I'm crying about jayce in these episodes.. his boyfriend became jesus, his girlfriend is in the backroom, and his sister became the fuhrer.. somewhere, vi is making a spotify playlist
One story detail someone pointed out was that the councilroom isn't accessible for disabled people. You see an emphasis on this with solums wheelchair hitting the stairs as hard as they do. Must hurt him somewhat. But it wasn't one of them that normally would be affected by this so they didn't care about it when building the room. Disabled people dont live in piltover (usually). Makes you think more about why victor might have preferred staying in the lab rather then going out with sky or anywhere else. This must have been exhausting for him with no single accessibility benefit.
I'm analysing Arcane from a disabled perspective as a wheelchair user myself but hadn't spotted it, i mostly just scoffed at him rolling down steps tbh
this but also the fact that so most of the undercity's people have some form of disability because of the living conditions just shows the divide even clearer
Yess exactly! All the disabled people are from the undercity and are seen as less. Even with viktor living in piltover he still didn’t have as much accessibility only a cane and back brace which as you said made him stay in the labs because it is exhausting having no easy way to go around in
i love that! when i was watching it with my brother i said i wish they also animated vi and cait that way, i mean we could still recognize them but they would fit into that whole visual moreee but maybe they did that on purpose to make them stand out:)
Hypothetically he could have had a real gun too, but what he had was a flare gun, so it really couldn't have been used to shoot her. They typically only have one shot.
@@Riconort Yes, but he couldn't shoot her and then also set off the flare that was the signal for the rest of the invasion. It's not the flare that's the problem, it's the fact that he gets one shot.
at 6:38 you can see the floor of the council building all cracked and stuff, but there's actually a very large circle where it's basically perfect and untouched, the spot where Mel was so... girlie did something, especially with how the gold flickered on her back. and it's definitely not natural either because you can see how the cracks just kinda stop at a dead end instead of tapering.
@@nalevqt I don't think it's Zhonya. Firstly it's literally a large hourglass yet somehow we never seen it with Mel, secondly it has to be used manually, yet it looks like Mel didn't know herself what happend, and thirdly in lore it's rare singular Shuriman Artifact that was lastly seen in possession of Xetsa and Zinsa.
Today I saw something curious... Vi's eyes, the color, it's named "Powder Blue" and Jinx's after shimmer is "Violet Red"....just another great thing about the series =)
Now that I've seen the scene several times I think the "do you have any idea how that feels?" "Yes I do" shows a common character flaw most of the Piltover characters have and its privilege. On a surface level yes Jinx killing Cait's mom is like the enforcers killing their parents but when you analyze it from a deeper level it's their parents being killed by symbols and agents of oppression and Jinx killing symbols and agents of oppression. Like yes it's not good to kill people I feel in most situations ethically, but asking someone to join the same system that killed their parents when they wanted freedom from oppression is irresponsible and is emotionally unintelligent and something someone from a position of privilege who isn't constantly reminded of the failures of the system would suggest. And we see it throughout the act, Cait's anger and rage overshadowing her ability to empathize or sympathize with the under city because she's so mad at Jinx as a person and ignoring that there's a possibility for hundreds of Jinxs because the system she symbolizes and upholds creates them and she's actively creating them- For example, if the kid survived Jinx getting shot (I say if because with how cait was aiming, the hex bullets ability to penetrate and shoot through something cleanly, and the kids position its possible she could have also killed her) all that does is make another Jinx. Not exactly because of the trauma being different, but you just get another individual who saw an enforcer kill someone they care about after gassing the lanes. How many people already want some kind of reparations or justice against Piltover? The Lanes, as shown, is loyal to each other before they'd ever be loyal to Piltover. Heck, last season when enforcers came in pushing through the lanes there was immediate talk about revolution again, the only reason it didn't happen was because Vander was there to settle it. Vander isn't here anymore, the under city is ultimately leaderless outside of the chem barons who care more about finances. They're not gonna stop the revolution unless it's against their interests so who would? Most of the other big players in the under city either 1) also want independence or 2) don't care either way because they have something else going on. The actions of the task force and topside did exactly what Mel warned in episode 1: give the under city a cause to unite against except they already had the cause they just needed another shove. Of course this is pure speculation on acts 2&3 based on act 1 and the title sequence but I think Arcane's consistent message about how privilege shapes your views and actions is carrying a lot of weight in act 1 of this season, especially because Vi despite being tough shows compassion to the henchman despite him being a chem baron grunt while Cait is prepared to carve a war path to Jinx through the under city
Yup. To add onto your comment -- the very fact that Cait has the authority to lead a strike team of law enforcement into Zaun, using her birthright access to the Grey as chemical warfare, partially in retaliation for her mother's death illustrates just how incomparable Cait's loss of her mother is to Jinx and Vi's loss of both their birth and adopted parents. Vi, hailing from the under city, especially at the age she lost her parents, means they would have absolutely no meaningful way to retaliate or hold the Piltovans/enforcers' to any kind of accountability for their parents' (or any of the citizenry of the Undercity) deaths without being absolutely demolished under the jack heel of the state. Meanwhile, Cait's class position puts her in the perfect place to instrumentalize and weaponize her privilege, not only as a Piltovan and enforcer but as an heir to the Kiraman name, to VIOLENTLY take out her poorly regulated grief/guilt/anger trauma response onto any Zaunite who gets in her way without legal repercussion. In other words, Vi and Jinx experienced their loss and grief in a state of complete situational disempowerment, powerless to either hold those responsible to account or to stop any future carceral violence levied at them or their Undercity-brethren by the enforcers, while Cait situationally can very much act on and weaponize her loss against the one who killed her mother, with very little regard to the consequent casualties as is her status as an enforcer. Yes, Cait's trauma of losing her mother is of course valid. However, her claim of her loss of her mother and Vi's loss of her parents' being somehow circumstantially equal is an admission of Cait's outstanding privilege in the situation and justifies why she so easily slips into becoming the violently oppressive authoritarian dictator she becomes at the end of Act 1.
