Arcane's Last Episode Is Legendary
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I haven't watched something that left a gaping hole in my chest in a while; I tend to actively seek out shows like that but I did not realize what I was getting into with Arcane. I thought Avatar, I got Game of Thrones. Riot Games new netflix anime Arcane episode 9 reaction review.
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It is hard when you realise silco died with the same choice as vander *the lanes or his daughter*
Oooh. And Vi willingly tried to give herself up, while Jinx couldn't trust Silco not to betray her.
"Is there anything so undoing as a daughter"
@@_SHIN1999 It's funny because the OST to that scene is literally the same line but with "endearing" instead of undoing; I wonder if that's what Silco really meant.
@@Caspianm2
No
So "undoing"
His plans for peace
The nation of his people.
All for his daughter.
His plans are undone cause he can't do it.
He won't.
And In the end he tells his daughter she is perfect and jinx finished the weapon and instantly used it.
Hearing him and shedding tears.
He reaped what he sow.
He thought he can do better than Wander only to get the same short stick.
They both neglected her in the end. There's not much Wander does for Jinx really, focusing mostly on her older adopted siblings.
Same happens with Silco really, he has his grand ambition and do you ever see him spending familly time with Jinx despite calling her a daughter? No, he spends it planning, scheming, organizing. The most time they spend is when he needs his injection or she screws up. He could be a good parent figure if... he was doing any parenting.
He really isn't.
The moment in her hideout when he is screaming at her, the moment the topic switches to something that furthers his agenda (refined hex crystal sphere) that's all he has in mind.
I liked Silco and Wander both, but consider how good of a mirror they are to Jayce and Viktor: in their goal to do great (for everyone), they forgot how to do good (for their closest familly). And best part is, Jayce and Viktor will also have some problems to ... solve? cope with. No spoilers here.
and the end when Silco prove once again, that he deeply care for Jinx, he was not just using her, she was number 1 in his hearth and the nation of Zaun was 2nd
"don't cry, you're perfect" was my favorite scene in episode 9 hands down.
*heart
I still don't know if he was telling the truth, like he could have just said it to stoke the fire more, he clearly loved her, but more than Zaun? I am not sure. Surely the Council actually voting implies that he actually made the deal?
I haven't felt so deep for a character death since Berlin season 1 in money heist. Same kinda feeling, a glorious mob Boss type basterd character you can help but root for.
@@kitnal4143 To me the part that clearly made it clear was when he picked up Jinx from the bridge, he could've left her there and die. Not only that there's so many cases where she screwed up but he still kept her, almost costing his own life. Then his final talk to Vander's statue.
Reviewers seem to be surprised by how "Dark" this show gets, but from the first episode, you could kinda tell this was gonna be a tragedy.
Almost blowing themselves up was a good hint. Kinda ballsy for the first episode of a "kids" show.
I guess the reviewers haven't read League's lore page, cause HOLY SHIT THAT GETS EXTREMELY DARK AND GRUESOME TOO
@@Petilver where i can read?
@@achmadramdhan3629 If you want a really dark story, I'd suggest either "Silence for the Damned" or the story with Singed and Warwick (Which we actually see a bit of in Arcane)
@@Petilver Silence of the Damned was that Udyr story right?Cause I don't remember
The fact that Jinx was a jinx to everything in the end, was so tragic and yet...poetic? The dream of Zaun, of peace for the Undercity, of leaders like the council members finally seeing the problems that that they face and and seeing them as more than just a bunch of criminals to fear and loath, all dashed away by Jinx... I'm just speechless.
This just like episode 3 from Act 1. She jinxed it when everything was going well.
It's cathartic if that's a word your searching for. I love it.
This might be the defining point for her, Jinx means chaos and panic, just like everything inside her…I believe from this point forward it’s going to get…..Jinxed, if you will…I just….wow…the ending might be just the greatest and the most unsatisfying thing ever made.
I cant hate jinx despite all of those 😭 even though she’s responsible of the death of many people, someone should make a jinx kill count 🤣
Jinx is the type of character I believe should be destroyed but it would be devastating to see her destroyed. I could see myself cry in pain as I pierce my blade into her heart.
@@obsidianmaster6782 I think that is what they were going for, but it's not quite the same. The council voting for peace was actually pretty meaningless, there was never going to be peace because as Silco said, he couldn't/wouldn't hand Jinx over. It was meant to be symbolic, but it doesn't land the same, and in fact I thought kind of flipped it on its head (a good thing in my book.) In the moment Powder decided to fully embrace Jinx, she stopped being a jinx. She actively made the choice to become what the city, and her circumstances made her. She became more of a reckoning, than a jinx, and in a way it was the reckoning the city had earned for itself.
Jinx condemned the city, and finally saved herself (Vi didn't save her, Vander didn't save her, Silco didn't save her, it was all on her for once.) Poetic, and tragic at the same time.
This was one of the most well written animated shows of the century (really, not even joking here).
Most, if not all, of the characters are three dimensional. Even the characters who are portrayed as being "evil" are multi-faceted, and in the end you really can't help but hope for everyone to have a happy ending, because you see the struggle they all go through in their own regards.
