The thing about Arcane that feels so good is that no frame feels wasted. Everything has a purpose that all fits in perfectly.

Arcane did not met the expectations at all. It exceeded all of them like 10 times over. Edit: This is now my most liked comment. Neat

I think it did, personally I cant wait for the next episodes

Getting a 9.4 on IMDB on the first 10,000+ reviews is already shocking enough on how good the show is

I really like Viktor and Jayces dynamic. Jayce dosent disrespect or try to outshine Viktor, he's just the face of the duo. He asks Viktor if he wants to join social events or speeches and is..generally really good to the guy. Its such a nice pace from the "I was disrespected and discredited" trope IE: Mysterio from Spider-man Far From Home.

Riot going to rule the world by making these types of shows. They can literally do this show for every LOL character in the game.

When watching the second act of arcane, I felt really invested in viktor’s side of the story a lot more than the jinx and vi meet up, it hurt a surprising amount to find out that he was dying, with all his passion and his dedication it felt like they wanted to break the hearts of the viewers and they did a damn good job almost making me shed a tear just over that.

As someone who is deeply invested in the lore of League, this is everything I ever wanted. Amazing character development, insane world building, answers to questions we had never answers for and so much more. Look Riot higherups that thought Lore was dismissible. Lore DOES matter and if you do it right, people get REALLY (and I mean really) interested in your stories and everything around it.

I'm just gonna say, the toy boat scene was a MASTERPIECE of characterization. That shit literally made me scream as soon as I saw it, fucking incredible writing without a SINGLE WORD BEING SPOKEN. Godly.

No scene felt like filler, every shot has perfect cinematography and the color palette especially with zaun and piltover's parallelness is so fking great. Ever since breaking bad my standards for a good series has been too high, and I can say that Arcane definitely exceeded mine. At first I was disappointed that they didnt do other stories like zed x jhin in ionia or abt the watchers, but now I see it.

I think this series hits the nail

I cried like a baby this act, just like the last one. You feel so invested towards these stories after just 6 episodes. Viktor is definitely my favorite character and will probably continue to be until the end.

The hex core shenanigans with Viktor was the most interesting thing going on for me and I got mad when they cut away from it

I'm almost positive that the leader of the group that took Caitlyn and Vi is Ekko, like without a shadow of a doubt I think Ekko is the one leading all the attacks against Silco.

As a kind of a viktor main seeing him get the attention I knew he deserved in arcane and seeing so many people say they really like him now is cool af. Im so happy they didnt botch his character and story, way more than I was expecting from riot

The original trailer didn’t get me exited for the story. I was just excited that they were making “a show”. However after watching that jinx clip the released I got actually excited. But boy I want prepared, I really wasn’t. It’s so fucking good

Arcane is so good they should make a game about it then mess up the balance so everyone will hate it.

I know someone may have said it before me, but going back to watch the old Ekko trailer video they released, you now can have so much more of an appreciation for the reason he wants to protect that murial. These episodes are something I LOVE, and I don't use that word lightly, as I have not been soo hyped for a series like this since bloody Re:Zero was airing live. It has been about 5 years, and I have LOVED everything in this series The Art, pacing, character development, and voice acting has been superb and I can't wait to see how this all concludes. Keep it u Skooch, I can't wait to see what you have to say at then end of this journey.

Dude I had just watched it and I didn’t expect much. Dude, it was truly one of the best shows I’ve watched in a while. It’s so impressive.

They just gave Viktor, Jinx, Cait, Vi and Jayce some great personality. What was Cait, Vi and Jinx lore? Cait sheriff, Vi ex criminal, both enforcers now trying to get to crazy Jinx who just wants to make chaos. That was all, and look at them now!!! It's so perfect, I can't stress that enough.

Jayce signing everypage of your notes is just good engineer practice, prevents accusations of plagairism. Source: 4th year engineering student, and every lab tech ive ever met

Personal Theory (although a lot of people agree on this) - The head of the firelights is Ekko. We know he uses hoverboards in the other stories, and the firelights are trying to destroy Silco. Plus, he doesn’t kill Vi and the enforcer and leaves Powder alone. And to bs honest, Ekko is so popular that it wouldn’t make sense to exclude him for 1/3 of the show.

