The GENUIS Silco Scene That Never Should Have Happened

[@DrewTeter]

The problem with saying "It only loosely ties into the rest of the plot" is that Arcane isn't a plot driven show. It's a character driven show. And these scenes served the purpose of fleshing out Silco and Sevika's characters.

[@CasaPinedoDeluque]

The best comment so far, people got so used to watch a show around the plot that they just fail to think mainly on each character, that's why Arcane was so impressive, it just managed to do a great character development for everyone

[@redrath2]

Also it shows mirroring between their coop and the council. It was deliberate.

[@CasaPinedoDeluque]

@@redrath2 oh good point there, didn't think about it before

[@athanott]

Great take 👏🏻

[@HxH2011DRA]

Precisely!

[@justnojustn3036]

The barons plot line is very necessary to sevika as a character and doesn't take as much time . It's like what 3 to 4 scenes that perfectly establish sevika as a great character and set up the Chem barons who play a massive role in the lore of zaun in League of Legends

[@x_Degurechaff_x]

Yea we will most likely get more barons in s2 (the white haired chick is most likely the one that has the prison in which Urgot is currently kept) I think that was just setup for s2 telling us (well the general audience) that such a thing as a chembaron exists.

[@bm5466]

Thats true, and also don't forget that litle and ay the dame time great Silco-Sevika scene, where she gave Silco and advice based on her relationship with her own "Old man", explain a lot, the kind of respect from her to Silco, and it's and obvious hint about how every one around them persive Silco-Jinx parenthood..."show, don't tell" thats why I really love this show..

[@walkthedead4966]

I completely disagree. The overarching theme is *HEAVILY* prevalent in this plot line. That is, *nobody is actually good or bad.* Or rather, this show challenges you as a viewer to analyze and interpret your own morality, and forces you to consider what your own choices would be when confronted with such ambiguous themes as war, power, peace, and security. Beyond the huge, gigantic connection there, there’s also a multitude of tiny “Easter egg” kind of connections: 1.) Jinx using the toxic air and gas mask to one-up Sevika when she knew that physically, she would lose a fight against her (“What makes you different makes you strong” = Jinx’s intellect and ingenuity over her “weak” physical strength); 2.) Expanded world building to show that there’s MORE than just Vander’s and Silco’s influences in the establishment of Zaun, so naturally the next question becomes “what happens there now that they’re BOTH dead?”; 3.) A deeper insight into character motives and their psyche, *why* certain characters (like Sevika) chose to follow Silco and why certain other characters chose not to; 4.) The obvious overarching theme of Parent & Child relationships (Silco’s interactions with Jinx in contrast to Marcus’s daughter, the children who work in his Shimmer factories, the thousands of children living in squalor on his very streets, etc.). NOT TO MENTION the fact that Mel’s mother was, in fact, present thematically in the first two acts (“But I’m the poorest Medarda;” “My family had me exiled;” Mel’s continued insistence to avoid war and instead rely on cunning and TALKING over physically fighting). I can understand your point, but to me at least it seems like you’re looking very superficially at it and settled on the “obvious surface” interpretation, when there is a whole plethora of examples at your disposal. Still, very good video, because it’s prompting a lot of people to think much deeper about it!

[@kendra5781]

Fantastic observation. That scene really added a lot to the show

[@BVBloom]

Nah, this is nit-picking. We needed to see the Barons, and we needed to see the fear they have of Silco, because if Season 2 picks up from where Season 1 left off, there will be a MASSIVE power vacuum to deal with, given that Silco's dead, Finn's dead, Jinx blew up Piltover's council tower (and presumably the entire council with it) and the only established power players left are the remnants of the Undercity Barons. If Silco was able to cow them with a monologue and some greenhouse gasses (har har), they'll crumble completely if Jinx takes it into her brilliant but deranged little head to grab hold of the Undercity's reins herself. Remember, we've got Mama Medarda to contend with, and she might see the violent death of her estranged daughter, and the subsequent descent of Piltover into civil conflict as reasons enough to launch a hostile take-over. She's a Noxian Warlord, I mean come on. Hostile take-overs are kind of, like, her Thing. Bottom line, we needed to see the table set. Now we can watch it upended!

