UNFAIR WORLD...? || PHYSICS EDUCATOR watches ARCANE 1x06 - BLIND REACT-ANALYSIS

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[@charlestonjew7587]

Vi and Viktor are easily my favorite characters in Arcane. In the bar scene, Jinx isn't seducing Chuck(Thierem). She is absolutely f'kng with him. Jinx scares the shit out of Thierem because he knows how unhinged she is and Silco gives her carte blanche to do pretty much whatever she wants. In the water tower, Vi doesn't let Caitlyn help her with her wound, not because she doesn't trust Cait but because Vi is so wracked with guilt, she doesn't believe she deserves help. When Caitlyn says "We're not all monsters. We're people, just like you." Vi says, "You don't know anything about me." Vi is essentially saying that she, herself, is a terrible person, a monster for what she did to Powder. Vi is in self-destruct mode. When Silco loses it, he grabs the guy who was in Ren's room when he paid Marcus a visit earlier. The guy with the eyeshadow and likes to lick things. Silco didn't kill him though. The person Silco kicked on the ground was one of the Shimmer hobos that was killed in the tower collapse so he was already dead. Silco is furious because the last thing he wants is Vi to reach Jinx because seeing her sister again, the source of her pain, will cause Jinx to unravel and potentially undue the father/daughter relationship Silco built with Jinx over the years.

[@Jake6Ohara]

I know what you mean, I've met some brilliant people who have some great ideas that would have changed the world, but reality kicks in, they are very poor, struggling to survive day by day, and their potential is wasted working day by day trying to feed their 12 brothers and sisters because their parents don't know the meaning of responsibility.

[@gilberttrancy7300]

Don't be sorry for crying man .... prayers for whatever you're going through right now ❤ love your reactions

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you so much! =) Sometimes things happen that are just shit =( But life goes on, I guess.

[@wcookiv]

On top of anything else, we know he's going through Arcane, and that can be rough enough. X)

[@DBT1007]

instead of crying, better sorry for always talk in every scenes. like really. you need to focus on that scene until it ended. then u can talk about stuff. u gonna lose the experience. the momentum of emotions. edit: and try to remember stuff. I'm late here, but that doctor character that met with young viktor, clearly not young silco. the voice itself is different. it's clearly the doctor of silco who invented shimmer liquid in the episode 1.

[@storieswithstyle]

@@DBT1007 Okay!

[@wcookiv]

@DBT1007 You're a jerk. He should just ignore you.

[@thebadger4040]

I think that Viktor being a gifted kid that got picked up from the slums is a very interesting perceptive to this story, because that means Viktor was exactly in the same place as Jinx, he just got a little luckier thanks to Heimerdinger giving him an opportunity to thrive in a healthy environment.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yes, that is true. They both also are great engineers... =(

[@thetalantonx]

Of all characters I resonated most with Viktor because of this. Going from being on public assistance as a kid in a single parent household to attending ISEPP lectures of Penrose, Sagan, Bakker, and others and actually getting to meet Sagan because my teacher had the connections.

[@reymaragagad3341]

There's a chance that Singed is the one that introduced Viktor to Heimer since they're former colleagues, or at least told Viktor about Heimer.

[@Kamiisama69]

The guy you mistook for Silco is indeed the doctor. His name is Singed Also the drug addict that "helped" Vi and Cait was the same guy Vander protected from a shady deal in The Last Drop. Thas why he said he wanted to make other people afraid, instead of being the one baing cornered and needing protection

[@storieswithstyle]

Yes, I did missee some characters :D But I think I got it in the end, thanks =)

[@ברקצורף]

First of all, please don't apologize for getting emotional, especially over such a sensitive subject. It's completely understandable, and it shows you are emotionally present and helps me as a viewer of your reaction to connect with you on a deeper and more meaningful level. Other than that, I love your interpretation to different scenes and situations throughout the show, I have watched ALOT of reactions to this show and I'm very glad I came across yours, you offer a very unique perspective that always gives me something to think about. Hope everything will work out in your personal life, keep making quality, thoughtful, human content

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you so much, I am really happy you enjoy the content and my way of reacting/analysing =)

[@JasonDeluna]

No need to apologise for genuine emotions. I actually joined for this exact reason.

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you =)

[@lukaszzylik4437]

I always saw the intro as a metaphor for Victors life. The gear boat represents Hextech and Victor falling represents his death. In both cases his illness stops him from seeing where his creation (or helped create) goes, who it helps, The fruits of his labour, etc.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, the symbolism is strng with viktor's parts =)

[@DropBear2099]

The mutant guy was huck. He was the guy getting bullied over the trade agreement in the bar in the first episode that Vander stood up for

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, I completely missed that =( :D

[@iremainteague5653]

I love how deep and thoughtful your reactions are. You always interpret things very differently than I do, but not in a bad way. This show has so many interesting and varied themes. It's like the analogy of the blind people feeling parts of an elephant. Multiple people seeing different aspects of the whole.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, I agree, I think there never is "one interpretation". I think there are things to discover and share with oothers. I love hearing diferent takes as well. Broadens the horizon. =)

[@jahsehdwayne9525]

That part where you said "Multiple people seeing different aspects of the whole." just reminded me of a certain character in an anime. "There's no human who is all evil. No one has the same personality when viewed from all angles, and no one has the same personality at all times." - Deishuu Kaiki (Bakemonogatari)

[@SamRocher]

Really heartfelt and insightful. Amazing work!

