"Fathers don't need to be biological; they need to be there." Very, very well said.

One thing I appreciate is how Silco's paternal bond with Jinx doesn't change his role as the villain. It's an overused trope in all forms of media to have a person turn good due to parental instinct, a technique that is especially apparent in how often motherhood is used to redeem female villains. But when one of Silco's subordinates loses her child, he is completely unsympathetic to her loss. His ability to relate as a parent doesn't compel him to regret his actions just because they lead to the death of someone else's child. Which to me is a good example that a villain can have good traits without having to have redeemable traits.

The scene at Vander's statue is such a masterpiece

As a woman raised by a single father (my mother abonded me) it makes me really happy to such a positibve portrayl of fathers in this show.

The scene I point to most is Vander’s last stand. We see him after losing so much. 3 of his children are dead (or at least he thinks so) his “brother” is dead, murdered at the hands of his other “brother” who is ruining everything Vander hoped to maintain. He was beaten, bruised and is crushed under rubble after being in an explosion. He hangs his head in defeat and accepts whatever fate is coming to him. Yet for all that emotional and physical pain, It only took hearing his daughter cry in pain to restore his will to live, to fight and to protect. Truly the male fantasy: Get up, it’s not time to die yet. Someone still needs you.

I _love_ how there are so many videos praising _completely different_ but equally complex elements of this show. It’s insane to me that these are first-time writers

One piece of dialogue that really hit for me was Vander talking to Vi about her influence over people who choose her as a role model/leader. My grandfather was the only person until this show I've ever heard that from. I do think it is a really important piece of advice many should learn and understand. "When people look up to you, you don't get to be selfish. You say run they run, you say swim, they dive in. You say start a fire; they show up with oil, but whatever happens; It's on, You." -Vander

Something that adds to your argument is that the most stable, rational and well adjust character is Caitlyn, the only character we see interact with both parents. And for what little we see of that dynamic, they balance each other out in their approach to parenting, giving Caitlyn enough room to make her own choices.

as a father of a 2 year old daughter I enjoyed arcane so much.

The parts where Vi leans against Vander and when Jinx does it to Silco are my favs. Tells you everything you need to know without a word

Not a father yet but I really learned a lot from the character of Vander.

As a father of two daughters some scenes are very haunting. I think Arcane has more emotional impact for fathers than it does for most other viewers.

While on the surface Arcane is a story about two sisters. But the story is shock full of parent-child interaktions/stories. I've never seen so much in a series before! Vander with his four and Silco-Jinx are the obvious. Caitlyn with both her parents, though most interaction is with her mother. Then you have Mel and her mother, Jayce and his mother, Marcus and his daughter. The one that loses her son after Jayce/Vi action against the shimmer-factory. Even Sevika talks about her father and their interactions. With every parent-child story you see how family molds the characters. Usually in most animations the parent is either dead, missing or someone who never understands the protagonist or believe in them or their stories or wants/needs. But here the interaction, lessons and talks has consequences and evolves the characters. The parent as a character is respected for their role, they are not made fun or mocked. In many ways you see the love of family in them. There's more respect for family and the different components of it in one season of Arcane than I have seen in seven seasons of other shows.

Something I also absolutely adore that Arcane did: it showed these powerful, intimidating men taking in these vulnerable children. Media usually portrays women with this level of softness and heart, not men. Especially men like Vander. And especially not Silco. But, they do show that these battle hardened, ruthless, scary men soften when they see scared, vulnerable children, and then take them under their wing. Even though it wouldn't have not just been easier to walk away, but easier in their daily lives not to have to have that level of responsibility. Children are a lot of work, and even though Silco is a horrible human being with warped morals, BOTH MEN turned out to be amazing fathers, and did an "amazing" job raising their daughters into what they think will keep them alive in the world. Edit: I can see I didn't really convey what I meant with Silco. Silco is a horrible, horrible human with warped values and morals, that kills people and tortures them without remorse. He miraculously loved Jinx regardless of this character trait, but, by standard definition of a "good father," he imparted what HE THINKS will keep Jinx alive and on top of the food chain. He never saw her madness as a weakness. Her madness made her unpredictable, intimidating, and sometimes terrifying. Every time she had a psychotic episode around Silco? He never batted an eye, or seemed surprised, even in that last scene with the four characters. But yes, by OUR standards of a good father? Silco is the worst father to ever try to father, lol! And yes, Silco fucked Jinx up something fierce, and the way he went about trying to get her to get over her trauma just made it worse. But, by *his* core values, by *his* morals, by *his* warped perspective view of the world, Silco raised his daughter the way he hope she would turn out. Which is why he told her she was perfect. But, I digress on the matter. By normal standards, Silco was a horrible father that turned his daughter into a major unstable psycho, and Vander was an awesome father, that taught his daughter the weight of responsibility and raised her to not only *not* buckle under the weight, but to never give up and to keep getting back up onto your feet after you've knocked down.

