Arcane
How I even found this
I heard of arcane way back in 2018, I think from a friend of mine who had Netflix.
I didn't pay much attention to it, mostly because I didn't have Netflix and I didn't care
for Season Based shows anyways, so I never ended up watching it.
I didn't know back then how much I would regret not watching it.
Funnily enough, December 2024 hits, and Reddit Posts from the r/actuallylesbian reach me,
talking about a "spicy lesbian scene" in this show called "Arcane". I remembered hearing about it
in 2028, so I read the posts, and the gay talk got me interested, but not quite enough. A couple of
weeks later, my parents invited some of their friends over, that I get along with well. Me and my brother
were talking about shows like The Digital Circus and Murder Drones, and they jumped in saying they
recently watched Arcane and were recommending it. So I finally Caved. I sat down, and (very legally)
downloaded myself the show.
Aaaand I left it.
Sadly, I didn't have the time with school starting to actually watch it, but luckily, I got very sick
during the first week of school! So one evening, I finally sat down, and loaded up the first Episode
on my School Laptop...
The Floodgates
I dont even know how to explain how QUICKLY I got hooked and addicted to this show. The very first
Episode presented me with Magic like nothing else. The atmosphere, the storytelling, the way I got
Introduced to the cast felt magical.
Oh, and by the way, that was the only episode I didn't cry on.
Because following the first Episode, it was just a Rollercoaster of Euphoria and Sadness. I don't
remember a single Episode I didn't cry on. And the fact I related to Vi as a bigger Sister myself did
NOT HELP IN THE SLIGHTEST ToT.
The Moments I remember best, were:
S1E2: Where Vi decides to turn herself in to the police
S1E3: Vanders Death
S2E3: The whole Martial Law thing
S2E9: Jinxes "Death" (yes I am high on Copium)
I swear to god I was borderline dying from crying, never in my life was I more invested in a
show than when I watched Arcane. The way it made me care for every single one of the characters,
showing all the sides of a story... UGH! Magnificent.
The Irony of Violet with Pink Hair is hilarious-
From the second I saw her on screen, I knew she was my favourite Character.
The fire coming from her was one of the things that made me care so much.
I relate to her a lot, purely on the fact that she is a big sister with a noble goal, but I
also look up to her a lot. Her Physic, her fiery personality, even the "blocks with her face" thing
is honestly something that makes me warm and fuzzy inside. Mostly, because I personally feel like I
am less confrontational, or handle it badly, and seeing someone not back down from challenge motivates me
a lot to push back.
One thing that dissapointed me slightly in the Show, is the lack of mention of her time in Stillwater.
Like, she spend a shitton of time there, and this one line from the front desk man implying they
constantly beat her in there... It made me shiver. And the fact this isn't mentioned at all in the later
half of the show... I know there was probably no room to explore her trauma, and honestly, the pacing was
already fast enough, but man would I love to see how it could have been explored.
But regardless... She is such a precious Potato I can't-
Oh and don't forget the fast that she's a fellow girlkisser :D
This fact alone was at least 70% of the reason I wanted to watch the show, but the WAY IT GOT DELIVERED!
OH MY GOD!
Her whole Relationship with Caitlyn is like... daym. I don't think I can say anything that wasn't said
before. I just love those two a lot.