As Arcane season 2 sends Jayce down a very dark path, its showrunners tease ‘all will be revealed’ about the Hextech co-creator’s sudden heel turn

• Arcane‘s creators have refused to say why Jayce’s season 2 arc has taken an unexpected turn
• After disappearing in episode 3, Jayce returned in episode 5, but not as the character we know
• The Netflix show’s creators tease that “all will be revealed” in season 2’s third and final act

Full spoilers follow for Arcane season 2’s first six episodes.

What on earth has gotten into Jayce? It’s one of the biggest questions on Arcane viewers’ minds after another typically explosive and emotionally stunning capper to the animated series’ latest batch of episodes.

I’ve written about my thoughts on what’s happening to him in my Arcane season 2 act 2 ending explained piece. I’m an impatient individual, though, so I simply can’t wait until the award-winning Netflix show’s next three episodes to get a definitive answer. The gap between acts is even greater for me, too, as I watched season 2 act 2’s episodic trio over two weeks ago.

So, when I sat down for an exclusive chat with series creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee before Arcane‘s second and final season initially debuted on November 9, I had to ask: what’s going on with Hextech’s co-founder?

Unsurprisingly, the pair weren’t forthcoming with answers – you know, something about not wanting to spoil significant storylines before season 2 act 3 arrives on November 23 or whatever. Coy as they tried to be, though, Linke and Yee offered a tantalizing crumb of information about Jayce’s descent into madness in Arcane season 2, which was just enough to satiate my appetite before one of the best Netflix shows’ final hurrah next Saturday.

“Oh, you will find out,” Linke teased….