Arcane: 1 Major Origin Change Avoided Ruining The Story
Netflix’s Arcane series explores the backstories behind many of its League of Legends characters and makes the deliberate choice to tell those stories chronologically — avoiding ruining its narrative. Particularly when looking at the relationship between Vi and Jinx, the choice to avoid breaking up the narrative with flashbacks proves to be the right storytelling choice. Players of the League of Legends games have long theorized that the girls were sisters, but the series is the first time that theory has been revealed in canon material. Since the games don’t explore or even confirm the origin of the girls’ complex relationship, it’s surprising that Netflix's Arcane devoted its first few episodes to confirming that theory instead of throwing in those details through flashbacks.
Arcane introduces Vi and Jinx as children and tracks their relationship through their childhood until an emotional separation that sees the series jump several years into the future. Though the two eventually become enemies, the early episodes of Arcane showcase the way Vi protects and encourages her timid younger sister. Jinx, originally named Powder, constantly tries to prove herself to the older kids, and despite her clumsy nature, she is always included, thanks to Vi. During an epic showdown with the series' villain, Silco, that kills the group's father figure, Powder accidentally causes the death of the rest of their friends with a homemade bomb. Vi lashes out at her and seemingly abandons her in the debris — meaning as Powder’s codependency is redirected towards Silco, Powder becomes the chaotic antagonist known as Jinx.
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