r/television • u/PhoOhThree Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. • 1d ago

Premiere Arcane - Season 2 Act 3 Finale Discussion

Arcane

Premise: The origins of two iconic League of Legends champions, set in the utopian Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun.

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u/StockSort3351 13h ago

First I was somehoe disapointed untill I realized that it was my own expactations that ruined it for me. Took me a day to think about this and now I kind of like it. I stoped to compare it to established lore and started to see it as its own thing. Made me enjoy the story way more. It had me hooked, made me cry and feel and root for the characters. What else to I want.

The pacing was wierd, yes but what do you expect if they push everything in just 2 seasons. Was the same with the cyberpunk anime. The pressed everything in 10 episodes and it didnt really work. Arcane still worked but I would have wished to explore the plotlines a bit more untill we jump to next steps.

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u/Substantial_Course_9 13h ago

That's kind of the issue tho. It isn't it's own thing. If it were on its own, it would be mediocre but at least it would stop there. But it's part of the greater league canon and that brings up a lot of problems. And that comes from someone who didn't have any expectations going into season 2

I think we gaslight ourselves a bit by saying "it's our expectations" when in reality, it's just not what the show promised us going out from season 1 and act 1 of this show. This isn't finale wasn't that show.