One Scene That I Really Adored Throughout The Series

Those who shine brightest, often burn fastest

Since we keep getting "live action" CGI remakes of already perfectly adequate animated movies, and because people need to understand that animation is a medium and not a genre, I have prepared this primer about the importance of Visual Language for Conveying Information.

Can you tell what the personalities of these two mice are?

Can you tell now?

Which of these two tigers feels safer to be around?

Which of these three dogs is the funniest one?

If you can answer these questions, then you already have experience with the idea of visual language and stylistic choices being used to impart narrative meaning. If you can understand why these choices were made to impart meaning, then you can understand why animation is a medium for telling stories that has its own inherent value, and is not merely a "placeholder" for the eventual implementation of photorealistic presentation (aka "Live Action" CGI). Animation does not need to be "corrected" or "legitimized" by remaking it into the most representational simulation of observable reality.

I need a collection of short stories that are just Juliette and Marshall's gossip sessions. I need to know what they talked about.

i'm having jinmao withdrawals. i'm about to crash out like jinshi but not in a crazy hot way 😭

She's like on par with Ah Dou for me omfg

BEAUTIFUL BUTCH WOMAN

No, because what do you mean Arcane has completely rewritten the rulebook on queer representation in media, and it did it so effortlessly that it puts so many other shows to shame. Like, how are you going to tell me this animated series—ostensibly a spin-off of a video game—has given us some of the most nuanced, unapologetically powerful sapphic characters ever without reducing them to stereotypes, side plots, or, worse, trauma porn?

Vi and Caitlyn? Their dynamic is ELECTRIC. You’ve got Vi, the rough-edged, fiercely loyal, scrappy brawler with a tender side that could wreck anyone emotionally, and Caitlyn, the sharp, principled, deeply empathetic enforcer with a heart of gold. The way their relationship is built on mutual respect and trust while navigating all the insane, tragic chaos around them? Literal chef's kiss. And not once do we get the tired, lazy "coming out" narrative or the "but what about the gays?" rhetoric. Their queerness isn’t the story—it’s just a beautifully natural part of who they are. And THAT is revolutionary.

And let’s not even stop there. This show handles gender like it’s been waiting for everyone else to catch up. Characters like Sevika, who could give you chills with her sheer badassery and gender-nonconforming energy, exist unapologetically without the narrative ever feeling the need to spoon-feed us explanations. It’s just there, woven seamlessly into the fabric of the world.

So many shows claim to want to "normalize" queer relationships or push the envelope, but Arcane has quietly dominated the space by just writing characters who feel authentic. Their struggles are about class, power, loyalty, trauma, not token representation or forced diversity. This show said, “We’re just going to make some of the most layered, compelling characters you’ve ever seen—and oh yeah, some of them are gay. Keep up.”

Like, the bar wasn’t just raised—it was launched into the stratosphere. What do you mean this level of representation isn’t the norm yet? Arcane said, “We’re not asking for permission to exist. We’re just existing.” And that? That is art.

I also feel the need to add I got lanyan on my second 10 pull (and 2 cons for Gaming so I have 3 cons for him now)

GUESS WHO PULLED ON CLORINDES BANNER TODAY

ME

GUESS WHO GOT GAMINGS C1 ON HER FIRST TEN PULL

ME!!

GUESS WHO GOT LANYAN ON HER SECOND 10 PULL

MEEEE!

GUESS WHO DECIDED TO USE HER 8 SINGLE WISHES AND GOT CLORINDES FUCKING CONSTELLATION 1 ON A FUCKING SINGLE WISH

MOTHERFUCKING MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

“nerdjo” and it’s just canon gojo with glasses bc that man’s an absolute nerd

agents of shield was ahead of its time because they understood the trauma of liking a cute white guy only for him to end up being a fucking nazi

Shout out to the baddies with their nips pierced, yall look so fucking cool and id love to have them done too but I'm terrified of the pain.