#s2 ep8

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Arcanegifs' Arcane Season 2 (2024) Character Poll: Jayce Talis ↳ “There is no prize to perfection. Only an end to pursuit. In all timelines... in all possibilities... only you can show me this.”

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 2x08 - “Killing is a Cycle”

[unhealthyobsessionslol]

It's giving husbands 🥺😍🍂

[unknown-cold]

To be fair, although the show had a lot of wasted opportunities, especially in presenting some characters well, but overall the show was very good and enjoyable to watch, and there were also characters that were presented well, such as Caitlyn and Jinx

Especially the scene where Cait is talking to Jinx, in this scene Caitlyn hates herself not bc she feels guilty for not killing Jinx in ep 9 of S1, it's not like that I feel there is a deeper meaning which is that Caitlyn hated herself bc of the bad things she did bc of her hatred for Jinx.

(I mean her hatred for Jinx made her do bad things and because she did those things she hated herself).

So now she decided to let go of her anger and forgive Jinx. Not only for herself, but she also let go of her hatred for Jinx in favor of her love for Vi as well.

Also, this is one of my favorite scenes in the show because it showed us that (neither of them apologized, and there was no need to. They admitted that they made mistakes and they can't undo them, but the cycle of violence and hatred has to end.)

At the end, there is a note I want to tell you, which is that the show from the beginning wanted to show you flawed characters who make mistakes so that we become more attached to them and see ourselves in them. And what distinguishes the show most is this matter, yes, the animation style and music played a big role in its fame, but showing us realistic characters who make mistakes is what makes the show special, I don't know why people want boring traditional characters who do good things all the time, if you want that, watch another show. Because believe me, until now you have not seen anything in the world of Runetera, there are many complex characters and characters who do good things for the wrong reasons and others who do wrong things for the good reasons. So yes, at the end of the day, it is a show based on a game, designed for fun, so why some people take the show seriously and are very fanatical about any mistake a specific character makes, they are not real if there is something you don't like, go and blame the writers, not fictional characters.

Because if you ask me what bothered me about the show, it's that the writers didn't present Vi's character well, and what's more annoying is that they did it on purpose. I might talk more about this later in my upcoming posts.

[hellofeanor]

[hazbin-blog-muah]

[coralarcadedream]

ARCANE LEAGUE OF LESBIANS: 2x08 - “Killing is a Cycle” …(Read More)

[teeny-tiny-revenge]

No, but they'll be complimenting each other so well going on. One of Ed's big problems is that he just gives up so easily. Plan with the fog failed? We're going to die; I'm gonna get drunk while waiting for death. The fishing isn't going so well? Obviously he's not meant to fish. It's like Ed's spent his entire adult life being really really good at stuff (sailing, piracy, etc) that he's completely unused to failure and doesn't know how to go on from it. But that's an important thing to learn, and in a way it's a joyful thing to learn, too. You can try something and it can go wrong and you suck at it and then you can try again and learn from your mistakes and get better (either at the thing or at failure).

Meanwhile Stede is absolutely amazing at this. He says it himself, he's been a failure all his life, he got used to it. Stede doesn't give up. That's probably his biggest strength IMO. Stede is tenacious as fuck. Something went wrong? The cards are stacked against him? Whatever! He wants to do the thing, he's committed and determined, he's going to do the fucking thing if it fucking kills him. Stede is not going to let Ed give up whenever he gets discouraged. He'll be there to pull him back to his feet and they will try again.

And one of Stede's big problems is that he doesn't think anyone admires him and likes him. Meanwhile Ed has thought Stede is the coolest guy on Earth since meeting him! He's probably the only person to ever think that. Other characters grow to like Stede for some of his qualities, he has a huge impact on everyone around him, but he doesn't see that, and nobody genuinely admires all the quirky Stedeisms about him. Nobody except Ed. Ed thinks the library is awesome. Ed thinks the secret closet full of fancy clothes is the coolest shit he's ever seen. Ed loves Stede prioritising marmalade over gunpowder. Ed loves Stede being extra and bitchy and a complete lunatic.

And they're both seeing it now. They are already complimenting each other like this by the end of season two. Ed gives up on fishing, but it was never actually about fishing anyway. He doesn't give up about Stede and their relationship. He digs out his leathers and goes back into the very fray he's been dying to leave, because he's not giving up about Stede, he's going to fight for him. That's kinda the first time we actually see Ed choose to fight for something? All his ofher fights and violence are reacting to threats to his own person. One way or another, pretty much everything we see Ed do as Blackbeard is him either trying to protect himself, or to actively make someone else kill him. He chooses to live in the gravy basket mermaid scene, but he keeps running from problems after. He keeps running from Stede. And then he turns around and doesn't give up and goes to save his boyfriend and his relationship. It looks hopeless! The odds look terrible! But Ed's going to fight for it anyway, and look, he succeeds! And Stede is waiting for him, Stede knows Ed loves him, Stede doesn't doubt Ed.

And Stede is so desperate for people to think he's cool it makes him stupid and makes him make an ass of himself, but his crazy plan works, and this time when he's recounting his cool adventure Ed is sitting right next to him, all starry eyed and admiring and saying "yeah, it was cool, babe, I saw that". Saying "I see you". Ed's beginning to understand Stede needs to be told how cool Ed thinks he is, and Stede's starting to hear it.

They're going to be okay, guys. They're going to be happy. :)

[pe4rl-diver]

imagine driving to work and theres just a whole ass whale in the sky going invisible. what the fuck.

[gothsinew]

daniel molloy vampire .. loustat reunion .. armand ex-husband era .. devil’s minion on the horizon … OHH we’re so back

[m0nst3rf3n]

daniel molloy tapping things you mean so much to me

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LESBIANS: 2x08 - “Killing is a Cycle”

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LESBIANS: 2x08 - “Killing is a Cycle”

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The music that plays here:

Sounds a lot like the music that plays here:

Just thought I’d point it out.

[unhealthyobsessionslol]

Nick's love in his eyes in the last episode of season 2... I can't deal with that😭❤️🍂🥺

[hang-on-lil-tomato]

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