#arcane reactions

[the-faceless-bride]

Scar figuring out he is in love with reader? Pwease?

Falling in love !reaction! 🧑‍🍼Scar🦇

🦇🧑‍🍼• Now scar has closed himself off from others, the one person he considered a TRUE friend, was Ekko. Elko was the one who created the firelights and was the one to help Scar back on his feet so he could Feed, protect, and care for his child. After the streets were flooded with Shimmer and everyone became addicted or was used as test subjects. His lover sadly has succumbed to the Shimmer and died trying to get more of it.

It was something he never wanted to go through again. Ever.

🦇🧑‍🍼• when he first met you he didn't trust you, at all. Gave you a side-eye, scoffed at your attempts to joke with him and the others, and went out of his way to keep his child as far as could. He almost lost his kid once he wasn't gonna risk it again.

But slowly over time, the more Ekko showed trust in you, it would rub off on Scar. He would start actually watching your back for you when on missions, he would let out huffs of amusement when you said something he liked, he wouldn't be as nervous to let his child around you.

🦇🧑‍🍼• Scar would mostly be oblivious to his affections towards you. Like when he was not only watching your back but got very very worried when he felt you were in danger of any kind, but brushed it off as you just became a very important friend of his and the team. However, that thought would quickly be thrown out of the metaphorical window when he finds you comforting his crying child.

The kid was still very young, barely a toddler. And often got scared when he has to leave for a long time.

Seeing you hold them in your arms cooing at them and making them feel safe. He understands. And only one word comes to mind.

Fuck.

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 1x08 - "Oil and Water" ↳ "This is Vi. She's from the undercity."

[mistresscitrusslice]

I’m happy you shared her thoughts despite them being at odds with most of the fandom (and mine)

You say she mentioned she doesn’t like an overabundance of moral grayness. Seems like that’s probably why a lot of the characters didn’t stick for her. From the comments shown here, it looks like the wrongdoings and mistakes of the characters weigh more heavily on her perception of them than the good things that they do, both for protagonists as well as antagonists. Honestly I think Arcane is supposed to be that way. Not that bad actions are supposed to outweigh good actions, but that the good and the bad in each character are mostly so precariously balanced that you really could easily make an argument for perceiving them in either way, even for seeing the good in “villains” and seeing the evil in “heroes.”

Vi is framed as a hero archetype but she isn’t really (and damn has she done some bad things that will certainly get worse in s2). Silco is framed as a mustache-twirling villain archetype but he’s a revolutionary and a deeply loving father. We will probably get flashbacks of him raising Jinx in s2.

watched the s1 finale with my sister two days ago (but it was like semi-late when we finished watching and then some shit happened the next day so i didn't post her thoughts until now):

"vander would go on my hear me out cake"

"she has the fighting equivalent to blue balls. she's all revved up and no one to punch" (about vi when jayce left her with the gauntlets)

"i think you're just talking out of your ass" (about silco after renni's son died)

"i would've had your son killed for this" "i would've punch him in the face cause who the fuck does he think he is"

"you could go back to noxus if you like to talk about it so much" (about ambessa)

"with respect, i don't give a shit what any of you think of me anymore" "period, kind of attractive of him to say, just that though. i don't forgive how you've neglected viktor"

"this is a dinner party from hell"

"i was hating him but now i feel bad for him" (about heimerdinger)

i jokingly called the show a masterpiece sometime after we finished watching and she went "i wouldn't say that" so do with that what you will

"kay but the thing is, nothing he said was wrong" (about finn after he died)

"are they flirting?" (about jayvik when they were on the ledge)

"i feel bad for her but i'm not sad that he's dead" (about jinx and silco)

the credits rolled and she went "i'm sorry what" which is so me-watching-arcane-for-the-first-time-coded of her to do

