Oh We Are SO Back | Arcane Ep 2x1 Reaction & Review | League Of Legends On Netflix

[@noteasybeingweezy]

Nerdy went full David Harbour.

[@daffyduck9562]

i thought he was gonna tell clarus that they need to cook

[@michaliskoufos6911]

More like Hugo Strange, except of the glasses.

[@yermatedave4930]

Looks like Nerdy's playing a badass in something...

[@erinhaury5773]

He wears it well.

[@thedeep6570]

I was thinkin Lars from Futurama

[@Hawkido]

First few frames (out of focus) you see Mel's golden armor still glowing. This is how Mel and Jayce survived, Viktor was too far away. In the top down look of the chamber after the explosion, you can see two adjacent seats of the council chamber are completely untouched.

[@merowinger4802]

So what you are saying is Mel is wearing actual plot armor? For someone who doesn't know LoL lore was this mentioned in the show?

[@davidhayward2896]

​@@merowinger4802Not explicitly, but she keeps the armour on even while sleeping with Jayce so it's hints that it's something special

[@DRouwnt]

@@davidhayward2896 It is not armor actually, it is more a tattoo as I understand it.

[@DRouwnt]

@@merowinger4802 It was mentioned by Jayce already, and it wasnt mentioned in the show, i mean explicitly, but it was SHOWN in the shots mentioned. Do people really need everything told to them, bc they cant actually accept certain things that have been shown to them?

[@lexywackess]

@@DRouwnt You know netflix series are just second screen programs, it must be dumb and easy to understand without looking, or you'd stop watching it because it makes you loose interest in your social medias. If the industry acts like this, it's because many consumers are indeed that dumb XD Arcane is luckily not funded by the industry, so we are lucky to have a show not relying to much on us being stupid people not looking at their TV screen ^^

[@brilobox2]

Vander wasn’t killed by an explosion, he was killed by everything except that. A shiv, a Shimmer overdose, gravity, take your pick.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

High cholesterol?

[@Arthera0]

@@AngeloBarovierSD in the lanes? 100%

[@Krusesensei]

Broken heart? 💔

[@bigBLimbus]

In the finale of season 1 when the missile hit the council there's like a golden glow around Mel. Now I don't know this for sure but I'm 90% certain that that was some kind of magic protecting her and apparently Jayce as well.

[@soxxel12]

I think Jayce was safe due to his close proximity to her.

[@Krusesensei]

99% After the attack there are cracks and dust on the floor - besides in a circle right around the place Mel and Jace stood before

[@labamboos]

This show demands that you pay attention. I also think that Mel doesn’t know how/why she survived. I suspect Mama Merdada knows tho.

[@benschultz1784]

2 big references in the new opening: Jinx waving a banner like _Le Liberté Guidant le Peuple_ painting, and Caitlyn's shadow crown mimicking a scene from Macbeth.

[@yermatedave4930]

That bodes well(?) for Jinx, less well for Cait

[@decentsingersclub]

@@yermatedave4930 cait was manipulated by ambessa (lady macbeth)

[@yermatedave4930]

@@decentsingersclub yep yep, with you 100% on the metaphor

[@michaelhambleton8084]

Fortche confirmed it was actually hand drawn charcoal for the funeral scene

[@coreyaruecker]

Second time watching it, I was like that has to be actual charcoal

[@top-notch8277]

*Fortiche 😁

[@sounesssa]

You have to be patient to understand why Mel and Jayce survived, there is a frame from above the council room after the explosion where you can see a region that suffered no damage...it was where mel and jayce were sitting

[@chrishw44]

Don’t forget about Mel’s armor glowing before it hit

[@aPhatPhoenix]

5:57 they didn’t show the clip in the reaction, but right around this time of the episode it opens to a wide shot of the ground of the council room once it starts raining and you can see all the damage and cracks on the ground except for where Mel and Jayce were standing in the room. In a perfect circle too, almost like Mel shielded her and Jayce one could suspect.

