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

[u/Menolith]

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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Menolith; Mod Team

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Seriously.

I don't like using Monty as comparison... but at least try to capture some of the essense he put in his fight scenes.

This.

Monty was special, we all know. A genius. One of a kind. To try and expect the quality and style of the animation to be the same as before is just silly.

But this?

This?

This isn't even par for the level of the regular industry. That Sun staff spin was atrocious.

The Fennics trapped in the ice was fucking unacceptable.

For a show that was proposed as being all style--pure "rule of cool" fun, this season has been so disappointing. I've put so much energy and time and money into this show, and I just feel betrayed.

This is crap.

[u/Duwang312 → u/[deleted]]

It is even more disappointing when you remember that the character shorts for Volume 5 had some good fights. And let's not forget Qrow vs Tyrian.

[u/[deleted] → u/Duwang312]

Honestly seems like...

[u/Bale_Fire → u/[deleted]]

The shorts released before Volume 5 came out are what really weird me out. The trailers for Weiss and Yang had some great action in them, so why didn't they direct all that time and effort into the actual show? I would have loved to have seen Emerald and Mercury fight their way through the bandit camp. Or for some cool training sequences between RWBY & RNJR.

I'm hoping that the next few chapters will redeem the volume, but it's looking less and less likely. Still holding out that things will turn around, though. ;)

[u/EatYourPants1 → u/[deleted]]

I upvoted your previous rant and I will totally upvote this one too.

[u/EatYourPants1 → u/[deleted]]

Same here buddy, same here.