It’s Just Me And My Hairy Legs Against The World

if viktor dies again (which) i predict is highly likely, i really want it to be on his goddamn terms.

however, i don’t think it is by mistake that viktor is written with little to no autonomy this season. in his final words/closing monologue, he speaks about the human condition and the elements that contradict one another but still coexist together, the binaries of hate vs love, sacrifice, suffering, affliction, healing, rebirth etc.

all of those things must exist, they must survive. they cannot be overcome, the good and the bad are necessary for life to be experienced in its fullest. if viktor and jayce are meant to represent one side of a coin, their consent was never something that mattered to begin with. it is not by mistake viktor discussed the possibility of fate — predestined paths and a future already foretold — with singed, his former mentor.

tldr; it’s arcane. everything happens for a reason but i too, am annoyed about viktor not having much of an autonomy this season.

as a side note: i get all the hate jayce is getting for what happened but people are forgetting that he is not himself, viktor even says this after he witnesses jayce murder salo.

if jayce was actually in there he would’ve broke free of whatever was controlling him, but the “cause” — which is unknown to us as the audience, as of now — was far greater than preserving the life of viktor.

now, keep in mind jayce wouldn’t have to kill viktor if he never resurrected him with the hexcore, he is already being punished for the choices that he made.

the arcane came into this world through jayce, he is the catalyst of everything, and i fear that it is only him that can correct what happened.

i don’t think it’s a mistake that the “arcane” title card appears after jayce walks into the light either, so despite the second time viktor dies being completely out of his and jayce’s hands. the boy wasn’t himself, even when executing the death of his someone dead to him, he doesn’t even haggle — he knows what is at stake.

jayce has seen what heimerdinger has been warning him of all along, he understands now… and unfortunately viktor does too…

tldr; maybe stop being mad at jayce? perhaps?

it's so fucked up that viktor still hasn't had any autonomy this season. he gets brought back against his own will by jayce with the hexcore. and then he makes peace with that decision and starts a commune to try to help other people and jayce kills him. and now singed is probably going to bring him back as the machine herald and he still has no say in the matter. he has no choice here, he's just being yanked around like a puppet. and that's not even talking about whatever the arcane could be doing to his mind

Please note. The orange one is not included because A. He isn’t a billionaire. And B. Calling him obnoxious is too kind for him.

even though i’m writing this as a try to ward off an anxiety attack and existential crisis, i just wanted to speak a few things into the void today.

this message is as much for me as it is for you, or anyone who needs to see this today.

without further ado,

i want to learn to let go. i want to master it to the point where it is as easy as breathing.

i know i’m not quite there yet, and how im feeling today is a testament to that. i’m so tired of feeling so exhausted from doing nothing.

i feel like i’m living my life half awake sometimes. i don’t want to be passive and numb to all the beauty in this world.

i want to learn to let go. i want to perfect it to the point where i don’t even recognise myself doing it.

my time on this earth is too precious, to hold on to the pain that comes with being alive.

my peace of mind is precious. i am precious.

i am loved, i am not difficult to love.

the more i let go, the lighter i’ll feel. the more awake i’ll become. the more i let go, the more i’ll feel.

“the fuck you mean the moon isn’t made out of cheese?”

and just like that, all my hopes and dreams were crushed… the idea of space dairy… was nothing but a fantasy… LIES, even !!

but it felt so right…

it’s like the time we all thought tomatoes were a vegetable and finding out later on that they’re technically a fruit ????