[@Goomsies]

I agree that these scenes are necessary, but I think the tie-in to the future of the show is likely that Sevika will end up taking over Silco's spot. It's important to establish that she believes in what Silco is doing enough to remain on his side in this little mini-conflict. But, I very much doubt that the entire council is dead. Jayce, Viktor, and probably Mel will all survive, at least. That is, of course, if the show is going to stick to anything close to what's currently going on in the canon story of the game. Jayce should still be around, and Viktor has a looooot of character development to go through, yet.

[@BVBloom]

@@Goomsies Eeeh I dunno; Jinx has handed Sevika her own butt once already, and the only reason Vi narrowly failed to do so during their first little grudge-match was Sevika's unfair advantage via her Shimmer-enhanced mechanical arm. Vi tries again equipped with her Hextech gloves, and it was game-over for Sevika. I'm assuming she's got quite a bit of healing to do before she's in any shape to do much of anything, given that Vi went full-on meat-mallet on the woman during their rematch. Also, I don't think Sevika has the ability, or even any actual interest in leading a city/nation; she's an excellent Second in Command, but given her habit of looking for someone to follow and support, I don't see her in a leadership role. I COULD see her looking at Mama Medarda and deciding to back what looks like a winning power player, or throwing herself behind a Baron who surprises me and rises to the occasion. Taking up the crown herself, though? I don't see it. As for council survivors, oof I can hope, but dang, that final scene looked very...final.

[@Goomsies]

@@BVBloom Jinx has far less interest in leading than Sevika does. She is, to use the edgiest term, an "agent of chaos." I don't believe she has any interest in running Zaun as its leader. She's never been in charge of anything in her life and seems more interested in being of service to a single person that she can attach herself to, rather than any big cause. There are even times when she works against Silco's plans in her desperation to get his approval. More likely, I think she's going to continue to terrorize Piltover out of a misguided sense of vengeance for Silco and ignore his cause altogether. While I don't think Sevika necessarily wants to lead, she believes in the cause. It's the reason she joined up with Silco against Vander in the first place. She thought Vander was too weak to stand up to the oppression of Piltover, which he was. And all that talk from Finn about how she's a scary lady and how she runs a tight ship, even though it's not 'her' ship, did get her looking pretty contemplative. Even if she wasn't willing to betray Silco, she did consider what Finn was saying.

[@BVBloom]

@@Goomsies Jinx has been watching Silco's deals from the shadows for years now; I'd be very surprised if none of that state-craft rubbed off on her. I'd also be surprised if she didn't take up Silco's mantle and mission as a way to honor his memory moving forward. She'd be terrible at it, no question, she's still Jinx after all, but I think she'd give it a hell of a good try, and it's up to whoever else is left to confront her and end her explosive tyranny. I'm just wondering who will ally with who, in what configurations, and how they'll set about trying to fix/control things. As we've established, there are several factions we KNOW are on the table; there's Heimerdinger and Ekko's Firelights, there's an injured, disarmed (har har) Sevika, there's Jinx, there's Vi and Caitlyn, and also what's left of the Undercity Barons. Oh yeah, and there's the visiting Warlord who's estranged daughter might be (probably) dead, killed in an attack that blew up the council tower. Who will do what? With whom, and how? Maybe Sevika decides to rally the Barons under her own mantle in a bid to put Jinx down? Unlikely, but possible. Or maybe Sevika buries her issues with Jinx, they call a truce and team up to oppose the Medarda Warlord? The possibilities are delicious and I can't wait to see how it plays out..

[@maxvaltchev]

I disagree with you. I think this scene was really important, because Silco reestablished his power and dominance and cleared all unloyal followers.

[@RenegadeSamurai]

at least for the time being. it reinforced his power over them.

[@crypticmrchimes]

More importantly, it shows that the power structure of the Undercity is unstable and that Silco is really the one who is making sure it is running smoothly. He is the one with both the vision of what Zaun can be and the will to exert loyalty in his underlings. With his absence, odds are the chembarons are going to be at each other's throats as both cities devolve into chaos.