Hell, Silco became my favorite character at the end of this season even though he's literally the villain. But his whole character arc was done SO meticulously well that you cannot help but sympathize with him, and inevitably be sad when he dies.
I cannot wait for the second season of this series.
Yeah, like if I really try to find any one dimensional character, it’d only be the Chembarons, but they’re not too integral that them being one dimensional ruins the show, and besides, their awesome designs does make up for it.
I’d honestly say one of the most well written shows in recent history, not just within animation. I feel like most people I know aren’t giving it a proper chance since it is animation and they’re all missing out on great story telling. It can be difficult to get into the setting of the world (I’ve never played league but I do enjoy other video games and don’t need much prompting to watch things like this) but even just the writing of the characters, their nuances, their relationships and motivations! That alone is what made this show so deep and hard hitting to me, really something they nailed and the animation for every single scene and shot was just so perfect and helped to convey so much more to the story
You should read league lore the lore is also amazing
Attack on Titan is better, but i Love arcane
@@marcolucariofilmkritik5497 attack on titan's fights do feel more engaging, but personally arcane's worldbuilding felt a lot better. In terms of story, well that can be subjective, but even as an aot fan I'm still leaning towards arcane ngl
Arcane is so good because of the unidealized, diverse characters and how real they feel. The animators did an extraordinary job with their facial expressions. Every line or wrinkle on their faces communicated each emotion so well that... you can help but be captivated by the interactions, for example the fight between Ekko an Jinx. The way they interact with the enviorment, with each other, the way the writers match the key moments of a character evolution with the background, my favourite example being in Act 2, Viktor runs along it's toy boat inside a crevases in Zaun, stumbles and falls, in Act 3 he runs along the boats that leave the harbour of Piltover, without a crutch, begining his transformation that leads to the Glorious Evolution. The way they showed the slow descent of Jinx into madness, from an insecure girl with emotional problems into a teen who's sanity is eaten by grief an guilt. Each characters felt like it was the protagonist.
You couldn't describe it better
Or each character was the antagonist, really. I mean sure they all had their reasons, but every single one of them made the mistake of being blindfolded by their own agenda and/or emotions. This probably was on purpose, to have everyone more easily identify with their "loved ones", but the most important part is, that it didn't hurt the story. Somehow it feels we got a decent story with decent characters where everyone is at fault and nobody is. It actually feels natural. That's an unbelievable achievement with this amount of "main" characters in such short runtime.
As an animator, I can tell you that it’s not only the animation that contributed to the gorgeous facial expressions, it’s the whole process behind the modeling, rigging and look dev that also paid off.
For context, rigging is like an skeleton that the model needs in order to be animated. Sometimes the rig is not that good and even in hands of an amazing animator, the rigging might make the animation look wonky. However, the rigs in arcane are absolutely beautiful... they had to sculpt and “program” the cheeks, the way the lips move when the characters are talking, and even the way the skin moves when the characters are walking.... the work done by fortiche is unbelievable
@@rheimy7819 There are a lot of great instances of the facial rig but my favorite is when Caitlin swats the food being offered away and you see a closeup of Ekko's face and you can see his lips subtly move into an almost snarl. It's freaking amazing what they did on the show technically and I hope they do a VFX breakdown or something at some point to showcase their awesome work.
and it really is fitting seeing as most characters in Arcane are champions in league of legends
I loved Silco's evolution, I feel like we went from hating him to almost loving him, I felt a real sadness at the end for him. He may be a monster, but still, he proved that he had a heart for the only woman he wanted...his daughter.
Yeah... The ending was so heartbreaking... I can't believe I got fond of Silco despite of everything he did.
@@alcatraz14 Yes! His character is very well written, when you give him a background as well done as it was with Silco, you manage to empathize with him.
this
Hes the perfect villain, you love to hate him.
Kinda reminds me of Azula from Avatar. You know they're the bad guy and they need to lose but you sympathize with them
Hes the perfect villain, you love to hate him.
Kinda reminds me of Azula from Avatar. You know they're the bad guy and they need to lose but you sympathize with them
Yes absolutely agree, this show not for kids.... and not because deaths, blood etc., but because of meanings. Because world is not black or white.
Well, then maybe that's why kids should watch it. I don't think they would ever benefit from believing the world is black or white.
@@synsam12345 Depends on what "kids" you mean. I think people around 14-16 could already understand the meanings but like 12 year old children probably wouldn't understand the meanings and intentions that well
The amount of meanings behind gestures/scenes is incredible and to be able to catch most of them you need to be grown up
@@lilcata1323 I can tell you right off the bat that its dependent on the person. Someone who is an avid bookreader would very much get into Arcane, as well as someone that is detail oriented. Asking a lot of questions, really trying to understand how or why something is the way it is. I don't think I would go younger than 12, but I know I would have loved a show like this when I was that age. ( I know, because I remember watching some pretty dark movies at 12. I remember watching Letters from Iwo Jima on a plane to Australia and... that film made me think, a lot. )
Arcane showcases how the world isn't a perfect place, that there is layers to decision that you make, and that there are always consequences to your actions. Now, again. Its definitely a dark show and... some people just can't handle that at least at an earlier age of around 12, but... 14 would probably be a decent place to start for most people. Junior High and up is about the height limit, I would say.
