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Caitlyn and Ambessa's Game of Cat and Mouse pt 4- The Herald/Bring in Vi
Now, one of the other scenes that I'm bringing up during pt 3 where i believe that Caitlyn's already picked up on Ambessa wanting a weapon is right after the two are done training. In which after Singed says he's "tracked him to Zaun", Ambessa says, "let's hunt a beast" but the thing is is that the camera switches focus from her to Caitlyn when she says this, they Want you to focus on Caitlyn's reaction to this.
Caitlyn's picked up on the inconsistent language that Ambessa's using when she's speaking to Caitlyn, she knows that Ambessa has no interest in hunting the beast, but she doesn't say anything about it.
When Caitlyn's with Ambessa at the Herald's she looks all intense and whatnot, keeping a face for Ambessa that she's still completely by her side.
however when Ambessa sends Rictus over to Huck, Caitlyn's face glosses over with concern before eyeing Ambessa in suspicion AGAIN, concern that a Completely Unarmed man is going to be killed and suspicion that Ambessa has No issue with doing this. Caitlyn completely understands Just how dangerous Ambessa is, and who she's willing to kill to get her way.
And when Ambessa sends Singed to speak to Viktor, they show Caitlyn's face again, eyes following him but her face is still etched with suspicion, she doesn't trust this whatsoever.
Now, bring Vi back into the picture:
(side note: can we bring up the fact that Caitlyn used the Exact move Ambessa used on her earlier in the episode, GENIUSES these writers, Geniuses i tell you!)
I'm presuming that Caitlyn was probably not only left as lookout for Ambessa, but Caitlyn Herself was hiding in the shadows and was going to follow Singed herself. But with Vi following him, she still has to take them out.
When she recognizes that it's Vi, her face is filled with shock and disbelief, "how/why/what is Vi even doing here?". Vi saying "on the job I see," reminds her of Where they are, so she looks back towards the Noxus base before telling Vi, "you can't be here." like i said, Caitlyn's Fully understanding of how dangerous Ambessa is and would have No issue with killing Vi.
Because despite the two leaving things off the way that they did, she'd really rather not have Ambessa kill her.
Vi calling Caitlyn "cupcake" doesn't snap her like "oh Vi called me my pet name, let's just betray Ambessa now!" it's more of a look of "Vi doesn't hate me?", because the way the two left things off back in Ep 3... well... yea I'm sure that's what Caitlyn's probably been thinking this whole time, and I don't blame her, what Caitlyn did Was really bad and would give reason for Vi to hate her.
Caitlyn remains in the shadows watching Rictus give orders, because again, she's been eyeing Ambessa and figuring out her moves on how she's going to get what she wants this whole time.
This is the other scene that makes me believe that Caitlyn picked up on Ambessa's tone in pt 3, her specific wording of "chem weapon." Caitlyn explains to Vi, "We've tracked some sort of new chem weapon down here. A bloodthirsty murderous beast." by using the word "chem weapon" she's fully aware that Ambessa's after it, not to hunt it, to use it. And that's the kind of thing Caitlyn doesn't want Ambessa to have her hands on, because it makes her all the more dangerous.
When Vi says, "Trying to save my dad." it causes her to realize that the "bloodthirsty murderous beast" is who Vi's talking about. That, With the growing suspicions of Ambessa is what causes her to help Vi come up with a plan. Because her trust in Vi, and wanting to Help Vi overshadows her "loyalty" to Ambessa, not that Ambessa had it to begin with.
