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Thus far the story is good. The theme is slightly dark, but consumable. The show has small references for those familiar with the lore, but nothing distracting and none of it is needed to enjoy the story. For example, one of the kids says Powder always jinxes the missions (and those familiar with the game know that Powder is Jinx). We also get to meet a young Ekko.
20211112:
Today I watched the second and third episodes by myself (I watched the first episode with Ada).
In the second episode Jayce is main focus. We also prominently see Heimerdinger and Viktor. Caitlin shows up a little as well as Singe.
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20241114:
Upon finishing the first act today, I couldn't help but feel confused by the story. So much so, I really don't remember why the end of the first season resulted in so much anticipation for more. Sure the visuals look amazing, but I think that has to go on top of a great story to be a great show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcane_(TV_series)
Episode 1:
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Episode 2:
Interesting, Vi decides to give herself up.
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Episode 3:
Even though I know Vi would be "good"/Piltover and Jinx would be "bad," I never imagined the back story being so dark. Powder really just wanted to help and it was just misfortune that her attempt at helping did more harm to her friends than enemies. Perhaps her positioning could have been better... Furthermore, she was shown to be going crazy for being left alone, which is a direct result of Vi's decision.
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Episode 4:
Interesting. I didn't see that coming (that he would not reveal anything).
Nice. "Who assaulted him?" (transition) "Who the hell are you?"
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Episode 5:
Young Caitlyn shows she's quite the shot with a rifle (obviously in-game she is, but nothing in the show has set this up)
Oh. Caitlyn likes women.
Meanwhile Jayce ends up with this women.
Imagine Dragons get a cameo!
Amazing that Vy packs a punch against this Sevika character with just her bare hands.
"You gonna help me out, cupcake?" "Stop calling me that. My name is Caitlyn." "But you're so sweet. Like a cupcake."
Is it really possible for Jinx to understand the hextech gem faster than Jayce or Viktor? Technically she's working with the refined gem, which they also seem to have working with some prototpes...
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Episode 6:
"We lost her." "Lost who?"
Wow. Drops the block to prove a point. "Oops. So sorry. Accidents happen."
I don't recognize this person which is helping (?) Vi
The voting should be anonymous... Because seeing other people voting adds to peer pressure.
Oh no! betrayed!
Is she not going to answer the smoke signal?
Smile. "How manyh problems can one girl cause?"
"Pow-Pow" (the name of her mini-gun)
I didn't realize she had some sort of multipersonality disorder
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Episode 7:
Are we finally going to get Ekko? (hip hop intro)
Nice reveal. Vy asks "You shy? Or just ugly?" "You were good for a dead girl."
"In the meantime, try not to lose your nuts."
Oh wow. Those firelights. Unexpected...
He dropped the watch.
That's quite a showdown between Ekko and Jinx (cool that apparently it mimics a similar showdown they had as kids)
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Episode 8:
How did the gemstone end up with Jinx?
Caitlyn is also biracial.
I like how Heimerdinger just shakes the components to make the top
"What about us?"
Sky vanished, his arm gone, and the hexcore evolved?
Nice. Vi with the hextech glove.
Jayce with the hammer!
Oh no... Caitlyn unarmed against Jinx?
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Episode 9:
Why would Piltover be against Zaun's independence?
Hahaha. "Sheesh, I'm not that crazy." (everyone expecting Caitlyn's head on a platter)
Interesting last words by Silco.
First use of Fishbones (unnamed in the episode) - powered by the gemstone
Pentakill? Hehe.
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Recap:
Hmm. I don't remember most of this. Perhaps mainly just Jinx's storyline
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Episode 1:
Wow. Intense opening with Viktor being rescued
Wow. This opening credits is so beautiful looking
Hmm... hard to parse some of this dialogue when I don't remember the happenings of season 1
Sounds like Graves but not sure who it is [at the end of the episode I looked him up, his name is Loris]
hmm. If Jayce is hurt here... I'm guessing Viktor will come out to save him
Caitlyn became an entirely different person
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Episode 2:
Teemo?
Smile. "The brambleback has left the jungle."
Crazy Jinx. I think this scene was in a trailer.
Wow this fight scene paired with the music is great.
Hehe. Randomizer arm. This would be a cool character in League
I don't really remember this character's backstory. Did he get into drugs? Maybe Silco forced him into it? [the Arcane wiki article says he was addicted to Shimmer]
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Episode 3:
1b: Resume at 7:30 mark
1b: He's taking Shimmer but with surface application?
