Can we just remember that Vi is only 2 years older than Jinx. I feel like there is animosity towards Vi that she didn't handle things properly, but also like again... She is ONLY 2 years older than Jinx. Vi is just as much a child as Jinx is, and is going thru many of the exact same pains that Jinx was.

Vi as a sister does a better job of being a parent than a lot of actual parents out there lol

Rewatching this and as an animator, i want to thank you for paying extra attention to all the small details added into the show that add so much the characters.

I personally think that Jinx wasn't trying to protect Vi or harm Silco. Or that the moment she shot Silco was a moment where she was choosing Vi over him. I believe that she just reacted to the sound of a gun pin clicking. We've already seen with the crow that when she hears a noise, she will immediately react to it. Draw her weapon, aim at the potential threat, and asses it; before choosing a course of action. But that was when her mind was clear. With everything going on she skipped those steps and just reacted. Remove the threat. Vi was lucky that she wasn't killed too. Jinx did a sweep of the entire table, all the demons in her mind were "seated" there, and she heard a gun safety pin clicking at one end. She didn't start with that end of the table, the end with the threat, she ended on it, destroying everything else in the path. Unintentionally shooting at Vi and Silco, and unintentionally missing Vi, because Vi was looking at Jinx, and had the time to dodge. Silco was looking at Vi, not giving him the same amount of time to try to dodge too. Jinx wanted the pain to stop and reacted when she heard a threat. Vi was able to dodge, ducking below the sweeping gunfire. Silco was not. Also, as a side note. I have no animosity towards Vi, I, in fact love her character, and the dynamics that she has with Jinx, and I really hope that one day they can somehow manage to bridge the gap, and that Vi can accept that Powder is gone, and if she wants her sister, that she is going to have to accept Jinx, and not try to make her be Powder again, but move forward together. (Also, I'm not saying that she needs to accept Jinx's affinity for violence, and disregard of the pain she causes others, but that she can't go back to being Powder, and that by trying to make her do so, is just causing her pain) This was just how I interpreted the end of the tea party scene, I didn't feel any "choosing" aspects or protective aspects. Just a desperate reaction to protect herself.

Arcane is beautiful because the characters don't feel like characters they feel like real people. You only want the best for them, You hope everyone gets their happy ending. The writers and animators did a amazing job of really making you care about the cast.

Interesting note. In the beginning, Vi tells Powder to remember what she told her when it was time to jump across the roof gap. Basically, "you're brave and capable" and that's what Powder became to make the leap. This returns at the close of Act 1, when Vi calls her a jinx, and that's who she becomes.

When jinx had her panic attack I literally got thrown back into how I acted that way.. god I wanna tell her that she matters and she’s ready

In the scene before Jinx scorches everyone, you see her look at her sister Vi as the song starts playing "I am the monster you created." symbolizing that Vi made her who she is at least in her mind.

The fact that you can even SAY this much about the intricacies of just 1 character in a show speaks volumes about how well written it was. Season 2 will have a hard time living up to how amazing season 1 was (given how much more time was put into season 1) but I'm still so excited for it. I feel like even Arcane at its worst is going to be leaps better than other shows at their best.

1:43:20-1:45:02 You've either got personal experience in this area, worked with a lot of people who have or spent a lot of time doing your homework. Everyone who does combat sports (e.g boxing, MMA etc) professionally will say the same thing, namely if you have to think about what you want to do in the middle of a fight you're already behind the ball. And as for shooting on a range vs a battlefield you are right on the money with that as well. (Story time) When I was in basic we had this guy who practically grew up with a rifle in his hands, damn near never missed and was overly smug about it. So our sergeant an old veteran issued him a challenge in the form of a 1 on 1 competition, an hour long PT session followed up by a round of shooting. By the end of it Mr Smug's groups were so horrible that he would've been better off using a shotgun while our sergeant's was still fairly consistent. He pointed towards Mr Smug's target and said something that I'll never forget "that is what happens to your accuracy when bullets start flying back at you and the adrenaline hits. That is why we train you"

That Ekko v Jinx fight was one of, if not, the most astounding example of show, don't tell. The amount of lore, backstoy, character development, and emotions evoked through absolutely no dialogue was AMAZING. Every single frame mattered, every single micro expression delivered. I cannot gush about it enough!