[@chrishw44]

@@aPhatPhoenix yep and her back armor seems to be missing as well. ALso she quickly avoids commenting when Jayce brings it up

[@AimlessZealot]

@@chrishw44 How much ya wanna bet we're about to learn why Mel spent all of season 1 walking around with the symbol of the Solari on her chest?

[@quickie17]

​@@AimlessZealotoh shit the locket grants a shield or it could be like Leona

[@DoctorAvenue]

I definitely also interpreted the golden glow from Mel's armor at the end of last season as some kind of defensive countermeasure magic. The missile triggered it and Jayce was within the protective bubble.

[@soxxel12]

The amount of times Clarus casually makes an accurate prediction only to have Nerdy second guess it and/or dismiss it then be wrong...

[@0927kira]

I wish they showed the golden glow again on the last episode of season 1 on the back of Mel, lots of people were confused. I feel like it will be explained more though as Jayce even acknowledges, he is questioning how he survived.

[@gork8468]

The very first shot of S2 was a ringing sound from her jewellery as it faded in colour. I'm not sure how reactors are missing it.

[@phoenixwing5133]

​@gork8468 idk either lmao I clocked it first watch. Though I already had theories from the Blood Sweat and Tears MV for Ambessa that Riot released

[@Hadenjaden100]

They are going to show you that, that's why Jace asked a question why am I perfectly fine we are just like her friends we don't know anything just like Jace, there's a reason for everything trust me

[@tellyg47]

I mean that’s what a rewatch is for. And these guys rewatch it and still seem ignorant 😂

[@georgebromley8717]

My favourite little Easter egg I’ve picked up on in this show, during the opening credits, the characters are depicted referencing classical plays… Caitlin is Macbeth, Viktor is phantom of the opera, Jinx is les mis, and mel and ambessa are shown in a shot resembling Ceasar I think… which is very interesting cus all those are tragedies in some way or another, which has me worried about how this season is going to go

[@iambicpentakill971]

Sunshine and roses no doubt. The question is, will it end more depressing than it started, with two orphans in a warzone, the younger closing her eyes and singing so she can't see or hear the violence and death surrounding them

[@Luzarioth]

Of course Mel was fine... you can see some sort of magic reacting to the missle at the end of Season 1 :P

[@Nightley4]

And the second season starts with that stuff glowing and fading away.

[@wcookiv]

They're not going for real, they're going for a fantasy world where these extreme body types actually exist, alongside robots, fish folk, and Yordles. It has verisimilitude, in that it realistically depicts what human beings would look like if we naturally had that much variation.

[@vRED13vTTV]

"inside of us there are 2 wolves" or you know, a 2 headed murk wolf

[@PatheticApathetic]

It wasn’t behind Mel when it exploded. You can see the shell of the rocket inside the chamber. It crashed through the window and exploded inside

[@deanfebruary929]

I think the missile pierced the glass and hit on the other/middle side of the room. That would make sense with who was really hurt and it wouldn’t make sense for a middle to explode from impact to glass.

[@VinniePaul91]

Not going to comment on the glowing amulet because it seems somebody (everybody) already commented on it (does nobody peruse comments before posting one? Say it aint so!) I thought it was also notable Jayce commented on coming off without a scratch and Mel handwaved that *real* quick. On top of Jayce being on top of Mel in the opening meaning Jayce probably jumped on her as a reflex even though he was next to Victor. However Mel came out fine, there's more to it and it protected Jayce as well.

[@DRouwnt]

I get your point about the explosion, but the show addresses that point through Jayce and as a little hint, there some shots from the coucil room, where if you play close attention to the floor, you will reckognize something. I m sure this will be explained in future episodes.

[@conrad_os]

that recap made me more confused than if I didnt have one

[@jackakimbo5718]

I recognize Walt, but Jesse looks different from what I remember

[@Smagual86]

I've talked to a bunch of dudes that lived through explosions. The glass would not cause the bomb to go off. So it likely hit the opposite side of the room. Every other person was killed or seriously injured. If you throw in the possibility of Mel's armor then it really all makes sense.

