Talk:Semblance/@comment-26160399-20170909191742/@comment-26160399-20170911011302

I'm not saying to have NO exposition whatsoever, I'm just asking for a bit of subtlety. Dumbledore didn't sit down the trio  and give them a lengthy speech on what Horcruxes were, it was explained over time throughout the course of the sixth book. New pieces to the puzzle were being added, and by the end, they all slotted together.

To be clear, stories need exposition, they are absolutely essential. What my problem is is the way exposition in RWBY is done. You can convey exposition over time and add subtle details that the audience will pick up on. What you shouldn't do is essentially explain to the viewer plot details.

The maidens and silver-eyes speeches were excusable, as they directly mattered within the volume, but the relics speech wasn't even important to the plot of Volume 4, which just left me thinking "what exactly was the point?" And yes, while it may set up later plot details, I don't think we're going to see the actual god Qrow talked about. As for the relics, if we were SHOWN it's power, instead of being TOLD what it was, we'd be able to assume what the relics were without any explanation needed. Then, in the future, if it still wasn't clear, there could be a WoR about it.

Also, I do not hate RWBY. I actually freaking love RWBY, which is why I get so worked up about this. If it was a show I didn't really care about, I'd probably wave aside any flaws, but it's because I love RWBY so much, that I want to see it improve.