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By Valefor.Sehachan 2016-11-06 17:08:59
I wanted to say the other times too but I forgot: the new song is really bad.
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By Odin.Liela 2016-11-06 19:45:26
I was so happy to see Blake and Yang this time around! And Sun was a pleasant surprise. :-) I liked this episode more than the previous couple. I like RNJR, I do, but I really, REALLY wanted to see the rest of team RWBY.
And I don't believe that Ozpin is dead, just because I can't believe they'd really kill someone that important off-camera. NAH. But I also can't believe that Cinder would lie to Salem. I mean, that just seems like a great way to get killed. So I have to wonder -- does Cinder truly believe that she killed Ozpin? Or is she just more afraid to admit defeat to Salem than to lie to her?
I am torn on it. I doubt she'd have gone up the tower if she thought Ozpin was still a threat. But there's just no way, NO WAY they'd kill someone as important as him and NOT let the audience see it. So I just don't know what to believe there.
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By Odin.Liela 2016-11-19 15:48:33
This episode was so necessary to answer so many questions! First, that Ozpin is not dead. I'm not so sure that he's alive exactly, but he's NOT dead.
Second, that Raven is not a bad guy. Not a good person for sure, but not a bad guy. There was a theory here and there that she was working with Salem, and it's lovely to see that that's not true.
Yang accepting the arm and starting to heal was so wonderful to see! She's my girl. <3
And I think we all suspected that Qrow was following and protecting Ruby, but seeing it confirmed was good too.
No fighting and lots of talking, but still one of the better episodes, I thought. A bit of an info dump, but we needed that info!
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By Odin.Liela 2016-11-20 19:03:00
Bismarck.Josiahfk said: »I'm happy to see more of Raven at least But no emphasis has ever been placed on an item to be a relic, so makes me wonder if it's a person i.e. buffy style
I'm guessing that this "relic" is the same thing that Salem is after at Beacon. In the previous episode, she asked Cinder if Cinder truly killed Ozpin, then when Cinder gave the affirmative, she said something about what they wanted still being at Beacon. But I don't recall her using the word "relic," so I'm just guessing.
Maybe Ozpin is the relic? Or his staff, which is currently in Qrow's possession? It has to be something to do with Ozpin. Salem guessed at where it was only after hearing Cinder say she had taken down Ozpin.
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2016-12-06 08:30:13
It was an interesting episode, though I'm afraid they're going a bit too slow considering the amount of total episodes to expect for a season.
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By Odin.Liela 2016-12-06 09:54:47
It was an interesting episode, though I'm afraid they're going a bit too slow considering the amount of total episodes to expect for a season.
I agree. They are showing us things and backstories that we needed to know, but it's dragging so much that I kind of feel like this is a "filler" season and it's a little annoying. I know, I know, I can't complain over a free show. If I was dishing out cash (or effort) to watch it, maybe I could complain. But it's a free show to watch or not as I choose, and I choose to watch it. It's just going so blasted slow this season! And if we only get 12ish episodes per season, then things other than filler and backstory need to start actually happening soon.
And I'm not keen on how they've split the time up between the girls. If we were going to follow all the girls (as we should) then why not have an episode of Ruby, an episode of Weiss, an episode of Blake, an episode of Yang, and start back over on Ruby so we get something of equal story time for all of them? Instead we've gotten a few episodes of Ruby all in one chunk, one lonely episode of Weiss, a couple episodes of Yang in which almost nothing happened (she has PTSD, which we already suspected. She got a new arm, like we all knew she would. And then nothing else happened. Stop neglecting my favorite character, RT!) and a couple episodes of Blake in one chunk. Every time they do chunks of episodes centered on one of the girls, it separates the audience too much from the other girls and leaves us wondering how they are getting along, plus it's a wasted opportunity to dish out cliffhangers left and right and then make us wait for a cycle through the other three girls to resolve it, which would keep interest ramped up, keep up excited for next time we get to see each of other the characters.