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you so much for the generous gift, I hope you keep enjoying the content =)

[@vanil_iScream]

It was so unexpected to see you having an emotional and vulnerable moment... And so sad to not be able to console you in any other way other than the comment. Loss of a close person a is one of the toughest thing one has to deal with, and no one can be ready when it comes... I wish the best to both you and the one you're grieving about and pray that the God will be merciful to them🥺

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you, unfortunately the grieving is still to come =(

[@Bliss467]

Don’t you just love how both every character acts rationally, all plots are completely character-driven, and yet it feels impossible to predict where it’ll go? No manufactured drama from characters doing stupid crap, just good writing.

[@tofferooni4972]

A satisfying story is one where everything feels inevitable yet unpredictable at the same time.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, that is why it is god-tier writing =)

[@MrCoolAttitude]

I knew seeing you go ham on Viktor early on would be glorious later on when you know him more.

[@Hawkido]

HAH, IYKYK!

[@agustinberto6138]

Glorious you say?...

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, I loved how it baited me into hating him a bit, but perhaps I was just a superfluous dick xD

[@try2fly]

Man, your sincere emotions are beautiful. Don't be sorry for them. And I hope everything is alright in your life :(

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you! =) Most things are! =)

[@NitherSpit]

Eesh. Every time I rewatch this show I focus in on something different. I failed to appreciate the first several times how precisely Viktor's toy boat scene matches up with his entire character arc this season. How is a freaking league of legends property this well written, god damn

[@NitherSpit]

God and like, "brings down the eye of truth" AND the childhood home that vi shared with powder, RIP. this fucking show

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, it is unbelievably dense, love it =)

[@DigiCount]

The purpose of fiction, especially speculative fiction, is to reflect the human condition back at us. So when something resonates with you or something that happened in your life and it moves you emotionally, that just means you're engaging with it the way the author hoped you would. No need for an apology.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, the writing in that scene was just on point =(

[@MrAlyxandyr]

"Are you real?" I've seen this show myself 4 or 5 times; and with reactors over a dozen times now. And every time, that line right there is the one that still kills me. I think it actually gets worse every time.

[@Bliss467]

Exactly same as me. It’s the helplessness of it. The fear to hope in it. It just gets me every time more and more

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, perhaps she even expected a Vi Phantasm... =(

[@nyanbrox5418]

​@@storieswithstyle she was told Vi was dead, same way she was told that Mylo and Claggor was dead, the fact that she can't even always believe her own eyes anymore is so tragic

[@_FirstLast_]

Thank you for sharing your pain with us on camera. This show is amazing how well it mirrors real life stories and emotions. The smartest person I ever met in life died in a car wreck less than a year after graduating High School. His flame was too bright for this world, and will never be forgotten.

[@storieswithstyle]

I hope the pain got less over time =( But as long as we remember, people are in part still with us =(

[@Karanthaneos]

What's so great about this is that there's no need for artificial stupid drama, you don't need misunderstandings, because the series has packed itself with enough conflict that drama can arise naturally. You don't need Vi not showing up and making Jinx angry at her, because of Vi's alliance with Caitlyn and all what she represents there's already enough drama to explore. We don't need Mel to be angry at Jayce for leaving her the other night, because it allows him to talk about her, show that she has human empathy, and it even flows into her topic of her feelings about her family. Everything flows and connects in a way that feels genuine.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yep, it is just characters being characters and it naturally blowing up, because they are different! =)

[@wcookiv]

I agree 99% except there is that one eavesdropping cliche where Powder overhears the wrong half of Vi talking to Milo.

[@WhoDiedWhatCorn]

Experiencing this show for the first time really is a treat. Love your analysis, as always.

[@storieswithstyle]

it is, can not belive I missed it when it came out :D

[@Lookatthisguy0017]

This is channel is diamond

[@storieswithstyle]

Thanks, glad you enjoy it =)

[@MrVernitrax]

Man this series made me cry back with first watch and with this rewatch too... at different moment, I have different buttons that needs to be pressed for that. but I get you totally. good stories do that. life do that...

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, this one hit hard =(

[@charlestonjew7587]

Interesting that the Deutch title of this episode is 'Who is Powder?'. The English version is titled 'When These Wall Come Tumbling Down'.

[@gibbysplendid3725]

Yeah the "who is powder?" kind of gives away the crux of this episode. While the other is generic for shit will go down in general.

[@CuddleCakez]

I'm confused why it's even different. Does it not translate lol?

[@medic7511]

i have a theory that they changed the name of the episode “When These Walls Come Tumbling Down” because they didn’t like it referring to something similar to the fall of the Berlin Wall? xd

[@charlestonjew7587]

@@medic7511 Was that not a good thing for Germany, though? I could see Russia changing the title to something different for that reason, though.

[@fabiangiesen306]

@@medic7511 Nah, that's actually a national holiday every year in Germany (though celebrated on Oct 3rd not Nov 9th because the latter has considerable baggage... look it up). The episode titles are all quoting/paraphrasing lines from the characters or the songs, for this episode it's the latter. Notably the spoken lines get translated but the songs don't. All the episode titles that quote (English) song lyrics not character lines are changed in the German translation to match lines said by the characters in German: E1 "Welcome to the Playground" -> "Willkommen in den Gassen [Welcome to the Lanes]" (spoken by Vander); E5 "Everybody wants to be my enemy" -> "Ein Feind der hohen Gesellschaft [An enemy of polite society]" (not sure where that's from offhand); E6 "When These Walls Come Tumbling Down" -> "Wer ist Powder? [Who is Powder?]" (said by Caitlyn); E9 "The Monster You Created" -> "Schlange ohne Kopf [Snake without its head]" (paraphrasing Jayce).

