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Wyldchyld (Old as dirt)
#41101: Oct 31st 2016 at 8:02:01 PM

[up]Well, there's always my theory that Schnee has the Frozen Shadow power from the L. Frank Baum stories of Jack Frost. In which case those knights at the staircase and the King Taijitsu statue are real and can be activated at any point in defence of Schnee.

That would also fit in with the manga's claim that the knight Weiss fought was Grimm-powered. Note that most of Schnee's bookends were wolf heads with a rather Grimm look to them.

edited 31st Oct '16 8:05:00 PM by Wyldchyld

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WillDeRegio Since: Jan, 2015
#41102: Oct 31st 2016 at 8:16:10 PM

I'm divided on whether or not I should call Whitley a smug little bastard. He probably doesn't deserve the last part, though, unless he starts kicking puppies. Or is actually a bastard child.

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#41103: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:10:09 PM

I mean, Whitley's discussion with Weiss made me think she expected him to be more conniving and mocking toward her, but his sensible warnings and respect for Winter implied he'd actually become more genuine, judging from Weiss' earnest thanks. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say he's actually a decent guy all things considered.

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VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#41104: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:16:52 PM

Yeah, I'm not expecting him to supplant Cardin or something. There clearly some family politics that they might get into later but I doubt he's going to be quite clearly in the wrong from so far.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#41105: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:18:08 PM

It's not like siblings disliking each other is a particularly weird thing. Especially when they're the furthest apart in age and different sexes.

IniuriaTalis Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Love, football, the arts, the occasional pint
#41106: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:27:02 PM

It's not so much anything he's done wrong as the way he's introduced. We see Weiss being suspicious of him, which makes us suspicious of him. We hear that he dislikes Winter, and as the audience loves Winter that turns us against him. We see him saying that he's grown and changed, and that makes us question whether he has—like if he were to say "I'm a nice guy." Doesn't help that he looks like Draco Malfoy. There are just a lot of flags that he isn't trustworthy, although it's impossible to say what form that will take right now.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#41107: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:29:59 PM

All of that really just sounds like paranoia based a short conversation that itself ends on a positive note.

People love Winter? If anything her introduction as an unpleaseable bitch should teach people not take make quick judges on things like this.

edited 31st Oct '16 9:34:18 PM by LSBK

IniuriaTalis Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Love, football, the arts, the occasional pint
#41108: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:31:54 PM

Just look at all the Qrow/Winter shippers.

Considering that it's the entirety of what we've seen of him, people are going to use it to judge his character.

edited 31st Oct '16 9:36:39 PM by IniuriaTalis

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#41109: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:32:42 PM

There are shippers for everything, that means basically nothing.

IniuriaTalis Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Love, football, the arts, the occasional pint
#41110: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:45:35 PM

I don't know what to tell you, I've seen a lot of love for Winter among the fandom.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#41111: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:48:47 PM

I'm just saying "This character dislike this character I like so they're probably up to know good!" is incredibly faulty reasoning, especially given the relationship. He even complemented her.

That, and as previously mentioned, shipping means nothing.

But anyway, I take it we won't be meeting Weiss' mother given her lack of appearance in the opening.

edited 31st Oct '16 9:51:21 PM by LSBK

IniuriaTalis Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Love, football, the arts, the occasional pint
#41112: Oct 31st 2016 at 10:02:38 PM

I'm just saying, the scene gave a lot of reasons to think that there's something off about him. Heck, complimenting a person that someone else then points out that he dislikes could easily be interpreted as being two-faced, especially when it's all done with an unchanging smile.

I think you're probably right about the mother thing. I guess she must not be an important player in the family politics.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#41113: Oct 31st 2016 at 10:05:34 PM

Not really sure how it's being two-faced when he wasn't hiding it but whatever. None of the reasons you came up with really hold up to scrutiny in my opinion, but again, whatever, we'll see.

Edit: And that's not even necessarily a comment on what I think is role in the story is going to be.

edited 31st Oct '16 10:08:36 PM by LSBK

IniuriaTalis Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Love, football, the arts, the occasional pint
#41114: Oct 31st 2016 at 10:10:44 PM

Dude, I'm just trying to explain why the majority of the people who saw the scene got a negative first impression of him. We'll be able to examine his actions and character when we get to see his actions and character.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#41115: Oct 31st 2016 at 10:12:20 PM

And I'm commenting on my bewilderment on it. Like I said, I'm not making a strict judgement on the character either.

But if think people's reasons for thinking something are silly I'm going to mention it.

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#41116: Oct 31st 2016 at 10:58:37 PM

I personally couldn't get a solid read on Whitley, but then again I've only seen the episode once.

I will say that what's-his-face the butler was definitely annoying.

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#41117: Oct 31st 2016 at 11:15:35 PM

Just caught the new episode.

I don't trust Whitley. I don't trust Jacques either. I'm not sure who I trust the least.

Klein is weird. He kinda reminds me of Launch.

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Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#41118: Nov 1st 2016 at 12:18:25 AM

Whitley's introduction tells us that either he used to be a brat but is trying to improve, or he still is an antagonist who is only pretending to have changed when he's only become more manipulative. Tie will tell which it is.

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#41119: Nov 1st 2016 at 12:33:54 AM

[up][up]Why would you trust the father anyway?

Unless you don't trust that he's bad guy.

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#41120: Nov 1st 2016 at 12:47:50 AM

You know, something came to me suddenly; what kind of calendar system does Remmant even have?

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#41121: Nov 1st 2016 at 7:49:31 AM

@Wyldchyld: Ironwood's embargo makes sense if he and the other members of the Atlesian military elite have concluded behind closed doors that war, or at least skirmishes is either inevitable or more likely than not even if they don't take actions that will escalate tensions.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#41122: Nov 1st 2016 at 7:59:24 AM

Think the effects the moon being like it is would have on the tides and other things is ever going to come up?

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#41123: Nov 1st 2016 at 8:07:47 AM

The moon being broken wouldn't actually affect the tides at all, as long as it's mass is mostly intact and in the same place, which seems to be the case. Without a big chunk of the moon either missing entirely or being somewhere else, the gravitational effects would be minimal.

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#41124: Nov 1st 2016 at 8:10:32 AM

Hm. Honestly, I keep thinking as the moon being broken as more of a sci-fy thing than whatever genre(s) apply to RWBY.

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#41125: Nov 1st 2016 at 8:26:15 AM

The moon being broken is typically a meaningful detail. It's subtle foreshadowing for whatever broke the moon, which either inevitably becomes part of the conflict at some point or is a critical piece of background lore that sets the stage for the conflict.

edited 1st Nov '16 8:26:35 AM by TobiasDrake

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