The Season 1 Finale... Here We Go! | Arcane 1x09 Reaction | ClaudieTV

[@cluster_f1575]

You know the writing is brilliant when you find yourself mourning the loss of the villain.

[@ClaudieTV]

Absolutely!

[@petrusjnaude7279]

Can't wait for your reactions to Season 2

[@ClaudieTV]

Oh it's on its way soon 🙌

[@edgarretana8377]

I love your attention to detail. You pick up on EVERYTHING.

[@ClaudieTV]

I do my best! Thank you so much!

[@matthewlayo9561]

Silco tries to kill Vi because she is hurting Jinx. Her intentions are good, but every name she yells, while happy memories for Vi they are the demons that haunt jinx. Silco knows this. He knows her far better at this point than Vi. Its why he yells at jinx not to listen to her. IMO

[@ClaudieTV]

That's very interesting yes, hadn't looked at it that way before! That's a very interesting take!

[@Krusesensei]

So right. To remember: Vander was jinx dad for ~2-3 years. silco for ~10 ...

[@mathies3598]

Its just ironic that yes he knows this... but he always fails to admit his own fault in it. He is the one who's primarily to blame for their deaths, and he did it on purpose, and he's never ever said sorry for it. He's got no right to do what he thinks is best for Jinx in situations such as this IMO Silco is a VERY hypocritical character for me cuz he refuses to acknowledge the hurt he put Jinx through. And he says to Vanders statue that he understands him now, he understands whats it like to have to choose between the dream of Zaun and family, yet he still continues to try to convince jinx that vander and Vi will always betray them and "they will never understand"

[@Maybonics]

Imagine not having to wait 3 years to find out who lived and who died!

[@ClaudieTV]

And it's still just as brutal haha! I can't wait to sink my teeth into season 2!

[@cheriegoldie7179]

41:41 she's been super charged with shimmer to keep her alive...made her super fast

[@SajaVaccaro-l8w]

Don’t apologize for how often you pause and reflect or rewatch sequences again. There’s so much care and intention behind the animation, I think you’re doing it a service to take your time with it. I finished watching part 2 last weekend and I’m totally emotionally hung over, it’s so validating to share that with other people 😂.

[@ClaudieTV]

Thank you so much! I can't wait to see what happens in Season 2!

[@SajaVaccaro-l8w]

Remember that you said this 😂 (Seriously though, it’s amazing, but feelings)

[@SajaVaccaro-l8w]

Oh, hey, unrelated but if you haven’t already you should check out Schnee’s videos. I love his breakdown of how Arcane handles gender and a bunch of other narrative themes. Maximum nerdity, and (watching how much you like to pull things apart) maybe up your ally.

[@ScaryPunkGhost-25]

One of my favourite things about the parallel scenes where Jayce and Viktor interrupt each other's suicide attempts is the fact that in both cases, they don't discuss what was just stopped at all. Viktor and Jayce are both clearly aware of what they were interrupting but instead they tiptoe around the issue in a way that feels so realistic and honest.

[@ClaudieTV]

Yes that's very true! They're both not stupid. They know exactly what they stopped. 100%

[@ScaryPunkGhost-25]

I also love the double meaning of "is there anything so undoing as a daughter?". Silco clearly means that his love for Jinx has weakened him so much that he feels unable to accept something he has spent his whole life trying to achieve, while Jinx seems to hear it as him saying that he was planning to abandon her for his dreams since she means trouble for him.

[@Krusesensei]

Also, in my opinion, when Victor disarm Jinx Bomb, there was a moment of a suicide Idea Followed by Victors "there is Everytime a choice!!" Suicide and choices (and purpose. And belonging to smbdy) are big topics of this show.

[@ecpwrnl]

And onto season 2. Prepare for an emotional roller coaster.

[@ClaudieTV]

Already 💩ing myself ... 🤣

[@gustavgustav2670]

You cant blame Caitlyn for picking up the gun, the fact she doesn't shoot Jinx when she has the chance (after being kidnapped by her) just because Vi asks her not too says a lot.

[@ClaudieTV]

Yep absolutely!

[@gustavgustav2670]

@@ClaudieTV Although given what happens afterwards with Jinx firing the rocket, you have to wonder how she feels about that.

