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AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#44776: Jan 30th 2017 at 9:03:59 AM

Gotta love how Blake is now doing a "one woman war against the White Fang" by the way.

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#44777: Jan 30th 2017 at 9:13:01 AM

Gotta love how Blake is now doing a "one woman war against the White Fang" by the way.
Well, to be fair, a long-time former White Fang member and child of the previous leader has a better chance of usurping control and returning it to its moderate faunus rights movement roots than a lone half-trained huntress has of destroying the White Fang entirely.

edited 30th Jan '17 9:14:00 AM by NativeJovian

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#44778: Jan 30th 2017 at 9:29:43 AM

If Ambar didnt complain about Sun, maybe the scene was right.

In fact, Kali bursting the door look funnier that anything Sun did in this season, it show how changing some thing make for a comedy moment right?

Also, I like to thing that Kali and Ghira were the Sun and Blake on their time: Ghira seen to be awkardly social like Blake and want to protect her while Kali seen to be the free spirit like sun.

And about Sun, what he said that sure Blake can move away to protect other but they will try to find her and help her no matter what she do, so whatever happen to them is their responsability.

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#44779: Jan 30th 2017 at 9:38:55 AM

Look, I think we can all agree that the Sun conversation isn't going to work for everyone.

edited 30th Jan '17 9:41:01 AM by VeryMelon

AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#44780: Jan 30th 2017 at 9:44:36 AM

If Ambar didnt complain about Sun, maybe the scene was right.

The Sun conversation was awful but I saw no reason to poke that particular bear.

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#44781: Jan 30th 2017 at 9:45:33 AM

[up] Of course you did.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#44782: Jan 30th 2017 at 9:53:33 AM

Oh yeah, Blake's bit. I couldn't sympathize with her at all since I've heard that argument a hundred times in superhero stories and it always ends the exact same way. Especially since it's always rather stupid. I understand the logic behind the desire but the methodology always leaves little to be desired.

I mean, it's not like we're supposed to think she's right. But she does actually have a little more leeway because she had someone tell her to her face what they were planning on doing and then actually saw them do it. Yes it's stupid, but that doesn't mean it isn't understandable, at least not for the situation.

And at this point people complaining about people not liking Sun is almost as bad as the complaining itself. So long as no one is starting long, heated arguments about it people are entitled to their opinions.

Gotta love how Blake is now doing a "one woman war against the White Fang" by the way.

Except she isn't. She's got Sun, her parents, and they're probably going to find some like minded individuals they can trust to get involved. The "We" in "We're going to take it back" says it all. She's not planning on doing this alone.

edited 30th Jan '17 9:59:09 AM by LSBK

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#44783: Jan 30th 2017 at 10:30:34 AM

It's weird that Jacques so far is the only parent not enabling. Ruby left and Taiyang trusted Qrow to follow, Yang gets ready to leave and he only asks where she's going, doesn't try to talk her out of it or go with her. Blake went off to join the White Fang in another region, came back, and is now planning to take the WF back. I know RWBY are the main characters, but I expected at least Kali and Ghira to voice some sort of protest, or at least broach the subject before Blake did.

I guess 3 out of 4 of them are 18 and free to go where they please. But in a world teeming with monsters (and currently on the verge of a civil war) their parent's reactions to this behavior seems a little off.

edited 30th Jan '17 10:32:09 AM by Soble

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#44784: Jan 30th 2017 at 10:33:46 AM

Kali and Ghira probably agree with her on the White Fang. That or they wanted a badass moment and didn't want to cut into that with parents going "What? Are you crazy!".

But Taiyang not trying to go along with Yang is very weird, I agree.

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#44785: Jan 30th 2017 at 10:48:24 AM

Overall, this season has been a real mixed bag; we had a lot of good lore dumps and whatnot, but it doesn't really feel like anything has progressed at all. Blake's storyline is the only one that actually felt like a proper character arc while everyone else's just kinda...meandered.

I mean, we went a whole season and they're still not in Mistral.

And yea, I agree on them toning down Cinder way too much far too quickly. It's mostly likely an attempt at an Author Saving Throw against the people who accused her of being an Invincible Villain (I refuse to use any sue tropes), but now they're going too far in the other direction and making her look almost helpless.

So eh, I'd give this season a 5/10; I know there's one episode left but I can't see much happening in it beyond RNJR beating the Dullahan and a reaffirmation that the rest of team RWBY are heading for Mistral.

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#44786: Jan 30th 2017 at 11:19:29 AM

I haven't seen episode 11 yet, so correct me if I am wrong, but I just realized that we haven't seen Watts since the first episode.

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#44787: Jan 30th 2017 at 11:22:30 AM

Yeah, that was weird as hell.

