What I Really Like Abaut This Painthing That It Low Key Looks Like They Over Painted An Existhing One,

What I really like abaut this painthing that it low key looks like they over painted an existhing one, wich probably is not the case since the braids are still there in black, but it gives it a messy spontagiusness that really fits jinx

Love this frame from the Arcane Season 2 trailer.

Jinx is painted standing in front of a group of Zaunites charging forth. It depicts her as a leader carrying a banner to the fight. Her braids sweeping out encompassing everyone. Yet her head is turned down as if there is grief or pain, is that for Silco or for the undercity?

It shows that many in Zaun are going to see her as some sort of hero or revolutionary.

I think what sucks is that he is both the worst leader and the only one with some resemblance of moral compass?

I mean the other members are horrible business people and there were no sign of that changing.

So kicking him out was harmful but not for the reasons the show focuses on. Without him they probably just accelerate the disparity and jayce alone would be unable to stop it. Heimer is the reason it got so bad and that should be better examined and he doesnt deserve to be in power, but at that moment he could have been at least semi useful?

Tho by saying this i think i already gave him too much credit.

And to be clear, I think all the council members suck and they should be replaced, they not leaders, they business people who exploit.

I honestly don't know which ending I would hate more:

He gets back into power and swears to do better now that he knows better, for realsies this time.

or

He refuses to get back into power while knowing better and actually having the ability to change things.

I'm just worried about how they gonna conclude the council problem in general, like there's a sense that the people on it shouldn't be there, but I dont think the show has the guts to meaningfully change the power structure at the end. And I think it won't even suggest a real solution to it that they can work towards.

I know Heimerdinger's Christian Linke's favorite character, and I sort of tolerated it in s1, but now it feels like things are a little too indulgent. Heimerdinger gets to team up with Ekko to launder his reputation through Ekko and the Firelights. Heimerdinger gets the first narrative game and second character teaser in the promotional cycl. Heimerdinger gets to SING A SONG that's included on the s2 Arcane soundtrack (Spin the Wheel).

Maybe I'd be less annoyed if the show at least did more to acknowledge Heimerdinger's failings as a leader, but his character description can't even do that. This is how the official Arcane website describes Heimerdinger:

"Heimerdinger warned the Piltover Council about the dangers of using magic without tangible solutions for safeguarding its use. Learning from his mistakes with Jayce, Heimerdinger inspires Ekko to keep looking for a solution and works with him to solve the problem, instead of just offering advice."

That's not Heimerdinger's main problem! The problem is the fact he's the person most singularly responsible for the state of Zaun and Piltover. It feels like the show and the cast are just dancing around the fact that Heimerdinger technically has the highest body count in the show (Day of Ash, pollution, extreme poverty, etc). The one time someone puts him to task (Jayce), the show makes it seem like Jayce is wrong or overstepped, and yeah he did do it for Viktor's sake, but Jayce was right! Heimerdinger's bad at his job, he shouldn't be in a leadership position if he's a bad leader.

And if dreams can come true, what does that say about nightmares?

Rb if you will NOT be sharing the Arcane leaks.

Let's get a safe list going

@tiger-is-a-certified-idiot

First of all, thank you very much, I have a bunch that I still want to post from twitter and a few i'm still planning to write! So stay tuned I guess.

I definitely think it signals a point of no return, in a very obvious way, since from a thing which he can choose to get off of himself, now it's something that is literally burned into him.

When I said they dream is dead I mainly meant as they originally envisioned it together, in some form they will carry this idea forward in different forms. Infect, I believe the new magic people we see are a reflection and rebuttal of jayce idia of technology/magic being enough to help people. I think they going to be a culture that successfully integrated arcane magic into they society in a way that helped them.

And that will make Jayce realise that yes, technology/magic can help people, but it needs a healthy society to do it. Or at least he gets a better understanding of the human component of it all. But he will still pursue the idea of technology/magic helping people.