[@th3voice]

No apologies necessary for crying. Your emotions are yours, and you have a right to them, and you don't owe anyone here to shut them down or tune them out.

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you. It really came out of left field =(

[@phkun4435]

About Mel and Jayce, I think she had some sort of fondness for him already before this episode, but she fully intended to manipulate him despite it. This scene, I think made her finally realize she wanted to be sincere about her relationship with Jayce. Also, it doesn't outright says It anywhere, but Piltover is a City State, so Mel really is an immigrant, where she is from will be touched upon later.

[@storieswithstyle]

I am unsure, I think she is like "why not both" =D

[@Lookatthisguy0017]

This is my favorite show, man i just find this in my recommendation. I hope things go out your way.

[@ericdeandraven7183]

"I promise I am not... i am not an evil overlord!" That's exactly what an evil overlord would say! Awesome reaction as always, I love your real heartfelt reaction to viktor's situation but at the same time I'm a bit sad it for sure comes from personal experiences. A hug from Portugal.

[@storieswithstyle]

Thanks, loved the viktor stuff so much =) Yeah, I am not an evil overlord :D

[@leonielson7138]

There's a song called "Get Jinx" (you hear part of it in episode 5) where one of the lines is "I want to burn the city to ashes/and see what Pow-Pow thinks". "Pow-pow" is the name of Jinx's minigun, implying that she talks to inanimate objects, but after learning that "Pow-Pow" was also Vi's childhood name for Powder, I'm wondering if she's actually talking about her child-self.

[@fosterbennington6405]

I still have that song stuck in my head from the day it released, around 10 years ago now?

[@GellertGreer]

Such a pleasure to listen to your thoughts throughout Arcane. Also bowties always bring a smile to my face.

[@storieswithstyle]

I am glad you enjoy these reactions! =)

[@dzibanart8521]

The cliff hangers in this show run from the top of Mt Everest to the bottom of the Mariana Trench

[@storieswithstyle]

True :D

[@BBrainsTube]

The scene of Jayce kicking Heimerdinger out of the Council just reminded me of start of episode 4, when Jayce told him: "But you always give that speech. I... I could never take your place!" This is some foreshadowing.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, also the statue dialogue =(

[@K-J-A]

I just arrived... and man... Man, I want to rewatch everything now from this friend's perspective. The analysis he makes on every aspect... The views and comparisons... The empathy he shows. That was amazing. I'm also really looking forward to seeing the next episodes from his perspective.

[@juansan4862]

You probably already know by now but i want to comment something just fo the algorithm. No, thats not Silco, that is hes scientist, the one who make the shimmer (that purple liquid) 07:00. He is Singed, a champion in League.

[@Sinewmire]

There's no shame on feeling your feelings, and no knowing what will trigger them. Good for you for being strong enough to share them. I love the details in this show - the way Marcus slams his badge down on his table with his keys - he's making a deliberate attempt to leave his frustration and trouble at the door, ao he can be light and happy with his daughter.

[@NoaD.G]

Yordles (beings like heimerdinger) are practically immortal. Their physical body might die but they are actually something more like magic, so once they die, their "essence" arrives back in bandle city (the home of the yordles) and then they can just leave again. Please do correct me if i am wrong.

[@storieswithstyle]

I love that name, yordle. Sounds so fluffy :D

[@NoaD.G]

@storieswithstyle makes sense! They usually are fluffy :'D

[@FizLFilms]

This series is amazing. Wish you the best on whatever your goin through man. Stay strong!

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you =)

[@quixoticaxolotl2060]

wow, thank you for another great reaction!

[@storieswithstyle]

You are welcome! =)

[@SinSiricheDu]

Thank you for having a vulnerable moment, Arcane has several emotional dick punches for people, mine was the third episode finale hitting way too close to home with sisters torn asunder. Many of the therapists that react to Arcane feel bad for Powder and have known patients like her who were victims of abuse and assault. Its always great to see so many different people connecting with the characters in Arcane. It’s a testament to how well written they are and how human the writers made them.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, the writing is just so real it is awesome and sad at the same time =(

[@ThePoetUnderTheFall]

I believe Mel was painting boats from her home country Noxus. Just guessing based on the use of red on the sails and the color. Oh yeah I believe Medarda is her last name.

[@storieswithstyle]

Ah, that is a cool detail =)

[@overgroll]

great episode! answering a few of your questions, random order because my brain endulges chaos: #1 Medarda isnt a region, its the name of the House that Mel was borne into. #2 Silco just went all-aggression out on some of his goons and the mutated junkies he shimmered up to beat Vi. his anger probably is not based on them just loosing (he is used to that by now), but on the danger Vi poses for his plans #3 the junkie that sold out cait + vi was not a random, he was the guy from episode 1 (Huck), that was saved by Vander in the bar scene #4 with your netflix set to german, dont give too much in for episode titles. ep 6 is titled "when these walls come crumbling down" in english :) #5 "what was that, that was awesome?!" - a firelight tossed one of their crystal-grenades at jinx and she shot it mid-air and put a bomb on his hover-board #6 about the awesome writing i'll share something you wont notice until your 5th+ rewatch :D The scene in the bar, with Chuck/Thieram... remember that scene? now think back to the end of episode 2, when little Powder was in the bar with Vander and he poured her a drink. now comparing those scenes, Jinx/Powder have the exact same body language, even though its years apart. and even better, Chuck/Thieram pours her a drink the EXACT same way Vander did. Just imagine little Jinx terrorizing Silco's goons until they learn how to pour her a drink as she remembered from happier times. and one last thing, it is only a theory, but it would fit into the genius writing that created Arcane. Chuck/Thieram is the same guy that chased little Powder in episode 1. His facial features are quite similar and it would explain why she teases him with pink smoke bombs. Otherwise it would be totally random and compared to certain DC-Characters, Jinx is not random.

