Shows You Should Be Watching
Honest reviews. Zero hype.
Summary With Piltover prospering from their tech, Jayce and Viktor weigh their next move. A familiar face reemerges from Zaun to wreak havoc. Our Take A quieter hour that trades action for political maneuvering and character building, and mostly pulls…
Summary An epic showdown between old rivals results in a fateful moment for Zaun. Jayce and Viktor risk it all for their research. Our Take The Powder and Vi storyline lands hard here, and the back half of the hour…
Summary Idealistic inventor Jayce attempts to harness magic through science, despite his mentor’s warnings. Criminal kingpin Silco tests a powerful substance. Our Take This one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes, and a payoff that lands. Peak Arcane.
Summary Orphaned sisters Vi and Powder bring trouble to Zaun’s underground streets in the wake of a heist in posh Piltover. Our Take A striking opener that mostly earns its hype. The painted-over-3D animation looks genuinely unlike anything else on…
Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.
Our Take A serviceable mid-run episode that leans on the “unholy alliance” setup without doing much new with it. The action moves fine and there are a couple of decent character beats, but the villains feel more like plot devices…
Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.
Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.
Our Take This one’s a lightweight comedy episode where Underbite’s appetite causes chaos, and it’s about as slight as that sounds. Kids will get some laughs out of the gross-out gags, but the plot is basically one joke stretched thin…
Our Take A middling episode that coasts on action without giving the Bee Team much to do beyond punching things. The stakes feel inflated compared to the character work this show usually manages, and the villains’ scheme is thin even…