Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-410526-20160206155158/@comment-5217560-20160207030050

I was also underwhelmed by Velvet's "weapon" as well. However, I don't think it's terrible that she has a weapon like that. Eh, it is what it is I suppose?

I also think they misused "I May Fall". I always imagined that song being used for an epic collobarative effort. For example, taking down the Wyvern.

The episode may have been rough, but it did some really good things. Excluding violence, it heightened the sense of urgency within the story, gave us lasting conequences for our characters that won't be resolved in a single episode, further developed some characters, gave the main character of the show the spotlight, not only created extreme tension, but maintained that tension, gave us some sweet combat moments, and most importantly, set off circumstances that will have a permanent impact on our characters mentally and emotionally. Not to mention, the twists were,--at least to me--completely surprising and gut punching. I would have never predicted THAT YANG WOULD GET HER ARM CUT OFF. Or that Adam would be...the way he is. Among other things. Not to mention, the violence wasn't gratuitous. It all had a purpose, (well, most of it that is). That's not to say this episode didn't have it's flaws, as many people above me have pointed out, but I am happy because I see improvement. We are seeing improvement. RWBY is slowly becoming what we were wanting it to become from day 1. I am SUPER hype for the season finale. I pray it's at least 20 minutes. Those 3 extra minutes make a difference.