Season two, act one of “Arcane: League of Legends” was released on Nov. 9, with three 40-minute episodes. Which followed one week later with act two.
In the finale of season one, the show left Caitlyn and Vi watching as Jinx launched her newly made hex-tech rocket streaking across the sky headed straight towards the council tower. The episode ended with an emotional slow mo shot of the reflection of the rocket shining against Mel’s necklace before shattering the window.
Ironically, the council had just voted to give the crime lord (and Jinx’s adoptive father) his great nation of Zaun and allow them independence.
Shortly before this, Vi and Silco fought over Jinx, Silco saying that she was perfect and shouldn’t change at all and Vi thinking that her little sister Powder was still in there. This threw Jinx into a confused fit of rage causing her to accidentally kill Silco.
It begins with the destruction in the council tower, an alarming beginning after three full years of waiting.
Act one also highlights how the direct attack on the council affected both Piltover and Zaun.
Specifically in Zaun, Silco’s death leaves a gap in leadership in the crime scene. This causes multiple other gang leaders by the name of “The Chem-Barons” such as Margot, Smeech, Renni and Chross to clash, tearing Zaun into a rift of death and destruction
Jinx is also heavily affected by Silco’s death, causing her to question her identity as Silco had molded her into who she is today. This is shown by an emotional funeral scene with her physically and mentally letting her adoptive father go. Seeing jinx not really has herself, but also at the same time not Powder, makes me excited to see how her character will evolve even more.
As Vi and Caitlyn also explore their relationship and some complications that emerge, they team up with a few other characters they find along the way (as well as the warlord Ambessa Medarda) to fight for justice in the undercity. Although I am really enjoying seeing Vi and Caitlyn working together, I am wondering if it will last.
At the same time, Jayce attempts to save a wounded Viktor who was damaged by the explosion. I like the feeling of desperation we get from Jayce as he tries to save his friend and business partner, it allows us to see how he reacts when someone who really matters to him is in harm’s way.
I sense a difference in not only the animation style from season one, but also the general feel of the plot points and storytelling, although it could just be nostalgia about season one clouding my judgement.
