I seriously believe that Vi can't call her sister Jinx because she spent five years in jail thinking about "BECAUSE YOU'RE A JINX" was the last thing she said to her. It was the most hurtful thing she could've said to her at that time and now she just sees her sister running around calling herself that and she can't process that Powder has taken it and taken the word back to become another person. Vi still just sees it as this horrible thing almost like a curse word and Jinx sees it as her name.

It isn’t easy being the older sibling. Everyone forgets they are children too.

Vi’s trauma is underrated and im glad people in the comments mostly agree

I think maybe, just maybe, we should judge VI’s behaviors with perhaps 1% the empathy we’ve given Jinx, instead of pretending that she should have been a coolheaded trauma free adult with perfect psychological knowledge and interpersonal skills. She’s done well enough in all those horrible situations and deserves more praise

People seem to forget Vi is a child of trauma just as much as Jinx is, even if it manifested differently. She is under a lot of pressure from a very young age and it's only human that she slips up. She might be a parental figure to Powder but ultimately she was far too young to handle all the responsibilities she was carrying

"Her good friend Caitlyn" Yeah.. Historians say that they're VEEERY CLOSE.

The part I recalled is when Jinx goes to play the punching game but though she does her best, her score is still second to that of Vi's as a teenager. Thus caused her to be frustrated and shoot the machine because although she's changes so much she's still not as "strong" as Vi. I felt sad then because it was judging a fish by it's ability to climb a tree.

Vi was the most matured, and loving character in the show. She's done for Powder way more than anyone realistically could have. I didn't know people somehow blame Vi for her outburst in Ep3. That's ridiculous. Vi still loved Powder deeply after all that. No way anyone else in this world could do the same. I've seen siblings killing each other for much less.

"her good friend caitlyn" ah yes, as historians would call them, very good friends, best friends, roommates, etc

I think people forget that Vi had been in what, by all accounts, was a very brutal prison since she was a young teenager. A prison where the guards had regular "discussions", aka beatings, with her to the point they stopped counting how many. The fact that Vi was able to retain the ability to relate to others is amazing.

people also forget Vi would never want to call powder "Jinx"- ever again. that alone weighs so much more on her mind than the need to "think" of what shes to say- its a trauma for Vi even- to call Jinx, well, Jinx.

That scene at 16:28-- to be fair, Jinx did just try and machine gun both Vi and Caitlyn, and just bombed a bridge full of people. I think Vi is scared of her sister. From that point on, she's lost, and possibly suicidal. She attacks Silco's operations without any real clear 'step 2', throws herself into fights that aren't even needed, and doesn't seem to much care if she comes out of them or not. She wants it to end, just like Jinx did on that bridge. Think about how long she's been fighting, how much rage and pain she's been carrying for years. How little she's ever been able to rest. (I suspect talking to Caitlyn in her bed was the most emotionally intimate she's ever been with anyone.) Vi's the kind of person that carries that weight silently, and doesn't so much collapse as decay. Season 2 is going to be really hard for her.

Not only was Vi grieving for Vander, Mylo, and Claggor in the scene where she punches Powder, but she must have been physically exhausted. She single-handedly punched her way through an ENTIRE ARMY of Silco's toadies, and then almost got killed by that zombie kid juiced up on Shimmer. She was running on empty, and I'd guess the only thing keeping her from collapsing was the adrenaline. Physical exhaustion and emotional exhaustion go hand-in-hand.

I love how Milo’s ghost is so expressive during that scene with the flare

I'm surprised you actually didn't talk about Jinx's test "I made your girlfriend a snack". To me she was testing Vi, to know if her sister still believed in her or had rather listened to everyone saying that Jinx was a crazy psycho. And I think that knowing that Vi actually thought she killed Caitlyn, that she really was that "crazy bitch" everyone thinks of her, made Jinx very disappointed, and kinda knowing that Vi would never really accept Jinx rather than Powder That's just a thought tho, I'm very glad to see you also took the time to analyze them, they have such an interesting relationship! :)

That “why did you leave me? / because you’re a jinx” exchange felt to me SO heartbreaking and forebonding when I watched it. The significance, the animation of the characters’ emotions, the line delivery by the voice actors, so perfect! Arcane is truly a masterpiece and, as an educator who greatly cares about my teenage students’ mental health and wellbeing, I love Georgia’s psychological breakdown of it! Love all of your videos! :)

I love the little detail of Vi getting visibly upset whenever someone calls her sister Jinx. It’s like she’s so against the idea of people calling her that because it’s just reinforcing the belief that Powder is truly gone when Vi is desperately trying to bring her back. That, and the guilt of knowing that she’s the main reason why Powder goes by Jinx now.. man, I love Arcane so much

The voice actress for Powder is amazing. Her emotional responses are so real and cut to the core. I definitely cried during the scene where Vi finds out Powder caused the explosion.