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you so much for taking the time and clearing these things up., now it makes even more sense! =)

[@flyingeagle3898]

The funniest thing about arcane, is that the easter eggs are everywhere for those of us who play the game, but the story itself is a very original interpretation of the characters

[@storieswithstyle]

I need to play the game again :D

[@アキコ2003]

from the moment i found this channel i love your honest speech and commentary and always look forward to watching new videos after work, i am binge watching your playlists with my girlfriend and she is learning english because of it too 15:25 And this made me feel a little worried, i hope there is nothing bad going on with your health

[@storieswithstyle]

I am glad the reactions are of use, hope the learning goes well! =) I am okay myself health wise! =)

[@mufasa5851]

This was an amazing experience and i am elated that you shared it.

[@storieswithstyle]

Thanks, it was an awesome episode again! =) =(

[@reduxxedr]

Silco is angry because he's having a horrible day. He knows Vi is alive (which will cause conflict between him and Jinx since she thinks he lied to her about Vi's "death"), and he doesn't want to lose Jinx. He knows Vi is trying to find her, and with her and Caitlyn escaping that just shoots up the chances of Jinx reconnecting with her sister and leaving Silco behind. On top of this, Silco loses Vi and Caitlyn when he had a really good opportunity to kill them (Vi just recovered from being injured, and Caitlyn didn't even have a gun).

[@storieswithstyle]

true, just one bad day =(

[@vanteal]

I don't know if many people noticed it because I've never seen/heard anyone mention it yet, but when Victor walks into the doctor's cave (The one he used to visit Rio in as a child) and says to the Dr (Singed) "I understand, now". When the Dr turns around and sees Victor and hears those words a very subtle expression of what seems to be both joy and relief can be seen in his eyes. For some reason, that brief, easily missed moment always gets to me.

[@ML_Vanilla]

Exeption to the rule that actions always speak louder than words: Actions are sometimes not explicit enough for some people. You can hug, kiss, give presents and always be nice but if you don't actually SAY the words "I love you", the other person might feel like you don't love them

[@storieswithstyle]

But would that not be a situation where it is just actions and no words and not them "working against each other"? :D But an interesting scenario, though =)

[@emperorborgpalpatine]

​@@storieswithstyle If I made a speech that united the worlds then doesnt that mean the words were louder than the actions? The thing is words cant even exist without action but in this scenario I think words were louder than action.

[@BBrainsTube]

"Powder regressed into Jinx" - wow. I watched, like, 5 professional therapists react to Arcane already, one of them spent around 3-5 hours analysing each episode. But I have never heard this take on Jinx. This is awesome!

[@storieswithstyle]

Thanks =) I love that the show give this much depth from a psychological perspective, though =)

[@OlmanWillo]

Words that inspire action from many are more powerful than individual actions. But in general I agree with you

[@storieswithstyle]

Are not the words the actions then? =D An interesting special case I think.

[@OlmanWillo]

@@storieswithstyle the words cause the actions. I'd argue they are still words, but their increased value comes from the fact that they cause a multitude of actions. Iike the I have a dream speech has more value than just showing up at a protest.

[@gr1mreap3rz15]

never, ever apologise for sincere emotion. viktor's story makes me bawl my eyes out every time i watch it, and i've seen this first season a hundred times by now lol. art being able to elicit real feelings like that is a beautiful thing, however bittersweet it may be. i hope you're doing okay ❤

[@babette5918]

Here is a rough synopsis of what you just watched (because there are some things you didn't catch)... Silco goes to Marcus to question him about how it is that Vi is still alive and to leverage Marcus' daughter. Silco tells Marcus that Vi and Caitlin must not be allowed to resurface. Silco doesn't want Vi to reunite with Jinx. Silco's soldiers pursue Vi and Caitlin until they escape further into the depths (slums) of the undercity. To a place where Vi and Powder lived before being "adopted" by Vander. The sick little man who takes Caitlin to the apothecary (doctor) is Huck. Huck is the little fellow who Vander protected at "The last Drop" when Huck was being screwed over during a business deal inside the bar. After Vander was gone (this is subtext) there was no protector for Huck, so he consumed "shimmer" to become beastly and protect himself. Long term use of "shimmer" is addictive and has negative physical effects. The "healing potion" that the apothecary prepares holds a single drop of "shimmer". In low doses, shimmer can be used as a medicine. "Shimmer" was developed by "Singed", he is the doctor that was working with Silco (Silco is not a scientist) during the beginning episodes. He was caught in a fireball when Powders "monkey bomb" exploded during episode #3. He was severely burned. "Singed" is also the man that young Viktor met inside the cave. At that time "Singed" was experimenting with his "mutation", Rio. Rio is the salamander-like creature. Rio eats the purple flowers and then her body produces "shimmer". This is why "Singed" states that "the mutation must survive". He doesn't care about the creature... only the useful mutation. After Vi is healed by the shimmer-potion she is found by Silco. Huck ratted her out for a shimmer reward... Huck is an addict. Silco is there because he wants to prevent Vi from reuniting with Jinx. He desperately doesn't want to lose Jinx to Vi. Silco, who is normally calm and cool in his dealings, loses control as Vi and Caitlin escape his clutches. Silco beats one of his minions in frustration. Additionally we see Marcus barricade the bridges in order to allow searches of anyone trying to cross between the upper and lower cities. Marcus tricked Jayce into giving that order in order to "protect the city from further attacks", but in reality it is because Marcus is carrying out Silco's orders. The main gist here is that Silco is afraid that Vi is going to take Jinx away from him. He doesn't want that because he is either protecting Jinx from her sister, or he loves her like a daughter, or he needs her to build his weapon (again, Silco is not a scientist), or a combination of all of the above.

