Arcane 2x09 Reaction

The only thing that bothers me about Arcane is that season two didn’t have at least one more act, and, of course, why not one more season?! :) The story and characters have so much potential, I think we all would have loved to see more about them with a slower pace to explore more the story and what these characters go through at different stages. Overall, this show is an amazing piece of art that completely won me, I'll always miss Arcane 🥲

At least Jinx was a heroine by saving her sister and being with her Dad in the end.

As much as I love Jinx for me it was really Viktor and Jayce who were the focus and that was done perfectly. My boy Ekko saved the fucking planet and all he has to show for it is a broken heart and that's okay because that's life but damn. Good shit all round.

I love that it was Caitlyn and Mel vs Ambessa. Her two daughters took her down. It was like her idea of family came crashing down and her blood and surrogate daughter teamed up to take her down.

I've gone through all the stages of grief now after this show and I think it's pretty clear that Jinx is alive. There's too much evidence for it, from the shimmer line before the explosion to the S1 callback and the "jinxy" tag at the end etc. I think what upsets me the most is that they made it so ambiguous to the first watch. It would have been totally fine for them to show Jinx (even if she was miniature!) on the blimp/ship

Also wanted to see what people’s favorite song or music video moment from this season or even the show as a whole was. This seasons music video stuff was just so cool to me I don’t know if others agree. I don’t think I have just one but I’ll say my top three would start with heimerdinger singing his song during episode 7. I just absolutely love that scene despite seeing a dead Vi and the horrific world Jayce is seeing, but that song is just great and fits so perfectly for me. The way that scene is edited has just seared it into my mind forever. Second would be sucker from episode 2 and they and are reintroducing jinx and bringing iisha into her life. That song is just great, sort of corny but fits Jinx so perfectly and the visuals are just incredible. And three would have to be the line by twenty one pilots. That scene of viktor changing and going full on delusional villain and truly losing what little bit of vander was left was just amazing artwork and heartbreaking and all the things. Honorable mention would be the French song when Powder and ekko dance. That’s the one things that really makes me sad for some reason though. That song is just beautiful and sang so I wish we could just have a sitcom of that crew being inventors. Anywho. Sorry for the rant. The music was just so prominent in this second season so I wanted to share.

At least we’ll always have season one. Head canon is a wonderful thing.

lol to reading all the comments. This season was a solid 9.0/10. And I will take that over most of the crap people watch these days. Like season two of squid game . 🤮

jinx is alive, the ducts, caits smile, the flash of pink shooting away from the explosion, the airship, I AM NOT COPING! XD

The zeppelin scene at the end should tell you enough about jinx' fate. On another note, Riot released yesterday a 5 minutes trailer for season 1 2025 of LoL game. Events that take place there seem to be right after where season 2 of Arcane ended. Same animation studio that did Arcane has done this trailer. If interested it's called "Welcome to Noxus - Bite Marks (ft. TEYA) | 2025 Season 1 Cinematic".

I love when a show doesn’t have a nice pretty ending with a bow on top. Shows that end with something realistic, dirty, and leave you with a sour taste in your mouth can often be the most entertaining. Jinx dying at the end is definitely not a pretty ending. It’s tragic that they never got to repair their relationship fully and experience a life with each other, but I think that’s important, and the show will probably stick with me a lot longer because of it That said, I completely agree with you that the scene itself felt very shoehorned in. After all the fighting and hullabaloo was over, the writers kind of just invented an unnecessary scene to kill her off. If it was handled differently, I think it could have been a great ending, but you’re right, it just felt like they were going through their checklist at the end and went “oh fuck, we forgot to kill Jinx, let’s figure out a way to do that”

the game doesn't really have anything to do with the show. It's a game where each player chooses a character and then they bash their heads in a 5 vs 5, the show simply took some of those characters and their lore and expanded on it. Nothing from the show or it's ending is in the game except for some very basic lore elements (a lot of which they changed for the show anyway), just FYI if you're interested