Thats a weird take... I dont know where u live but im sorry for the kids.
People are too impatient it feels. Cliffhangers cause investment and appreciation for the art. We have time to rewatch, think of what's happened, and theorize what might happen next. It's fun to not just be immediately fed the next season, especially with such an important and crazy ending. Appreciate waiting and not being given everything at once, things like this seem so rare nowadays.
Agreed but some ppl probably just ahve that fear of stuff getting cancelled due to previvous experience. Which netflix often pulls
@@mothralord1709 Second season has been confirmed!
@@Dracobyte hell yea
I generally don’t like cliffhanger endings because that means a lot of plot threads were simply unfinished. However, I think it’s fine in this final episode because of the final theme “What could’ve been”. The poetry of the show is hinged on our emotional investment on “what could’ve been” from Episode 3 to Episode 9. Vander, Claggor, and Mylo _could’ve_ survived. Zaun and Piltover _could’ve_ had peace. Instead, we get tragedy.
@@AlfredEiji Not really, usually a cliffhanger is to build hype and excitement for the next episode/chapter/etc. They most likely have everything planned out storywise and just needed to animate it. They said if Arcane did well they've do more stories. Also, each 3-episode release ended with cliffhangers and they had all the plot threads finished.
I love how they really use the blend of 3D and 2D + not afraid to show unconventional scenes
So cool. I was in awe of the Ekko Jinx battle.
it's the future of Animation 3D+2D Arcane & spider-verse
Exactly when ekko punch jinx that would triggered feminist and when jayce spam his blue electric ball (Q) they show that he hit a kid Kinda brings me back when guts accidently kills the kid (forgot the name)when he infiltrate the castle
@@user-wp6nj7bp3p After seeing Spider-verse, I knew a new wave is inevaitable. Something that'll make pixar look dull. I love it.
@@whatthehell4644 Trigger feminists ? lol.
Yeah, I'm there with you man - after finishing Arcane I'm just hollow inside.
This is such a rare feeling for me.
Happened a couple of times after finishing a great book.
I will rewatch it.
More than once.
Not all stories have a happy ending.
And after couple hours thinking, I feel like this could’ve been better ending, anything else would downgrade the ending tbh
It’s the lack of any kind of conclusion. I loved this show so much but that ending had me wishing they could have given us a complete story arc rather than setting up a season 2. But I’ll be there day one when the show picks up again.
@@Banner-18 Jinx blew up the leaders of Piltover starting a war.
Also Vi realised her sister is too far gone.
Those are both pretty conclusive.
@@tripp9278 go and watch the season 2 confirmation
I really did not expect to cry for Silco's death.
Omg saaaaame. I was like what is wrong with me??? Then I realized that somehow they wrote him so well that I empathized with and even admired him.
I cried because Jinx had to kill him, another father she killed. Now she's killed every adopted family member in her life.
@@KittyBoom360 She is Jinx, she jinxs everything
@@zJoStyleCraft lol u sound like Mylo
@@erebus728 same here man
The ending wasnt satisfying for any storylines BUT ONE.. Silco one... A man with a Vision, forged by Betrayal - get's presented with the Ultimatum: You get Vision of your life realise if you Bertay.. And he doesnt get a chance, be we know he wouldnt do this. Literally couldnt imagine better ending for Silco there
for me the most gut wrenching ending of his story is how he realized he is in the same position as Vander thats why they showed a scene of him looking at his statue
he completely changed after taking in Jinx, he found himself not being able to sacrifice her for the greater good of Zaun
@@0927kira Ironic, man willing to sacrifice anything and anyone once... fails to do so at the very very end. I can't imagine a better way for the story to end for Him (from audience perspective ofc)
Also he had to do the choose between his daughter and his goal which is similar to the choice Vander had to make with Vi.
@@smashrosa8111 yep, and the story does a full circle.
Time to rewatch!
Season 2 is on the way tho 😂
What really surprised me about this series was how realistic it is..... Yeah I know we're talking about a fantasy world, but what I mean is that the things that make this series serious and not just a kids show. Jinx's ptsd, politics of the rich and misery of the poor, death from out of nowhere, threats, extortion, addiction, literally everything in it...
Man, can't wait for Season 2.. and no, I don't mean another storyline by it. I won't feel satisfied until I get a closure to the Caitlyn x Vi relationship.
Yeah I love the fact that it’s not just an ‘us vs them’ or ‘bad vs good’ scenario. Every single character has multi faceted motives with their own goals. It’s rare when I’m rooting for villain type characters because they’re always done so one dimensional. Here everyone feels very realistic.
When the credits rolled I felt myself wanting more yet at the same time satisfied. S1 of Arcane has centered around Powder's transformation into Jinx and in that moment that journey reached its climax and its conclusion. The story fulfilled its purpose and we now know in awful detail how the "wacky, loveable" Jinx came to be.
