only on episode 2 and will have to continue later this week but I'm screaming crying yelling howling

it's just as beautiful as the first season and the music is amazing and the animation is breathtaking and

Viktor is a spooky wizard, what a look

anyway pls no spoilers for later eps but I'm trying to catch up to watch the act 3 finale this weekend

life got in the way of watching the other acts as they came out but I won't let work take this from me

the pacing is also so good, I'm on the edge of my seat the whole time. and the MICRO EXPRESSIONS. man, it's really just a joy to experience

oh also we watched the Ambessa music video and wowow what a woman

thinking rp thinks about Vi again

on the one hand: what if I played her

on the other: I really want to play Ciri against a Vi

also really enjoying Caitlyn so far this season actually... I was honestly like eh about her in season 1, I didn't dislike her but I didn't find her all that compelling. but I'm very interested in her arc and she made a big impression these first episodes

whitticus: you're awake?!

omg i just realized you changed your name to orbVEMBER lmao

man I'm really just gonna be turning arcane over in my head all night i need to sleep!!! IDK if I'll have time to watch tomorrow tragedie

if for some god awful reason you finish Act I tomorrow we're watching Act II at like 9pm EST as a group

but that is a lot of Arcane in a short time lol

I'm bloodpact watching with my wife and roommate but thank you!

I fully understand the bloodpact this is why I haven't watched like two other things that I'm behind on lmfao

so I'm waiting for them. proof I'm selfless and strong

(i want to watch it so bad)

I'm so inspired creatively though it's so GOOD rattles work cage

I want to tag

i need to rewatch it already because if i wasn't distracted by childlike wonder at the animation i was crying

i heard spooky wizard and came running

The micro expressions are everything and so, so important

The way I was flipping out even during my first watch at those tiny little lip quivers Caitlyn had in... was it episode 1? 2? One of them. BECAUSE SUCH A TINY LITTLE THING. AAAAH

THE LIP QUIVERS

I was dying

the nuance of the animation especially faces and body language is so stunning

I also really admire how they've nailed distinct silhouettes for every character. really great character design work

whitticus: the way I need Viktor threads with you after this

i have sooOOOOO many thoughts

I'm gonna go read your commentary plurks when I finish act 1 HAHAHA

ive said so many words

watched up to ep 4!!!

I love Caitlyn actually???! I love this for her (it's terrible it's gonna be so bad I love mess)

the fight with Vi, Jinx, Sevika and Caitlyn was fucking INSANE

also the way it was intercut with Jayce, Ekko and chihuahua professor experiencing THE WEIRD ORB THAT FRACTURED AND ATE THEM

not sure I breathed at all during that scene

LOVED the music so much

Jinx and her accidentally adopted kid.... Zaun united.... whatever the fuck is going on with Ambessa and the black rose witches???

WARWICK

VANDER

anyway I'm

feral

probably gonna finish catching up Friday

WHERE'S VI

why is Sevika's haircut so cool

how much time has passed

how's Viktor doing

I need to know

I've caught up

I can't believe they made Viktor hot twink jesus

whitticus: THE HERALD

the Abraxas of it all

Jayce what the actual fuck is going on with u

LMAO when Jayce reappeared with his long hair and beard my roommate (who has not played ffxvi) was like

oh it's Clive Final Fantasy

"we have Clive at home" 😭

isha.....

vander...

the way I was losing it at young silco and vander and their family ;;;;

sorry I'm still a silco apologist in season 2

I was so sad when jinx and vi were thinking about staying at the commune

because you knew immediately it was never going to be possible

to ashes and blood playing on repeat in my head since I heard it it's so fucking good

I need to sleep

so I can finish arcane tomorrow

but

I can't stop thinking about arcane??

really love Vi

...

I don't think I'm strong enough to pick up a new character while I'm working a million hours a day LMAO but maybe. someday.

I want to cosplay her so bad

this is what I needed to get to the gym again

drafting an email to my boss in which I explain I can't keep working so many hours, I need to work on my biceps

I'm so happy everyone is finally getting to interact with each other (for like two seconds but)

SHOW US EKKO

I'm going to become a whole different person tomorrow

I have been thinking arcane thoughts and arcane thoughts only all night

we're watching tonight...... im screaming

one ep left

the au episode was so good

omg youre almost there

finished it

I am. processing.

(positive)

i have too many thoughts and feelings to properly articulate at 12:30am but I really enjoyed it, I feel like I got everything I wanted tbh

EVEN SILCO AND VANDER BEING HUSBANDS

I want to rewatch s1 now

need to think about

who i want to play

hahahaha..................

it's 2am and I've made it to the bad takes on Twitter. that's enough Internet for me. good night

I've gotta debate if I make a s2 journal for Cait or not, because it's... a very different character trajectory in s2. (When you go 'well... guess I can't exactly play from post-canon because we have like 2 shots of eye patch Cait.)

Badly drawn on eye patch only for being silly, not for actual icons.

