@shanajeangedeon9060]

@@sariunan they edited their comment, it used to say "I don't know if you two noticed, but the song is the same one Jinx sang on the bridge" and then I pointed out that they *did* notice so then they changed their comment to look like they knew.

[@sariunan]

@@shanajeangedeon9060 oh i see, sorry then

[@ReconWafflez]

@@shanajeangedeon9060 Pretty sure they've just been copy/pasting this comment every reaction to farm likes lol

[@SpartanOli]

Me who stayed up all night to watch the new episodes: "Yay, more stuff to watch!"

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Eyyy! Late night gang! ❤️

[@ramon.rnt1992]

I just binged watched the 3 eps and have been refreshing youtube for this. Hope you guys brought tissues again!! This act 2 was insane!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Act 2 is probably one of our favorite acts in all of Arcane thus far. Holy sh*t

[@libitina7731]

@@OfficialMediaKnights I mean there are only 2 of them you either like the 1st one or 2nd one better lmao

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

@@libitina7731 theres 5 acts so far😄

[@adriankuban2904]

​@@OfficialMediaKnightsThis Act 2 of Arcane just broke my mind. And Necrit on his channel too didn't understand how good this was write by a human.

[@TheSkynaut]

A quote from Warwicks Lore out of the game: "Warwick struggled to recall a single memory from his past... All he could see was blood. But then he heard a little girl screaming. Screaming something he couldn’t understand. It sounded like a name." When i saw the ending of Episode 3 in Season 1 i got never ending shivers.

[@thedarkknight2221]

The pants joke was great because a lot of people want her to have the short shorts she wears in the game, but I love her current pants. They that early 00’s alt rock flair. Like Avril Lavigne.

[@SizeMcWave]

I’m 33 and I cried real tears from “Powder” out of nowhere.

[@entropyfun]

I'm 38, didn't cry all the way, but there was definitely water.

[@justfresh179]

So the biggest hint was in the very first episode they call Vander the “Hound of Zaun.” League players were theorizing way back then. Also the first time Vander hulked out, they used warwicks theme and sound effects

[@Poisonouscosmic]

at 22:55, you can see that Warwick killed that one guard that was like bragging to Cait in S1 about beating Vi. He's such a good dad :')

[@dann3r55]

Warwick as seen in this episode must be the most awesome, scary, brutal and beautiful monster creation I have ever seen. and yeah - when he said her name I had to pause, rewatch it like 3 times before my brain could really take it in.. eended up crying like a baby. 11/10.

[@beetlebob4675]

I haven't found a narrative this compelling and mind-blowing in a long time. I say this as an aspiring writer. This series has made me more confident in the stories i want to tell and the characters i want everyone to love, lose and loathe.❤😂 I apparently even have my own Victor😂 i started digging through my notes and i realized my narrative has similar bones. Been writing it for over a decade 😭

[@ginawhatyoudoin8058]

13:49 the way his eyes lit up when he said blood. knew exactly what time it was

[@Ary-Jay03]

This episode is certainly my favourite of this Act. The subtle firelight characterisation, by showing Scar leading them, and showing their desperation in resorting to Jinx to make up for their vulnerability without their leader, is an example of how detailed it gets. I hope we get to see their reunion with Ekko next Act

[@z34567890123456]

The Firelight mural having added Ekko was heartbreaking man

[@BennieB0iii]

at 24:05 the same teary reaction when WArwick recognized Jinx as Powder....

[@Juanlife-f9m]

Sevika has grown on me, she is one of my favorite characters of the show.

[@Kova88]

I liked her from the first moment. Yeah, some may hold grudges for how she turned on Vander, but paradoxal as it may sound, she is the poster girl of loyalty to Zaun beyond all personal feelings...

[@justahermit1172]

@@Kova88i think what sets her apart is that her betrayal of vander and turning to silco wasn't out of self-interest or personal ambitions. she left vander because she began to see how vander's tactics weren't going to help Zaun in the long run. she's loyal to the improvement of Zaunite society, not to man. that's why she still fights for Zaun even after Silco is gone. She's a great character.