[@MongooseVsGhost]

As others have said those 3 years waiting was kinda brutal. Dunno what I’m gonna do with myself now that this part of Arcane is over, brain rot arcane has inflicted on me is real. looking forward to see what you think of season 2!

[@ClaudieTV]

Yeah me too! I'm going to start watching over the next few days! Super excited!

[@matthewlayo9561]

Jayce has no idea that asking for Jinx is asking for Silcos daughter. To him she's just his head enforcer slash assassin. Silco actually trying to trade himself for jinx by saying she was working for him and they weren't her crimes.

[@ClaudieTV]

YES! Absolutely that was the moment I realised how much he loves her!

[@babette5918]

You do Jinx's voice really well! Loved your reactions to Season 1. Love that you are watching bridging the rift. Subscribed!

[@ClaudieTV]

Thank you so much! Great to have you subscribed! 'Bravo Sis' 😉

[@WoJoFe]

Maybe S1 was the pinnacle of TV show writing, S2 went for some cheap tearjerky and a number of fan services. As a fan I enjoyed being serviced but the writing had far more shortcomings. All of a sudden it felt much more like one needed Arcane (haha) background knowledge, character development pacing seemed off at times and some plot events did't feel natural but rather pt there to instigate maximised viewer emotion and/or create repetition for repetitions sake. I still simp-love it but oh what could have been.

[@babette5918]

Mels painting is of "the immortal bastion", a historic fortress in Noxus (where Mel and her mother are from), so she turned her back on Noxus (and her mother) when she voted for peace rather than for the war that her mother wanted.

[@ClaudieTV]

Gotcha!

[@zonegum]

i still remember shouting "NO!!" after that ending, then having to wait 3 years. 😭can't wait to see your reactions to s2

[@ClaudieTV]

Honestly don't know how you guys waited so long! Must have been agony. S2 reaction coming very very soon 🥰

[@petearundel166]

@@ClaudieTV Well, speaking for myself, I survived the wait by watching every reaction video I could. Knowing that there were loads of people enduring the wait with me helped. ;-) BTW, I heartily recommend Tilda Owen's ( www.youtube.com/@tildaowen ) channel for thoughtful analysis.

[@ChipnChep]

the "bridging the rift" making of documentary is here on youtube, it's amazing, it really shows how much love and thought and sweat went into everything.

[@ClaudieTV]

Yup first two episode reactions are out! Loved it! First one is here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKTGn4qVrq5qitU&ab_channel=ClaudieTV

[@GothicAlienX]

i just binged all your reactions and i haven’t found anyone that does it like you before, i hope more people find your channel! i love how many details you pay attention to. every time you apologize for going back, i’m like “no please keep doing it”, it’s so satisfying seeing you pick up on things and talk about all these details people don’t always look for. every time i hoped you’d see something or a specific detail, you always did. i looove that. i also love how much attention you pay to the cait and vi scenes bc i was watching all these other reactors earlier who would straight up skip their scenes and i’d get so annoyed and stop watching lol. i think ur my fav reactor now. i can’t wait to see your season 2 reaction, it only gets crazier

[@ClaudieTV]

They were skipping Caitlyn and Vi scenes?.... Ha.... what idiots 🙄🤣 Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you like that I go over and over things haha! ❤️

[@cheriegoldie7179]

I'm afraid you've started your reaction channel at the peak of what we will ever watch... nothing else will ever compare😢

[@ClaudieTV]

Nah I stay hopeful, they'll be alot of good shows in the future. Especially after this, it will act as inspiration for it. If not... I'll make one lol

[@edumm200]

yeah i actually think you should react to Bridging the rift before season 2 (the making of), it's very high quality and entertaining and you learn a lot about the background of the people that created the show and the character's stories and motives, the music, the voice actors, etc. about the game: Arcane is canon lore of League of legends, so it is literally based on the game at this point in time. the character's roles and personalities (Vi is a tough fighter, Jinx is a chaotic shooter, etc.), the weapons all belong to pre established game lore, like Jinx's shark bazooka or Vi's gloves, etc. however, it's been added in a very subtle way without distracting the audience from the story. about the game's lore and cinematics. they are very good and fun to watch, but they won't add too much to the Arcane experience imo, besides from interesting character background and concept art/music done by Riot. i think these would be good "music reactions", from the Worlds championships concerts that they organize, to fake Kpop groups, and more. I enjoyed your reactions, keep it up 😸❤

[@ClaudieTV]

First reaction to BTR is out today! Loved it so much! Thank you so much! I'll check them out!

