Arcane Review (Random thoughts & Feelings)
This season was indeed something. I actively enjoyed it.
Honestly 10/10 for animation, style, the way that the story flows.
Of course it did seem rushed, which I get.
But as a writer I can see that they were trying to pace the story off of ideas.
Arcane is a story of many moving pieces and parts. I loved the snippets of Mel growing as a mage. I enjoyed seeing Ekko’s struggle and his understanding of what to fight for.
Vi & Jinx were fleshed out a bit more this season, and seeing that forgiveness matters in more than just friends, but family as well.
I admit I didn’t expect them to actually kill Isha, but it was a piece in extending Jinx’s growth. Isha showed that it really wasn’t too late to change.
Caitlyn’s shifting sides, shows the natural struggle of trying to pursue vengeance at the same time as to keep peace.
The show comes off as a mess of morals & mid guided actions. There are moments of hesitation, pointless choices, opposing sides.
Secrets and legends revealed.
And yet it still ended a cycle, only to realize that you have to make a new world in the process.
I think Jinx is alive, like shimmer reflexes and all that. Jinx’s almost suicidal explosion really reminds me of myself when I struggle for months after kicking myself for my choices. Only difference is she had a friend, who could turn back time, and I had to jump for a moment.
It matters that characters die and survive, this killing cycle shown in the show, doesn’t get better or worse. But it makes you think, and that is what matters.
Jayce fighting for his life, just to go and do it all over again and again. Viktor finally making something for himself, only to realize that this isnt what he wanted.
As a writer who constantly changes my stories and shifting the lore, you learn that it’s okay to cut corners. Because that means you can show more of there’s a chance.
Every character has both a bittersweet end, and a new beginning. That’s what matters, that there are more chances to keep doing what needs to be done whether it be good or bad.
Well I rambled long enough.
Thank you in the distant to the creators, writers, and animators, voice actors, and all those singers.
Arcane truly is a masterpiece in its own right, flaws and all.