So true. She even acknowledges it, saying it’s so easy to hate them because of just one act. Without Ambessa there to fuel the fire, things might’ve been different 😢
fun fact! during the vi and jinx confrontation scene in ep 3, jinx mentions that vander would tell them about old 'janna' bedtime stories abt the wispy wind woman. janna is actually a league champion! she's a sort of like wind mage in the game :D fun little easter egg riot left in there :D
The song that starts playing out of the Roboarm was Get Jinxed which was the login screen music when Jinx was released as a champion and had its own music video which is why Sevika looks annoyed when it starts playing 😂
Dude when Cait said she knew what it was like to watch enforcers kill your parents I literally screamed “NO YOU DONT”. Vi had to leave Vander on the ground and her biological parents, Jinx had to drop Silco in the ocean and Cait gets a big shiny casket. 😭IM SORRY but you have it so much better Cait RESPECTFULLY.
I totally see what you’re saying but also, death is death and losses on all sides will affect us and shape us. It’s a tough one but for me personally, I feel that nobody’s pain is lesser or more than someone else’s. Losing a loved one is horrific and the grief that comes with it is tough. Yes, we can say Vi has dealt with a lot more grief and trauma which is factual, but emotionally, who’s to say who’s more hurt? We all deal with said grief in different ways, the way in which we deal with it is where we can go wrong (as we see with Cait). It’s so complex and creates great discussions, which is why I love this show! Thanks for the comment 💗🫶🏼 (again, I totally understand your viewpoint and can see why you’d feel that way. This show has SO MANY LAYERS!!) 🤯
No I agree like Vi said that in the context of she’s wearing the badge of those who have oppressed her and murdered her parents. Cait’s mom was murdered but she doesn’t have that extra context so she rlly doesn’t know how it specifically feels for Vi cause there isn’t that extra layer
yes but its totally necessary not to forget to caitlyn has been living a very privileged life. i think its okay to say that its wrong for her to harm the ppl of zaun just to flush out jinx. yes her rage and grief is valid. but crazy how ekko in s1 said "your ppl hunt us like animals" then cait went on a speech about the cycle of violence never stopped until she got a taste of what the zaunist bajillion times has experienced and worse, then to go around and piling all of them as "animals". a cop is a cop, ACAB, caitlyn is no exception. two facts can coexist together. if caitlyn solely tries to target jinx, its a lot more understandable for me. but no, she goes ahead and use the grey, gassing the innocent ppl of zaun just to flush out jinx. thats where i draw the line. i really hope she'll have a good redemption arc bcs im really not fucking with her much for now.@@niallnochill
The actual question was: "Do you have any idea what it's like..." and that phrasing matters. NO ONE knows what ME losing MY parents felt like, not exactly--but everyone who has lost a parent has some idea. Whether that idea bears ANY resemblance to reality is another question, but they have one. Cait and Vi's traumas are very different, but they're both real. I mean, Cait could have said, "Do you have any idea what it's like for your sister to kill someone you love," but that would have been a little on the nose :D
The thing about Caitlyn saying "yes I do" when being asked if she has any idea how that feels by Vi is that it's not the same. Cait is asking Vi to join the forces that killed her parents, it would be as if Cait was asked to join forces with the Quembarons to fight topside
It's so rough, because the leaders of Piltover and Zaun have both done heinous, selfish things that have hurt many people, mostly the impoverished in the undercity, but we see in these episodes that just blindly attacking them in retaliation doesn't suddenly lead to change, only to more suffering for the children and other innocent people of their communities. Real progress requires forethought and actual care and intent and a whole lot of freaking work
Short Spoiler-free context for the Black Rose : Ambessa comes from Noxus, and in Noxus, there is a secret cabal led by a 2000+ years old witch that basically manipulates everything in the shadows. This cabal is the "Black Rose", and the leader is called "LeBlanc" (not real name, no one knows her true name). LeBlanc can shapeshift, create illusions, make copies of herself to be at several places at once. Basically, she is NOT someone to get on the wrong side of...
The parallel of powder hiding from the enforcers in S1 and now jinx hiding from her own sister, cait getting mentored by an evil person of power the same way jinx was yoinked by silco 😢 I hope jayce realized somewhere along the way that ekko was the one who somewhat sent vi and the kids to loot his apartment and basically kickstarted this entire mess 😂😂
ok so this is common knowledge in the league of legends fandom but it's new in arcane so i guess slight spoiler the immortal witch is LeBlanc, she has this organization named the black rose and they use magic and other shenanigans to create weapons for Noxus, it's like a lobby of powerful mages that control the region from the dark, even though they have the great general, warlords and other officials ruling the region. i think she possessed amara the thing is that the black rose owns many magical artifacts and i personally think ambessa took an artifact from the black rose to keep her family safe and now pays off the debt like i think mel owns something similar to zhonya that turns you invincible for a moment, that's why she and jayce survived with no scratch, like when on the end of the episode 9 s1 when the jinx's rocket was flying, the thing on her neck shimmered. also medardas come from shurima and zhonya's timeglass is an artifact from there
Yea its maybe a slight spoiler given that some of that lore will either drop in Arcane or possibly in Arcanes spin-off/sequel which it appears is possibly going to be set in Noxus with how they've been dropping more and more of Noxxian lore and characters around in the show.
found your channel a few days ago via the arcane s1 binge video and have been watching some of your other stuff since then. i gotta say you QUICKLY became one of my fav reactors; easiest subscribe ever. very excited for your s2 reactions!
