The Psychology of Arcane: Vi and Jinx - Therapist Reacts!

[@kihoyo4771]

Vi’s trauma is underrated and im glad people in the comments mostly agree

[@petemiemendoza785]

I love this comment section ɷ◡ɷ

[@aevyn7572]

absolutely

[@sirbobulous]

Hell yes. Vi's had an awful time and as a child had been forcibly thrust into a caring role when she was clearly not equipped for it (and nor should we have expected her to be!). And is then punished both physically and by herself through guilt for years in prison.

[@smiley4842]

Would be a really nice character moment to see Vi actually break down Infront of Caitlyn about it all imo

[@kihoyo4771]

@@smiley4842 YES i would LOVE to see her finally breakdown from all the stress she carried

[@saharaguyton]

It isn’t easy being the older sibling. Everyone forgets they are children too.

[@shipso6116]

Agreed. Especially the older sibling without parents.

[@madelinef17]

as the oldest of 4, this^

[@dubstep4331]

Yes.

[@avieebvlogs8018]

This

[@kelleshavirgo4315]

O plz No one forgets about vi ‘s trauma but she is Older and has more knowledge than jinx does like the therapist said when vi was trying to make jinx remember who she was she was telling her to remember the people who is part of the cause of jinx trauma and she didn’t know that but y’all hate jinx and not realize what she is going through vi is not hearing voices in her head she’s not doubting herself she’s not fighting with abandonment issues no, she has trauma but she had a reason to fight when she was in prison she had faith that when she come out she will find her sister but jinx didn’t have anything to fight for because she thought her sister was gone and didn’t come back to get her and she was the cause of her friends and their adopted fathers death and that haunts her I love vi and jinx and I hope they fight together as sisters again and even though I don’t think that vi can live with the fact that jinx won’t be powder anymore but she can try to make her feel like she won’t leave and help her heal and I agree with what the therapist said.

[@LF-mg3nx]

People seem to forget Vi is a child of trauma just as much as Jinx is, even if it manifested differently. She is under a lot of pressure from a very young age and it's only human that she slips up. She might be a parental figure to Powder but ultimately she was far too young to handle all the responsibilities she was carrying

[@ijornhribrudkrvir]

yeah i feel like because powder was so small in act 1, people forget that Vi was just a kid too. of course she didn't have it all figured out, who does as a teenager?

[@petemiemendoza785]

Thank youuu, I needed this (＾▽＾). I love Vi!! She deserves this comment section :))

[@PacifistDungeonMaster]

Honestly, considering that Vi went through a lot of the same traumas that Powder did and was under pressure from Vander to be a good leader and went through years of prison where she was regularly abused... it's a miracle that all that didn't manifest as severely as it did with Jinx.

[@lynxaway]

I cant even imagine having to train yourself from such a young age to be a protector of your family‚ to constantly be on the lookout for potential risks and dangers & then be expected to fight through them for the sake of your more vulnerable siblings… it’s truly miraculous that she held up as well as she did.

[@finezyjnafantazja2495]

@@PacifistDungeonMaster Yup but at the same time Powder was younger when she lost her parents

[@libertywalters4627]

I seriously believe that Vi can't call her sister Jinx because she spent five years in jail thinking about "BECAUSE YOU'RE A JINX" was the last thing she said to her. It was the most hurtful thing she could've said to her at that time and now she just sees her sister running around calling herself that and she can't process that Powder has taken it and taken the word back to become another person. Vi still just sees it as this horrible thing almost like a curse word and Jinx sees it as her name.

[@BenHopkins1000]

Only 5? Felt more like 10...

[@pandora8354]

It was 8 years

[@Litski]

@@pandora8354 i thought it was 6 years :3

[@pandora8354]

it was confirmed to 7 or 8 years by Jinx’s voice actress on Twitter

[@Litski]

@@pandora8354 oh really ? Had no clue I thought Ella didn’t have twitter 😭

[@slexie5297]

I think maybe, just maybe, we should judge VI’s behaviors with perhaps 1% the empathy we’ve given Jinx, instead of pretending that she should have been a coolheaded trauma free adult with perfect psychological knowledge and interpersonal skills. She’s done well enough in all those horrible situations and deserves more praise

[@lzmunch]

I feel like this is a common thing in fandom. It seems like its hard for people to treat avoidant detachment the same because it seems less outwardly noticeable. It reminds me of how people reacted to adora and catra differently in she ra

[@alexuz93]

I've seen people excuse SIlco and what he did because of the trauma he went through, but I was so shocked that the same wasn't done for Vi. It makes no sense, and I feel like it is very one-dimensional to only blame Vi without any empathy or understanding for her.

[@TheKueiJin]

While I still think that Silco is not the evil that everyone sees him as, and i'll get to that later, Vi refusing to see Powder as Jinx is because she spent a long time fighting her mistake, in the prison. She turned off that part of herself, and in doing so, refused to see Jinx for what she now is. Vi clung to the vestiges of the past, and refused to see how harmful those were for Powder. Refused to even consider that Powder was the one that shredded those vestiges in the first place. Refused to see the Jinx suffering before her. Vi used the only tool she had at the time: denial, and in doing so, denied Powder her existence, her validation for the horror she went through, the only one who gave this validation, and acceptance, was the one that put pieces back into the quaking foundation. Silco. "You need to let Powder die" is the one push, one 'mistake' he did, for he saw the pain and horror that Powder carried. And how they festered and writhe inside Jinx. The only way he could see this gone was for her to kill it herself. To heal Jinx, she had to let Powder die. To let the guilt of Claggor, the wrath of Milo, the pain of Vander... die. That was the tool that Silco knew, from experience, to work. And on the subject of tools, he also knew that Shimmer was the tool that worked against Piltover, and knew how effective it was against them. So he used it to the best of its abilities and damn near achieved everything. Silco was the tool that Piltover shaped, and Zaun used to defend itself... A knife without a handle, hurting the user while used to kill the oppressor.

[@lolluv6233]

@@lzmunch the Adora and Catra comparison is such a good comparison. One who’s trauma comes off as non-existent because they’ve normalized and detached themselves from it and another who’s trauma is so obvious because they’re so violent and showcase their hurt. Jinx trauma is so noticeable because she regularly has traumatic episodes and flashbacks while Vi LOOKS like she’s just chilling when really, she’s suffering just as much.

[@lakshaykochhar6799]

@@ikarus605 she still kind of encouraged her to become Jinx.

[@randidorrenbacher5433]

I think people forget that Vi had been in what, by all accounts, was a very brutal prison since she was a young teenager. A prison where the guards had regular "discussions", aka beatings, with her to the point they stopped counting how many. The fact that Vi was able to retain the ability to relate to others is amazing.

[@MigjolVanMjol]

Yeah, nobody ever talks about that I feel like. In the council archives there are Stillwater prison files on Vi where the "interogation tactics" are mentioned as well. They wrote in her files how she eventually found pleasure in laughing at their faces while they beat her. Would be lovely to see an even deeper dive on Vi.

[@condes9188]

"You got a good heart" - Vander and Caitlyn Vi sure does have a pretty good one

[@ragnarstark4887]

@@MigjolVanMjol Yea the Therapist didnt even talk to this and skipped this part wich is really frustrating she didnt focus at all at Vi traumas

[@powthehamster]

@@ragnarstark4887 I think it's because the video is about jinx and vi (their relationship) not individual traumas. She didn't get into too much detail with jinx either, but it for sure would be cool to see a therapist reacts to vi

[@ragnarstark4887]

@@powthehamster I get that but the point is she blamed Vi 3 times for no reason wich really pissed me off.

[@crystalryx]

"Her good friend Caitlyn" Yeah.. Historians say that they're VEEERY CLOSE.

[@tiadraws8123]

@@samre_k7852 same xD

[@choccymilk9299]

Wouldn't mind to see a take on Vi & Caitlyn

[@sinfinite7516]

I think everyone thought that the moment she said that xD

[@ValtielSmok]

they seem to be very good friends...

[@projectnostalgia5427]

Jinx says in the same scene "I payed your girlfriend a visit".

[@rosemalazarte8390]

"her good friend caitlyn" ah yes, as historians would call them, very good friends, best friends, roommates, etc

[@leafthethief5289]

I was looking for this comment 😭🙌🏼

[@turtleandbear1179]

they were roommates all along!?!?

[@GeorgiaDow]

we will be dealing with their relationship also

[@aquafxna]

@@GeorgiaDow YESSSS

[@aquafxna]

@@GeorgiaDow OMFGHUHGWYIDSGUIB

[@akg517]

The part I recalled is when Jinx goes to play the punching game but though she does her best, her score is still second to that of Vi's as a teenager. Thus caused her to be frustrated and shoot the machine because although she's changes so much she's still not as "strong" as Vi. I felt sad then because it was judging a fish by it's ability to climb a tree.

[@redsabre69]

could practically hear the voice in her head smirking "still just second best.... >:) "

[@akg517]

@@redsabre69 Yup. But she excels in other things. Vi took Sevika on in a fist fight. Jinx laid a trap. She was confident going against Ekko with a gun but couldn't win a physical fight with him So somewhere in her head, she knows where her strengths lie. She just doesn't want to accept it

[@azalon2035]

Her shooting the gun is very symbolic of powders relationship with Vi. Jinx makes up for her deficits in comparison to Vi by her inventive abilities, the gun that she made.

[@MistyKathrine]

Yep, I also thought it was significant in that she was playing game as "Pow" and not as Jinx.

[@rasmusmalmberg6468]

Jinx is an insanely talented inventor, marksman and fighter. She has useful skills, but that doesn't actually fix her feelings of worthlessness. She rationalizes that feeling by telling herself that she needs to do all these different things so she can be "strong". Being physically stronger. Being more independent. Proving herself to others. Hiding her feelings. It'll never silence that self doubt until she loves herself.

[@rustygear447]

Vi was the most matured, and loving character in the show. She's done for Powder way more than anyone realistically could have. I didn't know people somehow blame Vi for her outburst in Ep3. That's ridiculous. Vi still loved Powder deeply after all that. No way anyone else in this world could do the same. I've seen siblings killing each other for much less.

[@mutantmagnet]

"I didn't know people somehow blame Vi for her outburst " I've never seen anyone say that. I've seen and heard people blame Vi for leaving Jinx alone in a dangerous location. When the conversation drags out they have felt her emotional state was justified in the show but Vi still should've been mindful enough that she needed to process her emotions from Jinx in a much safer location. That's all they wanted from Vi.

[@yeetlol3537]

Imo powder and vi both did bad but thier reactions are justified. I just want the to stay sisters again but it might not happen in season 2 :(

[@Andyatl2002]

@@mutantmagnet, yes but children aren’t rational and stressed children are less rational

[@hanniesung3595]

@@mutantmagnet Vi didn't know about the abandonment issues

[@coral497]

I think the therapist said this in another video, but Vi did only what a normal human being would do. She only knows how to fight through every situation she's faced, solving problems with violence, and she's only been taught to release that anger without any healthy coping mechanisms. Vi just needed to walk away and breath for a moment, she never wanted to abonded powder. She explains it more in depth in another video.