[@o-wolf]

Ambessa wasnt manipulating Caitlyn, she was speaking specifically of Mel, and that conversation where she wishes she had her "heart" is probably something she wishes she couldve said to her own daughter

[@HopePrevails4Life]

PAIN, it’s all just pain💔

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Arcane in a nutshell

[@LazzyVamples]

@@OfficialMediaKnights I'm hoping it won't be. I've really liked Arcane so far, but if at its conclusion it has just been a constant downward spiral, I will like it a lot less. "Emotionally evocative" is too often confused with "emotionally devastating" and I'm really tired of writers and audiences acting like pain and sadness is the only emotion we have. It's not, it's just the most visceral, so it's the easiest to go to if you want your audiences to feel a lot. but in the end it becomes a very one-sided emotional experience. A good writer knows how to weave the devastating with the uplifting and make the audience feel both sadness and joy.

[@gabrys567ify]

​@@LazzyVamples which I'd say its exactly what the writers did if you watched till the 6th episode

[@LazzyVamples]

@@gabrys567ify I'm still watching it, yes, but for many reasons. The constant downwards has gotten predictable for me, so much of what happened in season 2 episode 6 didn't really hit me that hard. I knew everything the characters won in the previous two episodes would be undone because it always is. The writing has become predictable. At that point it would have been more impactful if, for once, the characters were just allowed some sort of win. Contrary to popular belief, people don't actually grow from constant trauma and subjecting your characters to that also prevents them from experiencing character growth in the same manner. Personal victories are an integral part of personal growth so it's important to let your characters have them and to keep them. Part of why I still watch is because I hope they'll surprise me in the last act and they very well might. I have enough faith in these writers to think that they may stick the landing. If they dont and they just keep hurting their characters for cheap emotional engagement, I will like it less. That said, even if they don't stick the landing, it'll still be a very good show. The visual style is impeccable, the animation is sublime, the music is fantastic and a lot of the moment to moment writing and character interactions are amazing. It just won't be a masterpiece when it easily could've been. Lastly, while this is built on my experience as a writer and my education in literary analysis and dramaturgy, it is still very much my own personal opinion. The show's writing may resonate more with you the way it currently is.

[@rbringmepulla]

These new episodes are heartbreaking. I cried constantly.

[@debzz_duhh]

God ep 6 please ekko save us boy savior

[@shannarong3475]

I was ready for some heavy shit between Vander and his daughter. But the moment he said "Powder" damn tears just started pouring out of me like crazy.

[@ANameToGoBy]

19:05 I think they did. One thing all Zaunites know is suffering. Maybe they didn't understand, buy I think deep down, they knew just a bit.

[@ijeny878]

Ep4 is a gut punch to all following the ship.

[@romanpearce3736]

NAHHH IM SO HYPED, THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU FOR REACTING AND POSTING SO QUICKLY

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Nooo thank YOU for showing up, we appreciate you so much!!

[@ryan_hawks12]

I’m super excited to continue this series with you guys, I binge watched all of season 1 last weekend and I’m super excited to watch these bew episodes with you guys!!

[@ellon4977]

I've been waiting for your reactions the most, looking forward to the restttt

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

You have no idea how much you just made our day. Thank you so much for the love ❤️

[@Wolfking99-x4r]

The animation during the fight between jinx and Warwick was amazing and so stylized act 2 is off to an amazing start

[@laurynblake3824]

YALLS reaction at the “powder?” IS SO GOODDDDDD

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

Jinx trying to give Sevika the middle finger when she doesn't have it lol

[@69quato]

I was kind of expecting them to tear our heartstrings this season. They really waste no time , do they ?

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Seriously, the ending of this episode already was a strong indicator of how things were gonna go 😭😭

[@DeannaGilbert616]

"I'm just ready for them to break our hearts, at some point." Yeah. Yeah they did.

[@rhiannonliddell]

I can’t wait for u to see these holy crap 😮 thanks to Denise for getting these out so quick ❤

[@deltaforcebhdlunaticc9922]

20:43 Anybody else noticed this moment ? Singed knew the sh*t was about to go down and closed his own cell.

[@skywalkerjohn8965]

Singed: You know what, living here sound good.

[@deltaforcebhdlunaticc9922]

@@skywalkerjohn8965 😅🤣🤣🤣

[@fantasymajesty7833]

The pats on the shoulders remind me of the time when the na'vi were paying their respects to Jake Sully in "Avatar".