Mel and Jayce are not dead thanks to the golden "armor" that Mel is wearing, from what we deduce on the glitter in the first frame of the first episode it is a magical shield🥹🥹🥹🥹this explain Why Victor was injuried and Jayce was alive without a scratch, he was near to Mel😭😭😭😭😫I love your reactions🥹🫶🏻
League of Legends player here! The “wind woman” Jinx mentioned is actually Janna, a champion in the game. She’s basically a wind spirit where it’s been told in Zaun (Undercity) that she protects sailors and is a beacon of hope for the people. My own understanding is that she’s basically a hope for the people to have cleaner air in the lanes before maybe the Kiramman’s gas pipes were made. Tbh i really hope that maybe they’ll touch on the Aspects (mystical beings) in the future series, especially at Mount Targon, where most of the celestial beings and their devotees live. Also, for another lesbian couple in there with their Sun and Moon dynamic teehee
The way I’ve already seen all 3 episodes about 5 times now but I’m stressing with how stressed you are watching this LMAO I’m running out of breath with you 😭 Also, Vi was bound to be an enforcer. She always was in the game.
I think what Jinx was more upset about is the fact that Vi became an enforcer than people hunting her. She can handle hating Vi, wanting to kill her, hating her. But becoming the very thing that killed their parents and ruined their lives must've been traumatic.
All I will say concerning Viktor is “GLORIOUS EVOLUTION!!!” ✊🏻🦾🤖 Can’t wait for his arc to come full circle, and of course to see your reaction to it.😈
Niall you NEED to watch the music videos for "Get Jynxed", "Blood Sweat & Tears", they are the videos that introduced Jynx and Ambessa Medarda as playable characters in the game. Get jynxd is referenced in Ep.2 here, and BS&T has some backstory on Ambessa (that you might want to read on the wiki actually, it can be confusing if you don't know much LoL lore) So, one thing is "how did Mel not get hurt when everyone else did?" right? Niall asked at the start of the video, Jayce asks how can he be fine but Viktor almost died. I actually have been thinking Mel was going to be ok since the very moment the first season ended, never had any doubts. If you see the bombing scene, you see the council room from the perspective of the rocket, and Mel's back shining because of the Gold contraption she wears. She's a Medarda, there's no way in hell she wouldn't be using protective armor. The gold she uses is definitely a lot stronger and more protective than most assume.
A moment where Vi and Jayce manage to team up again, Piltover and Zaun acting in concert--derailed by a Noxxian spear. That's not symbolic or anything, right?
I'd argue if Piltover's attack on Zaun is justified, because the Chembaron attacked Piltover - Zaun was justified in attacking Piltover, because Jayce led an armed force in a similar attack on Zaun (against Silco's Shimmer factory). Which is the whole problem of ever claiming a war - any war - is "justified", because from your opponents view, your justified attack on them, justifies their retaliation.
i loooooove your reactions so much!!! This is exactly how i was reacting to the first watch hyperventilating bc at every turn like WHAT is going to happen here
I'm lowkey kinda terrified for what the next few episodes are gonna bring, considering where we've just left off. SO much has happened and everyone has changed so much. The only thing i know is that i WON'T be able to get a good sleep tonight at all😭😭
You made an accidental connection when you mentioned Assassins Creed! The song thats playing during the final fight and acid trip sequence was sung by artist Woodkid who also happens to have made a song called Iron which was used in 2011 for the cinematic trailer for Assassins Creed Revelations, the final game of the Ezio trilogy.
Charcoal* Normally I wouldn't correct something like this but I feel like it matters here. Because drawing with charcoal (in like coal from a fire in thee olden days) takes soooo much more skill and care. It stains and you can't really take it off the paper smoothly. Chalk doesn't stain as much, though it's really impressive to draw with it. But your handling with the medium will be totally different. I just love the art in this show
@@theresidentialrat I mean it's not that weird, it's pretty understandable actually. Imagine if someone comments something nice, the creator hearts it, then they edit it to say something hateful.
@@theresidentialrat yeah no I totally get it. No need to edit it! Again it's not really important or world changing to do so, I just wanted to make sure that the artists are appreciated more/the amount they deserve.
its the constant dehumanization of zaunites for me really. the way the council calls them demons and even caitlyn calling them animals like girll…. i dont think we wanna go there 😭
one of the things i love is how WELL the first episode gets you into caitlyns mindset and the mindset of piltover in general. you see so much pain and grief that you almost forget that the people of the undercity have been experiencing that same pain and grief x10 and for so, so long. and yet THEY arent the ones with the advanced military or power to exact revenge without going to extremes. it makes so much sense why the council wants revenge, of course they do. but they fail to realize that writing jinx off as just a singular problem or painting the whole undercity as evil is missing the point either way. jinx was not just a "single deranged individual" she was a Direct product of the system and of opression. there would always be a jinx, if not her, then someone else. what she did was wrong, yes, but you can only push a group of people so far before one of them decides to retaliate with violence.
I don’t actually know if it’s ever said but the big guy with the shield’s name is Loris, and I believe before meeting Vi he was already an enforcer and just also happened to be an alcoholic
OMG i just realized jayce and viktor are gonna have a powder and jinx moment and part ways pursuing more of their guilts. if jayce wants to get rid of hextech and the weapons are glitching, does that mean viktor is glitching out as well or is it just the weapons. PLEASE LET IT JUST BE THE WEAPONS!!!
23:43 ironic he should say that cause rumour has it he's just a Yordle like Hiemerdinger except all of his body is augmented . except for the head and chest
also apparently riot's budget for season 2 is like somewhere around 2 billion,, which im not even surprised they can afford considering the amount of skins they release and skins people purchase to use in game
Apparently, in the game, the two headed wolf the scientist is 'experimenting' on has the nickname of the "Hound of the Underground". If that rings a bell, it's because Vander's nickname was also that. So people are already theorizing stuff
I swear to god, this show feels like a mixture of Game of Thrones and Miles Morales Spiderverse movies and I need more people to tune in because the "animation is just for kids" people are missing so much!!
