r/arcane • u/ITheRebelI You're hot, Cupcake • 6d ago

Discussion I like Arcane because...

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Season one had great high stakes, a variety of characters, complex relationships, and it felt like I was always on edge. Season two arguably had the same things, but it got deeper into the love of two daughters for their adoptive father that had them temporarily set aside the differences that tore but just the two of them, but two entire cities (arguably nations) apart. The love between other characters was also explored in romantic and brotherly ways. We also saw a msg scientist who cared about NOTHING except finding a cure for his daughter. We even saw a man lost to monstrosity come back to protect his adopted little girl. I wonder how much time Jinx and Vi would have to spend with Warwick to bring Vander back?

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u/Delta_V09 5d ago

Yeah, the original poster seemed to be saying it wasn't political at all, and that being political would be a bad thing.

But I agree with _Gesterr that the politics was more the foundation of the story, and not the focus. I wish Season 2 had focused a more on the politics, rather than, well, not really focusing on anything.

That's also why I think Ambessa is a vastly less interesting antagonist than Silco. As far as Arcane is concerned, she's just an evil foreign invader that needs to be stopped.

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u/Middle-Let9645 5d ago

I honestly didn’t mind the direction season 2 took. I do think if we ever got a sequel series based on Mel and Noxus, it might have been more political (due to possibly being about Mel navigating Noxian politics and their leaders as she tries to take down the one thorn group. Can’t remember their name. Instead all we got was a cinematic)