[@Poke-ladd]

I love how Milo’s ghost is so expressive during that scene with the flare

[@CapitanDePlai]

I think those are Milo's and Claggor's expression right before they died

[@merdufer]

@@CapitanDePlai Milo just looked surprised before he died. I think those are representations of how Jinx was feeling inside.

[@auritje]

he looks like he's singing the song, and i can't help but to laugh a little

[@Sereaph]

It makes a lot of sense. Milo was the most expressive in general, even when he was alive. It's interesting that Jinx remembers that. Milo is her most talkative and annoying hallucination.

[@moringlory23]

@@Sereaph Also keeping in mind that Milo was the first to call her a Jinx. Milo was kinda like second in command with Vi. Powder used to have to prove herself to Milo, so as Jinx anytime she messes up or has self doubt, Milo is the one that pops up loudest. In her mind Milo is right and she has to prove him wrong while living up to what her sister was like. (Keeping in mind Jinx never made a doll or image of Vi because she was told that Vi died unrelated to her. Jinx knew deep down Vi never saw her as a Jinx.)

[@edenpk8541]

Not only was Vi grieving for Vander, Mylo, and Claggor in the scene where she punches Powder, but she must have been physically exhausted. She single-handedly punched her way through an ENTIRE ARMY of Silco's toadies, and then almost got killed by that zombie kid juiced up on Shimmer. She was running on empty, and I'd guess the only thing keeping her from collapsing was the adrenaline. Physical exhaustion and emotional exhaustion go hand-in-hand.

[@ragnarstark4887]

I dont know man People are really hating on a poor traumatized Orphan so much I cant imagine for a total normal reaction

[@hawkins347]

Furthermore she is that type of person who is used to deal with every problem by punching it... not the ideal thing to do in this situation by any means but I dare say most of us have been there.

[@TheSkyhaze]

You forgot to add that she just got blown by the hex crystal (for the second time) and pinned by heavy metal door probably suffering from concussion and bruises all over her body. She's definitely suffering from extreme physical and mental pain and fatigue.

[@rustygear447]

Vi was also right in her prediction that Powder would ruin it, and yet Powder defied her and caused what Vi tried to prevent. She was too exhausted and upset to hold her anger back at that moment. Her action was completely justifiable. Powder just doesn't learn her lessons, and never try to do better. She's got many bombs but she decided the use the one she knew nothing about. She never test her tools, and keep screwing up again and again. She's just extremely careless.

[@Velocitist]

@@rustygear447 true, but also she’s like 10. She’s never in her depth technically

[@jessguinn]

The voice actress for Powder is amazing. Her emotional responses are so real and cut to the core. I definitely cried during the scene where Vi finds out Powder caused the explosion.

[@GeorgiaDow]

the voice actress for Powder was phenomenal

[@aqueladonao2982]

*WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME!?*😫😭

[@HunieLoaf]

people also forget Vi would never want to call powder "Jinx"- ever again. that alone weighs so much more on her mind than the need to "think" of what shes to say- its a trauma for Vi even- to call Jinx, well, Jinx.

[@VillagerCometh]

Vi will never understand that Silco was calling her Jinx out of love, but this is what makes it so beautiful and sad…

[@DLxxx]

Exactly. She loves her sister (and never stopped wanting the best for her), but she was never going to agree to calling her "Jinx." The very name used to hurt and demean her sister in the past. The last thing she called her before they separated. Calling her sister a jinx IS a trauma for her.

[@ObliqueReference]

That scene at 16:28-- to be fair, Jinx did just try and machine gun both Vi and Caitlyn, and just bombed a bridge full of people. I think Vi is scared of her sister. From that point on, she's lost, and possibly suicidal. She attacks Silco's operations without any real clear 'step 2', throws herself into fights that aren't even needed, and doesn't seem to much care if she comes out of them or not. She wants it to end, just like Jinx did on that bridge. Think about how long she's been fighting, how much rage and pain she's been carrying for years. How little she's ever been able to rest. (I suspect talking to Caitlyn in her bed was the most emotionally intimate she's ever been with anyone.) Vi's the kind of person that carries that weight silently, and doesn't so much collapse as decay. Season 2 is going to be really hard for her.

[@beetle__bug]

ayo vi about to get counter jungled so hard she wants to leave the game

[@mirrorXshard]

@@beetle__bug true, just can't beat someone with that kind of sustain...

[@EugenethePhilostopher]

It will be fine. She'll be working with Caitlyn after all.

[@naylaw1928]

I don't think she's scared of her but knows she's powerless against her in a frazzled state. She knows its her little sister powder but is facing the mass murder jinx whose trauma she is 5 years too late to immediately understand. She knows her words won't reach powder but she can't strike down jinx.

[@EGGWISHING]

I love the little detail of Vi getting visibly upset whenever someone calls her sister Jinx. It’s like she’s so against the idea of people calling her that because it’s just reinforcing the belief that Powder is truly gone when Vi is desperately trying to bring her back. That, and the guilt of knowing that she’s the main reason why Powder goes by Jinx now.. man, I love Arcane so much

[@ragnarstark4887]

Excatly thats why she can never call her Jinx bcs that name traumatize Vi. Vi literally blames herself and got traumatized when she found out from Sevika her sister is being called Jinx. The therapist herself didnt point this wich is really shocking to me. Everyone expect Vi to call her Jinx when her name is like a trauma for Vi

[@darthcygnus7692]

@@ragnarstark4887 Absolutely.

[@blackouthorus1519]

Oh the fact when they finally meet up vi has been so focused on that one moment in their lives she has never forgiven herself for saying mylo was right your just a jinx. Because she instantly says i should never have callled you..th... Just before vi gets cut off

[@einherjar9364]

I think people say that Powder is "gone" or "dead" far too often; Jinx IS Powder, and Powder is Jinx. They're different sides of the same person. Powder will never be gone, no matter how much she goes through - and likewise, Jinx will never be gone, even if she manages to get herself to a healthier space. More than anything, I think Jinx is a shield, a stronger persona she has made for herself as a reaction to trauma. Powder made herself into something she felt stronger in - Jinx. While maybe they're not strictly the SAME person, they are both intrinsically a part of one another Even people like Ekko, who was close to her, seem to have this belief - but thats because thinking of Powder as "dead" is easier than admitting that it's the same person doing these things. Vi talking about saving Powder fails to realize that Jinx isn't something to be saved from - its a massive part of who she is now, a dominant part even. Jinx herself seems to attempt to convince herself that Powder is dead, but that again to me seems like another coping mechanism; if Powder is dead, then all the things she did and all the things that happened to her are easier to process, because they're not *really* Jinx's - which is who she's trying to be.

[@redsabre69]

It's not that she flinches because she can't accept that she's gone. It's that she feels guilty saying that to Powder because she knows she hurt her by saying that. She even says it.. "You're not a jinx, god I never should have called you that." Which is sadder when in the LoL game... Jinx delivers a line "Jinx? It stands for Jinx durr" Like she's self loathing, because she believes she IS a jinx a mistake.

[@juanpablohincapie4437]

I love how Vi cares about Powder, regardless of what she's become. No matter what happens, some bonds never break.

[@yuriviolence]

if you hear them in game it never seems that way lol

[@hyrekandragon2665]

The games are a separate cannon, amd Vi has amnesia in the games for some currently unexplained reason.

[@odst123451]

I take issue with that reasoning. I love a friend of mine I don’t love that he does drugs which are changing him for the worst. I still fight for him even if means things get heated. He’s my friend and I’ll always be there for him. If that isn’t love, what is?

[@harrywilliamson7043]

@@venomouswyverns8819 Powder and Jinx are not two different people. That isn't how things work. A huge hunk of who Jinx is now, was already there when she was a child.

[@sctkarter1111]

@@hyrekandragon2665 yeah her in game lore definitely needs a rework lol in don’t even think she knows who jinx is in the game

[@TamLe-vb5ig]

Vi, after spending years in a horrible prison as a teenage girl, still turn out to be a good person with a good heart, but sadly you didn't mention any of this detail. I'd love to hear your take on Vi's traumas alone. They seem to be overlooked by many.

[@ragnarstark4887]

She skipped a lot of things of Vi and she even blamed her 3 times. Im really dissapointing with her take

[@darthcygnus7692]

Yes she skipped a lot of stuff and took a lot of things out of context.

[@mavenoire3704]

@@ragnarstark4887 I don't see how she blamed her for anything. She praised Vi in the things she did right and also explained where Vi did wrong. If anything she kept reiterating that Vi was in a vulnerable state too when all these things were happening.

[@CannibalShinobi]

@@mavenoire3704 The bridge scene for example. She focuses on Vi choosing to escort Caitlyn away instead of staying and facing Jinx herself, completely forgetting that Jinx had literally just blown up the bridge Vi was on and already shot at her. She talked about what Vi did wrong and how it effected Jinx, but not the opposite. She really doesn't go into what Jinx consistently does to worsen her relationship with Vi.

[@Orapac4142]

@@mavenoire3704 People like Ragnar are always like that. Explaining a characters (that the person likes) actions and how they had negative outcomes means blaming.

[@Flasa]

That “why did you leave me? / because you’re a jinx” exchange felt to me SO heartbreaking and forebonding when I watched it. The significance, the animation of the characters’ emotions, the line delivery by the voice actors, so perfect! Arcane is truly a masterpiece and, as an educator who greatly cares about my teenage students’ mental health and wellbeing, I love Georgia’s psychological breakdown of it! Love all of your videos! :)

[@GeorgiaDow]

thank you ! appreciate you commenting and being a part of my community

[@Fragor100]

Yes this

[@maurog.ocaranza4142]

Totally, I felt that Vi was absolutely livid by Powder worrying about her loneliness instead of the fact that their entire surrogate family died.

[@inactive_subs]

@@maurog.ocaranza4142 With reason, though. Powder functions through her dependence on her sister and clearly had separation anxiety - perhaps the reason why she was desperately eager to go on missions with her sister. Even when Vi said that Benzo was dead, she seemed eager to go on the mission to prove her usefulness and even with Silco, she forged herself to become a killer so he would love her and not abandon her. I don’t like Powder/Jinx but god do I love the writing of her character.