When she chooses to sit on the jinx chair she chooses that path, she is stable in his craziness now, she doesn't need anyone to stand up for her, nor Silco or Vi, she finally moved on from the trauma caused by the loss of Vi, she doesnt need Vi anymore and understands that Vi is not the same Vi of her childhood and she is not the same Powder either so the two of em can't be together as before, but still recognizes Vi as her sister and still loves her in fact she even kill Silco when he tried to kill vi with the gun, in life people change and grow apart sometimes, and we have to accept that cause nothing remains the same in time. in the ending scene Jinx is shooting a rocket to the council room, but while she is pulling the trigger, I like to think, she is the most free Jinx we have ever seen.
I don't think is that she moved on, she just cimented herself deeper into the mindset that she is ultimately, a Jinx. Meant for destruction and ruin, she has killed 4 people she loves by accident, so in her mind nothing else makes sense anymore. She is a harbinger of sadness and destruction for those around her
@@duncanarielgomezbadillo2452 yeah Powder has always been a jinx, and she accepted herself for what she is, Jinx, she always tried to remain as Powder as possible for Vi, but in the end she understands that they both are changed, and she doesn't have to punish herself for that, she even shoots Milo's puppet which I think is a symbol of her anxiety and paranoia. When she was a child, her Jinx persona was always squashed by her attachment to Vi which she had as a role model but when Vi left her at rock bottom her stronger true nature started taking over (also fed by Silco) and she didnt feel right with that cause she knew Vi wants Powder, not Jinx. When she sits on the chair she understands that she doesn't need Vi or Silco to be herself. god I loved this show
She has Schizophrenia. She cant just move on and is healed from it. She rather stop fighting it andnlet her self sink deeper into her alter ego and her voices.
@@cildryan she didnt moved on with schizofrenia, she still has it, and who can blame it she accidentally killed 4 loved ones, she moved on from her Powder nature, the Powder that was constantly dependent on others, that was constantly trying to be Vi and not Jinx
@@cildryan That wasn't really my point! Point being, Powder needed help, urgently and Silco only made that worse. Her accepting she is ill is not the same thing as accepting she is evil and "a Jinx"
Silco to Jinx: "Don't cry. You're perfect."
Me: 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I really like this ending... yes it is abrupt and does not resolve everything but at the same time this has always been Powders story. To be more specific Powders journey to becoming Jinx. And the moment that rocket impacts is where there is no turning back anymore... Powder is truly gone so it ends in that moment. It also follows the motive that every single episode had: end with a cliffhanger or a question.
The majority of people who just want some popcorn entertainment will probably hate this ending but this show is more than that. It is an artistic masterpiece not just because of its style or the quality of the animation but also because how it simply doesn´t compromise. It is an adult show that confronts the viewer with some quite heavy subject matter and it does so without asking for permission nor doing it only for shock value.
Silco became just like Vander in the end
Yeah, he even ended up basically forgiving his brother for his betrayal when he went to his statue and admitted that he understands now what he felt.
But Silco had all but achieved their dream all it would cost him was the only person he loved. It’s still sad that had Silco and Jinx done nothing Piltover would have continued to ignore and oppress Zaune.
its funny , because its literlly the same. Silco hated vander for him not beeing able to sacrifice Vi for the cause, but after beeing confronted himself with the exact same decicsion he openly and broken hearted admits that he was in the wrong in front of his statue, and ponders if he really did the right thing to vander. He couldnt do what what he wanted vander to do, what he hated him for, for losing his grit because of his daughters .really deep and faceted relationship between those two. far more than just betrayed brothers in arms.
that final scene i was like SUPER MEGA DEATH ROCKET!!! SHES DOING THE THING!!!
Have you seen her Splash Art?
Oh I was screaming at the new fishbones design. So. Fucking. Good.
My heart broke when she used her ult NGL 😭
Jinx had a choice and she picked violence for all of us
now to make her splash art background into reality
Wish we saw Vi's ultimate.
I have so many emotions right now after watching the last act. I don't know what to say. I want to cry... want to be happy, excited... I don't know. This show was the first show in years that made me feel this way.
Exactly ❤️
you put my thoughts into words it's a Rollercoaster of emotions I love arcane so much it hurts
"Runeterra is a world of wolves, and they are finally giving us a taste of that" I fucking loved that and it gave me chills
I just realized as you talked about it, that the newest “fallen hero“ that they are painting onto their mural is the kid that Jinx mistook for Vi and killed. THERE IS SO MUCH DETAIL IN THIS SHOW, OH MY GOD.
For me the detail I’m stuck on is how I spent most of the show hoping Vi would get through to Jinx and heal her somehow, and by the final minutes of the finale, I was hoping for the exact opposite. I wanted Jinx to be as impulsive and destructive as she was because it was authentic, and her trying to be Powder again for Vi was never going to be authentic, not after all that time and trauma. Plus, in Jinx’s mind, the only person who’s loved her unconditionally is Silco, and I think the fact that he loved and accepted her even after she shot him is what gave her the strength to go on and carry out vengeance on Piltover. I’m devastated for what means for peace in their cities, but the fact that the show still made me root for Jinx and Silco to win even a little bit is amazing.
Don't like league of legends, so fan service in this show means nothing to me. I was so invested i felt nauseous at the family dinner table scene in the last episode. Viktor running was so beautiful and triumphant just to be torn away from him at the cost of a life, hits a little too close real life. 10/10 because i love it and i hate it, and i just want tv shows to make me feel something bro.