And right now it feels like Yang's and Weiss's story line are being neglected because Ruby's and Blake's are where the action is. It makes it feel like the time jump happened for Ruby and Blake, but not for Weiss and Yang. Ruby's been traveling with a group, helping towns along the way, etc for the better part of a year. Blake has been aboard a ship to Menagerie, helping defend the ship along the way, etc for the better part of a year. And Weiss and Yang have been sitting at home (and not practicing/improving their fighting) for the better part of a year? Really? And Ruby hasn't contacted her father or sister for the better part of a year? Really? It's like the time jump only happened for half of them, and Weiss and Yang are still stuck in a time loop back at two or three months after the fall of Beacon, instead of almost a year after the fall of Beacon. I dunno.
Yang perhaps needed the long break. PTSD is not a nice thing. And if she's also depressed (and I mean true depression, not just feeling sad/hurt/abandoned) then she may just have no motivation to do anything, for months or yes, even years. So while I'm annoyed that they've neglected her story, I can understand that she might need a longer time than expected. But if that were the case, then we STILL would need more episodes on her, for one to keep the audience interested in her and for two, neglecting her if she is depressed is such a wasted opportunity to show compassion and raise awareness for real-life sufferers of depression. And that's also going to drag the storyline to a snail's pace because she hasn't been practicing so her fighting skills have likely waned so much that she's going to need several more months to get back up to where she was, let alone where she should be. If any fighting happens this season around Yang, she is going to get her arse kicked. She can't expect to take a year off and be at the same skill level that she was at three seasons ago. So I may not like their neglect of Yang, both for the time drag it will have to cause later and also for the lost opportunity, but at least I can understand it why she might need a year to do nothing.
But Weiss? Weiss had grown and matured so much in her views that I just cannot see her sitting under her father's thumb again for most of a year. A month or two, perhaps. And then I expected a runaway or rebellion or something. My suspension of disbelief is straining a bit for her.
Anyways, I'm not writing the script and nobody asked me, so I'll put a lid on my dumb opinions for now.
It was nice to see Menagerie. Pretty place, but like Blake said, it's problematic. This episode answered how Blake was born into the White Fang while still having decent parents, and it was fun to watch poor sweet Sun embarrass himself just a bit.
(Although as someone with parents who disapproved of everyone my siblings and I ever brought home, I HATE it when parents think they get a say in their adult children's dating lives. So Blake's father's verbal disapproval of Sun makes me like him less. He does not own his daughter and he does not own who she dates (IF Blake and Sun are even dating.) So he can disapprove or not, who cares, but stating it out loud is disrespectful to both Blake and Sun.)
And of course, now I'm worried over her parents' safety, given that Adam is going to know she's there and they are going to defend her. Maybe we'll get to see just how good of fighters Mama and Papa Belladonna are.
Although I have to say, I was kind of expecting the White Fang to attack the Schnee party, but now I'm expecting them to attack Menagerie. (And I'm wondering if we'll even see the Schnee party this season, holy smokes, splitting the girls up is making this plot drag so slowly, I swear.) So now I'm wondering who I should feel worried for. Meanwhile, PsychoBaddie is still after Ruby, and I hope RNJR is a match for him. Qrow might be able to help, but if he finds his Spring Maiden and has to stop trailing Ruby for a while, I mean. We can't expect that he'll always be there to defend her, you know?
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By Odin.Liela 2016-12-10 21:23:12
After this week's episode...
I loved Qrow before, and now I seriously love Qrow. <3 <3
But, um, speaking of Qrow, that scorpion stinger went only into his scythe, right? It didn't go through his scythe and into him, right? And he can handle Psychobaddie, right? Right? Nothing bad better happen to that dumb drunk bird! We need him!
I knew that dang Schnee party was not going to go well, but I'm pleased that I was wrong on how it didn't go well. I'm so much more proud of Weiss this week than I have been so far this volume, and now I'm actually concerned about what happens to her next. Papa Schnee was NOT happy. It was really cool to see her summon a guardian, though! It looked more like it came from her emotional distress rather than being actually summoned, but at least we have proof now that she does have it in her.