[@maurog.ocaranza4142]

@@inactive_subs thats the good thing, you can pinpoint why they did what they do, even if it's wrong or a bad idea

[@valeriebear2259]

Everyone wants to hate on vi but she was a literally CHILD who was expected to take on the role of being a parents when she equally lost as much as powder/jinx. On top of that is everyone just forgetting that when caitlyn bailed vi out of jail, finding jinx was literally her top priority. She even convinced caitlyn to let her out SO she could find jinx. She genuinely cares for jinx but she was a CHILD of course she wasn’t going to know how to react sometimes

[@negarmoshiri438]

Yes but they were far from each other for a long time actually they changed a lot and they can't understand each other . I think Jinx can handle her guilt by being a villainess

[@valeriebear2259]

@@negarmoshiri438 I think they can understand eachother however the issue is that vi was a child when she had to take care of jinx so she obviously made so many mistakes but as a child who saw vi as a parent figure and a role model and was already mentally ill, those mistakes were added damage at a serious expense. I think jinx should be given a chance cause she isn’t a villain she’s just someone who’s severely mentally suffering and choose violence as an option to cope because she was treated like prey all her life

[@mitchhamilton64]

i hate her because she is just a badly written character that only exists solely to force the idea of a strong female character. no depth, no character except just strong female character and its pathetic by the writers.

[@syniahare8630]

@@valeriebear2259 alot of people who are considered villians are that way because of there past and everyone has a sob story it does not excuse her actions

[@valeriebear2259]

@@syniahare8630 if you don’t get it then you don’t get it idk what else to say. No one is excusing her actions, I said it makes sense why she became the way she is. I think she can be redeemed because she’s still a child

[@FlubbedPig]

I would find Mel interesting, honestly. She comes off as manipulative early on, but the more we see of her she does seem to genuinely care about Jayce and mean well in her decisions as a political leader, its just that her upbringing gave her a very particular style of social maneuvering.

[@hawkins347]

I love how they completely subverted our early expectations about her character. At first watch, it seems like she seduces Jayce just to further manipulate him, but upon rewatch, I realised that at this point she had nothing to gain from starting an affair with him, he was already doing what she wanted and taught him to do politically, without that added layer in their relationship. She did it because she wanted to. And later on, especially during the scene with her mother, we really see that she genuinely likes/loves him.

[@malum9478]

@@hawkins347 i think it's mixed. i think early on she really _was_ just manipulating him, but at some point she started to kind of like him. it struck me how clearly weirded out she was when he comes to her with his problems and she's like "oh...i thought...we were just gonna do that one time and then you'd...go back and do whatever it is you do", she's put off by his genuine puppydog clinging to her. but i think after this point, she genuinely does start to have some affection for him. i think she's probably still using him to some extent, but i think she'll probably start being torn between liking him and her using him for her machinations.

[@harrytheprince6951]

I second that notion. Mel would be really interesting

[@Pyrohawk]

@@hawkins347 for me the "oh shit she isnt faking it" moment was when she was really moved by the news about Viktor after being pissed at Jayce for disappearing earlier

[@lynxaway]

I second this!! Her charisma is incredible. Super intrigued by her relationship with her mom‚ too…

[@BGTitanAvatar]

What I always think about is when Vander tells Vi that “what ever happens, it’s on you.” I imagine that’s one thing Vi internalized and so when everything happens, Vi still believes that. She carries around so much guilt for no only what she said and did after the bomb, but also Mylo, Claggor, and Vander’s deaths, Silco gaining control of the Lanes. This also translates into things happening now, I imagine. Jinx is her responsibility, it’s her job to fix things however she can, and it’s her fault when she can’t. And then she takes it a step further. In episodes 8 and 9 Vi makes so many destructive decisions. After the council meeting, she pushes Caitlyn away and then seeks out Jayce. She pushes someone she’s actually grown to like away and goes to find someone who she doesn’t care about and who doesn’t care about her to go on a rampage against Silco and his forces. She knows Jayce will enable it with that right push, while Cait will ask her to let them think of a way to do this logically. A child dies, and while Vi says it’s an everyday occurrence and that it doesn’t matter, after Jayce leaves we can see she doesn’t actually believe that. She’s just on a mission and she’ll say and do whatever to get it done. She was even going to fight Jayce in order to keep the weapons that would let her do that. Then she goes for the rematch with Sevika, and after she wins, she’s just… angry, exhausted, frustrated. That scream is… geez. And the thing with the dinner scene, Vi will always love Jinx (Powder and Jinx are the same person, just at different stages). She will just never be able to condone or enable Jinx’s destructive tendencies. She’s not going to shoot bystanders in the head for Jinx. Vi recognizes that Jinx has changed, even says in episode 6 that’s okay she changed cuz she did what she had to for survival. They both did. She’ll just never let her do whatever she wants like Silco. This is all just my opinion on the matter, however.

[@melomaniacwallflower]

Yes! Absolutely agreed.

[@alexey39064]

I wouldn't agree with your last take. I think it matters exactly that Vi loves Powder, not Jinx, and she sees Powder in Jinx, but it's just her delusion. It's like when you love the past or imaginary version of the person, not the present, real one. And I think Vi only by the end of episode 9 BARELY realises HOW MUCH her sister has changed. When they just met in ep. 6 I think she didn't realise it in a slightest, only had a glimpse while fighting in the next scene. Maybe even Vi just wants to believe that Powder is still there and so she goes for self-deception. I guess Vi may act against Jinx in the future, but won't harm her and will try to not let others harm her. Also maybe she will try to win her for the good side, I don't know.

[@notarealperson8956]

I think whether Jinx is still Powder is questionable, or rather, the difference means theyre effectively different people. And while the emotional core is still the same, the differences that have accumulated mean that Vi really cant love Jinx, shes not the precocious, insecure and playfull little girl she used to be, shes someone who found an outlet for her insecurity and powerlessness through violence, and as much as Jinx herself may pretend otherwise to Vi she isn't going to give that up, she likes that part of herself. Powder was always someone who wanted to feel useful, to feel powerful, who didnt want to be abandoned, and as Jinx she was empowered to" take change of these things" but in a very destructive way, shes controlling, manipulative, sadistic even. She developed such unhealthy coping mechanisms for her issues (in no small part thanks to Silco enabling her and not being a beacon of common sense and good morals himself) that she ISNT the same person she used to be. And while Vi may love the person she was, she cant love the person she has become. Not like she used to.

[@Crystalitar]

Good analysis! However, she also has way too much idea SHE needs to fix things. Instead of asking Jinx. Let her give input. Instead she *thinks* its best to let Jinx remember the good times as Powder. However, Jinx feels GUILTY and plagued, wich Vi can't see. She still thinks Silco corrupted her and somehow brought her into that state. Silco didnt do that. He just wasn't able to stop it. (Though it seems suggested his softer voices are calming and work better then screaming and impulsive replies like Vi has.)

[@HazelAmarie]

@@Crystalitar um Silco definitely manipulated Jinx the writers already confirmed this

[@martian_turtle4070]

6:53 I really like this idea. It's interesting to think about how things could have gone better. Vi could have asked Powder to find medical supplies or setup a bed for Vander, because Vi saw him get hurt so she knows he probably needs some medical attention when they get him back to The Last Drop. Alas, things didn't go this way, and Arcane is the beautiful tragedy we know and love.

[@littslerli6035]

Yes, I thought about this "what if" myself as well. Another job could be companying Ekko. Ekko just lost Benzo too. And whatever Powder still wanted to do, she would probably team up with Ekko. But, yeah, we can spend hours thinking about "what if"s, but Vi, a teenager, had to rush for the rescue at that time.

[@sabotaje4174]

There are so many "what's if's" in this show. What if Ekko didn't spy on Jayce and they didn't find his place and Arcane bombs? What if Vi didn't lead other kids onto this journey? What if Powder stayed at home? What if Vander took chemtech offered by Silco when he was kidnapped and simply killed him? But to think they are all just kids who you can't really blame because they did what they could best do at the time and in the given circumstances. They tried to do their best but reality doesn't always give a sh about your intentions. That's what makes Arcane so realistic, tragic and beautiful at the same time

[@ragnarstark4887]

@@sabotaje4174 Yea now we blame Vi for saying to Powder you not coming bcs its too dangerous and cant afford lossing you to a death adventure. Insane

[@sabotaje4174]

@@ragnarstark4887 where did you see someone blaming Vi? My main idea which I pointed out is that I understand them all. Especially Vi being an older sister myself. I would do exactly same what she did trying to save Powder. And her lash out is also understandable to me, she is a child. And if I would be Powder and have her mental condition I would probably do the same what she did trying to save her family, lead by her child logic and traumatized way of thinking. There is no right and wrong in this story, okay?

[@ragnarstark4887]

@@sabotaje4174 Was irony, I didnt blame you I even liked your comment just this therapist stated that Vi did bad by leaving Powder behind on Vander s rescue wich for me is really shocking bcs Vi just wanted to protect her sister from a dangerous death mission

[@vahl1471]

I'd love to see a Vi analysis. I see some folks criticizing Vi for "choosing Caitlyn" over her sister especially since they've only known each other a short time and one of the things I thought about was how Caitlyn has taken care of Vi. She saved her life, cared for her when she was injured and comforted her when she was vulnerable. Probably the first person, since Vander to support her like that. Vi is always the protector. It makes sense that she wouldn't want to lose someone who makes her feel safe for a change. I usually don't comment because I have so many thoughts that it's hard to gather and articulate them. And comment sections can be so toxic sometimes but I really enjoy your Arcane videos. It's a joy (and occasionally a frustration 😊) to see something I love through other people's eyes. Thanks for doing these!

[@GeorgiaDow]

welcome happy you like them

[@shinobu-39]

This is so crazy to me that people feel that way. I have siblings I'm really close to but if they ever wanted me to enable them hurting others, I'd disown them. I mean I'd try to help them and teach them but if they cross a line even after all that, a blood relation is not worth an innocent person's life.

[@superotaku64]

I think what I love the most about Vi is her softness. I know her character is all about punching through the problems, but in the perfect duality that this show portrays she is so caring. First with Powder, in all their talks and the way she protects her. Then with Caitlyn, even though she had been imprisoned for, like, 10 years. When Cait's injured after the bridge she's so soft and caring and reassuring. She truly is someone who cares deeply about the ones she loves and I find that really beautiful

[@holysecret2]

And then with Ekko as well

[@od3910]

It's weird to me that people would come down hard on Vi for how she handled the death of most of her family members. Most of us were, at least, a little shitty when we were teenagers. Not all of us had to deal with that level of poverty, death and destruction in our childhoods. I'd say she's doing extremely well given the circumstances compared to how the rest of us would handle it.

[@ragnarstark4887]

I mean even the therapist herself said that Vi did wrong wich is really shocking. Thats the most normal reaction that Vi could have made, she cant go to Jinx and be cool with it.

[@darthcygnus7692]

Absolutely, this therapist orvelooked an awful amount of thing and took a lot without context.

[@Zoidberryable]

@@ragnarstark4887 It was wrong. Vi acted out of anger and was physically abusive toward her little sister. She also deliberately reinforced Mylo's words, knowing it would hurt her more. Vi is traumatized herself but decides to add onto her sister's trauma in her anger. You can empathize with Vi's actions without excusing them, just like you can empathize with Powder without dismissing the consequences of her actions. Vi walks away because she knows it was wrong. Georgia acknowledged Vi's feelings and reactive nature as completely understandable given her history and environment too. And there's a pretty big gap between 'being cool with it' and hitting her little sister hard enough to give her a bloody nose. There's nothing wrong with acknowledging that Vi is just as flawed as the other characters in her own way and isn't meant to be blameless.

