THE END?! *• LESBIAN REACTS - ARCANE - 2x09 “THE DIRT UNDER YOUR NAILS” •*
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Okay, I know Arcane loves its symbolism...but Maddie getting hit with a literal rebound was just hilarious!
😂
😂😂😂
@@charlestonjew7587. wtf is that emoji I have literally never seen this before???
that is sick and twisted and i love it
The fact that her least favourite character is (probably) about to become the ginger haired Scottish girl is incredibly ironic.
Mosco might want to consider getting a pink dye job.
Tbh I’m really not a fan of them making Maddie a spy
@@ch33les99 more like jilted lover. she saw how Cait reacted when VI came back and THEN probably went to Ambessa - thus her quipping about the "workplace entanglements" here once again.
@@ChipnChepnah the creators confirmed that she was a plant from the beginning
@@jasonsmith6219masco also hates maddie lol
Jinx: Oh you're a villain alright. Just not a super one.
Ambessa: Oh yeah? What's the difference?
Jinx: *shows up in a blimp, posing like a G and with her chaotic, colorful flair* PRESENTATION!
MEGAMIND REFERENCE
Cue “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns and Roses.
Okay I want to be mad because they should've done this but I'm laughing too much to care great job
Hell Yeah! Bringing the Megamind VS Titan Reference!! Love it, thank you!!❤🔥
And I love YOU, random citizen!
Caitlyn losing her eye wasn't just about losing things in war, she was using Ambessa's teachings from Episode 6 to win: "I've discovered a fourth principle. One that heightens all others. Sacrifice."
She chose to sacrifice her eye to be able to reach and remove Ambessa's Kaenic Rookern (the anti-magic item that protected her from Mel) 😢
Also what Caitlyn said about how too much force exposes you, Ambessa had to really push for that eye giving her an opening.
Kaenic rooken was in here... damn
@@chr0onomeisteromg that’s some good writing
Don’t worry lol, that isn’t Caitlyn’s snipping eye, you can actually see her pushing left eye towards the knife to avoid loosing the snipping eye.
If it was though that would be doomed
She needs 2 eyes for dept perception, especially when moving and shooting in the field. :(
@@7hkey It helps but she doesn't need it! Also hopefully she won't be in a battlefield soon
@7hkey This is untrue. I only have one eye, and my depth perception is unaffected. Her remaining eye will adjust.
@@tarawhite24that's so cool to know!
I haven't seen people mention it but at the beginning when jinx is trying to blow herself away, when ekko sits down and says, "I'm just trying to convince an old friend not to blow us both up", jinx jumps off the ledge instead so she doesn't hurt him 😢
Yeah it's sad
Yeah, she thinks Ekko is just another voice in her head at first.
ngl I don't know what she thought was gonna happen by jumping. Cause that fall right before she sacrificed herself should have done something but it did nothing.
@@The_Black_Roninn It would be a quick way to get distance away from echo before pulling the pin
Yeah I caught that too. Glad I am not the only one. Soo much thought went into this show, I appreciate it.
Just a reminder, it's because of Elijah's Arcane reactions that Mosco first found her. This show brought two cute couples together, and I'm sure many others. Beautiful.😊
It's so sweet but I still can't tell which would be Vi and which would be Caitlyn same thing with who would be Ekko and who would be Jinx
I found Elijah through arcane as well ❤️
Yeah I remember seeing Mosco’s reaction! Love it when something like that happens!
Omg that’s so adorable 😭
Help me this guy might be stalking me
What kills me is that If you think about it, you literally can t think of a timeline where Jayce and Viktor live happily. Viktor always dies of illness without meeting Jayce and inventing hextech, and Jayce always commits s*icide without meeting Viktor and inventing hextech (hence why they aint in the alternate universe without hextech)...
In a way we saw their "happiest" timeline, which is a tragedy in itself, coz if they dont meet they die, if they meet they cause death
If only Viktor didn't become jesus
I saw someone write on twitter "Jayce only ever had 10 years *with Viktor" because Viktor dies anyway from the sickness or Jayce himself dies, and I wanted to rip my eyeballs out
In a way its very romeo and Juliet
I still believe that somewhere out there in the infinite multiverse there are timelines where they probably still meet because of different circumstances and certainly perform a much different outcome! (like what of one where vik is not tainted by his disease?) possibilities are endless:)
@@ikethetimid2883 From what we understand from the single alt timeline we have. Only actions change. Victor would always have his disease as it was something he developed/had and wasn't from an action taken. Now that not to say he couldn't find a cure another way without the arcane coming into play.
Seeing Vi zone out and cry over Vander’s body… Jinx finally gets how much pain Vi was in. “You can’t save him.” And Vi still doesn’t respond. And then we get the shot of Vander’s bleeding head from Vi’s perspective that night! We, the audience were on the left, but now we see from Vi’s POV on the right.
Jinx finally understands how Vi is not as invincible as she thought. She knows now Vi didn’t consciously choose to slap her that night, she was mentally overwhelmed with the pain of losing Vander. That reframing of the events that night is just gorgeous!
One thing I’m very disappointed is that they didn’t focus more on vi’s trauma in the whole season especially on act 2 and act 3. Since people keep overlooking vi’s trauma or keep slandering her, I was happy we might see vi’s perspective on her trauma exactly like we saw jinx’s perspective in s1, but I was so disappointed😤
The other reason why s2 needs more episodes or at least longer episodes.
In that split second, when the screen goes black and white as she takes the shot at Caitlyn, Maddie was smiling. Hope she "appreciated the warmth" of that bullet.