I forgot for one split second about Nora's semblance and got super worried when Ruby shot her. Whew, lol. And I'm pretty impressed with Ren's spidey senses in knowing that something was coming well before the others.
Anyways. Good episode!
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2016-12-11 11:11:26
Probably stabbed. Sacrificed on the altar of main character's personal growth.
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By Odin.Liela 2016-12-11 20:22:55
Probably stabbed. Sacrificed on the altar of main character's personal growth.
Pyrrha's death-for-Ruby-growth was bad enough. If they do that to another character, I'm going to be so displeased...
that I won't even stop watching, because I am pathetic. I will whine and watch, then whine and watch some more. ;;
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By Phoenix.Demonjustin 2016-12-18 16:23:18
As much as I like learning about the world of Remnant... weeks like this week are just shitty.
Last Episode: Things are ramping up! Here's an awesome cliffhanger!
Next Week: Ha! World of Remnant! No resolution for you!
Just annoys me.
That said, does anyone else get a Roman Torchwick feel from Henry?
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2016-12-19 05:38:01
Dunno if I'm the only one, but I really don't like Qrow's voice actor <_<
By volkom 2016-12-26 16:16:28
hope Qrow's wound isnt fatal.
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By Phoenix.Demonjustin 2016-12-26 20:36:46
Dunno if I'm the only one, but I really don't like Qrow's voice actor <_< I'm of quite the opposite mind actually. Though that may partly be due to familiarity with the voice actor from anime. For instance, he was Ikkaku Madarame from Bleach
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By Odin.Liela 2016-12-26 23:17:13
hope Qrow's wound isnt fatal.
Yeah, I hope to all heck that Tyrian's stinger wasn't venomous.
I have to admit that I was mad at Ruby over it. If he hadn't been focused on her, then Tyrian wouldn't have landed that hit on him. He instructed her to stay back, so she started shooting from afar. She should have kept shooting from afar, every time Qrow and Tyrian were separated. Even if she never landed a hit, she'd wear Tyrian down quickly from having to dodge all of the time. But she should DEFINITELY have been able to land a hit or twelve. It's a sniper rifle. It's meant for long distance precision hits. And she knew to sever the stinger, so why not shoot the stinger off the tail from a distance? Assuming she's been practicing sniping, she could have removed the stinger from halfway across town.
Instead, she chose to ignore his instructions and got him hurt because of it. Kids these damn days. In fact, Nora had a long-range weapon, too. They could have both been shooting at Tyrian every time he and Qrow separated, while still keeping perfectly well away from the fight itself, while Jaune and Ren kept guard.
KIDS. UGH.
Anyways, speaking of kids, Oscar. He's just a child. Ozpin seriously needs to explain a thing or twelve to him BEFORE he gets the poor kid killed.
And Whitley. That guy is so slimy and creepy. I thought at first he was just awkward or didn't know how to relate to Weiss, and that's why I was creeped out by him. But nope. He's creepy, THAT'S why I was creeped out by him.
And sad as I am for Weiss, I'm also kind of happy for her. This takes a lot of the pressure off her. And hells no she's not trapped there! Ironwood would probably help her. She could get a message smuggled to Winter, who would probably help her. Or, best case scenario, she summons that knight from her trailer, hops aboard, and rides that dude right out of the mansion to freedom. It's not like any of the staff is likely to be able to beat that knight (or they'd be so busy fighting the knight that Weiss could use him as a diversion and slip out then.) Whitley hasn't been training as far as we know, so it's unlikely that he's a match for Weiss or any of her summons. All she has to do is wait until Jacques is in a business meeting or whatnot, and there's no one there who's likely to be able to stop her.
Weiss can summon her knight, escape, go check on Yang (I doubt she knows that Blake ran off to Menagerie (unless Sun sent a message to Neptune who sent a message to Weiss, but we've seen no evidence of that so far) or that Ruby is off questing her little heart out, so Yang would be the one for her to go to.) Taiyang would probably all but adopt Weiss, and Weiss and Yang could support each other until they are both get back on their feet, and then go after Ruby. Then they'd just need Blake to re-form their entire party.