[@Otisboy121]

2:41 HA!! Good Definite Luck with that! 10:54 Girl, we’ve literally been asking that exact question since the very first episode of season 1.

[@shomgerry]

I finished the three episodes and immediately came here. I'm a mess man

[@ryan_hawks12]

I watched all you guys reactions to season 1 last weekend and it was one of the most fun times ever, now watching season 2 with you, I’m ready to feel all the emotions!!

[@ChesyreFrog]

"So you're Vander...hound of the underground..." Ever since that line in S1 I've been waiting for this moment.

[@nancy9324]

I really appreciate you upload your reaction to the whole act in 1 day. Love it so much! ❤

[@DharakKaraku]

Watched Act II and WAITED, REFRESHED Y'ALL'S KZbin PAGE to see if you've posted, you guys are amazing, so excited for Act III and to watch it again with you ❤️

[@theeLonelyRedPanda]

😩 HE'S PERFECT! I WAS SO HYPE WHEN I SAW SINGED BLEEDING N IT CUT TO HIM. AND THE REFERENCE TO HIS RAILCAR CINEMATIC

[@reaper_fbb7052]

I come to watch your reactions as soon as I've finished an episode 🙂 Loving the season so far and I think Sevika is one of my favourite characters now.

[@Ramser2218]

I love that moment where you see the blood on his hand, and you realize what is coming

[@scarecrow274]

We are always excited but we are never ready for what an episode of Arcane will do to us

[@Debnam101]

I LOVED the Avengers reference!! "The sun's getting real low..."

[@ilymystaytiny]

been refreshing home page, couldn’t wait more for your reaction guys! act II is AMAZING (and heartbreaking but it’s nothing new, in this show)

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

So good! How do they keep outdoing themselves!

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

The fight scenes in this show always start hype and then they make you emotional. Jinx vs Warwick is a prime example.

[@nabkill0134]

This arc is soooo good. Honestly this whole arc is peak

[@wolfbushcraft3369]

THAT SHOW I CANT

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

SERIOUSLY THOUGH, WE CAN'T 😭

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

This show isn't a comedy, but "half-eaten circus tent" made me laugh so much. It's so disrespectful to Jinx 😂

[@DrakeAurum]

I had my suspicions ever since we saw the creature at the end of the previous episode, but still, to see it confirmed in that way, in that moment - I was sobbing uncontrollably through the end credits.

[@jimjimcherie]

28 yo here, I’ve SOBBED this whole arc.

[@courtneykilsby688]

I cannot wait to see your reaction 2 episode 5 and 6 😮

[@SpecklesTeeV]

The end of this episode, left me in full tears. I did not expect him to come back…

[@whistlebane5280]

OKAY SO NO ONE HAS MENTIONED THIS BEFORE BUT AMBESSA POKING AND PRODDING AT THE FIREPLACE. Figuratively and quite literally stoking the fire

[@HoIIowedSlayer]

I NEED 5 & 6 NOW OMG

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

We’re working on it! ❤️

[@アキコ2003]

This act is my favorite so far of both seasons

[@redsnowtk1678]

Pretty sure Enforcers in Ep. 1 season1 called Vander "The Hound of the Underworld" 😅 we got a hint.. bout this happening.

[@aeroncapispisan3438]

Eyyyyy, I haven't watched the episode yet but now that you guys posted I gotta watch it now ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Go watch it man! It’s so good!

[@tyresepitts7594]

This only makes Warwick's voicelines in the game towards jinx and vi more tragic with this added context

[@NomeDeArte]

Totally off topic. But guys, Leon the professional, you can’t miss with that one. Love the channel!

[@charlotte139]

22:29 isha said MAMA 😢😢❤

[@jacoblangford1092]

They've been hinting at Warwick and his identity from all the way back in episode 1 of the first season. He is called "the hound of the underground" by the chick at the bar trying to scam the merchant that Viktor healed

[@ninjafohhiya]

Vander, the Hound of the Underground indeed. Teased Episode 1 of Season 1.

[@rosh597]

We are back on CINEMA.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Peaaaak!