I just wanna add to this by describing that the smile isn’t just a simple one. It’s a full on Cheshire Cat like smile. A smile of evil
@@Bucketnetta The kind Jinx saw on Caitlyn in S1.
I know it probably doesn’t matter anymore, but does anyone else believe Maddie basically worked for Salo at first, until maybe; he became hooked on Shimmer? I’ve seen other theories that Maddie was originally a
Plant BY Ambessa. But her working for Salo seems to make more sense to me. Where She became loyal to the Nauxians thru their alliance.
A detail in case you didn't notice - at 24:00 you can see Viktor's hand moving. This means he was stroking Jayce's arm soothingly as they were about to sacrifice themselves.
Stop😭😭😭
Stroking bro?
@@terrablaze3387 you heard em
I NOTICED IT THE LIKE 3RD TIME AND I 💔💔
im actually speechless it literally wouldve been less gay if theyd kissed
Somebody else pointed out, Mel didn't shield Caitlyn, she put it around Maddie so no matter which direction the bullet deflected it would always wind up hitting her. Unlike when she directly shielded Caitlyn and it deflected at a guard later. Bit of a subtle detail I'd missed the first time.
So, awesomely enough, Caitlyn snipes with her right eye. She moved Ambessa's blade to her left eye, knowing she'd be able to accept the loss of it. CAITLYN IS SO UNBELIEVABLY COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smart girl with her calculated loss. She will always be my fav
One principle that heightens all others, Sacrifice!
3:51 Fun fact: Jinx thought Ekko was a hallucination, after all he appeared out of nowhere and shouldn't know where his base is (information that Ekko obtained by traveling to another reality), only when Ekko comments about blowing them both up, Jinx realized he was real and decided to jump, as she didn't want to hurt anyone else.
Ending it all after this one
11:02 Mel didn't made the bubble around Cait to protect her from Maddy. She placed the bubble specifically around Maddy so that there was no way for the bullet to not ricochet back into her 😂😂😂
Maddie ended with a rebound.
The purple from Jinx's Time Speed in the explosion, the vents on the side, yep, she's definitely alive and on that blimp in the final scene. Just like she always wanted.
Ded
If you pause it at the right moment you could see two purple trail of the shimmer speed
@@iamafan7619 I noticed it too
@@iamafan7619 rule of film until there’s a person shown they are dead
@@HutchinsonSkateryeah I know I'm saying you could see another
Viktor and Jayce's storyline was impeccable. Some of the most beautiful animation I've ever seen.
Trueee
Perfect depiction of a best friend and what you would go through for eachother
@@HutchinsonSkater Greatest platonic relationship ever
@ right
@@TheEnabledDisabledI still very much read romance in it, idc what Christian said, that's how I read it
Shout out to the real winner of Arcane, Singed. Mans is an absolute legend. Starts off by having to Mr. Freeze his dying daughter. To save her, he begins researching highly controversial means of recovery/augmentation. Ends up creating Shimmer, the most influential tech in the show aside from Hextech (maybe), and sells the recipe for a sweet lab. Steals Vander and tranforms him into Warwick. Trades Warwick to Ambessa for a position of power. Leverages that into a play with Viktor (my protege btw). Helps him complete the Glorious Evolution and then has his daughter revived by the Machine Herald. Glorious.
Ambessa out here thinking She's playing an ingenious long game whilst Singed was going full 5Dchess
Singed really said "War crimes? Hell yeah!"
And he won
"and then he started singeding all over the place"
@jazzpants457 With multiverse time travel too
That part where he ran around like a madman flipping people over his back while laughing maniacally was a weird turn, though.
Maddie was never a traitor, she’s Noxian and infiltrated Piltover’s enforcers. She pretended to be someone who could get close to Cait without any suspicion, and waited for instructions. That’s why she was the first “Pilti” to start doing the Noxian salute when Ambessa was turning Cait into a dictator. She played the calming voice opposite to Ambessa’s warmongering, but never was outright defiant. And when Cait flipped, she was going to try to turn her back, then spied on the couple’s conversation. Cait may have used her as a physical rebound, but she played the lovestruck aid to stay above suspicion and stay close in case Ambessa activated her… then during the battle she sabotaged the bomb before handing it over and stuck next to Cait to make her move.
I’m both impressed at how cold she was, and very happy about how she basically shot herself when she was aiming to paralyse Cait for a more painful death (she was aiming at the base of the skull and spine instead of the back of the head) and smiled when she pulled the trigger.
Maddie is Noxian Warmason , Just that , Its her role.
Wait she was NOXIAN??
…honestly that makes a lot of sense. ._.
@@justiceavenger275 exactly
Salo said that they have someone spying on Caitlyn in her private life. It was Maddie all the time. They knew Cait would become compromised because of Vi. "The one who captured Caitlyn's heart", as Ambessa stated it. That's not common knowledge among the people. Only few knew.....
@ yep. And odds are she was initially planted there to get close to Cait and keep tabs on not just her but her and her mother (think of the job Cruz did in the first season of Lioness) because it would have been an easy way to keep an eye on a councillor who is also the head of one of the most formidable families in Piltover. Then Jinx happened and Maddie’s role became more pivotal. That’s probably why she “cozied up” to Vi on first meeting. Lying about how Cait vouched for her (not that Cait didn’t argue for Vi to get allowed in the enforcers, she probably did… but she wouldn’t throw her weight or family name around to get her way) and fangirling. I could imagine her trying to cause strife between Cait and Vi subtly if they hadn’t broken up, or tried to use Vi’s typically more impulsive nature to keep them invested in the conflict between the cities. Any tactic to complete her mission.
