I think the idea of Miles being “betrayed” by Gwen, Peter, and Peni is really interesting to think/talk about
I personally feel that when it comes to betraying someone, there has to be intentionality behind it; if it wasn’t intentional, then I don’t think betray is the appropriate word to use for it (granted I’m no dictionary, that’s just what I think)
What happened with Gwen and the others was unintentional; they were in an incredibly tight and uncomfortable place in regards to Miles and Miguel (being friends with Miles and wanting what’s best for him, and working for Miguel and not wanting to disobey him because they think/thought that he knows best) and I don’t disregard that at all
So did they betray Miles? No, I don’t think so. But, does Miles feel betrayed by them and their actions? And is he valid for feeling so? Absolutely yes to both of those things
KMS.
Their eyes kissed first ✨️
Imma start taking my son away from some of yall because i be seeing the most heinous takes.
"Ekko only cares about Powder and would never love Jinx."
THE WHOLE POINT OF HIM GOING BACK IS BECAUSE HE REALIZED HE NEEDED TO LOVE JINX AS MUCH AS HE LOVED POWDERD. THEY ARE THE FUCKING SAME PERSON. AND IF HE ONLY CARED ABOUT ONE SIDE HE WOULD HAVE STAYED HIS ASS IN THE ALT DIMENSION!
They were both hurting, they both did and said shit they didn't mean. Ekko looking at Powder healthy and happy made him realize. Jinx could heal, that his love didn't just stop. It never went away, he still loved her. Its why he gentle with her, why he rewinds time. Its why he corrects himself.
Jinxs will literally haunt him because all this time spent angry could have been used to reset like they did when they finally talked.
GOD- don't piss me off slandering my son.
It's them
Just got reminded of that after the bridge scene Ekko GOES BACK to check her pulse, and caress her face and JUST STARES AT HER?? I’m sobbing at 7AM in the morning and I have school in an hour wtf man
Apparently Jinx didn’t like fighting Ekko on that fucking bridge and I think that’s very accurate, but like holy SHIT Idk the pure fact that Ekko dodged the explosion, watched Jinx sit there as she was blown up because she simply didn’t want to try anymore and Ekko goes back to check her pulse? He goes back to caress her face and see if she’s still alive?? He’s actively thinking that’s the last time he’ll see her! His big sad soft eyes mixed with regret and worry as he sees the girl he love(s/d) battered and bruised because they were forced to fight.
GUYS, GUYS, GUYS !!!
I JUST REWATCHED THE TRAILER OF ARCANE SEASON 2 AND I THINK WE MIGHT GET JINX AND EKKO TEAMING UP
Look!
GREEN AND PINK LIGHTING ON WARRIORS SUITS aka EKKO and JINX COLORS
TECHNOLOGY THAT EKKO USES FOR THE HOVERBOARDS + GREEN LIGHTING
JINX WANTED PAPERS ARE IN FRONT OF A GREEN HOURGLASS aka EKKO'S SYMBOL
Look i don't wanna sit here and get up on my soapbox and start being preachy but i just find it funny how certain sections of the fandom treats TB and by extension Ekko and how that ultimately just shows an underlying problem in shipping culture that honestly only seems to have gotten worse.
TB is such a impactful ship at least in my opinion because i feel as though this is one of the rare occasions where a ship staring a black character is not only loved and praised but also has a view in the mainstream. Most of the time black character when involved with shipping are either cast aside, mistreated or used as a stepping stone for the white character to find their "True Love" so to see TB be loved and praised is genuinely such a amazing and important thing to see and how some of this community reacts to them has shown me that despite this love there is still a major problem with Anti-Blackness.
Now I'm not saying that you have to ship TB or that your Anti-black/racist if you ship them with other characters but from some of the stuff i've seen it seems like its less about the fact that you don't like ship and more about the fact that you don't like Ekko and specifically you don't like Ekko with Jinx. The way some people try remove the importance Ekko has in Jinx's life at this point comes off a malicious. We have people out here describing Ekko as "some random black boy she knew" and it's like okay that's such a one layered look at their relationship and when he is granted the privilege of being apart of her life by some people his role is minimized and relegated to "oh well he is there and he was a small part of it but her ACTUAL motivation was...." and listen, you could make the argument that he wasn't the only thing that spurred her into action but to sit here and act like he didn't have a large impact on her and her subsequent call to action is just lame.
Now S2 in general can be looked at as the blame for why his impact is questioned by some people and i won't lie and not act like seeing them in a couple more scenes together wouldn't have been nice and just seeing Ekko in general more wouldn't have been nice but considering the fact that this community loves to analyze things to the bone i just find it a bit odd how apparently this specific relationship is looked at on such a surface level by some people. Ya'll will sit here and analyze eye movements but then call the bridge fight "just a cool scene" and ignore the weight and impact of it. Ya'll will sit here gush about this loving and deep connection Jinx forms with Isha who she's known for no less then 3 months but apparently her childhood befriend/enemy/crush/lover is just a open and shut book.
One thing that really bothers me as well and I'm gonna use Mel in this section is that her and Ekko are not allowed to be loved. What i mean by this is that the love that their respective partners have for them is always called into doubt. Jayce's love for Mel is doubted because "Well she manipulated him" and that she was just using him and Jinx's love for Ekko is doubted by "oh well she's to mentally unstable to feel that way towards him" and "she tried to kill him" as if a good 85% of the arcane cast hasn't tried to kill or at least physically harm the people they care about. Ekko and Mel are not allowed to be yearned after and loved by the two of the favs of the show despite the fact they are are in fact yearned and loved by these favs. Jinx is over here drawing hearts around this man every chance she gets, her voice lines in game towards him, drawing his symbol on her stuff. Jayce despite all the chaos automoically going to check on Mel and see if she's okay, his voice lines towards her in game and yet despite all this, some of the fandom just can't seem to fathom that their favs are in love with a black character.
Idk man, maybe I'm reading to deep into this all and maybe I'm just yelling into the void but i just find it odd how all these doubts and excuses and reasons for why it wouldn't work only seem to get brough up for ships that involve a black character and a usually white fav.
The idea of Mylo somehow seeing how jinx sees him breaks my heart, he was mean and shit bc he was an insecure kid, but im sure he loved her, and now, his lil sister will forever see him as the lil voice that whispers her deepest insecurities and fears in her ear
Gwen: "I love you, Miles"
Miles: "I love you too, Gwen" *leans in to kiss her*
Rio: It's my time to shine 😎