[@gabzi27]

I don't even go here (Arcane) but I saw the thumbnail and I was like, did nerdy shave his head? I got to hear the story. Edit: And then there was none and I just saw the short. 😂

[@keithredacted8154]

You saying Daddy Vander brings me joy. He is indeed daddy.

[@theyaba]

Reviewing this chapter with you, I was able to notice that you can see small light blue lights that correspond to the use of hextech, which leads me to believe that they are perfectly fine because somehow Vicktor protected them, or some hextech element did.

[@jaives]

Psychiatrist: "Rick Harrison from Wish isn't real. He can't hurt you."

[@mathewdelamere1]

At the very end of the first season the gold in her outfit glowed just before the missile hit and at the very beginning of this one it is glowing for a brief second. my theory is that Merdarda is in fact a secret mage. which is why they're both perfectly fine.

[@jaives]

Jayce asking why he got out of the explosion without a scratch made me think that it was actually Victor who saved him and Mel.

[@jbearclowater]

Is Nerdy auditioning for a Young Sheldon-esque spin-off of Breaking Bad?

[@mattybob12310]

"The physical reality has to match it" remember, there is magic and crazy steampunk technology and chemical technology *that we know of* in this world. Mel was literally glowing at the end of S1 before the missile hit, probably some kind of shielding (like Vi had with her Gauntlets when she fought Sevika) and Jayce was stood directly opposite of Mel in that room, I know, that's not how explosions work but, suspend your disbelief a little :P Also, remember Viktor had already started experimenting on himself with the Hexcore, he was already melded with it before Jayce connected them.

[@zenmastermtl]

Mel's armour seems to glow when she is in danger. I assume she has some type of personal force shield which would have protected her and Jayce. Which would not be surprising for someone of her status and position.

[@ranniwolves]

i too was weirded out at first bc of the “one of the good ones” talk, but upon rewatching the scene i think maddie just meant people in general bc she mentioned marcus right before, who was from piltover. idk, it’s up for interpretation i guess!

[@Lowlandlord]

Frankenstein isn't the monster, it's the doctor who made him, and acted like an immoral monster, although I do think Dr. Victor Frankenstein is an influence on the character of Victor, at least in the game. Also, I wouldn't tell Vander he's not their father. Explosions can be very random. Just because you are close doesn't guarantee you will be more injured than someone else. The location of furniture, walls, and all kinds of things like that can change how the blast shapes, and there's alotta randomness to how shrapnel goes out from the actual explosive itself. ACAB, but yeah, Vi and Caitlyn are cops, so this is kinda where we knew where we were going, it's just how did the characters get there? Or at least Vi, Caitlyn was already a cop.

[@chillasslofi]

Go back and watch the end of the last episode of season 1. When Jynx's missile is about to hit. Mel's armor began to glow. I think the armor protected her and Jase.

[@rossallison1835]

Great reaction! Here's a few points of insight I wanted to share with you guys: 1. Silco is dead. The guy in the end credit scene is Singed the doctor that was working with Silco that created shimmer, Viktor also sought him out when he was experimenting with the hexcore and he offered him shimmer, and he was the doctor Silco brought Jinx to when she was dying following her fight with Ekko on the bridge. 2. There is a very prevalent fan theory that the golden accents all over Mel's body are actually some kind of magical artifact which activated when she was in danger which protected her and Jayce from the explosion. Mel is not in the game so we don't really have any additional information about it outside of what is offered in the show so this, for now, is just a theory. 3. Calling this season 2 of Arcane is kinda disingenuous because it makes you think there will be additional seasons but unfortunately that isn't true.. the creators have announced that this is the final part to this story in the world of League of Legends. But on the bright side they have said its a possibility that they create something new within the world of Runeterra after this.. but we don't know any more. Fun FACT!! The lore from earlier years of the game is extremely vague.. Jinx was added to the game in 2013 and based on her login screen music (which was a parody of Vi's login music) and one in game voice line the community speculated that she was Vi's sister, this was never confirmed by Riot until the release of the first season of Arcane in 2021.