In the very first episode of the show, Powder saw a blimp and said "One day, I'm gonna ride one of those things." I strongly believe she's still alive. That last shot is there for a reason.
Did you.. not watch the reaction? She literally mentions that
"Airship, actually. An airship has a rigid metal hull. It's not a blimp."
You can see a pinks shimmer streak in the explosion so most fans would agree
24:17 I haven’t seen anyone point this out yet, but last episode Vi was talking about choosing wrong every time and having lost everyone because of that, and here she chooses to allow herself to finally to grieve everything that has happened after so many years…and it cost her Jinx.
Vi keep chasing' the ''powder'' version of Jinx. She even said it herself.'' if you take your talent and use it for good maybe we can REWRITE, your story. the point being Rewrite not write an new story. Like its gonna overwritten the Jinx and bring back Powder. Jinx understood this when she realise that Vi is never gonna give her up. There is so much forsahdowing in the dialogue. Always with you sis instead of goodbye and the '' even if we are world appart. Both need to be seperated in other to grow. Vi to finally chose herself and be happy. Jinx in other to find her new identity unburden both her past and her past selves.
@@lockiQcGaming And "break the cycle" of killing by walking away.
Vi's heart is too good that she does mistakes a lot. Shes the most human one of all (as in with flaws that we all do in any situation) im glad she has Cait... finally the gay survived ❤ (although my boy ekko deserved better too)
My man Ekko gave up the universe of his dreams so he could save everyone. He's the goat to me.
Fr best character of the show no doubt
@@pipegarcia7120 Nah that would be Swain.😃😃
He saved the world… but he couldn’t save his girl.
Ambessa had such Noxian mentality, but you can tell she did have love for Mel conflicting with her need for total control. "You are the wolf" was like Ambessa saying "I am proud of you / I love you." It was so touching when she finally understood Mel's strength in this world, and it sold me on her character and she is one of my favorite antagonists in a while. A believable anti-villain that I don't feel weird about liking.
i respect her too. she's a powerful wwoman and got thing done responsibly. she wwould do anything for peole she considers family too. mad respect
She's still a villain guys. It's not at all weird to like her as a character, but she was still a warmonger who invaded piltover and zaun, ready to doom their people either to death or the Glorious Evolution, for purely self-serving reasons. Her worldview doesn't contain any concept of justice aside from "eye for an eye" retribution, which is how her Noxian feud spills over to another region in the first place. She is objectively evil
@@wynsonrao5177 There is no such thing as "objectively evil". Very narcisistic of You to say such a thing.
@@universalpower419 Nice attempt at gaslighting. It's not narcissistic, just a perspective. And as others have said, Ambessa was evil. She manipulated everyone, treating them as tools to be used and at times, discarded. Did she care for people like her daughter or her second in command? Sure. But she immediately began working on Caitlyn when she couldn't control/influence Mel anymore. She has positive characteristics and maybe even noble intentions, but in the end, she's a user, and sees no friends or allies; only tools to be used.
@@universalpower419 "Narcissistic" don't make me laugh. Sit down
I can't believe this is the end of Arcane. I first found Elijah through her Arcane reactions and can't believe it's now over. So grateful to have been along for the ride.
Seeing Vi feeling happy, free, and safe with her soulmate after all that suffering, and having that be the last scene of the show, was like medicine for the heart. Beautiful. ❤
Ironic that she’s a boxer, because she was the writers’ punching bag for so long
#TVspecial4LegendOfKorra
I was literally having anxiety attacks between arcs, because I was afraid Caitlyn and Vi might not end up together.
@pcwkid76 same. Brain rot for days. Especially after what happened with Pricefield in October. I was like "I need this to happen"
@@pcwkid76 real, my poor CaitVi heart couldn't have taken it 😭
Ambessa's last words are actually really beautiful. The one thing she feared is that Mel wouldn't have the strength and instinct needed to keep herself safe. "You are the wolf" - She's finally able to face what the world has in store for her.
To be fair, Cait looks badass with the eye patch, and she kinda needs just one eye to be a sniper. Eye for saving the world+Hot GF seems like a great deal
I don’t think Jinx intended to sacrifice herself until the moment Vi was holding her hand and she knew Vi wouldn’t let go. Just as how Vi always haunted her, picking her up when all the colors were black, Jinx tells Vi, “Always with you, sis.” Yes, Jinx again chooses for Vi, but at least both of them will live to see another day. Compared to how Jinx originally planned to end herself, she built so much more in her final fight than ever. Not physically, emotionally. Having Vi’s back, fighting side by side in a way she couldn’t have as Powder as a child. Jinx got to fulfill Powder’s childhood dreams, her idealized version of growing up, then she got to change her own course and go off on a different adventure, fulfilling her other dream.
Jayce: "I thought I wanted us to give magic to the world. Now all I want is my partner back."
Viktor: "Why do you persist?"
Because he loves you very much, Viktor!!! We all do!!! You're our favorite character in this show!!!
28:49 If you watch the fall and explosion scene frame by frame, literally for about 3 frames there is a pink streak zipping from the explosion into one of the air ducts. Also, the creators have confirmed that she did survive and is even possibly going to have a cameo (like one of those background character things sprinkled all through Arcane). However, as much as Powder "died" when Isha sacrificed to protect her, Jinx had to "die" so that her sister no longer had to carry the burden of trying to save her.
