Of Course, It Doesn't Make Sense. That's the Point.

I am seeing a sentiment pop up again that I want to push back on with the renewed discussion of Jinx and Ekko's relationship: "It doesn't make sense."

How could he care about her after she killed his friends?

How could he forgive her?

Etc., etc., etc.

All valid questions, but I think they miss the point: It doesn't make sense. Love (platonic and romantic) sucks like that. Love is work. Love is pain. It is the promise of an inevitable separation. And it has never made any sense, even in real life.

Asking why Jinx and Ekko still care about each other or have feelings for each other is about as useful as asking why Vi and Jinx still care about each other or why Silco and Vander still cared about each other or Jayce and Viktor or Ambessa and Mel or even Caitlyn and Vi post-S2EP3. The point of these relationships in Arcane is that each party has a reason, and sometimes many, to despise or distance themselves from the other, and yet they can't. Love persists, and that makes everything so much more difficult.

Do I think Arcane failed to provide enough screentime for Ekko and Powder in Act 1 of Season 1 to solidify their relationship?

Yes, the scenes of them from the Enemy MV should've been in the show to lay foundation for their later arcs.

Do I think Jinx and Ekko are skipping off into the sunset together at the end of Arcane?

No, their relationship could be and probably will be expanded upon down the line, but it would need more time (read: screentime and in-narrative time) to be a believable full romance on the level of Caitlyn and Vi.

But to ask why they care about each other or how they could have feelings for each other after Arcane and the two music videos that expand on their relationship, seems either a question asked in bad faith or one that ignores the themes and text of Arcane in its entirety.