Silco lives out the conviction that victory comes through no compromise. He starts the show refusing to compromise in his ambition to liberate Zaun. He ends the show refusing to compromise in his ambition to protect Jinx. It is a great character arc, for a compellingly flawed character. I am a sucker for stories that highlight the importance of father figures and positive masculine role models. It is the primary reason I recomend My Hero Academia to people, and it is my favorite part of Arcane. Great video!!

Its amazing this show actually depicted men properly instead of strawmen for the daddy issues of the writters Its so great to see positive depictions of men.

It's nice to see someone who was able to see how Silco was handling a flawed and broken child as best he could, as opposed to the more common sentiment of how he manipulated and twisted Powder into Jinx. I think something that might not be too far off the mark is that it tears Silco apart every time he sees Jinx going through a mental breakdown, probably because he likely went through something similar after Vander betrayed and tried to kill him; he was able to move past that pain, Jinx hasn't yet. That's certainly the source of why he has so much patience towards Jinx, and why the times he expresses unbridled rage and anger is when he's failed to protect his daughter from that mental and emotional torment. I think with his dying words of how he thinks Jinx is perfect, might also be an acknowledgement by both of them that this is when she's able to let go of the past and the pain. Suppose will need season 2 to see if the past continues to haunt Jinx or not.

Ximena, Jayce’s mother, is also a counterpoint to showcase that not all mothers wield great power and influence in this show, but can still be soft spoken and loving.

Honest to god the scene I found most emotional/inspiring in Arcane was the bit in Vi's second fight with Sevika, when Vi's about to pass about and she envisions Vander sitting there at the bar he used to own telling her to pick herself back. Such a great touch and a nice counterpoint to Jinx's many scenes of the various voices in her head and how they manifest.

The way will handled jinx shooting him was actually amazing. I obviously dislike the guy a lot, but I respected that. That was the best way to handle that for Jinx's sake. In fact, his patience with Jinx throughout is really great. It's true that he was a genuine father. He was a messed up man, but he was a genuine father.

You missed one parent: Jayce's mother. Interestingly, that's also potentially related to Jayce's personality. Of all the characters of the show, Jayce is the only one where I've heard multiple reviewers say they actively dislike the character, often hating him for his wishy-washyness, or general weakness of character. Mainly, that he's easily pushed to do what other people want him to do, and doesn't have a strong "backbone" to stand up to them. I didn't think of it this way initially, but I do wonder how much that aspect of his personality stems from the lack of a father figure for him. His mother cares deeply for him, but she readily capitulates to the council, begging forgiveness, rather than stand up to them when Jayce is on trial. Sort of a polar opposite to Caitlyn's mom (with the irony of Caitlyn's family being the patrons for Jayce's work). Jayce's mom responds to confrontation by taking the blame and asking forgiveness. She has the personality of one who has grown up under the oppression of stronger people, and finds that that's the only way for her to survive. Meanwhile Jayce, while trying to find his own way in the world, has picked up a lot of his mother's mannerisms in dealing with confrontation. The one thing that made a difference for him was finding a dream he would fight for, yet even then, other people's opinions almost overwhelmed him. Vander's presentation of the father's role is to set boundaries and rules, and force the child to learn how to deal with pressure and problems and things going wrong (such as shown by Vander's handling of Vi). His own actions reflect that belief system. Silco's presentation of the father's role was to encourage the child to pursue her dreams no matter what the cost - exactly as he had. Mel's mother took the path that looks like taking on the father role, but overcompensating into hypermasculinity. Caitlyn has both a mother and a father, though they behave in a sort of role-reversal manner, with the father providing tender care for Caitlyn's injuries, while her mother brought out the gun for Caitlyn's new girl(boy)friend. This show takes so much care in its character relations, it's mind-boggling. Every few days I find a new way to look at how they developed the character dynamics, with how parallels were built between storylines, or how the relationships between the characters were framed. People have discussed Vander and Silco as father figures, but not as much about their actual philosophies of fatherhood, and how that gets mirrored and reflected in the other parental figures of the show. It's great to look at yet another side of this fantastic show.