There are a very important set of lines in Episode 8 that are directly related to why Jinx (whatever her name is now) had to "die:"
"You're never going to give up on me, are you?" = Vi, the big sis, has wanted to save Jinx the entire time. Even when she was fighting her in S2E3, she could have one punched her, but she hesitated, and the animation in her eyes was "I don't want to do this D: "
"You deserve to be with her" = The last little bit of Powder remaining, realizing her sister was deeply in love with Caitlyn and that she would always be a burden on Vi's conscience.
"There's no good version of me" = It's not her saying that she can't do good, but that IN THIS SPECIFIC INSTANCE, there was no way for her to avoid burdening Vi.
"I'm breaking the cycle" = She finally found the strength to let everything go that tied her down to Zaun, and she thought that she had to actually die for it to be over. Ekko saved her, and showed her that she could break the cycle (time loop = cycle) WITHOUT needing to die.
So, when she saw the chance to eliminate a threat to her sister, say goodbye to her father, AND make everyone think she is actually dead so that there is no more burden on anyone's conscience, especially Vi's, she took the chance. That's why she said "Always with ya, sis," INSTEAD OF "Let me go" or "Goodbye sis." She was subtly letting Vi know that she wasn't going to die, but in a way that in Vi's super emotional state, she wouldn't be able to recognize. Also, Vi was screaming on her back when Jinx zipped into the air duct, so she didn't see it happen, so to Vi, her sister really is dead, and she has closed that chapter in her mind, so she can be happy with Cait, hence why she sings/hums happily, if a bit melancholic, for the first time in the entire show right at the end.
I swear, the writing in Arcane is/was top notch. Layers upon layers upon layers, all intertwined and meaning three things at once while also being direct and to the point.
There is also something else. The memory that played just before the bomb set off? Of Vander watching over the sleeping sisters? Whose memory was it? Not Vi or Jinx´s, because they were asleep. I think it was the last remnant of Vander, and that´s what let him go of Jinx´s leg, which alowed her to escape. Helping his girls to the last.
"We'll show them...We will show them all..." and that you did, Riot...I applauded everyone who worked on this. It has officially gone down as a staple of animated history, and will be remembered for many decades to come, if not longer. You can sure as Hell bet that I'll be there for the next series, however long that'll take, and every series after. 💜
After all that trauma, a beautiful story
@@realnarutolittle A beautiful tragedy in the best possible way.
She doesnt need her left eye. She aims with the right, having her left closed. So it sucks but not devastating
Episode 1: Protect Maddie at all costs! This sweet ginger is too precious for this world!
Episode 3 at the final scene as Maddies beating her chest in the salute: Well, I'll give this girl the benefit of the doubt, she might just not know what she's cheering for.
Episode 4 in the beginning scene between her and Caitlyn: Hmm...I wasn't mad at Maddie because of the situation, I was suspicious of her. I thought either she genuinely had feelings for Caitlyn that Caitlyn didn't have back, or she had some ulterior motives.
Episode 9 as soon as the reveal happened: *slams fist into my bed* I KNEW IT!!! YOU *****!
💜
For me i didn't like her from the start, respectfully of course
Tbh I think making her a spy was kind of a dumb choice
@@ch33les99 not really I mean they need us to feel the pain you saw how they did Isha was a little obvious she was gonna die or betrayal, but I respect your opinion
That bird with six eyes? That’s Swain. He’s another champion
It's most likely Raum since the Ionian invasion hasn't happened yet.
close, thats one of Raum's ravens
If you wanted to hate Maddie even more then pause at the right moment during the scene of her shooting Caitlyn, you can see an impact frame (Mid-frame art that looks like actual art) of her smiling. Mel is an empath so she was actually happy when she shot Caitlyn.
Can we just appreciate the end for Jayce and Vik?
Like- one it was beautifully animated, beautifully written and beautifully voice acted-
And two- JAYVIK NATION RISE.
Also, can we appreciate that - despite the discourse on who is right and who is wrong - there is one thing we can all agree on?
Ekko.
Ekko is awesome.
Two things:
1: there’s like one frame of Maddie smiling as she shoots Cait
2: I heard there’s an extended cut of that Vi and Cait scene from the previous ep.👀
It’s like on a hard drive in France somewhere, hope we can find it
We’re just going to have to be satisfied with fan made animations
After so much pain, Vi finally gets to be happy, free, and safe with her cupcake. It's so perfect that they made that the final scene. It's healing for the audience too.
After so much pain(to everyone else), Singed also finally gets to be happy, free, and safe with his baby.
@@jasonsmith6219 but, does that thing has a soul or even memories? remember Victor
@@jasonsmith6219 It really is insane how he was basically a nazi war criminal in the horrors he did to others, and just got away with all of it, on top of getting his daughter back.
@@Violet2148 I imagine similar to how Viktor spared Ambessa's soldiers, Singed made a deal where Viktor would heal Orianna's body but leave her soul alone. Like with Ambessa Viktor probably just planned to betray him after he got the wild Rune.
Vi was reason for
Jinx creation,
Piltower's destruction in S1 finale,
And Jinx's death (Apparently).
She could have escaped there in finale but no, she decided to search Vander in a Wolfman who was ready to kill everyone two seconds ago.
And look in other world where ONLY Vi isn't present, everything is absolutely fine and everyone is happy.
"This world is a wasteland, please let me go", in the beginning it's a song about suicide, but with the end HEAVILY implying that Jinx survived and escaped, it's about how she's done with everything in Zaun and Piltover and just wants to leave to start a new life.