Everyone wants to hate on vi but she was a literally CHILD who was expected to take on the role of being a parents when she equally lost as much as powder/jinx. On top of that is everyone just forgetting that when caitlyn bailed vi out of jail, finding jinx was literally her top priority. She even convinced caitlyn to let her out SO she could find jinx. She genuinely cares for jinx but she was a CHILD of course she wasn’t going to know how to react sometimes

"Children are mostly mimics." You've given me a terrifying idea for a D&D campaign. Thank you.

I love how Vi cares about Powder, regardless of what she's become. No matter what happens, some bonds never break.

What I always think about is when Vander tells Vi that “what ever happens, it’s on you.” I imagine that’s one thing Vi internalized and so when everything happens, Vi still believes that. She carries around so much guilt for no only what she said and did after the bomb, but also Mylo, Claggor, and Vander’s deaths, Silco gaining control of the Lanes. This also translates into things happening now, I imagine. Jinx is her responsibility, it’s her job to fix things however she can, and it’s her fault when she can’t. And then she takes it a step further. In episodes 8 and 9 Vi makes so many destructive decisions. After the council meeting, she pushes Caitlyn away and then seeks out Jayce. She pushes someone she’s actually grown to like away and goes to find someone who she doesn’t care about and who doesn’t care about her to go on a rampage against Silco and his forces. She knows Jayce will enable it with that right push, while Cait will ask her to let them think of a way to do this logically. A child dies, and while Vi says it’s an everyday occurrence and that it doesn’t matter, after Jayce leaves we can see she doesn’t actually believe that. She’s just on a mission and she’ll say and do whatever to get it done. She was even going to fight Jayce in order to keep the weapons that would let her do that. Then she goes for the rematch with Sevika, and after she wins, she’s just… angry, exhausted, frustrated. That scream is… geez. And the thing with the dinner scene, Vi will always love Jinx (Powder and Jinx are the same person, just at different stages). She will just never be able to condone or enable Jinx’s destructive tendencies. She’s not going to shoot bystanders in the head for Jinx. Vi recognizes that Jinx has changed, even says in episode 6 that’s okay she changed cuz she did what she had to for survival. They both did. She’ll just never let her do whatever she wants like Silco. This is all just my opinion on the matter, however.

Vi's story hits so, so hard as an older sibling. I feel like there's an inherent trauma to being an older sibling, from being treated like an adult when you're still just a child.

I'd love to see a Vi analysis. I see some folks criticizing Vi for "choosing Caitlyn" over her sister especially since they've only known each other a short time and one of the things I thought about was how Caitlyn has taken care of Vi. She saved her life, cared for her when she was injured and comforted her when she was vulnerable. Probably the first person, since Vander to support her like that. Vi is always the protector. It makes sense that she wouldn't want to lose someone who makes her feel safe for a change. I usually don't comment because I have so many thoughts that it's hard to gather and articulate them. And comment sections can be so toxic sometimes but I really enjoy your Arcane videos. It's a joy (and occasionally a frustration 😊) to see something I love through other people's eyes. Thanks for doing these!

I would find Mel interesting, honestly. She comes off as manipulative early on, but the more we see of her she does seem to genuinely care about Jayce and mean well in her decisions as a political leader, its just that her upbringing gave her a very particular style of social maneuvering.

Vi, after spending years in a horrible prison as a teenage girl, still turn out to be a good person with a good heart, but sadly you didn't mention any of this detail. I'd love to hear your take on Vi's traumas alone. They seem to be overlooked by many.

I think what I love the most about Vi is her softness. I know her character is all about punching through the problems, but in the perfect duality that this show portrays she is so caring. First with Powder, in all their talks and the way she protects her. Then with Caitlyn, even though she had been imprisoned for, like, 10 years. When Cait's injured after the bridge she's so soft and caring and reassuring. She truly is someone who cares deeply about the ones she loves and I find that really beautiful

The sad thing is a lot of people don't realise the trauma Vi has gone through, she carries so much guilt all she wanted was to protect and shelter her younger sister but unfortunately she wasn't strong enough. Both sisters have gone through so much trauma but they express it differently.

It's weird to me that people would come down hard on Vi for how she handled the death of most of her family members. Most of us were, at least, a little shitty when we were teenagers. Not all of us had to deal with that level of poverty, death and destruction in our childhoods. I'd say she's doing extremely well given the circumstances compared to how the rest of us would handle it.

6:53 I really like this idea. It's interesting to think about how things could have gone better. Vi could have asked Powder to find medical supplies or setup a bed for Vander, because Vi saw him get hurt so she knows he probably needs some medical attention when they get him back to The Last Drop. Alas, things didn't go this way, and Arcane is the beautiful tragedy we know and love.

I love how Vi loves her sister but she won't be an enabler for her bad deeds, unlike Silco who encourages her to go batshit crazy.

