Arcane
Oil and Water
TV Flash files “Oil and Water” as hour 8 of 18 in the TV Flash guide — Arcane (2021–2024) on Netflix, season 1, episode 8, aired 2021-11-20, 40 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E08: listed hour 8 of 18 in the Arcane guide, hour 8 of 9 in season 1. It aired 2021-11-20 (40 min). The listed hour before it is “The Boy Savior” (S01E07). Next is “The Monster You Created” (S01E09).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Disowned heir Mel and her visiting mother trade combat tactics. Caitlyn and Vi forge an unlikely alliance. Jinx undergoes a startling change.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Oil and Water sit in the Arcane guide?
S01E08 is listed hour 8 of 18 — hour 8 of 9 in season 1, season 1 episode 8.
When did Arcane S01E08 air?
Oil and Water aired 2021-11-20 and is listed at 40 minutes.
Do I need to know League of Legends?
No. The series tells a self-contained sister-and-class story readable without playing. Game IP is the setting; character and Fortiche's painted action are the point.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Watch even if you never touched League of Legends: Vi and Jinx's sisterhood as geopolitics, Fortiche animation painted with lightning. Christian Linke and Alex Yee turned game IP into critic-proof art across two seasons that close the saga. Character, design, and action direction are the point.
November 6, 2021, Netflix. Christian Linke and Alex Yee, Riot Games and French studio Fortiche, turned League of Legends IP into critic-proof art: Zaun and Piltover tearing apart as sisters Vi and Jinx choose opposite revolutions — class war, hextech, animation that looks painted with lightning. Hailee Steinfeld voices Vi; Ella Purnell voices Jinx; a sibling tragedy that outruns fandom prerequisites. Season one detonated. Season two in 2024 closed the planned saga. **Two seasons, eighteen episodes, story-complete…
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