Review of Arcane

Arcane (2021– )
5/10
Arcane's world is beautiful, it's story is not there to support it though
3 August 2022
I've watched the entirety of season 1. Like the rest of the majority, I've found the visuals and sound design to be top. For me, that's where the positives of the whole experience come to a halt.

I've found the characters Jayce and Vi to be especially underdeveloped considering their time on screen. Their motives and decision making was either nonsensical or nonexistent, leaving me completely baffled. I also found really problematic the way the writers chose to explore these characters, with childish behaviours which where unfortunately enabled by the plot, and in the end being unredeemable because of it.

Shockingly poor writing. This is by no means a 9/10. It's quite unfortunate since the world of Arcane is beautiful and exciting with so much untapped potential. Riot should hire some heavy hitter writers and bring this to life. Unlikely if people keep giving this 10/10 though.

I rate it 5/10 because of the visuals but mainly because I find the world of Arcane extremely compelling.
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