She is indeed alive. Devs didnt want to answer anything because they dont wanna say no or yes. But yeah, at the end of the show Cait looks at the air ducst of the hexgate while holding Jinx's monkey bomb and she smiles. Also, the show ends with the same Zeppelin that, at the start of the first season, Powder says she will be driving one in the future. To me it's clear they intentionally left it vague but still left these pieces which, if you connect, clearly hint at Jinx being alive

Watching this episode, I'm starting to see how we ended up with such a rushed pace this season. This finale must have cost as much as the rest of the season combined! It's an absolutely insane feat of animation and creative direction. I can't wait for my Arcane artbook to arrive. On the conclusion itself, I've been much more positive on this season than LM but I still felt like the finale missed a bit at the end for me. I didn't like how ambiguous Jinx's fate was, and how coy the show was trying to be. I feel like I would have accepted Jinx's fate either way because I love her so much, but the show not committing to either at the end felt...cheap? One of the main points of the show seemed to be 'who gets a shot at forgiveness? who deserves a second chance?' and in the end the show kind of... shrugged? And said 'you pick'. It's very possible I'm being unfair and that the whole point of the ambiguity is that the question can't have a firm answer. I feel like I'll be grappling with that one for a bit.

On a happier note, Severance season 2 is almost upon us and it’s been getting unanimous praise!

I think my biggest gripe with S2 is that Vi was given so little development, although I'm not even exactly sure where that development would go. I just feel like she was sidelined by everything happening. Apart from that, all my issues with S2 just go back to a lack of time for everything, which honestly I can understand with them wanting to move forward with other stories. The production takes a long time, and this world has a lot that they might want to cover. Anyway, it's not too bad, and we'll see Jinx again. Recommend watching on your own time the new 2025 Season 1 League of Legends cinematic, "Welcome to Noxus." Animated by Fortiche and it's like a brief look into what the continuation of this story will be.

I didn’t like the finale regardless of whether or not Jinx is alive because i was pretty disappointed with the season’s direction overall but i’m gonna be having fun going through all these comments. I have thoughts on Jayce’s speech about accepting the beauty in your “imperfections” (diseases borne from toxins and gasses you’ve been forced to co-exist with) but i don’t want to start a fight in my replies AGAIN. I’ll just settle for saying i hated the season thematically most of all. I saw what they were going for but felt it was messy.

I felt like the purpose of Isha was to help Jinx see herself the way the undercity sees her. What I love about Arcane is the fact that on lesser shows sometimes characters will just magically experience growth through dialogue. Someone says something to them or gives them a motivational speech, and all of a sudden years of trauma are healed. In Arcane characters have to walk a mile in each other's shoes, in order to experience any kind of character development. Caitlyn had to become Jinx to an extent in season 2, so she could understand her. Jinx had to become Vi, and have a little sister of her own to understand that Vi needed to "fill her own cup," which is why she left on the airship at the end. Sevika had to lose Silco, and lose her arm, so she could come to rely on Jinx, in order to appreciate what she brought to the table, and why Silco kept her around despite her craziness. Silco had to adopt Powder and learn to love Jinx in order to understand why Vander made a deal with the Enforcers. He had to experience for himself that there was nothing as undoing as a daughter. Viktor had to achieve his perfect world in another reality, in order to see how pointless it all was. And, unfortunately, Jinx had to lose Isha in order to finally see that if someone was willing to die for her because they believed in her/loved her that much, then maybe there was (or could be) a good version of her, after all.

