“it Was Worth It”

the JNR scene was great. Ren smiling? A++++++++++++ qrow refusing alcohol? A+++++++++++ (I AM SO PROUD) whitley getting more development was also good and THANK YOU RT FOR RECOGNIZING THAT HE IS NOT HIS FATHER<3 he is a victim too! ..s.fasdfma;sdf i need a scene with all 3 schnee siblings, STAT so they can resolve all their pent up bullshit and be their own family

yang had her brief moments, but i am not going to lie. that stupid counterpoint comment irked me. there are vast differences between yang and nora, and for the way that RT has been devloping yang so far in the later seasons, that just seemed unlike something she’d say. idk, maybe its me and it could be. but just because nora spoke her feelings in the last episode and got to be adorable in this one doesn’t mean that RT should place her character traits elsewhere.. 

/endrant

I’d say I somewhat agree and disagree. On the one hand, RWBY has always had a problem with moving the story along before the characters can really catch up. Ruby hasn’t really gotten the emotional catharsis a lot of people (me) wanted her to from Penny’s resurrection, Oscar isn’t being given much focus to deal with the whole Oz situation, and Yang and Bake are just kind of coasting at the moment. It’s a problem that I mostly associate with RWBY’s limited run time and MK’s fear that if nothing is happening then people won’t like the episode. 

On the other hand, I think the characters that deserve focus are getting that focus. Ruby, as the main character, is dealing with the biggest internal and external conflict, lying to Ironwood, being a leader, and the Oz thing. Weiss is developing a conflict with Winter and her father. Ren and Nora are actually getting a conflict (which tbh I am conflicted on but I’ll save those words until I see the outcome), even Penny is growing into her own three dimensional character. 

All of those conflicts, while introduced through the plot, are a natural progression from what we’ve already seen. The characters are actually allowed to ruminate on these issues, which allows them to grow as people. 

Here’s a screenshot of the interview:

It’s December, and you all know what that means! Time to set fire to Christmas trees with Cinder!

Or… wait…

Christmas icons of the infamous Fall Maiden, as requested by Anonymous~

The sequel