I started watching this before next eps came out & finished after …. No spoilers but you are not ready… you will repeat everything you’ve just said. Looking forward to next reaction
I loved your reaction to season 1 so I was stoked when I saw your thumbnail. I’m only 2 mins in and you’re cracking me up already. I feel like you and @Not-So-Average-Fangirl would get along so well btw
My literal only complaint is the cut on Jayce's back being played up for drama and then absolutely nothing coming of it. I seriously hope the next 6 episodes do something about that. Other than that, I hate all other media now. Thanks Riot.
Okay, so the Enforcer guy is definitely related to Vander, right? Maybe an estranged brother? He took the Enforcer path while Vander stayed in the undercity, blames himself for not saving Vander, thus the drinking? Maybe too headcannon...
when the situationship ends so bad you turn into jesus💀Also our queen Lest (the one with the big ears in ep 3) is confirmed to be a trans woman by the VA Eve Lindley whos trans!❤
The stress singing got me good, always love your reactions 😂 I appreciate how you have empathy for all parties even if you disagree with their actions.
Lest (the furry with the long ears) is trans if I remember correctly. Or at least is voiced by Eve Lindley who is trans. I just love the details its so good
I see Viktor as more of an official mage than “like Jesus” cause he looks so much like the mage at the beginning of the show BUT I do get the comparison because he’s like a messiah for the people of the undercity
0:56 You came in expecting lesbianism…you got it. A lesbian situationship and a gay situation breaking up so bad one becomes a dictator and the other becomes Arcane Jesus 48:51 Also you might’ve been answered, but it’s Loris!
im crying at how you clarified that you thought the animation was cool and not how the people were being gassed TT
Lmaoooo, legit don't want people thinking i love chemical warfare 😭
IM CRYING HBAHBBAHBHA
At least he realised what they were doing. So many other reactors were cheering them on without even considering what they were seeing on screen
I'm crying about jayce in these episodes.. his boyfriend became jesus, his girlfriend is in the backroom, and his sister became the fuhrer.. somewhere, vi is making a spotify playlist
STOP IT!!! THIS COMMENT 😭😭😭
He should have haggled
This comment encapsulates _everything_ about these episodes just too well. You have a way with words😆
he still got his teacher heimer and possible chivalrous scientist rival ekko, its not over yet its not over!!
😂😂😂😂
viktor woke up, left his messy situationship, then went and became jesus- honestly such a diva
honestly good for him!!!
Keep in mind the little kid, Isha, didn’t see Jinx’s sister trying to kill Jinx- she saw ENFORCERS trying to kill Jinx 🥺
NOO! the trauma cycle continues😓
Situationship so bad one of them became a dictator
isn’t that always the way
And the other is gonna become emo 😭
One story detail someone pointed out was that the councilroom isn't accessible for disabled people. You see an emphasis on this with solums wheelchair hitting the stairs as hard as they do. Must hurt him somewhat.
But it wasn't one of them that normally would be affected by this so they didn't care about it when building the room.
Disabled people dont live in piltover (usually).
Makes you think more about why victor might have preferred staying in the lab rather then going out with sky or anywhere else.
This must have been exhausting for him with no single accessibility benefit.
I'm analysing Arcane from a disabled perspective as a wheelchair user myself but hadn't spotted it, i mostly just scoffed at him rolling down steps tbh
this but also the fact that so most of the undercity's people have some form of disability because of the living conditions just shows the divide even clearer
Yess exactly! All the disabled people are from the undercity and are seen as less. Even with viktor living in piltover he still didn’t have as much accessibility only a cane and back brace which as you said made him stay in the labs because it is exhausting having no easy way to go around in
Fun fact about the funeral scene: it actually was hand drawn with charcoal. Theee best animating studio
i love that! when i was watching it with my brother i said i wish they also animated vi and cait that way, i mean we could still recognize them but they would fit into that whole visual moreee but maybe they did that on purpose to make them stand out:)
“Oh no, she made my girl, Vi, cry.” Same! 😭
Me + You 🤝🏼 Protecting Vi !!
@@niallnochillbro fist 🤜
Mel: Gets smacked with a gun when she could’ve been shot.
Me: Ambessa’s behind this.
oh my god you're so right I should've seen that coming
Honestly, the only reason it works is that the rest of the scene goes so hard most people completely forget that happened.
Hypothetically he could have had a real gun too, but what he had was a flare gun, so it really couldn't have been used to shoot her. They typically only have one shot.
@@markandrew5968A flare gun will still do some good damage if shot at close range
@@Riconort Yes, but he couldn't shoot her and then also set off the flare that was the signal for the rest of the invasion. It's not the flare that's the problem, it's the fact that he gets one shot.
the fact that caitlyns mother made the vents for the people of the undercity to breathe and caitlyn just uses it to gas them up 😭
like actually NASTY and EVIL 😭
I feel like it’s an excuse. It’s a way to control them and have a kill switch. She’s using it exactly as it was meant to be used.
at 6:38 you can see the floor of the council building all cracked and stuff, but there's actually a very large circle where it's basically perfect and untouched, the spot where Mel was so... girlie did something, especially with how the gold flickered on her back. and it's definitely not natural either because you can see how the cracks just kinda stop at a dead end instead of tapering.
YOU'RE ONTO SOMETHING OMGGGGG
There is an item in the game called Zhonya's Hourglass which turns your character gold and immune for a short time... coincidence? Maybe.
Omg I love that Naafiri pfp 😭😭
@@nalevqt I don't think it's Zhonya. Firstly it's literally a large hourglass yet somehow we never seen it with Mel, secondly it has to be used manually, yet it looks like Mel didn't know herself what happend, and thirdly in lore it's rare singular Shuriman Artifact that was lastly seen in possession of Xetsa and Zinsa.
@@Aaniel_al.Meara. thank youuu 💅
Today I saw something curious... Vi's eyes, the color, it's named "Powder Blue" and Jinx's after shimmer is "Violet Red"....just another great thing about the series =)
*Jayce places Viktor's body down on a table*
Niall: "Jesus Christ, okay."