It's interesting that you totally view Vi as a parent figure. It's the role she has in Powder's life, but it's heartbreaking that she is also a little girl at the start. At the bridge in the first scene, she might be younger than Powder was when they ran across the rooftops together. And Vi took that parent role for her sister at that young age.

What I especially loved about the very first scene of the show is something that you touched on, Powder mirrors Vi. When she opens her eyes she doesn’t look scared yet, it looks more like she’s trying to understand what’s happening. Then she looks up at Vi, and sees that Vi’s scared, and her own facial expression changes to show that Powder is now scared too. When they see their parents died again, Vi breaks down and starts crying, and Powder feels like she’s too young to properly understand the full scope of the trauma they’re now going through. Instead of breaking down herself she just hugs her sister, because she sees that she’s in distress and wants to comfort her, that’s her priority.

Can we appreciate how Georgia matches her outfits to the characters she's analyzing??? Even down to wrapping her forearms with bandages. I applaud your commitment!❤

Appreciated this video. What makes me mad is that people think Vi abandoned Powder and that she is still abandoning her. The fact is that Vi couldn't grasp all the issues of her sister after years and years being separated. She doesn't know her anymore and she lived for years with the memories of Powder when they were kids. Vi is choosing her sister, but not at certain conditions (like Killing Caitlyn). I understand that sometimes words said or not said in stressful moments can create very negative effects, but this is all very human. I understand people reactions to "Why Vi didn't tell her that she still loves her at the end? Why didn't she stayed with her sister on the bridge?" I understand their questions. However we typically have regrets after we do/don't do something in the right moment. Vi was processing so much in those scenes, and it is far more easier to say than to do something in those stressful moments. I think people should be more aware of Vi's state of mind: she was a young teen with so much responsibilities on her shoulders, she was alone for years in jail, she suffered so much trauma alone, she just saw again her sister who she found out is willingly working with her enemy and her sister is a cold-blooded killer. She had so much to process. I can't understand why people blame so much on Vi and don't try to understand her as much as they understand Jinx...

Vi's trauma is powerful and understated. Writers did an amazing job portraying the inner struggle of someone who has lost everything and has the world on their shoulders but cannot falter for the last shred that remains - Powder. She truly does the best she can even with her moments of weakness. I think that is what's so tragic. She is only ever giving up herself for love.

Really frustrating to see people criticizing Vi so much. Sure, she made mistakes, but nobody's perfect. Considering the trauma, incredibly difficult childhood, and the experiences with her sister throughout the series, her actions shouldn't be coitized as much as they have been. Everyone copes and reacts in different way. Vi just happens to use her fists and feels overwhelmed in tense situations. There's a ton of people who react the exact same way. I know that if I just lost everyone I knew and loved, I would be overcome with emotion just like Vi was. I know that if my sister just tried to kill me after I've tried to "bring her back," I would walk away to. Vi was by far my favorite character in this series. She was compassionate, a born leader, headstrong, a freaking awesome fighter, yet she was also flawed, overwhelmed, vulnerable, and most importantly, relatable. Every character in this show has incredible writing, but Vi's character really just stood out to me. She was awesome.

I loved Vi more than anything in this show. She wasnt perfect she did mistakes but everything she did was for good intentions. She had the gooddest and purest heart in the show. In episode 1 she tried to steal not for herself but for her family she wanted to give them sth. She always stood up for her brothers and her sister. Even when her sister lost the stuff she wasn’t mad at her. She took the responsibility when Vander confronted them. She tried to cheer Powder up too by saying we all had bad days. In episode 2 wich breaks my heart is when she is talking to Vander and say to him she is willing to fight so she could give Powder a better place to live but when Vander told her “Nobody wins in War Vi” and who are you willing to losse Mylo,Clagger, POWDER she decided to give herself in so she could prevent the war btw Zaun and Piltover all this when she was a Teen. She was being a mother and a leader in her early teen age. She is impulsive she listens to her heart and not her head. Thats why she wanted to save Vander even tho she knew it was impossible to rescue him. She isn’t afraid to fight for one s she loves and she is ready to die for it. She always backed off and defended her sister only in one moment she lost herself when she found out Powder killed her second family(Ik it was accident Im not blaming her at all even tho she said to her you not coming bcs its too dangerous)and she was mad at her wich was understandable, she went to cool off and mourn the lost of her Father figure and her brothers and when she saw Silco approaching her sister she immediately stood up and tried to save her wich means she was ready to die in that moment for her sister but she got arrested and got thrown into jail for 10 years when she was beaten nonstop by enforcers.Vi is the definition ”No matter how much Hard Life hits you still should move forward no matter what ”. She felt guilty all of her years in prison about that mistake she did towards her little sister. She got traumatized when she found out that her sister is being called Jinx and more when she found out she is working for him and after this she was always hard, harsh and was blaming herself nonstop for what happened to Powder. Still even after all traumas she went through, she still didn’t give up on her sister and never lost her purpose in life. When they reunited it was the happiest we have seen the both sisters in the show. Just pure emotions. We can see how Vi figure helped Ekko becoming the person he is now. A fighter that wants to make Zaun a better place and to save as many people as he could and is ready to fight a big crime org like Silco s with only a little gang. Vi never enjoyed her life. Vi was impulsive,was sincere ,was a true fighter,was funny ,BADASS and the most important she had the goodest and purest heart in the Show and just pains me when I see the hate towards her. I know she is a fictional character but I just love her with all my heart. TEAM VI ❤