"there's too much moral greyness for me"

okay and then i had her list her top 5 and bottom 5 characters (she struggled to find three more top characters after the first two, probably tells you a lot about her viewing experience)

top 5:

vander: "he has clear morals and he's just trying to protect his people and he's a good father figure"

ekko: "he's the little guy, when we first meet him that is, he's like a tech wiz. and for him to build this place, i'm proud of him"

caitlyn: "she's an actual good enforcer like she's actually trying to listen to the people"

viktor: "he just wants to help people and he's looked over a lot and downgraded so he tries not to do the same"

claggor: "he's just a homie, he's a ride or die, literally, i don't know, he just has a special place in my heart" (that "literally" was UNNECESSARY)

bottom 5:

silco: "he is the archenemy. he is persona non grata. he. killed. vander. so- he's also a crime lord who doesn't care about his own people. silco doesn't have a code. silco has no scruples"

sevika: "sevika is just annoying. why she tryna kill vi all the time? i mean vi's tryna kill her but-"

marcus: "i hate a crooked cop"

jinx: "the crimes. like the killing of those six cops, and the almost killing of caitlyn, and the kidnapping of cailtyn. like she's obviously a pawn of silco's so that's why she's lower than silco but she did some crime independently"

ambessa: "ambessa's a bad mother"

special mention: deckard: "he is bad, he was really creepy and a predator" and any of silco's goons (reason is obvious i guess)

and these are her thoughts on some of the characters who aren't in either of those lists (no ranked order, just the order she spoke about them):

jayce: "i don't care about [him], you're a bad friend and i hate when people are bad friends"

mel: "you're kind of two-faced but i do feel bad about the situation with your mom"

vi: "i'm still upset with what you said to powder but i like that you're trying to make up for it but unfortunately words stick"

cassandra: "booo *thumbs down*" (that's it i guess i don't-)

mylo: "booo *thumbs down* i feel bad that he died but he was really mean to powder"

heimerdinger: "i judged him quickly cause he was a bit annoying but by the end, he had a warm place in my heart and i always go back to him in the orchestra" (the scene with ray chen's insert)

sky: "i feel so bad for her. it's also kind of a commentary. even without meaning to, the man destroyed her to save himself"

tobias: "he cares about his daughter and what she wants and realizes there's a time and place for chastising"

episodes 1 and 2

episode 3

episode 4

episodes 5 and 6

episodes 7 and 8

[sage-nebula]

It blows my mind that in 2024 there are still people who want to be like "it is 100% all Vi's fault that Jinx is the way she is" or "Jinx is 100% just an ax-crazy hell monster that Vi needs to be saved from" when the entire point of the show is that, yes, both sisters are flawed human beings who have made mistakes, but the true failure lies not with them, but with the overall system that was destined to fail them at every step.

This is most obvious with Powder, who shows signs of her psychosis within the first opening beats of the show, the little scribble hallucinations popping up between her fingers. Powder's mental illness is genetic. Trauma exacerbated her symptoms, but the illness was always there. And there are absolutely no resources in Zaun to give her the care she needed to healthily manage that illness. And the solution isn't "make her a Piltie instead," because Powder wasn't the only Zaunite with mental illness. The problem was that Zaun was in that state of poverty, police brutality, and systemic oppression at all. Powder was failed by by the social structure that killed her parents, that parentified her sister, that ensured she went hungry, was constantly at risk of police brutality, and had no means of accessing adequate mental health care. All of THAT is what led to Jinx.

Oh, and speaking of parentifying her sister — this system failed Vi, too. Not only does Vi also have hallucinations, but Vi never got to be a child from the moment her parents died. She had to be BOTH sister AND surrogate mother to Powder. No, Vander never told her to, but he also does spell it out. Powder, Claggor, and Mylo follow her every word as the oldest. She was their leader. And for Powder especially, she was all they had left of their biological family. Vi stepped into the role willingly, but at an age so young she had no idea what it was she was sacrificing. What she HAD to sacrifice, after her parents were killed, after she and Powder were, yes, rescued by Vander, but Vander could only do so much and had two other kids besides. Vi was only 15 when Powder accidentally killed Vander, Mylo, and Claggor; despite having to sacrifice her childhood, she was still a traumatized adolescent. She should have been allowed to act like it. But the systemic oppression and structure of the Piltover - Zaun setup didn't allow for that. It certainly didn't do her any favors when an enforcer's idea of saving her life was to leave her to rot in a cell indefinitely. The system failed Vi, too. Just like it failed Powder.