The fight scenes are crazy in this act, especially the Vi vs Sevika one

I feel like the next season may be placed in noxus, so far it has been referenced so many times by side characters, meaning g it is one of the many possibilities of noxus being where we may go next. Would lobe to see some more leblanc and swain lore if that's the case

I don't even play Adc's but Jinx has always been my favourite character. I love they way they portray her in the show because it's accurate enough to the lore but it's also heartbreaking. I'm torn because on the one hand we want to see Jinx get better, or get redemption, but on the other hand we also want to see her burn the world down. and laugh. All in all, I love Arcane because I like to see our favourite character in t heir own environments.

I’m waiting for a content created to talk about how act 3 will almost certainly have squad of noxians in it. After Mel painting the immortal bastion and the red armoured guards in the teaser. Fingers crossed for a swain appearance

I remember finishing Act 1 and loving it so much I wanted to rate it a perfect 10/10, something I'd never done before. I rewatched the whole thing again in that same sitting trying to pick apart flaws and there were just no glaring flaws I could find aside from getting extremely nitpicky. Arcane is somehow one of the greatest cinematic masterpieces I have ever seen and it is the first attempt by Riot to do this. If this is how they lead off their cinematic universe, I'm beyond stoked for the future.

Excuse me, did you call viktor's story a "B story"? There are no B stories in arcane

Ekko’s totally the leader of the fire lights, he even wears the mask that he spied on Vander and Grayson’s conversation through in episode 1. Plus he/she’s a tech savvy person for sure.

As invested as I am in Jinx's amazingly well crafted character, I just wanna see some Caitlyn and Vi action.

I really liked the contrast between Viktor and Heimerdinger, Heimer telling them to fix their invention so it can be used by the public in a decade, whilr Viktor doesn't have a decade to wait around. Heimer is so well written too he wants the best for his city but sometimes he forgets not everyond is immortal.

Watched Arcane and Bojack Horseman back to back and I'm going to sleep crying painfully hard tonight.

I am enjoying this entire experience, the trailers set specific expectations that the show subverts in the best way possible. It has been a thrill ride and I am just glad to watch it unfold

Cait and Vi and pefectly written... it just feels so natural.

imagine dragons appearing out of nowhere in episode 5 kinda took me out of it for a bit but it was pretty damn good not gonna lie

The answer is no. It blew expectations out of the water. It honestly is one of the best animated stories i've ever seen. Even if you don't like/play league, it's incredible. You care for characters that aren't even league champions. Vander and Silco are amazing.

"Every single character"... Man, i miss ekko

It's phenomenal. One of my friend from back in the day wanted a series 7 years ago when we used to play league together. He was a fan of lore and even though he hates the game, he loved arcane. That's how good it is and how accurate to the actual lore it is. It truly is a masterpiece.

Riot actually did what we all wanted: Turning Imagine Dragons into Characters of Runeterra... ... Uhm, i mean making a series with the quality of their cinematics. Anyways, they did both pretty well

ACT TWO MADE ME CRY. It was so sweet and I was honestly so invested in the characters, at first I wasn’t even that interested in Arcane but now I’m invested

the character development is phenomenal

These episodes were so emotionally packed. Jinx and Vi's short lived reunion, Viktor's health, Heimen being kicked out by Jayce... my heart can't take all of this at once hahaha

Did Arcane meet expectations? No. It blew right the fuck past them.

Arcane blew me out of the water too. I only recently got into League of Legends, and for me to Major pole was all of the work that they've done in recent years on their lore. There's some genuinely great storytelling there. And it is incredibly gratifying to see them put it to even better use in the show 💛

People that know the lore give it mostly a 8 or 9. But im pretty sure people that never knew about league and people that dont care about the lore give it a 10 out of 10 because of the good quality

As someone who struggles with severe mental health issues,Jinx is a character I can relate to heavily. From not knowing what's real, to seeing things hearing things. It feels like you're so far ahead of yourself that you're running in circles.

I honestly just hope they expand on the show and keep making episodes. Just dedicate a team or two to this show and make sure the balance team stays out of it and they'll be fine

3:35 "he has no other choice than to die." Literally sent chills down my spine

It’s funny how Arcane is so amazing it makes me want to play league, then I get in a match and regret it i instantly.