[@vRED13vTTV]

re #3, riot themselves are calling it season 2, whether its the final season or not, its still season 2, just season 2/2

[@rossallison1835]

@@vRED13vTTV That doesn't take anything away from my point.. it still sets the expectation that there will be additional seasons beyond this one, which is not the case.

[@erinhaury5773]

@@rossallison1835 Except that it doesn't? Duologies are fairly common in storytelling.

[@rossallison1835]

@@erinhaury5773 Fair enough, I guess it doesn't really set any expectation.

[@FORCERSEl]

guys you really should react to the substance (2024), it's a really good movie and literally INSANEEEE

[@stephenknox2346]

I suspect the show isn't focusing on the protection offered by Mel's golden glow because its going to tie into big reveals later in the season. I think at this point we should all have sufficient faith in the writers of this show to know that if you think you found a plot hole, you probably missed something or will find out in a future reveal.

[@decentsingersclub]

1:12 bro referenced himself 💀💀

[@Kyoril]

Is it me..? Or is the part of Mel's armor/jewelry that glowed before Jinx's missile struck missing?

[@gork8468]

Did you guys mistake Singed (Silco's scientist) for Silco in the after credits?

[@muddabuwshi]

I just saw an ad of My Tunes with Clarus in it, didn't sound like Clarus her voice at all😂 but i just wanted to mention it

[@robertgronewold3326]

Mel is wearing some sort of golden armor that probably is a magical shield.

[@mathmexican4234]

It's gotta be that Mel is actually Karma from the game League, and she shielded herself with magic.

[@BlackShardStudio]

15:15 Vi is worthy 18:44 Fantastic!! *clapclapclap*

[@Mike_unhinged]

Did they drop Jujustu kaisen?

[@michaelmirtnh4981]

no they said it will return wednesday 20th

[@Yaboi212]

Are they gonna do jujutsu kaisen season 2?

[@horizon5873]

I dont know anything about style but green suits this girl perfectly

[@dirtymenace2160]

nerdy looking like cw lex luthor i love it

[@Ryan.waisner]

Great reaction love you guys ❤

[@CloudWind0643]

BALD! BALD! BALD! BALD!

[@MrUrkel0730]

My EYYYYYYYYYYYYYES

[@nyfriom]

Actually, those were real charcoal drawings! Done only by 2 persons!

[@ourabouras]

I definitely felt a bit disappointed with the fallout of Jinx’s missile…at first, because I expected there to be a “dirty bomb” like fallout but with Shimmer. But I feel that Mel’s golden body armor had to play a major role in her and Jayce coming out unscathed. My one critique is that everything in S2 Ep1 happened in a single day. It’s a bit much. They had a memorial, Vi befriended Vander 2.0, Jayce designed bespoke hex tech weapons for this elite squad, and they’ve got a plan. It makes me worried that the team sacrificed character development/world building in order to finish the story in two seasons.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Absolutely not a single day. There’s no hat hung on it but it is heavily implied time passes. The funeral, all the mail to the Kerrimans, the medical aid to the councillor in the wheelchair, the night out Vi spends, the evening Cait spends reviewing the family records, the fixing of the gauntlets, the suiting up of the strike team. This does not all happen in a day.

[@ourabouras]

@ Go back and listen to the dialog Caitlyn mentions the memorial service happening that morning when she and the hit squad bust in on the council members. That means Vi got drunk with Vander 2.0, woke up and met the jr enforcers, went to the memorial, got attacked, decided to form a hit squad, had Jayce make new hex tech, and told their plan to the council members in under 24 hours. That’s a shit ton of stuff to happen. It all just feels rushed to me, but you do you.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

@ Cool … but that’s not the “whole episode”.

[@BrendelMank]

You look really cool with that hairstyle you kinda remind me of lex Luther from superman and Lois but I don’t mean the villain I mean the actor ❤❤

[@jaytrean1]

The bomb was the fireworks opening a hole in the stone of tear all over again!