[@CannibalShinobi]

@@Zoidberryable The very fact that you claim she is flawed due to her reaction is you blaming her. Her reaction was not the best for Powder but Powder going against Vi's demand and killing their adoptive family is far worse, Powder is lucky to only get a bloody nose after that.

[@Merlincat007]

@@CannibalShinobi This is a dangerous attitude. We're all flawed. We all make mistakes. Some can only be forgiven, not excused.

[@josiahpeterson17]

Really frustrating to see people criticizing Vi so much. Sure, she made mistakes, but nobody's perfect. Considering the trauma, incredibly difficult childhood, and the experiences with her sister throughout the series, her actions shouldn't be coitized as much as they have been. Everyone copes and reacts in different way. Vi just happens to use her fists and feels overwhelmed in tense situations. There's a ton of people who react the exact same way. I know that if I just lost everyone I knew and loved, I would be overcome with emotion just like Vi was. I know that if my sister just tried to kill me after I've tried to "bring her back," I would walk away to. Vi was by far my favorite character in this series. She was compassionate, a born leader, headstrong, a freaking awesome fighter, yet she was also flawed, overwhelmed, vulnerable, and most importantly, relatable. Every character in this show has incredible writing, but Vi's character really just stood out to me. She was awesome.

[@GeorgiaDow]

Yes she is a really powerful character for sure

[@efu7547]

To me it seemed like the criticism comes from push back, where there's a lot of people who either think that it's Jinx's fault for fucking up, going crazy, and consequently being "un-helpable" (this was more in the beginning as most people love Jinx now though), or, now more commonly, that Silco was a textbook uncaring abuser while Vi was this perfect loving sister that would have saved Jinx IF ONLY Silco didn't brainwash her grr! So then people who love Jinx and Silco feel defensive and double down on Vi's part in the tragedy, and then vice versa pushback, and so on. Why can't we have both guys. People have to understand it is way more complicated than either flat perspective. Don't destroy any one character to push your agenda, open up your mind and love how complex everyone was written to be! Edit to clarify I'm not trying to posit one side started it or anything, just that from what I've seen there's a lot of negativity on both sides that kinda spawned this critcism counterculture.

[@KittyBoom360]

@@efu7547 Where are you guys seeing all this Vi hate? I've just been hanging on out on KZbin watching reaction videos and reviews of Arcane and reading comments and yet to come across any bad comments about Vi. Everything I've heard and read seems very understanding towards her mistakes.

[@MordredAngstrom]

@@KittyBoom360 I've seen Vi hate in KZbin comments and Twitter mostly from some biased Silco lovers. He's a complex character and I actually ended up liking him and crying for him but bruh, some of his fans are wild .

[@KittyBoom360]

@@MordredAngstrom I shed a tear for Silco's death too but mostly because it was so tragic that Jinx had just killed another father figure. Silco himself crossed the line for me when he threatened the sheriff's daughter. So it kinda makes sense that his fans would be trolls against a good person like Vi. I just haven't come across any of them myself on KZbin.

[@trinityredford1415]

Can we appreciate how Georgia matches her outfits to the characters she's analyzing??? Even down to wrapping her forearms with bandages. I applaud your commitment!❤

[@GeorgiaDow]

happy you saw the hand wraps =)

[@shipso6116]

Actually, that's exactly the kind of detail which made me love Arcane. Subtle, unnecessary thing, showing love and dedication to the work done, which the viewer subconsciously connects with. Another proof of just how good Georgia is at her job.

[@bluwzrdisgreedy234]

@@GeorgiaDow Part of me wants to see Jinx Pt2, part of me wants to see Victor for new cosplay.

[@eiritsu0772]

I'm surprised you actually didn't talk about Jinx's test "I made your girlfriend a snack". To me she was testing Vi, to know if her sister still believed in her or had rather listened to everyone saying that Jinx was a crazy psycho. And I think that knowing that Vi actually thought she killed Caitlyn, that she really was that "crazy bitch" everyone thinks of her, made Jinx very disappointed, and kinda knowing that Vi would never really accept Jinx rather than Powder That's just a thought tho, I'm very glad to see you also took the time to analyze them, they have such an interesting relationship! :)

[@GeorgiaDow]

You are right I will be going through it with Jinx act two. There are just so many amazing scenes to break down

[@LUCIAN8016]

All that tea party was to test everybody. Becouse every body in some way lie to Jinx about something "to protect her". And Jinx is intelectually above them all. So they need to test reality. And Vi is casting lie after lie...

[@Caliif]

@@Vampiramisu she is a psycho, but she is really smart, I mean she was able to build a hextech weapon. Yes she had the notes, but she still had to understand them. Hand me some notes from let's say Einstein and I most likely wouldn't understand half of it.

[@eghosaogbevoen6302]

It’s crazy that Jinx had the nerve to be upset at Vi believing that Jinx could hurt Caitlyn… when it was just the episode before that she shot at Caitlyn AND her own sister 🤣🤣🤣 like if my sis shot at me i wouldn’t be underestimating her insanity after that 🤷🏿‍♀️ just being realistic

[@eiritsu0772]

@@eghosaogbevoen6302 Jinx's character is really interesting, I find both Vi's and Jinx's reactions justified actually. Vi truly thought Jinx hurted Cait despite not wanting to think her sis got crazy, and Jinx got mad from the lack of trust of her own sister. So yeah I also think I'd also be wary if I was Vi, were talking about Jinx after all and she proved to be quite the psycho. Though, Jinx said herself "I'm not THAT crazy", meaning "I'm not crazy to the point of getting your gf head on a plate just to make you suffer", Jinx was really upset that even Vi didn't trust her own little sister. Both sides have their own valid takes imo, that's why I love chara development in arcane so much

[@littleleakyleakythere]

Vi's story hits so, so hard as an older sibling. I feel like there's an inherent trauma to being an older sibling, from being treated like an adult when you're still just a child.

[@Alex-kg4wq]

What I especially loved about the very first scene of the show is something that you touched on, Powder mirrors Vi. When she opens her eyes she doesn’t look scared yet, it looks more like she’s trying to understand what’s happening. Then she looks up at Vi, and sees that Vi’s scared, and her own facial expression changes to show that Powder is now scared too. When they see their parents died again, Vi breaks down and starts crying, and Powder feels like she’s too young to properly understand the full scope of the trauma they’re now going through. Instead of breaking down herself she just hugs her sister, because she sees that she’s in distress and wants to comfort her, that’s her priority.

[@fcasias7]

That scene hits different on a rewatch. It's really sad to see what happened to little powder.

[@darthcygnus7692]

@@fcasias7 It's really sad what happened to Vi too: she was old enough to get fully hit by the impact of their parents death. And she also had to be responsible to raise and provide for her little sister: a child became an adult in the blink of an eye, can you imagine the trauma?

[@ragnarstark4887]

I loved Vi more than anything in this show. She wasnt perfect she did mistakes but everything she did was for good intentions. She had the gooddest and purest heart in the show. In episode 1 she tried to steal not for herself but for her family she wanted to give them sth. She always stood up for her brothers and her sister. Even when her sister lost the stuff she wasn’t mad at her. She took the responsibility when Vander confronted them. She tried to cheer Powder up too by saying we all had bad days. In episode 2 wich breaks my heart is when she is talking to Vander and say to him she is willing to fight so she could give Powder a better place to live but when Vander told her “Nobody wins in War Vi” and who are you willing to losse Mylo,Clagger, POWDER she decided to give herself in so she could prevent the war btw Zaun and Piltover all this when she was a Teen. She was being a mother and a leader in her early teen age. She is impulsive she listens to her heart and not her head. Thats why she wanted to save Vander even tho she knew it was impossible to rescue him. She isn’t afraid to fight for one s she loves and she is ready to die for it. She always backed off and defended her sister only in one moment she lost herself when she found out Powder killed her second family(Ik it was accident Im not blaming her at all even tho she said to her you not coming bcs its too dangerous)and she was mad at her wich was understandable, she went to cool off and mourn the lost of her Father figure and her brothers and when she saw Silco approaching her sister she immediately stood up and tried to save her wich means she was ready to die in that moment for her sister but she got arrested and got thrown into jail for 10 years when she was beaten nonstop by enforcers.Vi is the definition ”No matter how much Hard Life hits you still should move forward no matter what ”. She felt guilty all of her years in prison about that mistake she did towards her little sister. She got traumatized when she found out that her sister is being called Jinx and more when she found out she is working for him and after this she was always hard, harsh and was blaming herself nonstop for what happened to Powder. Still even after all traumas she went through, she still didn’t give up on her sister and never lost her purpose in life. When they reunited it was the happiest we have seen the both sisters in the show. Just pure emotions. We can see how Vi figure helped Ekko becoming the person he is now. A fighter that wants to make Zaun a better place and to save as many people as he could and is ready to fight a big crime org like Silco s with only a little gang. Vi never enjoyed her life. Vi was impulsive,was sincere ,was a true fighter,was funny ,BADASS and the most important she had the goodest and purest heart in the Show and just pains me when I see the hate towards her. I know she is a fictional character but I just love her with all my heart. TEAM VI ❤

[@mkmc94]

THANK YOU for this message ! Vi is a beautiful character with the purest heart in the show with Ekko despite their trauma and how hard their life is they always try to do the right thing.

[@redroseibarahime8755]

I completely agree but I think if you compare Vi and Caitlyn , then Caitlyn is the more wholesome and pure person - which is easier because she had a far more comfortable environment to grow up into. Still, I am also Team Vi ^^ - I can so much relate to her because I am also a reactive person. Especially for that bridge scene. Also in my opinion many said the problem was when Vi walked away with Caitlyn (after Jinx tried to shoot them!). But I think Jinx felt already betrayed - calling her a liar - when she went running back to Caitlyn when Vi heard the gun shot. That's the point when in my opinion the situation is already done for Jinx. But from Vi's perspective: She didn't see Jinx was there at that point and even then - I can totally understand wanting to help your friends when you hear GUN SHOTS! I would have run back as well - but for Jinx this is already a betrayal... and then she hallucinated when seeing Caitlyn - giving her an evil expession and igniting her jealousy even more so she fires at BOTH. So I don't understand why people are mad at Vi for doing what Ekko says and taking Caitlyn to a safe place. If you see Jinx's look on her face I believe Vi would not been able to calm her down in that situation. Plus Vi was comletely overflooded in that moment - she had tears in her eyes. Also what people tremendously underestimate is the fact that for us this season felt very eventful and we get the impression of a bigger time span than it really was. It is only about 1 and 1/2 days while act II and III play. Within this time Vi got only a very small amount of time with her sister. So even though she is older and calmer now, she can not comprehend yet how much her sister changed and her mental state from these 3 encounters which were not very long and always filled with stressful tension. Also WE as an audience get to visually SEE Jinxs mental issues- Vi can not see that - she can only guess her behaviour from the short interactions. So people expect her to say the right things, completely comprehent the mental state of Jinx and what she needs. That is absolutely unfair because we saw much more of Jinx as an audience. Vi didn't have a real chance to understand her yet - she is just overflooded with information and stressful situations. She just has never enough time to reflect on the last situation because the next one comes around the corner. And also a big point is, if you ever had the situation that you meet someone after a lot of years then you would understand that it takes hours to catch up on each other and understand the path the other person walked and defined her - Vi did not have any proper chance for that yet.

