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
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.
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
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 =)
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.
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 😢
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! 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
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
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!
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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 REVOLUTION!!!” ✊🏻🦾🤖 Can’t wait for his arc to come full circle, and of course to see your reaction to it.😈
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 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
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😭😭
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!!
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.
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!❤
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
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.
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
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 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
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.
I do not like Cait this season at all. I really hope she snaps out of it. Zaun has been losing ppl for YEARS. Cait loses 1 person and is ready to burn everything to the ground. Imagine how the ppl of Zaun feel. Piltover needs to face the consequences of the oppression they've put the ppl of Zaun through. It's completely unfair of Cait to ask so much of Vi. You don't see Vi asking Cait to join Jinx in the revolution for their freedom.
@@crybbyrosa420 💯💯💯 i can understand Cait going solely for Jinx but to allow innocents to be hurt in the process, that’s the issue!! The whole system needs to be ripped apart from the ground up and made anew
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
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
You should watch the movie Dead Poets Society if you haven’t already, absolutely amazing movie featuring Robin Williams. It’s about finding your own identity, your own voice, being able to make your own choices, and poetry. Really recommended.
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
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!!!
Imma go out on a limb and say that the one dude that looks like vander that stuck with Vi is Vanders brother, and they went separate ways for whatever reason and now hes showing up
Potential Spoiler Warning Comment below for anyone who hasn't watched the full video.... After going through the 5 stages of grief, over 3 years, we finally get Mel back .... and then she gets kidnapped by witches.
Everyone loves Maddie this Act but I've heard things about the next act which might be a bit of a problem for CaitVi people watching her. Nonetheless, she is still a pookie... I still know in my heart that whatever happens, Caitlyn and Violet will for sure be back together but I hope Maddie doesn't have to die for that in the process!!!
@@niallnochillno cause what does jayce have that i dont? how does he get both a greek goddess and jesus as partners? HE AINT ALLAT GUYS I CAN TREAT YALL BETTER!😩
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...
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
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 😭
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 😭
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.
“Oh no, she made my girl, Vi, cry.” Same! 😭
Me + You 🤝🏼 Protecting Vi !!
@@niallnochillbro fist 🤜
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
Fun fact about the funeral scene: it actually was hand drawn with charcoal. Theee best animating studio
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 =)
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 💅
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 😢
*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!
"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! 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.
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
Lucky you, you didn’t have to wait THREE FUCKING YEARS! Sorry.
FR the wait was ETERNAL
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 🫶🏼
Apologies for the delay on this one folks... it is totally worth it! Enjoy me losing my absolute mind for 57 minutes straight!!
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
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
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.
You freaking out when the intro played is exactly what I did 😭 I paused it and was like NO I CANT DO THIS
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
my moral with this show is exactly like yours "idk about that... ok fair... makes sense"
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).
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 😀
“we’re still not finished??” yeah my thoughts exactly 😭😭 they PACKED these episodes
24:54 MAMA A MESSIAH BEHIND YOU 💖💅
We’re all not ready for act 2 😭 I’m scared how they’ll pick up things with how episode 3 ended.
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.
jayvik breaking up def wasn't on my bingo card, left me screaming crying throwing up 😭😭😭
4:13 Actually all of those scenes were inded painted with charcoal 😻
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?
The amount of pain I felt in episode 3 I just know I’m NOT ready for act 2
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 REVOLUTION!!!” ✊🏻🦾🤖
Can’t wait for his arc to come full circle, and of course to see your reaction to it.😈
the key of the front door omg 😭😭😭😭
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 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
been waiting for your reaction yaaay
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😭😭
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!!
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 🥲
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.
Maddie IS interpreted by a Scottish actress, her name is Katy Townsend ❤
That monster on chained to the ceiling, that is the wrath of Zaun, afterall wrath must be met with wrath
Watching this with only an hour and half left till act 2, GOING CRAZY!! 😭😭
I wonder if the spell that saved jayce and his mother had a 'reaction' , since it was a sort of myracle
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!❤
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
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.