[@carpevinum8645]

@@crypticmrchimes exactly, it justifies why Jayce and the council cannot accept Silco instead of Jinx. This was Grayson's concern with Vander's decision too. But due to Silco we never got to see the natural consequences of that (without Silco's interference Grayson and Benzo still would have been there to attempt to maintain the balance).

[@axelmassol2134]

I like this plot line because it shows the ruthlessness of the underground and how hard Silco has to work to keep it all together making the fact that he's willing to pick Jinx over the nation of Zaun even more impactful.

[@GenericName0042]

I feel like the Barons plotline is more about Sevika as a character, and what her loyalty to Silco means. The barons as characters are just vehicles to convey that.

[@salusreipublicae]

1. season 2 will open with the power vacuum, so it is reasonable to present the potential pretenders beforehand (and make Sevika more likable); 2. it's also reasonable to buff the antagonist before the grande finale; 3. come on, it's art, not mathematics; as long as a plot line is fun, such criticism is just the "well ackshually..." nagging.

[@CapitanDePlai]

These scenes actually give us a view on what Season 2 will be about. Mel's mom- Noxus Zaun Chem Barons- more development of Zaun politics and world. There's a lot more goin on in Zaun and more characters to discover. We just saw the Lanes in season 1

[@henrypatuti7147]

I think it's necessary for Sevika's character, since she betrayed Vander but displayed loyalty to Silco… Also, establishing some foreshadowing elements adds spice to a story since it teases you to what may happen next, just something to look forward to in the future seasons/episodes.

[@karolinakuc4783]

I like the scene. It shows how in control and Silco is he doesn't have to kill chembarons. He just shows them their place. The scene also gives some informations. Silco mentioned that he and others were working in mines filled with toxic gases

[@kernelparadigm]

It establish 2 pieces of lore , existence of the chem barons who manages the business efforts and trades of Silco, and that Silco had improved the living conditions of the city but due to the time he has lived in these conditions he is still resistant to the toxic air. It solidifies relationship of Sevika as the right hand of Silco.

[@TurokRevolution]

I think the chem-baron side plot is important. It shows that the general opinion of Silco from the people working with him starts to drop, forcing him to speed up his plans which leads to him agreeing to meet Jayce, which I don't know if he would have done that otherwise. It also possibly sets up for season 2, how everyone will try to take Silco's place now that he is gone.

[@maxpower7113]

Yeah, it's gonna be the Zaun storyline of S2. As a few barons want to make peace while others want to follow Silco's path. Plus now that Vi is with Piltover and Jinx is on her own, we need some Zaun heroes beyond Ekko

[@warlocktin]

you were right about ambessa and the barons being able to be further used in season 2!

[@ladymort6694]

I really liked the chem barons plot line as it really made sevikas character feel human, also I just noticed silcos fear in that scene which made it so much better. Overall amazing and how can I rewatch the series so many times and not get bored

[@Yokaizzzz11]

arcane content gonna keep my craze running until season 2

[@TheEyeofTerror]

I feel like the Barons were meant to show a major difference in Vander and Silcos way of running things. Vander brought stability but stagnation and Silco brought progress but chaos. They also show how Silcos ambition made him lose control of the lanes and that they were basically a less pretty version of the council.

[@actually_a_catt]

I think Sevika will play an important role in the next seasons. You are underestimating the importance this scene had for her character development.

[@Karanthaneos]

I also believe that, since they were working on season 1 and 2 at the same time, introducing the chem barons earlier would make their season 2 appearance feel more natural. Imagine if they just introduced the chem barons in season 2 when they were supposed to be something that already existed but was never introduced. It would be jarring and might feel a little bit weird, considering how much power Silco has. Also, the fact that Silco finishes his speeh on Finn, shows there's a deeper tension between and more personal conflict between the two. Finn, sitting at the head of the chem barons, seems to be have greater importance than the rest, even when they go to speak with Silco, the chem baroness doesn't go by herself, but sort of sponsored by Finn himself. While I think the chem barons are under utilized, they're introduced just at the right time for them to make a comeback on season 2 without having to put either flashbacks or build up their presence from the very beginning.

