And what a fantastic delivery from the actress, the voice breaking a little as she says that.

Right? Like I think Silco (although we don't see this) always tried to help Jinx/Powder. He always had a soft spot for her, or else he wouldn't have kept her around for so long. He may not have been the best of guides for her, but he was one at least. Powder/Jinx from a very young age was always traumatized and mentally broken.. right from the opening scene of the show we see that.

Exactly, Silco feels conected to her, when he was younger he felt betrayed by Vander, and that trauma shaped all the way he think, that was his turning point as the person he is today, he sees that betrayal as a catalyst to be stronger, and when he had found jinx in a similar situation, he tried to help her to became a new person, using that trauma as a turning point to be stronger. He knew how she felt, and decide to help her. For Silco, Jinx would be the person that undertand how he feel, and he wants her by his side to conquer everything the lanes deserve.

a good mentor? yes. a morally good mentor? hell no.

When powder hugs him in ep. 3 we can see him looking at Vander for a second then hugging her too. Probably meant that he remembered that what Vi did to Powder, also happened to him, what Vander did in the past. He saw himself in her and decided to took care of her, so she could achieve something for her and undercity. .

@@helcostr6280 I mean, morality is subjective and Zaun`s a place where "Survival of the fittest" is the name of the game hence why Undercity dwellers spit the word "weak" like it`s a swear.

I think his loss of control is more related to the fact that he knows that if Vi interferes, he may lose Jinx, and we know how he feels about her.

He tries to sit down and think first like he usually does, but it's all just too much.

Accentuated perfectly by Guns For Hire, the Silco song for the season.

I think the guys he kicks the shit out of is actually one if his goons

​@@MattSamma I don't think the loss of control has to do with just vi and jinx, maybe if it was just one or two problems he could calm down and think about it, but he has a lot going on, especially with Marcus, and Jace's actions.

True, Marcus only mistake was to trust Silco in that initial deal he made with him at the very beginning, after that his hands were tinted with blood, he couldn't take that back anymore, and everything he did after that was just to stay on Silco's good side, to protect his daughter.

His arrogance causes one initial mistake and then some people can't ever see the context past that. It's kind of off-putting to see people so blinded by their initial opinions that they ignore any and all character growth--any attempt to see the other side of the coin & Marcus' circumstances. There's a scene early on in Episode 5 where Marcus contests Silco and asks him, "And what if I'm not interested in playing along?", to which Silco counter-threatens and ends with a rectangular camera frame tha shows Marcus, quite literally, trapped in a box.

Nuance is sadly lost on the modern audiences, also the consumer mentality doest require thinking.​@@LockeNarshe

@@LockeNarshe Too bad the other side of the coin still has blood on it.

@@lockekappa500Exactly, i don’t agree with the people who say that Marcus isn’t an interesting character and those who say that he doesn’t have a character arc, because he is very interesting and does have a character arc, but then there are also those who weirdly seem to try and paint him as a misunderstood character that is also a victim, when that’s not the case either, he has always been prejudiced, he has always been arrogant and he has always been corrupt, his bad choices coming to bite him back years later doesn’t change the fact that he went out of his way to make those choices, not based on desperation or trauma, but out of pure hatred for the less fortunate people of the under-city/zaun.

Instead he taught her to nurture and utilize her demons

Powder had attachment issues probably related to her parents death. Then when her sister "abandoned" her for accidentally killing her friends it turned into PTSD with survivors guilt and a side order of schizophrenia.

We also saw the scratch marks associated with Jinx's deteriorated mind in the opening scene of Ep.1 when she was like 3 to 5 years old. I think its been part of her this whole time but got real bad during the time skip. Which is actually quite normal, mental illnesses like that tend to get worse with age and more complex emotions. Add on emotional issues like attachment, fear of being inadequate, Mylo constant remarks, Ep.3, and no proper help or support system and your bound to get mentally bad.

@@pugisherpug4366 Yeah I agree. At most, Silco is guilty of NOT helping Powder cope with her unstable emotions. "Jinx" was always there under the surface. If anything Vi is the one that cracked Powder just enough for Jinx to come out. She even admits to neglecting and leaving her. Despite being captured and imprisoned on her way back to Powder, Bi still accepts her own role in who Jinx became. Also I honestly don't think Jinx would have kept her word if Vin did kill Katlyn. I think Jinx would have messed with Vi's emotions and tried to make her into someone else.