-cont. in part 5-
#arcane#arcane season 2#caitlyn kiramman#vi arcane#ambessa medarda#caitlyn and ambessas game of cat and mouse#part 4#arcane analysis#arcane deep dive#this has gone on so long hasn't it?#im almost done#i swear
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January Recap 2025
(X) = Smut
Yandere Batfam @solelifauna Summary: When your late mother had a one-night stand with Gotham's richest man, you find yourself at odds and cast aside by your father and his wayward family. Yet, it's only when you find peace that it all comes crumbling down. Warnings: Neglect, injury, violence, death Special Tag: Yandere AU Bat-Family
Forget me not @izadi234 Summary: When your late mother had a one-night stand with Gotham's richest man, you find yourself at odds and cast aside by your father and his wayward family. Yet, it's only when you find peace that it all comes crumbling down. Warnings: Neglect, injury, violence, death Special Tag: Yandere AU Bat-Family
HIDDEN STRENGTH @thesecondhandwoman Summary: You were Ambessa’s assistant, but also her secret lover beneath close quarters, and somehow, people who opposed Ambessa’s rule had found out, raiding the house when she was gone in hopes of using you for leverage Warnings: Injury, violence, death Special Tag: None Ambessa
Pretty in Pink @thatonetargaryen (X) Summary: Your father’s kingdom had been at war with Noxus for no more than a month or two—and yet his people were already suffering. With the loss of countless soldiers and citizens, he decided to form a peace treaty with the formidable warlord—Ambessa Medarda. In exchange for peace between the two nations, he would give up his one and only daughter. You. Warnings:angst; mentions of death, war, and possible rape; Special Tag: Multi Part Ambessa
MORE THAN ENOUGH @thesecondhandwoman Summary: Being Ambessa’s assistant and having chronic pain was difficult, but it was always worse when you tried to help on more manageable days only be to told that you are incapable. Warnings: None Special Tag: Multi Part Ambessa
FEED ME! @uhlunaro (X) Summary: Sevika plays a game of cat-and-mouse. Warnings: vomiting mentions, PTSD, graphic violence, blood and gore Special Tag: Multi Part SEVIKA
Fuck it, guess we both ain’t shit @snoozify (X) Summary: None Warnings: None Special Tag: None Mel, Caitlyn
Protective Predator @am-i-interrupting Summary: omega!Jinx with an alpha reader where Jinx gets surprised when reader gets protective Warnings: None Special Tag: Omegaverse Jinx
Monster @zeroxxlhero (X) Summary: After Vi’s run-in with the hunter, Caitlyn sets out on the journey to find such woman—her intentions to feast on you and suck your blood dry for even crossing into her territory. But things don’t seem to work out that way and she finds herself at the mercy of you just as Vi once was. Warnings: None Special Tag: Vampire AU, Hunter AU Jinx
i am afraid i will love you forever. @zeroxxlhero (X) Summary: ambessa & sevika are married for business reasons but cannot stand each other. however, they love you—you who are unaware that they are together. Warnings: None Special Tag: None ambessa, sevika
𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ @catiroll Summary: Her protective and possessive side shows when you want to leave her side. Warnings: None Special Tag: None ambessa
Unnamed @ch-4-eri (X) Summary: A little sad masturbation that’s fueled by loneliness Warnings: None Special Tag: None Abby
SUPERNOVA @ch-4-eri (X) Summary:Noona is so cool!" You mimic, voice pitching either higher or lower, depending on which of the plethora of comments you pick, at your leisure. "Caitlyn’s a CF goddess. Her talents are seriously wasted. Wah, her visuals are really otherworldly. Unnie looks so good I’m creaming my pants— Warnings: None Special Tag: Idol AU CAITLYN
i am afraid i will love you forever. @zeroxxlhero (X) Summary: Caitlyn and Vi’s growing desperation leads to them initiating a search for you, their hunger not just for your blood but for the power and control you exude. It’s a game of cat and mouse, but you’ve turned it into something far more dangerous—a trap they walked into willingly, even knowing they might never escape Warnings: None Special Tag: None Caitlyn, Vi
take a hit. @lucidfairies (X) Summary: or the first time, you're interested in sharing a joint with Ellie, and she doesn't let the moment get passed up Warnings: Drug use Special Tag: None Ellie
pro hockey player @orchidseason(X) Summary: You’re walking your niece to her figure skating lesson, distracted by her excitement, when you almost bump into Ellie in the hallway. She’s as confident as ever, but the flicker of recognition in her eyes—one that hints at the unspoken history of that night you shared—freezes you both in place. Warnings: None Special Tag: Multi Part Ellie
Sativa @avonnimimi (X) Summary: None Warnings: Drug use Special Tag: Multi Part Ellie
you're just her property @abbysbug(X) Summary: after ellie watches you cockwarm abby for hours during a meeting, she wants to fuck you, too. Warnings: noncon/dubcon, Special Tag: Mob AU Ellie
