Arcane never loses sight of the show’s beating heart
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It all comes back down to Vi and Jinx and the love that was once there, that still is In the three years since the first season of Arcane , I’d forgotten a lot of the little plot details — what exactly was Shimmer? Why is hextech such a big deal? What’s up with Mel’s mom? But the brilliance of Arcane is that you actually don’t need to remember all of the specific plot minutiae for it to work. Sure, there’s a whole wide world, vaster than even just Piltover and Zaun. And yet, all of the grander themes and questions come right back down to Jinx and Vi. Even when Arcane starts to posit loftier questions (like Viktor’s whole hextech Jesus arc) or gets into specific political machinations of Piltover, Zaun, and the lands beyond, the sisters anchor the entire show. [ Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for Arcane season 2.] Arcane Season 2 (L to R) Hailee Steinfeld as Vi and Ella Purnell as Jinx in Arcane Season 2. Cr. COURT...