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tacticalgrandma · 1 year

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It is, quite frankly, super goddamn messed up how the Arcane fandom looks at moments where Mel’s being traumatized or is hurt or sad, & distorts them into evil things she’s doing to men. Like:

• Mel’s nightmare: shows how Ambessa viewed her own daughter as a political pawn, the horror of Mel’s abusive childhood.

Fandom: Jayce fits maybe one of the descriptors Mel gave for a puppet ruler. Still pretty sure this scene is all about her manipulating him.

• Painting scene: Jayce affirms Mel’s worth & asks her to as well, Mel avoids this & turns the focus back on caring for others instead. Shows Mel’s insecurities & protective instincts.

Fandom: Soooo Mel doesn’t really love Jayce, right? She’s super not emotional here.

• Heimerdinger vote: Script outright states that Jayce pressures Mel to vote with him and that Mel is uneasy but does so because she sees he’s so nervous.

Fandom: Mel has never pushed Jayce to advance her personal interests like this. But pretty sure this scene means she was going to, & Jayce’s actions are her fault.

• Mel: is sad when she wakes up in bed & Jayce isn’t there. Given that her next scene she tells him abt being banished because she didn’t meet her family standards, pretty clear it’s her rejection issues.

Fandom: Lmaoo sad she couldn’t manipulate Jayce out of loving Viktor more

• And Bonus Inverse: Mel’s pleasure is the forefront of the sex scene. She’s intermixed w imagery of transcendence & enlightenment. The final shot is her looking at Jayce with a soft, loving expression as she holds him.

Fandom: WORST SEX SCENE EVER HYPERBOLIC DISGUST

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