But I think what wil really fuel him and force him to continue hextech is viktor. I think they rivalry will carry over in the form of viktor pursuing his dangerous technology in zaun, and jayce will need to keep up with him and ensure the safety of pilower and his own in some way.

Otherwise he might end up turning jayce into a purple robot zombie… or the population of pnz in general.

An analisis on the symbolism of this shot and what it means for Jayce and Viktor

(this does not contain any le*ks, only material that has been officially released so far.)

But first to understand what this shot means, his connection to the new magic and how this relates to his relationship with Viktor, we need to look at what his bracelet represents.

He got the crystal for his bracelet by a mage who saved him from an impossible situation, this implanted in him a lifelong obsession with the idea that if he could give this tool to people, he could greatly improve the lives of many.

But since he knew they would not allow experiments like this in Piltover in normal circumstances, he needed to do it in secret. This is what at that moment the bracelet represents.

His conviction is so strong, this goal is so important to him that he made the reminder of that fateful encounter something that he can not just carry, but wear it on himself everywhere he goes. However it is hidden, the same way he needs to hide his research.

But then he is found out, his research is going to be destroyed, and he loses all hope in completing his dream. So he takes the bracelet off, as a symbol on how he is given up. But then Viktor comes into the picture.

He gives his bracelet back and with it his hope for his dream, it's no longer something he has to burden himself alone, it's not just Jayces dream anymore, and so he declares: our hextech dream.

And this gesture and this declaration changes the meaning behind this bracelet, it's not just a symbol of his dream anymore, it's now a symbol of their shared dream of helping people and in turn their relationship and partnership.

This thematic connection is later emphasized when he complains about being useless in the face of Viktors illness and his frustration about not being able to develop the technology he wants to and he reflexively tuches it.

And after he no longer needs to hide it and he can fully pursue his dream, he puts it on proud display, he turns the crystal upside down and even has clothing that lets his bracelet show, he is proud of they work and he shows that off.

But in the shot we got for the crystal to embed itself in that way, he needed to turn the bracelet upside down. And why would he do that? Well, he would need to be so disillusioned with their dream, so ashamed of letting Viktor down that he doesn't even want to be reminded of it.

I dont think it's a controversial thing to say that Jayce will have a chance to destroy the core and he won't, which initially Viktor will be mad about, but later allow Viktor to do his shenanigans with it. Thematically that would make sense.

But the bracelet isn't just worn in a different way, that would be reversible, the crystal is literally burned into him with a crack in the middle. It is irreversible. What does that symbolize?

Easy, they didn't just lost they dream,

THEY DREAM IS DEAD

The crystal is no longer a symbol of his hopes and dreams and a wonderful relationship, It is a symbol of his failure to do good with hextech, broken promises, and letting down his closest friend.

it is grotesquely melted into him forever, a reminder how he cannot escape the reality he helped create. Giving hextech to people is no longer a dream, it is real and it's a nightmare, he didn't improve anyone's lives who needed it, he made weapons to oppress.

And the gem is cracked in the middle, mirroring his broken relationship with Viktor, the man he let down over and over again, he wasn't there when he needed him, he went against his will and made weapons, and he failed to fulfill his promise to him.

Since we saw Viktor will gain the ability the transform people, I would teorise that he will be the one who will melt the crystal and metal into him in a heated argument. (tho his powers are distinctly purple)

It is not something he wants to remember, but it is something he will have to carry for the rest of his life.

And now Viktors mind is twisted, he was not strong enough to destroy the core when his mind was still intact and now Viktor commits horrific acts in the name of trying to do ultimately good.

And so the bracelet is not just a reminder of his failure, but also a reminder of the promise he will have to fulfill one way or another.

Oh god, you have no idia...

little bit depressing how viktor not appearing in the trailer still makes ppl want to discuss him more than the first glimpses we've gotten of jayce involved with smth obviously out of pocket 😭 idk *I* get sad