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ARCANE SEASON 2 REVIEW
Frederick Douglass once said, “Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” These words carry weight and wisdom in our own reality but also sum up the ending of Arcane Season 1, a League of Legends animated adaptation of a popular video game presented by Netflix and produced by the animation studio Fortiche. Jinx (Ella Purnell) in the aftermath of her terrorist attack on the council of Piltover, is being heralded by citizens of Zaun. Her sister Vi (Hailee Steinfeld) is being put to task by Caitlyn (Katie Leung), the daughter of a deceased council member, to find Jinx and bring her to justice. Vi, a daughter of Zaun raised by a bartender/revolutionary/martyr named Vander (JB Blanc) must choose to wear the uniform of her people’s oppressors to hunt down her sister, or stand by and watch Jinx laugh as the whole world burns. Meanwhile Jayce (Kevin Alejandro), in the aftermath of the attack, uses hextech to keep his friend and colleague Victor (Harry Lloyd) alive. The misuse of the hextech is discovered by another childhood prodigy and leader of the Firelights, Ekko (Reed Shannon). Ekko teams up with a Yodle named Heimerdinger (Mick Wingert) to discover the disruption of the arcane through the tampering with Hextech. With the politicians of Piltover in ashes and the crime bosses of Zaun in shambles, a foreign warlord named Ambessa will seize the opportunity to take control of the Arcane, Piltover, and the world. It will take an entire league of champions to put aside their differences and work together to become the men and women of legends. Bradly, Harmoni, and Jordan select their champions and discuss the highly anticipated follow up to one of the best video game adaptations of all time. Does season 2 suffer from rushed animation and budget cuts? Or will the visuals acting in harmony with the music from all around the world bedazzle and inspire the audience? Gamer or not, this may very well be a show for everyone.
CREATED BY: Christian Linke and Alex Yee
STARRING: Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell, Mia Sinclair Jenness, Kevin Alejandro, Faustino Duran, Katie Leung, Molly Harris, Toks Olagundoye, Imogen Faires, Harry Lloyd, Edan Hayhurst, Jason Spisak, JB Blanc, Reed Shannon, Miles Brown, Mick Wingert, Ellen Thomas, Brett Tucker, Amirah Vann, Bill Lobley, Yuri Lowenthal, Dave B. Mitchell, Roger Craig Smith, Fred Tatasciore, Erica Lindbeck, Abigail Marlowe, Kimberly Brooks, Earl Baylon, Robbie Daymond, Stewart Scudamore, Katy Townsend, Lucy Lowe, Ashley Holliday, Minnie Driver, Salli Saffioti, Lenny Citrano, Lex Lang, Eve Lindley, Jeannie Tirado, Keston John
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Harmoni Anderson (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews, Unstabletop Gaming)
Harmoni is a mermaid-haired, millennial, rum drinking, Section 31, Slytherin (who’s divorced J.K. Rowling) preschool/nursery teacher and multi genre geek who also loves all things film, tv, fashion, makeup, and an embarrassingly huge BTS stan. Like really embarrassing. As in, mention them and then sit back and watch the insanity. Harmoni likes being able to game and talk movies/TV with people that aren’t 3 feet tall or all that demanding of her. Plus she can curse at us and not get fired….so bonus!
Jordan Cobb (Screener Squad)
Born with a comic book in one hand, a camera in the other, and in front of the television as WrestleMania played out, Jordan Worth Cobb was thus birthed into this crazy world. A Digital Filmmaking major from the University of Central Arkansas, Jordan has done it all in film from directing, writing, editing, and producing in addition to skills involved in film and TV criticism, journalism, and years of podcasting experience. On any given day, her ADHD riddled brain bounces focus from film to pro wrestling to TV to superheroes to noir to video games to espionage and yes, even to sports. She played little league you know. For more of this eccentric nerd, you can follow her on Twitter here and read her original writings on Deepest Corners of My Notebook.
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