In this storyline both sisters are dealing with extreme traumatic emotional pain. If you think about what they both experience: War, loss of parental figures, death, home searches, socal oppression, loss of adoptive parental figure, loss of adoptive siblings, grief, guilt. If doesn't justify their actions, but I believe it leaves room to empathize with them in their worst moments. The writers did a phenomenal job of creating emotional complexity in every character.

One of the scenes I've felt was so impactful was when Jinx asks "Are we still sisters?" The tone and rate at which she asks that you hear the vulnerability and anxiousness in that question. And I'd say Vi's answer of "Nothing is ever going to change that." is probably the best answer she could have given and I feel that Vi wholeheartedly means it. So while Jinx says at the end she doesn't think Vi can love or care about the new her, I think it'll be the same case as the flare she kept all those years. All her thoughts may tell her that Vi doesn't/can't love her as a sister, but there's still some part of her that still believes Vi does love and care for her just like how part of her still believed that Vi would find her if Jinx lit the flare. This is one of many reasons why I can't wait for season 2, to see if this plays out more

I think that the reason Vi refuses to call Jinx as "Jinx" is because calling her that was exactly what her biggest mistake was. Jinx told Vi that Vi is the one who made Jinx not Silco, reminding her of the time before they got separated when Vi told Powder that she was a "Jinx" (implying that she just messes things up). Jinx was the monster Vi created. I hope this makes sense I'm not good with words.....

I also feel like something neither Silco nor Vi understand that she’s not really just Jinx. Silco lacked the coping mechanisms Powder needed. He let a weak man die and to him that was it, he was a new man reborn. Vi just couldn’t yet understand her sister as she is, they’ve been separated too long and she views the violence and brutality as Silco’s corruptive influence remaining convinced that Powder is still there. And they’re both right, and they’re both wrong. I think Jinx is Jinx and Powder at the same time, she became a new person and the new person is something she likes, she’s strong and useful now, but that doesn’t mean that Powder is gone, Powder is still there too, it’s not one or the other, it’s both in harmony. Because Silco didn’t understand this he failed to give her the coping mechanisms she needed to confront and accept her past, instead pushing her to just keep moving forward. The ghosts of her past haunt her because she doesn’t know how to accept what happened that night. Vi on the other hand just didn’t have time to recognize how important being Jinx was to her, the strength she draws from it, and instead tried to bring her sister back. I don’t think Vi wouldn’t accept Jinx I just think she needs time to understand her, because this is all new to her but ultimately she also does love her sister unconditionally. “Nothing will ever change that” In the end Jinx is both Jinx and Powder and neither of them fully understood that.

Okay, so I love your analysis on Arcane .. But I do have several things I would like to point out in this video. As a big sister who took care of her younger sister when our parents where not there. We forget so, easy, way too easy, that Vi has been tortured FOR YEARS, isolated from everything she loves clinging to that little sister that she remembers. I really don't think she "doesn't accept Jinx" Jinx herself said that "Jinx was born because of Vi" and Vi comments "I've never should have said that" of course she will not call her Jinx whether this hurts Jinx deeply, how can Vi literally in two days think that calling her "Jinx" again, a name who has been a precedent for literally murdering innocent people and friends (of Ekko) and a name that Vi doesn't fully grasp, calling her Powder doesn't mean not accepting, when we take care of our baby brothers, with the age gap that Jinx and Vi have, as a sister it's very hard to stop seeing them as the babies we took care of. So of course it's Powder, and Pow Pow, baby brothers that we protected stay very vivid in our memory, and even if they complain and explain that they've grown up, they are still that baby brother or sister you fighted so much. And we are asking Vi to accept in two days? Jinx had time to grow up with love, prison stops time, specially when you are tortured. How would anyone expect Vi two understand that even calling her baby sister "Powder" is a mistake? And about the bridge, it's true that she leaves.... After Ekko directly explains and insists to Vi, that Jinx it's not who she believed, Ekko points out that Jinx murdered his friend, while there is at her side this girl who she is deeply attracted to, that in just one day, released her from prison and showed her a kind of warm and loving care that no one had shown her for a long time. So of course after seeing a sea of bodies and her saviour almost dead she will choose to step off, because she can't fight Powder, and Ekko can fight Jinx. Anyway. Loved the video and cried with it. I just think we skip the part where we are asking Vi to understand something that happened while her own time was frozen. While Jinx had plenty of time to develop who she is, Vi couldn't possibly understand that because she is after all in such a short time.

my favourite thing about Arcane is how incredibly readable the characters are. Even the "minor" characters are so amazingly three-dimensional in even the smallest scenes. you instantly get a feel for who everyone is. And because of that (and the amazing work of the animators, omg) you can actually pick them apart like real people.