I feel like one of the more subtle things that made this show great was that all of the characters were flawed. No one was perfect, yet we could see their motivations. The show did an excellent job of humanizing its characters.

I think it’s AMAZING how perplexing Silco and Jinx’s relationship is. Weeks after finishing the series, I’m still putting it all together and drawing new conclusions. He CLEARLY loves her, but he’s so fundamentally screwed up that he ends up manipulating her in the process. My current thesis is that Jinx is actually a metaphor for Zaun itself. Silco loves them, would die for them, and goes to extreme lengths to encourage their power and development, but ultimately feeds into their instability. Also Silco “improves” them both by means of shimmer. God I love this show

Silco wasn't the father she needed. He was far too doting and didn't do enough to reel her in. But in the very end, he was the father she wanted. Someone who would love her unconditinally, despite of herself.

Yes YES! Fatherhood and Arcane. This guy gets it.

Someone I think who should also be considered in the same light as the parents you spoke about is heimerdinger. While he doesn't have such a direct father figure role compared silco or Vander, his character and others show that he has had that relationship with many young people. Jayce even calls him the father of piltover. However unlike silco and vander where their public life is questionable while their parents is spot on, heimerdinger is more of an example of a bad parent with a great public persona. Heimerdinger has long been what has inspired young peoples imagination and their want to do great things. But the moment they go into territories he's uncomfortable with, he shoots down their ideas with no ifs, ands, or buts. When jayce first told heimerdinger he was experiment with magic, he didn't sit down and listen to what jayce had to say. He quickly said "no". And when time and time again when jayce and Victor showed them their new tech, he shoots them down. He never tries to fully explain why they must be more patient or take things into consideration. He expects them to listen to him because he's the boss. For example, When jayce and Victor first show him the hex gemstone, he tells them that their tech will be ready to be displayed in a decade. What he should have done was fully explain how these tools could be weapons, ask them how this could be prevented, and ask them if they really think this tech is ready for the world. He could still say that he thinks the tech will take around a decade to perfect, but follow it up with something motivating like "prove me wrong, boys!". Unfortunately he did not do any of this. In the end, these shortcomings of his was his downfall. He did what no parent should ever do and basically threaten his children. When he saw the hex core, all of his past fears completely overcame him. When he said that they must destroy it, he was not speaking in the most reasonable mindset. He was fearing what could happen and his fight or flight response kicked in. He could not see that this was their lives work that he was talking about. And like all kids in that position, they lashed out and cut him off. Heimerdingers isn't hopeless though. The moment he was kicked out of the council, the first thing he went to do was go and help people. And when he met ekko, he was completely in awe of what the youngling had to offer. Being outside of the surrounding that had always seen him as the boss will hopefully humble him and make him the better mentor that he needs to be

Arcane is one of the few shows that I can remember watching which gets better the more I think about it. Great video btw.

I think it’s important to acknowledge that it pays respect to the concept of fatherhood as well, that means showing the good and bad of it. With Silco, it shows even bad fathers can be loving. Make no mistake, Silco is a terrible father and that’s intentional, but he does care. Caring is just what you do as family, but being a father is about passing things on to your child, teaching them how to tackle the world, preparing them to live without you, beyond you, to “write their own stories”. That’s what Vander did with his kids and it’s what Silco goes on to do the opposite of with Powder.

Arcane is one rare gem that should be shown in classes on how to write a character, especially men. Showing them the complexity of men and how it add greatly to the story. I'm glad they did it and thank you for pointing this out.

Modern entertainment has painted fathers as bumbling buffoons whose only claim to respect is that they are responsible for the child's existence... Arcane is really a breath of fresh air

I've heard some people claim that Silco only said what he said to Jinx in the end because he knew it would give her the final push necessary to fire "the weapon" at Piltover. I hate that interpretation of events, filtered as it is with a relentless cynicism, and refuse to see it that way. However, I think it needs to be said that while Silco may have turned into a loving father by the end of it all, he was nevertheless a terrible parent in terms of teaching Jinx how to work through her trauma to become a caring, compassionate young woman guided by a strong moral compass.

Well said. I watched Arcane with my son and we both loved it. Good fathers are so rare in entertainment. Ted Lasso and Superman & Lois are some of the only examples that come to mind.

