Arcane 1x08 Edited & Full

Oh no! Cupcake! And poor Sky. We hardly knew her. Mel reminds me of a character I had in Guild Wars: dark skin, gold and white outfit.

A lot happened (again) in this episode...🤯 Mels mom is pure walking power. She is impressive and intimidating. Every pose, every word is a powerplay. And what a great way to traumatize your child by beheading a girl her age in front of her.🙈 As tough as Mels mother acts though, I think she is shaking in her boots. She reaches out to her daughter after ten years of silence, the second Piltover evolves the hextech and builds devices that could easily be used as weapons. This is no coincidence. She has to fight an enemy who seems to be much stronger than her people (he killed her son after all and is still alive) and looks for a weapon to even her chances. She is very well informed about Piltovers situation. Did you notice the resemblance to Jayce, when young Mel described the future monarch of the conquered nation? "A kind face", "clever so she (he) can charm her (his) subjects, but pliable, so we can mold her (him)". She learned that particular lesson well when she installed him as Piltovers new leader. When Jinx brings the gemstone to Silco in episode four, he looks more at the gemstone than her. When he finds the gemstone in Jinx' hand at the bridge, he only gives it a short look and is far more concerned about the wellbeing of his foster-daughter. He loves her so much in his own twisted way. The whole scene in the Kiramman mansion is my favorite of this episode. The look on both of the girls faces, when mom kickes the door in and points her rifle at them, is priceless. 🤣🤣 It is interesting that Caitlyn runs to her father for comfort instead of her mother. Vis eyes get bigger the longer Caitlyn talks to her parents and the fact sinks in, that Caitlyn isn't just from the topside, but from the top of the topside. I love that Caitlyn spoke her mind to her mother and her reaction to it. Caitlyns mother grew on me from episode to episode. She has a talent, that every parent should have - she actually listens to her daughter and looks out for her. She helps her to get an audition at the council, even if she doesn't really understand, what her daughter and her "stray" friend are up to. She was the one looking for her daughter after the shooting competition, while Caitlyns dad was enjoying the party. She helps Jayce at his trial, after her daughter insists to help him, despite the fact that the dad thought otherwise. She is also over-protective, narrow minded and strict in her idea what her daughter should do with her life, but you can see the same self-confidence, beauty, determination, intelligence and kindness in her as well as in her daughter. Only Caitlyn also has the warmth and compassion of her dad. She had a really blessed childhood. Not because they are wealthy, but because she has those wonderful parents. 😊 Vis monster story rang a bell deep in my memory and after revisiting episode 1x6, I knew what it was: You can see little Powders drawings of a slug-monster and a crab with blades on the back wall of their old home. She probably drew them right after they invented monsters together... seriously, so so marvelous storytelling! And another crack in my heart for the two sisters.💖😭 Vi and the blonde councillor perfectly demonstrated how estranged the people of both cities are from each other. They could have talked this through and maybe could've gotten to a solution similar to the one Vi and Jayce came up with. A targeted operation to weaken and put pressure on Silco and maybe get Jinx, paralleled with an offer to negotiate about peace between the cities. But no, they insist on their own view and react with throwing out and storming off. It's so frustrating.😤 Heimerdinger and Ekko finding each other can only be good for both. It strengthens the firelights and helps Heimerdinger to make up for his mistakes and use his abilities to help the people of the undercity. He finally sees, what he (and the other founding fathers of the city) helped to create by their inactions towards the undercity. 🤔😊 Victors run along the boats is such a wonderful moment and flashback to his childhood days. I love the little stumble and uncoordinated way he runs at the beginning, showing he never ran in his life before.

Great episode and reaction. Not sure if you have watched the finale already, but oh boy. This has been such a great season and unlike anything else I have watched. I really liked the scene with Vi and Caitlyn in the bedroom in this episode. It was such a revealing scene in terms of how Vi is handling Jinx’s changes and a great moment of emotional intimacy between them both. Not sure if anyone has mentioned it, but there is a great making of series they put out on YouTube called Bridging the Rift. It is so good and well made that I have scene many YouTubers react to it. I think it is worth watching between season 1 and 2. It provides such great insight into this season and to how unique this show is. I mean it was made by a video game company, by a guy they found on Craig’s list, with an animation studio that had barely done anything before.