Also mels mom talks about how Piltover is like the most pansy "idealistic" place on in the world, imagine how savage other places might be.
Next season will be in Noxus. There is massive foreshadowing in the show for this. Especially all the ravens constantly watching what is going on. Swain is watching and Noxus is the most savage place in Runeterra.
@@erebus728 No. It is confirmed next season will till be set in Piltover and Zaun.
@@erebus728 That is not Swain. Invasion of ionia didn't happen yet.
@@dorianhorvat5597 not sure what you're talking about but Swain is much older than Vi and Jinx. His origin story happens mostly before the events in Arcane. He's probably about as old as Singed which would mean the invasion of Ionia probably already happened in the Arcane timeline.
@@arraikcruor6407 the only confirmation of that was hearing Warwick theme. That doesn't mean Noxus won't be the primary focus. It just means they will tie in current story to Noxus. Noxus and Zaun have a lot of crossover lore. I foresee Urgot actually being a thing lmao.
The one thing that i wished for after watching ep 4 was that Silco actually cared for Jinx and was a "good" father to her, cause not only does her character need that but also that is what would make for a great story. So many times shows want to just make it an easy out for the "hero's" and i'm using that term very loosely here, makes the villain a clear villain and just uses the person for their own ends. Arcane made me cry when watching the bad guy die. His methods were bad, and he was a murderer, but as the show never had him do a sinister smile, a wink at the camera, his dying words and those saying Vi will abandon her gain, was ones that he truly meant, he cared for Jinx and thought she would be abandoned again by her sister if she left with Vi. It truly is sad how jaded Silco sees everyone else besides Jinx. When those final credits rolled, I felt like I was going to throw up and as much as I want to see what comes next, my heart needs a break to recover.
I felt the same way. I cried. I grieved for a fictional character. It is too sad and tragic.
You'll have time to recover. They're taking their time to make sure it's done right.
i was hyped for the show as soon as it was released because i thought this will be cool. i was not ready for what i really got with arcane. after watching act 3 i felt like i have been punched in the guts multiple times. i felt like i got beat up emotionally.
and i wasnt ready for this insane quality. the animations, the storytelling, cahracter development, the sound design. MAAAN the sound design is so amazing. the camera angles and movements are just off the hook. i am really in love with this show.
Same feelings…
Exactly how I feel ❤️
same just like me fr fr
The writing and character development in this show was just amazing. Sure there were some pacing issues here and there, but overall it was absolutely beautiful. I've definitely never felt so much for the villains of any other show. The Silco and Jinx relationship was simultaneously heart warming and heart breaking.
There are no issues lel.
Your videos on this series have so much heart, thank you.
for me it felt real, with real people, with real places. I'm very sad it is over...
You get to enjoy the hype for season 2!
ekko is my fav in the show bc i feel like he was what jinx and vi would’ve turned into if the monkey bomb never happened. they would’ve turned zaun good and green
Most likely they would have been killed in the war that would've come unless powder jinxed it and eventually he became jinx. The undercity only really stood a chance against the upper city with shimmer but they would've had hextech by the time of the war and they would have massacred their enemies.
Over years I spiraled down into emotional numbness and denial. When I watched this show, it did something to me I can't remember anything other media or experience had done to me. It crashed my resistances and provoked a tsunami of emotions about me, my life and Arcane.
I've been processing this gulf of feelings since act I and I'm still in this state today and don't know how long it will last after watching the whole thing. It is on my mind and in my soul constantly. I don't know where this will be leading me, but for me it is lifechanging. Hard to put it into words. Arcane is just magic
Thank your for doing this riot
I like that with their next season announcement that they are going to be continuing the story that this season brought on, I feel like it will definitely widen the broader world and stakes a lot and introduce a lot of unique and interesting characters but this is the absolute best first season of a show that ive ever watched, i literally cant stop thinking about where they took this story.
I remember being so excited to see crazy Jinx but having to watch her decline was heartbreaking and when she finally came to terms that she was in fact Jinx and fired the rocket I cried so much. I knew that this was inevitable yet I held out hope that she would be okay, that Vi would reach her and that she would get help but instead I got tears in my eyes
I dunno if I am mad but. This was, for me, a perfect ending.
This was Jinx origin story and that got wrapped up perfectly. Like there are unresolved fates but it was such a nice wrap up of everthing else I am just satisfied with it xD
As someone who has never played or have no interest in playing the game as I am not really into MP rts games at all, I have to say that this show is pretty much perfect.
I can't really say anything negative about it at all. The story was great, the characters are all really interesting and cool, the action is insanely good and holy crap the animation is truly perfection. And when you bring all this together with a cast of amazing voice actors too, I just can't give this show anything but a 10/10
Same. Never played LoL and I loved it. Can’t wait for season 2. If Riot Games comes up with an RPG based in this world, then absolutely I would consider getting it
As a person that knows the lore of the game, i give the show 9.5/10
Only because i didn't get *FUNCTION OVER FORM*
@@abridgedbog7753 Since are saving the GLORIOUS EVOLUTION for season 2, hopefully that means it will give us more of a focus on our man.