The song also ends with "don't let me go".
I have to disagree with the last part because it's more complex than that - Jinx realizes that as long as Vi keeps defining her life by guilt of turning Powder into Jinx, she will never focus on being happy with Caitlyn, so that's the motivation behind Jinx faking her death.
@@Dont_Spoil_Act_3 Fianlly someone get it. When Silco talk about the ''Two of you'' he isnt talking about Caitlyn and Jinx but of Jinx and Vi. There is a lot of nuance in between the line. Jinx says it about Vi, '' your never gonna give up on me arent you?'' Jinx recognised then that VI is aleays gonna chase after a Powder that Jinx itself recognised is gone. She cant be living as Powder but she also cant live a Jinx as she will always be reminder of what was lost. Also Remember what Jinx says to here sister . You dont have to feel guilty to be happy, you Deserve to be with her. I think until her talk with Ekko she wanted to die but Afer his word about 'its not to late to build something new , someone woth building for''. She ally and fight. Also the last dialogue between Vi and Jinx in thier lasr scene togther is also full of meaning. Jinx tell Vi , You cant save him'' being the polar opposite of the end of act one where '' shes only wanted to help'' also her cradling Warwick and pulling the pin. Remember the first body Powder saw after the explosion was Vander's , it symbolise puting her demon finally to rest. Also fun fact since the introduction of Isha Jinx nver has and episode of breakdown with scribble line. The only ''hallucination'' we sse is Silco and always when we see him its giving growth to Jinx, Meanwhile Mylo who is a tormentor is Jinx hallucination or Claggor who is always passive arent present at all .Its something i learned after binged season 2 in one sitting.
I think Maddie was always a spy.
When we first meet Maddie, she was a "junior officer" which means she was a new recruit. Probably one of many new recruits to join after Jinx's attack. This leads me to believe she was planted by Ambessa to be an agent on the Enforcers for her. After all she was the first to pound her chest to encourage Cait to take power. This would mean then, that she took advantage of Cait's breakup with Vi to move in and get even closer to her, becoming Cait's right hand. Of course on the surface she acted like she was against Ambessa, with Ambessa likewise acting like she was annoyed by Maddie's presence, but that was likely a ploy to avoid suspicion (Ambessa is VERY cunning after all).
As a note: look up the black and white flash frame as Maddie shoots Cait. You can see an evil grin on her face, indicating her true feelings.
It's official, this show has the best made-for-series soundtrack I've ever heard. 💜
What about spider verse backyardigans avatar the last Airbender Steven universe adventure time moon girl and devil dinosaur what about them I will definitely say it's in the top 10 for sure but there are other contenders
I still prefer the soundtrack in Fairy Tail, but Arcane's is really good too.
rwby clears
@kumorizora2507 Subjective
@@greysenhucek635i love how you said Backyardigans 😁👍
After everything VI had suffered and lost throughout these two seasons she deserved to be happy and be with her cupcake I truly hope VI and Caitlin live a long and happy life together so thank you to the production team for finally giving us a Sapphic couple that makes it to the end and get there happily ever after together
Jayce and Viktor stole the show idc 😩
Okay who thinks arcane needs an award for being amazing because it deserves one
It swept the Annies last time, so I'm expecting something similar this go-around. Especially with the step up in animation: I didn't think this show could get more beautiful, but I'll be damned if it didn't!
It deserves all the awards
At the last scene of the airship flying into the unknown. In S1 ep1 Jinx once’s said that she would fly one of the airships. And now Jinx has fulfilled her wish, broke the cycle of killing and is moving on to pursue a new and happier life for her.
Mhm
And Vi ends the show by singing “Across the River”! My heart! ❤️🩹
right!
Cait shoots right-handed. Therefore, she uses her right eye to aim. She'll be fine. And, canonically, Jinx will head to Demacia and become good friends with Lux
Tbf, Jinx and Lux haven’t actually met in LoL
She could be going to Bilgewater as well as both require traveling over the sea to reach from Piltover.
I don’t know what Demacia or Lux is
You need both eyes to shoot accurately at high range. She'll be able to figure it out, but it's still a massive detriment.
Some people are cross-dominant, but your point still stands. Cait is right-eye dominant, so losing the left will simply force her to adjust, not give up shooting altogether.
Also, I am SO excited to get Lux!
I love how Jinx pulls up with her own base and a dope new outfit in the middle of a giant battle
Apparently there was supposed to be a large portion of Ekko and Jinx scenes before the fight but they got cut because the episode was gonna be too long
The end was so good! Seeing Vi happy after all her struggles was so relieving, and I refuse to think Jinx is dead😭I can’t wait for the next show
Jinx probably isnt dead with all these common sense theories about her alive, but riot said he can neither confirm or deny so🤷
notice how in the end Vi's cheeks are a little chubbier because she's eating 3 full meals a day (and has a warm bed and can finally live for herself without guilt 😭) and ALSO we can see her wearing less and less bandages and opening her hands a little more (like she always has them in closed fists but when Caitlyn holds her hand in this episode, she softly opens them to hold her back) and in the last scene, for the first time, SHE'S NOT WEARING ANY BANDAGES AT ALL like Vi deserves this so much i'm gonna cry
maybe Violet has put on weight because she's eating so many cupcakes. :P
This show has brought us such a journey, and it’s one I will never forget. It has been an honor knowing and watching this show, as well as being able to indulge in your phenomenal reactions and unbelievably accurate foresight. This is hands down one of the best shows I have watched ever. From the art style to the characters and their brutal yet beautiful arcs, this show has topped the TV community, and for that, thank you Arcane. This show is now forever in our hearts, and I cannot wait to see the future projects that come from this masterpiece given to our screens. Thank you Arcane, and goodbye 🫡
Maddie wasn't a traitor.