[@ragnarstark4887]

@@redroseibarahime8755 I totally agree. Jinx never gave Vi a chance. Vi was literally ready to leave everything and go with Jinx . People keep ignoring that Vi was in jail for 10 years and suffered big trauma aswell. They justifying Jinx actions but in the other side blame and hate Vi wich is really frustrating

[@blakesraeken4410]

@@redroseibarahime8755 YES i agree with everything u said. Vi literally saw before how reactive Jinx is at Caitlyn and she also fired at both of them, after losing so many people why would she loose another one (Caitlyn). Caitlyn was the first warmth Vi had felt in years (prison), and she was really hurt and could've died on that bridge had she not helped her.

[@raulsaavedra709]

Is there a precise reference to the alleged 10 years in the series? Somehow I thought they were more like 5 years only between episodes 3 and 4. Jayce only says "a few years ago" in Progress Day when he refers to when they had started using the technology. You normally don't say "a few years" when it's already 10 years.

[@TLove1015]

I think that the reason Vi refuses to call Jinx as "Jinx" is because calling her that was exactly what her biggest mistake was. Jinx told Vi that Vi is the one who made Jinx not Silco, reminding her of the time before they got separated when Vi told Powder that she was a "Jinx" (implying that she just messes things up). Jinx was the monster Vi created. I hope this makes sense I'm not good with words.....

[@artfaist]

That’s what I was thinking vi can’t bring heroes from day jinx because she called her that at that moment vi feels so guilty she needs to accept she played a part

[@Merlincat007]

It's interesting because if Jinx believes Vi created Jinx, she's lying to herself.

[@lynxaway]

Yeah :-( of course the word would have a terrible association to Vi‚ who can’t exactly “reclaim” it like her sister did: to her‚ calling her sister by that name was one of her worst ever mistakes‚ and it’s the incident that was the catalyst for their separation. I think a part of her is even more hurt by Jinx’s insistence on the new name because it feels like Jinx is just throwing that single terrible mistake back in her face (she isn’t‚ of course‚ but how would Vi know?)

[@PredatorH2O]

@@artfaist I assume you meant "can't bring herself to say". Had a stroke reading it but I'm pretty sure that's it.

[@TLove1015]

@@PredatorH2O oh wow my dumb ass just assumed it was just a metaphor I didn't know hahaha

[@asterios1928]

The sad thing is a lot of people don't realise the trauma Vi has gone through, she carries so much guilt all she wanted was to protect and shelter her younger sister but unfortunately she wasn't strong enough. Both sisters have gone through so much trauma but they express it differently.

[@tristanmilner9511]

"Children are mostly mimics." You've given me a terrifying idea for a D&D campaign. Thank you.

[@МарияСизова-г9м]

Not those chests again, ahhhhhh **PTSD screaming**

[@meisme7274]

🥲

[@meisme7274]

DxD😭

[@aryzen2781]

Explain

[@windblade1205]

Awesome

[@Alex-kg4wq]

I also feel like something neither Silco nor Vi understand that she’s not really just Jinx. Silco lacked the coping mechanisms Powder needed. He let a weak man die and to him that was it, he was a new man reborn. Vi just couldn’t yet understand her sister as she is, they’ve been separated too long and she views the violence and brutality as Silco’s corruptive influence remaining convinced that Powder is still there. And they’re both right, and they’re both wrong. I think Jinx is Jinx and Powder at the same time, she became a new person and the new person is something she likes, she’s strong and useful now, but that doesn’t mean that Powder is gone, Powder is still there too, it’s not one or the other, it’s both in harmony. Because Silco didn’t understand this he failed to give her the coping mechanisms she needed to confront and accept her past, instead pushing her to just keep moving forward. The ghosts of her past haunt her because she doesn’t know how to accept what happened that night. Vi on the other hand just didn’t have time to recognize how important being Jinx was to her, the strength she draws from it, and instead tried to bring her sister back. I don’t think Vi wouldn’t accept Jinx I just think she needs time to understand her, because this is all new to her but ultimately she also does love her sister unconditionally. “Nothing will ever change that” In the end Jinx is both Jinx and Powder and neither of them fully understood that.

[@melomaniacwallflower]

Yes, ppl don't understand that it's been 10 whole years since Vi and Jinx have talked let alone SEEN each other. It's impossible for Vi to completely understand and know the right things to say to Jinx in the very few times they saw each other when Vi escaped the prison with Caitlyn.

[@faustocarlosdeloscobossier7884]

Bru I believe this should be posted everywhere, people always fighting over wether Silco or Vi were right, and here you explained it so well both were right and wrong at the same time and both at the end had the intention to help and love the person they wanted to protect, Jinx-Powder, but like any human you can only see and feel limited by your own understanding that’s why it is sometimes so difficult to understand someone else… but yea nice comment!

[@David-th6hj]

Yeah

[@darthcygnus7692]

Absolutely! Silco ruined her by trying to suppress Powder, her love for Vi and her past just because he wanted only Jinx's side of Powder: he never let her confront her demons in a healthy way. Instead he pushed her to become a detached mass murderer, crimila and terrorist in a egoistic way because he wanted her to be like him and he's done this for 10 years. While Vi only got out of prison for a day and tries everything to go back to her sister and everytime she reach her Powder fucks everything up, because her mind is devastated by years of Silco "good parenting" But Vi was willing to accept Powder even as what she became: she literally says this to powder when they reunite in episode 6. On the other end is Powder that won't accept how Vi is changed because of Cait. She clearly see in Caitlyn what she always wanted to be for Vi, but always failed to be: one that can protect and love Vi and is well capable of as we have seen. Caytlin saved Vi life and took god care of her, while Powder only ruined her sister life. Of course it's not like this, but poor Powder is incapable or reasoning, now more that ever. And yes, again, this is caused by the poor "parenting" SIlco gave her. I too always see that Powder is always Powder, she's not magically changed in Jinx, this show is pretty much realistic in characters. I's also clear that after being saved by Singed she became awfully sane: she's not "Glitching" anymore like she was before. It's a grown up Powder that we see in the end, that choose to be called Jinx because she recognize that she hurt everyone close to her, like she's cursed, a Jinx. She understand that both her and Vi has changed and that they will have to let go of the past and going on with their lives.

[@Effielil]

This is exactly what i believe about her!!!!

[@hkr0065]

Would you do a video just about Vi in the future? I feel like Jinx's issues are really front in center, but we never really see what Vi's perspective is. We see her in relation to Powder, but what about Vi's personal stuff beyond her? Her relationship with Caitlyn and how prison may have warped her? I'd love to see a video solely talking about Vi.

[@rh9377]

Appreciated this video. What makes me mad is that people think Vi abandoned Powder and that she is still abandoning her. The fact is that Vi couldn't grasp all the issues of her sister after years and years being separated. She doesn't know her anymore and she lived for years with the memories of Powder when they were kids. Vi is choosing her sister, but not at certain conditions (like Killing Caitlyn). I understand that sometimes words said or not said in stressful moments can create very negative effects, but this is all very human. I understand people reactions to "Why Vi didn't tell her that she still loves her at the end? Why didn't she stayed with her sister on the bridge?" I understand their questions. However we typically have regrets after we do/don't do something in the right moment. Vi was processing so much in those scenes, and it is far more easier to say than to do something in those stressful moments. I think people should be more aware of Vi's state of mind: she was a young teen with so much responsibilities on her shoulders, she was alone for years in jail, she suffered so much trauma alone, she just saw again her sister who she found out is willingly working with her enemy and her sister is a cold-blooded killer. She had so much to process. I can't understand why people blame so much on Vi and don't try to understand her as much as they understand Jinx...

[@redroseibarahime8755]

great sum up

[@captaintf7759]

It just kills me to see videos titled with “Vi abandons Powder”. I mean come on look at how they grew up and the situation.

[@redroseibarahime8755]

@@captaintf7759 when you watch the prison documents in the arcane archive in the game it is full of incidents Vi trying to break out or gettting any information on Powder from other prisoners. She never stopped searching for her!

[@captaintf7759]

@@redroseibarahime8755 and they all probably ended up beaten to a pulp or they kept telling her that Powder was dead - replaced by Jinx

[@littleleakyleakythere]

It's completely ridiculous that people act like she should've stayed with jinx when jinx was literally shooting at her.

[@Pwntistic]

Vi's trauma is powerful and understated. Writers did an amazing job portraying the inner struggle of someone who has lost everything and has the world on their shoulders but cannot falter for the last shred that remains - Powder. She truly does the best she can even with her moments of weakness. I think that is what's so tragic. She is only ever giving up herself for love.

[@DaffieChan]

It's interesting that you totally view Vi as a parent figure. It's the role she has in Powder's life, but it's heartbreaking that she is also a little girl at the start. At the bridge in the first scene, she might be younger than Powder was when they ran across the rooftops together. And Vi took that parent role for her sister at that young age.

[@CursedSniper]

Love how you’re always dressing like a character and the videos! Always getting in the feels from these videos 🥲

[@Teacupvamp]

as a Viktor lover id LOVE to see a vid on him but I feel like we first need to see the Jinx saga through. really enjoying this series and look forward to the next one!

[@nezunish-2-824]

My fav quote from him was "in the pursuit of doing great , we fail to do good " all he wanted was to help people

[@errortryagainlater4240]

The thing I love most about Viktor's arc is that they didn't go the "easy" way like "he wants to heal himself, the end." That would have been a solid motive on its own, but instead it's "Viktor knows he could make the world better and wants to live longer so he can build a legacy."

[@МарияСизова-г9м]

@@errortryagainlater4240 From a perspective of his champion's lore in League (not going to spoil anything) he is even deeper than that. He went incredibly far to make life better for people in Zaun. So I am really waiting for season 2.

[@emotional_st0rm]

I'd love to see an episode discussing specifically Jinx's psychosis / schizophrenia, both ranging from why the hallucinations occur and how the people around her react to them.

[@raymalik5171]

Yes this definitely, I'd love a deep-dive on her mental health

[@gigahorse1475]

She definitely has psychosis, but I highly doubt she has schizophrenia. Someone with SZ would likely not be able to carry out elaborate plans, create ingenious devices, etc. like she does. For someone with untreated SZ, doing normal, everyday things is very difficult. Furthermore, SZ wouldn’t explain all her issues. I instead think she has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) due to her intense fear of abandonment and emotional instability. People with BPD sometimes experience hallucinations like Jinx does.