Me: *spit-take* "You're about an episode and a half too early there."
LMFAO nah this comment woulda made me spit take if I was drinking anything!
Now that I've seen the scene several times I think the "do you have any idea how that feels?" "Yes I do" shows a common character flaw most of the Piltover characters have and its privilege.
On a surface level yes Jinx killing Cait's mom is like the enforcers killing their parents but when you analyze it from a deeper level it's their parents being killed by symbols and agents of oppression and Jinx killing symbols and agents of oppression. Like yes it's not good to kill people I feel in most situations ethically, but asking someone to join the same system that killed their parents when they wanted freedom from oppression is irresponsible and is emotionally unintelligent and something someone from a position of privilege who isn't constantly reminded of the failures of the system would suggest. And we see it throughout the act, Cait's anger and rage overshadowing her ability to empathize or sympathize with the under city because she's so mad at Jinx as a person and ignoring that there's a possibility for hundreds of Jinxs because the system she symbolizes and upholds creates them and she's actively creating them-
For example, if the kid survived Jinx getting shot (I say if because with how cait was aiming, the hex bullets ability to penetrate and shoot through something cleanly, and the kids position its possible she could have also killed her) all that does is make another Jinx. Not exactly because of the trauma being different, but you just get another individual who saw an enforcer kill someone they care about after gassing the lanes. How many people already want some kind of reparations or justice against Piltover? The Lanes, as shown, is loyal to each other before they'd ever be loyal to Piltover. Heck, last season when enforcers came in pushing through the lanes there was immediate talk about revolution again, the only reason it didn't happen was because Vander was there to settle it. Vander isn't here anymore, the under city is ultimately leaderless outside of the chem barons who care more about finances. They're not gonna stop the revolution unless it's against their interests so who would? Most of the other big players in the under city either 1) also want independence or 2) don't care either way because they have something else going on. The actions of the task force and topside did exactly what Mel warned in episode 1: give the under city a cause to unite against except they already had the cause they just needed another shove.
Of course this is pure speculation on acts 2&3 based on act 1 and the title sequence but I think Arcane's consistent message about how privilege shapes your views and actions is carrying a lot of weight in act 1 of this season, especially because Vi despite being tough shows compassion to the henchman despite him being a chem baron grunt while Cait is prepared to carve a war path to Jinx through the under city
I love you for this. You literally put all my thoughts in words
Yup. To add onto your comment -- the very fact that Cait has the authority to lead a strike team of law enforcement into Zaun, using her birthright access to the Grey as chemical warfare, partially in retaliation for her mother's death illustrates just how incomparable Cait's loss of her mother is to Jinx and Vi's loss of both their birth and adopted parents. Vi, hailing from the under city, especially at the age she lost her parents, means they would have absolutely no meaningful way to retaliate or hold the Piltovans/enforcers' to any kind of accountability for their parents' (or any of the citizenry of the Undercity) deaths without being absolutely demolished under the jack heel of the state. Meanwhile, Cait's class position puts her in the perfect place to instrumentalize and weaponize her privilege, not only as a Piltovan and enforcer but as an heir to the Kiraman name, to VIOLENTLY take out her poorly regulated grief/guilt/anger trauma response onto any Zaunite who gets in her way without legal repercussion. In other words, Vi and Jinx experienced their loss and grief in a state of complete situational disempowerment, powerless to either hold those responsible to account or to stop any future carceral violence levied at them or their Undercity-brethren by the enforcers, while Cait situationally can very much act on and weaponize her loss against the one who killed her mother, with very little regard to the consequent casualties as is her status as an enforcer. Yes, Cait's trauma of losing her mother is of course valid. However, her claim of her loss of her mother and Vi's loss of her parents' being somehow circumstantially equal is an admission of Cait's outstanding privilege in the situation and justifies why she so easily slips into becoming the violently oppressive authoritarian dictator she becomes at the end of Act 1.
Also Jinx waving a flag in the opening… a revolution is coming
So true. She even acknowledges it, saying it’s so easy to hate them because of just one act. Without Ambessa there to fuel the fire, things might’ve been different 😢
I'm not sure it's a privilege to have your parent killed no matter what division you're raised in.
fun fact! during the vi and jinx confrontation scene in ep 3, jinx mentions that vander would tell them about old 'janna' bedtime stories abt the wispy wind woman. janna is actually a league champion! she's a sort of like wind mage in the game :D fun little easter egg riot left in there :D
WouIdn't caII her a "mage", she is a IiteraI goddess
@@tobiramatime i mean lore-wise she technically is, but her play style in game is that of a mage.
"Promise me you won't change" "I won't" And then the kiss so Vi can't ask "Ummm, won't change, or won't promise?"
The song that starts playing out of the Roboarm was Get Jinxed which was the login screen music when Jinx was released as a champion and had its own music video which is why Sevika looks annoyed when it starts playing 😂
Fun Fact: Fortiche (studio responsible for this art style) did that music video too! They also did some of the old Gorillaz MVs 👀
2:57 *Victor on screen dying* Niall: ” Jesus Christ ok” . Me: “FORESHADOWING???”
Dude when Cait said she knew what it was like to watch enforcers kill your parents I literally screamed “NO YOU DONT”. Vi had to leave Vander on the ground and her biological parents, Jinx had to drop Silco in the ocean and Cait gets a big shiny casket. 😭IM SORRY but you have it so much better Cait RESPECTFULLY.