Cheers to new beginnings @catiroll Summary: You a single mom meets Ambessa at an event she changes everything. Warnings: None Special Tag: None ambessa
PAINT YA' PRETTY @reign-azzz (X) Summary: Y/n has a gig, leave it to Jinx for making her pretty, and presentable Warnings: None Special Tag: None Jinx
best friend's older sister @lambilegs (X) Summary: Y/n has a gig, leave it to Jinx for making her pretty, and presentable Warnings: None Special Tag: Multi Part sevika
You're here that's the thing @madebycloud Summary: home isn't a four walls and a roof nor the material things that fill in it. it's the warmth in jinx's eyes whenever she smiles at you, it's the little hands clinging to your shirt as they cross the street. home is right here Warnings: None Special Tag: None Jinx
Unnamed @misswynters Summary: Jinx having a gf who’s touchy and affectionate Warnings: None Special Tag: None Jinx
GOOD MORNING @ur-sick-and-married Summary: the morning after a rough sesbian lex night. Warnings: None Special Tag: None Ellie, Abby
𝖳𝖶𝖮'𝖲 𝖡𝖤𝖳𝖳𝖤𝖱 𝖳𝖧𝖠𝖭 𝖮𝖭𝖤 @baambied (X) Summary: None Warnings: None Special Tag: None Ellie, Abby
The Blade's Shelter @michirukaioureincarnate Summary: After Mizu stumbles into your hiding spot like an injured stray, you two form a silent arrangement of give and take until she gives you more than you can handle. Warnings: None Special Tag: None Mizu
B(W)ETTER THAN ME !? @bootycallin(X) Summary: vi hears from you that it's practically impossible for you to cum without having your clit played with, and guys never seem to find it to begin with. she takes that as a challenge Warnings: None Special Tag: None Vi
"if you love me, keep it to yourself" @xoliyv (X) Summary: vi and reader have been fucking with no strings attached for months, but when vi is met with an opportunity, they'll have to decide what they really mean to each other Warnings: violence, toxic relationship, Special Tag: Multi Part Vi
Chase After You @nomie-11 Summary: vi swears she doesn't have a soulmate, you swear that your soulmate is a masochist. Turns out you do exist, and turns out Vi plays hockey Warnings: Nonbe Special Tag: Multi Part Vi
the stolen hummingbird @orchidseason Summary: Kiramman, motivated by her hatred for VI’s sister, kidnaps you—the hummingbird—for your herbalist knowledge, and Vi, the theif she once shared a bond with. Consumed by revenge she drags them both into a dangerous web of conflict, and becomes blinded by how her quest for revenge is unraveling the very connections she’s desperately clinging to Warnings: injury, blood, loss of freedom/kidnapping Special Tag: Multi Part, Multi Part Vi, Caitlyn
WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley Sparks Romance Rumors After Post-Victory Kiss @mamiobesssionfics Summary: None Warnings: None Special Tag: None Rhea
FIEND @itsgivingmami (X) Summary:Reader sees that Rhea is on live training and reader is just so attracted by her hot gf. So Rhea has to end the live quickly to take care of her. Warnings: None Special Tag: None Rhea
THE SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS STICKING LIKE HONEY @vifilms (X) Summary: she was the healing in a world that struck so much pain, a life you would like to forget, but can you truly forget just how much you loved her? Warnings: None Special Tag: None Abby
Unnamed @kousanosgf (X) Summary: after a busy week, rogue finally finds some time to spend with you, though it doesn't go as planned Warnings: None Special Tag: None rogue amendiares
SFW Alphabet @2kverrr Summary: None Warnings: None Special Tag: None MEREDITH STOUT
SFW Alphabet @2kverrr Summary: None Warnings: None Special Tag: None THE PERALEZES
SFW Alphabet @2kverrr Summary: None Warnings: None Special Tag: None JUDY ALVAREZ
SFW Alphabet @2kverrr Summary: None Warnings: None Special Tag: None GORO TAKEMURA
Our Secret @2kverrr (X) Summary: Heir to the high social status name, Kiramman, should only be paired within the same class standard. Yet, she's fallen for (reader), a girl that is, let's say, not upper class. Warnings: None Special Tag: Multi Part Caitlyn
Our Secret @caitlynsrighteye (X) Summary: Heir to the high social status name, Kiramman, should only be paired within the same class standard. Yet, she's fallen for (reader), a girl that is, let's say, not upper class. Warnings: None Special Tag: Multi Part Caitlyn
A Thousand Times @earpivore (X) Summary: You packed your things and then made your way to the entrance hall to meet Miruna to leave for the village. But news of your plan made its way through the castle, making your departure far more painful than you anticipated... Warnings: None Special Tag: Multi Part Alcina
CEO @basicallyinstinctive(X) Summary: You've just started your first corporate job at an advertising agency run by Alcina Dimitrescu. Initially you're not as afraid of her as everyone else is — but when she hand-selects you to be her new assistant, everything changes. Warnings: None Special Tag: Multi Part, CEO AU, Alcina
Braiding hair @00valentina-writes00 Summary: None Warnings: None Special Tag: None Ambessa
