#and no i dont believe caitlyn believes vi that its about the kid

[loycos]

what did you make of the scene where caitlyn hits vi ? the timing of the blow was so unexpected to me…she was kinda steadying herself and then WHAM. What was going through her head ? Was she making some kind of decision ? Mind still reeling that she chose (?) to gut punch Vi to signal the end of their relationship.

well, i dont exactly know what made her make this decision. it looks like a momentary lashout based on rage. i think her rage comes from a place of betrayal, so she wants to make vi as hurt as that betrayal feels.

i actually think the "misunderstanding" thats happening here is very well written. clearly we as the audience see that caitlyn is becoming more and more unhinged. vi sees it as well. caitlyn might have missed the shot and killed a kid- her composure at that moment was very much shaken. most people, given this scenario, would choose to opt out. so to us, caitlyn being so insistent feels callous and irretional. which, it is. but lets look at it from caitlyn's perspective.

so, caitlyn feels a lot of guilt about the fact she didnt shoot jinx back at the dinner table. its very well established. she mainly blames herself, but i think a small subconscious part of her also blames vi- vi is the one who got her to hesitate, after all. the fact that she "messed up" last time and that caused so much grief and pain not only to herself, but to the 2 cities, makes her EXTREMELY determined to NEVER make that mistake again.

vi told caitlyn to not bring back up, so basically, theyre each other's only support. caitlyn agreed, that means that to her she put 100% of her trust in vi to help here and to have her back. vi told her, my sister is gone. when u have the chance, take the shot. caitlyn is convinced theyre on the same page here. so when vi turns on her, shes in utter disbelief, and she starts questioning whenever vi ever had HER best interest in mind.

thats why i think caitlyn is so obsessed with bringing up the idea of who's "side" vi is on. you could read it as "piltover vs zaun" but i think what she means is "me vs jinx". at the dinner party caitlyn didnt shoot because of vi, and she wonders whether or not the girl she sacrificed everything for would do the same for her.

and at that moment, after she missed her shots, again, because of vi, she comes to the realization that vi would never choose her over jinx. and she flips out.

now. thats how CAITLYN sees it, im pretty sure. we know there are other things at play that have affected vi's decision, and that caitlyn currently is not seeing the bigger picture. but that's what i think she felt that drew this severe of a reaction from her.

[loycos]

2 things- i dont think vi is hunting jinx just for caitlyn. she feels incredibly guilty over the amount of people who died as a result of her sister's actions. she said she'd hunt jinx alone, without the badge, before caitlyn even made the offer. at this point in the story she believes powder is well and truly dead, and hunts jinx for idealistic reasons. caitlyn is only the reason she join the enforcers, NOT the only reason she hunts jinx. until she realizes she's recreating the cycle of violence caitlyn talked about in s1, when she sees the kid, thats when her will to hunt jinx kinda fades.

caitlyn has known vi for a week, maybe less, and yet, when vi begged her to not kill the terrorist who kidnapped and tried to kill her, she listened. she listened and it cost her everything. so when vi attempts to do it again, after asking her to trust her, she completely loses her shit. especially when vi implies she doesnt trust caitlyn's aim and compares her to her mom's murderer. its not unjustified on vi's part but maybe saying this to caitlyn at that moment wasnt the smartest choice.

both of them are so justified, thats how u create a good conflict. its not just one side being mean and bad and the other whole and pure.

My roman empire is that Vi became the thing she hated her whole life(the thing that killed her parents), sold out their childhood hiding spot(that they used to hide from enforcers before) and is hunting down her terrorist sister, ALL FOR CAITLYN(whom she knows for like a week) and Caitlyn just. Turns her back on her the moment Vi doesn't let her take a shot that could kill a child. EXCUSE ME MISS. CAITLYN. WHAT THE FUCK.