Blake, of course, will insist on NOT going back because Adam is definitely for sure going to kill her parents because he's a giant pile of fetid buffalo dung and I hate him. (Unless someone kills him when he attacks Menagerie. I wouldn't even object. Especially if he does something so dumb that he accidentally kills himself. BYE BOY.) (When on earth did I get so bloodthirsty against fictional characters?)
Speaking of bloodthirsty! I understand that Ruby, Jaune, Nora, and Ren are children and probably aren't down with murder. And I understand that Qrow was injured and probably not in any state to commit murder. BUT HELLS TO HELLS, WHY WOULD THEY LET TYRIAN GO?! They needed to kill him. They needed to kill him real good. He's going to run straight to Salem whimpering about how Ruby has Qrow as a guardian, and next time Salem's just going to send someone to keep Qrow busy while someone else abducts Ruby. Also, once Tyrian gets over being afraid that Salem will be mad at him for failing, he's going to be PISSED that Ruby got rid of his stinger. Next time he goes for her, it's going to be personal. Even if the stinger will grow back, he's still going to be furious over the humiliation of it after he gets over his fear.
Okay yes, they are kids. But holy smokes! This is not the time for catch and release! That evil scorpion is going to come back and make them regret the heck out of letting him go.
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By volkom 2016-12-27 19:05:38
hope Qrow's wound isnt fatal.
Yeah, I hope to all heck that Tyrian's stinger wasn't venomous.
I have to admit that I was mad at Ruby over it. If he hadn't been focused on her, then Tyrian wouldn't have landed that hit on him. He instructed her to stay back, so she started shooting from afar. She should have kept shooting from afar, every time Qrow and Tyrian were separated. Even if she never landed a hit, she'd wear Tyrian down quickly from having to dodge all of the time. But she should DEFINITELY have been able to land a hit or twelve. It's a sniper rifle. It's meant for long distance precision hits. And she knew to sever the stinger, so why not shoot the stinger off the tail from a distance? Assuming she's been practicing sniping, she could have removed the stinger from halfway across town.
Instead, she chose to ignore his instructions and got him hurt because of it. Kids these damn days. In fact, Nora had a long-range weapon, too. They could have both been shooting at Tyrian every time he and Qrow separated, while still keeping perfectly well away from the fight itself, while Jaune and Ren kept guard.
KIDS. UGH.
Anyways, speaking of kids, Oscar. He's just a child. Ozpin seriously needs to explain a thing or twelve to him BEFORE he gets the poor kid killed.
And Whitley. That guy is so slimy and creepy. I thought at first he was just awkward or didn't know how to relate to Weiss, and that's why I was creeped out by him. But nope. He's creepy, THAT'S why I was creeped out by him.
And sad as I am for Weiss, I'm also kind of happy for her. This takes a lot of the pressure off her. And hells no she's not trapped there! Ironwood would probably help her. She could get a message smuggled to Winter, who would probably help her. Or, best case scenario, she summons that knight from her trailer, hops aboard, and rides that dude right out of the mansion to freedom. It's not like any of the staff is likely to be able to beat that knight (or they'd be so busy fighting the knight that Weiss could use him as a diversion and slip out then.) Whitley hasn't been training as far as we know, so it's unlikely that he's a match for Weiss or any of her summons. All she has to do is wait until Jacques is in a business meeting or whatnot, and there's no one there who's likely to be able to stop her.
Weiss can summon her knight, escape, go check on Yang (I doubt she knows that Blake ran off to Menagerie (unless Sun sent a message to Neptune who sent a message to Weiss, but we've seen no evidence of that so far) or that Ruby is off questing her little heart out, so Yang would be the one for her to go to.) Taiyang would probably all but adopt Weiss, and Weiss and Yang could support each other until they are both get back on their feet, and then go after Ruby. Then they'd just need Blake to re-form their entire party.