Well, I wrote so much last episode (Mostly about Mel, Isha and Piltover vs Zaun conflict) so I'll just comment on Jinx surviving and leaving Piltover in this one, hopefully to start a somewhat healing journey. Which is what saved the finale for me, even though Viktor's and Jayce's end was beautiful. (Edit: I have since writing this seen endless comments about the same clues but I'm leaving it as is anyway since it has a few of my own thoughts sprinkled throughout.) First clue, her leaving a shimmer streak away from the explosion. Didn't catch this one at first. Second, Caitlyn looking through the hexgates ventilation canals while playing with the exploded monkey bomb, same place where Jinx fell and where her shimmer streak headed towards. And third, the only one I did catch, the airship leaving Piltover in very similar shot to the first episode, when Powder said: "One day I'm going to ride in one of those things." And I did feel better having those words echo in my head. Granted I assumed maybe I was wrong, hopeful copium, until I learned the other clues. Thinking back they seeded it with Silco's speech as well about walking away, us presuming death, but after the end it's to be taken quite literally. Now I'm just a little dissatisfied with other things but certain they wanted their cake of killing Jinx while eating their cake in leaving her alive for future shows. She's not one of the most popular LoL characters for nothing. Honestly saved the season for me, even though there's a conversation to be had about leaving it quite so ambiguous. Like you, I'm going to miss these characters so much too. Goes to show how much they can make you care with good writing (mostly first season), amazing setting and excellent visuals. Stumbled the landing and some storytelling beats but that does not take away much from what great moments I had, and as a critical negative person at times, that is probably the highest praise I can give. Oh and give us a shout out if you think Jinx is alive or not, weirdly enough I feel devastated to think people think she died. Maybe because I know how I felt when I thought the same thing.

Mel's black rose storyline was so detached from the main conflict in this show. They could just develop her magic power in the first few episodes of the upcoming show, but Riot probably doesn't wanna wait. They essentially gave her power in this season so she could be useful in the final battle against her mom, and introduce her as a new champion in 2025 (which they basically just did in the Noxus "teaser")

Jinx got the same ending as Filip from the Expanse which is prob the best ending she could get.

I respect your opinion but let’s be real, what show would add in all these details just for jinx not to be alive? It’s so clear Jinx is alive, but they showed it in a more nuanced approach as they always do... This is truly not cope imo. That was the point of Cait looking at the vent system, the air balloon(jinx said she would ride one of those in the first episode), the jinx themed closing, VI’s calm demeanor in the end, and Jinx’s line “death is not mercy”. Regardless great reaction as always, thank you guys.

The ending of this show just makes me so irrationally angry lol. I liked the parts with Jayce and Victor, despite it being kinda messy. But the rest of it was just such lazy writing that i get genuinely frustated (and that is very rare for me).

When Ambessa is training with Caitlyn, and is lecturing Caitlyn, she’s telling her of the three pillars of noxus. Vision, might, and guile. Guile being trickery, jinx is guile. Might, is vi. Vision is Vander. And ambessa says she discovered another one, sacrifice. Isha, the child, is sacrifice, and completes the family. Isha, was important, because jinx is alive. That’s the only way it makes sense, and there are enough clues.

I hope we get new writers for the next show.