What I love about Vi and Powder’s relationship in this series is that it shows you that even the most loving, tender and caring bonds aren’t unbreakable, outside forces, be they societal like their poor and marginalized social status or individual like Silco, can always be strong enough to corrupt or destroy that. Even the best of us, the most perfect things are not unbending, we’re just people and we aren’t invincible. We can try, but that’ll never be the case. Life’s just like that sometimes…

Would you do a video just about Vi in the future? I feel like Jinx's issues are really front in center, but we never really see what Vi's perspective is. We see her in relation to Powder, but what about Vi's personal stuff beyond her? Her relationship with Caitlyn and how prison may have warped her? I'd love to see a video solely talking about Vi.

Few people in such stressful situations would have handled any of that any better than Vi did.

i think Vi deserves even more credit in that scene with Powder than people give her. her way of dealing with situations is with her fists but even in the moment, she still managed to restrain herself enough to just slap powder (still violence but considering she just as easily could have gone for a punch which she probably would have had it been anyone else) and make the choice to take a step back and cool off. All while being 15 years old and being just as much a child of trauma as Powder is.

Vi: "i'm sorry powder....i never meant to leave you" Jinx: "you never left...i always heard you....shadows in the streets....prickles on the back of my neck....your voice pushing me...picking me up....when all the colours were black....you are the reason i'm still alive..." Damn....those word said with that tormented voice...still hits me so hard dude.... Hope next season we get a moment in which jinx and Vi really can talk and be able to forgive and accept each other.

When Vi slapped Powder's face right after the explosion I felt so frustrated because I knew her actions and her words really got to Powder, but at the same time, I couldn't blame Vi because she was a kid too and of course we can't expect her to respond as an adult would, specially knowing her traumas and the situation she was dealing with in the moment (cause let's face it, no one would know what to do if we were in Vi or Powder's position). They both grew in such a harsh enviroment and simply did what they could to survive while dealing with all their guilt, fear and traumatic memories. There was this short moment, just before the scene where Vi and Jinx fight together finishes, where Jinx notices that someone is taking Vi with them and it seriously looked to me like she was going to try to rescue her sister. Yes, she was mad at Vi, but still wanted her to be safe, she still wanted to be able to protect her and when she couldn't, something flinched her. This video was sooo good and I can't wait for the next one when you analyze Jinx's visions and voices👏🏻👏🏻

I understand that Vi may possibly have reacted a little different in some situation but give her a break people (gladly most of you do). She does SO MUCH right and is such a heartwarming character who sacrifices a lot. I do not blame here at all for turning her back on her sister on the bridge. I even thought that was one of the strongest decisions I have seen. She loves her sister so much - but she sees what she has become and lets her go. In my opinion, Jinx has to take responsibility for what she does. Yes she is the little sister, yes Vi was like a mother to her - but as a little sister and daughter myself, I would say: You cannot blame your older siblings and parents for everything. You can stand up yourself for them and fight for them even in times when it is difficult. All Jinx wants is to see if Vi loves her no matter what, she hurts people Vi cared about. Jinx herself doesn't love her sister no matter what and doesn't see Vis Pain and her sacrifices. She also abandons Vi when she doesn't do what Jinx wants her to do and even SHOOTS at her. She could have died. In general, I like Jinx as a character and find her really interesting but jesus, that girl never ever comes out of the victime role. Yes she feels horrible for what she did and I understand her trauma, but now that she is an adult... She cannot simply point her finger at Vi. She also could have tried to find out if Vi was still alive. She also could have reacted in a way that Vi needs her to because she loves her. Could have tried to ease some of Vis Pain. I was heartbroken at the end, but I did not blame Vi for anything. She reacted really great in every situation.

Vi had been out of prison for 5 days by the end of the series. How anyone can expect someone to adjust quickly to such a huge change to someone they care about, or respond "correctly" in a life or death situation is completely unreasonable. Vi and Jinx's ending was much more tragic to me than Silco's death. I can't shed a tear for that character, but when Jinx is talking to Vi for the dinner and after she sits in the chair, I can't help but start crying so much.

I'd love to see an episode discussing specifically Jinx's psychosis / schizophrenia, both ranging from why the hallucinations occur and how the people around her react to them.

Vi is an incredible character that gives a much different interpretation to how some people handle the incredible trauma of loss and death and the strain of having to be strong for someone else. Vi handles herself and her trauma well, but to me, her response is to fight, and in a moment where she can't fight, or isn't strong enough, to protect herself or someone she cares about, whether with her fists, or even with her words or her love, that's when her trauma and anxiety find her at her weakest, and the moment she can find a chance to release that built up anxiety, it all comes out.

