Discussion History YMMV / RWBY

If anything, the thing Volume 5 was really setting up was Volume 6.

If you\\\'re going to talk specifically about what was set up in Volume 5: the set up was that Raven wanted to pit the villains against the heroes so that she could TakeAThirdOption. Cinder changed Salem\\\'s plan to accommodate Raven\\\'s demand because, Watts assumed, Cinder was desperate to pick a fight with Ruby. Watts pointed out that everything would fall apart if Cinder changed the plan, but Cinder ignored him.

As Watts predicted, everything fell apart for the villains. The Volume did not set up a guaranteed confrontation between Cinder and Ruby, it set up the fact that Cinder -- unlike in Volumes 1-3 -- is now willing to make reckless decisions because of Ruby. Fans may have wanted a Cinder/Ruby confrontation in the finale, and may be angry and upset they didn\\\'t get it, but the V5 plot line was not building towards that -- it was building towards the villains screwing up, Raven screwing up, and the heroes winning by accident.

The plot line is still ongoing. The entry is complaining that they didn\\\'t get what they wanted in Volume 5 just because Cinder originally changed the plan to give her a chance to confront Ruby. However, when the finale climax unfolded, circumstances (predominantly Jaune, Emerald and the realisation that Ozpin was present) got in the way of any confrontation between Cinder and Ruby occurring.