One scene in #Arcane tells Viktor's entire story before it happens

[robertperry]

It’s like….we already generally know the lore but seeing it played out so well on the grand scale and seeing the characters develop. Ahhhh what a treat

[SyxxPunk]

Singed being the catalyst of a lot of the backstories on Runeterra is a wild thought.

[TheSpoegefugl]

Kid Viktor DOES try to make contact! The way he holds her gaze when starting the boat, only just briefly check that it works and then look back at her. He is definitely trying! But instead of him saying "look at me", he's saying "look at the thing I built".

[ABitDistant]

My favourite scene is after he first augments his messed up leg when he starts running on the dock we see him catching up and outpacing the boats in the background in contrast with his younger self failing to catch up to his toy boat due to the same messed up leg.

God I love Arcane

[Gamemaster]

How nice of Singed to help an up and coming scientist. I'm sure he's a nice young man and would never commit a war crime. :)

[VivianTheVivian]

The biggest revelation for me in this short was Skye been introduced in the flashback and not been some random assistant. I'm really bad at remembering people. :-(

[skyblazeXIII]

Damn poor Viktor. In another world, in another life, him and Powder/Jinx would've been the best of friends and engineering geniuses with a status of respect and admiration. Sadly, it's another "what could have been" scenario.

[theblaze]

Okay man
The more Arcane videos I watch the better the shows becomes for me

[StrunDoNhor]

Arcane absolutely _nailed_ the 9-episode format. Its writers & directors seriously understood how _little_ wiggle room they had for fluff, even with ~40 minutes per episode. Every single scene, action, and line of dialogue pushed the characters & overarching plot forward in some way.
The gap in quality between Arcane and something like the Disney Star Wars shows (Obi-Wan, Boba Fett, Mandalorian Season 3, and Ahsoka) is colossal.

[ThomBaws]

I think my favourite scene in Arcane season 1 (besides the ending scene) is still the scene where Viktor runs for the first time

[trashley]

I also really love that the boat comes back for the metaphor later when he finally runs for the first time and is shown keeping up with and surpassing technology

[VaryaTheVillain]

I just. I just noticed in this very video. that not only does Viktor fall in the scene with the hexcore. his own CRUTCH hits him while he's lying on the floor. O U C H.

[madzoroark]

It was honestly heartbreaking to see her get vaporized.

[insectostrich]

I can’t wait to see how they reimagine not just Viktor’s machine form with Arcane’s more refined styles, but also Singed’s story with their much more thought out writing.

[void-creature]

This show is unironically *perfect* (or at least as close to as humans can get) and I'm not afraid to say it.

[LadyBlue]

Knowing his lore, I’m so excited, but also not emotionally prepared to watch Viktor’s S2 arc. Gosh Arcane is just so good.

[olivierdubois]

I feel like it's really smart of you to make both a long-form video for those that like in-depth essay videos, AND turn passages of it into Shorts that people scrolling through their feed can watch without a big time investment, while also leading people intersted for more to the main video.
That's really clever algorithm juggling imo

[almightyace]

Just now noticing that was the assistant thats just even sadder knowing they knew each other as children

[sycariummoonshine]

Singed left a really big impression on me when watching this series. I feel like he had such character, such charisma. He stole every scene he was in with minimal dialogue, and each time he had grown to be something bigger than what he was before.

[virconvirmillion]

THIS is the type of stuff that makes me absolutely jaw dropped at how amazing arcane is. its not just good and entertaining, its not just well done, it is LITERALLY art. it is so masterfully done, truly a masterpiece