I'm glad you said that it was Vi's encouragement that kept Jinx alive in her darkest moments. I feel like a lot of people interpret as Jinx carrying on out of spite, but I don't think she would have worded it the way she did if that were the case. I also think Vi would never feel comfortable calling her sister Jinx. For Vi, it's a slur she used in her most hurt and angry moment. To come out of prison after 6 years and find out that her sister has been calling herself that the entire time, that has to be hard for her to deal with.

There is one scene I'd love to hear your analysis on: when Vi speaks in front of the council she tells them that Jinx is the perpetrator even though she did not have to. This is also the only time she calls her sister Jinx. I wonder why she did that... the council had no idea who jinx was up to that point

Love how you’re always dressing like a character and the videos! Always getting in the feels from these videos 🥲

as a Viktor lover id LOVE to see a vid on him but I feel like we first need to see the Jinx saga through. really enjoying this series and look forward to the next one!

I love how the show handled emotional stuff. A lot of media tends to use misunderstandings between characters as a cheap way to mine some emotional conflict and I hate it. But arcane doesn't use this, all the conflict always stems from the way characters are.

If people are being critical about Vi not staying for Jinx while with Caitlyn.... first, there's already a huge bloody scene here with DEAD ENFORCERS, and for them to all try to have a makeup intervention in the middle of all that is impossible. Caitlyn and Jinx are clearly on opposite sides morally, with Caitlyn BEING an enforcer having to face Jinx that just killed THE SHERIFF and several others of "her own." There's no possible way they're all gonna stop and have a pow-wow right there. Things have already escalated past a point for words, things are how they are now. Second... you're right, Ekko makes the decision. And people aren't putting enough emphasis on that. Ekko got SHOT by the sheriff and lived only because he is prepared with armor under his welding overalls. Ekko doesn't want anything to do with Piltover after that and thus have nothing to do with Caitlyn either. Caitlyn broke his trust, so if Vi wants to still trust in Caitlyn then she can do it herself. Ekko has a lot of personal beef with Jinx, too, and this is an ideal moment to finally let it out without his buddies stopping him (in the airship scene). People really trying to make these things as one big black and white circumstance, but the world is grey, full of small black and white moments that make up a complex situation.

One of the biggest tragedies of the show is time. After Act 1 Vi and Powder simply had almost no time together. In the end we see them both making desicions while they have no idea what to do with each other. Vi has no idea how terrible memories to Powder/Jinx and Jinx ending up believing that her sister can abandon her for some enforcer. Another thing I find extremely sad about this lack of time is that during the whole series Vi lacks both experience and a chance to get some. I know people blame her for her decisions but could she behave different? Easy to think what to say or to do from the warm safe home with any time you need to. And Vi? First, she is a teen who is still learning herself while caring and being a leader. She was no adult and was under stress constantly, she still needed guidance. And then she gets to prison. What could she learn there? Certainly not the right words or healthy ways to cope or ways to recognise mental issues. Vi is trying but she has never had enough time, so she perfected the only weapon she could

You, like the rest of us, are clearly obsessed with this show. 😀 Can’t blame you.

In the "Dinner" scene, when Jinx' voice broke it nearly broke my heart. Incredible voice acting.

Vi has a strong sense of responsibility. She puts the needs of everyone else before herself. I never even picked up on that she is an avoidant, but that makes so much sense. She has been through so much. She is a parentified child who tried her best to be a good sister. But again, it is impossible for her to have all the tools and not make mistakes. I like that Jinx/Powder really brings out her vulnerability. One random thing I noticed in the show is that her and Jinx have the same bunny. They are two sides of the same coin. 🙂

Though this show broke my heart at several scenes, the scene with jinx and ekko fight hurt alot the juxtaposition between them playing as kids and fighting as adults was heavy then the heart break in ekkos and jinxs eyes did me in

I'm surprised you didn't mention anything about the 'I made her a snack' part. I saw someone theorize that scene was Jinx testing Vi, and seeing if Vi actually trusted her or not. Vi's worry and fear over what Jinx may have done proved to her that Vi DOESN'T trust her - after all, if she did, she'd have no reason to worry she'd just done this horrible thing, right?

I also think Silco implanted this idea into Jinx that if you truly love someone you can love only them, given that he comes to love Jinx and only Jinx it seems which is why Jinx asks Vi to kill Caitlyn, she thinks that it'll prove Vi loves her because Silco has put this twisted version of what love is into her (Unrelated I do think Silco does truly love Jinx but their relationship is still extremely unhealthy, he projects his unresolved trauma with Vander onto her especially with the baptism scene and instead of having her actually confront and process her trauma says the person who she once was is dead and Jinx takes this on whole heartedly and I believe decides the moment she fell out the window as the moment Powder died with the line 'Powder fell down a well')

I think you missed in part her reaction to Silco being killed, and how Jinx in many ways reconciles with his death by submersing himself in his ideology. In a lot of people who experience a loss they can obsess about the things that person whaned, their goals, or dreams or aspirations and we assimilated them into ourselves especially if they feel like they are to blame. And so, no sooner than Jinx shoots him, she takes on his ideology, his mission, and she caries it out.