Man i am crying for victor. Poor little limper

Meet expectations? No it left my expectations in the dust, buried, and forgotten.

I like how vi missed powder so much she didnt even care she had a few screws loose What a great sister ❤

The one thing I do fear is that. Viewers will look at Arcane as the standard, so if they bring more shows out. I'll hear 9 out of 10 times. Is it better than Arcane. (As it's set an high standard.)

The juxtaposing lives of Jayce and Viktor is so fucking brilliant man, Viktor is still an assistant and he is in the shadows so much that mel almost seemed like she herself didn’t care about his help or him as a person when Jayce comes to her and says “I didn’t know you were so close to him@

U Can see skooch barely holding his emotions together

@4:07 hahahaha 😆😆 I’m not ready for this show to be over. It’s absolutely phenomenal!

Title: "Guy impressed with last week's 3 episodes comes back this week to be impressed again"

You explaining Vi and jinx and how that little girl is mainly dead and Vi realizing her actions really made me begin to tear up because it was done so beautifully that you felt that gut wrench 🔧

Vi and Jinx meeting even had me questioning if it was real or a hallucination

One thing I don't see many people talking about that often is the animation. I get it, the story and writing are so good that people really want to talk about it but I feel like the animation is under appreciated. All the details on the characters and backgrounds, the movement, facial expression, colors, the way every character looks completely unique when it comes to face and body, even the way they have "imperfections" like scars, rough skin or small tooth gaps...it just makes everything feel so much more real and impressive. To me Arcane is honestly the best 3D animated show of the decade. Nothing I've watched so far can top it.

Viktor deserved better also that melussy got jayce actin' unwise and questioning his allegiance to rome

As you and others have said. It's good because it's focused on telling everyone's stories well and in a well-paced manner. It doesn't waste time. Nearly every single moment progresses the story in some way. But in those moments, they manage to hide easter eggs here and there for fans to find. And while it's not the most well hidden, my favorite so far was the Kindred mask when Vi and Cait visit the brothel for info.

Batch 2 wasn't as riveting as Batch 1, IMO, since i think it's more used to set up act 3, rather than be an independent prologue like Batch 1. This just means we have to wait with anticipation for act 3.

I just finished episode 6 like not even 10 minutes ago and I’m still choked up on that reunion. Like for me the small jesters the characters make convey SO MUCH emotion. I feel every single emotional beat so deeply. I just... it’s so good.

Jinx interaction hits hard :(

I’m amazed at how well so much of the foreshadowing is handled for people who already know the lore. It gives them little things they can get giddy over throughout the show, like jayce putting down his mug and obstructing viktor from view, or the pocketwatch and scarf of the leader of the Firelights (which, POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING, heavily implies he is ekko).

I didnt have any expectations after the ruination event, but this was actually good.

I also like the scene where hiemerdinger sees the arcane core and is terrified. Then he tells victor hes different, I'm pretty sure yordles can sense magic in other people so victor was most likely corrupted by that point.

This series is great. No wonder it has 100% on Rotten tomatoes

I think the most impressive part is how Arcane doesn't require any knowledge about League at all. I know a lot of people that didn't know shit about League and loved every second of Arcane. Every character feels so well developed, but in a way that lets you know them of you didn't, but doesn't feel boring or redundant if you did. The story is fantastic, the attention to detail is impeccable and it's extremely entertaining for every second of it. Can't wait for the final arc, and hope we get more series like these, based on different parts of League lore

I think it should has at least 15 episodes because it's so fucking good to watch and i want to enjoy it as long as I can.

What excites me most about Arcane is how it opens the door for future stories. The League universe is brimming with interesting conflicts and interesting characters: The mage rebellion in Demacia, the Noxian invasion of Ionia, the return of Azir in Shurima, the Watchers... _Just everything about the Watchers._ The list goes on.

Seeing what happens to Viktor in these episodes hit different.

I think it did dude. Its awesome. So great to see piltover and zaun. Lookin forward for the next episodes.

Imagine if they made Shen's and Zed's backstory then reveals Jhin

The music and cinematography (if that's correct for an animated show) was beautiful and sad when Jinx lit the torch. Actual goosebumps.

The imagine dragons cameo was a bit out of place though.