Worth the coin @00valentina-writes00 (X) Summary: You are a prostitute and ambessa is your client. Warnings: None Special Tag: None Ambessa
broken stars @abbysbug (X) Summary: abby and ellie switching between who hates you or loves you as a form of mental torture. Warnings: mental abuse, physical abuse, Special Tag: None Abby, Ellie
𝐔𝐍𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 @baptismbaby (X) Summary: you and ellie are on and off constantly and have been for years. but you can’t stop coming back for more… until finally, you’ve just had enough. Warnings: physical abuse, Toxic Relationships Special Tag: None Ellie
chimes of the shamisen. @mihii-i (X) Summary: they're already together, they are out in town as 'husband and wife' while they obtain information. The reader is a brat, Mizu literally fucks the ever living SHIT out of her. Warnings: None Special Tag: None mizu
again &. again @acid-ixx Summary: there, you learn that giving up was better than trying to gain the attention of your ever-growing family. so you left, and never once tried to look back at the decades of neglect they left you with. Warnings: motional neglect, allusions to sexual assault, prostitution & physical abuse, kidnapping, alcohol abuse, drugging, themes of depression, Special Tag: Multi Part Batfamily
The Unlikely Marriage @00valentina-writes00 (X) Summary: None Warnings: forced marriage, political manipulation, emotional turmoil, Special Tag: None Ambessa
#x reader#reading fanfiction#reading list#reading recommendations#fanfic recommendation#vi x reader#caitlyn x reader#ellie x reader#abby x reader#ambessa x reader#jinx x reader#monthly fic rec#fic rec
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Arcane S2 *crack*/headcanon/AU/Rambling/whatever
I want a moment where like everyone is fighting (Post get back together of VI and Cait) and the big bads are an out of control Warwick (plus Singed) and Mel's absolute MILF of a mother.
And then there's Jinx on the ground bleeding bad, Vi protecting her fagainst WW, Sevika protecting Vi, Mel protecting Sevika, and so on and so forth (Echo, Jayce, rest of party are keeping back Ambessa and her troops and try to help without losing the line to Piltover and Zaun to the Noxians).
But WW breaks through and you just have Vi and Jinx, and right as WW is about to destroy the two, Caitlyn just appears and starts fighting WW. No gun, just guts.
WW roars, Caitlyn snarls back and even WW is taken aback (along with a few others, Vi is hopelessly in love).
But anyway, WW and Cait are are in a game of cat and mouse as Cait tries not to get eaten.
Vi's gauntlets are broken again, so in desperation she picks up Cait's gun and hesitates.
Cait tells her to shoot and Vi does, and she misses. But like misses in a thousands miles in an impressive feat of failure when Jinx yanks the rifle away and starts blasting.
There's a temporary truce that Mel is the sole person giving everyone a very disappointed look/lecture. (But it's mostly a tentative truce).
Bonus points: Mel tells everyone to take out all their weapons and one by one you see people begrudgingly take them out of their pockets and all sorts of hiding places. Jinx is pulling out more and finally crosses her arms sure she's beaten everyone when Mel stops in front of Cait.
Cait and Mel have a stair down before the younger woman sighs, pulling out at least five handguns and two more rifles and a slew of yordle traps that no one knows where she got them from (Jinx has some begrudging respect after)
#arcane#arcane s2#arcane season 2#arcane headcanon#piltover's gayest#piltover's finest#vi x caitlyn#vi arcane#caitlyn kiramman#jinx arcane#my crack#my writing
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Listen, I know that.... We are pressed for time The execs executed the show from a longer, pricier season. But!
The cat/mouse game between Cait and Jinx where Jinx gets to live rent free in Cait's head, driving her further and further into anguish and madness...
Delicious. Absolutely divine. This is my toxic yuri. Cait's with the wrong sister!!! Jinx is hotter!!! Search your feelings, Cait, you know Vi's gonna bore the life outta you!!
Miss "I dont want the responsibility of being head of Kiramann household"
This. This is the essence of Lightcannon!!! Let Jinx seduce you to the darkside, Caitlyn. Ambessa?? Please. This is pure lesbian brainrot and I am living for it.
Go get her, Cait. I believe in you!!!
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S2 should’ve revolved entirely around a cat and mouse game between Jinx and Caitlyn: Chaotic Guerrilla Violence In the Struggle for Independence v. Regimented “Respectable” State-Sanctioned Violence. You wouldn’t even need to change much of the story. Ambessa + Noxus and Vi would still remain on Caitlyn’s side, with Vi obviously very conflicted the entire time. Ekko, Viktor, Singed, and Warwick would be on Zaun’s side, with the chembarons as double-edged swords of greedy opportunistic goons that can’t be trusted but can’t be disqualified as allies. Untrustworthy snakes on both sides of the bridge.