I don't know if you'll consider a solo Vi video, but I mentioned on your previous video that I find the way she behaves fascinating. After years without any real human affection in Stillwater she attaches herself to Caitlyn with indecent haste because Cait is probably the first friendly person she's met in years. This video seems to echo my view that Vi is as damaged as Jinx, but without even the terrible reinforcement Silco gave her I only found your account today through the Arcane subreddit and I love both the insights and your willingness to dress the part while doing these videos. I didn't understand why Vi never said anything to Powder after Silco was killed, but when you lay out that every time she's overwhelmed she can't find her words it makes so much sense. I can't wait to rewatch the show with all the insight you've provided.

An aspect of the show I find really interesting is with Vi & Cait’s relationship. Others have pointed out in the flashes they have of each other - Cait’s shower replay and the flash of Cait that Vi sees as Jinx pulls away the dish cover. Their memories of those moments are subtly different than how they really appeared. Vi’s version flashes with Cait’s eyes more open and lips slightly pursed. Their memories are more romanticized.

So happy to see all of the Vi love in these comments. I think she gets a bad rap, and a lot of viewers look over the fact that she's her own person with her own struggles. She does a hell of a job despite that.

the tragedy of Vi regarding Powder is that one single moment of weakness, one moment where she was hurting so much she was a wounded person before a big sister and lashed out, it swallowed all the hundreds and thousands other times where she was there for her little sister, supporting her, loving her. Just this one moment where pain overcame love made her lose the one person she wanted to protect and life and other people keep them apart too long for her to fix it. Almost ten years of regret, she gets out and the first thing she does is look for Powder, the one thing she does the entire series is try to reach out to her sister... only for Jinx say in the end 'no, you're too late' and choose the love of man who killed their father over hers. The monster you created indeed.

I love how you dressed to the theme in every reaction & rewiews.

This was an amazing take, because I truly do believe that VI never stopped loving Jinx, even when she saw she was different. She just didn't know how to communicate those thoughts to her sister. I would love for Jinx part 2, as sort of a wrap up. We see Jinx in all these different situations, but when she's alone she's hearing voices and seeing things that aren't there and I don't think anyone truly understands what it's doing to her.

Something iI'd love to add: The gentle touch from Vi to Powder has the hidden message with the bandaged hand, showing that Vi has been hurt countless times but she fought through, also showing that even something brutal as a fist fight isn't enough to make a person completely violent for no reason whatsoever

I love how Jinx keeps Vi’s childhood bunny inside her lab 🐰

I would love a video just focusses on Vi and her changes (the prison and how it affected her, how she has developed from a angry teen to how she is now) and I would also like a video on Caitlyn and her relationship with Vi and how that challenged her preconceptions of the city she lived in given her backround.

The scene when jinx is competing with Vi with the punching robot was a big one for me. After all this time she's still trying to impress her big sister, maybe even trying to surpass her to prove a point to Vi even if Vi isn't physically around to see it. Great video non the less loving this series 😁. I'd be happy with Viktor or jinx PT 2 👍

God the scene where Vi calls Pwder a Jinx made me cry uncontrollably when I first watched it. My dad has some anger issues that have unfortunately passed down to me, and when I was young and passed through the living room when he was watching sports (he used to be really angry and shout a lot and he scared me) and the team he liked lost a point, he used to also call me a jinx, said that I bring bad luck. I still remember his voice when he told me those things to this day, and how powerless and confused I was. From then on I always closed myself in my room when he was watching sports, so I didn't bring him bad luck.

I finally got my friend to watch this series. She was hating on Powder, and all I wanted to do is hold Powder throughout my first watch and love on her. I told my friend she's a child of trauma and broke down a lot of things you are doing a phenomenal job explaining. I'm so glad others see Powder and Vi the way I did throughout this entire show. It's heartbreaking but told so well.

This might be a stretch but when Jinx says “Look who it is: the boy savior” I think jinx sees that Ekko saved all those people in the underground and lead them and forgave them but also saw through them but can’t do all those things for her.

Can we just say it out loud: VI IS THE BEST SISTER EVER!! Of course she's not perfect but considering her age, she is a damn good parent!

One thing that I think deserves mentioning is one line from Jinx during her reunion with Vi. "Are you real?" That line underscores the gulf between the two now, as Vi interprets it as "I've dreamt of this day - is this just another dream?" - but Powder actually means it in the context of her hallucinations, which Vi has no frame of reference for in any regard due to how long they've been apart, which gets reinforced during episode 9 when she's accidentally hammering on Powder's trauma button instead of comforting her.