I totally see what you’re saying but also, death is death and losses on all sides will affect us and shape us. It’s a tough one but for me personally, I feel that nobody’s pain is lesser or more than someone else’s. Losing a loved one is horrific and the grief that comes with it is tough. Yes, we can say Vi has dealt with a lot more grief and trauma which is factual, but emotionally, who’s to say who’s more hurt? We all deal with said grief in different ways, the way in which we deal with it is where we can go wrong (as we see with Cait). It’s so complex and creates great discussions, which is why I love this show! Thanks for the comment 💗🫶🏼 (again, I totally understand your viewpoint and can see why you’d feel that way. This show has SO MANY LAYERS!!) 🤯
No I agree like Vi said that in the context of she’s wearing the badge of those who have oppressed her and murdered her parents. Cait’s mom was murdered but she doesn’t have that extra context so she rlly doesn’t know how it specifically feels for Vi cause there isn’t that extra layer
Also Vi wasn't asking Cait to *TEAM UP WITH JINX* which wouldve been the equivalent of what Cait was asking.
yes but its totally necessary not to forget to caitlyn has been living a very privileged life. i think its okay to say that its wrong for her to harm the ppl of zaun just to flush out jinx. yes her rage and grief is valid. but crazy how ekko in s1 said "your ppl hunt us like animals" then cait went on a speech about the cycle of violence never stopped until she got a taste of what the zaunist bajillion times has experienced and worse, then to go around and piling all of them as "animals". a cop is a cop, ACAB, caitlyn is no exception. two facts can coexist together. if caitlyn solely tries to target jinx, its a lot more understandable for me. but no, she goes ahead and use the grey, gassing the innocent ppl of zaun just to flush out jinx. thats where i draw the line. i really hope she'll have a good redemption arc bcs im really not fucking with her much for now.@@niallnochill
The actual question was: "Do you have any idea what it's like..." and that phrasing matters. NO ONE knows what ME losing MY parents felt like, not exactly--but everyone who has lost a parent has some idea. Whether that idea bears ANY resemblance to reality is another question, but they have one. Cait and Vi's traumas are very different, but they're both real.
I mean, Cait could have said, "Do you have any idea what it's like for your sister to kill someone you love," but that would have been a little on the nose :D
The thing about Caitlyn saying "yes I do" when being asked if she has any idea how that feels by Vi is that it's not the same. Cait is asking Vi to join the forces that killed her parents, it would be as if Cait was asked to join forces with the Quembarons to fight topside
It's so rough, because the leaders of Piltover and Zaun have both done heinous, selfish things that have hurt many people, mostly the impoverished in the undercity, but we see in these episodes that just blindly attacking them in retaliation doesn't suddenly lead to change, only to more suffering for the children and other innocent people of their communities. Real progress requires forethought and actual care and intent and a whole lot of freaking work
Short Spoiler-free context for the Black Rose :
Ambessa comes from Noxus, and in Noxus, there is a secret cabal led by a 2000+ years old witch that basically manipulates everything in the shadows.
This cabal is the "Black Rose", and the leader is called "LeBlanc" (not real name, no one knows her true name).
LeBlanc can shapeshift, create illusions, make copies of herself to be at several places at once.
Basically, she is NOT someone to get on the wrong side of...
The parallel of powder hiding from the enforcers in S1 and now jinx hiding from her own sister, cait getting mentored by an evil person of power the same way jinx was yoinked by silco 😢 I hope jayce realized somewhere along the way that ekko was the one who somewhat sent vi and the kids to loot his apartment and basically kickstarted this entire mess 😂😂
ok so this is common knowledge in the league of legends fandom but it's new in arcane so i guess slight spoiler
the immortal witch is LeBlanc, she has this organization named the black rose and they use magic and other shenanigans to create weapons for Noxus, it's like a lobby of powerful mages that control the region from the dark, even though they have the great general, warlords and other officials ruling the region. i think she possessed amara
the thing is that the black rose owns many magical artifacts and i personally think ambessa took an artifact from the black rose to keep her family safe and now pays off the debt
like i think mel owns something similar to zhonya that turns you invincible for a moment, that's why she and jayce survived with no scratch, like when on the end of the episode 9 s1 when the jinx's rocket was flying, the thing on her neck shimmered. also medardas come from shurima and zhonya's timeglass is an artifact from there
black rose hive rise up, god i cant wait to see more of that story line
Yea its maybe a slight spoiler given that some of that lore will either drop in Arcane or possibly in Arcanes spin-off/sequel which it appears is possibly going to be set in Noxus with how they've been dropping more and more of Noxxian lore and characters around in the show.
Apologies for the delay on this one folks... it is totally worth it! Enjoy me losing my absolute mind for 57 minutes straight!!
24:54 MAMA A MESSIAH BEHIND YOU 💖💅
found your channel a few days ago via the arcane s1 binge video and have been watching some of your other stuff since then. i gotta say you QUICKLY became one of my fav reactors; easiest subscribe ever. very excited for your s2 reactions!
Thank you so much!! That means a lot to me 🫶🏼
You freaking out when the intro played is exactly what I did 😭 I paused it and was like NO I CANT DO THIS
Lucky you, you didn’t have to wait THREE FUCKING YEARS! Sorry.
FR the wait was ETERNAL
So interesting that you said that about the funeral scene it's actually hand drawn in charcoal! 😭
Also this is the earliest I've been?? Omg
“we’re still not finished??” yeah my thoughts exactly 😭😭 they PACKED these episodes
14:23 Viktor character arc foreshadowing
Mel and Jayce are not dead thanks to the golden "armor" that Mel is wearing, from what we deduce on the glitter in the first frame of the first episode it is a magical shield🥹🥹🥹🥹this explain Why Victor was injuried and Jayce was alive without a scratch, he was near to Mel😭😭😭😭😫I love your reactions🥹🫶🏻
Did you notice that the intro is a reference to Shakespeares tragedies with Cait specifically as Macbeth?
I saw a post about it yesterday !!! Actually had me gobsmacked, the detail !!!
And probably Jinx' story line refers to Les miserables.