Cut out the Multiverse and Black Rose C plots entirely.
Jayce, Heimerdinger, and Mel would be stuck in the middle as the “Loyal to Peace” party and being forced to choose what they care for more, the the comfy status quo of pacifism or the necessary uncomfortable change of action.
That was what I wanted. This is what a lot of people wanted. A genuine true-blue showdown. Actual genuine class warfare. A genuine fight between two cities. The show is called Battle of the Two Cities in China for God’s sake. Why they added so many other unnecessary little meanderings is beyond me.
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Also, a thought on how things went down between Vi and Caitlyn during the third episode to support this. Right before their first kiss there's the scene where Ambessa is talking about how it's safer for Mel to be her enemy right now, and I'm wondering if Caitlyn's doing the same thing with Vi and the scene placement was intentional.
If Caitlyn's realized that she's engaged in a dangerous political game of cat and mouse, she could have also realized that Ambessa could easily use Vi against her and semi-staged everything in the Jinx hunt specifically to get Vi to leave in a manner that would ensure Ambessa wouldn't see her as a pawn to use vs. Caitlyn.
This would have also been somewhat foreshadowed during Season 1 during the scene between Ambessa and kid!Mel with the fox/wolf analogy. Ambessa sees herself as both the fox and the wolf, however, the analogy she uses paints most people as mindless wolves she, the clever fox, can manipulate. Only Caitlyn is very much a fox, not a wolf by nature... which is why she's got her own wolf (Vi) that'll need to show back up in order for her to beat Ambessa (oil and water? nah, it's fox and wolf dynamics).
(Putting this part under a bar cuz possible spoilers, gonna talk a little about current canon League lore).
Furthermore, in Caitlyn's canon backstory in League, she becomes sheriff after her parents were kidnapped and her hunted them down and rescued them in a show of deductive brilliance (very short vers). Her then first act as sheriff is to disband the Enforcers, immediately followed by announcing Vi as her partner on the force.
I think Arcane may be replacing the short, day-long conflict between Caitlyn and "C" (the person who kidnapped her parents and is currently Caitlyn's canon archnemesis) with a longer game between Caitlyn and Ambessa.
When I rewatched the third episode of season two, I paid closer attention to Caitlyn, especially during the "coronation" scene. And somehow, I got the impression she's not really on board with it, is acting, pretending, trying to make the best of an impossible situation.
Perhaps it is just me hoping she isn't going down the "evil path," that she's redeemable, not the puppet Ambessa wants her to be. But bear with me and look at these screenshots:
When Ambessa calls out her name, Caitlyn is surprised, put on the spot. She needs to make sense of this, and quickly so. This is also by far the most emotional expression she wears during the whole scene.
Then we have this intermission. It follows on a close-up of Ambessa which implies this is taking place in her head. But what if it's Caitlyn, trying to figure out what Ambessa's angle really is? Does she have a hunch Ambessa played a major role in the attack?
(I may be grasping at straws here, but if this intermission just wanted to clarify Ambessa's role, why did they show it at exactly this moment?)
When Caitlyn ultimately follows Ambessa's call (and Ambessa calls her "child"), she shows this expression. I'll be honest and say I have trouble reading her, but to me, she looks a bit disgusted behind her poker face. Did she see through Ambessa's intentions?
Caitlyn doesn't react at all when Ambessa promises Caitlyn justice for her mother. I would have expected at least something by the mention of her mother. If Caitlyn really leaned into the power handed her on a silver platter (and that reminds me of how Jinx served Vi a cupcake on a literal silver platter), wouldn't she show signs of anticipation at the notion of crushing her enemies? But: nothing.
Then this moment. We could read into this that Caitlyn is reaching for Ambessa. But she then closes her hand to a fist, and while it's not directly in front of Ambessa's face, what if this implies she wants to crush Ambessa?
(Again, I might be grasping at straws. What do you think?)
The whole situation with Caitlyn and Vi and Jinx in light of the fight where, as I read it, Vi used Isha as a welcome excuse not to kill Jinx, made me ask myself: what would need to happen for Caitlyn to let go of her desire to have Jinx pay for her actions in blood? Perhaps only if Jinx saved Caitlyn, or Vi, so they could be together. Jinx served Vi a cupcake – she could do it again, or she serves Caitlyn Vi instead.