[@emotional_st0rm]

@@gigahorse1475 I wasn't educated enough on the topic to have a real understanding of it, thank you for the background information!

[@gigahorse1475]

@@emotional_st0rm You’re welcome! I want to study SZ in the future. :)

[@errortryagainlater4240]

@@gigahorse1475 PTSD can cause hallucinations too, but I'm not an expert so I don't know how similar they are to Jinx's.

[@GrimboBaggins]

my favourite thing about Arcane is how incredibly readable the characters are. Even the "minor" characters are so amazingly three-dimensional in even the smallest scenes. you instantly get a feel for who everyone is. And because of that (and the amazing work of the animators, omg) you can actually pick them apart like real people.

[@elainabex]

In this storyline both sisters are dealing with extreme traumatic emotional pain. If you think about what they both experience: War, loss of parental figures, death, home searches, socal oppression, loss of adoptive parental figure, loss of adoptive siblings, grief, guilt. If doesn't justify their actions, but I believe it leaves room to empathize with them in their worst moments. The writers did a phenomenal job of creating emotional complexity in every character.

[@maryelitherrera5993]

When Vi slapped Powder's face right after the explosion I felt so frustrated because I knew her actions and her words really got to Powder, but at the same time, I couldn't blame Vi because she was a kid too and of course we can't expect her to respond as an adult would, specially knowing her traumas and the situation she was dealing with in the moment (cause let's face it, no one would know what to do if we were in Vi or Powder's position). They both grew in such a harsh enviroment and simply did what they could to survive while dealing with all their guilt, fear and traumatic memories. There was this short moment, just before the scene where Vi and Jinx fight together finishes, where Jinx notices that someone is taking Vi with them and it seriously looked to me like she was going to try to rescue her sister. Yes, she was mad at Vi, but still wanted her to be safe, she still wanted to be able to protect her and when she couldn't, something flinched her. This video was sooo good and I can't wait for the next one when you analyze Jinx's visions and voices👏🏻👏🏻

[@moonlightproduction1975]

Punched

[@ShardWintreswolf]

Vi is an incredible character that gives a much different interpretation to how some people handle the incredible trauma of loss and death and the strain of having to be strong for someone else. Vi handles herself and her trauma well, but to me, her response is to fight, and in a moment where she can't fight, or isn't strong enough, to protect herself or someone she cares about, whether with her fists, or even with her words or her love, that's when her trauma and anxiety find her at her weakest, and the moment she can find a chance to release that built up anxiety, it all comes out.

[@brandenaustin37]

Though this show broke my heart at several scenes, the scene with jinx and ekko fight hurt alot the juxtaposition between them playing as kids and fighting as adults was heavy then the heart break in ekkos and jinxs eyes did me in

[@Aleolex]

Vi had been out of prison for 5 days by the end of the series. How anyone can expect someone to adjust quickly to such a huge change to someone they care about, or respond "correctly" in a life or death situation is completely unreasonable. Vi and Jinx's ending was much more tragic to me than Silco's death. I can't shed a tear for that character, but when Jinx is talking to Vi for the dinner and after she sits in the chair, I can't help but start crying so much.

[@thelittleowl8399]

i think Vi deserves even more credit in that scene with Powder than people give her. her way of dealing with situations is with her fists but even in the moment, she still managed to restrain herself enough to just slap powder (still violence but considering she just as easily could have gone for a punch which she probably would have had it been anyone else) and make the choice to take a step back and cool off. All while being 15 years old and being just as much a child of trauma as Powder is.

[@mamatochabernal6032]

Toda la razón

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

What I love about Vi and Powder’s relationship in this series is that it shows you that even the most loving, tender and caring bonds aren’t unbreakable, outside forces, be they societal like their poor and marginalized social status or individual like Silco, can always be strong enough to corrupt or destroy that. Even the best of us, the most perfect things are not unbending, we’re just people and we aren’t invincible. We can try, but that’ll never be the case. Life’s just like that sometimes…

[@DarthBlaidd]

Partly agree except I don’t think the bond they have is broken. They still have that bond except it’s buried underneath all the trauma and guilt they both carry. We’re shown a few times they still have that bond it just comes down to them being able to dig deep and bring back up to where it was prominent and not underneath everything else

[@lolicongang.4974]

@@DarthBlaidd Dude in the end i think that bond is broken. I thought you could love me like you use too.. you changed too... so here's to the new us. Meaning she see that vi can't love the new her and that vi has changed as well.

[@DarthBlaidd]

@@lolicongang.4974 I’m sorry but I don’t agree. I don’t think it’s broken. I think right now they need to be apart to figure out things and what to do next. As said in the video Vi isn’t good with words only action. Vi still loves Jinx/powder because to her they are one and the same person. That’s her sister

[@lolicongang.4974]

@@DarthBlaidd Sorry jinx told her sister to call her jinx as this is what jinx wanted cause now she is changed... But vi can't and only calls her powder.

[@DarthBlaidd]

@@lolicongang.4974 still doesn’t mean she doesn’t love her. And even then I don’t think jinx would care if her sister calls her powder or jinx. “Here’s to the new us” to me means she’s ready and willing to accept her sister whenever Vi is ready

[@jetismaili6391]

Vi: "i'm sorry powder....i never meant to leave you" Jinx: "you never left...i always heard you....shadows in the streets....prickles on the back of my neck....your voice pushing me...picking me up....when all the colours were black....you are the reason i'm still alive..." Damn....those word said with that tormented voice...still hits me so hard dude.... Hope next season we get a moment in which jinx and Vi really can talk and be able to forgive and accept each other.

[@dannymares909]

They're bitter enemies in the game, so I highly doubt it.

[@jetismaili6391]

@@dannymares909 don't know that much of the actual game.....but is it mandatory for them all to follow the path to become exactly like the champions in the game?.....from what i know the writers changed some details of the some champions and they may do it again in future.....i'm not asking for them to hug and be sisters again but just forgive and accept their new identities...that's all

[@mkmc94]

@@dannymares909 Arcane doesn't follow the game lore. In lol Jinx is not a murderer, she's just a trickster and Vi is violent cop.

[@ragnarstark4887]

@@jetismaili6391 Dw they wont go according to the game bcs that would be so predictable. Vi in game isnt sister with jinx and she has amnesia so there is no way they will go according to lore

[@dannymares909]

@@mkmc94 Arcane is retconning a lot of things. For now, I am considering the game as canon until they make the changes to make it better fit what Arcane is trying to show. So the way I see it, sometime in future events, Viktor becomes a cyborg, Jayce an absolute dick, and Vi loses her memory. All this still coincides with the game

[@Foument]

I love how you dressed to the theme in every reaction & rewiews.

[@TheLoneSniperPro]

One of the scenes I've felt was so impactful was when Jinx asks "Are we still sisters?" The tone and rate at which she asks that you hear the vulnerability and anxiousness in that question. And I'd say Vi's answer of "Nothing is ever going to change that." is probably the best answer she could have given and I feel that Vi wholeheartedly means it. So while Jinx says at the end she doesn't think Vi can love or care about the new her, I think it'll be the same case as the flare she kept all those years. All her thoughts may tell her that Vi doesn't/can't love her as a sister, but there's still some part of her that still believes Vi does love and care for her just like how part of her still believed that Vi would find her if Jinx lit the flare. This is one of many reasons why I can't wait for season 2, to see if this plays out more

[@mkmc94]

Jinx is always the more sincere and secure when she's alone with Vi, she knows they love each other but they could never be sister like before so she goes her own way even if it break her heart.

[@TheLoneSniperPro]

@@mkmc94 While they can’t be sisters like they used to because that time is gone, they can be/still are sisters. And even though Vi does need to work on accepting that the past is gone and Powder is Jinx now, I still believe that after everything that happened Vi still wants help and reconnect with Jinx. I’d say even more so now because she’s seen how badly Jinx is hurting. If they can just have the chance to just talk in a not so stressful situation I think things could improve. They’d never return to how things were but they’d be in a better place. They just need to be able to continue the conversation that started when they first reunited before they were interrupted.

[@PinguinOfGruft]

In the "Dinner" scene, when Jinx' voice broke it nearly broke my heart. Incredible voice acting.

[@valentintihenea]

You, like the rest of us, are clearly obsessed with this show. 😀 Can’t blame you.

[@Mau365PP]

It's more about the views. Her channel is growing

[@sinfinite7516]

@@Mau365PP A. think abt how much she has to watch it to make these videos B. Heck yeah the capitalist system giving the consumer what they want *gobble gobble*

[@nezunish-2-824]

It probably both , let be honest , I probably will milk the F out of this show considering how obsessed we are with this show . Plus we as fan got something to watch while waiting for season 2 , win win situation + stonks

[@wonderlanddreamer1021]

I would love a video just focusses on Vi and her changes (the prison and how it affected her, how she has developed from a angry teen to how she is now) and I would also like a video on Caitlyn and her relationship with Vi and how that challenged her preconceptions of the city she lived in given her backround.

[@chloemartin8213]

This was an amazing take, because I truly do believe that VI never stopped loving Jinx, even when she saw she was different. She just didn't know how to communicate those thoughts to her sister. I would love for Jinx part 2, as sort of a wrap up. We see Jinx in all these different situations, but when she's alone she's hearing voices and seeing things that aren't there and I don't think anyone truly understands what it's doing to her.

[@ragnarstark4887]

I mean the part that Vi was in jail was totally skipped by her part wich It really shocked me

[@simonm1233]

Few people in such stressful situations would have handled any of that any better than Vi did.

[@Randerson2409]

I loved hearing you say you wished Vi had given Powder a job, because I had the exact same thought. Not just for Powder's safety, but on a practical level. Vander was almost certainly seriously hurt, and the group was liable to be injured in retrieving him. I think Powder could effectively been told "Get the living room clear, and get all of our medical supplies out and ready, because we can't wait once we get back." It's a genuinely vital job. Obviously, I'm not going to give a seriously stressed and scared teenager flak for not thinking calmly, but it would have been the better option

[@smiley4842]

The scene when jinx is competing with Vi with the punching robot was a big one for me. After all this time she's still trying to impress her big sister, maybe even trying to surpass her to prove a point to Vi even if Vi isn't physically around to see it. Great video non the less loving this series 😁. I'd be happy with Viktor or jinx PT 2 👍

[@murmeltier6967]

One of the biggest tragedies of the show is time. After Act 1 Vi and Powder simply had almost no time together. In the end we see them both making desicions while they have no idea what to do with each other. Vi has no idea how terrible memories to Powder/Jinx and Jinx ending up believing that her sister can abandon her for some enforcer. Another thing I find extremely sad about this lack of time is that during the whole series Vi lacks both experience and a chance to get some. I know people blame her for her decisions but could she behave different? Easy to think what to say or to do from the warm safe home with any time you need to. And Vi? First, she is a teen who is still learning herself while caring and being a leader. She was no adult and was under stress constantly, she still needed guidance. And then she gets to prison. What could she learn there? Certainly not the right words or healthy ways to cope or ways to recognise mental issues. Vi is trying but she has never had enough time, so she perfected the only weapon she could

[@GeorgiaDow]

yes I wish they had more time together too

[@cartoonishidealism582]

Yeah one of the things about Arcane is that while I love its thrilling, breakneck pace, it also kinda means that characters aren’t allowed to just… be with each other as much as I like. Like Ekko and Jinx’s fight would have been so much MORE emotional if we had actually gotten to see them hang out as kids.