Dang…….imagine replaying all of your traumas before/while your dying. What a terrible way to go out😢

Something you missed with the punching machine scene is that line Milo says in a previous scene "you were twice the person at half her age," the scene proves that to be correct.

I think that the perfect way to describe her arc is: "A victim of a series of REALLY unfortunate circumstances". Anyway, my least favourite Arcane character is Heimerdinger. I understand that he has PTSD towards magic, and that sometimes you need to be careful to things you don't understand. Howerer, as Jayce points out, humans don't have the luxury of centuries old lifespans, and people would eventually grow tired of empty promises and small talks, and demand actual facts. Plus, his own passivity is the reason why he was blind to the corruption of both Piltover and Zoan.

The ending song - Sting wailing "Why can't you love who I am?" - is so Jinx.

One thing to point out with Arcane that is still to this day just insane to me. All of the body language and facial expressions were key framed, they did not use any motion capture in this series. Usually it's pretty hard to capture compelling facial expressions when manually keyframing animations where mocap has been a real boon to many animated series. But they still managed it to such a high degree.

I love this analysis. As a FanFiction writer, this is gold to me!!! Jinx and Arcane in general have had such a huge impact on my feelings, obsessions and passions.... It's amazing! I feel for Jinx so much and just want to hug her as tight as I can :3 :( Writing about mental illness, emotions and alternative paths is a great and fun challenge. The possibilities and avenues of this series are just.... awesome!!! Thank you so much for this

Who else teared up when Jinx was hugged by Vi for the first time, after all those years apart. Having been an orphan and not having grown up with any family, I felt every second of that moment... 🥺😭

Arcane means so much to me for its portrayal of so many emotions and I relate very heavily to both Powder and Vi, and if I'm being honest? Your analysis is doing more for me than the actual therapy i have access to

If you check out jinx's voice lines you might find something interesting. Jinx talks to her guns (powpow and fishbones.) Her rocket launcher fishbones is I guess you could say compassionate and it doesn't want to murder people. (Obviously jinx is doing these voices.)

I just love that your outfit and hairstyle changes depending on the character whose state of mind and traits you’re trying to explain to us; I appreciate that, thank you.

Woww what a treat! Rewatching all those great videos in chronological order is gonna be fun. Sometimes seeing such stuff in different ways and orders reveal new things. Thanks Georgia!

Well the show made me tear up. Jinx makes me want to protect her like my nieces. So, time to be blinded by tears again.

I swear even though I saw all the episodes watching you talk about describing how they feel and why they did things made me feel like crying

Jinx had the craziest journey. Great analysis as always.

I loved Schnee's video about the Boy Savior scene; there's a silent transaction between the two of them before this battle, as if two friends jesting each other for a round of their favorite game. And then the Flashback happens in intervals of their battle, showing a mixture of past and present and how much correlation they can have with each other, especially when there's deep rooted trauma involved.

The Vi cosplay looks so cool on you! ❤

I love Jinx. I just want to cuddle her

Thank you for this epic master cut of all the jinx analysis videos. I Love the way you explain things. You make psychology easy to understand. I like the words you choose to explain things. You're doing it with passion and thats really awesome! Your videos helped a lot to process this amazing show in the right way. Thanks to you I understand the characters and their intentions a lot better. This also helped me with my video editing. I finally cut a video that I am kind of proud of, thanks to you and Schnee. You feed me with psychology, character intentions, behaviour and such deep and emotional things. And he's feeding me with the structure of storytelling and whats important to tell. Together though you make the Puzzle complete! Like, He is the smooth icing and nice decoration and you are the fluffy, soft and sweet inside of a (cup-)cake. ;) The things you taught me through you analysis videos helped me in a way I want to express my Storytelling in my video editing. (If this sentence makes any sense to you, I hope you get what i mean😅 (I'm not native)) Long story short: you inspired me uploading my Arcane AMV's, and I want to thank you so much for this.🙏❤

