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Strong take but idc

The idea of Cait and vi falling out because of jinx is so funny in a not funny way because she's literally out here avenging someone who's responsible for the upholding of an oppressive system that killed her parents AND subjected her to seven years of abuse but can somehow get onto vi for still caring about her sister? Like ppl going "omg her moms probably dead" ok and? Vi and jinx parents are probably dead bc of her mom too lmao. Just goes back to the whole everyone is guilty theme. If she can still care about that pos who immediately dehumanizes her gf to the point of going all tyrannical then vi can still care about the one who murked her.

This is also for all those idiots who like to frame vi still loving her sister as a "betrayal" to caitlyn...

Is there anything so undoing as a daughter?

Another reason for Vi to pull out might be the phrase "Everything might have been different" as she doesn't know how to approach Jinx's "what if", because it not only implies that Vander wouldn't have "died". It also implies that Jinx, like seemingly happened in the other universe, she could have had both Vander and Silco.

Jinx being the sister that becomes the symbol is important because she is both Vander's and Silco's daughter, she is the legacy shaped by Vander's heart and Silco's ambition, even if she lacks both of them for several parts in the series. But only Vander is Vi's father, and Silco is just the main reason her life became miserable, even without being "responsible for making/forcing Jinx from Powder", so she can't step in.

Even in the other universe she doesn't get Silco as a father, or as a positive part of her life. That idea is so "other" to her that even in another Universe Vi doesn't get to experience that "what if", so she pulls away.

Damn, this scene right here where Vi reaches out to her to comfort Jinx just KILLS me every time.

It's a very small scene, but it carries so much weight because it shows how, despite all that's happened, Vi's love for her sister is still very much present, and the bitterness and resentment she felt toward her all those years ago are withering away.

I also love that when she retracts her hand, she doesn't do it forcefully or speedily, which would indicate hostility or resentment. She does it gently as if she's saying to herself, "Maybe I'll just give her some space for now."

As great as the big emotional scenes are (e.g., Vander reuniting with her daughters), you CANNOT undervalue the little moments that made them all the more impactful.

I don't have a name for him yet, but he's an 8 year old boy who lives in zaun, an inspiring artist who mainly does graffiti or large designs in chalk on street grounds. He's learning how to do portraits after seeing the rise in Jinx portraits all around after she became the figure of freedom

And small details that always make me smile, he 'dyed' his hair with chalk, and has belts around his shoes because he never learned how to tie shoes, oversized old overalls that he fixed up after finding them somewhere, jinx socks, and scars on his knees from learning how to jump rooftops. Also his hair is based on my hair irl

More Ivan!

I fear my style will forever be changed after one arcane style study

Genuinely why are the council meetings in piltover so dramatic

Like he looks like he’s about to sing a ballad or something rather than being on trial for heinous crimes????

What theatre kid in piltover designed this

My love for smeech is real

I stand with my cancelled husband

JUST FINISHED ARCANE

I CAN CONSUME FAN CONTENT

Me when Arcane’s familial relationships affect the characters in irreversible ways

NO SPOILERS PLEASE NOT FINISHED SEASON TWO🙏🙏

quick doodle

story wise, watching arcane fumble mel and jayce's relationship so hard irks me bad. interracial relationships in media involving two poc are RARE, and it's even rarer to see healthy ones portrayed. like damn.

Jinx took over my sketchbook!!!!

I was drawing and didn't like my art, so I made jinx graffiti all over the bad art + the sketchbook into pages. im thinking of doing the same on the outside of this sketchbook. I'm not sure, though.

I want Arcane to be made into a book series!

I want the exact same story, same characters, all the same but books. I want it to be a muti charicter book series so bad. I know it won't happen, but god, I want this. I know I can just read fanfiction, but I don't want new stories with the characters. I want the same story again, but book. Arcane rots in my brain, books consume my life, I must have the two things I love mix.

Cait 100% is on the autism spectrum. I remember seeing someone mention it and thought “nah” then rewatched arcane and couldn’t unsee how she was written now

Yes.