Starscall: did you enjoy her trajectory in s2? (icons aside haha)

You did it

whitticus: I DID IT

I have been turning it around in my brain on rotisserie

DID YOU LIKE IT

YESSSSSS

I really liked it!!! some things felt rushed at the end, and I have a few minor gripes and things I wish they'd done BUT honestly one of the better show endings I've seen imo. I was afraid I would hate the ending and I walked away feeling very satisfied instead

yeah i have some gripes but overall i enjoyed myself

congratulations to all the shippers

love wins

the au episode was soooo good

also I'm just happy I got to see baby Silco and an au where he and Vander are married HAHAHA (sorry vi)

wish Ekko had gotten more screen time. the only character in arcane who did nothing wrong

I'm also a little disappointed Vi took more of a backseat as a character this season, but Caitlyn got way more development so I guess I get it

and I wish we'd gotten more of Vi and Loris's actual friendship... they gave her a friend and then relegated him to a montage and a quick death

all that said I DID really like it and THE SPACE GAYS WERE WILD

Viktor's whole everything was INSANE

spent the whole season serving

wildest ride of my life

yeah dude

Whit I can't believe you nailed god au

you even took his dick

I EVEN TOOK HIS DICK

i was screaming

ive been laughing for 3 days about how my AU in that event was just basically what happened except the not evil version

you win at Viktor rp

I'm still thinking about how Viktor walked out with Jayce's stinky blanket and then KEPT IT THE WHOLE TIME

even when he became full head split alien god

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whitticus: look it's the purrfessor

the blanket killed me

fellas is it GAY???

turns out it was

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really couldn't stop thinking about the blanket the whole time tbh

I loved viktor's cult leader look what was he so hot for huh

they made everyone so hot

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zero regrets getting that blackmilk jacket. I'm just sad it was preorder so I can't wear it RIGHT NOW

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I'M HOWLING THIS IS SO FUNNY

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i cant believe they let harry lloyd be ultima twice

I WAS MAKING ULTIMA JOKES BUT I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE 😭

Viktor is superior Ultima

I was definitely thinking ff16 au thoughts though HAHAHA

lmaooooo

omg i can listen to the whole soundtrack now without fear

LET'S GOOOO

I've been so carefully avoiding everything, trailers and music included, it's amazing to be online again LMAO (though as soon as I went on social media I was like actually it's bad but I still wanted art...)

Twitter is SOOOOOO Bad now though??? there are SO MANY BOTS it's crazy. I really need to make a bsky sigh

I do feel like the season 1 soundtrack was better... at least to me lol but there are a couple songs I really liked this season

everything by woodkid is good, no notes

now I've moved on to just listening to What Could Have Been again with new jayvik thoughts

I do like the season one soundtrack better, but this one is good too. Well above average

s1 set the bar too high hahaha

i will say To Ashes and Blood is SUCH a banger tho holy shit

I also rly liked Wasteland and Sucker. idk if Blood, Sweat & Tears counts as part of the season but that one... also... good.

i wish i liked the caitvi song better it kinda sucks actually, sorry

(disclaimer i understand music taste is subjective lol)

lmao no i agree it sucked but also i wasnt a fan of that whole scene

rip

I thought the scene was fine but I get why people found it jarring lol

it was just very strange....like why are you getting down in a jail cell while your sister is presumably off killing herself

the content of the scene would have been absolutely fine anywhere else in the episode both timing and location-wise

I do wish they'd given it a bit more room to breathe but also I kinda get that Vi was just... tired. I did also assume that she'd been in there longer than it seemed after Jinx locked her in so she wasn't going to go running after her immediately

and she spends the whole season struggling with whether or not to run after Jinx in one way or another. tbh i don't think she realized the kill herself part.... litereally

imma be honest i felt caitvi suffered from the pacing the most

I would agree with that... I think i need to watch it again. while i was watching it tbh I thought the pacing was wild but fine because I was REALLY engaged the whole time. but thinking more about it, I wanted more of Vi specifically lol

i am. biased. but also!!!!

oh i had a good time they just clearly didnt have time for everything they wanted to do

even viktor's heel turn i felt could use an extra step

again i ENJOYED IT. a lot, actually. so I don't want to be negative abt it because nothing is perfect and imo this was a really good show

but learning they cut the last episode down did make me. sad. rip lmao

clasps ur shoulder

it's ok that's what rp is for

whit are you gonna canon update

yeah

ep 6

i feel ep9 viktor is unplayable and post-canon viktor would be better in a fresh game

ep6 tho i can definitely work with esp given the god stuff in abraxas

YEAH!!!! i figured it wouldn't be post-canon bc. gestures vaguely toward homosexual space dimension

GOD AU VIKTOR IS REAL

he's just destined to become robot jesus in every universe, and it's really a coinflip whether he'll destroy it or not by the time he's done

it's fine, as the jesus of her world who may save or destroy it, ciri supports him

tho she just chooses to fuck off and do her own thing LMAO

i am reaching for viktor threads.......

i'm gonna let him have one last normal christmas with his friends and then probably hit that january 1

HAHAHA oh boy here we gooo

im very excited to see what pops off for endgame arc tbh hehe

yeah that'll give me 6 months to have him be like "am i god?"

i can't believe i have to be in meetings all day while my brain is in the homosexual dimension with jayvik...............

my boss: droning on about software upgrade options
my brain: but did you know silco and vander are married in au world

my life right now is how do I exist like normal when Jayvik happened

i don't give a fuck about asana i only care about SPACE GAYS

literally so stupid we have to work at all this week

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im canon updating to this

screamsss

I watched a video with all his voice lines HE'S SO FUNNY

"A third arm is... handy"

VIKTOR, PLEASE

Viktor 2024 Voice Update - Englishtheres evil version too

Anti capitalism Viktor

The shop lines are so funny

Hey.

Ok but why does he have so many abs for

He's too evolved 😭