Blake, of course, will insist on NOT going back because Adam is definitely for sure going to kill her parents because he's a giant pile of fetid buffalo dung and I hate him. (Unless someone kills him when he attacks Menagerie. I wouldn't even object. Especially if he does something so dumb that he accidentally kills himself. BYE BOY.) (When on earth did I get so bloodthirsty against fictional characters?)
Speaking of bloodthirsty! I understand that Ruby, Jaune, Nora, and Ren are children and probably aren't down with murder. And I understand that Qrow was injured and probably not in any state to commit murder. BUT HELLS TO HELLS, WHY WOULD THEY LET TYRIAN GO?! They needed to kill him. They needed to kill him real good. He's going to run straight to Salem whimpering about how Ruby has Qrow as a guardian, and next time Salem's just going to send someone to keep Qrow busy while someone else abducts Ruby. Also, once Tyrian gets over being afraid that Salem will be mad at him for failing, he's going to be PISSED that Ruby got rid of his stinger. Next time he goes for her, it's going to be personal. Even if the stinger will grow back, he's still going to be furious over the humiliation of it after he gets over his fear.
Okay yes, they are kids. But holy smokes! This is not the time for catch and release! That evil scorpion is going to come back and make them regret the heck out of letting him go. Yeah definitely not a fan of how Ruby was trying to 'help' in the fight when Qrow told her not to interfere. I also hate pretty much all of Weiss's family. I'm looking forward to seeing more Adam and Cinder though and how Mercury and Emerald's relationship with them ends up.
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By Phoenix.Demonjustin 2016-12-27 19:39:48
hope Qrow's wound isnt fatal.
Yeah, I hope to all heck that Tyrian's stinger wasn't venomous.
I have to admit that I was mad at Ruby over it. If he hadn't been focused on her, then Tyrian wouldn't have landed that hit on him. He instructed her to stay back, so she started shooting from afar. She should have kept shooting from afar, every time Qrow and Tyrian were separated. Even if she never landed a hit, she'd wear Tyrian down quickly from having to dodge all of the time. But she should DEFINITELY have been able to land a hit or twelve. It's a sniper rifle. It's meant for long distance precision hits. And she knew to sever the stinger, so why not shoot the stinger off the tail from a distance? Assuming she's been practicing sniping, she could have removed the stinger from halfway across town.
Instead, she chose to ignore his instructions and got him hurt because of it. Kids these damn days. In fact, Nora had a long-range weapon, too. They could have both been shooting at Tyrian every time he and Qrow separated, while still keeping perfectly well away from the fight itself, while Jaune and Ren kept guard.
KIDS. UGH.
Anyways, speaking of kids, Oscar. He's just a child. Ozpin seriously needs to explain a thing or twelve to him BEFORE he gets the poor kid killed.
And Whitley. That guy is so slimy and creepy. I thought at first he was just awkward or didn't know how to relate to Weiss, and that's why I was creeped out by him. But nope. He's creepy, THAT'S why I was creeped out by him.
And sad as I am for Weiss, I'm also kind of happy for her. This takes a lot of the pressure off her. And hells no she's not trapped there! Ironwood would probably help her. She could get a message smuggled to Winter, who would probably help her. Or, best case scenario, she summons that knight from her trailer, hops aboard, and rides that dude right out of the mansion to freedom. It's not like any of the staff is likely to be able to beat that knight (or they'd be so busy fighting the knight that Weiss could use him as a diversion and slip out then.) Whitley hasn't been training as far as we know, so it's unlikely that he's a match for Weiss or any of her summons. All she has to do is wait until Jacques is in a business meeting or whatnot, and there's no one there who's likely to be able to stop her.
Weiss can summon her knight, escape, go check on Yang (I doubt she knows that Blake ran off to Menagerie (unless Sun sent a message to Neptune who sent a message to Weiss, but we've seen no evidence of that so far) or that Ruby is off questing her little heart out, so Yang would be the one for her to go to.) Taiyang would probably all but adopt Weiss, and Weiss and Yang could support each other until they are both get back on their feet, and then go after Ruby. Then they'd just need Blake to re-form their entire party.