[@blazingbarreljay137]

Did you realize that without Silco, the whole organizer of the Chem Barons, they would have acted without restraint. Silco's involvement with the Chem Barons is a tie-in to the next seasons because Arcane likes to end with unanswered questions: With Silco Dead and Finn a descenter there is a wide power Vacume. It also makes each of them want to take action in their own path because what kept Zaun originally stable was "Loyalty" and without Jinx, who has no interest in organized crime, the top-siders don't even know who they're going to war with if Jinx is going to go wild against random sides.

[@moniquita720]

I hadn't realized how much I cared for Silco until I saw Savika witha blade behind him. I was terrified. In terms if emotional payoff, I think it works really well for... what happens in the finale.

[@wilhua3083]

Season 1 Act 3 is Season 2 Act 0, I love the setups and worldbuilding that goes on in Act 3, it is indeed crowded, but it gives rise to so many more plot points that'll no doubt be explored in later installments

[@paytonkraft7564]

Personally, I didn't know jack about the chem barons until I watched act three, other than the last group ended up butchered by Urgot and another one came from a self-made family with an obsession with hexgate. I kind of liked the "loosely tied in" plot points.

[@SisterSkimo]

I think Sevika and the remaining Barons will be pretty major players now that Silco is gone. I mean there's gonna be a huge power vacuum in Zaun and atleast a manhunt if not an all out war after the finale. I think these scenes are actually pretty important to setting up the plot of S2.

[@sirdromos2769]

It's very important because the baron plot Line is going to be even more important in Season 2. Like the baron woman is very important in the lore of zaun

[@rarox0945]

Is it just me who noticed "Anime Thighs" playing in the background?

[@guyr3618]

This plot-line also helps emphasize just how much Silco needs the treaty with Piltover, in order to pacify his own people - which makes it even more powerful when he STILL chooses Jinx over the treaty. I do agree that this show got too crowded by the end, though. I think it would have been better to cut Viktor instead. I adore Viktor, but he really doesn't have much to do with anything else in the show. Jayce could do everything he does without Viktor (they're both hextech scientists, it kinda feels redundant to have both). Maybe Caitlyn could get some of Viktor's role in the 1st act, helping Jayce. That would help establish her character more strongly.

[@rainfall2880]

These scenes showed us 4 things 1. How Silco remains on top and under control 2. What Sevika is as a character. She does not care about power but is loyal to the cause not even Silco or Vander, demonstrated after Silco asked if she was tempted. (Love her character) 3. Set up future plot with the barons 4. Silco's love and trust in Jinx as the civil war within Silco's group are rooted in the everyones hatred for Jinx People need to think deeper of the importance of everything in Arcane.

[@JP_240]

The barons plot serves to motivate silco even more to finish his plans. They could have had sevika or some rando make a point about the under city being restless with his apparent inaction, but that'd be much less effective than what they actually did. Because we see how the dissatisfied barons are acting we get to feel the pressure that silco is under. Even sevika's small line at the end "not for a worm like him, but there will be others" serves as a warning to silco. That if she didn't see the results he promised she would ditch him for someone willing to do what he couldn't, same that she did with vander.

[@whatthehellamilookingat9149]

I think the thing ppl are missing with this criticism is that Arcane is about its characters first and foremost, which Silco is undoubtedly a main one, we're just continuing to follow his plot the same as any of the others

[@karolinakuc4783]

Jinx is the main character. Show follows her life from her childhood to teenage times. She is one of the main forces driving change. She may not be the most important politically wise or charismatic but she is the main character of the series

[@kaly_ths_291]

Given the ending of act 3, I think there's going to be some room for all of this crowd.

[@TzoLia]

I believe this seed was important to plant the seed of the idea of betrayal in Sevika's mind. After all, the best thing in Arcane besides the dope character and music is how small details have a massive impact on the story and also how good the show is at foreshadowing.