[@storieswithstyle]

Ah, thanks, that makes more sense now =) Some of the stuff I got later (I think), but some I did not, thank you so much! =)

[@ulischarl2026]

Ich hoffe, dass du mit deiner unglaublich starken Empathie gut zurecht kommst und nicht in Mitleid, sondern in Mitgefühl. I hope you do well with your incredibly strong empathy. Not pity, but compassion.

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you so much! =)

[@trueblaze84]

If you think about it the way Silko lost his temper and just started destroying everything around him was nearly identical to how Powder was crying and losing her temper after Vi told her to stay home. Just another sign of how similar and childish deep down the two characters are

[@mishad6161]

Your commentary is wonderful. This is the first video I’m seeing from you and I love it, I’ll be watching your other Arcane reactions as well💗💗 I’ve seen some comments say less than nice things but I just want to say- please keep doing your videos as you are, and as you want to!! It makes your videos more unique and your perspective is so valuable and enjoyable. Much love from Canada :D

[@mishad6161]

ohh interesting… about your “actions always speak louder than words”, I definitely agree. However, I think that there are times where words may BE actions, and instigate change by reaction. Words can push people to do something- but maybe in that case it would be better to call it a cause of action? That’s how I see it at least!

[@SeeAndDreamify]

The man young Victor met in the beginning is the man who came up with the shimmer drug, in fact I believe the cute monster is the original source of Shimmer. He was in the first episode, together with Silco, doing the cat and mouse experiment. We also briefly saw him in the explosion in episode 3 where it burned his lab with him inside it. A very minor role in the story until we see him with Victor, but a quite important role in the science behind it all.

[@revendax2584]

the purple flowers are what create the shimmer, thats why hes feeding them to Rio. He knows Rios health is failing and his entire goal scientifically is to prevent death or reanimate life. So he does not want Rio to die, he is traumatized about being unable to save his daughter from death and now will do anything to prevent Rio from dying and having to lose it. That is why he is pumping it full of shimmer in an attempt to halt its death unfortunately for RIo. This is further reinforced by the fact that we see no animals in the shimmer factories later. It comes form the purple plants that grow in the cave.

[@SeeAndDreamify]

@@revendax2584 Oh, interesting.

[@Bhargos]

Victor meets the Professor or Singed in the beginning. The guy that made shimmer for Silco. Heimerdinger is head of the council

[@O13J1]

I won’t lie. I never really connected with victor before but I know friends, very smart friends, who work hard for their accomplishments. Seeing your perspective, your emotions helped me connect Victor to my life and the people in it. It’s grounded him for me in a way I didn’t see before. Just goes to show how incredible this show is.

[@Brutalhonesty11]

We love you man. We hope everything is okay.

[@storieswithstyle]

Thanks =) Not everything, but time will hopefully be kind. =(

[@gigey]

Love your reactions. Thank you for sharing your feelings with us.

[@storieswithstyle]

You are welcome =)

[@Belbecat]

Whoa, I wonder why in German they named this episode "Where is Powder?" In English, it's called "When the walls come tumbling down." If you haven't, look over the English names for all the episodes - things like Episode 3 "The Base Violence necessary for change" are quite significant titles that could be very different if interpreted or renamed (preferably during your rewatch, because you should definitely rewatch 😛)

[@Belbecat]

Also, it's funny that you jabbed at the Rings of Power since so many video essays that talk about the failure of Rings of Power use Arcane as the example of how to do things right too.

[@storieswithstyle]

yeah, that is so weird :D I wonder who does the titles in germany? :D

[@Hawkido]

The "who did he kill" portion, First he slapped around the "Licky blonde goon" because the goon reported back that they lost Vi and Caitlyn. Silco was irrational and angry and took his frustration out on him. But Silco didn't kill HIM, Silco calmed down, and took his jacket off and had a chat with "Huck" (the guy who helped get Vi some medicine, and was also the patron of the Last Drop in EP1 that Vander saved from the out-of-town traders where trying to cheat him), during this chat it was revealed that Huck betrayed Silco, so Silco stomped him to death while he was still trapped under the wreckage of the water tower. The Blonde goon is fine, you'll see him later.