When he’s trying to scold her, and she clearly isn’t paying attention, he never touches her to get her to listen, he never even taps her shoulder or grabs her arm, he instead chooses to snatch the pen, to bring her focus back to him without harming her

The real tragedy of it all is that both Vander and Silco were working for the same dream and both were undone by the same foil, having to choose between their ambition and their family. Vander gave up the rebellion for an uneasy peace and eventually, due to the actions of family, willingly attempted to give himself up to preserve that family and that peace. He, at least, had that option. Silco was in a far more impossible situation. He secured everything they had dreamt of but only in exchange for family. He was denied the opportunity to be sacrificed in place of Jinx. His tragedy is the lack of agency there. Zaun, or Jinx. You can't have both. And by the actions of family, like Vander, he met his end. Made and then unmade by the very thing that gave them a higher purpose.

Honestly I was interested in this video after seeing the title. It is so obvious the view our culture today has on feathers and men in general. Honestly I think that is why this show is so popular is because it gives importance to everyone and not just on group like most movies and shows are. The fact that they are able to create to very interesting father characters and have room for all the others is refreshing to see.

I am not yet a father nor am I close if I'm being honest but I always get emotional at Silco and jinx's last scene together I just picture-your father who only ever showed you love when everyone else looked away, killed by your hand and now you have nobody-and jinx will go mad without her father to reel her in anymore it just tears my heart.

Arcane was my biggest surprise in 2021, and as a dad how it represented fathers was incredible. I'm amazed how little I'd heard about this show, wonder how much the videogame associated stigma (along with the fact it's animated) has kept it from completely exploding. What did you think of Arcane?

2 moments that i love, Vander saying "you kick their asses tho?" after scolding her, showing that Vander is not an asshole/distant dad, he is loving at the end. And Silco, he was going to kill/ threaten Powder, but he saw himself on her, a brother/sister betrayed by his/her family, and made him empathize for the first time in, probably, years.

I love when fathers are a focus in a show, we have been getting a LOT of positive representation of femininity, motherhood, sisterhood etc, even when it comes to gay representation (as little as there is) the more in depth developed examples are lesbians. We need more healthy focus on masculinity too, I want to see fathers loving and caring for their children, I want to see brothers I want to see boyfriends in media

My parents weren't a couple when I was born and they always put my wellbeing first, ober whatever conflict they could have with each other. When I lived with my mom, he would always pick me up from there and take me to school, to have that time with me. We do spend a lot of time together, I can talk to him about anything, I know he's always there for me. So many dads are absent in a traditional family, but you can have quality time even with divorces, split custody, and other family models. Just put your kids first. That goes to all parents that are in conflict with each other. Behave like adults and remember your kids are the priority

I think what Arcane does the best is that it respects both mothers and fathers. I doesn't villainise neither and highlights the importance of having at least one strong parental figure in your life. It also doesn`t conform to the gender stereotypes of said parental roles. Fathers and mothers being nurturing and loving and also being strong and disciplinary. Usually you will have mothers and father only show either of these things but in fact you do need both but it is not necessarily tied to the gender of the parent.

Even Marcus is a good father even though his a corrupt cop.

I think it's also worth noting that people romanticize the father-daughter relationship of Jinx and Silco too much, though. He's an enabler of all her most destructive tendencies, he turned her against her friends, lies to her, and at the end tries to kill Vi BECAUSE he knows Vi was not planning to harm her but was posed to "take her away from him". Silco is the father Powder WANTED but not the one she NEEDED.

I very drawn to strong father/daughter relationships in media. I have always been closer to my dad than my mom. I don’t want to throw my mom under the bus or anything but she definitely failed as a parent. Her narcissism and alcoholism made things very difficult for my family but my dad is the one who held everything together. He stayed in essentially an emotionally abusive relationship with my mom until me and my siblings were old enough to take care of ourselves. My mom stopped drinking thankfully and my dad remarried. Me and my siblings are basically taking care of her now and although our relationship with our mom improved I don’t think any of us will ever forgive her fully. If it wasn’t for my dad we wouldn’t be the people we are today. I’m very grateful for what he sacrificed for us.

that ending broke me. silco and jinx's story broke me ngl oh my goodness this show is elite!

I'm really glad someone is talking about this underappreciated aspect of the show and Silco himself! Just from a character standpoint, they showed that Silco was slowly becoming Vander. Prioritizing the safety of his family and his community over his ambitions. It makes you really believe that these two were once brothers and thick as thieves, just one matured whilst the other stayed behind. We get to see the end of the character arc of Silco in Vander I think. Or at least something very similar if Silco hadn't been killed.