I smashed the SUBSCRIBE button so hard I nearly broke my computer. Coming from a family of therapists-and being in therapy myself-I really appreciated this deep dive into Jinx's journey. Arcane has arguably the most emotional depth of any series or movie I have ever seen. So many shows and movies try to show a character's emotional state, but it's either painted with broad strokes, bad tropes (often dangerously inaccurate), or Pop Psych 101; but the writers here clearly did their homework, and they cared enough about the characters to make them feel real. The characters' actions were driven by their emotional state rather than "the cool factor"-though the action scenes were insanely cool!-often with devastating consequences. It's so hard to portray trauma without resorting to shallow clichés, but Arcane really nailed it in showing us the journey from Powder to Jinx. It's heartbreaking because it feels so real, and it's done with such care, nuance, and understanding, while also being wildly intense, entertaining, and visually stunning. The writers also managed to pull off another amazing achievement: virtually every character in this series is The Protagonist, and from a writing perspective, that's practically impossible-to get us to care about the actions and motivations of every character who appears on screen. Arcane gives us complex, three-dimensional characters in a 2D animated series-adapted from a video game. I am in awe.

I have always identified very hard with Jinx both as Jinx and when she was Powder and I actually have begun having my own therapist watch this show and have linked her to your videos because you do such an excellent job talking about her character and it's a way I can present the character to her without her having to watch the entire series so I want to say thank you Also was wondering do you make your own cosplay?

I L♡VE the fact that you are into the same types of pop-culture shows as I am (a former therapist who had to deal with a lot of my own personal traumas, as have many of us who enter the field, whose favorite class in school was "Psychology & Film"). ~ Keep up the fantastic, educational & entertaining analysis!!! + 💙💗 Awesome cosplay!!!

EXCITEDLY SAW THIS!!!! IMMEDIATELY listed it in my favorites so I can quickly access it when I come back and watch it later. AFTER I have had more sleep. THEN I shall return and rave. =)

Oh wow, it must have taken ages to uploaded this. Well I'm watching it again I seriously can't wait for season 2 ahahaha

I watched all videos about Jinx and now I watched this one. After a year I still agree with what you say and I’m also amazed with the way how you explain some twisted and not so easy to understand matters in such affable way. I love you and your hard work. I love your characterisations and the research you do for every single character ❤

Silco is a tiger, sevika is a viper, jinx is a honey badger

I just found your channel and I have to say I absolutely adore you and your content. Top shelf all the way around. Thank you for the goodies!

I just want to say huge thanks for this video. I've also dealt with many traumas from young age, and I relate so much with Jinx's ptsd panic attacks and her emotional struggles. The animating team did fantastic job on describing how having traumas+poor mental health feels like. And you did perfect job on breaking those down one by one, on such an intimate level, without dehumanizing people with mental illness. Those things-making one dimensional, hateful or wrong accusations on real life identities- sadly happen very often with character analysis videos, you know. But watching this video, I felt catharsis, not the fear that you might get the details wrong. So thank you. Thanks for looking at people/characters with delicate, loving eyes. I love your devotion and content.

Thank you for this compilation!

Great show, thank you for this content, so many sessions to get through 2h video, but I gobbled it up!

I appreciate these videos a lot. For multiple reasons (i.e., nostalgia, interest, education, intrigue, presentation), they're a great experience, so thanks! :)

Merry Christmas to me! More arcane content from one of my favorite psychologists on KZfaq! Thank you!

This is a beautifully done analysis. I was enthralled listening the whole time.

