Yet Another Round Of Arcane As Text Posts

The initial head turn is the most obvious parallel between the two scenes, but I think Vi turning and looking at Caitlyn towards the end there is really telling. In both instances she’s surprised by her actions.

First happens when Caitlyn opens her cell back in episode 5, and she looks genuinely touched. But the second one happens when Caitlyn informs her that she is letting her hatred of Jinx go, and she looks positively smitten!

I think these are key moments in Vi falling for Caitlyn. The first is curiosity and gentle attraction, the second is adoration and love.

This show has made me so much gayer 100% recommend

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I know she's in like her worst era rn but she looks so sexy I'm sorry

So well put. 🙌

I am still decompressing from the Arcane finale, and I will be for a very long time, but I just wanted to point out how important Arcane is as a show. Arcane is showing absolutely everyone just what happens when you put genuine care and attention into telling a story, and using the proper mediums to do so. In a media landscape that is saturated with lazy writing, endless parades of live-action remakes, bloated, uninspired CGI graphics, sexism, racism, misogyny, mindless, purposeless violence, hollow characters, weak or nonexistent character arcs, cliched backstories and tired tropes, Arcane has emerged as proof of what storytelling could be.

Arcane has already broken all of Netflix's records, both in the most-watched show on the platform, as well as the highest-rated, and that feels like all the proof we need of what audiences and individuals are starved for. It feels like a revelation of how all of our newfound media technology could and should be used. We don't want animation and CGI to be used just to recreate realism down to the fibers of a shirt or the individual hairs on someone's head. We want animation that is exploratory, revelatory, engaging - animation that shows us a new perspective, that breathes new life into the story it's telling - animation that tells a story in a way that no other form of media could. Beyond the animation, we want a story that means something. We want characters that have depth and nuance, that are morally fallible, even when they're trying to do what's right. We want heroes that are selfish and make mistakes, and we want villains that have a heart and an ocean's worth of depth behind all their villainy. We want stories that leave nothing behind, stories that care enough about the art of the telling that they follow every narrative thread, every character's journey, all the way to the end, bitter or otherwise. We want writers who fight for accurate and fulfilling representation.

And that's what Arcane has given us. I'm not exaggerating when I say I feel like this show has changed me as a person. Maybe that's a little dramatic, but I honestly think it's true. I am in total awe of what they've managed to do in just nine episodes. I am inspired and overwhelmed and hopeful that this is setting the precedent for what storytelling could look like in the future.

Never even in death will you lose your fame, but you will be in men’s thoughts, your name ever immortal... (Theognis 245-246, trans. Gerber 1999).

Sometimes, the niche crossover urge takes over. This is based on Greek red-figure vase paintings of kithara players (specifically the ones here and here). If you want to hear a little about how the kithara is played and a little sample of improvisation on the instrument, check out the video here!

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You can call me “Your Majesty”

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Playing the long game

I'm in to adopt! I would love to be the voice I didn't have. ❤️

Is there a lesbian big sister program where I can adopt a baby gay and tell them they’re valid and beautiful and perfect? Because if not, there needs to be one.

On my period.

With my male ex-partner : sick! Don't tell me about it see you in a week

With my female partner : here's some hot tea with some herbal syrup for pain that I made, do you want meds or booze for pain? Oh and I plugged the heating pad in while you were sick in the bathroom. Lets watch Netflix while I pet ur face

😭😭😭 Being a lesbian is the best