Arcane is a tragedy. It's a tragedy in all aspects, but it is primarily a tragedy about two sisters. And the fact that some people want to wholly blame one sister is just beyond me. They've both made mistakes. But they also both had the decks stacked entirely against them from the beginning. That's what makes it a tragedy. It didn't have to be this way. And yet, there's no other way it could have ended.

[mollysunder]

A while back I saw someone ask if Vander would have accepted Jayce's deal to give Jinx up for Zaun. The resounding response was "No", because Vander was already put in that position (sort of), and he chose to protect his children by giving himself up, and Vander would never be in that position to begin with. Those are correct statements, but they're not relevant to the question.

The question was, if Jinx decided to escalate tensions with acts of theft and violence that brought Piltover's attention, would Vander let Jinx be sent to Stillwater? I think the chance of him saying yes is at least more than 0.

We're not talking about all the kids getting caught up in a robbery gone wrong. We're talking about an older Jinx going solo into Piltover for targeted destruction havoc. In a universe where she everyone's still alive, Piltover still exists, and her hatred for that place would still burn and grow with time. The question really was, if Jinx put Vander in the same position Silco did in the past would he decide to give her up?

For Vander, what's on the line isn't Zaunite independence for Zaun, it's the safety of his family, his friends, and the population of the Undercity against Piltover's retaliation. He'd probably have even less moves to play than Silco did at the end. Vander can't give himself up, Jinx's name has already been leaked, and he is agonizingly aware of what Piltover's capable of.

Would he try to have her sent away? Vander wasn't willing to throw someone else under the bus for the kids in the past, so would he do it for a young adult Jinx who's more responsible for her actions? Would he think Stillwater is a better alternative for Jinx who may end up getting herself killed? Maybe he can try to plead for banishment (though that seems to be reserved for Piltovans)?

The question really stuck with me because Vander was willing to kill a man he considered his brother because he went too far, what does that mean for a daughter that won't back down from her own agenda?

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[chaiteahd]

@Hafoeuvre Via Twitter

https://x.com/hafoeuvre/status/1786090423200457188?s=46&t=vEP_Wh-oIj3-WaJvtMkB7A

This is way too good to not be in Tumblr

[pacificwaternymph]

Okay, with the new teaser that just dropped a lot of people are freaking out about Vi being an enforcer now and like- can you all just- wait until the show comes out?

All of these bad faith takes are already so tiring like holy shit. Hold your judgments for a couple months and wait to see what they do, instead of automatically deeming the show ruined over what I see as a very interesting turn of events.

Have just an ounce of faith that the same writers, animators, and actors that produced the first season actually do know what they are doing, and will find a way to address the most likely intentional conflict this creates with Vi's character.

[unknown-cold]

I usually don't watch reactions in general, because most of them don't give the show or movie its due. Or like they don't stop at some scenes and say I'll analyze them or at least after you finish the show they give me an explanation for some important events and situations. But anyway.

ARCANE – 1x05 “EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE MY ENEMY”

I found this video in YouTube suggestions and it kept popping up every now and then when I was watching news and stuff related to League of Legends or some trailers and clips for Arcane.

So when I watched this woman honestly and without exaggeration, I was surprised by her focus on details and every scene she stopped and explained, but the thing I liked most about her was when she stopped and started talking about Vi's suffering in prison and how the guards were beating her all these years, honestly I rarely find someone on social media talking about this, I expected that I was the only person or one of the few who focused on the pain and sadness of this scene. Vi spent 7 years in prison from a teenager until she reached adulthood and she was being beaten there. This is really messed up

So guys I advise you to watch her reactions, they are very interesting and very good, and funny as well.

[yannisdesk]

Shaking my head every time Vi has a scene in Part 1 of Arcane S2 so that everyone knows I don't approve of her becoming a cop.

[chloe-i-guess1]

[brainrot-time]

I'm once again thinking about how alone Victoire must have felt living with Letty, outside the bubble of best friendship that Robin and Ramy shared, conveniently paired with the other girl in their cohort.