[@NoseyOk]

Banger video yet again

[@HxH2011DRA]

All these scenes were necessary for understanding the antagonist mindset, which is what's driving the plot

[@remithefrog350]

The whole show feels crowded and rushed with tons of details and information. It's one of the writing's only weaknesses, that some dynamics and plot points don't get completely flushed out, but honestly they don't really need to be. I think it makes it more fun to rewatch and fully grasp the depth and details of the story. Part of what makes Arcane so exceptional is the active viewing experience of infering subtle details in scenes and slowly understanding the motives and behaviours of each character. When I first watched Arcane it was a lot to take in, and there were so many interesting things that I didn't even notice. It's the type of show that should be watched many times.

[@lockekappa500]

Yeah what at first feels like a flaw, is actually an incredible positive to rewatch the show on multiple occasions.

[@zenzenitha]

That's why it's a netflix series. The perfect medium to rewatch and rewind freely to grasp the layers. It's a case where medium choice perfectly elevate the story.

[@crispycringels]

Act 3 was the best They only get better and better I have high hopes for season 2

[@TrollCatGamer]

I understand the point made but must dessagre. For whoever only knows Runeterra's lore because of Arcane must not know but the Chem Barons are the ones to take over Zaun after Silco's death and they are the ones running the undercity ever since. Adding them there not only makes a setup to explain who takes power once he dies (to not make it look like those guys never existed but now they run the town) and possibly also teasing Corina Veraza (flowers and weird flora is her thing), a MAJOR character in the story of Caitlyn and possibly the next character added to the game.

[@irisfayt6452]

This show is such a masterpiece❤️🚶‍♂️🕯

[@coreybadoni4078]

this video is good speculation, even if only, not really hitting enough points or reaching outside of itself to establish an idea of "truth" about the story writing, or it's quality. This scene is necessary wholly because the intention illustrates the severity of the over all theme: Don't. Bite. The. Hand. that feeds you." It shows the world they all live in, is engaging, and as counter arguments go "this highlights the way characters and their individual psychology interact with each other". It shows humanity in every character, needs and their desires, and how those can conflict. Which types of people are weighed and measured to others in said situations, and how it can play out in this fantasy driven hypothetical. It's realistic in senses depending on many factors, and adds a level of belief instead of begging a suspense of belief. Props on bringing this to light, but the points are so finite they don't really go anywhere far enough to sway that the scenes were "Unnecessary."

[@dragongirl1139]

that act was placed for development of characters and the scene was done to demonstrate silcos mind. The whole barness thing was there as a development for silco aswell

[@zapspiders92]

In my opinion, we haven't seen the fruit of this scene yet. I suspect it will lead to a Jinx thread later. The whole point of this plot was to tempt Sevika away from Silco. She remains loyal to Silco and then he dies in the same episode at the hands of Jinx. Sevika already suspects Jinx was bad for their cause and this will likely cement it in her mind even more. There is likely to be confrontation of some kind between Sevika and Jinx. Possibly also involving Vi as well given the Sevika/Vi history.

[@foggyforest2625]

Ambessa WAS SUPER NECESSARY for Mel's character twist

[@I.Simmonds]

Here is why the chem baron min-arch is necessary. 1) No man rules alone, As Vi tells Jayce in "Oil and water" disrupt his operations and his people will turn on him. What people, if he doesn't have peers? 2) The coup throws Silco off his game to negotiate with Jayce. While Silco isn't the collected mastermind he portrays himself as, But he makes several massive errors during negotiations: Yes he wasn't going to give up Jinx. 2a) Giving up shimmer production, shimmer has medicinal uses and can be a panacea if used right. It could be vital for a Zaun pharmaceutical industry. 2b) Giving up the crystal, Piltover enforces its rule over Zaun with violence, they fear a potential hextech weapon. Silco is banking on Jayce's good word? 2c) Giving up Jinx, Silco could have given him any random female teenager a said she was Jinx (Like the Afghan warlords did with "terrorist"), He could have stated giving up an agent his enemy feared would only weaken his organization and invite betrayal. Or Stating Jinx's family was simply too powerful to cross and Blanket Amnesty means Blanket amnesty no point in sovereignty if he is facing a civil war later. Jayce suffers from hubris, any 2 bit conman could have pulled apart his "peace deal", Silco being and his game due to the Coup and Jinx's surgery makes sense.