@@thesen8 i hope so
If you like online card games like mtg/heartstone, Legends of Runeterra might be worth a shot. It presents Arcane's Universe much better than the main game does.
This is like Game of Thrones. Like Ghost in a Shell. It's a work of art for its medium. For western animation it has set a new bar. It has transcended animation to be taken seriously cause it can do things live action can't.
I love this show. This Dune, Halo Infinite, all are amazing and works of modern art to me. Got to watch the series a second time
I love the league lore since 2015 and I STAN riot artists so hard… arcane really is artistic perfection.. there are some crazy talented people that put a lot of work into this masterpiece and it shows
The greatest animated piece of media ever imo and I knew nothing about LOL going in, damn it's going to be a long wait for season 2. Keep up the great content!
at the end Silco understood what Vander went through. The is nothing stronger than love.
i haven't fanboy'd for a show since GoT(unfulfilling finale...maybe), Arcane is an assualt on your senses, emotions, morals, has memorable characters, that grow, evolve and "breathe". Arcane is an INSTANT CLASSIC
Im with you on the depressed and feeling hollow... I honestly dont know what to do now because i was emotionally invested in Jinx and was hoping for just a smidge of a good ending. I've never felt so bad for a character like i did with Powder/Jinx like she never had a chance to be happy :/
Welcome to Runeterra, where happy ending doesn’t exists and the only place with bliss lies in Bandle City.
Jinx is the monster Silco created.
@A F
Yep and indeed Heimerdinger, the only yordle major character, is the one with basically 0 problems.
Bandle city is like heaven lol.
(spoilers:
being voted out of the council isn't much of a problem for him as much as it's probably going to be for the whole nation of Piltover instead)
Coming from a DotA2 player, this show absolutely smashes DotA2: Dragon's Blood show.
Arcane just clicks together so well from all aspects, story line, graphic, music, voice acting ... it's just perfect.
I’m excited for the full review, and glad you did this more reactionary version because I think the show deserves it.
Especially with the final scenes of episode nine the impact of those was just… it left me reeling.
Also can we talk about how Jinx weaponised Hextech on her own just with notes from Jayce. Like she did that
A lot of people miss that Silco's death scene is strongly tied to the baptism scene where he tells her "You need to let Powder die. So the fear of pain will no longer control you... Jinx is perfect."
In his final moments he tells her "Don't cry. You're perfect." essentially telling her that she is Jinx now and needs to embrace it. Which she does. It was her drowning moment.
Me, after finishing Arcane: (sitting in Silence) *screams in inexpressible emotion.* -walked around my house limping with my mind In a trance-like numb state listening to "What could've been" for 24 minutes straight-
I can definetly relate to that empty feeling you described towards the end.. I tend to fall in love with shows and charecters and i always pay for it after its over
Everything is so bloody nuanced and amazing… but my only gripe isn’t the ending… but rather the breakneck speed at which certain things had to happen to keep to this 3x 40ish minute format.
I would’ve loved for the Viktor and sky scene to sit for a little longer, just that little bit longer to fully grasp the severity of the situation.
Or the Jayce scene when he had realised what we had done. The acting and voice acting is great and nuanced but even that requires character moments beyond the headline of eg closing the boys eyes.
I’d want to see and hear the conversations discussing why he felt that way, what he was going to do with it.
A perfect example I have was Jayce and Viktor bridge scene where 2 people made a snap judgement that altered their relationship on a macro scale….which led to Viktor keeping quiet about his relation to singed and the Shimmer variant. That was really rushed…
But even within these moments I have gripes with, everything is so goddamn well done, I can’t even stop thinking or talking about it - I’ve told everyone in my life about it
I can see why you don't like that specific detail, but I actually like that. Is the ephitome of "show, don't tell". It trust in the watcher to be smart/mature enough to grasp the situation and reach their own conclusions.
@@alfredorivera5764 yeah, but honestly, I prefer this pace. I feel like they only got this time, 9 eps with 40 ish minutes, set to work on, so they had to make every moment count. So while th pace felt so quick, it at the very least also removes almost every unnecessary scenes and dialogue, like there’s legit almost 0 filler dialogue or scene.
Or make sky an actual character. Until episode 5 she had like 3 lines of dialogue and Viktor had no interest on her and neither any other character. And then she dies in the second scene she appears. It was meh,
@@alfredorivera5764 I definitely understand where you're coming from man! However, im talking about a really rounded storytelling style, cause DUNE is a good example of taking this "show, don't tell" to the extreme, and the movie definitely suffered for it....although i did watch it 3 times hahahahahah
@@zzasserzz The problem is as I said in a comment up in a diffrent thread. They need to speed up because this is all happening in a span of a week. The Lore has to be consistent. Which means the rush was because of editing and because there are events happening in the Lore thta are far more important then the Creation of Zaun and the Madness of Jinx who Is my favourite charater but still.