​@@patrickcromwell7554 I don't even think she really cared if she killed Caitlyn. More so it was a test if she accepted her. She choose Silco in the end because he said "you're perfect" and not "Jinx is perfect" while DYING, showing him accepting her for her. Vi wanted Powder and kept referring to her as that. Everything going on at the tea party was to determine Vi's feelings on her and Caitlyn. The cupcake was a test, shoot Caitlyn was a test, and Silco's counterpoints was a test. Every time she's either thinking the worst of what she is now or choosing Powder and not simply choosing her no matter (which is what she wanted). The only point she had in Jinx's little game was saying "she's my sister" (not Powder but she). I always thought In reference to the "a real monster showed up and I just left her" (or whatever i wasn't playing a lot of attention to the relationship arcs going on) was referring to seeing Jinx (the monster inside Powder in Vi's eyes) on the bridge but leaving with Caitlyn since she said early that "I got arrested" in episode 6. She understands Marcus took her so I don't think she's thinking of that moment where as the bridge in episode 7 she more willingly left her that time, It's a fresher betrayal. I do think Vi made Powder ready to become Jinx beyond what Powder was already mentally struggling with. Like she was 17 in a role of parenthood so I'm not saying she should have known better (she shouldn't have to be in a maternal position) but she instilled that desire to be a fighter. Vi was valued by the group for her physical capabilities where as Powder making the alarm systems in the last drop and arcade, and fixing their all stuff is overlooked for the fact that her bombs don't work, she cant fight, she's not as physically capable as Vi who she keeps getting compared to. They valued the ability to do harm instead of create or fix things and that really not only ruined her self worth as that's what she was good at, but made her want to be able to hurt others like them. Being left both times in episode 3 with severe attachment issues was a catalyst for a huge decline in her already messed up mental health yeah.

His reasons for being that way are super sad and messed up. As we will see in season 2

Well they do say 'everybody' so they're definitely expecting it!

Unless they retconned it, Ryze took possession of the World Runes, which pretty much caused the Rune Wars to fizzle out since nothing/no one else could compare to that destructive power.

Agreed. He should have just sticked to being a scientist cause he was utterly useless in governing the lanes.

Traumatic Brain Injuries can affect the brain in a multitude of ways. It can cause cognitive decline, changes in personality traits, and can elevate symptoms of mental health disorders or even cause onset. Phineas Gage is a great example. So not saying ALL of Jinx’s issues stem simply from that, but definitely could have played a role.

@@ariannaw6858 Phineas Gage literally had a rod shot through his head. We haven't seen any evidence that Powder/Jinx had any injuries even remotely on that level. Besides, we see hints of what would later represent symptoms of schizophrenia starting in the very opening of the series (the scratchy demon faces). It's far more likely that she had a predisposition for psychosis brought out by repeated instances of emotional trauma.

plenty of football players went crazy from CTE. OJ had much less severe head injuries than powder and her constant concussions with all the explosives and he killed his ex wife

Nobody's denying that head trauma CAN affect the brain. But it's very obviously not the cause in this case. Heck, Vi had has had more head trauma than Powder.

@@Diegesisdude just compared jinx to oj. Cmon, dawg.

The tattoos are the explosion that she cause not the flare

a good catch! I wasnt saying definitively either way, just that it was a good theory was a solid base. Believe what you want though! :)@@rileydean9228

Feels bad, man.

auto-subtitles thinks so too

Same great savior, half the calories?

Its on their patreon, so yes

9 episodes over 3 weeks.

His viewpoint is unique and invaluable. Jayce is his opposite. They’re both needed. The rational answer is somewhere in between their beliefs. Balance

Arcane doesn't care about your feelings, just causing them 😂

It's very interesting to see what people do and do not clock on their initial watch. I personally didn't think Riot would have the balls to put all that subtext there

@@Mayhem242 Subtext?

@@Mayhem242 Soooo much subtext.😂I’m glad they did though. I love subtle writing.

fr tho

yeah it did make me chuckle when they had to ask if Vi, in all her butch glory, also likes women. but I guess it's also kinda wholesome because they didn't want to assume anything purely based off her looks lol

I hope so.

she's been assuming that little guy became a firelight cause he hasn't been shown yet and there's only one group left that hasn't been dug into yet.

7:03

good recall

yes we would

And for me in November 2024 it will be the month of arcane season one and two, hahaha... Just like March 1st will be the weekend of Dune part one and Dune part two

lol... the "did you bring enough for the rest of the class" for a reaction video.

Lmfaooo

Lol dude pressed over them talking during a “reaction” video like they ain’t supposed to talk get yo panties out yo ass homie..

Not really my jam. I like that she shitz on her

Now everyone wants to be their enemy 😔

bro it's an imagine dragons song... you're here for their reaction and that's thier reaction whenever it comes on. cry about it lmfao

@@gradood girl, thanks for the feedback. I'll be sure to give it all the consideration I think it's due.

Spare the sympathy

Technically, there was a scene that eluded to this: the theatre performance in Episode 5. Jayce is making deals with all the council members except Heimerdinger.

@@patrickcarter2829 I mention that scene. It's basically the introduction of Jayce being a corrupt politician. It's a good turning point for his arc, but not more. A show shouldn't just go "well, we see them being corrupt in a montage, now every vote they will be on Jayce's side" Aside from the fact that politics don't work like that IRL because corrupt politicians will ask for more every time they are asked for a "favor", it straight up removes any tension out of that plot. If this montage is enough to permanently bring everyone on Jayces side to the point that they kick out Heimer, why is the show trying to set up tension when it comes to another vote in the finale? Either they're all permanently in his pocket or they're not.