[@storieswithstyle]

yeah, I think I just missed him later =)

[@blobbydubs]

It's kind of interesting to watch other people theorize why Silco snapped in anger during the music montage. A good theory that I've heard is that: Silco can handle Jinx going against what he wishes Silco can handle Vi returning to the Undercity and threatening to destroy his empire and most importantly, get back Jinx Silco can handle Caitlyn, an enforcer, being close to knowing the truth and bring it to the public Silco can handle Jayce putting pressure on enforcers to be all over his business He can handle all those things SEPARATELY, but when they all happen in less than two days back-to-back, he just BREAKS and finally lets his inner monster out.

[@Fionalah]

What a great reaction, so very perceptive! And yes, all of us nerdy, awkward, introverts see ourselves in Viktor! He's our GOAT! And yes, 'Rings of Power' is an absolute *fucking* desecration of its beautiful source material. 'Arcane' is a masterpiece, written with wit, love and care.

[@storieswithstyle]

Love Viktor =) Yeah, RoP was such a travesty =(

[@Lucas47240]

I'm so glad you're enjoying the show and that Viktor is one of your favorite characters (in my top 3 with Silco & Jinx). Small point, when Jinx talks alone in her room to her “toys”, we can see that each toy represents a member of her family that she has “killed”: - little plush with glasses (Claggor's glasses) -> Claggor - mannequin that literally represents Milo -> Milo - little rabbit plush (old plush that belonged to Vi) -> Vi

[@storieswithstyle]

Thanks =) Yeah, mine are probably Viktor, Silco and Jayce :) But Kate and Mel are also really high =)

[@brandonmonsivais9817]

I hope and choose to believe that consciousness continues in a way that we just cant perseeve or understand yet. I believe that even if we could find those answer through a definitive form, we shouldn't. My thought is that even if we could in some faaar off future, the journey that it would've forced their ancestors to go through in their mind and consciousness. Is far more meaningful than having a concrete answer, no matter how scary we think that unknown to be.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yes, i agree. been thinking a lot about it lately, I am basing my new story on thoughts of the afterliffe, it is so much more "fun" to think of what could be than nothingness =)

[@xale52791]

A big part of Heimerdinger's reservations is because he was alive to see arcane magic used to basically destroy the world the last time someone was messing around with it. (However I don't love how they used him in this show, it kind-of feels like he had to be there because of the lore but they didn't really know what to do with him.)

[@revendax2584]

we will get better stuff for Heimerdinger in Season 2. HIs role will be more of the techno wizard than a politician as he teams up with Ekko.

[@Ravenpoe121]

I've never seen your videos before, you came on autoplay for me, but your honest, human reaction got me. Hugs from a stranger, life truly isn't fair and death always seems to take the best of us.

[@rakansasas1111]

Silco saying "I freed her" while giving shimmer to those two addicts... this show has SO MANY little details. Everything Silco "gives" is poisonous.

[@storieswithstyle]

Perhaps the addicts feel free as well when they... take the substanbce? At least if you look at it a bit warped =D

[@Hawkido]

@@storieswithstyle Two different styles of governing. Under Piltover's governance, a portion of the population have Authority, but no Responsibility, and that shirked responsibility falls on the other portion of people who have no authority. More Laws, less justice, harsher penalties for the "responsible class", no penalties for the "authority" class. Soviet Style. Under Silco's governance, everyone has authority over themselves, but everyone is held to their own personal responsibility. Less laws, harsher immediate personal justice. Wild West.

[@ThereaalSP]

This is my first video I’ve seen of you and I’m definitely subscribing.

[@Mediamatix]

"I promise I am not an evil overlord" hmmmm- That's exactly what an evil overloard would tell the public =.=

[@shsnwksybdeb]

No one can have a monopoly on suffering, there's always gonna be someone who's had it worse

[@storieswithstyle]

Yes, and it is partly heard to measure against each other =(

[@tenou213]

I'm loving the sincerity being expressed here. Connecting with Arcane characters is such an enriching experience because they're done just SO well! I don't have the words to express sympathy for how hard it must be to go through such rancid unfairness but I hope some level of catharsis comes about. The weight can be too heavy sometimes.

[@LennyWiszniew]

Don t be sorry to be emotionnal never

[@storieswithstyle]

Thanks =)

[@LucasWIZONE]

'Oh f*** man, I can't watch another one' xD

[@storieswithstyle]

Stupid cliffhangers :(

[@Mia-nk1kg]

You were recommended to me, and understand why you are a delight!

[@dechain1927]

wow, youre a breath of fresh air in the reaction scene

[@HobGobMob]

I'm watching the entire playlist at once and it's kinda funny how radically your view of Victor has changed over the course of a few episodes, from shady dude to this.

[@yaniscombes7461]

Thank you far sharing your emotion with us.

[@vanteal]

You, by far, have thee most interesting take on the Arcane series. An actual intelligent analysis moment by moment. EDIT/ADDON = I 100% understand the outpour of emotion and momentary breakdown. Not to say in any way I understand your personal situation, but how the structure of a scene, or the words spoken in one can hit us as individuals as such that they describe something that we, ourselves, haven't been able to outwardly describe or express in a way that satisfies us on a personal level. It's impactful in such a way we often don't know how to process it and are left with only our primitive, most ingrained natural response. To cry... Crying is ingrained in us. An instinct. A powerful, natural, genetic trait. An instinct. As it is with many forms of life on this planet. It is the most natural thing to do when our minds and bodies have no idea what else to do...