In this scene, my first reaction was that Vi handled it badly. But as I watched I asked myself, if the mission was about to succeed with zero casualties, and suddenly everyone I loved was dead, and they were killed by my sister, accidentally, but unnecessarily and if she had just listened it would all be fine. Would I be such a master of my own emotions, and be able to process everything so quickly, that I would handle the situation any differently. I honestly didnt have an answer for myself.

Brilliant. Love your payche breakdown of these characters. Never played or liked LoL, but Arcane is one of my favorite things ever.

Your early comment on 'whether the world is safe' really resonated with me. Whenever I analyse my own experiences of childhood loss, what unites them is a loss of security and certainty. What was trusted and taken for granted, beyond even the possibility of doubt, comes crashing down. The desire to return to some sense of that safety is intense. You already said most (and more) of what I thought. I wrote the following before I watched the entire video, because it was a the top of my mind, so it's wonderful to hear someone else express what one has felt and do it so well. It's about something that is at the core of their relationship/conflict. In the same vein to what I said about security, Vi was intent on returning to what she knew and loved, to Powder. She said: "What makes you different makes you strong", but now Vi can't accept Powder's 'difference', her becoming Jinx. Not that I blame her, It is not an easy thing to understand nor to accept when so much has happened. Jinx was afraid of that, ''I've changed" is one of the first things she says in their meeting in episode 6. We see that going full circle in the final episode, Vi still wants a return to what is already gone and Jinx accepts her new self. I hope the "new us", the renewed abandonment will not be permanent, but it difficult to fix this (or rather: to write a story that does it well). There is a great quote by Helmuth Plessner on "Heimat", a term that expresses something like 'home' in its most idealized meaning, the sort of safety I was refering to. I'll attempt to translate it like this: "That, which to all appears in/shines into their childhood and in which no one has ever been." He believes it to be part of 'the human condition' in general, but it seems at least to fit in a case like this. It seems strange to me to thank a 'content creator', but for once I want to actually do so. These Arcane reactions/commentaries have been great, and it was also great to see Jason Spisak's approving comment for the last one.

"Her good friend" Georgia historian moment

"What makes you different makes you strong." One of the last things Jinx says at the season is that Vi doesn't like her because she is "different" now. Breaks my heart.

How isn't anyone talking about the Vi cosplay? It looks really good with your own touch to it!

The fact that you're dressing up to mimic the character's design- Sorry, I love this way too much! You made some great points! Although I recently just found your channel, I feel like I'm going to like it here. Once again, this was awesome. XD

I think what is also a really important scene is when Jinx told Vi that she brought Cupcake (Caitlyn) and would show her something. Vi thought about the worst. She probably thought that Caitlyn's head would be on the plate. This shows so much that also Vi doesn't see Powder anymore but Jinx who is capable to do anything. But your video was still so awesome and great and I can't wait to see the video about Jinx and her voices in her head. 😁👍🏻

"Wherever you are light it up I'll find you " some water fall on my cheeks i don't know from where

Not only this woman do an amazing mental analysis of all this characters; but also take the time and effort to do those cute mini-cosplays.

With a finale conclusion of their relationship from Act3, I can see Vi going to be as traumatized as her sister is, considering she couldn't save a single one of her family and probably blames herself for well... pretty much everything since she set foot in Jayce house. and yes please Viktor content

I had a mistake 2 months ago with someone and I'm in Vi position. How arcane tells a story really hits me

Man, I'm so glad that you got around to dissecting their dynamic. As someone with a differently-abled younger brother, I thought the nuances and complexities in the writing of their relationship was the crux of the entire show. Some of Vi's mistakes were mistakes that I myself had made, and a lot of Powder's mimicry and interpretations reminded me so much of him. You don't need to have siblings to feel for these characters, but _man_ it hits harder if you do...

The one job Vi could have gave Powder was to just give the bombs and gizmos she made to Vi and the group. Even though they aren't super lethal and underdeveloped, they could have at least served as a distraction. Powder does demonstrate some skills in intelligence rather than brute strength in contrast to Vi and her childhood partners. Even in her adulthood as Jinx she still uses more intelligence than brawn. Then in not taking her onto the field job to save Vander, Vi could justify by saying "you wouldn't send your best blacksmith on the battlefield because you wouldn't know if they could make your weapons again."

"Her good friend Caitlyn" lmao. No no they're roommates.

Yo why do i feel like this Therapist is cosplaying Vi ?

In Jinx's eyes, Vi couldn't sacrifice someone for Jinx. Silco would sacrifice his life dreams and everything he worked towards for Jinx. This was a major contributor to why she chose to be Jinx and not Powder. (Haven't seen anyone else mention this one in the comments)