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itsbeenliketenyearsitsprettywild · 7 days ago

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mylo vanderskid arcane, when it was actually him and not a hallucination, didn't call powder a jinx from a place of personal insecurity, as at no point in show does he come off as threatened by the skills she does have. he had a valid point obscured by the fact that he was a stupid teenager untrained in the skill of logical debate, alongside a long-burning personal frustration leading him to get mean in the way he framed the subject. post-timeskip, everything about mylo's deeper point about jinx's behavior is proven true in acts 2 and 3 of season 1 as it comes up again and again as something silco himself struggles with in keeping his political grip on zaun. in this essay i

#arcane #arcane season 1 #jinx arcane #mylo arcane #(he was trying to point out how powder going off by herself instead of helping the group consistently leads to collateral damage)#(and how even those like him who aren't good at things like combat are expected to at least TRY)#(when it comes to contributing the the group and making sure everyone turns out safe)#(versus powder who was consistently focused on herself even if there were people around she loved and didn't want hurt)#(and if the problem is that she's too little to take an actual punch and get back up after. well.)#(that makes it clear she's not ready yet)#(honestly the IDEAL scenario for leaving Powder out of the warehouse fight)#(would have been to tell her that she has her own important task:)#(keeping an eye on Ekko and making sure he's okay seeing as Benzo just died)#(unfortunately undercity kids aren't exactly taught how to use social finesse in their interactions)#(and vi mixed up being supportive with enabling)#(which is a big reason why Powder was so emotionally fragile at that point)#(i'm saying this as someone with mental illness and who was really similar to powder as a kid btw)#(in no way am i trying to blame jinx for her mental health issues or trauma)

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