I think the explosive pace of Arcane Season 2 benefited it more than hurt it. That watch experience was insane and I loved almost every minute of it. Definitely prefer the second season, even with the few problems I have with it.
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I think if the season had just one more episode it would have been just as explosive and also not as overwhelming, satisfying everyone, but oh well they were on a budget.
Agreed that the show is very fun and a great experience as you're watching but I still can't help but have post-watch thoughts on how it needed a few more episodes at least. Still one of the all time greats.
Pacings weird when you think about how Season 2 wants to use the aesthetic of anti fascism and anti police state, only for piltover to side with Zaun in the third act. There’s symbolism with Maddie being a bad guy that fits the themes I’m looking for, but needing a action pact third act feels rushed
That's probably the biggest sacrifice of season 2, especially in regards to Caitlyn. But also, those final episodes were so raw, I think I'll take the sac.
Oh yeah, I still love the season ESPECIALLY it’s finale, but I wish this season was just a little longer to reconcile those issues. Maybe even just making act 3 one episode longer. Give us more time with Caitlyn, Piltover, and add the cut scenes with Echo and Jynx.
I think I also prefer S1 because I started to see the formula for the storytelling a bit. Any time it feels like things are going too well, you KNOW it's not going to work out. I hadn't been conditioned to expect that yet in S1, so the twists hit really hard, but in S2 I was waiting for them lol.
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I think I would've enjoyed it MORE with a couple extra episodes (especially for Mel's storyline) but I still thought it was a phenomenal season.