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Sounds like you have amazing friends
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Thank you, thatâs such kind feedback! But also I totally understand. Iâm sifting through these episodes and rewatching slowly because my first reaction was a very messy bag of big, complicated emotions. I think it just attests to how much we care about these characters and the resonance of the story
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If only I just had to imagine it.
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I actually love tragediesâbut tragedy for the sake of tragedy is boring and redundant imo. That said, I could be wrong, but the creative team at Fortiche strikes me as incredibly thoughtful storytellers. Their approach doesnât seem trite, even if they fumble here and there.
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Hence why I refuse to believe #Jinx is gone. Aside from the visual clues--and the pragmatic fact that killing her off would be a loss for the IP--her death would shatter the thematic core of #Arcane
That life lies not in perfection and fatalism, but in motion, reinvention, and imperfect progress.
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And whabam! Airship! Dynamic. Agile. Reinvented. Much like #Jinx herself when sheâs at her best and feels most alive.
Her transformation here is not about erasing her struggles or the persona of Jinx but about reintegrating the parts of herself, of Powder, that dreamed.
#Arcane (7/)
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Then Ekko reminds Jinx that she can build something new, and she pauses.
Schnee on YT already brilliantly made a breakdown of this as well as the#Timebomb episode. But it boils down seeing the potential of the monkey in the Z-drive, suspending her belief that she is doomed to destroy
#Arcane (6/)
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These pieces of the airship have been lying dormant throughout her story, much like her potential. Theyâve been right beneath her feet all along, literally holding her up over the abyss.
#Jinx intends for this refuge to become a grave, diminishing all possible futures for it and her.
#Arcane (5/)
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The significance of the hideout as her chosen grave cannot be overstated. Itâs a workshopâa place inherently tied to creativity, ingenuity, and potential.
But for Jinx, itâs also literally the bones of her dreams. The blades that will become her airship.
#Arcane (4/)
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Jinx, on the other hand, defines herself by stagnation. Her belief that she is a curse. Always has been, always will be.
This is a kind of metaphorical death, the rejection of her growth, dreams, and self-worth.
She goes to her hideout in the finale to die.
(3/) #Arcane
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We know from the first episode that Powderâs dream is to ride an airshipâa vehicle that represents untethered freedom of movement and potential for exploration.
Powder believed in motion, in her ability to contribute and grow.
#Arcane (2/)
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This is what Iâm referring to in case that was in question;
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
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Now I wonât deny that some media creators are certainly willing to encourage and prey on this feedback loop to make money from people who need therapy, not rage content. But isnât that also just symptomatic of those creatorâs own issues?
TLDR: our media/game choices reflect whatâs already within
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Eg. If one already have an impulse or desire to dehumanize people, I think itâs possible to enter a feedback loop with media that nurtures that mindset.
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But in seriousness, I wish co-morbidity would enter the discourse. Of course the media we consume affects us. But imo it just draws out whatâs already inside a personâs brain.
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I wonder what length of time we'll have to wait
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That would be beautiful! And you could put royal elfroot around it!
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Narrator voice: she did indeed google it.
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Fleshlights sounds like something I should not google.
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Haven't heard of this one! *side-eyes steam*
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I just think it's fascinating on a macro level watching a folk hero story unfold in modern society.
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I love Barbarian Keyleth!
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I feel like I need specific examples. Details, Hank, details please!
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I genuinely think some people have mistaken simping for billionaires as moral courage. Like how dare you be so mean to poor Elon.
The function of critique is totally lost on them.
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What an insult đđ©” man I wish I could look gender neutral.
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Absolutely love this thread and the visual examples. Sometimes you just have to see it to believe it.
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Learning about orcas and other whales.
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Aha! Great question. If memory serves, Cain first. Cain explained why Bigfoot legends existed.
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This is the most amazing idea Iâve ever heard
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What an absolutely fascinating life you must have lived
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Sounds like the only kind of horror movie I care to watch.
(Also, particularly excited about this one as a former Mormon missionary gone heretical myself)