S2E5

Blisters and Bedrock

Arcane · 2024-11-16 · 43 min

FLICKFEEL

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from 12 comments

COMMUNITY

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nobody yet

YOURS

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what happens

Vi awakens to surprising news. An unsettling reunion isn't what it seems. Caitlyn uncovers the origins of Shimmer.

how it went

Left to right is this episode — its opening to its closing minutes. This is the one span the comments were always describing.

FUN

how good a time it was

MEANINGFUL

how much it moved you

Read from 12 comments — 6 said when.

Not enough to put a number on. The shape below is drawn from what there is, with the widest uncertainty band we use — it is the start of an answer, not one.

Not enough people said when to name this shape. The line is what the evidence draws, not a finding.

Hover the curveDrag across the curve to see what people said at any point.

height: how intense it got, 0–100
gold above: how tender it felt. violet below — what it cost. Thick on both at once means it was doing both.
grey haze: how sure we are — wider means fewer people described it

openingending

what people actually wrote

Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.

Reddit12 read

“I HAD GOOSEBUMPS WHEN CAITLYN SAID DR REVECK”
ququbat▲ 279about 75–100% inread it ↗
“I just hope the final act of arcane doesn't feel rushed.”
LMkingly▲ 214about 75–100% inread it ↗
“that subtle detail at the beginning of the episode is incredible”
AussieManny▲ 162about 0–15% inread it ↗
“That one flashback left me fucking speechless with the raw intrigue I had.”
PR0MAN1▲ 152about 0–15% inread it ↗

who made it

directed: Arnaud Delord, Barth Maunoury
written: Kristina Felske, Giovanna Sarquis

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

Kevin Alejandro as Jayce (voice)
Jason Spisak as Silco (voice)
Toks Olagundoye as Mel Medarda (voice)
Harry Lloyd as Viktor (voice)
Brett Tucker as Singed (voice)
Katie Leung as Caitlyn (voice)
Erica Lindbeck as Elora (voice)

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