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Isha\u2019s death will be the undoing of Jinx, but I believe it will be so in the way to give rebirth to Powder. Here\u2019s some rambling as to why I think that, with act 3 only a few days away now. Warning, lots of spoilers ahead, if you\u2019re someone who\u2019s waiting to watch all 9 eps in one go!<\/p>\n
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I have seen a lot on X.com about how they\u2019re going to wrap up all of the story within only 3 more episodes, and I\u2019m wondering that too, but I\u2019m also remembering that Arcane is a story about sisters. That\u2019s the story we\u2019ll see get wrapped up, ahead of all the other threads within the series. And we\u2019ve already seen how Isha\u2019s appearance is pivotal to that.<\/p>\n
Isha\u2019s protection of Jinx during the ashes and blood fight was the catalyst for Caitlyn and Vi\u2019s separation, which was essential for Jinx and Vi to be able to reunite. But even before Isha\u2019s appearance, we already see Vi disengage momentarily when she has Jinx pinned, after hearing her say \u201cIt had to be you\u201d. And I fully agree with an interpretation over on X that I REALLY wish I could find now to link, that, Isha\u2019s interruption and the throwing of herself over Jinx in self-sacrifice, is the moment Jinx and Vi become sisters again. Her protectiveness re-humanises Jinx in Vi\u2019s eyes, and Vi standing in-between Cait and Jinx reminds Jinx that the Vi who protected her when growing up is still in there.<\/p>\n
This theory, to me, is wrapped up nicely within the lyrics to Woodkids\u2019 song that is playing in the background throughout: The moment Vi gets in-between Jinx and Cait, if only to protect Isha, is the moment she lays her weapons to the ground.<\/p>\n It\u2019s common to believe, the theory that hair holds memories. We\u2019ve already seen twice in this season where Jinx\u2019s hair is her downfall in battle \u2013 first, within her petty squabble against Vi (\u201cThere. One second\u201d), and second, when Ambessa\u2019s loyal soldier pins her down. And if there\u2019s one thing about Jinx, it\u2019s that she\u2019s a quick study. She\u2019s probably already learned that her hair, it\u2019s a weakness. But we already know, it\u2019s an integral part of her identity. Her braids are the one thing she points to first, when confronting the enforcer in S2E4 \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n
Every sin will be forgiven
If you lay down your weapons to the ground.<\/em><\/p>\n
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