I guess that's unlikely to happen given the show's overall tone. Then again, Arcane is always coming up with ways to defy my expectations, and it always treats it's characters seriously.
Either way, I'm excited and terrified for the second act.
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Caitlyn and Ambessa's Game of Cat and Mouse pt. 2 - "The Blade Cuts Both Ways"
Ambessa gives Caitlyn an update on finding Jinx, expecting that the update would encourage Caitlyn to take action. However, Caitlyn learned that they only found that information out by instigating violence against innocents, something she's Less than pleased about. When Ambessa says to her, "you don't trust me" it doesn't read as "your suspicious that i have ulterior motives" just more, "you don't trust me to handle Jinx/Zaun in the way we agreed upon."
Caitlyn's response? to throw her words back at her. "The blade cuts both ways." Ambessa not willing to commit to the terms that Caitlyn has set causes Caitlyn to not trust her. And you can see the suspicion in Caitlyn's face as she says this, that little voice that's keeping her on edge around Ambessa.
now Ambessa's response, "Fearless child. You never shy." seems like Ambessa saying that Caitlyn doesn't shy away from letting Ambessa know how she feels. and the look in Ambessa's eye seems to say that Caitlyn's playing too much of her hand, that she's starting to tell off Ambessa that she's suspicious of her.
as a response, Caitlyn decides to ask Ambessa for her recommendation. play into Ambessa's hand, seem that she's willing to take Ambessa's advice. Ambessa's recommendation is to arrest and interrogate people until someone slips up and reveals her.
Which immediately causes problems for Caitlyn because they need cause instead of just nabbing random people. and when Ambessa says "to return peace to the city", Caitlyn's response says it all.
"Why is peace always the justification for violence?"
after she says this, Ambessa goes on a long spiel about losing loved ones, playing into Caitlyn's grief, saying that she won't be able to properly rest until she's found Jinx. but adds on at the end that maybe she underestimated Caitlyn in being able to forgive, and you can start to see Caitlyn's internal battle behind her as she's saying this. however, if she admits that to Ambessa, she's most likely going to drop her, which will make her lose her ability to be close to Ambessa to see what's going on with her. So, Caitlyn decides to allow them to interrogate people in order to locate Jinx. it's not an easy decision for Caitlyn to make, but to be able to stick around Ambessa she feels she has to do it.
You can see the conflicted emotions in Caitlyn's eyes, she isn't inherently cruel, she doesn't like that people are being hurt by this decision that she's made, but when it came to appeasing Ambessa it felt like a necessary one for her.
-cont. in part 3-
#arcane#arcane season 2#arcane spoilers#caitlyn kiramman#ambessa medarda#caitlyn and ambessas game of cat and mouse#arcane analysis#part 2#league of legends#arcane deep dive#this is my weakest point#but im getting somewhere i promise
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Caitlyn and Ambessa's Game of Cat and Mouse pt. 3- Dr. Reveck
First, I'm going to start off with the interrogation scene because there's something Singed says Afterwards that really stuck with me, "It's always the same look when one covets a weapon." but the thing is is that Singed never looks at Ambessa during the interrogation, he turns his head slightly at the sound of the music, but never really looks at her face. Which means that he was able to discern from her tone that she's after the beast, not wanting to hunt it.
Which makes me wonder if Caitlyn was able to pick up on that as well? Or if she was too busy losing her cool with Singed not cooperating? But there's a couple scenes in particular that make me believe that she picked up on it. Because it's pretty suspicious that Ambessa let's him out at all, but it could be written off as Ambessa having an offscreen convo saying "he'll help us track and hunt the beast" however, I don't necessarily believe that.
The first thing Ambessa says in this scene is "This will allow you to locate your beast?" and it's most likely something that Caitlyn heard before making her presence known, because although very faint you can start to hear Caitlyn's steps before reaching the two of them (Ambessa merely shifts her weight, you can hear walking steps as she does this, and they match the louder, more precise steps before Caitlyn is revealed in shot). This new information is something she most likely takes note of. In the interrogation room Ambessa mentions "tell us how to kill the beast" but NOW it's "locate the beast" that means that Ambessa's Wanting it, Ambessa has confirmed Caitlyn's suspicions that she's after powerful weapons. There's a reason that Caitlyn shows up here at all, and it's to kill Dr. Reveck, she just had to find a justifiable reason for doing so.