Blake, of course, will insist on NOT going back because Adam is definitely for sure going to kill her parents because he's a giant pile of fetid buffalo dung and I hate him. (Unless someone kills him when he attacks Menagerie. I wouldn't even object. Especially if he does something so dumb that he accidentally kills himself. BYE BOY.) (When on earth did I get so bloodthirsty against fictional characters?)
Speaking of bloodthirsty! I understand that Ruby, Jaune, Nora, and Ren are children and probably aren't down with murder. And I understand that Qrow was injured and probably not in any state to commit murder. BUT HELLS TO HELLS, WHY WOULD THEY LET TYRIAN GO?! They needed to kill him. They needed to kill him real good. He's going to run straight to Salem whimpering about how Ruby has Qrow as a guardian, and next time Salem's just going to send someone to keep Qrow busy while someone else abducts Ruby. Also, once Tyrian gets over being afraid that Salem will be mad at him for failing, he's going to be PISSED that Ruby got rid of his stinger. Next time he goes for her, it's going to be personal. Even if the stinger will grow back, he's still going to be furious over the humiliation of it after he gets over his fear.
Okay yes, they are kids. But holy smokes! This is not the time for catch and release! That evil scorpion is going to come back and make them regret the heck out of letting him go. I'd say it's almost certainly venomous, the real question is whether or not it's fatal. It could be something that just slows him down, which would be insanely good for someone like him all the same since one strike with that tail would mean the target is easy pickings for both capture of slaughter.
The fact he was willing to use his tail against Ruby makes me think that it's not a fatal thing because of that very reason. It's something that would make her easy to capture and would diminish her resistance. All the same, if it were fatal, he'd end up killing her rather than capturing her, which may make him happy bu Salem wouldn't be all too pleased, so I doubt he's risking that.
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2016-12-28 05:15:17
I think Tyrion's done for, I imagine Salem is gonna kill him for failing. Don't expect to see another fight with the guy.
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By Phoenix.Demonjustin 2016-12-28 08:20:22
That would be disappointing. It's not every day you see an insane sadistic scorpion monk, for him to have only one fight... would just be a waste of a fairly interesting villain, especially now that he has even more motive to fight the heroes.
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By Odin.Liela 2016-12-28 13:01:03
Phoenix.Demonjustin said: »Spoiler Alert! Click to view.
I'd say it's almost certainly venomous, the real question is whether or not it's fatal. It could be something that just slows him down, which would be insanely good for someone like him all the same since one strike with that tail would mean the target is easy pickings for both capture of slaughter.
The fact he was willing to use his tail against Ruby makes me think that it's not a fatal thing because of that very reason. It's something that would make her easy to capture and would diminish her resistance. All the same, if it were fatal, he'd end up killing her rather than capturing her, which may make him happy bu Salem wouldn't be all too pleased, so I doubt he's risking that.
Oh! That's a good point. I hadn't considered that if he'd use it against Ruby, it can't be fatal. Painful, for sure, but only temporary.
I think Tyrion's done for, I imagine Salem is gonna kill him for failing. Don't expect to see another fight with the guy.
Phoenix.Demonjustin said: »That would be disappointing. It's not every day you see an insane sadistic scorpion monk, for him to have only one fight... would just be a waste of a fairly interesting villain, especially now that he has even more motive to fight the heroes.
It would be a kind of poetic justice, though. Tyrian mocked Cinder so mercilessly for "failing" at Beacon, it would just be poetic to see Salem get rid of him over his failure to capture Ruby.
It kind of seems like they have too many bad guys right now. Instead of one big thing to focus on, they have Salem pulling the strings for Cinder, Tyrian, Emerald, Mercury, and whatever that other baddie's name was. The White Fang is-or-isn't also under Salem's control, but either way, they're out wreaking havoc on their own, plus Adam is a whole 'nother problem. And many people don't believe that Neo is dead, and she's a bit of a wild card at this point, if the theory that she was loyal to Roman, NOT Cinder, is true. And add the Schnee "we're not villains, just douchebags" family to the mix, and there are just too many people to cause problems right now. (Plus whatever Raven's group is doing. Plus the normal Grimm issues.)
