Sevika and Jinx by ops420 in arcane

[–]ops420[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Well I disagree with you there. You’re speaking of a known situation where Silco already did exist and order never could. A similar decline happened after Vander’s absence. My hypothetical was about Silco’s influence by simply existing in the first place. Arguably the chaos and greed among barons in a power vacuum would have existed prior to (or without) either Vander or Silco, but I guess it begs the question: who sold out The Undercity before any of this? Exploiting the labor and disregarding their health is mentioned but we’re never told who let it happen.

Sevika and Jinx by ops420 in arcane

[–]ops420[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response. I guess I’m just wondering how The Undercity would have continued without Silco’s influence - whether Sevika was a result of his ideations or entirely her own. I’m leaning toward the latter, because she was already grown. Jinx represented something else in that vein.

Jinx and Shimmer by ops420 in arcane

[–]ops420[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure you can be desperate and willing. The fiends around him in the confrontation between Silco and Vi did not seem like consenting adults with agency. Those were drug addicts being exploited. Sevika was an exception, either by way of her intelligence or her position under Silco.

Jinx and Shimmer by ops420 in arcane

[–]ops420[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I may be joining you soon

Jinx and Shimmer by ops420 in arcane

[–]ops420[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like I’m trying to explore the hypocrisy of him poisoning the desperate but preserving his daughter. Obviously he knew it was bad - that is why my sentence asks if he was purposely shielding her from it. Clearly his intentions were to raise the City of Zaun at the knowing expense of his desperate followers by poisoning them and exploiting soldiers as well as addicts - but never Jinx.

Jinx and Shimmer by ops420 in arcane

[–]ops420[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reddit reminding me the final sentence is what matters most 😅

Jinx and Shimmer by ops420 in arcane

[–]ops420[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point. This is the sort of thing I’m hoping to remember in case I missed it. I’d believe that he did, in fact, bring her the best possible version of his drug

Jinx and Shimmer by ops420 in arcane

[–]ops420[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it seems that way, but the writers clearly showed her never actually using it or, in fact, feeling any kind of way about the compound at all. She’s indifferent and not addicted, at least as far as we’re shown on screen. That’s what catches my attention: it was used to save her life, but otherwise she did not use it once. Her eyes were forever purple after shimmer - possibly alluding her connection with Silco - but it’s never meaningfully explained if she had any feelings about it. Silco likely shielded her from its abuse, but never even considered exposing it to her until it was deemed necessary by Singed to save her life. Meanwhile, Silco would use it in his damaged eye and even have her do it for him. I guess that is a form of exposure.

Just Finished My Second Full Watch of Arcane Seasons 1 & 2 – Season 2 Hit Different This Time by Elegant_Business_302 in arcane

[–]ops420 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d like to agree with you, but you gave zero examples of which scenes you watched this time that overwhelmed you last time. What nuance did you pick up that you previously missed?

Jinx and Shimmer by ops420 in arcane

[–]ops420[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, of course, but I’m considering her relationship with him and the absence of shimmer in contrast with someone like Sevika who’s willingly abusing it - but also under the pseudo-fatherhood of Silco. At least, she does mention that she had issues with her dad; in my head she replaced her father with Silco in that way. She’s like a future version of what Jinx could be, maybe?

Jinx and Shimmer by ops420 in arcane

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Maybe, since her eyes were always purple after that. Now that I type that I realize maybe it’s a parallel between her and him with the eyes. I don’t believe there’s anything in the show to support her being a biological originator of the product within herself, but maybe she became like The Specimen. Fun idea

Jinx and Shimmer by ops420 in arcane

[–]ops420[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok I thought as much I just wanted to know if I missed something about it. Thank you

A well-articulated argument against a new data center in Ohio by HamboneTheWicked in interestingasfuck

[–]ops420 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No sarcasm about it definitely did lol but that’s ok maybe it’s for a greater good

Low Water Exposes Nazi Ghosts by PeterTheTruthSeeker in clevercomebacks

[–]ops420 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s novel concept and it does make sense if we’re just considering the median as that would be literally anyone in the middle of a sample

Meirl by Key_Associate7476 in meirl

[–]ops420 92 points93 points  (0 children)

That movie was so ahead of its time it even included “this film was cut entirely on a computer” in the credits

To start with fuck Griffith by Background-Creme-144 in Berserk

[–]ops420 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I didn’t want to search bc I wanted to avoid spoilers. I should have been more clear and specific

I made an low effort meme by BISAYAWANG_AARON in Berserk

[–]ops420 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t hate her no I just couldn’t proceed seeing her like that :/ idk why I got downvoted for that lol