#arcane shoola

[melmedarda]

⸻ COUNCILOR SHOOLA, Arcane | ep 4

[monstaz-club]

This baddie survived it all and lived to to tell the tale

I hope she gets to date Sevika, as a treat

[mystic-orb88]

ARCANE SEASON 2, ACT 3 SPOILERS:

Stop. Now.

Can I just say Ekko is the most perfect and flawless character ever created and now I wish he and Viktor and Jinx could have all met somehow and done cool science stuff together. But this frame here genuinely makes me so sad. I’m crushed. But also, I like when conflicting circumstances tear characters apart, to me. I like the tragedy. So I’m glad in our Ekko’s universe, they didn’t stay together. It would be so out-of-character for my girl Jinx.

Also I like that it wasn’t just a boring fan-service episode. It proved a point, and we also had Jayce’s fun adventures in Nightmarefuelworld. ANDD THE Z-DRIVE, WOOOOOO!!!!

Jinx was already perfect, but so is Powder.

I’ve always hated romance, whether it was real life, or cinema. But this scene was incredible. I love them so goddamn much. Actually sickens me. They are everything to me.

Him smiling back at her the same way Jinx did after their fight on the Bridge. How dare you, Fortiche??

Jinx’s reflection in place of this world’s Powder’s.

Viktor and Jayce’s fight scene and…. Whatever that ending was, was gayer and more erotic than anything Violyn could fathom. Sorry guys. What the Hell was he doing cupping his face like that, wrapping his legs around him, faces mere centimetres away, all without actually being physically there but also exploding together in the astral plane?? The way he said ‘As partners’?? Likeeee, I ain’t never seen hand-to-hand combat like that. Look at these soulmates. Just as a platonic relationship I love it, and it’s wayyyy gayer than anything else. He chose dying with his space boyfriend over the insanely gorgeous Mel, who also got a fabulous glow up, is undoubtedly the hottest character in the show, ANDDDD has OP Arcane talents. Bravo Jayce, you simultaneously fumbled and won and disintegrated into nothing with your astronomical lab ‘partner’. Singed was right- One does unspeakable acts for love.

We got Viktor in Mel’s eyeshadow before G.T.A.6.. Slay my King. Thank you for your pretty little hallucinations, Jayce.

Alsoo, let us pay respects to this fine Yordle who waited over 100 years for Ekko, sure can sing, and sacrificed himself so that Ekko could get back to his right world.

I’m glad that at least ONE of my favourite characters had a happy ending. Singed wasn’t the most ethical scientist, but he sure is a Hell of a father for doing all that.

Sevika in the Council. She finally beat Silco’s corrupt underground empire and overcame the oppression Vander faced. She finally understood how he felt when she betrayed him, after the Zaunites wouldn’t listen to her, and now she can do something about it. So happy for her. She deserves it. The true leader of Zaun, everyone.

Alsoo, I’m a strong believer in the ‘Jinx is alive theory.

More critically however, I think there were too many needle drops (however good they were), the pacing was pretty rushed compared to Season One which was pure perfection, and I wish we got something more similar to League Viktor, because now Only-Arcane fans will not understand the true meaning of Glorious Evolution. I think Viktor’s character arc was over-simplified and I just feel empty about it. Kinda disappointed. He means so much to me. But damnnnn Jayce got validated as HELLLL. No complaints there. I hate him in League but always liked him in Arcane up till episode 6. Bro was just an idealist. Also their ending was ambiguous did they die together or just remain in the astral plane, forever integrated within the arcane. If Singed could save Orianna, can’t he find their corpses somewhere and save them?? I need cyborg Viktor. I wish we had the adventures of Blitzcrank and his cyborg father. I’m also bothered by that continuity error about Vander’s betrayal and when exactly it takes place. Also don’t like what they did with Silco’s character, in Ekko’s alternate world AND in the original world, because how could he just forgive Vander like that after all the hate he was always full of?? I’m sure there’s an explanation, but they didn’t have enough time to go into it.

This is the actual best show I have ever seen personally. Thanks for the stunning writing, flawless art-style, loveable characters and impeccable queer/disabled/POC representation. No other show has ever moved me so much. I hope Fortiche continues to make more series like this in the future. I love Runeterra and its Lore so much.

[ambafaerie]

Sevika and Shoola were the only real councilors besides Mel and Jayce that did their job protecting Piltover/ Zaun and their people while the rest of the new Piltoveran councilors turned their back out of self preservation but had the audacity to shoot dirty looks at Sevika for taking a seat at the table, fortunately she has Shoola as her ally. This is a duo I wish we could see more of.