So on the one hand, it would be sad to see Tyrian's potential flushed after one fight. But on the other hand, a smaller cast of villains to keep straight might be nice. It's just so many faces to juggle through, you know? Or maybe it's just me, I'd prefer to know a handful of people very well instead of a crowd of people superficially. But no one else has to be that way.
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2016-12-28 13:07:59
Phoenix.Demonjustin said: »fairly interesting villain I disagree. To me it seems like such a generic character, I'd rather they focus on people with actualy depth like team Cinder and the Fangs.
Unless he has some kind of secret backstory that is going to be revealed later I really don't care about this guy, doesn't seem like someone they're going to develop further than this.
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By Odin.Liela 2016-12-31 18:58:11
Well, after this week's episode,
I'm going to have to re-worry about the stinger. Perhaps Tyrian could control if/when venom came out, so he could choose to poison Qrow but not Ruby.
Or, and this is a bit more far-fetched, perhaps the venom turns whoever got stung to Tyrian's side. So if Salem wanted Ruby to join her team, Tyrian's venom could make her join that team.
And I'm not very happy with how the writers are handling Blake. Yes, Sun interrupted an important moment, and yes, Sun was being annoying. But domestic abuse is domestic abuse, and it's NOT okay. I hate how the writers keep having her slap him around. Maybe it's just that that's what she knows, since her relationship with Adam was abusive, but they need to stop trying to make domestic abuse normal or cute or funny or whatever they are aiming for here.
And they need to stop having Sun just accept that his crush is abusing him and keep going back for more. He doesn't deserve that no matter what moment he interrupted.
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By Phoenix.Demonjustin 2017-01-01 22:57:07
Phoenix.Demonjustin said: »fairly interesting villain I disagree. To me it seems like such a generic character, I'd rather they focus on people with actualy depth like team Cinder and the Fangs.
Unless he has some kind of secret backstory that is going to be revealed later I really don't care about this guy, doesn't seem like someone they're going to develop further than this. The main reason I think he's interesting is because he treats Salem like a god more than like someone whom he simply follows. I wonder what happened that not only caused him to become somewhat insane/sadistic, but also what caused him to worship her in such a way. On top of that, the fact he's a Faunus just kinda interests me a bit more, because we've never seen their animal parts actually factor into their combat before him.
Blake's a cat, but she doesn't use her tail or anything like that to help her fight. The same goes for Velvet. I don't think we know what Adam's animalistic traits even are, let alone seen them use them.
But, that's just my opinion.
Well, after this week's episode,
I'm going to have to re-worry about the stinger. Perhaps Tyrian could control if/when venom came out, so he could choose to poison Qrow but not Ruby.
Or, and this is a bit more far-fetched, perhaps the venom turns whoever got stung to Tyrian's side. So if Salem wanted Ruby to join her team, Tyrian's venom could make her join that team.
And I'm not very happy with how the writers are handling Blake. Yes, Sun interrupted an important moment, and yes, Sun was being annoying. But domestic abuse is domestic abuse, and it's NOT okay. I hate how the writers keep having her slap him around. Maybe it's just that that's what she knows, since her relationship with Adam was abusive, but they need to stop trying to make domestic abuse normal or cute or funny or whatever they are aiming for here.
And they need to stop having Sun just accept that his crush is abusing him and keep going back for more. He doesn't deserve that no matter what moment he interrupted. I think a slow acting poison is the most likely thing for the stinger venom. It'd give them time to cure Ruby whilst slowing her down from the initial shock it'd cause her system(since it seemed to slow Qrow down a lot after the hit itself, let alone once it set in) while it'd also leave it as being fatal to those who're meant to be killed. Best of both worlds.
