Arcane Episode 9 (Finale)
Added 2023-10-22 21:43:36 +0000 UTCGuys this was incredible, this entire show was a masterpiece and we're so thankful we got to experience it with you all! Honestly we're dying for Season 2 already๐ญ we hope you enjoyed our Arcane journey and look forward to everything that's to come next!โค๏ธ
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Woops, yes! Bridging the rift! It's 5 episodes of around 20mins, i promise it's so worth it!
Thomas
2023-10-29 23:57:54 +0000 UTCSo glad you guys liked this show! The characters are so well written rather than, good guy, bad guy, extras. One of my favorite themes is the Powder/Jinx dynamic. Many people have this idea that there's a scale where she leans towards Powder or Jinx depending on the day - but in my experience with this type of mental illness she is both simultaneously at all times. It was because Vi couldn't accept the parts of her that were "Jinx" that in the end P/J decided to side with the person that could accept her the way she was - Silco. (imo)
Bobby Hanson
2023-10-29 15:29:59 +0000 UTCI'm so afraid season 2 won't live up to the hype I built up from this season. This season blew my mind. I've seen it like 6 times now. But I never had any expectations for it. An animated show based on a video game I played in the past? I would've been happy with a bit of fanservice and cool action scenes (and there was plenty of that). But this show exceeded all that and became easily my top show in the last few years, probably top 5 of all time. How can season 2 top this? Well, I guess I'll have to wait and see. Just have to trust in the amazing people who brought us Arcane season 1 ๐
Lars
2023-10-25 17:11:55 +0000 UTC*Bridging the Rift
ThirdStrikeSeanado
2023-10-25 11:10:09 +0000 UTCi love the ending in Vi vs Sevika, she heard Vander say "well you guard need work" and Vi ended up winning the fight by guarding
nick
2023-10-23 20:38:49 +0000 UTCSo, as someone once said, let's start at the beginning - Thoughts and observations: - All these (impossible) choices the characters had to face in this episode: Vi - Kill Caitlyn or you won't get Powder back. Silco - Protect Jinx or give her up and get the nation of Zaun. Viktor - Die or stay alive, but lose your soul. Mel Medarda - Let a war unfold and return to your family with a new weapon technology or stay loyal to Piltover (and Jayce) and try to save the cities. Jinx - Be Powder or be Jinx. Jayce - Negotiate peace with Silco or start a war and be responsible for everything that arises from the decision, including the deaths of lots of innocent people on both sides. - Viktor claimed that there is always a choice and technically he is right, but this episode showed that if the consequences of the given choices are too severe, than there is no real choice: -- Vi would never ever kill Caitlyn and even if she did, she never would have gotten Powder back. -- Silco likewise would never ever give Jinx up, the only thing he was always true about was his paternal love of Jinx. -- Jinx had locked what was left of Powder deep inside her. Even though she decided to embrace Jinx, there has never been a way for her to be Powder again. ๐ญ -- Viktor lost his will to fight for his life the moment he saw the prize others had to pay for it. -- Mel never forgot how her mother treated her and was hugely disappointed when she only reached out to benefit from her daughters success, not to mention Mels feelings for Jayce. -- Jayce saw first hand several times the costs of war and finally realised that would not be an option. - Viktor finally finding out about Skys feelings broke my heart. ๐๐จ Once again the attention to details. When he holds her glasses, you can see her friendly smiling face behind them for a split second. The sound design, you always hear the metallic *tock*, *tock* when his artificial leg or hand touches the floor. And he proved his theory, that hextech evolves. Not only merged the hextech with his body, the hexcore also has some kind of remote connection to him. I wonder if he will loose himself in this new creature in the next season and become a new kind of human being. That is, if he survives at all. ๐๐ - When Viktor asked Jayce to destroy "it", Jayce looks at his hammer and nods - while Viktor was talking about the Hexcore. For the first time, seeing it's negative aspects, they get a feeling why Heimerdinger was so adamant about leaving the Arcane alone. Viktor by losing Sky and turning into some kind of hextech-human mixture, Jayce by seeing what harm an army with hextech weapons could cause to the people of the undercity. - The extreme relief on Silcos face! He wasn't sure whose side Sevika would take at all. Thats why he appealed to her. He may have looked at Finn, but his words about loyalty were clearly meant for Sevika. Her decision pro Silco was not that big surprise though. As Finn said, there are bigger fishes out there, but it was pretty clear he wasn't one of them. She told Silco as much when she said: "Not for a worm like him, but there will be others." She puts pressure on him to finally do what he promised or she will be gone. ๐ค๐ - The sunset behind Jayce and Silco negotiating was just beautiful and symbolic at the same time: The sun goes down on both leaders and the cities they reign as we knew them. First it seems that Silco has the upper hand and maintaines an aura of superiority, but you see his eye slide