[arcanegifs]

ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 2x01 - “Heavy is the Crown” ↳ "I know you doubt your merit of your birthright, Caitlyn. There's wisdom in that. But remember: You're a Kiramman."

[blackfemmecharacterdependency]

All the Black Femmes || Arcane

Mel Medarda: Toks Olagundoye, Imogen Faires

Ambessa Medarda: Ellen Thomas

Sevika, Apothecary: Amirah Vann

Shoola, Jules: Mara Junot

Sky Young, (Additional Voices): Kimberly Brooks

Other Additional Voices: Debra Wilson, Kimberly Bailey, Shondalia White

[purpleshimmer]

wait I was just rewatching s2e1 and at the part where shoola, salo, and mel are like "how could they have gotten into the memorial service; there must have been someone from the inside helping them" the camera pans to ambessa.

[khazzman]

Don't ask me how I know, I just know that these two have a "consensual workplace relationship" somewhere down the line.

[nox-ut-lux]

The biggest problem with Arcane is that I want every character, carnally

[scalefeathers]

Arcane Daemon AU: Piltover Council Edition

Councilor Medarda • springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)

pretty af

alert and quick to react

literally and figuratively running circles around everyone

prefers peace to violence, but will still give you the horns if you mess

Cassandra Kiramman • Indian peacock (Pavo cristatus)

flashy and impressive

those eyes

image-conscious, loves the spotlight

will come after u if you threaten her family

Councilor Hoskel • groundhog (Marmota monax)

grumpy old man

socially-oriented but also territorial

stubborn, set in his ways

teef

Councilor Salo • pink cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri)

pretty pretty boi

gets mad when u ignore him

probably never had an original thought in his life

(get it? bc he's a parrot)

Councilor Shoola • serval (Leptailurus serval)

stylish and eye-catching

eyeliner on fleek

vicious side-eye

C L A W S

Councilor Talis • ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

cute and charming

smarter than he looks

inquisitive to a fault

tends to talk too much

Councilor Bolbok • N/A

doesn't have a daemon

no one knows if his people don't have daemons or if it's just him

no one really wants to ask

Councilor Heimerdinger • poro (Poro pororo)

yordle daemons are always poros

the real reason the council chamber has aircon is because otherwise the shedding would quickly become unmanageable

[celestialcass]

sevika getting to speak with the council is shocking, but this is also realistic in that the elite Piltovan Counsellors are exclusively looking at her with contempt- Shoola won't meet her eye with respect and she knows they still don't see her as anything close to equal

[srslylini]

"our healing can only begin once she's been brought to justice"

is such an interesting statement to be made by a council member.

They never gave Zaun the chance to heal. The wounds the undercity gathered, the wounds Piltover is responsible for were left to rot and once it all inevitably falls down again, as it always does

well the only reasonable action is to blame that ONE person, right?

and the good thing about this is, that this has happened in season 1 as well (consistency, bites lip). Right when they had just wanted one responsible person for the explosion in Jayces apartment. They didn't care who, didn't even care if they were actually responsible and nothing has changed at all. All they want is to make an example and make themselves feel better; in other words let themselves "heal" the wounds they caused themselves. It didn't matter what happened to said person, what the reason was or what could be done for change-

the wounds are stapled closed messily without every looking at what they would actually need, nourishment and care, like Jinx did to her own leg and when they eventually rip apart again they take one person to blame again.

something something cycle something something

[telestorm]

mel’s powers are almost a reflection of the sun itself and i don’t necessarily mean that solely in the context of bright light, but also in that there’s two sides to it. you have the side that gives life (in mel’s case, protects it) and the side that takes. when you venture outside during a hot day, the sun feels wonderful but if you’re not careful, it can quickly become something that’s dangerous. we get inklings of that in the s1 finale and s2 act two. she can either create a shield to protect people from an attack or she can, as many people have said, go super saiyan.

[arcanegifs]

#ARCTOBER DAY 7: Council ↳ "Jayce has brokered a peace with Silco. In exchange for the undercity's independence."

[toaverse]

The fact that only three councilors died in Jinx's attack feels so fucking lame to me.

Shoola does nothing and has no reason to be there.

Mel's arc (to me) feels so extremely out of place, no wonder people aren't talking about it that much.

And while Salo does have something going for him that I actually wanted to see more of (a Piltovan elite joining Viktor's cult should've been explored a little more), he gets killed by Jayce anyway.

So what was the point exactly?

[melmedarda]

"Fundraiser's going well. Your mother would be proud."

⸻ ELORA, Arcane