I will say that the actress for Young Powder might have put a little too much emphasis on speaking the line "she is not my sister anymore" clearly rather than keeping the emotion that was so apparent both before and after that line. It felt less like grief and more like she was "just being dramatic" and the contrast was severe enough to knock me out of the story briefly. The cadence of the line just felt a little...goofy. I love and agree with your descriptions of all the characters as they relate to Jinx, and wanted to share my own thoughts on Silco not just towards her, but towards Vander. I believe he was always emotional. He has sympathy. He understands emotions all too well, which is how he's so good at manipulating them. I think the cruelty that informed his entire life before Powder became his daughter is more a result of combining a reduced (not absent) sense of empathy with a dismissal of the importance of rationality in contrast to logic. It was only at the warehouse, when Silco found himself in exactly the same position as Vander did at the bridge, that his empathy for another being increased. It wasn't by much, and it was overshadowed by a startling increase in compassion, but it was there. He was confronted with the consequences of his actions in the most immediate and visceral way possible. He saw a real person hurting in the way that he had been hurt so he wanted to help. But because he valued logic so highly in comparison to rationality he ignored the context and Powder's personal convictions. He took Powder's grief-stricken explanation that it was Vi's fault, not his, at face value and absolved himself. This left his conscience clear and meant he didn't have to change. Vander, by contrast, took responsibility for the situation. He quite easily felt the hurt that Vi and Powder did, and though he didn't quite understand it well enough to know how to fix the underlying cause, recognizing his own fault in the matter gave his newfound compassion greater strength - if also rougher edges. It was at that point he truly had the desire to help those around him. It motivated him to surrender that dream he and Silco had shared and devote himself to the people that he had hurt. I think the worst part about his fate is that he had still been growing as a character when it happened. Since the bridge, he had gained a measure of the sympathy that Silco used to manipulate people - as he demonstrates when diffusing the situation with Huck. He grew even further during the fight in the warehouse, when he took up arms once more and fought for a truly righteous cause - the safety of his children - for the very first time in his life. It was a glorious capstone to such a briefly-seen character arc, and yet I still believe he could have grown even further if he survived. (Which would be why I'm likely one of the few people who believes Episode 9's Stinger to be narrative gold on top of being a top-tier mythology tie-in.) I believe that the reason Silco was so certain that she needed the exact the same thing he did, rather than something that suited her uniqueness, was because his compassion was weighted so heavily towards Sympathy, rather than a better balance with Empathy, combined with a thought process equally weighted towards logic over rationality. Vander had a chance to give Powder what she needed, rather than what he needed, and Silco couldn't understand the difference until he understood why his brother "gave up the cause". And then, in Episode 9, he does learn. Jayce gives him that devastating ultimatum, and he finds himself unable to imagine a world without Jinx in it. Even the nation of Zaun doesn't seem complete without her. That's why the line "is there anything so undoing as a daughter?" is so damn powerful for me. It feels like the singularity where all plots and characters meet. The needs of one's children supersedes all others. There is no pain greater than that of outliving your own children. Silco finally has his Empathy and Rationality brought up to healthy levels. And like Vander, he dies almost immediately after becoming a complete person - doing something that on the surface seems completely out of character for someone who is thought to be cold and calculating: reacting purely on an emotional drive to protect his relationships. They are estranged far beyond repair, but they are still brothers. Still so similar despite walking such different paths. And their last words reflect this, impressing the thing they now value the most on the daughter they were closest to. Vander enjoins Vi to be a protector, to put others' needs above their own. Silco promises Jinx that she does not need to change. Her own needs come first always. My feelings about Silco's last line are complex. I love it, and it's beautiful and it's heartwarming but I also hate it, and it disgusts me. To say that Jinx is perfect is to say that the killing, the grief, the pain, are as things should be. Powder is the name she was born with, and nothing can change the good times she had with Vi. Jinx is the suffering teenager who tosses back breakdowns like candy and nothing can change that either. Going back to Powder is impossible because there's just too much trauma and other sorts of growth that have happened since then, but living as Jinx is just as impossible. Nothing lies down that road but pain and despair. When Silco affirms Jinx, and not Powder, he is saying that the pain is all that matters. That suffering is happiness. When Vi affirms Powder, and not Jinx, she's implying that the pain was pointless, that it can just be thrown away and forgotten. Vi and Silco tore her apart because neither could accept that both personas were a part of her. Anyway, I've made myself cry at least six times writing this comment. I don't know if my thoughts match up with the literature anywhere other than where it matches up with what you say in this video but in the end I don't think I care. I just hope it resonates with someone.

I have adored this serie so much, I can't get enough of it and hearing your insight is really great. I think Jinx is a phenomenal character.

I love your arcane videos so much and I relate to Powder/Jinx a lot. Side note- I love how in every video you wear almost like a cosplay of the character your talking about. Its cool.

oh finally the complete collection of jinxs analysis this will be great to binge

I gotta say, Georgia is the only therapist that managed to made me listen and try to understand most if not everything she's saying as well as having me realize, see and tried a few times to open up how I feel, think and reflect on me. I'm still trying to express my feeling and sometimes I even try to reflect on myself more then just biological fact. PS. English is not my native tongue and for that I apologize if and for my bad english.