when Jayce mentions Jinx. From this moment on, the dominance changes to Jayce and when Jayce said: "Get me Jinx and I give you your nation of Zaun", I couldn't help but thinking that just like that, he checkmated Silco. No matter what Silco will do now, he will lose. - The only positive thing happening in this episode is Heimerdingers arrival at the home of the firelights. Getting kicked out of the council was the best thing that ever happened to Heimerdinger, not least because it saved his life. Him and Ekko as a duo like Victor and Jayce actually have the potential to change the world for the better. ๐๐ - Silcos monologue at Vanders statue is one of the strongest moments of the entire show. Finally he understood Vander and made peace with him. Oh the pain of Jinx hearing those words from her father, you can see it in her shimmer eyes. ๐ญ๐ญ - In the shot where the Vander statue is seen in full size and Silco sits in front of it, you can see a bit of Jinx' head behind Vanders shoulder, before it is revealed that she is there. It even moves slightly. In the close up, when Silco poors a drink for Vander, you can see that someone scratched Ekkos name into the base of the statue (my guess is, it was the young Ekko himself). I can not get over the perfect storytelling, the attention to tiny little details, it is so beautiful. ๐ญ๐๐๐ - The second clash between Vi and Sevika was the definition of a cool fight. ๐คฏ๐ฑ๐ It felt less "realistic" than their first brawl, but it was so spectacular. The way they directed it in a western-saloon-shootout-style gave me goosebumps and made my adrenaline go through the roof. The way Vis "inner" Vander got her back on her feet...โจ๐๐๐ญ๐ - The final scene of their fight mirrors the scene from the third episode, where Vi attacks the mutated Deckard from above with a big jump, only to get caught in his hand and get nearly choked to death. This time it is Sevika with the big jump from above who gets caught in the hextech shield of Vi and nearly dies. So if you ever get in a fight like this, avoid those big jumps at all costs...๐ ๐คฃ - The final confrontation of the sisters went so different from what I expected and it was so so heartbreaking. ๐๐ญ -- Once again - details: The little music box with the sparklers is the "real Valdiani" Powder stole from Jayce in episode one. ๐ -- Jinx is wrong and right at the same time. Despite what she believes, Vi - and I can't emphasize this enough - did NOT make Jinx, Powder made Jinx. Jinx was born that fateful day when two little girls went on a battlefield to look for their parents, she was just kept at bay as long as there was someone there for Powder who loved and protected her. Vi layed the ground though for Jinx to grow, by reacting the wrong way in a key moment. Don't get me wrong, I don't blame Vi for reacting the way she did at that moment at all, it just had awful consequences. That and her "inner" Vi that helped Jinx to survive, lead her to the conclusion that Vi created her. ๐จ๐ญ -- The moment I still can't talk about without my pulse rising dramatically. When Jinx came back with the platter I was convinced that Caitlyns head would be on it. -- Details: Take your time and look at the decoration on the table for every "guest", you see so many hints and nods to the characters, it's worth to freeze the screen for a moment or two. For example Vanders place - The chair he was bound to by Silco in episode three, his gauntlets, his pipe, the picture of Vander and the kids you saw hanging in the basement of the "Last Drop" in the first three episodes. Only now with the glass smashed, as if Jinx broke with Powders past. ๐จ Jinx brought Vis gauntlets with her and painted them blue and purple, like her fingernails. For a split second we see Caitlyn like Vi memorized her, lying with her on the bed. -- Did you notice, Jinx said: "I paid your GIRLFRIEND a visit this morning". The only time anyone ever called Caitlyn that. -- How both Silco and Vi pull on Jinx/Powder to get her on their side. The one time I was on Silcos side is when he desperately tries to stop Vi from torturing her sister by calling the names of her past. Vi can't know, but she triggers trauma after trauma and it tortures Jinx so much. For Vi these names are mostly connected with positive memories, but for Jinx it is just painful. Thats why he tries to shoot Vi, because he sees the pain it causes Jinx. It had the desired effect though, it prevented Jinx from killing Caitlyn. ๐ฑ๐ญ -- After killing Silco, you can see the exact moment where Jinx chooses to embrace Jinx and let Powder go. You can see the lights go out in her eyes and hear the voices in her head vanish. Not only did she kill her second (and most important) fatherfigure, it was also because of her shooting at the Mylo mannequin, that the glass got in reach of Caitlyn and gave her the opportunity to free herself and let the situation escalate. She fully believes now, that she actually is... a jinx. ๐ญ๐จ๐ The Shimmer made Jinx freakishly fast though, Caitlyn didn't stand a chance. -- The shimmer tear and the cry of anguish and hate, when she launched the rocket... ๐คฏ - Singed looks at a picture in a locket, that looks like the portrait of a blonde woman. Maybe the daughter he mentioned in the last episode? And what creature was hanging from his ceiling? You could see part of a bearded face and a claw... ๐ค - The agreement of the council to accept the