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sorry, yapping quickly. I saw a post earlier analysing how vi doesn't stand up for the zaunites to caitlyn, and contrasting that to jinx (and ekko), and viewing vi as a sort of pick me (not the language used but I can't find the original rn), and like. yes, I think the argument is correct, but there is like one thing I want to add, which is that vi, unlike jinx and ekko, isn't really in a position where she can criticise caitlyn right? ok hear me out. so one) imo a lot of s1 establishes vi as someone genuinely desperate for connection - its the thought to getting back to powder that gets her through prison (where she has been pretty isolated), her and caitlyn click incredibly fast etc, and all of s1 into s2 happen pretty damn fast right? vi gets out of prison, gains a friend, regains a sister and then instantly loses her again, and then that loss of powder is really underscored in the finale - vi has very few relationships left, and most of the ones she has had have ended in horrible tragedy and violence; it is no wonder that she especially would try to cling to the one (cait) she has left and two) vi is also someone who is constantly in the big sister/protector role - her intro shows this, her leadership of their little gang as kids, and after the time skip (after she fails) you can see her try to assert her dominance over caitlyn in s1 - vi is the one who knows the lanes, caitlyn has to keep up, vi throws caitlyn out of her comfort zone in the brothel etc., vi is trying to demonstrate that she has worth to caitlyn right? and of course when maddie is talking to vi, it's caitlyn expressing respect for vi's actions that vi seizes onto. I don't think this is (just) a way of showing off to caitlyn, rich girl from piltover, I think this is part of vi's understanding of herself as a figure of authority and protection in her relationships put them together and you have someone who, when confronted with an angry and grieving caitlyn, her last real connection (not counting ekko) makes compromises to avoid a confrontation with her. vi doesn't counter 'what kind of animals' directly, because that risks her relationship with caitlyn; she is pretty consistently someone who cares more about personal relationships than the grand scheme of things (as does powder/jinx but that's a different post). and yet, with that in mind, vi does try to defend zaunites! first, she tries to humanise them right; instead of being wild uncontrollable beasts, vi positions them as making a calculated attack - they wanted the spectacle, they're trying to scare you, and then after caitlyn doubles down on her anger towards them, vi pushes for caitlyn to call off the invasion. those aren't the actions of someone who doesn't care about zaunites, or would rather side with piltover imo, they're the actions of someone who does care about zaun, but who doesn't want to jeopardise her relationship with caitlyn. vi joining the enforcers is not only her staying with caitlyn, but also her trying to prevent the invasion. if I go after your sister alone, one of us comes back in a box = caitlyn won't go alone. the strike force then, can be read as a deliberate compromise between caitlyn, who has all the power here, and vi, who doesn't want zaun to be invaded by the enforcers

this is, of course, just a way you can read all this lol, if you disagree/want to add on please do so! I am a bit busy rn but I cannot express how much I want to talk about arcane with people

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Isha: *protects Jinx*

Vi: well we can’t fight now. That’s a innocent child :(

Caitlyn:

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Jinx and isha :]

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I love Jayce and Vi's dynamic so much tbh. They barely know each other. She robbed him as a teenager and almost killed him. They went on a battle bender together. He probably thinks he's her best friend. He probably is.

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Vi has betrayed almost everything she is becoming an enforcer: she has betrayed her dead parents, Vander, her Friends, Zaun... She even agrees to use the grey and the ventilation against her own people!! Just to please Caitlyn, to earn her love. And it's not enough. Caitlyn wants more.

And that's how toxic relationships work: you try so hard to become the person you think the other person wants, to be loved, and you end up not being loved anyways and not even recognizing yourself.

Poor Vi, toxic yuri wants to end her.

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Need more jayce and vi

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i realized during my s1 rewatch that they say that viktor's illness was caused by the pollution in zaun. and later when the rest of zaun's criminal overlords try to intimidate silco he uses his immunity to poison gas, build up over decades of living in polluted air, to establish dominance over them. there's a good chance that the reason why vi and jinx and the other younger zaunites don't have the same illness that viktor does is because of the ventilation system caitlyn's mother implemented. which would also line up timeline wise because there's roughly a 10 year age gap between viktor and vi. the continuity in this show is insane

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these two out here really being each other's mother's ideal daughter

"Solving problems through violence is YOUR dream, mom."

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these two out here really being each other's mother's ideal daughters

"Solving problems through violence is YOUR dream, mom."

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Your mother will have justice, I swear it.

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the fact that i have to deal with so many pictures of live action hera when looking up images of hera...heartbreaking. like that's NOT my WIFE !!!!

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I'm not sure that people who aren't in academia know how disruptive the loss of Internet Archive is for us.

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approaching the wip carefully from the side like a skittish animal. speaking in a low, gentle voice so it doesn’t run away

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The Smash Bros. cast swapping anecdotes about their various evil doppelgangers and Mario getting into an argument about whether Wario counts.

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