EKKO BEGINS THE Z-DRIVE AND ALTERNATE VI'S DEATH ARCANE SEASON 2 ACT 3 EP 7



Netflix’s League of Legends-based series rocked my world when it first came out in 2021 — and I didn’t even know the first thing about League! But despite my lack of knowledge of the source material, I found that Arcane had everything I wanted in a fantasy series: a richly developed world, distinct factions full of nuanced relationships, and breathtaking magical powers and action sequences. Plus, there’s no beating that animation. With Arcane Season 1 setting the bar so high, I was worried there was no way its second (and tragically final) season would live up to that standard. Thankfully, Season 2 measures up in every conceivable way and then some, with the first six episodes made available for review raising the stakes to stunning, often unexpected new heights. Brutal, gorgeous, and absolutely devastating, Arcane Season 2 demands to be seen right when each new batch of episodes drops. But as much as Arcane’s marketing pushes that this season is all about war and how it links to the rift between Vi and Jinx, Season 2 actually makes some strides into more cosmically weird territory. Innovations in the Hextech space push the boundaries of what is possible in Piltover, igniting discussions about transhumanism in ways that are both disquieting and utopic. That these conversations are happening alongside the Piltover-Zaun war is a reminder that the world of Arcane is so much bigger than these two cities — and so much stranger.
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19 thoughts on “EKKO BEGINS THE Z-DRIVE AND ALTERNATE VI'S DEATH ARCANE SEASON 2 ACT 3 EP 7”

  1. My eyes were watering for all three of these last episodes. This first episode was the ONLY comfort I experienced in all of season 2. AT LEAST we know there are many other parallel universes and timelines, with so many different outcomes. So while this universe with jinx may have had a lot of loss, maybe there are others that didn’t? That’s literally the only thing that made me a bit happy after this season was over. If you think about it like this, it’s not as depressing imo

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  2. Episode 7 of season 2 was one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful episodes of a show I've seen. The entire tragedy of knowing things could have been different, but still having the resolve to carry on and save what remains was such a powerful way to summarise Ekko's character and Arcane as a whole.

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