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mollysunder · 2 days ago

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The fact that Jinx killed Silco, or that he was specifically killed at all, is so irrelevant to s2 (for everyone including Sevika) is so weird to me. If I never watched Arcane and randomly started from s2, or if some marathon came on and I made it to the start of s2, I wouldn't even remember that Jinx killed him.

To be fair, Jinx did straight up tell Smeech and they included Silco's death in that awkward black and white clip show recap of silco in s1, but it's just so completely inconsequential to the plot. Actually, it's also a bit confusing because despite knowing Silco's dead, Caitlyn still lists one of her objectives as neutralizing "agents still loyal to Silco". Do these supposed loyal "agents" even know he's dead? Do they know Jinx killed him? Why didn't Caitlyn mention any of this to the general public?

Tldr: In s2 it's easy to forget that Jinx killed Silco because it doesn't matter to anyone, not her allies or enemies. If I was a casual viewer, like I watched it s1 during the premiere and came back post-hiatus to watch s2 without a rewatch and you quizzed about how Silco died, I'd probably get that answer wrong.

#arcane ramble #silco #i should make a friend who's never watched arcane watch s2 first and then s1 and get their impression... for science #i know some fans think zaun would rally around jinx bcuz she killed silco (bcuz it's uncomfortable to think a bad person can be popular)#but even that idea was irrelevant bcuz practically no one cared or was even curious about what happened #and sevika of all people didn't care???#shouldn't it matter to her that she was going to get an independent zaun and either way you slice it jinx got in the way???#if i was a first time viewer who only watched s2 or even a casual viewer who watched s1 once and not again til s2 premiered I'd scratch #my head about how he died #“was it the eye? probably the eye. that looks infected for sure”#this is very obvious plot point that should have reverberated across the plot for how the rest of zaun and piltover treated jinx #or if they'd even believe it bcuz the truth is so convenient for piltover #arcane critical

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