negotiated conditions is too little, too late. Still it was a breakthrough for them, for once they didn't only decide for their own good. - They got !Sting! to sing the final song and he did a marvelous job, like every singer on the soundtrack. Freaking legen- - wait for it - -dary Sting! Goosebumps, goosebumps all over! ๐คฏ๐๐โจ๐ - I think the odds are good that at least Victor (becaue of his human-hexcore mix), maybe Jayce (stands very close to Viktor) and Mel (her golden implants lightened up two seconds before the hit, could be some kind of protection) survived Jinx' attack. We overestimated the power of Jinx' weapons several times, so probably the damage will not that big. The cut from Caitlyns desperate face to her mothers face could mean, she is among the victims of the attack. Storywise it would give Caitlyn the perfect motive to go after Jinx. Regarding to your houghts: - I'm not so sure, that Vi would have won a hypothetical fight against Jayce. Of course Vi is the better close combat fighter, but Jayce has the more powerful weapon and - the most important advantage - the range. If he manages to keep Vi at distance, he would have a decent chance to win. If Vi however would come close enough to hit him, he wouldn't stand a chance. - I do not think Silco won. His big goal was the independence of Zaun, which will not happen soon. - Jinx will be no leader, she has neither the interest, nor the abilities to reign. She will be a total loose cannon, a joker and create lots of chaos. It will be interesting to see, who steps up to fill the vacuum created by Silcos death. - Since you expressed your dislike of Caitlyns mother and Sevika, I feel the need to advocate for them a bit ๐ : Caitlyns mom: Caitlyns mother grew on me from episode to episode. She has a talent, that every parent should have - she actually listens to her daughter and looks out for her. She helps her to get an audition at the council, even if she doesn't really understand, what her daughter and her "stray" friend are up to. She was the one looking for her daughter after the shooting competition, while Caitlyns dad was enjoying the party. She helps Jayce at his trial, after her daughter insists to help him, despite the fact that the dad thought otherwise. She is also over-protective, narrow minded and strict in her idea what her daughter should do with her life, but you can see the same self-confidence, beauty, determination, intelligence and kindness in her as well as in her daughter. Only Caitlyn also has the warmth and compassion of her dad. ๐ Sevika: I really like Sevika in her own way. She is at least as bad ass and tough as Vi. It is a testament to the quality of the writing of the show, that even a minor supporting character like Sevika gets real depth with only a few scenes. (Another great example of that is Skys story arc.) ๐ She is basically the Benzo of Team Silco. He too was respected and even feared, but he lacked the charisma of Vander. The same goes for Sevika and Silco. She is a fighter, not a politician. And you have to be a politician to some degree, to lead successfully. I think she knows that and will look for the next person who fights for her cause. You do not want Sevika to lead Zaun, you want her to lead the army that fights for Zaun. ๐ค And in my eyes she isn't a traitor. She was unabashedly open to Vander and changing sides to Silco was only consequent. She was open and upfront the same way to Silco. She is loyal to the cause, not to a person. Alas, we have to wait and see what the writers have in store for us. ๐ ๐ Thanks for reacting to this great show, it was a pleasure to re-watch it with you! ๐
silverarrow06
2023-10-23 16:48:06 +0000 UTCYes! Beyond the Rift reactions please!!
Thomas
2023-10-23 10:43:47 +0000 UTCI'll never get over the amazing use of parallels in this show. Vander and Silco both having to choose between peace or their daughters. And Powder/Jinx blowing everything up when things were just about to go their way. (The kids would have escaped with Vander in ep 3 without her blowing everything up and the Undercity was about to be given independence but she nuked the Council before they could finalize it.)
Randa
2023-10-23 05:32:45 +0000 UTCYou definitely should check out the "Beyond the Rift" series on YouTube, it's the behind the scenes and it is full of test footage from the 6 year production time and it has a really interesting episode on the music from the show. Also check out the get Jinxed music video, it's the genesis of the Jinx character and more or less the foundation for the show. It's really interesting to see how things changed in 10 years.
Lewis Parker
2023-10-23 04:01:03 +0000 UTCWelp time for Cyberpunk
Kaisel
2023-10-23 00:54:28 +0000 UTCbehold. whilst there is no definitive date the current plan for season 2 is late 2024 :)
SirSkyRage
2023-10-22 22:43:31 +0000 UTCPlease Castlevania ๐๐
Hollywood
2023-10-22 22:10:20 +0000 UTC๐
Hollywood
2023-10-22 22:09:35 +0000 UTCAyyyy! Thank you guys for reacting to this show! I truly appreciate all the work yall put into making your opinions and thoughts available to us
Rabbid Dawg
2023-10-22 21:59:19 +0000 UTCno more peakcane
Kurri
2023-10-22 21:49:30 +0000 UTCLetโs go!!! Just got off work canโt wait to see your guys reaction to peak
Chris Flores
2023-10-22 21:49:18 +0000 UTCFinal Peak of arcane
Cara&Prez
2023-10-22 21:45:16 +0000 UTCPEAK
Kurri
2023-10-22 21:43:59 +0000 UTC