[@deadmemes1824]

don't feel like u have to share anything with us, your emotions are valid and i hope that they not only become less painful but someday you'll maybe be able to see it in a beautiful light👍

[@DrWolfPhoenix]

It's not silco but the doc who works with him

[@Hospobar]

14:58 I understand that youre sorry because your crying doesnt really concern the show youre reacting to, but please dont be. The fact that you can find how you can relate to the quote in this show means how realistic it is. Even if its sad and private as you said, just the fact that you didnt cut out that part shows how genuine you are. Not sharing details or reasoning behind this does not mean that its pointless or unreasonable. I hope you can get over whatever shit youre going through, stay strong 👊

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, that quote was just brilliance =(

[@bigWordsHurt47]

Haven't finished watching but answering your question about the guy Viktor meets in the cave... that's Singed, he was the scientist with Silco in the first episode who is developing shimmer. He put the cat in the cage with the rat... later on he covers his face because it was burned in the explosion that Powder caused at the end of episode 3. Happy watching!

[@Rainoth_Rai]

58:50 It's not just that. Everything is slipping from his grasp and Silco throws a sort of tantrum to emotionally regulate himself. He didn't kill anyone there. He's just very frustrated that Vi got away. Vi, the only person who can ruin his plans and take away Jinx, who he cherishes most.

[@storieswithstyle]

Sure he did not kill that one dude? He looked pretty dead :D

[@Rainoth_Rai]

@@storieswithstyle I am going to assume you've already finished the show at this point in time. If not, consider this a spoiler. Yes, he's fine. He's the same guy that the entire bar looks at alongside Vi in episode 9 :)) Fun fact, there's some theories that he might end up being a champion called Dr. Mundo (it's a stretch but I wouldn't count out Arcane writers).

[@storieswithstyle]

Ah, i see, did not notice him there :) but is more in line with silco as well. :)

[@2DTL]

37:40 - It's the merchant(?) from the first episode. Vander protected him in the bar by saying: "You can't attack the one who's paying for the drinks". Since he was small and weak in comparison to others in the slums, I guess that's why he took the drug and said that "he wanted to be somebody, to make others afraid".

[@ianswanson332]

buddy got hit right in the fucking feels, Ima pour one out for you, homie.

[@palpat8431]

"Is that Silco?" some things are just indefensible and no excuses will help.

[@storieswithstyle]

True, but I am bad with faces sometimes :D

[@palpat8431]

@@storieswithstyle faces, voices, mannerisms, speech patterns. The two characters were both in the same scenes together at the same time.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, and singed was a random with 4 lines and 4 min screentime :D

[@palpat8431]

@@storieswithstyle as opposed to Silco, who is a key character that appears in every single episode. Stop the cope.

[@absentia6164]

Dude make all the predictions you want, that's part of the fun of watching a blind reaction. edit All cool bro, don't need to tell us anything you don't want to

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, I love predictions. Sometimes I am even right xD =)

[@brandonmonsivais9817]

In LoL the doctor underground that mentors Victor is the champion Singed

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, he somehow looked so similar :D

[@Silica_Packer]

The eye is Silco's symbol!

[@storieswithstyle]

Ah, that makes sense as well with his eye injury =)

[@ElKartoffelbreii]

On the question of waging the life of a loved on versus ones of strangers: I think it heavily depends on the circumstances and you will only know for sure, after being in such situation. Since you mentioned The Last of Us: It's a great game with a great srory and while the show took some liberties and changed some things, it still remained very true to its source material, in spirit always and in many regards it's basically the same story 1 to 1. I would love to see you to react to the show and hear your opinions. In the specific circumstances of The Last of Us, I would choose the loved one over the life of others.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, the show is supposedly very good, I might watch it down the line =)

[@ericsanford536]

the guy who took kaitlyn to the potion lady was the guy in episode 1 that Vander helped when the traders tried to cheat him

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, I completely missed that =( :D

[@cancan-wc9kx]

53:55 talk tuah podcast mentioned RAAAAH!!!

[@leonielson7138]

6:49 "Oh! Is that Silco?" No, that's Singh, one of the playable characters in League of Legends. He was a professor at the university in Piltover until he was expelled. 38:50 "She gives her weapon. Is that worth a lot, though? Later on, we see Sevika with a new arm, and I've always wondered if parts from Kaitlyn's gun was used to make it.

[@makutheboss]

If i could subscribe again i would, awesome to see you discussing such insights. Also, i TOTALLY did not cry, definitely not... (Maybe i did cry, but this is in brackets so it's a secret)

[@storieswithstyle]

Thanks, I am really glad you enjoy these reactions! =)

[@AgonizingDemise]

The German episode titles are so different from the original ones. I wonder why they felt the need to change it.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, sometimes they do that and sometimes even spoiling stuff =(

[@joesoq]

damn bro, i hope youre ok.