What I love is that Arcane gave us examples of good, bad, and more neutral parenting from both the mothers and fathers of the series and really showed us how upbringing can impact how a child thinks and what choices they will make going into the world on their own. I'm a young father of 3 kids and seeing the struggle of parenting from so many angles was appreciated. The writers did a phenomenal job with this series and I can't wait for the next season.

One of the most important things that drew me to Arcane *(cough besides Silco cough)* was the bond between father and daughter. I'm tired seeing only the mother with the children *"because that's natural"* and the father being out of the picture or being a stereotypical idiot. Because like you said fathers matter and that made me cry. I'm very happy that they went with that route. Fathers are as important as mothers and that needs to be recognised. Also I'm talking about the good fathers not the ones who abounded their children.

Very refreshing to see distant mothers/close fathers relationship dynamics as its so rarely explored. especially since all the dads are single and the moms (Mels father is hinted to have been in her life at some point and i'm betting Ambessa has at least one husband back home) have partners to balance them out at home.

Another piece of media that emphasizes the importance of fatherhood is 2018's God of War. The heart of the story is Kratos learning how to be a father and treating Atreus as a son rather than a soldier. The evolution of the father-son dynamic throughout is really good and could make for a good video if you're up for it. I greatly enjoyed this video and the positive depiction of fatherhood is one of the first things I picked up on when watching the series.

I love that you mention how a distant Mother can be just as damaging as a distant father.

What I find interesting about Caitlyn's parents is the exchange of roles between her mother and father

I'm so happy to see someone acknowledging the brilliant representation of fatherhood in this show. I'm not a father (yet ?) and I'm still young, but I work with children, and Vander hit me really hard. I just hope to be as good as he is one day, whether it be in my job or maybe if I have a familly one day. You genuinely understood what it take to be a good father, we can all see that you're a good one just in this video

I didnt even notice arcane was a female led show until right now. That shows alot about how they put this show together. Every female led media i have ever watched makes it blaitantly obvious that the mc is a woman a strong independant woman. But this show litereally has 4 mc females and i didnt even fucking notice

This is a wonderful video and I love how you talk about how Arcane make its characters, male and female, very human and flawed individuals. The "girl power" movement we've seen in media has its flaws like you've said. I think after the bechdal test, and other such ways to create strong female characters in media we've over corrected into this "girl power" showcase. But all I've really wanted, growing up as a young woman is girls who are realistic, in all types of roles and characterizations, that I can see myself in, or my sisters, mother's, etc. We deserve realistic representation of women, the good and the bad of us, just as much as men deserve realistic representations of themselves. Arcane shows how painstakingly human each of its characters are. And how very morally grey everyone falls when trying to navigate the hardships of war and loss. It's masterful in its writing of characters and relationships, and I just can't wait for more!!

Amazing job! Your video truly deserves more recognition! Thank you for doing Arcane and its amazing story writing justice, for a bit i had forgotten how good this show really is. We dont appreciate fathers enough in media anymore :/

Arcane is also a wonderful example of why mother's are also needed, both vi and jinx's lack of love and compassion. Both parental figures are needed for a stable mind. Ying yang, balance, it's absolutely necessary.

I think you really hit the nail on the head about arcane not putting one ahead of the other it doesn't praise fathers and shit on mothers or the other way around and it's true we need way more of that in media especially now. One of the most horrific things my mother in law ever said to me (knowing that I was abused at the hands of my mother and the only reason I got out is because my father stayed living close by after the divorce) "a father can be just anyone they are replaceable but you'll never replace a mother"...it's kinda sickening how often I come up on that kind of mentality.

It's very true that children need their parents, dad's too. This show showed me what my family could have been in various ways and I found a new topic to discuss with my therapist. The things I wished my family could have been. I see those small things in every parent/child relationship in the show. And the show also showed that even with a good steady parental figure, things can still go wrong or mess you up depending on your environment. It's beautiful and painful.

I also don't think father and mother figures need to come from their respective genders either. Some men have typically maternal traits and some women posses stereotypical paternal traits. To me, it's all about having those figures in your life.

I'm glad you made this. I see a lot of people have greatly appreciated the visibility and acknowledgement they deserve. From Arcane, and distilled by you. Thank you.

The only problem I have with "children need both [motherhood and fatherhood]" is how it potencially disregards same-sex parents but I'm not willing to assume you mean that.

Fathers are important. I would know, I was raised by a single mum, and even she wished for a father figure for us.

