Just saw the episode. I liked it a lot. Hope that Yang's PTSD isn't one-and-done just like that, but I very much liked the implied motivation behind her deciding to put on the arm was to protect Ruby, directly or indirectly. That relationship needs more fleshing out.
Small detail, but the conversation with Taiyang and the professors has a little bit of Five-Second Foreshadowing. They tricked Qrow into putting on a girls' skirt because he had never seen a uniform before, which goes hand in hand with Raven mentioning how they were part of a tribe that presumably lived far from the centers of civilization. So, they were basically a pack of bandits, and likely the same ones that destroyed Ren and Nora's village and killed their families. Qrow got fed up and went away, to Beacon. Raven followed him at some point, probably. If this all pans out, it'll be a nice way to integrate Ren and Nora with the main (-ish) plot.
Other than that: Ozpin's still around and probably possessing Oscar who's possibly the Spring maiden disguised as a boy, to nobody's surprised. Qrow's been tailing RNJR and Raven shares his Semblance, to nobody's surprise. Taiyang is insensitive but in a way that matches Yang's temperament, to nobody's surprise. Qrow's still got it, to nobody's surprise. Raven is a bitch, to nobody's surprise.
I like the pacing and establishment of the new status quo, for the record.
Ruby's had like 6-8 months to think about her power and they're part of the reason she's even doing this to begin with: because she's one of the few people who could potentially make a difference. It doesn't make sense to work from that angle if she's not even going to try to get a handle on it before she might actually need it.
Edit: Also, we're not done with Farm Boy (Oscar) possibly being Farm Girl yet? I'm pretty sure this episode put an end to that with his voice, name, and build.
edited 22nd Nov '16 4:38:49 PM by LSBK
- Right off the bat, Harvest Moon.
- "Oh my god, I have a reflection!"
- "Listen, I need you to do something for me; Go to beacon Academy and try to find a coffee mug from there. I know it sounds crazy, and really it is, but the fate of the world depends on it".
- And now we return to our regularly scheduled nightmare sounds.
- "Goldilocks, please. You do know that I am so edgy that my presence itself cuts projectiles, right?"
- "Oh god, it almost got into the freaky part of the nightmare."
- Peter Port and Oobleck, ages will not be shown, wondering if there are still jobs available somewhere.
- His legs go aaaallll the way up there.
- Yang is good, able to lift herself up to a table with one arm.
- "Well, that and the fact that we aren't actually teachers anymore. We are runaway models now."
- Yang's expression is like "derp".
- "I think I am an adult, anyway. I think. Does anyone know what laws do we even have?"
- Whoops, that conversation got out of hand. Then again, I guess Yang finally can handle a joke.
- "Everyone is talking about me returning back to normal, but what is normal? Is it normal for a woman to carry around a mechanical arm? Am I some doll what needs to be fixed? Do I still need to milk the brownie points?"
- "Be what you want to be. Unless it is something like prostitute, then don't. We have all been there."
- Professor Peter Port, The Mice Massacre.
- "It was nice for them to return, but I really would appreciate I didn't have to look after two possibly emotionally broken children. It is almost as bad as watching over bratty children."
- Now, back to Ruby.
- "Ruby, you really shouldn't say everything is going to be fine. Last time you said it rocks fell on the village we were supposed to rest in."
- Qrow, Age XX, the biggest killstealer ever.
- "Inn", a place right next to the famous "Bar".
- "By the woman upstairs, I don't mean God, if you have your terminologies wrong."
- "She is implying I want to fuck my own sister."
- Raven, Age lost in ages, still trying to run away from that circus who captured her when she was out to buy some milk.
- "Yeah, you probably have more than just 'catching up' to do."
- I don't know, are you talking about Ruby and the eyes, Yang and her arm, or what.
- She even has the mug. The handle broke, though.
- "I told you Beacon would fall. I told you that opin would fail. And I told you that the stock market will crash."
- Qrow, pointing out how stupid Raven's pronoun game really is.
- "Yeah, but once the weak have died, then what? Are you going to cleave out the less stronger ones until there is one man standing?"
- Lanterns don't like when death is mentioned.
- Qrow, getting real sick and tired of Raven's pronoun game.
- "Great, now I have to erase her memories of this. Thanks, sis."
- YOU GOT A NEW ARM!
You know, as much as it makes for great shipping fuel, it still seems like there should have been a "no dating within the team" rule, or at least an advisory. Admitted, mix gendered teams all stay in the same room so why do common sense but, still.
Jokes about his virility aside, Taiyang could really serve as a warning on why relationships like that should probably be avoided.
Actually, the drawbacks to his relationships have pretty much nothing to do with the usual fraternization problems. I don't think Raven skipping out on them wouldn't have been any better for his organization if he never hit that, and Summer's death kinda reinforces a Hunter's potential want to (We might die suddenly!).
I meant how it hits them personally. Like, obviously losing any significant other is going to hurt, but there was an entirely different dimension with both of them that probably made it worse.
Admittedly, we don't have the exact time frame for the relationships so it could just be that they were all adults and anything was fair game, but it's still something that should be avoided, with functioning teams.
No...it really doesn't. Context is very much the key here, and them being on the same team, with the same profession, adds an entirely differently level. This isn't just about one of them dying or anything, it's about anything that ends the relationship, and more likely not going away forever.
edited 23rd Nov '16 3:56:34 PM by LSBK
I'm not really sure what's so hard about this to understand. Even if you think Taiyang works as good general example, the sentiment, "getting into intimate relationships with people you work with, in dangerous jobs, might not be the best idea" seems pretty standard. It also isn't really the same thing as never get in a relationship with a cop or something.
edited 23rd Nov '16 4:03:20 PM by LSBK
How is it that hard to understand LSBK's point? It's like office romances commonly being called a bad idea, with a great heaping off "oh btw if you dont have your head straight you could get yourself or your teammates killed"
Putting yourself in mortal danger is one thing, accepting a loved one doing the same is a lot harder. Harder still is combining the two, and trying to keep your feelings out of it.
Having one of your teammates die on you is going to hit a lot harder when you have that kind of relationship. Actually failing to protect your loved ones in that situation is more of a guilt trip than being unable/not expected to (like a spouse at home).
Except that's going to be happening to the spouse anyway, regardless of if a Hunter marries a teammate or not. There is always the threat of death looming overhead, so I don't see how marrying your teammate makes that any different, especially if you still end up marrying another Hunter.
Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!That doesn't mean such relationships shouldn't be discouraged, for both the good of the team and themselves. Like, if they still want to take the risk when they're adults, fine, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be called out.
It's definitely something that should be brought up while training them for the profession, but again, mixed gender rooms says they don't think about these kind of hurdles.
And I really don't get how it's hard to understand why being teammates is different from even marrying someone else who happens to also be a huntsman or huntress.
edited 23rd Nov '16 6:39:15 PM by LSBK

She probably has no idea how to access them since her only activation was when phyra was dusted. So far she focused on her semblance frok the looks of things.
"Shall I use you, or make you mine... I'm not so sure what I'll do." - Dorthy