[@none_else]

When Warwick said "Powder" this line just killed me 😐🥲😭

[@9soma5]

Got to know you guys from the reel rejects podcast. Im loving your dynamic! ❤

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

You are so kind! Thank you for watching ❤️

[@aldrinnnnx]

I was screaming so hard for Ambessa to GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE

[@paulaperezguntin1516]

I haven't wached it yet,so im going to leave my like and im gonna go see it now😂❤❤

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Haha thank you for the like, see you after you watched the episodes!!❤️

[@cubescop]

i dont know if you guys know this, but the timejump is 3-6 months, according to amanda overton

[@Gremlin_Boi_]

I JUST finished Act 2, i can't stop crying. enjoy.

[@sukisukiy]

i'm obssesed with Denise's hair

[@vampyre_with_a_suntan]

Hand on heart.. gotta give it up for Maddie's smol bean ginger rizz.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Hahahahaha that dangerous ginger rizzz

[@vampyre_with_a_suntan]

@@OfficialMediaKnights Girl batted those lashes and took no prisoners.

[@steventomasi5557]

​@vampyre_with_a_suntan wasn't Maddie introduced as junior officer? Me now looking at Kait: psst I see dead people 🎶 🎵 🎶

[@jgmshadowgames]

I already know from playing LoL that Vander is Warwick and also based from the lines of the game as well.

[@DeannaGilbert616]

21:34 That's a meme worthy screengrab. 😀

[@mangafurie7698]

I knew it was Vander, they hinted at the end of season 1, and I'm kinda surprised that no one realized.

[@LorenaSang]

Bro act II is insane Ineed the thrith act now

[@JASilva-w9t]

If only our politicians saw this series, they'd understand our feelings, how emotionally broken we can be in every aspect. Riot delivered a monster, something beyond a masterpiece, it wrecked what was left of my heart

[@BGTitanAvatar]

I was initially surprised when Cait was pushing back on Ambessa instigating violence. But I’m assuming it’s been at least a few months since Act 1 (I think this could stand to give us some sort of time reference) so I think she’s just had enough distance from Cass dying that it’s not as raw and blinding. So while she’s still very much on the wrong path, her reactions aren’t as immediate. Plus Maddie seems to have been… ahem putting in overtime to kind of steer her away from Ambessa. A dangerous ploy but hey desperate times. Have I mentioned I love the Jinx Sevika dynamic. Because I do. I really really do. They bounce off each other so well. Ella absolutely killed it this episode, Jinx’s “talk” with Silco about made me cry. He’s finally here.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

A father always recognizes his own daughter

[@bobapm]

THESE 3 EPISODES GOT ME CRYING 😭

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

All 3 were tough!

[@paupok]

Still crying here 💔

[@DaveRyanTenenbaum]

1:33 It will have been a few weeks, maybe a couple of months, six months at the most.

[@Okini_Hasa]

Hey, Jinx reminds me a bit of Eris, the goddess of chaos and discord from 'Sinbad'! 😀😀💙💙💙

[@skywalkerjohn8965]

I love Rictus. He is loyal, ruthless, resourceful and weirdly also very reasonable and understanding.

[@nintandao64]

Rictus is the name

[@skywalkerjohn8965]

@nintandao64 ty

[@MarcNgala]

At 19:23 jinx got the Superman treatment

[@TheRandomBits431]

me: watching episode 5...so so happy!! me watching episode 6... WTF JUST HAPPENED!!!!????!?!?! I CRIED AND WAS ANGRY AT THE SAME TIME!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@ItsJinxNow]

We knew it who's going to be Warwick from end of season 1

[@Sinvare]

Someone help! Vander, "I got this."

[@RenegadeSamurai]

13:51 exactly my reaction at that moment :D

[@isabellafrancine1287]

I cried when I realized that the beast was Vander, not gonna lie

[@lainwakura]

The beast used the elevator? I didn't know it knew how to do that.

[@Beastmodetroy23]

This is Soo awesome!!!

[@Ryan-i3x]

i cried and idk if it were happy tears or depressed ones

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

13:51 Ari's poker face XD

[@Phlookem]

I hope for a bridging the rift part 2.

[@Show4Snow]

there is a tip on league loading screen saying that ( warwick is hunting you right now ) !