[@Gutzahn]

Compliments to the chef, I appreciate the thoughtfulnes with which youve watched this. Really thinking about the scenes, pausing for details and getting into the characters and their perspectives.

[@ClaudieTV]

Thank you so much! I loved it! Can't wait to get going with season 2!

[@Krusesensei]

12:39 LOVED the shadow of the 🐦 by your window 😅

[@ClaudieTV]

🐦‍⬛🥰

[@danc1513]

Nice little callback. In episode 1 when Ekko talks about Jayce coming into the shop (which lead to the tip that caused the heist) he says that he charged him double and he didn't even haggle. Now here in episode 9 Silco repeats that Jayce didn't even haggle. Can't wait for your reaction to season 2. I shed tears multiple times over the course of it. It's a hell of a ride.

[@ClaudieTV]

OMG yeah! That is interesting! Thank you for that I wouldn't have noticed otherwise! Oh I'm so excited for S2. Coming really soon, promise!

[@cheriegoldie7179]

"There isnt anyone in this show i dont like"... there will be one, you will meet her next season. Lol

[@ClaudieTV]

Oh no... ok. Now I'm scared lol

[@mathies3598]

Lmfaoo

[@mxbubbles4753]

Still remember watching the ending and having the impending realisation that I'd have to wait years for the next season, though it was definetly worth the wait. Also you should react to 'Bridging the rift' a 5 part documentery on the creation of Arcane, it's a fantastic watch they really go into all that goes on behind the scenes, the voice acting, the writing, the music, the sound effects, all the struggles they had getting it made plus it's very fun and quite emotional especially the last part. Even if you don't react to it I would definetly recommend giving it a watch in your own spare time.

[@ClaudieTV]

My first reaction to Bridging The Rift, will be out tomorrow afternoon! Loving it! So interesting! Don't worry it's on its way! Then cracking on with Season 2!

[@mxbubbles4753]

@@ClaudieTV Oh awesome hahaha, I'm glad you liked it

[@FrostyTheSnowPickle]

Alright, now you have to wait three years before you start season 2. Also, if you like Ella Purnell in this as Jinx, you should check out Fallout. She plays the main character, Lucy, in that.

[@ClaudieTV]

Yeah heard about Fallout! I'll add it to my list of things to explore!

[@CescoSalvo]

I absolutely adore your reactions and analisies. Too bad we're already at the end of season one. 😅

[@ClaudieTV]

Thank you so much! Very sweet! 🥰

[@estandm]

Jinx knows that Vi loves cupcakes, we see that in the first episode, and besides Jinx has lost THREE fathers, don't forget her biological father.

[@ClaudieTV]

Very very true!

[@Savage-zo5ww]

51:35 "It's so chaotic and yet harmonious at the same time." 👀 Yeah watch season 2 I will say no more

[@ClaudieTV]

👀

[@michaelcarlson1208]

Fyi, you don't need to learn anything else lore wise as of right now. I would just recommend going straight into season 2 and then exploring league, behind the scenes and lore afterwards. But we highly appreciate anybody willing to react to the rest, not to mention im the one who shared the playlist :p Also the actual game of league of legends is nothing like the show.

[@ClaudieTV]

Ah ok, awesome! Thank you! I've almost finished watching the BTS and will start season 2 ASAP! So don't you worry it's on its way! 🥰

[@michaelcarlson1208]

​@ClaudieTV cool cool. Hope you are sharing a reaction, always nice to see other people's takes on the world and characters riot has made.

[@ClaudieTV]

@@michaelcarlson1208 Yup my reaction to part 1 is coming out tomorrow night :)

[@jmjackson2041]

Just so good. Everything always makes sense given what we know of the characters and their motivations and yet Arcane is still constantly surprising. Great reaction, I like the way you double check what you are seeing and give your thoughts and your spotting of Vander chained up at the end? Chefs kiss. Not a surprise for players of the game who knew back in episode 1 as post experiment Vander is a playable character in League but really well spotted, never seen a non player catch on before and I've watched a fair few reactions.

[@ClaudieTV]

Ah so it is him! Can't wait to crack on with Season 2 now! That is interesting! Glad I kept my eye out for him!