I don't understand the notion that Isha's introduction and resolution wasn't either necessary, on theme, or useful. Firstly, the show loves parallels. Vander->Silco, Vi->Jinx, Jinx->Isha. I'm sure everyone knows that, but just want to be thorough. It served multiple purposes. It: -Humanized Jinx to Vi, making it impossible for Vi to hold a grudge. This might seem trivial, but family members fall out all the time, it's not terribly easy to reconcile a conflict as extreme as Vi and Jinx's. This point helps extend the bridge from Vi -> Jinx. -It gave Jinx a chance to develop herself significantly more. I won't list every way, but Jinx in season 01E4-02E2 and season 02E3 onwards are entirely different characters. Powder let Jinx die, she was joking around playing bug battles, not hallucinating(generally), she wasn't living for Silco or Zaun, just herself and Isha until she was thrust back into things. Isha was a character which Jinx was allowed to be vulnerable with for the first time in her life post S01E3. It can't be stressed enough how important that dynamic is for Powder's development. No other character could have served this purpose for Jinx as well as Isha was able to. A younger sibling/carer dynamic is one where Jinx can be vulnerable in a way which is virtually emotionally risk free in a way she couldn't otherwise, even with Vi. -Gave Jinx perspective on how Powder's reckless, poorly calculated but altruistic plan, affected Vi. As Isha behaved identically to how powder did. Saw loved ones in danger, didn't calculate outcome due to overwhelming duty to help, caused their loved ones grief. I understand the notion that maybe Jinx didn't need more trauma as she obviously has mountains of it already, but, she survived that trauma and is a wholer person for it. This sort of archetype of Powder and Isha also perfectly displays the tragic mindsets these wars and conflicts put into the minds of people willing to do anything they can to ensure their loved ones aren't lost. This helped extend the bridge from Jinx -> Vi. Which is why after it is the first time Jinx has ever commented on something related to what Vi might be going through(when she was walking away from the prison cell). All of the signs were there constantly that Isha was as reckless and impulsive as Powder/Jinx. She jumped off of the building at the rally and attacked a 10 foot tall armored Noxian. She was being carried away from a ravenous wolf beast which just killed dozens and was kicking and screaming for Sevika to let her go so she could try to help Jinx. When Jinx and Vi were fighting in S02E5 Isha starts bashing Vi in the back of the head and biting her. In episode 3 Isha actually pulled the trigger on the gun pointing at Vi which obviously would have killed Vi. All of the signs were there that Isha would be willing to do something as impulsive as what she did. I truly think Isha serves as a great character for showing the mindset this environment can force a child to adopt, and we've seen it countless times. I don't think this should be thought of as "let's introduce something to Jinx and then take it away to make her suffer" but rather "Everything good will turn bad in this environment/dynamic, so it must change". That is why it's so tragic, and that tragedy supports the main theme of the show. The show isn't tragedy for the sake of tragedy, it's tragedy shown as a necessary conclusion to a societal dynamic, and this necessary conclusion begs for specific change if you want these conclusions to stop occurring. Then showing these changes brought to fruition by characters with tremendous and unwavering resolve in the face of that great tragedy.

My comment to calm down was in the hopes you would review the case for Jinx being alive :P. I'm actually shocked that you think it's cope! I'm curious what your thoughts on the ending are, if you do consider her to be alive. Jinx breaking her own cycle by leaving Piltover & Zaun behind(and setting her sister free). I found the evidence for Jinx's survival to be pretty firm, even before the hinting in that direction from Riot staff. I'm interested to see Jinx in a story that has nothing to do with Piltover now. This also goes for Vi. She's been shackled by her childhood decisions her whole life. A lot of potential for new stories now.

Wanting a standard hopeful unambiguous ending given all of the themes presented seems strange and impossible without betraying the work they'd done previously. Jinx's signs for being alive aren't really vague. One of the first things she says is that she's going to ride in one of those airships one day. The final shot being a shot of a random airship makes no sense otherwise. There's the shimmer streak before the explosion into the ducts. Caitlyn looking at the air duct schematics with the bomb in her hand and a smirk(one could argue the smirk was from Vi's humming I suppose, could be both). The jinx themed "the end" screen. The main theme about finding a way to walk away to break the cycle. Jinx was going to die to break the cycle, then Ekko gave her a perspective shift, giving her a new way to walk away to break the cycle. RE: episode 8 and wondering if VI knew Powder was trying to die, Vi jokingly says "guess you shouldn't have come back". Not sure if that smooths over the scene in episode 8 at all. How do you envision life being if Jinx/Vi/Cait/Ekko were just living their lives in Piltover after all of the events which happened? It wouldn't work out at all, and it'd be fairy-tale levels of absurd. Everything is still a powder Keg, interpersonally, and politically. Jinx being alive but assumed dead after escaping on the airship gives her a chance to break the reactionary cycle of everything that's been happening. It lets Vi grow as a person and strengthen her relationship with Caitlyn without Vi going through what I imagine would be years of public and/or legal defenses of Jinx for her crimes, or at least it prevents Vi from having to fight that instinct to prioritize Jinx's needs which she always does. That was the whole point of Vi's arc. This also gives everyone a chance to actually grow up and develop themselves without being in such terrible conditions constantly which keeps these cycles revolving. I'd like to think that once some healing happens with all parties, then they can be reintroduced to each other and experience whatever their post-arcane relationships will look like. This is a much more mature resolution than killing jinx, or having her clearly alive and staying in Zaun or Piltover, and the only resolution which could result in everyone finding a way to be happy again in the future in a way which is organic. The amount of trauma this group has had to endure is staggering, but the setup they have in the resolution can mend it. My only wish is that there was some indication that Ekko knew where powder was going, but then again, I'm not sure they need to jump into that relationship right away, but I could see it working if they're away from Piltover/Zaun.

