History Recap / RWBYV6E6AloneInTheWoods

* RunOrDie: Once Team RWBY discovers the Apathy Grimm, this is effectively the situation they're in. They easily shrug off bullets from Crescent Rose, and they have the power to drain willpower to the point their victims loses their will to live with just their presence alone, if the team's mood sans Ruby before the discovery of the Grimm is any indication. Add in their ludicrous number in the waterway, Team RWBY and Maria have no choice but to get out of there.

* HeroicWillpower: Throughout the episode, Ruby is able to consistently shrug off the [[EmotionBomb willpower-dulling effects of the Apathy Grimm]], only very briefly falling under it's control. Even went subjected to the paralyzing effects of their screeches, Ruby is still able to move around when the rest of her team is unable to move.

* GoneHorriblyRight: Bartleby tried to bring back a pair of Apathy Grimm to help keep everyone calm so he could cut costs on Huntsman protection. Unfortunately, the rest of the pack followed their missing members, and ended up trapped in the waterways below the settlement when Bartleby sealed it up, causing the inhabitants of the farm to be so paralyzed with despair that they just gave up.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The Apathy Grimm are clearly partially based off of zombies, with their slow, lurching gait, their appearance being like emancipated humanoids with exposed bones, and a tendency to function as a group.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Bartleby, the founder of Brunswick Farms, faced a lot of hardship when the townspeople first settled. Low on money, the town couldn't afford Huntsmen, so Bartleby decided to make the townspeople calm. Unfortunately, his method for doing so was to locate a pair of Grimm that could drain the will of those in the vicinity of them, and trap them in the cellar of his home while telling his wife that he was blocking the waterway entrance. Though he did, the rest of the pack that the Grimm came from followed the others into the waterway before he managed to do so. Their presence single-handedly wiped out the entire settlement.
* WhamLine: When Maria is asked as to why she knew about Ruby's powers as a Silver Eyed Warrior, she responds that she ''had'' Silver Eyes herself. As in, past tense. Something happened to her own Silver Eyes, hence why she has artificial ones now.

* CerebusRetcon: While it had already been undergoing this, Qrow's [[TheAlcoholic alcohism]] is ''not'' PlayedForLaughs anymore. He's so consumed with grief after learning about Ozpin that he keeps going to the bottle, effectively rendering him an invalid. Even when everyone was trying to flee the Apathy, Qrow was too busy getting shitfaced to care. While the Apathy certainly had some affect on him, he still cared so little about anything ''but'' drinking that Ruby and Weiss had to drag him out of the building just to get away.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: A very subtle example. Everyone sans Ruby starts getting DullEyesOfUnhappiness and lowering their voices almost to the point of CreepyMonotone which not only serves as a hint that something very wrong is happening but also as a hint about the Apathy Grimm's powers.

* WhamLine: At the end of the episode, Ruby asks Maria how she knew what to say to make Ruby's eyes kill the Apathy.
--> '''Maria''': Well, isn't it obvious, girl? I had silver eyes.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Bartleby, the founder of Brunswick Farms, faced a lot of hardship when the townspeople first settled. Low on money, the town couldn't afford Huntsmen, so Bartleby decided to make the townspeople calm. Unfortunately, his method for doing so was to locate a pair of Grimm that could drain the will of those in the vicinity of them, and trap them in the cellar of his home while telling his wife that he was blocking the waterway entrance. Though he did, the rest of the pack that the Grimm came from followed the others into the waterway before he managed to do so. Their presence single-handedly wiped out the entire settlement.

* DespairEventHorizon: The Apathy Grimm's presence induces this in people, causing them to completely lose their will to live until they just decide to lie down and wait for death. It's revealed that this was what befell the occupants of Brunswick Farms, and Team RWBY come very close to meeting the same fate before Ruby's silver eyes and Maria save the day.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Qrow's expression seems to indicate this at the end, when he sees the Apathy horde on fire and realizes that while he was blackout drunk and absorbed in his self-loathing, his nieces and their friends were almost all killed by Grimm.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Bartleby, the founder of Brunswick Farms, faced a lot of hardship when the townspeople first settled. Low on money, the town couldn't afford Huntsmen, so Bartleby decided to make the townspeople calm. Unfortunately, his method for doing so was to locate a pair of Grimm that could drain the will of those in the vicinity of them, and trap them in the cellar of his home while telling his wife that he was blocking the waterway entrance. Though he did, the rest of the pack that the Grimm came from followed the others into the waterway before he managed to do so. Their presence single-handedly wiped out the entire settlement.
* WhamLine: At the end of the episode, Ruby asks Maria how she knew what to say to make Ruby's eyes kill the Apathy.
--> '''Maria''': Well, isn't it obvious, girl? I had silver eyes.

* EmotionBomb: The power of the Apathy Grimm, specifically they induce apathy and drive people to despair. At a distance, they gradually erode a victim's will to live over time until eventually, as in the case of the resisdants of Brunswick Farms, the victims simply lie down and wait to die. In close proximity, they can let out a wail that can outright paralyze victims, as they do to Team RWBY and Maria.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Bartleby, the founder of Brunswick Farms, faced a lot of hardship when the townspeople first settled. Low on money, the town couldn't afford Huntsmen, so Bartleby decided to make the townspeople calm. Unfortunately, his method for doing so was to locate a pair of Grimm that could drain the will of those in the vicinity of them, and trap them in the cellar of his home while telling his wife that he was blocking the waterway entrance.. Though he did, the rest of the pack that the Grimm came from followed the others into the waterway before he managed to do so. Their presence single-handedly wiped out the entire settlement.

* ChekhovsGun: In the previous episode, Weiss notes that the large supply of alcohol in the farmhouse would be great for starting a fire. No points for guessing how they finally dispose of the Apathy horde in this episode.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Bartleby, the founder of Brunswick Farms, faced a lot of hardship when the townspeople first settled. Low on money, the town couldn't afford Huntsmen, so Bartleby decided to make the townspeople calm. Unfortunately, his method for doing so was to locate a pair of Grimm that could drain the will of those in the vicinity of them, and trap them in the cellar of his home while telling his wife that he was blocking the waterway entrance.. Though he did, the rest of the pack that the Grimm came from followed the others into the waterway before he managed to do so. Their presence single-handedly wiped out the entire settlement.

* CreepilyLongArms: The Apathy Grimm, like the Nuckelavee, have arms so long that, fully extended,, they reach almost to the ground.

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