Cait's team:
Lortis (Shield dude that got drunk with Vi)
Maddie (yer wee scottish ginger)
Steb (the strong, silent type).
my moral with this show is exactly like yours "idk about that... ok fair... makes sense"
League of Legends player here! The “wind woman” Jinx mentioned is actually Janna, a champion in the game. She’s basically a wind spirit where it’s been told in Zaun (Undercity) that she protects sailors and is a beacon of hope for the people. My own understanding is that she’s basically a hope for the people to have cleaner air in the lanes before maybe the Kiramman’s gas pipes were made.
Tbh i really hope that maybe they’ll touch on the Aspects (mystical beings) in the future series, especially at Mount Targon, where most of the celestial beings and their devotees live. Also, for another lesbian couple in there with their Sun and Moon dynamic teehee
We’re all not ready for act 2 😭 I’m scared how they’ll pick up things with how episode 3 ended.
OK I WAS CRYING AT "is that the big FiSh 😮"
The way I’ve already seen all 3 episodes about 5 times now but I’m stressing with how stressed you are watching this LMAO I’m running out of breath with you 😭
Also, Vi was bound to be an enforcer. She always was in the game.
lmaoooo, we are virtually holding hands thru the trauma 🙂↕️
@@niallnochillvirtually holding hands until act 3. hope we survive this incoming war upon our emotions 😀
I think what Jinx was more upset about is the fact that Vi became an enforcer than people hunting her. She can handle hating Vi, wanting to kill her, hating her. But becoming the very thing that killed their parents and ruined their lives must've been traumatic.
All I will say concerning Viktor is “GLORIOUS EVOLUTION!!!” ✊🏻🦾🤖
Can’t wait for his arc to come full circle, and of course to see your reaction to it.😈
4:13 Actually all of those scenes were inded painted with charcoal 😻
Niall you NEED to watch the music videos for "Get Jynxed", "Blood Sweat & Tears", they are the videos that introduced Jynx and Ambessa Medarda as playable characters in the game. Get jynxd is referenced in Ep.2 here, and BS&T has some backstory on Ambessa (that you might want to read on the wiki actually, it can be confusing if you don't know much LoL lore)
So, one thing is "how did Mel not get hurt when everyone else did?" right? Niall asked at the start of the video, Jayce asks how can he be fine but Viktor almost died.
I actually have been thinking Mel was going to be ok since the very moment the first season ended, never had any doubts. If you see the bombing scene, you see the council room from the perspective of the rocket, and Mel's back shining because of the Gold contraption she wears. She's a Medarda, there's no way in hell she wouldn't be using protective armor. The gold she uses is definitely a lot stronger and more protective than most assume.
I just realized through your edit in this video that Viktor's eyes are constantly changing color
A moment where Vi and Jayce manage to team up again, Piltover and Zaun acting in concert--derailed by a Noxxian spear. That's not symbolic or anything, right?
Not you going deathly quiet when the lesbians finally got the onscreen kiss 😭
49:38 AMBESSA JUST PULLED A HOMELANDER YOU'RE KIDDING MEEEEE
NOT THE BDSM BANDITS LMAOOO
Also 51:03 😭😭😭 You're so hilarious dude, I can't wait to see your reaction to the next 3 episodes. Hope you enjoy!!!!
I'd argue if Piltover's attack on Zaun is justified, because the Chembaron attacked Piltover - Zaun was justified in attacking Piltover, because Jayce led an armed force in a similar attack on Zaun (against Silco's Shimmer factory).
Which is the whole problem of ever claiming a war - any war - is "justified", because from your opponents view, your justified attack on them, justifies their retaliation.
jayvik breaking up def wasn't on my bingo card, left me screaming crying throwing up 😭😭😭
The amount of pain I felt in episode 3 I just know I’m NOT ready for act 2
i loooooove your reactions so much!!! This is exactly how i was reacting to the first watch hyperventilating bc at every turn like WHAT is going to happen here
Maddie IS interpreted by a Scottish actress, her name is Katy Townsend ❤
I'm lowkey kinda terrified for what the next few episodes are gonna bring, considering where we've just left off. SO much has happened and everyone has changed so much. The only thing i know is that i WON'T be able to get a good sleep tonight at all😭😭
You made an accidental connection when you mentioned Assassins Creed! The song thats playing during the final fight and acid trip sequence was sung by artist Woodkid who also happens to have made a song called Iron which was used in 2011 for the cinematic trailer for Assassins Creed Revelations, the final game of the Ezio trilogy.
fun fact: during the funeral scene it’s actually all drawn with chalk
Charcoal*
Normally I wouldn't correct something like this but I feel like it matters here.
Because drawing with charcoal (in like coal from a fire in thee olden days) takes soooo much more skill and care. It stains and you can't really take it off the paper smoothly.
Chalk doesn't stain as much, though it's really impressive to draw with it. But your handling with the medium will be totally different.
I just love the art in this show
@ ah sos about that
I would correct it but UA-cam’s weird and takes the heart away if you edit
@@theresidentialrat I mean it's not that weird, it's pretty understandable actually. Imagine if someone comments something nice, the creator hearts it, then they edit it to say something hateful.
@@Kat-qf7ov oh I get it
thanks
@@theresidentialrat yeah no I totally get it.
No need to edit it!