Thanks for all your efforts with all your video

I had to get rid of my cats a few months ago, and I can’t stop thinking of them. I want to remember them, but every time I do, it’s just heartbreaking. Is there anyway that I can remember them without being being heartbroken?

57:30 She has hallucinations and tells them to shut up as she is not in the mood. Caitlyn tells her that she didnt say anything. "I was not talking to you" is Jinx's response to Caitlyn, not her hallucinations.

This series ate

Love the compilation.

okay so not only is this video such beautifully nuanced analysis but its making me introspect and understand me a little bit better.

Excellent compilation. Looking forward to a Silco video, by far the best character (Jinx a close second)

Some things u explained actually helped me umderstand myself a little more big thanks for that

24:42 :: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Feint I heard it as Fight, Flight, Fawn and Freeze … fawning of course is trying to appease the source of stress and danger

Fantastic compilation.

These videos have been amazing

Loved this!!!

In a lot of "good to bad" stories, there are several points along their character arc that if any one of them were removed, it wouldn't impact the outcome much, so you can kinda make yourself believe that there wasn't anything that could be done to stop them turning bad. What makes Jinx's story so tragic is the fact that the entire reason she ended up turning was because of a single moment. If Vi had gotten back to Powder before Silco showed up, or if that enforcer guy didnt kidnap her, Jinx probably would have never existed. It's one of those things where something _could_ have been done to save her, and that simple fact makes the tragedy of her story arc all the more impactful

the amount of work u put into these videos is insane 😭

That was an amazing video, thank You so much! It does explain why Jinx seemed so different on the bridge with Ekko and why did she lose. I'm surprised that You didn't mention anything about her killing people and commiting terrorists acts.

31:42 he wants her to give up hope in her sister becouse he wanted to belive in his brother and he got hurt really bad. he thinks jinx is exactly like him and thats the reason she is the only one he truly trusts and loves. sevika is rly close to silco and even loses her arm in order to protect him. he asks her in the loyalty scene if she was temptet tho. thats something he never would have asked jinx. i have no doubt that silko loved jinx untill the bitter end.

I completely agree with what was being said around 1:13:00 and up,I think the combination of thinking silco lied about Vi,Vi leaving with caitlyn, and finally echo turning on her as well took its toll and she really tried to end it all there

I just love your break downs of characters, cant wait for your break down of the Legend of Vox Machina season 2 and how u see the characters evolve in it. (its comming out january 2023)

Since I watched your "Silco & Jinx" video, I am a fan of your channel, and I wish I could make subtitles for my fellow Japanese(for the obvious reasons).

im both 100% analytical and 100% emotional and ive noticed people have a hard time understanding me and i always feel at war with myself, i feel like im both one thing and the opposite at the same time, for example i have a common interest with everyone but fit in nowhere, i have hobbies in common with everyone but am always left out, im anxious and shy around people but i love being around them, im very open minded but head strong and stubborn... i feel like im 2 separate things in one body and it feels like im tearing myself apart with any difficult decision 9:53

damn, what a ride! and yes - I am talking about your video. but Arcane did come close too... 😀

I have two daughters ages 13 and 7. I am considering rewatching Arcane again with my 13yo, but the show is so good at illustrating childhood trauma between sisters, that I’m concerned it might actually create childhood trauma for my 13yo. Revisiting Arcane through your feature-length analysis, moves me to tears. Thank you for being so thoughtful and passionate on your channel.

I'm pretty sure I'm not supposed to like the guy who ends up raising jinx, but your psychological analysis makes it impossible not to.

Hoping you do Catra from She-Ra Princesses of Power 2018

Thanks for compiling this in one video in your preferred order. I wasn't sure which video to watch when.

Again thanks for visiting Arcane again, it's still one of my absolute favorite even though I'm a 57 year old woman living in Denmark. And I have to add that your insight makes it even better 🙂 There are two things that I'm wondering about. First, Vi and Powder crosses the big bridge in the beginning, Why? Is it because they are coming from Piltover or did their parents try to escape and then got killed on the crossing 🤔 Second, Doesn't Jinx have to eliminate the Counsel to not be hunted by them till the end of time. After all, Silco had to give her up to get a deal with Jayce, even though he never wanted to do it. I think that no matter how distressed she might be at the moment she would have to do it anyway. After all, wouldn't she do everything in her power to silence the voices that hunt her when she fights (goes to war, which is more describing, I think)? 🤔

I value a competent therapist more than they can understand you offer understanding to those that are not fully educated to the situations we endure

Hmmm interesting I didn't see Jinx's Fishbones as the weapon that Silco wanted I saw it that Jinx herself was the weapon Silco wanted...

