Why watching the new MV isn’t just an extra—it’s an essential part of Arcane as a whole.
At the start of Arcane’s finale, Jinx had fully given up hope. She had accepted that she was undeserving of love, that she was nothing more than a Jinx—someone whose presence only brought pain and death to those around her.
In Season 2, for the first time, we saw her challenge that belief when she met Isha. At first, she tried to push Isha away, knowing that getting close to someone never ended well. But in Act 2, she fought against her own instincts, allowing herself a moment of happiness and comfort. For once, she was selfish in the best way—choosing to hold onto something good instead of pushing it away. She dared to believe she could have something more. And we all know how that ended. Isha sacrificed herself to save Jinx.
That moment shattered whatever hope Jinx had left. It reinforced the belief that she was a curse, that she didn’t deserve happiness, and that everyone was better off without her. That’s why, in Episode 8, she tells Caitlyn, “Vi can’t see what you and I know—there are no happy endings.” And later, when Vi visits her in prison, Jinx escapes and tells her, “You don’t have to worry about me anymore. You deserve to be with her. There is no good version of me.” In that moment, basically cutting her ties with Vi and stopping her pursue for Vi as she had accepted that it was better that way for Vi.
And then, in the finale, just as Jinx is about to end it all, Ekko saves her. He tells her she can let go of the past and build something new. And later, Jinx “sacrifices” herself to save Vi.
And… that’s it?
Two seasons of trauma, of self-destruction, of believing she was irredeemable—wrapped up in just a couple of scenes, with almost no actual focus on her healing. We never really see Jinx’s feelings change. We never see her slowly unlearn the belief that she’s a curse. The shift feels abrupt, almost like something is missing.
That’s why the MV mattered so much. It filled in the emotional gaps that Arcane left open. It gave us the missing pieces of Jinx’s journey, showing the moments of healing that we never got in the show. And that’s why watching the MV isn’t just an extra—it’s an essential part of Arcane as a whole.
At the start of Arcane’s finale, Jinx had fully given up hope. She had accepted that she was undeserving of love, that she was nothing more than a Jinx—someone whose presence only brought pain and death to those around her.
In Season 2, for the first time, we saw her challenge that belief when she met Isha. At first, she tried to push Isha away, knowing that getting close to someone never ended well. But in Act 2, she fought against her own instincts, allowing herself a moment of happiness and comfort. For once, she was selfish in the best way—choosing to hold onto something good instead of pushing it away. She dared to believe she could have something more. And we all know how that ended. Isha sacrificed herself to save Jinx.
That moment shattered whatever hope Jinx had left. It reinforced the belief that she was a curse, that she didn’t deserve happiness, and that everyone was better off without her. That’s why, in Episode 8, she tells Caitlyn, “Vi can’t see what you and I know—there are no happy endings.” And later, when Vi visits her in prison, Jinx escapes and tells her, “You don’t have to worry about me anymore. You deserve to be with her. There is no good version of me.” In that moment, basically cutting her ties with Vi and stopping her pursue for Vi as she had accepted that it was better that way for Vi.
And then, in the finale, just as Jinx is about to end it all, Ekko saves her. He tells her she can let go of the past and build something new. And later, Jinx “sacrifices” herself to save Vi.
And… that’s it?
Two seasons of trauma, of self-destruction, of believing she was irredeemable—wrapped up in just a couple of scenes, with almost no actual focus on her healing. We never really see Jinx’s feelings change. We never see her slowly unlearn the belief that she’s a curse. The shift feels abrupt, almost like something is missing.
That’s why the MV mattered so much. It filled in the emotional gaps that Arcane left open. It gave us the missing pieces of Jinx’s journey, showing the moments of healing that we never got in the show. And that’s why watching the MV isn’t just an extra—it’s an essential part of Arcane as a whole.