Stinks you were disappointed. Personally I was in a great situation where I didn’t even know this show existed till these two mentioned they were excited for a season 2. So I basically binged both seasons in a few days so I could watch them watch it. To me this was amazing tv. I had zero expectations for anything. Which I’m starting to realize is really just the death of enjoyment for a show. It can literally make you not like a show or think less of it because it didn’t do what you expected. 2025 is a year with zero expectations for me. I’m not a tv writer or story teller. So I’m on the journey wherever it goes. I’m scared for season 2 of severance because it’s been just as long for a lot of us and expectations are just the worst. So throwing all that out. And I’m just gonna enjoy the ride. Sorry for my rant. Can’t wait for noxus, that trailer or whatever it was, was very cool looking.

Watching your post discussion really makes me wonder what the creative decision was to leave Jinx’s fate ambiguous….if you can even call it ambiguous with all the heavy handed clues indicating shes alive…like why? 🤔 this is your main character what is the point of leaving her fate up to interpretation lol how does that serve the narrative or enhance our experiences as a viewer in ANY way 💀 that was a really poor choice in my opinion…like you both said it almost ruined the finale for you… i walked away from this episode going “ok at LEAST shes alive and can find happiness somewhere and heal” idk im rambling…i just wish it was very clear and definitive…my girl Powder deserved that after all the shit they put her through 😭

Somehow Singed had a happy ending. What a chad. Haha

giving a show bad marks because you cant handle a character dying is unfair to writers.

Guys Riot Games officialy confirmed that jinx is alive

I’m curious if these comments changed your view on the finale since it seemed your only main problem was jinx dying(which everyone pointed out almost certainly didn’t happen) Maybe these changed that.

https://genius.com/Arcane-league-of-legends-and-royal-and-the-serpent-wasteland-lyrics Another evidence I wanna add that Jinx is alive at the end was the sound track Wasteland. They specifically didn't play the 2nd half of the Wasteland track because they didn't wanna blatantly tell the audiences that Jinx is alive. "There's a beauty in changes, and I wanna try". Jinx wants to live and grow on her own. Vi could not actively choose to let Vander/Warwick go because of her past trauma and guilt, and Jinx understood her sister's guilt at that moment. think it was a very subtle and beautiful character moment for Jinx and showed how much she loves her sister. I just wish they could expand Vis character arc a bit more by showing two sisters mutually agree to leave each other behind for the time being. Knowing her sister is alive, but Vi chose to trust Jinx's growth and let her go.

tbh these 2 seasons are practically perfect. people say it is rushed, but it is just a show with no filler, and people arent used to that(i think).

I don’t think it’s coping to think Jinx is alive. I’d actually be shocked if she were really dead. From the shimmer light leaving the explosion. Caitlyn looking at the monkey and the schematics. Then the airship at the end which Powder in episode 1 she would fly on one day. I think we will be seeing Jinx again someday but that is probably far away

I 100% agree that I would have liked it better if they just ended it after season 1. As a ex league player and lore enjoyer I could easily see how all the pieces come together to the characters I love in the lore and all this season did was butcher some of them and their stories for characters I don't really know imo. Makes me not want to go back to league even more.