1b: Hehe. "ball socket"
1b: Jinx references Janna
1b: smile. "wispy wind woman"
1b: Uh... well if this were in-game... not sure how a Jinx would take on a Vi in a 1v1 unless Jinx was absolutely fed
1b: And there you go... Vi just tears up her gun
1b: I feel like while thematically the sisters battling make sense. The more appropriate fight would be melee vs melee and ranged vs ranged
1b: This whole series of events is less a beautifully choreographed fight and a display of emotions and astract art... underwhelming for me but okay... sure
1b: Hmm... Vi must be going easy cause how do you not win a fight with megagloves vs barehands?
1b: Indeed that is who she would choose, but I don't know why; does Ambessa feel Caitlyn has the title to lead but perhaps not the experience and hence easily controlled?
1b: What else is going on here in the underground?
1b: hehe the soldiers join in confusedly
1b: Singed and Warwick?
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Episode 4:
Neat song. But I don't get it. Two opening credits or what?
Huh. When did she stop her feeling sfor Vi and start dating this person?
Hmm... I don't know what's different about this show... so political.
Hehe. Her middle finger. When did she lose it?
Hehe. Warwick's blood scent passive [Blood Hunt]
Wow. It seemed scary (the person reached out to Jinx) and then it became such this surprisingly touching moment
Wait. What? What was Warwick that he remembers Powder?
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Episode 5:
Wow. What a rollercoaster she went through
Family reunion
Holy moly. Just smashed to death?
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Episode 6:
Hehe. "On the job I see." (Caitlyn has a quote. "On the job.")
"Don't sugar coat it, cupcake."
Well I feel like it's implied that Vi communicated the situation to Caitlyn and was to be intentionally captured but for what reason
They certainly put on quite a convincing show.
Ah. I guess with the bodyguard gone, it's just Vi vs Ambessa
When Vander comes out after post Viktor being destroyed. I wonder if WW has an Arcane skin [while there is a skin, it looks nothing like Vander or Arcane Warwick before or after the transformation...]
Wow. Double loading the gun and the goodbye finger gun
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Episode 7:
Hehe. I was wondering in the last episode when we were going to see time traveling Ekko
Hehe. Was that Ambessa as a waitress? [No, the character's name is Gert and she was the first to touch Jinx on the shoulder]
Haha. Give or take.
"Precisely, or rather imprecisely."
Huh. His hammer is back to normal
Hehe. "The limit is 4 seconds." "Are you sure my boy. What were the indicators?" "Trust me it's four seconds." So the in-game rewind for Chronobreak is 4 seconds. But crazy how Heimer was going to explode.
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Episode 8:
It's so confusing to keep track of who is good and bad. So many characters that staddle between the two (with Jayce and Viktor being two most confusing)
What passion
Jinx has a lot of the hextech in her drawer... is there meaning in that? would it have changed anything?
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Episode 9:
In the previous episode, Jinx's long unbraided hair in the jail cell was great. And then the bleeding nail was also a great touch
Holy oly. Ambessa can just take shots from a sniper rifle like that?
Oh no. Lorus got taken out
I feel like such a key weapon needed better protection
oh no... their bobm didn't go off
No way... betrayed...
But no way Caitlyn dies.
Holy moly. What a way to go out. Richochet
Is Ambessa's duaghter gonna be added to the game? [Yes! She was released January 23, 2025. Note that Ambessa was released back in November 6, 2024]
Dang. Ambessa 2 v 1.
I guess Caitlyn should have to cut the anti magic things from Ambessa's arms and that will allow Mel to advance
Nice. Mission accomplished.
"For one without the gift, you've been a thorn."
What is she taking from Ambessa? Could she not have taken Ambessa solo?
Hmm. "I see your face deciver."
They show us a better look at Viktor's third arm or whatever...
Finally the arm fires the classic Viktor beam
Huh. How did he miss Ekko? [while watching "Arcane ENDING Explained" it is mentioned Ekko was missed because he was under rumble]
Rewind coming.
Oh no... 4 seconds not enough [oh. in "Arcane ENDING Explained" it is noted that he was just rewinding at 1 second intervals... but in that being stuck situation he goes way past the 4 second mark]
Kind of makes sense but doesn't... not sure. Especially not sure what the rune being given from Viktor to Jayce was about [watching an "Arcane ENDING Explained" and it says this goes back to Season 1, where a mysterious figure gives Jayce a rune, and so in this scene we're supposed to realize that that person was Viktor. The explanation goes on that the multiple runes and the way the scene plays out is that multiple attempts were made across different timelines.]
Huh. I thought he was gonna come to for a moment and launch Jinx back up
Huh. I can't imagine Jinx really died there...
Caitlyn investigating air ducts with Minx's moneky head in hand
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