YES NIALL YOU FINALLY WATCHED IT!!! Love your videos! And your editing is getting so much more fun now hehe
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
I genuinely believe grief is the most dangerous emotion.
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 😭
i was so gagged when cait hit vi in the place where sevika stabbed her so you KNOW it hurt
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 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
49:38 AMBESSA JUST PULLED A HOMELANDER YOU'RE KIDDING MEEEEE
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 love how you glitched the screen when Jayce (dumb dumb #1) touched the weird thing also ur hair looks really good
we love the scottish rep 🤞🏾🏴
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.
Your reactions are so reeeallll!! TY for binging this so I can relive it through you!
YOU HAVE TO WATCH THE WILD ROBOT !!!!
I do not like Cait this season at all. I really hope she snaps out of it. Zaun has been losing ppl for YEARS. Cait loses 1 person and is ready to burn everything to the ground. Imagine how the ppl of Zaun feel. Piltover needs to face the consequences of the oppression they've put the ppl of Zaun through. It's completely unfair of Cait to ask so much of Vi. You don't see Vi asking Cait to join Jinx in the revolution for their freedom.
@@crybbyrosa420 💯💯💯 i can understand Cait going solely for Jinx but to allow innocents to be hurt in the process, that’s the issue!! The whole system needs to be ripped apart from the ground up and made anew
1. i been waiting for youuu🗣️
2. hair is slaying
thank u friend !! ☺️
I’m so excited! These episodes were wild I’m excited to see what you think!
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
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
LOL NOT THE ‘Mel*’ !! Every 5 seconds 😂
Only 4 minutes in and i already LOVE your reaction! you can tell that you are SO invested and that it's 100% genuine!!!
You should watch the movie Dead Poets Society if you haven’t already, absolutely amazing movie featuring Robin Williams. It’s about finding your own identity, your own voice, being able to make your own choices, and poetry. Really recommended.
RIGHT ON TIME I JUST COOKED A WHOLE MEAL AND NEED SOMETHING TO WATCH
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
The hanging monster is Warwick. There is a GREAT short cinematic with his reveal on the league UA-cam. HIGHLY recommend.
I was waiting for your reaction to Maddie 😅 I knew you would love her too ❤
14:23 Viktor character arc foreshadowing
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!!!
they rlly made vi and cait kiss and break up in one episode THEY WANT US INSANE
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 😭
Niall’s hair lookin on point fabulous with the little curve
And this is literally only 1/3 of the season! And we’re all already so gagged!
Arcane is definitely a hell of a emotional rollercoaster 😭
SPOILERS FOR THE NEXT ACTS
it’s actually insane how he got the vander bit right ong
king your hair looks SO good
Imma go out on a limb and say that the one dude that looks like vander that stuck with Vi is Vanders brother, and they went separate ways for whatever reason and now hes showing up
Potential Spoiler Warning Comment below for anyone who hasn't watched the full video....
After going through the 5 stages of grief, over 3 years, we finally get Mel back .... and then she gets kidnapped by witches.
5:15 I agree! lol horrific scars... but make it fashion 💅
lol, right!? she said the facial scars ain’t gonna stop me serving looks and i respect it 🫡
13:01 delete all the other acts, that scene is all i need for it to become my favorite. 😅
OMG YAS the way i screamed in happiness--- i have been waiting for this!
Everyone loves Maddie this Act but I've heard things about the next act which might be a bit of a problem for CaitVi people watching her. Nonetheless, she is still a pookie... I still know in my heart that whatever happens, Caitlyn and Violet will for sure be back together but I hope Maddie doesn't have to die for that in the process!!!
i just know mel is pissed her boyfriend has a boyfriend
Mel is better than me because if Jayce was mine and he wanted Viktor to join in... I'd be into it
@@niallnochillno cause what does jayce have that i dont? how does he get both a greek goddess and jesus as partners? HE AINT ALLAT GUYS I CAN TREAT YALL BETTER!😩
@@KpopsFatherTaehyung Jayce is allat too tho omg did you see that bodyyy😩😩
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...
OMG VIKTTTTTTTTTOR...like jayce if u dont want him ill take him