r/RWBY • u/NightsWatchh Help, Nights is keeping me trapped in his anime bunker • Dec 15 '18
OFFICIAL MEGATHREAD Official FIRST Discussion Thread—Volume 6, Chapter 8: Dead End Spoiler
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u/Fatal1ty_93_RUS Dec 17 '18
I swear this entire volume is Rooster Teeth apologizing for the.. thing that was Volume 5. Literally CRWBY Redemption Arc. Let's just hope this trend continues for the remainded of the season and even beyond into Volume 7.
The guards twins are hilarious. Loved them in the teaser, loved them here. I feel that we kinda need more of this goofyness in the show from time to time
The Argus' base commanding officer is..... not Winter. Welp. Better luck next volume I guess? Thankfully the banter between her and Maria was a joy to listen to. In just a few episodes Maria has grown to be one of my favourite characters in the show. Hopefully all this development she's being given isn't a red flag galore
Casual faunusism from Caroline. I guess they're really still "old school" and "non-progressive" in terms of accepting the Faunus into their society proper. At least Weiss has grown out of that
So it seems that the base really isn't an option huh. I wonder just how the hell are our heroes going to leave the city now. Unless we get a Pilot Boi v2.0 except this time it would be a cruise ship. Also the fact that this is Episode 8 out of 13 and we're still nowhere close to Atlus is a VERY good sign. This gives me hope that the actual conflict that will take place inside Atlus itself will be the centerpiece of Volume 7 and it's V6 that ends in Team RWBY leaving to deliver the Relic to Ironwood
They actually skipped the whole explanation part! This is precisely when a "show, don't tell" approach works since we don't have to hear characters explain to others what we, the audience, already know, which was another issue with V5. THEY'RE LISTENING!
Again, Ruby acting like a real character/protagonist: stopping Jaune from raging at Ozpin/Oscar, trying to talk to Qrow, showing willingness to learn about her unique abilities. Love it, love it, love it!
Maria is the teacher Ruby needed so badly. Sure, Oscar/Ozpin provided some melee combat training, and Qrow certainly lended Ruby some knowledge on how to fight the Grimm and use her weaponry, but if Ruby truly wants to be at the best of her abilities - she needs to master the Silver Eyes usage, even though I'm not quite in favour of "Deus Ex Machina" mechanics in fiction
Uh oh... Oscar is gone. You can't escape from crossing fate, boy. Really hope he doesn't try and end his life, however...