99.99% Jinx is alive. There was that final shot with Cait looking at the blueprints of the ducts. And the airship being the last shot mirrors one of the first scenes with Jinx saying she'd ride in one of them one day. Don't know if that provides any respite. Jinx had to be removed from the equation to give closure to Vi and allow her to love Cait without always needing to look over her shoulder. I'm gonna bet that the next show will have a cameo from Jinx at some point to show she's alive and up to some new adventures in another region. As Jayce said, there is beauty in imperfections. This season was definitely not perfect. But it was certainly beautiful. The animation, the music, the character depth. Was a fun journey and I look forward to seeing more from this team and the animation from Fortiche. I can't gush enough about the animation. It's the best animated production ever imo and the art style is phenomenal. Just for that I will always have a special place for Arcane in my heart.

The writers of the show kind of confirmed that Jynx survived in an interview because they were willing to say that Jayce and Viktor were permanently gone but refused to confirm that Jynx died. Personally, I don't like that they would make a character death scene for Jynx, complete with the usual sad music and flashbacks, only to take it back at the last second with a few vague hints with Caitlyn and the shot of the airship that Jynx mentioned at the start of the show. It just makes the whole Jynx death scene feel like cheap emotional manipulation, and also adds more confusion to what was already a rushed and muddled final season. I don't understand how the average viewer is supposed to infer that Jynx is alive from those clues.

Yeah finishing this season the first time was so frustrating. I got off the couch and ranted at my brother in disbelief for a full 20 mins after episode 9 lol. I rewatched the entire series from the beginning after that, which helped in understanding and accepting the majority of the choices, except the direction of Vi and Jinx’s character. They built something incredible in the first four episodes between Vi and jinx, (and don’t get me started on Caitlyn) that didn’t come to fruition in this season. On the other hand, the rewatch made me appreciate Victor and Jayce’s characters so much more (albeit a lot was missing still that I wish was fleshed out), their story makes sense overall. Besides that, there’s many moments that are visually and emotionally stunning—the vision and artistic work alone are so inspirational.

Ella purnell and video game adaptations hit twice in the same year

I hope you can see the cinematic of Welcome to Noxus, after Arcane, since it gives a little teaser of what the new series will be after Arcane, where it will focus on Noxus and the Black Rose. Thanks for the reaction and the truth is that as fans and players of LOL we were all a little unsatisfied with that ending, although it was expected to be that way since the stories of Zaun and Piltover are tragic. I think it gave rise to more chapters in the 2nd or to create a third. I hope you can react to LOL cinematics, which are very entertaining.

lmao it's funny how convinced in the review you are that Jinx is definitely dead, and all the comments agree she's definitely alive haha It's intentionally ambiguous for sure, but I don't think those little hints would be there if there wasn't something behind them.

Season 2 was such a disappointment. It wasn't awful but it was bad enough to ruin the show for me.

On the flip side, the lack of meaningful character moments between Ekko and Vi, Ekko & Jinx (before they showed up in this battle), and Jinx & Vi are my main problems in the finale. Like the nonstop action sequences are all top notch, but you can't leave out many meaningful character moments to our speculation/ imagination. I know they say 'show, don't tell", but they don't even show us some of these key character moments. This approach of creating "huge" surprise/ audience reactions is really unnecessary if they omit character moments.

I don’t think your supposed to feel good about that shot of Ekko sitting alone.

I'm really in two minds about the finale. On the positive side, I do absolutely love how they handled Viktor & Jayce storyline in the finale by giving them enough screentime, and let the scene actually breathe. Also, I love Jinx's character arc so much. She has been on this self love, self acceptance journey this entire season, she just couldn't see a way out for herself, a future for herself, that's why she's consistently ready to die throughout season 1 and 2. But seeing the monkeys in Ekko's drive, a glimpse of hope or a slight possibility that she's not a Jinx or cursed in another reality under different circumstance, might give her the strength to forgive herself for the pain and trauma that happened to her or caused by her- to build something new in the hope of making things right. Her realization of loving herself and having the will to fight a better future for herself and her family (when she saved Vi from Warwick at the end), completed her character arc in a beautiful way.