Beautiful show, beautiful video

Brilliant editing on this video bringing all the others back together.

‘Eye staby thing’

Uh, what an unexpected surprise! I know how I'll be spending the next 2 hours now. Here we go!

Oh how I hope for a happy ending for Powder/Jinx. But as a Bad guy jinx is scary, smart, and driven. She's the character that you can't intimidate, control, or wear down. All she needs is a good P.R. team and we can get her elected for sure.

yeah she is just a child, A child that man slaughtered 2 friends and a father figure, its not so black and white. that being said I feel for her. reminds me of a saying i heard but cant remember who said it. "the worst atrocities have been committed by people trying to do the right thing". sometimes its best to just step back

One of my top 2 favorite MC's

I love watching your things, and love how you didn't dignose Jinx with what you think is happening to her psychologically. It is what I try to do when I do my own character anayslis into another character with abandonment issues just like Jinx and argue with someone on Reddit about it. And I love how you go into not only your professional opinion on all characters, Vi, Jinx, Ekko, Caitlyn, Silco, and Vander, but really give a clear picture of what is happening. Can you do a psychotic breakdown of what is going on in Violet's head in the video game Telltale's The Walking Dead in the final season? I would love you to break down what she is battling with as I can tell she suffers much like Jinx on abandonment issues, and an interesting thing I am finding out is how she cradles her ex-girlfriend Minerva over Clementine. The same way Silco does to Jinx on the bridge when Jinx is hurt. Violet does the same with Minerva after she shoots an arrow to Minnie to save Clem. Would love your dissection of what is happening in that scene and why Violet chose to embrace her ex instead of her new love Clementine if you chose to romance Clem with Violet. Violetentine fans can't answer me on that one.

this show is so heavy, depressing even but so deep and also shiny. :) :(

Oh boy. It's time to cry again!

When i watched this show, i cried every time jinx cried because her emotional reactions are so visceral. Can anyone else relate?

Can you do Warrior Nun? Some very interesting psych to unpack in Ava, who was paralyzed for 13-15 years and then given superpowers. And Beatrice, who experienced homophobia and rejection on a fundamental level and became a perfectionist Catholic nun? And Lilith, whose entire self-worth was buried in an unrealized identity? I could go on

I love it when your voice cracks, shows JUST how much of an empath you are! Wish you were my shrink :/

The fact that Silvio was a lowkey decent dad tho.. like he was evil but kinda not the worst father

This show certainly has what can only her described as Unbreakable Bonds of various kinds but mostly Bonds of Love

1:52:40 I would also think that it's because Silco accepts her as she is

This was amazing. Good job. :)

I love this. Not only for the wonderfully insightful content, but the cute themed outfits too.

Can you do videos on Star Wars characters? I am especially interested in your take on Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader (respectively) as well as that of the character Kreia (KOTOR 2)

watching this made me realize .. i really need to get my anger in check. Makes sense why I feel as if i cant control myself when it gets too bad. I dont go out and beat on people or anything.. Its more so in my own time... But still. Never realized.

It's easy to miss, but at 21:10 when Vi stands up to remove herself from the bad situation, Powder covers her face with her arm defensively in response. One punch was all it took to traumatize her and it was immediate.

Hiii!! I love your videos and this series of therapist reacts! I also have a request tho if you don't mind, have you watched Bojack horseman? I think it'd be a great series to start but also has 6 seasons! So I know if it would be too much lol again LOVE YOUR CONTENT KEEP IT UP 💕💕💕💕

Thank you for the video 😊

I've been watching for a while now and you are wonderful....but im curious 8ts a bit outdated but the early seasons of the walking dead are all but passe but I am curious about your thoughts on the emotional gravity the early seasons of "the walking dead" again old and semi-unrealavant"