How ‘Arcane’ Writer Amanda Overton Gets Character Choices to Feel Like a Punch in the Face

If you search YouTube for compilations from “Arcane,” the Netflix animated series by Riot Games and Studio Fortiche, it’s telling that one of the first to pop up is titled “Funny moments from ‘Arcane’ (to distract from the pain).”There is a fair bit of pain — and only some of it has to do with all the punching and stabbing (both in the front and the back) as factions in the warring sister cities of Piltover and Zaun jockey for power and sundered sisters Vi (Hailee Steinfeld) and Jinx (Ella Purnell) try to survive and/or thrive and/or kill each other. Most of it is bound up in character longing, noble intentions missing the mark, or agonizingly bad timing keeping people apart. You know, the good stuff. Dramaturgically speaking, at least.Related Stories Conan O’Brien’s Amusing Emmys Hosting Gigs Showcase the Energy the Oscars Need Lola Petticrew Is Unforgettable in ‘Say Nothing’ The ambush at the memorial towards the end of “Heavy Is The Crown,” Episode 1 of Season 2, is a great example...