A cool fact I learned recently is that Ekko's first line in this series was "give me a few seconds". A true MVP

Can we just talk about the amazing soundtrack for this season? They did not miss.

Yeah, Jinx isn't dead. She'll show up in one of their future shows. Caitlyn looking at the Hexgate blueprints with a piece of Jinx's bomb in her hand and the airship flying off at the end. And they didn't show a body. Jinx will be back.

(about Mel) "If I just saw her presence...I would have to bow down." you two get it

A little Teaser for Noxus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I76wvt0aEE4

If isha never happens jinx and Vi would’ve spent this entire season hating each other and seeing each other as enemies. I think her role alone in driving that change is instrumental to this season. Not to mention the parallels of powder and the themes of the tragedy of war.

The show could have honestly used a third season to work everything out but Riot didn't want to keep putting so much money towards it (apparently because the show didn't attract as many new players to League as they had hoped) + they want to start working on the spinoffs

I don’t know if you guys have looked at stuff about the finale, but it’s 99.9% confirmed that jinx didn’t die, and she escaped on the airship. And this makes so much sense for her character and journey. The entire point of her character in S2 is that people can get a second chance. No matter what happened in the past, it is never too late to build something new, as Ekko literally said. Her flying away in the airship is her now off to build that something new for herself, to find out who she really is. I do really wish they didn’t make it ambiguous and made it seem more hopeful than it was portrayed, but with all the almost confirmation type clues that she’s alive, the comments made by the creators, and the themes of forgiveness, of other people and yourself. I believe jinx did this. "Sometimes taking a leap forwards means leaving a few things behind" I think jinx did exactly this. I think the way to ruin her story would have been to have her die, it would’ve taken that chance to change away from her after getting the belief she could. Implying that she can never change and is actually a jinx that needs to die. If you have the impression she dies then this season was pointless for her and her character was ruined, but with everything said and shown I don’t think that’s a possibility. And with everything I can confidently say I think this is how jinx story ended. And that I am super happy about.

Another cool thing to note is the opening of Arcane, as it references a bunch of classical plays. Jinx waving the flag is Les Miserables, Cait is a reference to Macbeth, Mel and Ambessa is Caesar, and Viktor is Phantom of the Opera, which I thought is pretty dope. Can't take credit for noticing it though :P

Jinx is my favorite character….in maybe all of fiction…I will always be grateful af for Arcane for giving her to us but DAMN i really wish we had gotten to see her heal in this finale. After all the shit that poor girl has been through I felt like that was a HUGE missed opportunity 💔 oh well I take comfort in knowing she escaped and is hopefully far away from this place undergoing her Thorfinn arc…thats my head canon 🥲

I'm late to Arcane and only started season 1 during the weekend. When I like a show, I can usually watch a few episodes a day. But with Arcane I can only manage one per day because each one is so heartbreaking and tragic that I need time to recover before I start a new one.

uuhh, just got myself a plate of grapes and strawberries. unknowingly got a snack for yet another series finale 😊 well, s1 was definitely a better season than s2. this season had many flaws but at the end of the day they wrapped up thing "nicely". surely it's the last time we see many of these characters, but i think we'll see more of some of them, definitely jinx, in other riot shows.

Interested to hear what you think. For my part, while I do think the show could have used more episodes to breathe, the series is still an unbelievably beautiful work of art, and it has so much going for it in terms of creativity and passion.

I haven't watched the reaction yet, but I'm just gonna leave this here in case other people also missed some of these important clues on their first watch like I did :) https://imgur.com/a/wodLWeX Jinx also said that "no matter what happens, I just can't seem to die..." back in episode 2 of this season. I don't think Ekko's words would've been in vain either. I think she took her hallucination Silko's advice, and just walked away.

Here we are! I'm excited to listen to your opinions!