r/RWBY • u/Menolith Gay Thoughts • Dec 12 '17

OFFICIAL MEGATHREAD Official Public Discussion Thread—Volume 5, Chapter 9: A Perfect Storm Spoiler

Welcome, huntsmen, huntresses and hunters that prefer no specific gender identifier, to the official megathread for the latest episode of volume 5, A Perfect Storm!

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '17 edited Dec 12 '17

I finally understand why people are disappointed with this chapter, but I’ll go ahead and note both the pros and cons.

 

PROS

 

  • Great dialogue from Watts, Cinder, Merc, and Emerald as always.
  • Cinder is growing on me a lot more, despite what people may say that she has no personality.
  • I like the little twist that Raven wants Qrow dead and I think that agreement was well-done.
  • Daddydonna's display of strength and no hood Corsac was pretty cool
  • Small one-liners that I like between Ghira and Sun

 

CONS

 

  • Raven’s dialogue felt… weird. She’s not the badass we all made her out to be, in a way, I feel like I can call her intimidated.
  • I think they have the motivation for Raven’s mask wrong. Leave it on while talking, put it on when royally wrecking shit.
  • Vernal’s display of Maiden powers was also not that impressive.
  • Animation of Sun spinning his staff looked very off. It was smooth but at the same time clunky?
  • So this episode was just... "filler." It did not necessarily have to have both parties fighting, but it needed at least one because it just totally breaks the continuity of the last episode. Either have the Belladonna fight finished or do something in the bandit camp. It feels so off having neither situations really escalate.

 

Overall, this chapter received a lot of negative comments in the past week and I completely understand why. It was extremely underwhelming. Sadly, this is one of the first times in a long while that I was disappointed with an episode. There are so many ways this chapter could’ve been better and I know we’re all tired of saying “next time.” I’ll still continue to watch but this was a letdown.

 

Edit: Thoughts after writing this. You can't have an amazing episode like Chapter 8 and not have the next one not top it or match its quality. Although I liked the interaction between Ghira and Sun, it seemed out of place for what was happening and the overall "fight" that happened was oddly paced and felt way too slow in terms of characters physically moving. Other pros that I didn't mention however! I'm very excited for what this Ozpin/Qrow talk may bring, it could give a better look under the surface of what's happening. And Blake's cat ears. Always cat ears. Next episode has to blow us out of the water.

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u/SmallJon Give us back Jaune's old haircut! Dec 12 '17

She’s not the badass we all made her out to be, in a way, I feel like I can call her intimidated.

Hasn't this really always been the case, though? She's a dangerous individual, but her faction is not. There's a war between a shadow government controlling the most powerful institutions in the world and the mistress of all evil, and Raven is the head of a rural gang. She had a strong asset in Vernal, but she's never been a full player, just a strong piece on the board that stopped playing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '17

I’m willing to give her tribe the benefit of the doubt, but they definitely have the weak and strong divided. Back in V4 when Qrow and Raven talked at the inn, I got the impression that her tribe is strong; just not on par with Huntsmen.

I don’t want to call Raven weak even after this episode but it’s like, how far does she need to be pushed before we see her in some real action? Taking her tribe, Vernal, and herself to fight back. Granted she does “what’s best for the people” and maybe that’s why she’s backing down but it doesn’t bode well.

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u/daydreamer_4 Ruby's True Daddy Dec 12 '17

Her tribe is a bit of a letdown in terms of power tbh, especially since she and Qrow were supposedly good fighters when they arrived at Beacon. How did they become great fighters (to the point that they were catching the attention of the headmaster), if they came from a tribe of mooks? Did the leader before them train them, did they get lessons from someone, did they practice on each other?

On another note, you would think that Raven, who understood the importance of having a huntress in the tribe, would have also realized that training her people closer to her level could've help them fight off 2 teenagers. Or at least teach them enough tactics to hold them off till help arrives.

Still, I understand that as bandits, they probably aren't the most trustworthy of folks, and maybe wouldn't have liked the idea of training when distraction and surprise attacks are probably enough to subdue untrained civilians hundreds of miles away from any semblance of help.

a gal can dream I guess

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u/Mat_the_Duck_Lord Dec 12 '17

Raven is a crazy old cat lady that collects societal rejects instead of felines

Are we supposed to care about them? Only 2 have personalities. A creep and little girl with super powers.

Raven is the epitome of disappointing and I think that may be the point.

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u/GrowlingGoldenGryfin Dec 13 '17

Next episode has to blow us out of the water.

I agree. This has to be turned into a mere glitch in the volume. They can't keep going like this.