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
50
how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
54
how much it moved you
Two separate readings, not parts of the score — the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
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
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.
“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)
Ellen Thomas as Ambessa Medarda (voice)