[@michaelcarlson1208]

Kind of spoiled it for her even though she guessed it

[@juliantheapostate2263]

I think one of the truly tragic aspects of Silco is that he clearly admired Vander and loved him very much. But according to his definition of power he had to destroy him and empower people like the Chem-Barons he hates, because those are the people he can control far more easily. He lives very much in self-inflicted loneliness,

[@ClaudieTV]

Very interesting take!

[@UncleMilo]

"Is there anything as undoing as a daughter?" Silco was talking alone to a statue. He wasn't trying to fool anyone or convince anyone... he ABSOLUTELY would never have given Jinx over because he states here to Vander that he finally understands why Vander turned on the dream of Zaun... and Silco is now turning down his dream from his "daughter".

[@ClaudieTV]

Yes, good catch!

[@sullivanlaramie2901]

Also possible Jinx heard Vi call Cait 'Cupcake' when they parted ways in topside. There was that top-down view in the same manner as the bridge that could have been Jinx watching them again from the same angle, and then she followed Cait home.

[@ClaudieTV]

Oh yeah that's a good point! Good catch!

[@nellytapialopez961]

I just discovered your channel, and I love how you react to and analyze the scenes. I'm from Chile, so I speak Spanish, and I apologize if I made any mistakes while writing. But I'm subscribing to your channel, it's excellent!❤

[@ClaudieTV]

Ah thank you so much! Your english is 👌 do not worry 🥰 Welcome aboard!

[@Serge-k4w]

I must thank you a thousand times! Thanks to your reactions and your analyses, I have just understood something that had escaped me for 3 years (during which I saw this season 1 a good twenty times): yes, there are bigger fish than Silco in Zaun, there is Jinx. Jinx is a character of such complexity that she fascinates and frightens us at the same time. I believe, I am absolutely certain, that the writers of Arcane (Amanda Overton in particular) and the immense artists of Fortiche have created a myth. Jinx will enter the pantheon of modern mythological characters at the same rank, or even higher, than Frankenstein, Cyrano, Dracula, Don Quijote, Ulysses (James Joyce), etc.

[@ClaudieTV]

Very interesting take! Love that!

[@Serge-k4w]

@@ClaudieTV Please don't encourage me too much, 🙂I could spend the next two hours writing a commentary on the role of ravens in Arcane and their importance to Powder.

[@vicentxarq-al957]

A series as rich as this one needs reactions from sharp and sensitive people. Your reaction was adorable. Arcane is infinite. The artistic level is incomparable with anything because it took 6 years to make it. Nobody will do anything like that again.

[@ClaudieTV]

Thank you so much! Yeah very true!

[@nrgspike]

I'd be a little unsure about anyone who wasn't a crier where Arcane is concerned, I'm actually impressed how long you held up tbh. I was a complete wreck by the end of episode 3! ...I'd strongly advise keeping those tissues close by going forward though.

[@ClaudieTV]

Me either haha! Roger roger 🫡 will have them on stand by!

[@michaelcarlson1208]

Can't wait to see thi 3rd!, I'm early We had to wait 3 years for the next season, bonkers!!!

[@ClaudieTV]

Yeah that's mental! I don't know how you waited hahaha

[@dysmas2392]

Excellent analysis and attention to detail.

[@ClaudieTV]

Thank you so much!

[@michaelcarlson1208]