When Caitlyn Does makes herself known, the look in Ambessa's eyes tells us that she wasn't expecting Caitlyn to show up. And the way that they both say "Commander" and "General" to each other seem to try to make themself look as casual as possible. Because Caitlyn Herself has ulterior motives for showing up as well.
Caitlyn then goes on a whole monologue about how her family's records held mystery of "the curious dismissal of a revered academy alchemist." Which is then that she reveals that the creator of Shimmer is the said alchemist: Dr. Reveck.
Caitlyn uses this monologue as the said justifiable reason to kill him. Because if Caitlyn kills him, then Ambessa loses her lead to finding the beast. Now, watch Ambessa's face in the background when Caitlyn pulls the gun out on him. Her eyes shift between the two, she thinks Caitlyn's Actually going to kill him, which worries her because again, she will lose access to how to find the beast.
Now Reveck is the one to put the ball back in Ambessa's court by playing to Caitlyn's sympathies by showing them his daughter. Because by doing this, she doesn't find it in herself to kill him. And they get to continue to find the beast.
-cont. in part 4-
#arcane#arcane season 2#caitlyn kiramman#ambessa medarda#dr reveck#singed arcane#caitlyn and ambessas game of cat and mouse#arcane analysis#league of legends#arcane deep dive#part 3
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Caitlyn and Ambessa's Game of Cat and Mouse pt 5- "Don't Underestimate Ambessa"
Here is where Vi and Caitlyn put their plan to trick Ambessa into motion. Now the thing is, is that they've already underestimated Ambessa before the full plan is even put into fruition.
Right after Ambessa says, "Well done, Caitlyn" she looks over to Rictus who nods and leaves. To me, that's a silent request, "keep an eye on her." she's already suspected that with Vi back in the picture whatsoever that Caitlyn's become "distracted" as she puts it. despite the two doing some pretty top tier acting (btw Caitlyn was totally into Vi spitting on her don't lie); when Singed is ready to go, Ambessa silently tells Caitlyn to go with him, but having sent Rictus out first, means that he's been watching Caitlyn as the two carry their plan out.
She then goes on this whole speech to thank Vi for leaving in the first place, because with really the only voice of reason in Cait's life gone, Ambessa saw that she could easily manipulate her however she liked (or so she thought). So with Vi back in the picture, and her making "too many complications", Ambessa's plan here was just to kill Vi. Regardless if the two were carrying out a plan against her. After Vi says, "she's not distracted" you see a smirk on Ambessa's face, she does believe this, she thinks that Caitlyn has fully gotten over Vi and her loyalty to Ambessa hasn't wavered.
But then Vi keeps talking. and you can see that Ambessa's face grows with suspicion as Vi continues to do so.
After Vi says, "Just shut the fuck up." Ambessa looks over towards Caitlyn's gun, she realizes that the net compartment is empty, and that Caitlyn left it that way when she left. she realizes that she's been played, and tries to kill Vi, but its too little too late for that because Vi's able to take her out.
Now something I haven't seen people mentioning is that when Vi says "Vander's in trouble. I have a plan, you're not gonna like it." she's actually talking to Jinx here. Jinx doesn't shoot Caitlyn not Just because she sees Caitlyn take out Singed, because it's apart of their plan. What Jinx isn't gonna like is that she's not allowed to shoot Caitlyn, she's supposed to be Caitlyn's Backup if anything happens to her.
And something does. Because Ambessa sent Rictus out earlier he saw Caitlyn take out Singed, that she betrayed Ambessa. when he says "Ambessa believed in you." it seems to me that Ambessa thought that she had Caitlyn's loyalty the whole time, which was rather stupid of her. And he tries to kill her, which is why Jinx takes action.
After Jayce kills Victor and causes Warwick to lose control again, killing Rictus, Caitlyn realizes that she's made Ambessa lose both her coveted weapon, And Rictus. And realizes that she's been caught doing so, which is why she turns in shock to see Ambessa.
The look that Ambessa gives her is a look of disbelief before turning into one of pure unbridled rage.
Caitlyn's both won and lost their game of cat and mouse. because while she temporarily stopped Ambessa, but it seems that in the next Act she's working with Singed to resurrect Warwick, and that a lot of her soldiers look to be hyped on Shimmer when they attack Piltover.
So with ALL this outta the way, let's talk about Vi and Caitlyn's argument to come in the next Act:
The way they're framing it in the trailer, it makes it look like that Vi's accusing her of just sitting there and taking whatever Ambessa's said to her, considering what Vi's been told by Ambessa in ep 6, "She oinked poison in your ear and you just ate it." and Caitlyn scream of "I know!" makes it seem like Caitlyn's agreeing with Vi that Caitlyn just let Ambessa do all that, that she was just blindly following Ambessa and letting her do whatever she wanted.
