Goodbye. I’m Sorry, And… Good Luck.

what will it be, boss? the comfort of misery or the pain of change?

they're freaks o_O

jayce enduring a symbolic rendition of viktor's trauma is so painful and so, so clever.

being stricken down and immobilized through sheer accident or, in viktor's case, a cruelly random quirk that caused his disability.

then physically dragging himself from the lowest level of zaun to piltover, much like how viktor spent his youth reaching toward the promise piltover offered, but only if he could "pull himself up by the boot straps" and get there on his own. socioeconomic forces working against him be damned.

i appreciate arcane reminding us of viktor's origins - the reason he is so called to help people and, eventually, save himself - and putting jayce through the ringer - the contrast between he and viktor's lived experiences is front and center throughout season 1. the writers send jayce, and the audience, on a grueling journey to contemplate those experiences and how they've manifested in these intertwined characters.

José Antonio Hernández-Díez (1, 2) - Sagrado corazón activo [Active Sacred Heart], 1991, reconstructed in 2016 {Convent dels Àngels, MACBA, Barcelona, 2016}

He's a lil confused but he's got the spirit

Yes, we indulge in a little trans Laserblast every once in a while here

very rushed but there was an opportunity and I had to take it

we finish this together

"Doctor, you may begin the process"

right through