Dude the "You're so sweet like a cupcake" moment gives it a 10/10 for me XD

Arcane shows how well thought and designed was the old league lore compared to the new stories, just imagine them doing the show about seraphine or lillia or any other recent character. They used to care about their world now its just a moneyheist

honestly, for me... it exceeded them. It's so good that i could not only feel the smell of greasy money bills, but also taste them. Absolutely stunning. The pacing is tightest i've seen in any sort of medium. Be it a show, a movie, game or something like manga. Only recent DUNE comes even relatively close when it comes to pacing.

is it only a 1 season thing ? or is there multiple seasons to be released later on ?

honestly the sheer depths, that riot explored into jinx's mental illness is SO DEEP AND RAW, very few shows would be brave enough to touch base on those subjects, LET ALONE, delve into as heavy as they they have, its dark, its emotional and its not a childrens story and the fact that riot took the adult content route of telling their story, has added so many layers.

There's this sentiment in the community lately that Riot's going to end up becoming the next disney. And while I agree to that to a degree, I still think Riot is a great company. Change my mind.

I love how I got Skooch’s and Necrit’s Videos about Arcane because both noticed things that the other didn’t or just put off that made how they felt about act 2 different. It seems Skooch won this round.

Will post this on reddit but I noticed that Silco said, "I killed a weak one that day, and another was reborn". And u could say this happened to multiple people too. In some ways, life finds a way to fk u up that it kills u, or leaves something else. Jayce betrayed Heimer, blinded by his righteous goals of fixing the city Viktor realizes that he is still an assistant, even in his nearing death Vi still regrets her actions Heck even Marcus has one, trying his best to fill in the shoes of that previous captain, you can see the stress going into him when he imagined killing himself Powder dies when she killed her loved ones, and what was born was someone who had to cope with everything by accepting that she really is a curse, Jinx.

Fuuuuck man, the moment we first see viktor after the time skip broke me allmost instantly, because it reminded me of his eventual future. The show is so well written that it pushes all of my knowledge of the lore to the back of my mind only to tear my hearth out when they foreshadow what is going to happen eventually. GOD I LOVE THIS SERIES

Meet expectations? They blew them out of the water. My expectations were high to begin with, and they still delivered more than I asked for. I have been waiting for this show for 8 years, ever since I got into the lore of Runeterra. So glad this show got made, can't wait to see what new stories we are going to get now that Riot and Netflix know how popular this series is.

Pokémon, Sonic and League of legends. These three have had the best movie/tv show adaptations of video games so far.

It's crazy how much it blew me away. I don't give much about critics, but getting 100% Critic score AND 98% Audience score on Rottentomatoes and one of the highest ratings ever on imdb just shows what masterpiece this series is. And that is a word that should never be used lightly.

The first 6 episodes absolutely blew my expectations out of the water

I would love it if they did a 9 ep Targon story centered around what being human truly is ( maybe targon tribes and with atreus backstory all the way from being possessed by pantheon and his view after recovering it back )

They have a goldmine of tv and even movies with all the lore theyve built up through the years. They could EASILY do like 10 seasons of arcane based on the different regions

"Did Arcane meet expectations?" No... It exceeded them!!

Arcane did not met my expections because I don't expect any out of the show. But god damn this show easily will go down to one of the best I've ever seen in my whole life.

This season hasn't finished yet and I'm already waiting impatiently for the next one lol. This series has SO MUCH potential. Just imagine the same artstyle, the same craftsmanship and the same attention to detail with other parts of Runeterra!

In just 6 episodes arcane made me cry, i haven't cried to a movie since Marley and me.

I legit don't have any words, this is the most amazing show to come out in recent times. The quality and unmatched love and thought that went into it is breathtaking, Riot congratulations this is amazing

It went past most people's expectations, including mine. It was so good in terms of story, animations, music, and voice acting. Those 6 years of making this masterpiece has paid off. Now that season 2 is confirmed, Riot will surely dominate this industry. Feelsgoodman

When Viktor asked heimerdinger if he ever contemplates death, I was immediately invested so much more in his story. I love viktor and jayce as characters already but seeing just how tragic the backstory of viktor is makes me enamored with the thought of how he becomes the viktor we know today

4:09... you got me there my man😂😂😂