*sob*

who the fuck does that to a kid bro? T~T

(yes, i’m still bitter about this.)

the moon looks cheesy, like a hard rocky cheese :c

we could’ve had space cheese, SPACE CHEESE PEOPLE !! MOON CHEESE PLATTERS !!

wallace and gromit were right idc

sitters, rise up! (not really, please continue to stay down)

Shout out to the sitting community.

the cackle i cuckled when i saw this post, mmm

merci beaucoup OP, very good kush <3

Omgg look it’s my two favorite necromancers

Can’t even bring a loved one back right smh

bi visibility week exists because of them. i love it when red and blue gays :)

if i had a nickel for every time Dream Works made a movie about red/blue gay duo i'd have two nickles. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

i will post and ghost. often.

she is exceptionally cool, i theorise that her level of cool is beyond human and or extraterrestrial comprehension.

if there’s any GILF i aspire to be, it’s her — minus the “asking a minor to suck on your teats in return for consuming their schlong”

other than that, i fuck with her HEAVY 🙂‍↕️

This is, in fact, exactly the kind of pose I would expect an old lady to think is cool

also;

these are my thoughts on the specific plot threads you feel were neglected — again, i’m not hating or anything. for the most part i agree with your stance on the pacing feeling off, i’m just putting in my two cents.

1. a lot came out of jinx being the face of the revolution actually..? i get the feeling of wanting more but it wasn’t a throwaway plot point for nothing. in times of crisis and oppression under the rule of the kirraman/noxus alliance jinxers looked to jinx as a symbol of hope. she was the image of their rebellion, the undercity was forming factions yes, but for a reason greater than themselves - no more petty squabbles, the enemy is topside. jinx whether intentional or not, made them realise that.

2. ekko needed to save his tree was the catalyst and a necessary step to him encountering the wild rune in order to save the world. if not for his tree dying, ekko would have no reason to step foot in piltover seeking help from jayce of all people. this decision is deliberate. ekko is as responsible for everything happening as jayce is, he is little man — he sent them on that job, he knew jayce as “the boy who didn’t haggle”. i don’t believe that decision was by mistake. this is further confirmed in the alternate reality where jayce and vi are dead, hextech ceases to exist, zaun appears to be independent or at the very least civil with piltover. to save his community he needed to take that leap, and leave a few people behind.

3. ehh, an exploration of vi’s trauma would be nice? but vi isn’t that kind of character. she’s closed off, a fighter, always on guard. not as weathered down as jinx who constantly expresses her internal battle with herself or caitlyn who masks her pain in the facade of control. there’s sprinkles of her trauma throughout the show in both seasons but an entire segment dedicated to it seems like a bold/risky decision from a writers perspective. her relationships with others is what makes her who she is, without them she is nothing/stagnant. she needs people to protect/keep alive or else she’s not living up to her promise — vander’s last wish.

^ also like, eldest daughter syndrome go brrr

4. caitlyn does realise the error of her ways, again it’s in small tidbits and hidden in the details. she doesn’t just “get with vi” because she wants to, there are moments where you see the gears in her brain turning and she looks uncomfortable or conflicted about what’s happening. sure it’s not explicit and doesn’t take up space in the grand scheme of things, which is what i think you wanted more of. but i promise you it’s there.

5. sevika got done dirty and also not at the same time? she was the character i wish we squeezed more out of. thematically speaking, her journey from henchman to a leader and the face of zaun makes sense and is absolutely perfect in every conceivable way. she evidence of the “old” zaun, one that relied on loyalty, she was there during the revolution, during silco’s takedown and his inevitable fall (sorta). i just wish she found out that jinx killed him so we could see how she would process that. but she deserves to be at that table. i wish we got to see more but i don’t think it’s by mistake either, there’s so much to explore with her, who knows?

Arcane Season 2 ‘s pacing is atrocious and nothing is ever properly followed up. Jinx being the face of Zaun’s revolution? Nothing comes out of it. Ekko trying to find a way to save his community from the Hextech infection and learn more about his efforts of saving Zaun? Dropped and he is absent from Act 2 until reappearing in Act 3. An exploration of Vi’s trauma? Unexplored to focus on her relationship with Caitlyn and Jinx. Caitlyn realizing the error of her ways? Skipped over so she can get with Vi. Viktor’s journey to becoming the Machine Herald out of his own choice? Sped over with Singed doing it for him. Sevika leading Zaun? Skipped over until the end where she is now a council member representing Zaun. Mel got a proper solo arc but her screentime was limited.