[@MistyKathrine]

@@cartoonishidealism582 They actually show that in the Music Video. Kind of annoying that you have to hunt down extra content to get that context. Like that video could have easily been incorporated at the start of episode 7 as an extended opening credits in place of the regular one. Video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGbXhKKXf55ml8U&ab_channel=LeagueofLegends

[@StevenJQuinlan]

I don't know if you'll consider a solo Vi video, but I mentioned on your previous video that I find the way she behaves fascinating. After years without any real human affection in Stillwater she attaches herself to Caitlyn with indecent haste because Cait is probably the first friendly person she's met in years. This video seems to echo my view that Vi is as damaged as Jinx, but without even the terrible reinforcement Silco gave her I only found your account today through the Arcane subreddit and I love both the insights and your willingness to dress the part while doing these videos. I didn't understand why Vi never said anything to Powder after Silco was killed, but when you lay out that every time she's overwhelmed she can't find her words it makes so much sense. I can't wait to rewatch the show with all the insight you've provided.

[@MigjolVanMjol]

Yes! Absolutely correct! You put into words what I couldn't. I think you are very correct in this assessment.

[@aljon5947]

grape

[@coltonwilliams4153]

I did not consider the possibility that Vi opened up to Cait because of that. While I figured the fact that Cait was the first person sincerely wanting to talk to her and willing to compromise with her after so long in prison might’ve been the reason she took a chance and trusted her, I didn’t think it’d be something that extreme, but you might have a point.

[@barbarar2216]

I love how Vi loves her sister but she won't be an enabler for her bad deeds, unlike Silco who encourages her to go batshit crazy.

[@AmandaTroutman]

This.

[@deucedead5089]

yes

[@bml9783]

so true i can't believe silco is a good person for jinx

[@silviawolfblood4883]

@@bml9783 and yet I believe he truly loved her

[@Lauren007E]

Oh he did for sure. But sadly love isn't enough. He was too warped a person to raise her in a healthy way. He had decent parenting skills -better than I expected someone like him would- but he's also too soft and enabling while also being too twisted to give her a healthy home life.

[@vickie_g]

I love how the show handled emotional stuff. A lot of media tends to use misunderstandings between characters as a cheap way to mine some emotional conflict and I hate it. But arcane doesn't use this, all the conflict always stems from the way characters are.

[@martian_turtle4070]

Brilliant. Love your payche breakdown of these characters. Never played or liked LoL, but Arcane is one of my favorite things ever.

[@letsrank9349]

Good, stay that way man. You have a good life.

[@martian_turtle4070]

@@letsrank9349 gotta stay strong lmao 😤😤😤

[@comandanteshepard9136]

Okay, so I love your analysis on Arcane .. But I do have several things I would like to point out in this video. As a big sister who took care of her younger sister when our parents where not there. We forget so, easy, way too easy, that Vi has been tortured FOR YEARS, isolated from everything she loves clinging to that little sister that she remembers. I really don't think she "doesn't accept Jinx" Jinx herself said that "Jinx was born because of Vi" and Vi comments "I've never should have said that" of course she will not call her Jinx whether this hurts Jinx deeply, how can Vi literally in two days think that calling her "Jinx" again, a name who has been a precedent for literally murdering innocent people and friends (of Ekko) and a name that Vi doesn't fully grasp, calling her Powder doesn't mean not accepting, when we take care of our baby brothers, with the age gap that Jinx and Vi have, as a sister it's very hard to stop seeing them as the babies we took care of. So of course it's Powder, and Pow Pow, baby brothers that we protected stay very vivid in our memory, and even if they complain and explain that they've grown up, they are still that baby brother or sister you fighted so much. And we are asking Vi to accept in two days? Jinx had time to grow up with love, prison stops time, specially when you are tortured. How would anyone expect Vi two understand that even calling her baby sister "Powder" is a mistake? And about the bridge, it's true that she leaves.... After Ekko directly explains and insists to Vi, that Jinx it's not who she believed, Ekko points out that Jinx murdered his friend, while there is at her side this girl who she is deeply attracted to, that in just one day, released her from prison and showed her a kind of warm and loving care that no one had shown her for a long time. So of course after seeing a sea of bodies and her saviour almost dead she will choose to step off, because she can't fight Powder, and Ekko can fight Jinx. Anyway. Loved the video and cried with it. I just think we skip the part where we are asking Vi to understand something that happened while her own time was frozen. While Jinx had plenty of time to develop who she is, Vi couldn't possibly understand that because she is after all in such a short time.

[@mkmc94]

I agree but i would even argue that nobody should accept Jinx in that state only a criminal murderer like Silco would accept a girl who is a mass murderer, Jinx is broken Powder she's not healthy.

[@Mimi-xz3vl]

I understand that Vi may possibly have reacted a little different in some situation but give her a break people (gladly most of you do). She does SO MUCH right and is such a heartwarming character who sacrifices a lot. I do not blame here at all for turning her back on her sister on the bridge. I even thought that was one of the strongest decisions I have seen. She loves her sister so much - but she sees what she has become and lets her go. In my opinion, Jinx has to take responsibility for what she does. Yes she is the little sister, yes Vi was like a mother to her - but as a little sister and daughter myself, I would say: You cannot blame your older siblings and parents for everything. You can stand up yourself for them and fight for them even in times when it is difficult. All Jinx wants is to see if Vi loves her no matter what, she hurts people Vi cared about. Jinx herself doesn't love her sister no matter what and doesn't see Vis Pain and her sacrifices. She also abandons Vi when she doesn't do what Jinx wants her to do and even SHOOTS at her. She could have died. In general, I like Jinx as a character and find her really interesting but jesus, that girl never ever comes out of the victime role. Yes she feels horrible for what she did and I understand her trauma, but now that she is an adult... She cannot simply point her finger at Vi. She also could have tried to find out if Vi was still alive. She also could have reacted in a way that Vi needs her to because she loves her. Could have tried to ease some of Vis Pain. I was heartbroken at the end, but I did not blame Vi for anything. She reacted really great in every situation.

[@mamatochabernal6032]

Bien dicho

[@randymiller8080]

Jinx wasn't given the chance to mature and grow up, so she doesn't know how to do any of what you mentioned, especially when she guilted herself for so long. Plus silco encouraging her irrational behavior. If it wasn't for him, jinx would've never had been there trying to make her family proud that she came for them. It's really silco that's the villian, but even for him, he was fighting for freedom from being oppressed. They are all victims of circumstance.

[@randymiller8080]

"When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die". Greed condemned them all.

[@saltygreenbean8112]

Based

[@WiqidBritt]

I'm glad you said that it was Vi's encouragement that kept Jinx alive in her darkest moments. I feel like a lot of people interpret as Jinx carrying on out of spite, but I don't think she would have worded it the way she did if that were the case. I also think Vi would never feel comfortable calling her sister Jinx. For Vi, it's a slur she used in her most hurt and angry moment. To come out of prison after 6 years and find out that her sister has been calling herself that the entire time, that has to be hard for her to deal with.

[@heranails8363]

There is one scene I'd love to hear your analysis on: when Vi speaks in front of the council she tells them that Jinx is the perpetrator even though she did not have to. This is also the only time she calls her sister Jinx. I wonder why she did that... the council had no idea who jinx was up to that point

[@feverprole]

Because Jinx is a terrorist and it was the right thing to do? Sisters or not, Jinx killed an entire unit of Enforcers and tried to shoot Vi, Cait and Ekko on the bridge. Vi recognises Jinx as a dangerous individual, not only her sister

[@Kirrie_Sushicat]

Can we just say it out loud: VI IS THE BEST SISTER EVER!! Of course she's not perfect but considering her age, she is a damn good parent!

[@lockekappa500]

So happy to see all of the Vi love in these comments. I think she gets a bad rap, and a lot of viewers look over the fact that she's her own person with her own struggles. She does a hell of a job despite that.

[@Byakuyalovelornsoul]

Vi has a strong sense of responsibility. She puts the needs of everyone else before herself. I never even picked up on that she is an avoidant, but that makes so much sense. She has been through so much. She is a parentified child who tried her best to be a good sister. But again, it is impossible for her to have all the tools and not make mistakes. I like that Jinx/Powder really brings out her vulnerability. One random thing I noticed in the show is that her and Jinx have the same bunny. They are two sides of the same coin. 🙂

[@f7forever]

It's the words, "I can't lose you." that say it all. this is Vi's insecurity speaking, instilling a fear of abandonment into Powder that ultimately manifests into the generational curse that is Jinx.

[@craze1018]

If people are being critical about Vi not staying for Jinx while with Caitlyn.... first, there's already a huge bloody scene here with DEAD ENFORCERS, and for them to all try to have a makeup intervention in the middle of all that is impossible. Caitlyn and Jinx are clearly on opposite sides morally, with Caitlyn BEING an enforcer having to face Jinx that just killed THE SHERIFF and several others of "her own." There's no possible way they're all gonna stop and have a pow-wow right there. Things have already escalated past a point for words, things are how they are now. Second... you're right, Ekko makes the decision. And people aren't putting enough emphasis on that. Ekko got SHOT by the sheriff and lived only because he is prepared with armor under his welding overalls. Ekko doesn't want anything to do with Piltover after that and thus have nothing to do with Caitlyn either. Caitlyn broke his trust, so if Vi wants to still trust in Caitlyn then she can do it herself. Ekko has a lot of personal beef with Jinx, too, and this is an ideal moment to finally let it out without his buddies stopping him (in the airship scene). People really trying to make these things as one big black and white circumstance, but the world is grey, full of small black and white moments that make up a complex situation.

[@coltonwilliams4153]

I didn’t even think about how Ekko would feel about Cait after getting shot by Marcus. Plus, he probably also realized that if Cait was telling the truth, she was the most important person there, so she needed to get off that bridge. He already knew that Vi wouldn’t be able to fight Jinx if she decided to continue going after Cait, so he decided to send Vi with Cait, who is clearly still willing to trust her, and settle the score with Jinx himself.