6 years!!!! Totally worth it. The quality is absurd. The art is like nothing I’ve ever seen before, and the story... whoever belonged to the team must be proud as hell

You hit it on the head, just had this conversation the other day. Raising children is a very complex process. To much pressure it hurts, to little they get in trouble. It’s a tight rope we walk raising our children and you won’t know if you’ve done ok until years down the road. Great vid 👍

As someone without a father this show made my heart ache so much and showed me what i couldn’t have.

HONESTLY PARENTS HAVE A MAJOR ROLE IN THIS SERIES

I've yet to see a Father that's active and invested in their children's lives before 50. In my life and those around me. Good Father's are rare and I'm pleased an example, even if it was animated, was portrayed well onscreen.

Well said. Children need both mothers and fathers but as very few people are willing to say or believe... Father's matter.

One of my favorite quotes from Silco: "Is there anything so undoing as a daughter?"

Arcane is proof some companies haven't completely sold out and some people still care about art.

Jason Spisak is one of the best voice actors in the game, and his performance as Silco proves it.

Two weeks after watching this show I was still thinking about it non stop. It’s had a big impact on me as a watcher that I kept finding myself thinking again and again about each character. It’s amazing.

This show is one show I can watch with longer eps, BUT this show I can watch all of it in one day. A good show for me is something that feels shorter than it is and something I can emotionally attached myself to, ep 3 had my heart break and sm emotions through that episode. This show is literally perfect in every way

There is so much to be said about this series, and this is definetively one of the best videos discussing it

Like you said, another reason why Arcane was so good is they didn't try to push anything political from our world into it like most shows and movies always due, it just breaks the immersion. But this never once broke immersion, it felt real, not politicized.

Great video on parenting and how it supposed to work. And congrats to you on being a father yourself.

Arcane isn't a story about sisters, it's a story about daughters.

Yo, this is an awesome video, thank you. I love Silco in Arcane, the more time passes the more I realize he is my favourite character. I used to think Jinx was my favourite, but I think Silco is definitely edging her out, but in the end they are a package and I love them both.

surprisingly well narrated for a smaller channel, and best script on the topic of arcane- ya earned a sub for life! never really thought of arcane as "parenting: the show" but the dualities you've pointed just make it so clear. keep fighting that good fight, sir o7

Dude… this video is amazing. I’m glad you bring up about father figures because we no longer have enough of them. It’s one of the reasons why this show is amazing because it doesn’t bring down anyone for their gender but shows everyone is human and flawed. Everyone matters and you have my mad respect for making this.

vander talked to vi not to powder when she needed him (or it wasnt shown) giving her the same feeling of being an outcast the others (vi &co) gave her

Nice Frodo and Sam moment, there. It's amazing how many creators here are talking about this show! Makes me feel happy for animation again :)

Im not usually a fan of animation series but this one OMG. Worth watching it all over again and again. This series was epic!

Absolute great video and analysis. 👌👌

Wow, that was a well thought out video, hope more people see this and I'll def share this around with others.

I actually really love how Vander much like Ned from Game of Thrones despite not lasting long in the series, still has presence and consequence because of him being gone. You can tell the Undercity went to shit without his leadership.

Great video! Can't wait to see what comes next from your channel!

Best analysis I've seen so far! Great work :)

Thank you for putting my thoughts into definitive words :)

Excellent video, 100% accurate commentary. Subscribed and will be watching. Well done!

While i agree with this the "NEED" a mother AND father is slightly erasing same sex/gender nonconforming couples My only gripe

That was a beautiful take

Damn very good video, glad I watched and curious to your other content now.

Amazing video man!! Great points and observations. arcane was absolutely a Masterpiece

i never actually was sad about a villain death and let's be honest Silco was evil as hell, but his love for Jinx was real and he even sacrificed his dream for her and even though she killed him he didn't felt betrayed and instead of hate or getting angry at her he encourages her, it was heartbreaking

It's great that you talked about mother's in this video too.

I totally agree. I come from a generation where a father's involvement was supposed to be almost purely financial. And it fcked me up. Whenever I would complain to friends about my dad being absent to friends they would point out how he paid for my studies (in europe (belgium) university costs 900€ per year...not 20k like in USA) and bought me a motorcycle at 20 (so he wouldn't pay for a student dorm, which is much more expensive). Money is good but the only moments I felt close to him were when we would do something together...not when he would pay for my uni... Father figures need to be *involved* , and paying for school is not involvement.

The complexity, humanity, flaws and virtues of parenting depicted in Arcane are high on my list as to why this show is a masterpiece. Another aspect I think would be worth exploring are the relationships between siblings.

If it has to do with Arcane, I can never get bored of it and all of it's discussions. Well...until Season 2 comes out.