She was a spy.
She had been working for Ambessa from day one.
A hero is someone who sacrifices his love for the entire world = Ekko
A villain is someone who sacrifices the entire world for love = Singed
Ekko is the true MVP of this series, he sacrificed his paradise and ended up alone
In that case I'm a villain because I don't give a f*cking about world and people that I don't know. I just care about me snd my love and people that love me snd I love then. I would gladly sacry any word to for it. Cell it selfish... I don't care.
ended up alone.... for now. Christen said that they would like to explore his relationship with Jinx later on, so we might see them together in one for the future projects.
Technically, he’s also the reason Powder/Jinx ends up experimenting with Hextech in the first place, in all timelines is seems. When Vi lives, Powder kills the rest of her family with the unstable orbs and goes on to make a Hextech weapon for Silco. When Vi dies, she hides the orbs, but we see she still has them at the end of the alt episode, and she helped Ekko make a mini time machine with those little shards before he left. Oh, and in that timeline Vander is telling her she’s not living up to her potential. Vi (and Mylo) created Jinx and Singed pumps her full of Shimmer, but Ekko gives her Hextech.
+ Heimerdinger, Jayce and Viktor. Viktor was the one who gave Jayce the acceleration rune that made it possible possible for Heimerdinger and Ekko to make the time manipulation device and Jayce and Viktor destroyed the anomaly.
Aaaand Singed is the true winner of the show. He got exactly what he wanted (his daugher back), and it cost him absolutely nothing. It would be sweet, if his means to achieve that goal weren´t so... ya know.
11:11 Mel 💛 💛 💛
11:28 JINX! Come Play 💙💜💚
11:29 - 11:34 This sequence was so cool.
12:59 Viktor!!!
13:45 oh shiet 🥶 🥶 🥶
15:03 Warwick...
17:15 Not the eye!
18:35 Vi & Jinx 🩷💙 🥹
18:53 "Dad..." 😣
19:31 O bogowie... Walka!
I've sometimes seen people complain that Maddie's betrayal came out of nowhere. However, it was subtly foreshadowed since Act One. Whilst Caitlyn was leading her Strike Team in the Undercity, Salo complained to Ambessa that all he could do was wait for updates about Caitlyn's activities - which implied there was someone on the inside providing them information. And given that the strike team operated independently, it had to be one of them.
Also, in Episode 8, we saw Maddie eavesdropping on Caitlyn and Vi's conversation. People might have assumed she was being jealous and/or trying to suss out the status of their relationship. Except, that wasn't the topic of the conversation at all, and Maddie's eavesdropping was to find out their plans against Ambessa and what forces they likely had (e.g. whether Jinx was likely to be in play).
Yeah. At first I hated the fact that Maddie is a Noxian spy, because it feels like a RonTheDeathEater trope wish fulfillment for people who wants to see her turn evil so she can be killed for the audacity of getting in between the VioLyn. Then I realized in a show this short that must be the plan all along and never the writers just giving in to the audience wishes.
but Now I'm perplexed as to why would Maddie say things that seemingly counteracts Ambessa's plans? Why not send her as a spy wo seduce Caitlyn to agree even more to her plans?
@@ouwejongen7526 Probably because Caitlyn isn't dumb and so, would probably have been suspicious - and would definitely have been out-of-character - for her to have fallen for someone simply echoing Ambessa's talking points. Caitlyn's softer side has always been there, with her second-guessing her more ruthless actions based on what Vi said, rather than anything Maddie said. Instead, Maddie's comments seem geared to be ineffectual - Caitlyn contemplates being aggressive and shares it with Maddie, Maddie then retorts along the lines of "okay, Ambessa", cue Caitlyn doubling down thinking "no, I'm doing this because I think it's a good idea not because it's what Ambessa thinks is a good idea".
We got finally our Caitvi and VicJayce moments, but had to sacrifice the Timebomb. Beautiful and bittersweet. ❤😭
I swear you always notice things that no other reactors notice on a first watch
If I had a nickle for everytime in a Netflix animated show the world was saved by a gay love confession in a void, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Though Caitlyn losing an eye was devastating, luckily enough it's not her dominant eye! She's always used the opposite eye when she's scoping, so she can still snipe!
9:48 Riot: How do we resolve the love triangle, Vi X Cupcake X Maddie
Arcane: Simple, Maddie is a Noxian spy that Ambessa sent to keep an eye on Mel and coincidentally met Cait and joined her task force
Riot: Was that there the whole time?
Arcane: Yes, definitely, only you didn't see it
“Still don’t get it, huh, sis? I’m always with you, even when we’re worlds apart.” No matter what timeline, they are always in each other’s hearts. ❤️ 💙 💜
I truly hope Arcane returns with its third season, I’m not ready to say goodbye to CaitVi and their beautiful story. ❤
I gotta say Elijah really has the best reaction videos on youtube imo. She actually understands the show and analyzes what she sees. And Caitlyn and Vi gotta be my favourite fictional couple. That ending made me really really happy. I wish we had gotten more scenes with them together tho.