[@CarlosTorres-ed5wn]

Is nerdy? Or luthor from superman and louis

[@batknightchannel8169]

Forward to ur reactions to the other 2 ,especially the 3rd one.😊 Maybe outta topic ,but will u 2 doing a reaction for Deadpool & Wolverine soon,now that it's streaming on Disney+ now? Please say yes...

[@jimjimcherie]

YAAAAAASSSS ARCANEEE !!!!!! Vi is the love of my life. Also, just waiting for Jujutsu Kaisen s02

[@Triskaan]

Heeey, been a while guys. :)

[@-.NYX.-]

Oooh shaved drama major... ... Oh sweetie.. he is all shaved right?? (love the song, love you both) Heavy is the crown....

[@darrenbatten4658]

I LoL Mel has a passive shield.

[@SilentSeries]

That's a big hole jinx made with a fireworks rocket

[@layniebear1237]

DOTA!~ i love that we got that discussion lol. big love guys!~

[@wild_lee_coyote]

So is Nerdy going to roll around in the chair and open a school for “gifted” children?

[@MegaBollard]

Wait... what.... When did Nerdy join the Aryan Brotherhood? :D

[@battlefuta9953]

Lol he dose look like one 😂

[@NerdyNightly]

NOOOOO I promise

[@DylanSmith-kc2gc]

Definitely giving “what if Walter White was in American History X” lol jkjk

[@Arthera0]

Singed do be jungling right now

[@azulrojopurpura]

Mr. White is back!

[@RC0681]

Is that Nerdy or is that Peter Sarsgaard?

[@Hohum37]

It was actual charcoal.

[@danpytlak]

Clarus, you are not nerdy enough :)

[@icaindianen]

What happened to your hair D:

[@marcoatila]

He explains his baldness in the Shorts tab

[@icaindianen]

@@marcoatila I haven't watched that so I was a bit jump scared.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Nerdy! What happened to your luscious locks? ✂

[@Jellysfrickingstuff]

“Zon”

[@manqk628]

Soo he is Walter white now

[@joe.banana]

almost the American History X look :D cosplay as Derek when?

[@ClarusCloset]

APPLE

[@DiamondFire]

help why is walter white on my screen

[@parook1747]

holy shit Walter white???

[@denisd3639]

Lex Luthor!!

[@Gdawg2597]

Walter white has entered the chat

[@maximillianmetscher7020]

Say my name Nerdy Yur go d da man right.

[@kingmakerinc-bl7fy]

Bro looking liķe a Biker

[@jeffreyjaudian8671]

heisenerdy

[@naimurrahmanporag]

i'm gonna say it - they leaned so heavily into a specific real world situation with the conflict, they now have to fully explore every dimension of that. I'm not gonna be happy with "both sides are just misguided, a middle ground where the Topside gets to retain all its control is the solution" bullshit

[@TheOtterBear61]

You waited so long your hair fell out!

[@thehaldirgames1599]

ITS WALTER WHITE!!

[@angelcamacho217]

Bro!? Why did you shave off the locks? You had awesome hair that most guys would have paid large sums of money for.

[@battlefuta9953]

Also think bald is not looking good for him, but probably just wanted something new

[@angelcamacho217]

​@@battlefuta9953 I just found out it was for a role.

[@arqu6874]

waltuh

[@k-sanend6474]

I'm so sorry nerdy, love the new look but I need you to put on a voice changer. Cuz you look like your voice need to be 2 times lower than it is. No shade to the look, I think you can pull off the bald. But your voice does not match the face 😂

[@battlefuta9953]

Obligatory BALD comment😂

[@MrUrkel0730]

Is that Edward Norton from American History X 😂

[@psycho9815]

Why is clarus sitting with lex Luthor? Where's nerdy?😅

[@horizon5873]

ref

[@ejleoz21]

Why is he bald

[@lonely_viking6219]

He's bald...what the hell...? Who is this man?

[@jimsenbonzakura9402]

Since when Jim Hopper had a hot wife? Am i missing a season?

[@xMr2PaCx]

Bold guy lol

[@THG-3141]

"Here's a magic gun, go fight the poor" Now that's a quote