As for the Blake thing, I generally agree, but at the same time she's still stressed as all hell due to what's been happening. She's gone through a lot and she's trying to just slow down for a moment, reconnect with a family she abandoned, and relax for a moment before going back into the harsh reality she finds herself in. But now, she had a moment where she was finally working through some of her problems ruined by Sun's inability to respect any sort of boundaries with her. I mean, when you think about it he's basically stalked her since she left Beacon and now he's eavesdropping on her private affairs. If I have an issue with anyone, it's Sun. He's got no concept of personal boundaries nor any personal activities it seems, he's just up Blake's *** constantly with the occasional side thing mentioned like him at the market or talking to Blake's mother.
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By Odin.Liela 2017-01-02 12:46:13
Oh, I definitely agree that Sun has his problems. He doesn't respect Blake's wishes. He followed her and stalked her. He doesn't listen to her or her opinions. Would it have been so hard to just knock on the door instead of barging in so hard that he knocked the door down, OR lean up against it so hard eavesdropping that he knocked it down? Good grief, that boy is dumb.
And Blake probably has PTSD. She was beaten up and almost killed by her deeply abusive ex-boyfriend. She was stabbed in the abdomen. She saw her best friend lose a limb for her. And, at the same time, she saw just how incredibly far the White Fang, her old family of sorts, has fallen. Lots of trauma there.
But here is the thing. If the tables were turned and it was Sun who was slapping Blake left and right, no matter what she did or what his problems and traumas were, people would be furious. And I simply can't understand why women aren't held to those same standards. If it's abuse when a man hits a woman, then it's abuse when a woman hits a man. And the only excuse for it is if you're defending yourself or defending someone else. Period. Full stop. But Blake was not defending herself. Sun is dumb, not malicious. And he has never raised a hand to her.
Those two need counseling. Sun needs it for his utter lack of respect for boundaries and common sense, and Blake needs it for her PTSD and anger issues. And perhaps she needs it for some control issues -- if she felt like she had no control during her relationship with Adam, she may be trying to take control over this relationship any way she can. Again, not an excuse, and not okay.
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2017-01-02 13:40:20
It's just a cartoon. Those slaps are for comedic value only.
By oldman 2017-01-02 14:08:07
But here is the thing. If the tables were turned and it was Sun who was slapping Blake left and right, no matter what she did or what his problems and traumas were, people would be furious. And I simply can't understand why women aren't held to those same standards. If it's abuse when a man hits a woman, then it's abuse when a woman hits a man. And the only excuse for it is if you're defending yourself or defending someone else. Period. Full stop. But Blake was not defending herself. Sun is dumb, not malicious. And he has never raised a hand to her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4akMaeZ0-k
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By Odin.Liela 2017-01-07 20:25:48
Arg! Nothing is happening!
Yang is practicing fighting and getting lessons from Tai. Good.
Weiss is practicing summoning. Good.
Blake caught up to her chameleon spy, got her scroll, and Sun got hurt. Well, we all saw that coming.
Qrow is still hurt and RNJR is still traveling with him to get him some medical attention. We also got a big hint of Ren and Nora's past.
But the plot isn't moving forward. It's all filler. Is this normal? I don't like watching episodes, so with most shows, I wait until a season is (or sometimes an entire series) is out, and then binge-watch it. So maybe I'm just not used to the pacing of watching individual episodes. Maybe as a cohesive whole it flows better. It just seems right now like we're getting lots of filler and almost no plot movement.
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2017-01-09 06:11:12
It's not filler, I actually thought this was a very good episode unlike some others like the initial ones, the pace was good and it fleshed out all the characters.
Also the chameleon girl is really cool.
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By Odin.Liela 2017-01-09 09:04:53
It's not filler, I actually thought this was a very good episode unlike some others like the initial ones, the pace was good and it fleshed out all the characters.
Also the chameleon girl is really cool.
Chameleon girl is cool. And it's cool that Blake knows her personally. And it was nice to see all four girls in one episode for a change.
... But it really does feel like this whole SEASON is filler. It might just be me! I've been known to be wrong in the past a time or two (thousand.) It just feels like the plot is inching forward at a snail's pace.
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