Again it's not really important or world changing to do so, I just wanted to make sure that the artists are appreciated more/the amount they deserve.
its the constant dehumanization of zaunites for me really. the way the council calls them demons and even caitlyn calling them animals like girll…. i dont think we wanna go there 😭
the theory that maddie could become cait's girl actually haunted me the past week
I wonder if the spell that saved jayce and his mother had a 'reaction' , since it was a sort of myracle
That monster on chained to the ceiling, that is the wrath of Zaun, afterall wrath must be met with wrath
one of the things i love is how WELL the first episode gets you into caitlyns mindset and the mindset of piltover in general. you see so much pain and grief that you almost forget that the people of the undercity have been experiencing that same pain and grief x10 and for so, so long. and yet THEY arent the ones with the advanced military or power to exact revenge without going to extremes. it makes so much sense why the council wants revenge, of course they do. but they fail to realize that writing jinx off as just a singular problem or painting the whole undercity as evil is missing the point either way. jinx was not just a "single deranged individual" she was a Direct product of the system and of opression. there would always be a jinx, if not her, then someone else. what she did was wrong, yes, but you can only push a group of people so far before one of them decides to retaliate with violence.
been waiting for your reaction yaaay
Watching this with only an hour and half left till act 2, GOING CRAZY!! 😭😭
ACT TWO KILLED ME I CANT ANYMORE
I don’t actually know if it’s ever said but the big guy with the shield’s name is Loris, and I believe before meeting Vi he was already an enforcer and just also happened to be an alcoholic
29:46 they dont PICK banger songs. They MAKE banger songs
OMG i just realized jayce and viktor are gonna have a powder and jinx moment and part ways pursuing more of their guilts. if jayce wants to get rid of hextech and the weapons are glitching, does that mean viktor is glitching out as well or is it just the weapons. PLEASE LET IT JUST BE THE WEAPONS!!!
The hanging monster is Warwick. There is a GREAT short cinematic with his reveal on the league UA-cam. HIGHLY recommend.
23:43 ironic he should say that cause rumour has it he's just a Yordle like Hiemerdinger except all of his body is augmented . except for the head and chest
the key of the front door omg 😭😭😭😭
OMG cant not wait for the next video now! YESSSSS!
also apparently riot's budget for season 2 is like somewhere around 2 billion,, which im not even surprised they can afford considering the amount of skins they release and skins people purchase to use in game
Omg since Saturday I’ve been unable to think about anything but when Niall and Ash would post their reactions
Niall and Ash collab when?
@ don’t tease me like that I’d die
@@Ems001 honestly same, she's so iconiccc
@@niallnochillso are you babes
LOL FELT. I fear we might have to wait at least a month for Ash's reaction though LMAO 🥲
Apparently, in the game, the two headed wolf the scientist is 'experimenting' on has the nickname of the "Hound of the Underground". If that rings a bell, it's because Vander's nickname was also that. So people are already theorizing stuff
I swear to god, this show feels like a mixture of Game of Thrones and Miles Morales Spiderverse movies and I need more people to tune in because the "animation is just for kids" people are missing so much!!
I started watching this before next eps came out & finished after …. No spoilers but you are not ready… you will repeat everything you’ve just said. Looking forward to next reaction
Situationships are so bad that one became jesus, the other one a dictator, the other emo and the last one lose himself and grow beard😭
I loved your reaction to season 1 so I was stoked when I saw your thumbnail. I’m only 2 mins in and you’re cracking me up already. I feel like you and @Not-So-Average-Fangirl would get along so well btw
My literal only complaint is the cut on Jayce's back being played up for drama and then absolutely nothing coming of it. I seriously hope the next 6 episodes do something about that.
Other than that, I hate all other media now. Thanks Riot.
I have a feeling the back wound is important. Viktor's hexcore is blood magic. The Arcane reacts to blood.
Okay, so the Enforcer guy is definitely related to Vander, right? Maybe an estranged brother? He took the Enforcer path while Vander stayed in the undercity, blames himself for not saving Vander, thus the drinking? Maybe too headcannon...
i was so gagged when cait hit vi in the place where sevika stabbed her so you KNOW it hurt
when the situationship ends so bad you turn into jesus💀Also our queen Lest (the one with the big ears in ep 3) is confirmed to be a trans woman by the VA Eve Lindley whos trans!❤
The stress singing got me good, always love your reactions 😂 I appreciate how you have empathy for all parties even if you disagree with their actions.
I love how you glitched the screen when Jayce (dumb dumb #1) touched the weird thing also ur hair looks really good
Lest (the furry with the long ears) is trans if I remember correctly. Or at least is voiced by Eve Lindley who is trans. I just love the details its so good
Yup Lest is trans its been confirmed, I luv her sm I hope we'll see more of her
I see Viktor as more of an official mage than “like Jesus” cause he looks so much like the mage at the beginning of the show BUT I do get the comparison because he’s like a messiah for the people of the undercity
Messiah is the word I was trying to find but my mind just kept saying Jesus 😭😂
Don’t worry the ENTIRE fandom calls him Jesus too 😭🤚🏻
they call him jesus cause he looks like moses the way the blanket is draped over him + the staff
my love if you got stressed af with this act (i honestly stressed af as well) prepare yourself for act 2. that act hits hard af omg
I’m so excited! These episodes were wild I’m excited to see what you think!
i fear this diva will NAWT be vibing with maddie...
1. i been waiting for youuu🗣️
2. hair is slaying
thank u friend !! ☺️
20:25 SPOILERS FOR S2 EP 6
Jayce: 👀
You don't need to correct to Mel when you say Medarda, it's the same person. Medarda is her last name 😭
lmao people kept getting on at me in my S1 reactions cause i wouldn’t say Mel 😭
Your reactions are so reeeallll!! TY for binging this so I can relive it through you!
we love the scottish rep 🤞🏾🏴
This season has me LOSING it so far, in large part bc Sevika is so hot every time she's on screen, i support my women's wrongs wife 🏳️🌈💙
YES NIALL YOU FINALLY WATCHED IT!!! Love your videos! And your editing is getting so much more fun now hehe
RIGHT ON TIME I JUST COOKED A WHOLE MEAL AND NEED SOMETHING TO WATCH
Only 4 minutes in and i already LOVE your reaction! you can tell that you are SO invested and that it's 100% genuine!!!
0:56 You came in expecting lesbianism…you got it. A lesbian situationship and a gay situation breaking up so bad one becomes a dictator and the other becomes Arcane Jesus
48:51 Also you might’ve been answered, but it’s Loris!
15:50 ''i like jayce'' not for long