Robin and Ramy got each other and Letty was always unwilling and unable to get Victoires experience. It breaks my heart that Letty could rely on Victoire for emotional support but not the other way around. No doubt she delved into all her childhood issues and the loss of her brother and Victoire did nothing but listen and be understanding while knowing she'd never be able to count on Letty for the same.

[imjustavenuxwithaboomerang]

finally got back to showing my sister arcane (her fault not mine) and these are her thoughts for episode 4:

she made a face (don't know if it was disgust or concern) at jinx getting close to silco when he was in his chair (i haven't explained that it's just a no-boundaries father-daughter situation yet)

"our most famous protégé, jayce talis" "you fake bitch" (about cassandra)

she did not make any comments about anyone's post-timeskip designs nor did she seem to have any physical reaction

^okay i asked about it hours later: "jayce and viktor pretty much look the same to me" (she apparently did not notice how sunken his cheeks have become) "her hair is way too long, it's a hazard. it's a tripping hazard" (about jinx) "those are a lot of tattoos, some of them look like dirt" (about vi)

she compared the hextech gauntlets to the infinity gauntlet

"that feels targeted, heimerdinger. you know i can't chase after you so you're just gonna waddle your little bitchass away. doggy paddle pretty much" (about heimerdinger leaving after telling jayvik to wait a decade)

she's also not loving heimerdinger's pet thingy...or heimerdinger...

literally went "this ugly bitch" when he first popped up in the start of the episode

we compared cait figuring out what happened at the hexgate attack to william murdoch and her strings and evidence to omitb's murder boards (don't know if the fandoms overlap but-)

"i hope somebody kills him" (about marcus) (who's gonna tell her...)

"what progress? cause the last we saw of him, they exiled him and now i'm giving speeches. i'm that bitch" (after heimerdinger's talk with jayce)

"the only one worth my time, is him. the golden boy" "are you trying to ride the golden boy?" (her joking predictions are spot on)

she was probably one of the only people i've seen that did not think that the pink-haired firelight was vi

"respectfully professor, shut your bitchass up" (speaking for viktor to heimerdinger)

"viktor and i have just the thing" "you and viktor are dating"

"i don't like that powder's going by jinx, i don't like that at all"

ep 1 and 2 thoughts

ep 3 thoughts

ep 5 and 6 thoughts

ep 7 and 8 thoughts

finale thoughts

[mollysunder]

Idk who needs to hear this, but in the event Jinx and Viktor do partner up, Jinx is the more normal one of the two. Imo people in Zaun LIKE Jinx better than Viktor. Viktor's association with Jinx alone is damage control for his reputation.

If you think about it for even 10 seconds, you'd see how Viktor is just an offputting dude. Yeah Jinx has volatile outbursts of destruction, but that's concentrated at specific people and at Piltover. Jinx isn't out here performing strange feats of blood magic that turns innocent bystanders (Sky) to dust. Jinx dealing with hextech recognizes it's dangerous (it connects to the realm of Heebie Jeebies) and is hesitant with it. Viktor knows he doesn't know what he's doing and just keeps going. That's worse, that's so much more dangerous.

You could say that Viktor's well-meaning and eventually develops a cult following from it. But one, Jinx has a cult too, and it's more successful (they steal real estate). Two, Viktor's time in Piltover has really skewed what needs to be done. At best, as a part of the hextech duo, Viktor might have improved workplace safety with his inventions, maybe, but not really. He wants to help Zaun, but he's lost the plot in the frenzy of Piltover's trade expansion.

Ironically, Jinx almost certainly has a better handle on understanding Zaun's politics and issues than Viktor ever did. Jinx spent her formative years at the top of Zaun's hierarchy while being raised by the defacto kingpen/political leader and actively enforced Silco's regime as well. So Jinx knows who and what's up in Zaun because she kind of made it happen, lol.

Tldr: Between Viktor and Jinx, Jinx is the more charismatic and likable figure to Zaunites. Take a step back and notice how Viktor is an extra level of weird compared to Jinx.

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