I actually thought the ending to S1 was brilliant, especially for a cliff hanger, and that the first arc of S1 was the weakest of the three (although E3 was quite good), and that S2E7 was just okay, so it’s likely that we have different tastes.
Jinx’s actions are extreme, but I think the writers do a satisfactory job of setting up the final scenes. They show Jinx overhearing Silco and her misunderstanding that he will turn her in to show her feeling cornered, they show her losing previous allies like Vi and Ekko to emphasize how she feels completely abandoned, and they show her suffering hallucinations to demonstrate her fragile mental state. What she does is sad but completely tracks with her character and the setup from previous scenes. Then her attack on the council is (I interpreted) a means of lashing out after Silco dies, while also to get revenge and honor him in a way that she thinks would have made him proud. Again, completely tracks with the setup.
I actually thought the ending to S1 was brilliant, especially for a cliff hanger, and that the first arc of S1 was the weakest of the three (although E3 was quite good), and that S2E7 was just okay, so it’s likely that we have different tastes.
Don’t get me wrong it was a good episode but
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She killed Silco, I hated that, especially given how jinx saw him as a father figure and Silco fully said that he would never give her up.
Then she just fires at the council, I get how she is a wildcard but that imo was too far even for her.
Man, I want to watch it again now
I agree that
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Jinx’s actions are extreme, but I think the writers do a satisfactory job of setting up the final scenes. They show Jinx overhearing Silco and her misunderstanding that he will turn her in to show her feeling cornered, they show her losing previous allies like Vi and Ekko to emphasize how she feels completely abandoned, and they show her suffering hallucinations to demonstrate her fragile mental state. What she does is sad but completely tracks with her character and the setup from previous scenes. Then her attack on the council is (I interpreted) a means of lashing out after Silco dies, while also to get revenge and honor him in a way that she thinks would have made him proud. Again, completely tracks with the setup.