[@storieswithstyle]

Most of the time, I am =)

[@OrfFlo]

Personally yes I would go with the option that would save the most people. And there are a lot of reasons for that choice, which might be mostly due to my life being what it is and stuff. The one part that might be the most "life situation dependant" is that I don't really fear death and generally don't feel there's much to life, which makes me generally feel that other people's lives should be prioritized over mine since they feel that need for life which I don't. There's, of course, also the fact that I've never felt that need for being social that everyone else apparently feels, I've, to my knowledge, never felt "lonely". Interacting with other people only ever drains me, never fuels me in any way, and I've never felt a "need" for others. And another thing I feel contributes to that choice is that it's rather ingrained in my very being that every person you see have a strong emotional bond with someone else and someone else has a strong emotional connection with each and every person you see as well. Is your emotional bond/connection more worth than someone else's? How would you measure the value of someone's emotional connection? To me it becomes a question of how much hurt is generated in humanity, and one person can't generate enough hurt to out-weigh the hurt of a mass of people, therefore the pain I'd carry would be less of a negative impact on... well... pretty much everything and everyone. However this is if the question is one sacrifice for GUARANTEED salvation for more than one person, if the percentage for successfully saving other people is lower or uncertain to the point where the sacrifice might be essentially in vain... that's a different story. Basically it would depend on the situation and the known facts of the situation, but if it's guaranteed that one person dies and I carry all the fallout from that death in exchange for a bunch of other people being spared from that fate, then yes, I would pick one death and one sufferer of pain over many deaths and an immense mass of suffering without a shadow of a doubt. Sorry for the long comment... I unfortunately have a tendency to do that sometimes... hope those who read this have a wonderful week at least.

[@storieswithstyle]

Really interesting. =) I thought along those same lines a lot, but I have now felt several times in my life that my ideas" and how I think I would act did not reflect what I did in the end as reality was strangely close and diffeernt, although "factually" the same as my thoughts (if that makes sense?). So I am really unsure of what I would do. I think in the end onl ytruly being in that situation would show, actually =)

[@OrfFlo]

​@@storieswithstyle Yeah I see a lot of people saying that it's impossible to know how you'll act and what you would decide unless you're actually in that situation. But I've never really been wrong with my predictions on what my choice would be, especially when it comes to more impactful things like that. I think I might have a natural inclination towards self-sacrifice generally as well. There's been many instances where I've noticed that trend, for example when I was somewhere between 14-16 years old there were this instance where me and my two friends had snuck in to a barn we weren't supposed to be in (for safety reasons really, but I was so used to the place that I knew that it wouldn't be much of a problem, I had the whole place mapped out mentally when it came to areas that are completely safe to traverse and which might cause an issue given certain scenarios), usually no one really cared if they heard me traversing the barn, but this time someone came running in while screaming at us (we heard them before they even entered the barn, so my friends instinctively hid, and I followed them). When the person got closer to the hiding spot, my friends were scared and pretty much were in "flight" mode, but when I noticed them in that state my body kind of moved on it's own and I started slowly moving towards the adult man who was looking for us, ready to take on everything by myself and distract him away from my friends. That didn't happen though, since one of my friends held me back, and shortly after that the man left the barn, probably asuming we had ran away. There's also the fact that many times throughout my childhood I'd naturally take on problems on my own and I always kind of put other people first. Always been like that, from as long as I can remember, which is why I think that I'd pick the option of over-all less suffering and be more inclined to picking an option where I'm the only one hurt over anything else. From everything I've seen so far through my actions and reactions, I'm pretty confident I'd go with the least suffering/damage in other people/other people's lives, but as I said, it does depend on the situation, but if it's guaranteed... then I'm pretty sure it'd be just as guaranteed that this would be my choice. It's interesting how differently people functions in different situations, and so far, I've usually been in the smaller percentage of generally expected reactions, which is why I tend to think "it's probably just a me thing"

[@TylPhumin]

About the question of 1 loved vs all the others Yes and no. Yes, for i lit. don't care about random ppl but no, because in the end, even if I think i can't live without that person, ill get over it. but killing the rest of the world, means killing all the nice first world stuff always what benefits myself the most~ x:

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, I suspect it would be the same for me, but am unsure. Perhaps depends on what that 1 person wants =(

[@gustavgustav2670]

This is quickly becoming my favourite reaction to this. Also, everyone ships Cait and Vi, including the writers!

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you! =) Yeah, they have brilliant chemistry =)

[@2DTL]

36:34 - Of course not. It's an easy question, if you ask me. There are so many people who are smarter, stronger, more resourceful and etc than me, or even the most simple question: "Can you do what 3 people can do?" - here I prefer utilitarian answer. Also, I think that no matter what this person means to you, you can go through it, and find another reason to exist (Like you said in Ep14 of Death Note at 12:14). It's like, how many times you were in love and were ready to do anything to this particular person? How many such "the only one" you've had? You can look at this from different angles: Moral, utilitarian, survival of a kind, DNA diversity and etc. There's simply no point in trading 1 to millions. Even if these millions would be completely shit people. But if you would imagine, as you said, that every single person out of these millions(!) has the same complex life as you do, do you have the right to rob them of it to save what you want? Even less arguments for training. 42:02 - Yes, you are correct, but there's a big difference. Such rich people have ability, access and time(?) to get help, treatment, they don't need to think about basic needs, because there's simply no way they will encounter the lack of money, while all of the above IS a problem for less "lucky" people. It might be a simply envy, of course.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yes, that is true probably, but the thing is I think we would never really know unitl we are in a situation like that. I had it once or twice where being in a situation completely changed my thinking, because it is not "cozy thought experiment" =D

[@2DTL]

@@storieswithstyle Are you talking about the first topic or the second? :D To add to the second one, I'd probably say: If a person is rich from the beginning, he doesn't know how to deal with struggles that are considered "normal" for regular people. Like, if you are struggling, you learn how to ignore some things or how to come in terms with them, but if you have money, you get shortcuts here and there, but might be fucked in the end, because you didn't build enough resistance to that. 🤔