Actually, Ambessa telling Mel that she is the wolf as her last words is probably the greatest compliment she could ever give her as a Noxian, probably even bigger than saying she loves her. Noxian worship the wolf from the lamb and the wolf (kindred). Wolf is basically their god, the sign of unrelenting battle, glory, might, and strenght (and probably other stuff I can't remember at the top of my head). During the entirety of the show, Ambessa kept telling Mel that she needs to be A wolf, one in many, to be strong, etc. In the end, she tell her she's THE wolf. The strongest of them all.
you can see a single pink ray escaping from the explosion of jinx and vander at the end people think that jinx is on the ship left if piltove/zaun to break the cycle as silco said
Some interesting points in this ep:
- The last time that Jinx saw Ekko was back on the bridge, so when she saw Ekko again on her lair, she thought that she was just a hallucination as well so she didn't hesitate to blow herself up. When she saw that he's getting hurt, it clicks that's he actually there so that's why she opted to jump instead.
- Vi putting the gloves away and Caitlyn having an eyepatch in her left eye is quite parallel to Silco and Vander's "what could have been if they reconciled". Finally ending the cycle of violence.
- Yep, Jinx is definitely alive. The pink streak of light at the explosion and having an airship as the last frame is definitely not a coincidence.
At first I hated the fact that Maddie is a Noxian spy, because it feels like a RonTheDeathEater trope wish fulfillment for shippers who wants to see her turn evil so she can be killed for the audacity of getting in between the VioLyn. Then I realized in a show this short that must be the plan all along and never the writers just giving in to the audience wishes
But now, I think I prefer that she was written to be this cold, uncaring spy who acted her way up to Caitlyn's side, rather than having to see her die or tossed aside in the end as a well-meaning, adorable character who was put in situations beyond her depth and was just a toy for Caitlyn.
sad to see her adorable and well meaning side turned out to be nothing but an act though.
Yeah I agree I really liked Maddie up until this episode but I do like a good twist
@@mxbubbles4753 Yeah, me too.
I thought Maddie was cute. then she became kind of protectorate for me when the hatedom kind of grew after the bed scene (Dunno, I always hated it when people bash characters for shipping reasons), this reveal kind of piss me of for that reason also. but yeah. it's better this way than to make her innocent and still see her haters bash her for basically nothing evil.
"There is beauty in imperfections."
Awwwwwwwwwwwwww. That is such an amazing line to hear from Jayce. Nobody is perfect all the time. It is okay to have a few flaws.
22:05 I had a hilarious thought while watching this. What if: He pulls the pin after undoing the 4 second limit and it cuts to him as a child with Jayce leaving Benzo's shop and he's just like "Nah. I'm not gonna follow him this time." lmao
"I did appreciate your warmth."
Coming from the coldest heart.
I will fully admit to have cheered when that little ginger witch got hers. I won't lie and say I didn't put that on a slowed-down replay quite a few times.
💜
@@mimic1984 I was calling that she was sus since the bed jump scare. Something wasn't right about that sweet little face.
It still pisses me off that they did her that way
I really liked her
@@RayMcElroy50 They did her perfectly then. They made you think of her as the characters did.
Such a useless character. Just like the others silent enforcer and the guy who hangs out with Vi...
@@d.a.6293lurious is definitely not useless he was a character for vi helping her out as a friend she could have become a drinker if he wasn't there
20:57 This shot of Viktor is so freaking cool & beautiful.
21:17 "There is beauty in imperfections." I loved this line.
21:32 Ekko LETSGO !!!
22:15 Ekko the GOAT 💚 💚 💚
22:47 Viktor was that wizard!
23:55 Jayce & Viktor 💛💜
25:10 Jinx, nooooooo!!! 😭
25:30 Boom....
26:28 Orianna & Singed!
27:33 CaitVi 🧁
28:43 #JinxLives 💙 💙 💙
Mel: "You are no Medarda."
Ambessa: "You remember your..."
Caitlyn: (punches Ambessa in the face) "Shut up and fight."
LOL!!! I love Caitlyn so much!!!!!
If you see closely, Sevika is in the Caitlyn's mother chair, that means Zaun is in the counsil by the kiramman's
The thing I love about your reactions Elijah is that you really pay attention and you’re really media literate. Unlike other people that just see the colors and miss most things you get it just like I do.
I’ve not watched your content since the end of Amphibia (omg it’s been a long time) and I now remember why I loved this channel
The scene with Violet and Caitlyn in the cell was originally longer😅
But they shortened it. Original the longer version is on the hard drive in France.
It's great to see that Riot Games gave Fortiche a thumbs up so they didn't overdo it and upset the fan base and their curiosity to see it with the cut.
I pointed this out elsewhere - and it's hardly a thing to miss - but I love how Mel didn't shield Caitlyn, but put a barrier around Maddie so the bullet would indeed bounce off and hit her. So good!
Also, great news! We're getting three shows, one of which has been in development for one year already! Were getting Noxus, Demacia, and Ionia!
I think Cait losing her eye, means sacrifice and some kind of redemption, cause she sacrificed, one of most important things to her like a sniper to defeat Ambessa
It is nostalgic for me because I have been with her since 2021, I remember losing my mind when I saw the notification that she was going to react to the series, three years later I am still here enjoying her reactions, and it has simply been a great trip with her , I hope to continue accompanying her in the future when the other series come out.
Vi telling Cait that she's the Dirt under her nails really set up the title of this episode perfectly especially when she says the title of the episode
Go frame by frame at the explosion when Jinx falls with Warick! There’s a pink shimmer streak away from the smoke!!! In case the other subtle implications of Jinx escaping wasn’t enough, here’s our blatant, visual proof
In the explosion, when Jinx supposedly dies, we can see a clear pink streak running away from the explosion before it fully happens, so Jinx might really be alive. All little details say it to be honest, Cailyn's pictures of the airdocks, the blimp in the end and at the very beginning of the series. She might show up in the spinoff of Demacia, cus of the frendship with Lux from there (in LoL).