I immediately saw it, probably due to the fact that when I watch TV I actively look for traits of autism and adhd in characters (I have both so representation even if not purposeful is important to me).

I'm not sure if it was intentional, but I could see it being on purpose. So many details in Arcane are on purpose. The amount of detail they put into everything is outstanding, so I don't think it's unrealistic that Cait being autistic is unintentional.

I know everyone probably has this head-cannon, but I really want to say it anyway.

Vi has adhd.

Caitlyn has autism.

I know Vi having adhd is very widely agreed upon, but I haven't really seen the idea of Cait having autism. I guess it's less noticed, but as someone with autism I really see it in Cait.

Look at them! their so adhd, autism, Lesbians!

Never heard of polish, what kind of sexaulity is that? Or is it a gender?

Anyway here's my flags:

He's a little confused but he's got the spirit

add your opinions in the tags if there's a fandom I should've added

Do you think we are together in every universe?

No…… no, just the one.

I NEED a Jinx, Ekko, and Victor team up this season!

girls when they think about Zuko and Azula and Sirius and Regulus and Vi and Jinx and the inherent violence that is woven into the calamitous beings that are siblings

yeah so...about that...

I've only known Isha for a day or so but if anything happens to her I'm gonna off myself

“Jayce will understand.”

And he did and he did and he did and he did.

Yeah, that's a big shiny house... 😲

Wow, this gifset gives me the feeeeeeeeels..... 😭😭😭

PROTECT THE FAMILY.

V2 is very painterly!!! It looks a lot more like what I really look like... I appreciate the eyes in V3 though, as they look a lot more like the show....! There is a HUGE queue for the AI this AM!!!!

did you try the arcane filter on yourself? it messed up my face so bad lol

yeah most of the pictures turned out pretty damn ridiculous for me, too. some came out okay tho.

cant decide whether i look sad or baddas but im definitely a Zaunite.

HERE is the filter, for those who wanna give it a shot. MAKE SURE TO REBLOG YOUR ARCANE PICTURES I WANNA SEE YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.

So well put. 🙌

I am still decompressing from the Arcane finale, and I will be for a very long time, but I just wanted to point out how important Arcane is as a show. Arcane is showing absolutely everyone just what happens when you put genuine care and attention into telling a story, and using the proper mediums to do so. In a media landscape that is saturated with lazy writing, endless parades of live-action remakes, bloated, uninspired CGI graphics, sexism, racism, misogyny, mindless, purposeless violence, hollow characters, weak or nonexistent character arcs, cliched backstories and tired tropes, Arcane has emerged as proof of what storytelling could be.

Arcane has already broken all of Netflix's records, both in the most-watched show on the platform, as well as the highest-rated, and that feels like all the proof we need of what audiences and individuals are starved for. It feels like a revelation of how all of our newfound media technology could and should be used. We don't want animation and CGI to be used just to recreate realism down to the fibers of a shirt or the individual hairs on someone's head. We want animation that is exploratory, revelatory, engaging - animation that shows us a new perspective, that breathes new life into the story it's telling - animation that tells a story in a way that no other form of media could. Beyond the animation, we want a story that means something. We want characters that have depth and nuance, that are morally fallible, even when they're trying to do what's right. We want heroes that are selfish and make mistakes, and we want villains that have a heart and an ocean's worth of depth behind all their villainy. We want stories that leave nothing behind, stories that care enough about the art of the telling that they follow every narrative thread, every character's journey, all the way to the end, bitter or otherwise. We want writers who fight for accurate and fulfilling representation.

And that's what Arcane has given us. I'm not exaggerating when I say I feel like this show has changed me as a person. Maybe that's a little dramatic, but I honestly think it's true. I am in total awe of what they've managed to do in just nine episodes. I am inspired and overwhelmed and hopeful that this is setting the precedent for what storytelling could look like in the future.

The way Vi moves her hands in Caitlyns' memory also make me do the lip thing 😵

*later at the big, shiny house*

Caitlyn Kiramman being unable to forget Vi

This is delicious. Thank you for the food. 🥰

someone help this gay in crisis