Also, s funy seen how Jacques acuse Ironwood of stealing Winter from him, I beat he saw in her a lot of potencial, actually I think that is why Winter atack Qrow: she pretty much saw James as father figure and Qrow was being a dick as usual.

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#44788: Jan 30th 2017 at 12:56:44 PM

Re the way taiyang gets off the door: that’s how I used to shift out of leaning on things when I had sick abs and was an athlete with really good control of my body. Basically let the lower body deal with center of balance then let the core take care of the rest. It made me feel like a weird spider creature.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#44789: Jan 30th 2017 at 8:14:59 PM

I find it kind of interesting that Salem's posse aren't exempt from Grimm attack, at least inside the palace.

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#44790: Jan 30th 2017 at 11:07:58 PM

Since the capture plan seemed to be poison Ruby. I would imagine that there was probably a set location with a means of getting back to Salem quickly since it would be problematic for them to send the guy using poisons after her if they had no way to get her back to their hideout without risking her being killed in transit from poison.

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#44791: Jan 31st 2017 at 8:03:00 AM

[up][up]Well, they were in some sort of training ground, and Tyrian was having an epic freakout with negative vibes galore. I don't think that regular beastial grimm are allowed to wander most parts of the palace at will.

Though it'd be kind of funny if they were. Makes me imagine Emerald and Mercury wandering around having JRPG style random encounters all the time. Going to the kitchen to grab a snack? Fight three beowolves on the way. Headed to the board room for a meeting? Ursa shows up in the halls. There's also the rare encounter with a Seer (where you have to sit there and wait for it to flee the battle, because it won't attack you but if you attack it, it summons endless waves of boss-tier grimm).

[up]I doubt he needed to poison Ruby to kidnap her. Ruby's not bad, but Tyrian was able to take out the entirety of RNJR by himself without even using his tail, and then fight on even terms with Crow. Slap RNJR around, give Ruby a Tap on the Head, tie her up and stuff her in a sack or something. Ruby's already been shown to be relatively helpless without her weapon, so....

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#44792: Jan 31st 2017 at 8:08:47 AM

[up]Yeah, but she can command the Grimm, tell them who to attack and not to. Like, I guess we don't know if that works or if she can give out mass signals to them or something, but it's just not something I was expecting.

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#44793: Jan 31st 2017 at 8:36:36 AM

Maybe that Grimm came to Tyrian because it sensed all the negative feelings from Tyrian and followed him like a sick puppy.

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#44794: Jan 31st 2017 at 8:48:56 AM

There were already some Grimm there, but most were killed by Cinder. This one was either lucky to survive until Salem arrived or was smart enough to stick to the shadows.

But then when you have a guy literally screaming his throat out in despair, it's hard to resist such a tasty snack.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#44795: Jan 31st 2017 at 11:31:58 AM

Maybe that Grimm came to Tyrian because it sensed all the negative feelings from Tyrian and followed him like a sick puppy.

That would mean Mercury, Emerald, and the rest of Salem's posse have to remain in perfect emotional stability at all times = ie, be completely inhuman.

Or that it takes Tyrian-level freakouts before the Grimm really pay attention.

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#44796: Jan 31st 2017 at 12:16:00 PM

[up] Presumably it took a Tyrian level total breakdown for the grimm to actually attack him rather than just kinda sitting there passively. That being said, Grimm did try to attack Cinder and co when they were on the streets in Breach, so Salem clearly doesn't control ALL grimm, she just is somehow able to control some of them.

edited 31st Jan '17 12:16:48 PM by CaptainCapsase

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#44797: Jan 31st 2017 at 12:20:23 PM

I mean, I don't expect her to be able to order all Grimm everyone not to attack these specific people. I was just surprised it happen in the area it did. But, as has been said, it could easily just be that his negative emotions were too tempting to pass up.

edited 31st Jan '17 12:22:11 PM by LSBK

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#44798: Jan 31st 2017 at 12:21:45 PM

Is that really the case?

To me it seems like Salem controls the level of Grimm aggression by her mere presence. The ones killed by Cinder are obviously there for her to train, but no attack occurs between Salem's appearance and Tyrian's breakdown. She has left shortly before the latter, so that Beowulf's self-preservation - combined with the sheer amount of negativity - went haywire.

She can't control all Grimm, which is why she has a Seer relying her orders, somehow. Presumably there might be multiple Seers.

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#44799: Jan 31st 2017 at 4:10:23 PM

yassssss another set of reactors get to End of the Beginning

edited 31st Jan '17 4:10:51 PM by ch00beh

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#44800: Jan 31st 2017 at 8:37:16 PM

Heres the thing about the backpedaling on Cinder

I think its less they made her too invincible and more the made her too much of a Villain cause at this point its clear Cinder is in a Crowd she is realizing its not all its cracked up to be.

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