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vi: “[jinx] saved your life […] even knowing you’d never have done the same for her.”

caitlyn: “we’ll never know, will we? you didn’t let me in on that part of your plan.”

vi: “clearly the right call since you can’t trust her enough not to shove her in a box.”

caitlyn: “trust? you believe i’m so daft i can’t recognize a contingency? she wasn’t there for my benefit. she was there because you didn’t trust me to follow through.”

there is something ironic about caitlyn and jinx thinking they're removed from one another. that their actions are not in direct correlation to the other’s or comparable by any metric.

in the same breath that caitlyn is offended vi would ever expect her to trust jinx, she then goes on to complain that vi didn't trust her, as though caitlyn herself poses no risk. caitlyn displays an interesting lack of self-awareness here that i wouldn't normally associate with her character.

caitlyn: “we can’t erase our mistakes. none of us.”

vi: “who decides who gets a second chance?”

who decides who gets a second chance? it's not caitlyn. it's not jinx.

if anyone, it's vi. despite her valid reasons not to trust either caitlyn or jinx, vi consistently chooses to give them the benefit of the doubt. for love.

i maintain that this moment, when caitlyn’s rigid thinking is challenged, is when things finally click into place for her. as vi walks away, caitlyn is visibly wrestling with what was discussed. it's a hard pill to swallow, but the fact that we transition directly into caitlyn and jinx identifying their faults and shared responsibility is evidence that caitlyn took vi words to heart.

caitlyn: “no amount of good deeds can undo our crimes!”

caitlyn, jinx, and vi have hurt each other to varying degrees—there's no doubt about that. however, caitlyn and jinx have hurt vi in ways that are too similar for them not to acknowledge.

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there are a surprising number of people who do a great disservice to caitlyn and jinx's story by narrowing in on specific moments of their rivalry to critique their relationship while conveniently neglecting to acknowledge the resolution of their relationship arc. a refusal to zoom out and look at bigger picture.

every moment of caitlyn and jinx's history together is a crucial building block of who and what they have become by the end of the show. however, the context of these events is often ignored in the pursuit of villainizing one character over the other. this is, in my opinion, a poor analytical practice when attempting to best understand character motivation and development, and it often leads to mischaracterization of both characters.

caitlyn and jinx are, at their core, deeply flawed. they have made decisions that they regret-mistakes they punish themselves and each other for (whether justifiable or not). even narratively speaking, caitlyn and jinx reap the consequences of their actions with no direct causation aside from symbolic importance (i.e. caitlyn metaphorically losing sight, to then physically suffering vision loss when ambessa injures her left eye).

acknowledging how caitlyn and jinx's decisions affect them as characters, the characters around them, and serve a purpose in the progression of their arc(s) is half the battle. viewing the sum of their actions, and their relationship to one another holistically, is the other half.

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in season one, caitlyn had never been cruel. she had (and still has) a good heart, was unfalteringly kind, and always saw the best in people. alternatively, jinx had only ever known/remembered cruelty. she was a child used as a weapon by the one person who was supposed to love her, and despite her desperation for connection, she was (and still is) haunted by the voices of her past which further drive her to commit acts of violence.

in season two, caitlyn puts on cruelty like armor as she navigates her newfound trauma and the crushing weight of grief. we can see it when she's leading the strike team through the tunnels—how she treats the chembaron goon, for example. it's emphasized in the way vi reacts to her through the entire episode, especially in the aftermath of the janna’s temple fight. jinx, however, gets to exhibit a gentleness and selflessness that she hadn't yet before—with isha. jinx didn't have a reason to stay alive until she found purpose in caring for and protecting a young child who thinks the world of her. jinx even retired her criminal activities, all for isha’s wellbeing.

i can imagine it would feel… unfair to caitlyn and jinx. how caitlyn might see jinx as the one solely responsible for ripping away her “goodness,” and how jinx might think of caitlyn's "goodness" as nothing more than the privilege to be raised with a lack of suffering or hardship.

but the reality is: caitlyn and jinx are both capable of “goodness,” just as they both harbor the same darkness within.

caitlyn and jinx are integral in helping each other see how far they've fallen. they break each other down, then build each other back up. stripped of all pretense, laid bare to expose the rot, and forced to accept that it's a darkness they share and jointly decide to turn away from in the end. in doing so, they are each other’s key to mental and physical freedom.