@@Serryy if I had to speculate, the reason for the final votes tension is because the Undercity's independence would severely effect all of their investments. In lore, Zaun is responsible for the majority of Piltover's manual labor. Honestly, I chalk this up to The Mines Silco and Vander worked in: it establishes what we need to know without the need for further detail (a general gist).

No, since my first watch Heimerdinger came across as a dick. He was always just telling people what do and what was right and wrong without doing anything himself.

Heimerdinger is also on a growth arc.

@@LeVidocq Yeah that's why it's frustrating when reactors are always like "you should listen to Heimerdinger, he's always been right." He's not ill intentioned, but he has a lot of room to grow and people seem blind to it.

wtf are you yapping on about? They are not stealing from the poor. They are stealing from Silco trying to sabotage his operations.

Where is it referenced that they steal from the poor?

I dont know? I dont know if they've really fought enforcers either. Like, they're antoganistic to the enforcers, but the only full out attacks we see are against Silco and his followers. I dont really see them fighting the undercity either...

@@aeroshv23 turn on your brain. The firelights have to eat, they don't produce anything valuable for trade and excluded themselves from the Undercity society, so they have to steal everything. Since their hover boards designed for the fissures they operate in Piltover really rare. That means their priority targets are in the Undercity. Of course, they rob Silco, but first, Silco is not rich, second, Silco is in charge of the Undercity, that means, that his resources are one with the resources of the Undercity. Robbing Silco the Firelights were robbing the Undercity. Moreover, there were lots of people supporting Silco even during Vander's time, and now their quantity is much bigger. They all are Firelights targets. Apart from that, Chemtech is the main source of income for the Undercity. Compare promenades in episodes 1 and episode 4 - the Undercity is much more prosperous now, mostly thanks for trading Shimmer. So Firelights influence only cripples the Undercity economy as a whole. The Undercity itself is not rich either. So Firelights are just thugs who robs the poor. The Undercity doesn't get any benefits from the existence of the Firelights, so unlike Robin Hood they just keeping stolen goods for themselves. In conclusion, I would like to say - Arcane is tricky, it constantly trying to depict all characters, all sides almost equally. For that they make good guys look awful, scary, injured, etc. While real villains are good-looking fellas. The Firelights are shown in green bright colors, they can have fun, but that doesn't make them good people, at all.

@@silver9wolf6 Silco and the Undercity are one force now. The main representative here is Sevika who is loyal to the Undercity, not Silco. Thee majority of people probably supports Silco now, he had some popularity before, and now is even more popular. He even lives with people, breathing the same air. Firelights on the other hand, excluded themselves from the Undercity society, so in episode 7, while the Undercity people are rioting on the bridge all day, the Firelights are completely unaware of bridge blockade. Also Firelights are fighting enforcers, just not quite often, it was mentioned in episode 7 first song. It says they declared war almost against everyone who is not the Firelight. Quite aggressive statement.

Thats because Vi has almost no great opportunity for growth. She was in a prison for years and episode 4-9 took place over only several days. She hardly had time to understand how the world changed much less change herself. And Powder's arc is a struggling girl doesnt get any of the proper resources to deal with her traumas or mental health until that neglect blows up in everyones face. She didnt get the help she needed while not knowing how to help herself. So people sympathize. Marcus on the other hand had choices he could have made for himself for years and chose poorly every time. Wildly different circumstances.

@@steffanhymer1285 Very true, and understand I'm not saying Powder or VIs arcs are bad, just the weakest. I feel there is a lot more going on in this series that ppl either dismiss or ignore in favour of the "main" characters simply because they are the main characters

​@@ImDerpyDuck While that may or may not be true, people's stance on Marcus, I don't think is one example of that. He's an asshole. He's corrupt. He started off the first few episodes being an abusive, cocky, elitist asshole with power. He threatened and belittled everyone in the lanes from the start. Instead of following his boss's experienced lead, he thought he could make some money and punish the people he didn't like at the same time. Greedy. Vindictive. He gets Grayson killed. Naive. He keeps working for Silco for years. Corrupt. He has many chances to take Silco down. He's the freaking sheriff. He has the ear of the council. He could set Silco up a million different ways. The *first* time Silco threatens him, he could set things in motion to have him taken out. In the face of Silco threatening his kid and showing up at his house?! He had the perfect opportunity to, if not come clean, lay the attack at Silco and Jinx's feet. He buckles instead. Marcus is interesting as a character, somewhat, but he's still a clear asshole who keeps making poor decisions that hurt others.

​@@ImDerpyDuckit's not because they're the protagonists. They didn't like Walter White since season 2

Think it goes to show that it's really easy to judge people when we dont know their story. I think people relate to Vi and Powder because they're very human and also cause we get the whole story with them. We dont spend as much time with Marcus so people have a harder time really delving into his character.