[@LUCIAN8016]

In airship scene Jinx just kick his ass to the ground😂

[@Casper8855]

It is hypocritical on Jinx part as well. She literally started working and loving the people who killed her family (or tried to in case of Mylo and Claggor) and helped them build their empire on their bones just 90 seconds (or thereabouts) after she believed her sister abandoned her. Never once did she bring herself to hold them accountable. Even when Sevika mocks her for this, she is still more dangerous to her family (Vi and Ekko on the bridge) than she is to her family's killers.

[@DeutscherDummer]

Your early comment on 'whether the world is safe' really resonated with me. Whenever I analyse my own experiences of childhood loss, what unites them is a loss of security and certainty. What was trusted and taken for granted, beyond even the possibility of doubt, comes crashing down. The desire to return to some sense of that safety is intense. You already said most (and more) of what I thought. I wrote the following before I watched the entire video, because it was a the top of my mind, so it's wonderful to hear someone else express what one has felt and do it so well. It's about something that is at the core of their relationship/conflict. In the same vein to what I said about security, Vi was intent on returning to what she knew and loved, to Powder. She said: "What makes you different makes you strong", but now Vi can't accept Powder's 'difference', her becoming Jinx. Not that I blame her, It is not an easy thing to understand nor to accept when so much has happened. Jinx was afraid of that, ''I've changed" is one of the first things she says in their meeting in episode 6. We see that going full circle in the final episode, Vi still wants a return to what is already gone and Jinx accepts her new self. I hope the "new us", the renewed abandonment will not be permanent, but it difficult to fix this (or rather: to write a story that does it well). There is a great quote by Helmuth Plessner on "Heimat", a term that expresses something like 'home' in its most idealized meaning, the sort of safety I was refering to. I'll attempt to translate it like this: "That, which to all appears in/shines into their childhood and in which no one has ever been." He believes it to be part of 'the human condition' in general, but it seems at least to fit in a case like this. It seems strange to me to thank a 'content creator', but for once I want to actually do so. These Arcane reactions/commentaries have been great, and it was also great to see Jason Spisak's approving comment for the last one.

[@GeorgiaDow]

Thank you for the thoughtful comment and the kind words for me

[@markhisimon9372]

This might be a stretch but when Jinx says “Look who it is: the boy savior” I think jinx sees that Ekko saved all those people in the underground and lead them and forgave them but also saw through them but can’t do all those things for her.

[@luxuryhagama]

How isn't anyone talking about the Vi cosplay? It looks really good with your own touch to it!

[@GeorgiaDow]

So happy you noticed and liked it =)

[@robertmolnar8543]

Im surprised that no one has pointed out that the "Tea Party Scene" wiuld never have happened if Vi had never told the Piltover Council Jinx's name and basically selling out her sister

[@lyraisintheskies1256]

I always cry when I see they're relationship, Jinx and Vi. It makes me think of my own relationship with mine. It may not be the same thing, but I feel like both of them at times. I am the youngest, but feel like I have to act like the oldest, the fighter. Side note: I love the analysis, I love these videos you put out. Thank you! :)

[@luckyfluf0]

The fact that you're dressing up to mimic the character's design- Sorry, I love this way too much! You made some great points! Although I recently just found your channel, I feel like I'm going to like it here. Once again, this was awesome. XD

[@GeorgiaDow]

Very happy you are part of my community now

[@othergrimm6592]

I'm surprised you didn't mention anything about the 'I made her a snack' part. I saw someone theorize that scene was Jinx testing Vi, and seeing if Vi actually trusted her or not. Vi's worry and fear over what Jinx may have done proved to her that Vi DOESN'T trust her - after all, if she did, she'd have no reason to worry she'd just done this horrible thing, right?

[@darthcygnus7692]

Yeah she skipped a lot in this analysis to be frank.

[@GeorgiaDow]

. It is a significant scene. But I am mainly focusing on vi to Jinx and ill cover that in the Jinx video

[@emperorleachicus2199]

This comes after Jinx already tried to blow up and shoot Cait on the bridge. That’s plenty of reason to worry about whether she’d done this horrible thing. Maybe it would be a question of trust if Jinx hadn’t already repeatedly tried to kill Cait, but after all she has done Vi has no reason to think Jinx hadn’t gone ahead with it. Even then, the next thing Jinx does is arguably worse, asking Vi to kill Cait herself. I really don’t see it as a test of trust.

[@rociopaoloni5080]

@@emperorleachicus2199 Jinx isn't in reality in that moment, well in many moments she more in her head that in reality. I think it is a test because to her what she did before doesn't have any effect on the trust her sisters should be providing her after the abandonment, that factual connection isn't meaningful to her trauma. Jinx sees it in black and white, she sees herself as the wronged one and her sister as the wronger who has an opportunity to redeem herself. Cait is the obstacle to that, if Vi wants to redeem for the horrible abandonment Jinx feels then she should *logically* get rid of that obstacle. And she enthusiastically wants that because in this twisted way she still loves her sister and wants her back. What she did on the bridge? Oh that just her defending herself against the world, why would that have any weight on Vi's sisterhood? That's how Jinx line of thought is at that point.

[@kristofferremmell]

An aspect of the show I find really interesting is with Vi & Cait’s relationship. Others have pointed out in the flashes they have of each other - Cait’s shower replay and the flash of Cait that Vi sees as Jinx pulls away the dish cover. Their memories of those moments are subtly different than how they really appeared. Vi’s version flashes with Cait’s eyes more open and lips slightly pursed. Their memories are more romanticized.

[@baobhan9094]

I think you missed in part her reaction to Silco being killed, and how Jinx in many ways reconciles with his death by submersing himself in his ideology. In a lot of people who experience a loss they can obsess about the things that person whaned, their goals, or dreams or aspirations and we assimilated them into ourselves especially if they feel like they are to blame. And so, no sooner than Jinx shoots him, she takes on his ideology, his mission, and she caries it out.

[@cryptic_sunflower]

What Vi could have done is stationed powder as lookout a bit away from the factory, maybe giving her a stop watch and be like “if we aren’t out by this time, you run and find help” I think this would have prevented Powder from doing what she did

[@insaneworld211]

Not me crying again Also I'm always up for more Jinx I love her, she's my favorite from the series. But Viktor!? Ugh yes please, I really would like to see your take. And maybe more Silco if you ever have the chance? Especially during his meeting with the Chem Barons Either way I'm such of big fan of your channel now! I hope you have a great day!

[@Diluted_Insanity]

Something iI'd love to add: The gentle touch from Vi to Powder has the hidden message with the bandaged hand, showing that Vi has been hurt countless times but she fought through, also showing that even something brutal as a fist fight isn't enough to make a person completely violent for no reason whatsoever

Not only this woman do an amazing mental analysis of all this characters; but also take the time and effort to do those cute mini-cosplays.

[@kemahz1893]

Bro I just burst it into fucking tears after watching this video. You're videos are amazing keep up the great work.

[@AnthonyCram]

I like how she dresses like the character

[@tatertotsareprettygud]

If you could do one analyzing Cait's and Vi's relationship I think that'd be really cool. Again, great video :)

[@alesiaschwenke2251]

I finally got my friend to watch this series. She was hating on Powder, and all I wanted to do is hold Powder throughout my first watch and love on her. I told my friend she's a child of trauma and broke down a lot of things you are doing a phenomenal job explaining. I'm so glad others see Powder and Vi the way I did throughout this entire show. It's heartbreaking but told so well.

[@robofistsrevenge3288]

Man, I'm so glad that you got around to dissecting their dynamic. As someone with a differently-abled younger brother, I thought the nuances and complexities in the writing of their relationship was the crux of the entire show. Some of Vi's mistakes were mistakes that I myself had made, and a lot of Powder's mimicry and interpretations reminded me so much of him. You don't need to have siblings to feel for these characters, but _man_ it hits harder if you do...

[@f7forever]

7:49 Vi is the cause and effect here. had Powder been included or tasked in some way, like she clearly wanted, it's possible this never occurs. Powder is no more than a convenient punching bag here, that's why we feel it

[@ayt3877]

the tragedy of Vi regarding Powder is that one single moment of weakness, one moment where she was hurting so much she was a wounded person before a big sister and lashed out, it swallowed all the hundreds and thousands other times where she was there for her little sister, supporting her, loving her. Just this one moment where pain overcame love made her lose the one person she wanted to protect and life and other people keep them apart too long for her to fix it. Almost ten years of regret, she gets out and the first thing she does is look for Powder, the one thing she does the entire series is try to reach out to her sister... only for Jinx say in the end 'no, you're too late' and choose the love of man who killed their father over hers. The monster you created indeed.

[@forcecaptainoverlordsuprem2964]

Ok so I just finished and I wanted to say I personally think you should've touched on Vander's influence on both characters and how it shaped them... especially Vi obviously. Also that particular scene where Vi leaves Jinx to Ekko I've been thinking that Vi has learned to care about Caitlyn, Powder is still lost to her but at the moment Jinx was fine...the same could not be said about Caitlyn. Immediately after setting Caitlyn down somewhere safe Vi tries to go back to help Ekko and to face her sister buy too many inforcers stand in her way and I think Vi fears them to a certain degree But those are just my thoughts

[@ragnarstark4887]

They are a lot of takes that she skipped of Vi part wich really pissed me off. She didnt focus at all what Vi went throught and mostly she was blaming her at some points wich really dissapointed me

[@darthcygnus7692]

Yes, that's waht happened. I don't know why this therapist intenationally forgot things or took them entirely out of context.

[@seanchernov7178]

@@ragnarstark4887 Yep, it's true that Vi did mistakes but considering her situation she acted extremely well. Like really well. And she had a shitload of a challenge and the circumstances were against her. And this wasn't mentioned enough.

[@ragnarstark4887]

Excatly that what made her char real and human bcs she did mistakes aswell but she never had bad intentions@@seanchernov7178

[@seanchernov7178]

@@ragnarstark4887 Yes the expectations were set to high especially in the final act... This was Jinx game and so this was Jinx's game to win. The only way was to break the game... But considering the shock and insane situation Vi found herself in you can't blame her at all. After all she meant to fail...

[@zeromontena956]

With a finale conclusion of their relationship from Act3, I can see Vi going to be as traumatized as her sister is, considering she couldn't save a single one of her family and probably blames herself for well... pretty much everything since she set foot in Jayce house. and yes please Viktor content

[@Flufferz626]

"What makes you different makes you strong." One of the last things Jinx says at the season is that Vi doesn't like her because she is "different" now. Breaks my heart.

[@alzara3425]

I had a mistake 2 months ago with someone and I'm in Vi position. How arcane tells a story really hits me

[@lina020256]

I think what is also a really important scene is when Jinx told Vi that she brought Cupcake (Caitlyn) and would show her something. Vi thought about the worst. She probably thought that Caitlyn's head would be on the plate. This shows so much that also Vi doesn't see Powder anymore but Jinx who is capable to do anything. But your video was still so awesome and great and I can't wait to see the video about Jinx and her voices in her head. 😁👍🏻