Sorry last comment lol, I don't know if you read replies at all, but last food for thought. Not my original comment, but one comment I really liked besides thousands is "Piltover made Jinx. Piltover's neglect convinced a man like Vander to put together the whole underground, and then lead a charge across the bridge. One of the more sinister but subtle implications that we see throughout the show is that topsiders and the Enforcers KNOW that the air in the undercity is toxic. They know the air is so toxic that they designed fully enclosed helmets with gas masks built in to them for enforcers who are regularly tasked with going down there. Look at the difference between enforcers patrolling topside, and enforcers for the undercity. Enforcers topside just wear cloth uniforms and use those bolo balls to ensnare suspects. Enforcers sent to the undercity are given full suits of armor, helmets with gas masks, metal telescoping batons, and rifles. When chasing the kids in the undercity, they didn't have those bolos to ensnare them, Marcus drew his sidearm and for a second looked like he was considering pulling the trigger. He pulled his weapon on kids. The difference in how enforcers operate topside versus the undercity tells you everything you need to know about how topsiders feel about "trencher trash." The way Marcus says "trencher trash" you can tell it's a slur. The council, the enforcers, all the people thriving and living in luxury topside created Jinx. Created Silco. Made Vander feel like the only chance the people in the lanes had for getting a better life was a violent uprising. With all the resources in Piltover, they never did anything about the toxic air and water in the undercity. Vi, Powder, Mylo, Claggor, Ekko, all of their parents had either abandoned them or were dead. The kids working in that factory? How much you wanna bet they lived there too? Piltover's neglect turned good people in to killers." "When Jinx fired that rocket, she made the choice to be fully herself and commit to her Father's dream : to get back at Piltover and stand up for the nation of Zaun. When Jinx sits at the Jinx chair and confronts Vi one last time, she's saying goodbye. She is Jinx and yeah that moment when Vi left Jinx made Jinx. It may have only been a moment, but it was a defining moment that spanned for years afterwards. That changed Powder into Jinx and when Jinx shot Silco and Silco told her "don't cry, you're perfect." Jinx realized that she was Jinx - that's who she is now. And she fully embraces it. Vi thinks she can get Powder back, but Powder is gone. That's one thing Silco understood that Vi didn't. And that's why Jinx said "I thought you could love me like you used to" but the fact of the matter is Vi just can't do that. Jinx wants to kill Caitlyn, she wants to kill enforcers. She chose the path of destruction. Vi chose the path that Vander had chosen. Jinx is Silco's daughter, Vi is Vander's daughter. That's the parallel the show is trying to make. And since Arcane is a frigging masterpiece, the irony in all this is that Jinx fires that rocket towards the council to honor Silco's memory. But unbeknownst to her, she will completely destroy what Silco had worked all his life to achieve : the nation of Zaun. She "jinxed" everything, one last ultimate time. The irony is she's exactly what she is and what Silco wants her to be : herself. A Jinx. Jinx. And her final act is to jinx the peace treaty and the amendment of the Nation of Zaun." Also super ironic Silco was just talking about loyalty 😂 then a complete 180, EVERYONE betrays us lol I promise I love this show, just things I've thought about after many many many re-watches and reactions that hit me on your reaction.

[@ClaudieTV]

I'm going to have to read this 5 times over, to make sure I got everything but this is super interesting! Thank you! I think there's a Powder in there somewhere. But I'll have to watch Season 2 to see hahaha

[@michaelcarlson1208]

Well, we definitely know Powder is still in there as the audience. I'm just pointing as others have from Vi perspective and not understanding what Jinx is saying. She views Jinx as a messed up person, name she gsve her at a young age. She's also blames and hates Silco for "causing such twisted thoughts and messsing up her sister, who in her mind is still Powder" shes not realizing her sister is fully Jinx and that Silco has helped her in some ways. I'm in no way defending Silco, Silco morally is an evil person, where to him the ends justify the means. But he has helped Powder grow into something strong, whether good or bad intentions were there and Jinx is that person. She is a murder and done bad things... but she' smart, can fight, fend for herself​ along with other, build gadgets, etc.. But Vi can't accept Jinx for who she is now (as stated above) and that's why in Jinx's mind "they both have changed" and they can't go back. Hopefully that makes sense and is articulated decently well lol @ClaudieTV

[@edgarretana8377]

For now I would avoid looking into any lore stuff about Runeterra(the name of the world where this all takes place) until you finish season 2. So some of these characters in the show are playable characters In the game and you might get spoilers about developments that are still to come. Another thing to note, Riot has declared Arcane and any future projects they release as Cannon for the lore of Runeterra.

[@ClaudieTV]

AH ok gotcha! Interesting!

[@mathies3598]

"A large bonzai tree" dont those cancel eachother out?

[@booberry6993]

Um...Breaking into a lab, stealing a bunch of stuff, and then blowing up the building doesn't quite resonate with "She did nothing wrong.". I'm not saying Vi deserved everything that happened, but, come on now. She's not innocent either.

[@merodeadorNocturno]

23:31 as we all did. 😭

[@ClaudieTV]

😭

[@atomka5274]

It's amazing how you catch every detail, really! (Also, not so long ago I saw a pretty cool video about the first season kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep_VZHV9hMhnnpI )

[@ClaudieTV]

Thank you I'll check it out!