Thank u for ur videos. They rly capture, somehwat, what i feel
I’ve seen a lot of “mature” cartoons but damn this is on a different level. It’s like everything (i.e. plot, action scenes, dialogues, & graphics) has been glued & executed perfectly. To me, arguably this “the” best mature series cartoons to date. If there’s one similar to this caliber I’d like to know about it. Thank you
Jinx vs Ekko scene soo cool. I got chills watching it. ❤️
I mean the character developments. I got used to none, or maybe a MC goes trough a bit of change. But in arcane literally everyone changed. It was so amazing to see Silco understand why Vander wanted to protect his own over anything else. It was both heartbreaking and relieving to see that Jinx chose his, well dad, because Silco really put her above everything.
And i colud go on with the fight between Jinx and Ecco, how the flashback really felt like a game then the music cuts and we suffer trough reality.
I loved the protagonists. They were far from perfect (as human beings) but they were driven by strong motives. I loved the antigonists. I was rooting for both sides.
It was an amazing show. I mostly only found this amazingness is animes up until this point, but arcane was just perfect. I dont think i've ever seen a show this perfect.
It was really a wild ride.
Here's hoping season 2 will cobtinue this amazingness~
Im sooooo glad season 2 is already in production
The moments where Jayce's eyes glow while he's firing his hammer gets me every time I see it.
The battle between ekko and jynx is the most creative shit ive ever seen
Love your passion dude, really enjoy watching these videos
You've been 3 for 3 on your reviews on arcane and it's amazing. Really good job.
This series left me with feelings of anxiety and dread, not a good thing to feel when the episode released at 7pm and you come off the rollercoaster in the late evening. I was still processing and still wrapping my head around everything that happened as I was trying to sleep.
Those last words from Silco really did drive a nail into your heart. You could see past all his actions and into his true self and realise that he loved Jinx right til the very end. I had a feeling he would die, but I could have never predicted how it would happen, and that genuinely makes me sad because the show really did that kick in the guts when everyone was already trying to tap out.
I can relate so much to what you said, the animations themselves, the themes of each character, of each story, and yes...the story really made me SPEECHLESS like you experienced and that's fucking brilliant
I feel as though I’m one of the only people alive that didn’t view the end of this season as a “cliffhanger” or better yet that they didn’t finish this arc. For me the arc did finish. The story did wrap up. Because the point of the last scene was about jinx making the choice and solidifying her self as jinx. My personal opinion is that if it had ended any other way it would’ve undermined core themes of characters and this season.
This series has raised the bar on every front.
I have no idea of the league of legends universe but this series was so intense it felt as if you were in it like a game not watching it like a series.
Please do all the videos. I need more and you're helping
arcane has a season 2 officially announced by riot
on twich stream
i can already see this show sweeping the awards
all the compliments its getting are well deserved.
one of the best shows in recent memory..
They just announced that season 2 is in production!
I rewatched this show today, and it's my favorite serious animated shows ever.
Not sure how I didn't think about this, but Vi is a protector and trades her scared blue haired frightened sister for another blue haired mismatched girl who she feels needs protecting.
Caitlyn has heart just like powder, but I didn't appreciate the whole idea until now.
Jinx felt abandoned and that she didn't fit, and Vi showing up with another blue haired girl that's also a misfit... very smart.
I love this show so much. Vi, Caitlyn, Sevika, Silco.... What amazing characters.
I just needed more of this
"people were expecting fireworks" Jinx: "got ya covered in the end" XD
The ending scene cliff hanger. I guess this signifies that war will proceed with Silco dead then the earlier agreement is void. I'm just hoping that none of the counselors survive that blast. Maaaan what a cliffhanger.
Really enjoyed your arcane videos. You've done a great job articulating the experience I enjoyed while watching.
This show is redefining entertainment.
Silco's ashtray had Jinx's coloring all over it.
He truly loved her.
The last musical sting was beyond perfection
Haha this is funny cause sting is the singer
@@passdoutcouchpotatos funny thing when I watched it the first time I thought that this was really similar to shape of my heart. And then I found out it was actually sting singing. Just wow
It’s rare to see a character like Jinx in such a humanised lense - seeing her as an innocent little kid for 3 40-minute episodes and then watching her go insane is just so heartbreaking but because of it, it’s so hard to hate her even after everything she’s done
Indeed, it IS hard to hate her after what she did. I can't decide if it's the council, or Vi that I blame more, but jinx? Nope.
The Victor running scene is probably my favorite scene in the whole show so I’m happy you brought it up.
The thought that baffles me is "How can this show be soo good". It's Masterpiece
so good rewatched the whole thing again
So I just finished the final episode and holy shit no thoughts, head empty. I immediately came here to see if everyone was as stunned as i was. Good god that final scene got to me. Ive played League of Legends for a few years and studied the lore pretty extensively and even though i knew all of the main character’s stories, this show absolutely demolished my expectations. Every scene is written perfectly, the pacing, the character portrayals, the attention to detail, the little easter eggs that only lore nerds like me will get, EVERYTHING about this show is a work of art. Even if you don’t play League, even if you don’t like Riot Games, even if you don’t like cartoons, you have to watch Arcane, period.
Thumbnail is awesome!
I would buy a uncut version of this in a heartbeat
I like how almost every video review for this series is a reaction shot of someone in tears after they finished an episode.