[@KitsuneMasku]

Mel's Mom is like set up for arcane 2 or more maybe they will explore to Noxus and other regions

[@bm5466]

I have to dessagre with your point of view un this one, the show set slow pieces of structure, and with the time this slow pieces were expand on another story ir character Arcs, so it might be a set up for season two, who knows? but for Silco character not only creates the sensation of power and control over Zaun, also gave us a hint about what he promised to Zaun's people....

[@blacBroly2]

I’m pretty sure Barons’ and Mels mother part was a setup for what’s coming next season

[@remrem6486]

Arcane came out over a year ago now :O

[@plagueclown4350]

The chem barons really tied everything in at the Arcane live event! They flashed the event out to be more. Real? And it really made my admiration for Silco skyrocket. Cause that meeting was really small potatoes compared to everything going on. Shimmer stealing, plots for murder etc etc.

[@9000Will]

One benefit of the barons is they mirror the council of Piltover who are similarly nothing characters besides like, 2. it helps connect Silco's conflict to Jayce's in regard to the conflicts of ideals and monied interests. besides Vi and Vander, no one else in the undercity talks about HOW they feel about silco. Take that out and it would seem like Silco has the total absolute control of Zaun and it would make Vi the only character in from the undercity in conflict with him. idk, i get the argument. but there is still something to those scenes i think are worth keeping

[@mileslugo6430]

Loyalty, feels kind of weak. But that was the point of the scene. That and to give Silco backing behind the claim that he'd never give Jynx up.

[@mikaylamae190]

I completely understand their criticism, but I do think it's necessary and quite helpful, it builds onto and reinforces Silco as a character, which was important as he dies in the Episode 9 = he's no longer in the show. (unless flashbacks or something idk) but it also gave room for Savika's plot and Zauns future in Season 3, as well as letting Jayce have that moment when he's trying to make change - and he kills an innocent kid = guilt and all that. and then there's Mel's mum, she was brought in at the end to led up to Mel's decision and the voting for the council about Zaun. She gave room for us to see more about Mel and set up (hopefully) and interesting story/character growth with Mel in S2. Though all these little plotlines and characters may have felt rushed or crammed in for Act 3, I think they were brought in at the right time to emphasis other plots/characters decisions at the time, and to help in setting up for Season 2.

[@shamanahaboolist]

It's hardly unnecessary if it's paid off in future seasons. Something tells me that 3 seasons will all tie together with things written in season one expressly added as setup for later seasons.

[@santasett3093]

idk maybe act 3 is for future build up for season 2 aka mel mom and the barons

[@fabienlaty2195]

My favorite scene is when Silco is with Jinx in the office

[@Inco10]

Ayo Nat from Animeot is this you?

[@Chuanese]

It feels a bit rushed, because I feel like I would have love to see some of the character go about in thier day. For example, silco walking through the lanes to where jayce ìs. Mabye silco thoughts on the state of the lanes or how other character react to silco walking through the lanes. I understand there mabye is time limit with how they need to conclude some of the plot points. So I would loved a 12 or 15 episode series. Act 1 feels slower with how vi and the gang had to walk back from thier break in and reach the under city instead of teleporting to how they got to vanders bar. But i liked that.

[@MerlinTheCommenter]

People who emotionally respond in the comments automatically assuming that you're trashing a show you're clearly invested in just want to have a fight. They're the toxic fans people always talk about and it's honestly exhausting at this point.

[@porkadobo2444]

It's for season 2

[@stuffynosepatrol]

I'm not going to complain as long as there is more drama

[@tripster103]

Awesome video as usual, but don't click bait it like you have them expect that your perfectly reasonable explanation of why the scene want needed (even tho you believe it was necessary in a way) and expectations people not read your video title and react to that.