18:54 JINX CUT HER HAIR EXACTLY LIKE VI’S IM GONNA CRY
The ENTIRE fandom cheered when Maddie died😂😂I've never seen such unity before, amazing
I didn't lol i still love her 😭 but i completely understand why people hate her and were happy about her death lol
@ I saw a poll of 2% of people shipping her with Cait so yes. Some of you exist but your like a four leaf clover💀your rare
@SOAPhia083 i dont ship her with cait lol im obsessed with caitvi, idk why I still like her but I do 😭
In that moment I was more shocked, I did have a nagging feeling in the back of my mind that there was going to be a betrayal but I didn't want to believe it since I really liked Maddie, though I do love a good twist.
25:30 Can i also point out that when the pink shimmer line happens (ie when jinx was allegedly escaping) the lyric at that exact moment is "but i ran out"...👀 #jinxisalive
And the document or papers that Caitlyn looks at is actually escape routes and that place is where Jinx is / where she is heading to at 26:60
I love that they played Ekko's theme from the game during the scene where he was trying to reach Jayce
This one makes me sob...
-Season 2 Episode 9 Wasteland Lyrics (Vocals by Royal and the Serpent):
[Verse 1]
I've held on for as long as I can
For the ones that I had to defend
I've been strong every day of my life
If she wants, death could take me this time
[Chorus]
This world is a wasteland where nothing can grow
I used to have strength, but I ran out of hope
I know it's my fault that I'm here all alone
This world is a wasteland
Please let me go, go, go, go, go, go, go
[Verse 2]
If I could just lay my head down and rest
If there was nothing to fight or protect
Maybe then I could finally be free
Maybe death is like falling asleep
[Chorus]
This world is a wasteland whеre nothing can grow
I used to have strеngth, but I ran out of hope
I know it's my fault that I'm here all alone
This world is a wasteland
[Bridge]
I'm not ready to face it
Don't go saying "goodbye"
There's a beauty in changes
And I wanna try
[Chorus]
This world is a wasteland where nothing can grow
If it weren't for you, I'd be here all alone
I know in my heart this is where we belong
This world is a wasteland
Don't let me go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Don't let me go
💜
25:31 to 25:33 there’s a pink line going out of the smoke at the top right corner. And the thing that Caitlyn is looking at is actually escape routes for exactly where Jinx is. I DONT BELIEVE THAT SHE IS GONE.
And the document or papers that Caitlyn looks at is actually escape routes and that place is where Jinx is / where she is heading to at 26:60
We'll see Jinx in Demacia with Lux. 100%
You only need one eye to be a sniper, and when Cait is using her rifle she closes her left eye, which is the one that she lost, so the fight didn't really affect her ability as a sniper.
when jayce said ''there's beauty in imperfection'' it reminded me when entrapta said to hordak '' imperfection is beautiful''
I thought about that too!
The Black Rose isn’t actually related to Mel. It’s “sister” as in coven/sisterhood of mages in arms. Leblanc, the leader of the Black Rose is ancient. She is def not Mel’s blood sister.
What an amazing journey, glad to have traveled it with you. Also, referring to Caitlin's eye, they made it a point to show she closes it while looking through the scope when she was shooting at Embassa. Not a huge loss there but also brings around the fact that in war there is sacrifice.
@Elijah My shirts came in and they look and feel amazing. 😎
Oh, good catch. I didnt even think of that. Can i just say cait rocks that new look???? I love ot more than the ponytail. Ive already preordered her funko pop. 🤭😉😮🥰
I’ve had a week to analyze this, but you can actually see the streak of shimmer cutting from the middle to the air ducts, it’s just before the actual explosion
(Jinx being alive I mean)
"I'm always with you. Even when we're worlds apart."
Awwwwwwwwwwww. I'm so happy that Jinx is fighting alongside Vi again!!! She cares about Vi so much!!!
Also Cait takes aim from her right eye, so don't be too upset about her eye injury, she's still an excellent shot snipper.
I’m gonna miss this. This season has been so impactful every step of the way and I find it means way more to me than I originally anticipated especially with Jinx (I’m down bad) and seeing her journey towards her finding the strength to walk away hit me like a goddamn truck. Best animated show I’ve ever seen. Scratch that best show I’ve seen period.
10:44 just a little tiny thing but the impact frame when maddie shoots is her smiling in like a Joker type way. Also theres 60 minutes of cut footage and most of it was Jinx and Ekko preparing for the fight and rekindling their love for eachother
You don't even need to point out the pink streak zooming away before the explosion, there are enough lines of dialogue that you can piece together the conclusion: Jinx survived and is leaving Piltover.
"Sometimes taking a leap forward means leaving a few things behind" -Ekko
"The cycle only ends when you find the strength to walk away" -Silco
"I guess you're really gone. And there's no reason to stay here anymore" -Jinx
"I'm always with you, sis, even when we're worlds apart" -Jinx
And let's be honest, Riot wouldn't kill their poster girl.
Some gifts out there and their boxes have jinx’s writing on them saying “i live” as well.
It's quite worrying how much Elijah wanted Maddie to die even before the discovery of her being a spy, kinda reminds me of and validates what Victor says in episode 6 about how love & hate are two sides of the same coin