But if everything I'M saying is correct, it seems like the "I know!" statement is going to more-so shed light on the fact that Caitlyn fully knew what Ambessa was about. and tried in her own way to take her down just wasn't able to fully do anything of merit until Vi came along. Which is a better defense for her, and Might calm Vi's anger down a little bit (still needs to apologize for hitting her though).
Ambessa's whole downfall was picking Caitlyn to begin with. Why? Few reasons. 1) She's a detective, she notices things that people miss on the regular, it's how she noticed the corruption happening under the Councils noses back in S1. 2) She's a politicians daughter, she's been around powerful and corrupt people her entire life, so she's learned a thing or two about manipulating people/situations to her will. 3) Most importantly, she's recently been exposed to people like Silco and Marcus, so that's made her weary of people more in general, and it's how she caught onto Ambessa's bullshit so quickly.
The thing is, I think if she picked Salo instead, Caitlyn would have probably still been suspicious of her anyways, just probably would have been able to be more under the radar trying to figure her out.
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Caitlyn and Ambessa's Game of Cat and Mouse pt 1- "Appointing A General".
So people keep saying Vi saying "cupcake" woke Caitlyn up like a sleeper agent magic word and that's NOT the case at all, Caitlyn KNEW that Ambessa had ulterior motives and so I went back and watched her scenes from eps 3-6 to prove it. Caitlyn's Already realized Ambessa's play here, or at very least that she's up to something. That means that "evil overlord Caitlyn" was NEVER going to happen to Begin with, everything that Caitlyn's doing is playing a game of con with Ambessa (granted, the actions Caitlyn takes to do this aren't Good, and I'm not justifying them, but it's more of a... necessity for her is the best way to put it. and playing a game of cat and mouse isn't unrealistic for her because she's a politicians daughter). And I'm gonna split this up into a few parts to explain eps 3-6 and explain how this plays into the argument she has with Vi in Act 3. so let's begin:
like I mentioned before in the other post breaking this down, the first emotion to appear is shock, Caitlyn wasn't expecting her name to be called Whatsoever, probably thought that it was going to be Salo or something. But what her eyes pick up on are the families of high houses in the room that start nodding their head in approval.
This causes Caitlyn to start to think, "Why me? Why bring my name up at all?" before thinking back at the families nodding their heads in approval, it's her Status that would get Them to agree. The gears start turning.
She then takes notice of Maddie pounding her chest, which is what leads the other enforcers to start pounding their chests as well, they're her Fellow Enforcers and like the fact that she's called as well. She's connecting the dots.
THIS is a look of realization, it only lasts a split second, but it's THERE, she's connected the dots. She's from a powerful house and is commander of the Enforcers, of Course Ambessa was going to call on Her name and have Her be the face of Piltover. and it's at this point where she has to make a choice: turn Ambessa down and seem "weak" in front of everyone? or accept Ambessa and see what's really going on?
This face had confused me for the past week because it didn't seem like it had to do with her anger towards Jinx or the attackers of the memorial. But now, this is a face directed AT Ambessa, she has not trusted her from the Start, but in order to confirm her suspicions, she has to accept this role being offered to her. It's unclear if Ambessa recognizes that Caitlyn hasn't trusted her from the start either, or if Ambessa takes notice of it as the two start to spend more time with each other (because when she says "you don't trust me" in ep 4, several months have passed at that point)? When Ambessa says "Come, child", Caitlyn realizes the choice she Has to make here, and it's a BAD one.
This is a face that Screams "I don't Trust you" and she holds eye contact with Ambessa as she passes by, probably trying to decern something, Anything from the look in her eyes but she can't linger too long to make Her seem suspicious to Ambessa before their game has even begun.
you can tell that Caitlyn feels Genuinely terrible for the negative consequences for the choice that she just made. because there are people in Zaun who are now going to be worse off Because of this. Because deep down she KNOWS there are innocents in Zaun, not monsters like Jinx or those who attacked the memorial, because that's really who the "animals" comment was targeted at, people who were behaving violently.
BUT she needs to keep up appearances, so she keeps a firm face when she turns around and pulls her fist to her chest, seeming Completely loyal to Ambessa at this point and time.
Like I said, I'm gonna break this up into parts covering events of Act 2 and how they both try and manipulate the other. so check back in soon, i guess...
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