8:50 you gave me a little chuckle there
It was an incidental death by Jayce. In any battle, there will be some collateral damage, or even friendly fire.
Totally random detail, but I think the better term for 4:40 would be manslaughter. (Powder didn't intend to kill them by any means, but her negligence/recklessness directly caused their deaths anyway.)
I think they hit the spark as good as they could, with the ending. As I watch it as an tradegy, where the end is complete, life does not get better for zaun, hope dies with Silco. Powder leaves, and Jinx takes a stable controll. And you just want to hear it becomes better. watching it withouth the idea of a season 2 in piltover, is what got me the absolute dread. and thats why the ending is perfect
I absolutely loved that Silco wanted to protect jinx while talking with Jayce about Zaun basically ending up with similar situation like Vander did with Vi.
Whoever made this u are a fking genius and thanks for this masterpiece
"Punctuated severely with a dagger to your fcking heart to have you slowly bleed out for season 2" like damn.. thats what I feel after I finished episode 9 with a cliffhanger
in terms of pure style ekko vs jinx was hands down the best fight of the series and maybe one of my favourite fights from any show
So many cliffhangers and i love it, cant wait to see Caitlyn's rifle
For the longest time I’ve felt dissatisfied/disappointed that animated media has to be synonymous with “cartoons”. “Cartoons” are synonymous with children shows and a lot of people are ignorant to any other way of looking at animated media, and the pass off a recommendation because of its choice to tell its story.
It annoys me that people have to preface recommending or discussing an animated show with, “it’s not for kids”. I hope one day the animated medium will become just that, a medium to tell all/every kind of story under the sun and people will not auto assume it’s for kids.
Other than that, I agree with everything you said, Arcane moved me, and as much as I want to say I can’t wait, I can because I want them to take as much time as they need to make the second season on par or greater than this one.
"The Birth of Legends." I love it. So much. I haven't played it seriously for years; But we there from the start. I don't care what's "ret conned" ? Is that the word? But the lore has drawn me in over and over again. I have been waiting for something like this. Hoping. it's here. 10 years after my hope was thrown out into the Universe. Good review well spoken. Let us thirst for more...
Seeing Arcane Season 1 for me really made me cry in joy. The animation and arts(including music) aside which is just so gorgeous, the characters and world-building is the one that made me so happy. Ever since I started reading novels, I also started abandoning TV series, movies, and even animes because I realized how simple or nonsense their world and story are. Novels I read have so many complicated characters and the black and white (good and evil) concept is almost non-existent to them but will only slap you with how dark things can be in reality and how realistic their character is. I'm so fed up with stories that only have heroes and villains, then the entire story will run that way till the end. Even though arcane characters aren't the greatest I've seen including the characters in the novels I read, I still love it because of the reason that this might be the start, the start of the end of those typical and boring characters that many story writers on TV series, movies, and even animes fed people from the beginning of time. Which I, personally find it a waste, waste of budget, talent, and efforts of the people involved. Now arcane really set the bar higher, hopes many more like this will come, ofc not the whole same quality but better stories at least.
i'm so hearth breaked be cause of Silko's death rip
This show was amazing, the art, the story, the characters…. I just can't get over it. I already watched it twice and I will rewatch it again for sure.
This show left me emotionally devastated
You mentioned how bright and colorful the action scenes like the Vi and Jayce fight were and it brings up an interesting point. The story is ultimately a tragedy, the big fun anime fights are but brief reprieves from the sorrow. We get distracted by this big flashy AMV fight and then immediately snap back to the consequences.
The Ekko fight was cheerful and playful until the actual fight Wich was quick, brutal and filled with sad emotions. The Jayce fight scene showed these characters smiling as they literally break this drug addicts to piece, performing Mortal Kombat style X-ray moves on them and then it ends with a child worker being accidentally killed. Then our "hero" the one we were told twice that had a good heart, tired justifying dead kids to Jayce (and kinda to herself). Jayce didn't except that such a thing was necessary, and Vi then was willing to fight him over stealing his own gauntlets that he made.
Then she marched on to fight Sevika. To which we get another light hearted and bombastic fight scene. Only for Vi to drop down to her knees and cry out a heart wrenching scream. As she realizing that it was all pointless, her getting her ass beat trying to defeat Sevika served no purpose, Silco wasn't even there. It was a hollow victory, it didn't serve anything. And unbeknownst to Vi, running up and punching Silco in the face would be just as pointless. It would change things politically, but it would bring her any closer to her own goal, getting her sister back.
All three of these anime tier fights snap back to the consequences or purposelessness of them. They are momentary escapes for both the audience and the characters themselves. They smile and have fun doing something cool and easy only for reality to hear them over the head yet again.
That's what's so interesting about the fight scenes in Arcane, the sad and desperate ones in the first half of the show fit narratively. The big anime fights have ludonarrative dissonance, but in a self aware way.
Few pieces of media have ever made me feel hollow. I remember The Last of Us, the first gamez made me feel like that.
This show is so fucking dope. This shows art style is so refreshing, the voice acting is top tier as well. I find myself glued to all the episodes from beginning to end. Riot Games knocked it out of the park with this season.
I don't usually give 10/10's to TV shows lightly, but this was a 10/10 for me.