[@pielova305]

I think the criticism is warranted if this season was a one off/stand alone. But the writer actually wrote the first 2 seasons at the same time and could all be looked at as one story, so I think those critiques will be unwarranted after season 2 is out

[@Formalec]

I agree this perticular subplot was importaint for Silcos arc and for cutting something, you needed to look elsewhere.

[@fearmusrozenrot1864]

Was worried with a couple vids I commented on this was gonna be a 'blind defense of all thigns Arcane' but by proving you can see the valid critisizms...even if I agree with you in disagreeing with the judgements of those critiques...just made yourself worth following so I can see someone breaking down a show I'm coming to enjoy quite a lot, without the 'blind loyalty fanbase' flaw I see in a lot of fan-driven channels.

[@hebbycakes]

I do love Act 3 but I totally get what you mean. I'm rewatching Arcane for like the 4th time right now and I completely forgot that Ambessa AND the Chem Barons don't show up until Act 3. I always think they showed up in Act 2. A friend of mine actually was almost put off by Act 1 because it spent so much time building everything up-- this doesn't mean it was BAD, per se, but it did end up making it so that Act 2 and Act 3 were just. SO FULL of stuff going on. In my opinion, I think Act 2 is the strongest act of all three, but that isn't to say that makes the other acts bad. I doubt I would have watched this show 4 times ( and likely to be 10 if i'm honest )if I thought it was bad.

[@austinjones1084]

why would the baron's son even be working down there?

[@QuestForFacts14]

I watched your Vi and Caitlyn video and was surprised but I can’t deal with another vlogger telling me what I should feel about a show. Props to your success and no hate but I’m tired of the professor style lectures.

[@taniavafeiadou4420]

I am sorry but this plotline shows the political dynamics in Zaun makes the whole undercity like a real city and shows aspects of how it functions as a society and in fact ties the characters into the background it makes them more real as they connect to a whole society and not just focus solely on just their inbetween relations.

[@ClockMonsterLA]

I'm sure there is plenty of world-building going on in all three acts that could have been excised for time or to "speed up the plot" in the minds of many of Arcane's critics. I don't think I would agree with them, and I certainly wouldn't call any of it a waste of (my viewing) time. Armchair writers always seem to think they know how to do it better, but I am highly skeptical anyone out there could have meaningfully improved upon what we got.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

People keep bashing this but it illustrates perfectly how different he is from Mel, who is willing to bribe with hypocrisy- she’s supposedly this saint, but violence comes in all forms.

[@FabiTheSnake]

For Mommy medarda and Heimerdinger, Heimer has as you said always been there, since ep 2. But he never *did* anything, all that time, whiile Mommy was on a fcking vacation and may have made jayce kill a kid and made mel completely fall out of her stable act. Not to mention the outside world news she brings, just while shes getting simped by a lil man, all that.

[@BixMix2.0]

Bro I do get that, but silco is a really dope dude but I get what u talking bout 🤗

[@itayker22]

U disagree. This plot line is soooo important so Sevika's character arc

[@jascrandom9855]

I think it will set up some shit for season 2.

[@shbh0]

a little bit of a spoiler for season 2, The barons are a big big deal in both Caitlan and Vi story as well as a possible season 2/3 new character called urgot who was enslaved for one of the barons and later on freed himself and swore vengeance against the barons and piltover, after silcos death the barons will and should have the loudest voice in Zaun also, the baron that lost her son, kinda have some hidden details about her having a super unique chemtech suit built only for her, so it might be a big season 2 plot.

[@Snakyy1]

1:44 when youve been coding for too long

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

Did you spell genius wrong? Twice?

[@vipzstergtdriving1573]

I think this scene is simply about sevika🤔

[@unknowone3676]

You have no rights to judge barons, the film is partly made by the lore, and one of the most important rules in the canon lol lore is THE BARONS

[@divinerdan8413]

I just want to apologize about the amount of people who feel the need to tell you you’re wrong. The beauty of this show is that it shows instead of tells, and gives many signs and symbols, so everything is up for interpretation. This is your interpretation, and it is totally valid is your opinion, and some people need to understand that

[@TheZOMG71]

Came here just to let you know that you got a typo. It should be genius rather than geanuis. And could in the description has a p in it.