User blog:SomeoneYouUsedToKnow/SYUTK's V4E7 - MEGAChristmas -Impressions/Recap

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Also some music to pass the time while drinking coffee (or whatever you fancy).



Soooo, Merry Whatevermas, to you all, in case I didn't tell you before. Or Festivus, for the hipsters in the audience.

Some of you enjoyed a great meal, like beef or cake (either kind). Some exchanged gifts with their family or friends while praying inside to receive money instead of just a cheap framed picture.

Some triggered dogs and war veterans by firing fireworks and such. Some were more creative and bought half a million lightbulbs to make a lightshow to the tune of Wizards in Winter.

I didn't. Well, I did eat some nice chicken (bathed in wine) we bought in advance, along with some fries and a "cake", and in case it counts, freskolita (red cola) without calories (AKA poor man's poison).

Also discovered french fries and chocolate actually tastes very good.

Now, to RT's Xmass gift to us: Episode 7: PUNISHED. If someone doesn't lose an eye by the end of the episode, I'll be very disapointed.

Language of Truth:

-Crimson Red = Truth, fact , in the eyes of the user.

-Cornflower Blue = Speculation, guesses, pondering, wondering, and anything in between.

Now, let's begin.

1. The Strange Case of Mr. Oscar and Mr. Ozpin
We begin with Oscar Mayer sitting on a bed, reading a pretty-textless book. I didn't manage to see any titles on the cover, but I think I saw a small green wizard hat over an orange area.

His aunt calls for him from the other end of the house, telling him supper's ready. When he asks what they're having, she tells him something any future/current parent here needs to tell their children: I don't give a shit care, you're eating it.

Oscar closes his book and heads down to eat, but before he even opens the door....

"WE HAVE TO LEAVE" 

...Basque Vinegar breaks the silence. Oscar Mayer apparently decided Ozpin('s voice) is not real, though it's more cheap self-assurance than anything. Ozpin tries to convince Oscar, but he's getting tired of the invasion of privacy. Then Ozpin drops a tiny bomb on us, or at least me:

"...our Aura, our souls are combined". Which I call BULLSHIT.

1-What?

2-Why?

3-How?

4-When?

There was never any good implications of such a thing. Closest things were stuff like the name (The O in OZPIN(HEAD) stands for Oscar). I imagined a connection, given I doubt Ozpin would be perving on just any random farmboi.....but combined souls? Come on. So much bullshit. I expected some new magical bullshit to be introduced at some point, but this is stupid.

Oscar says he's done listening (wouldn't blame him), but Ozpin reafirms his authority as Intrusive Ghost Voyeur of Good by asking him to describe Haven Academy's headmaster office, even though he's never even been close to that place. He does.

Autumn colored, with a large mahogany desk, plus a small table by the corner for guests, along with a tea set that "Oscar" (never) gave him. All while a book that wasn't open before starts to glow.

We start to know details about how this....BS oul Combining affects him. Obviously, Oscar never did that. Ozpin did. Apparently, Oscar shares his memories, at least some, along with his thoughts, as mentioned later on.

Everything's going fine (for Ozpin) as Oscar seems to be acknowledging that he's not just going crazy.....until Ozpin mentions how his aunt has some books with pictures of it, giving Oscar the perfect excuse to reassure himself, going back a few squares.

I wonder why would his aunt have a book with pictures of the headmaster's office in Haven. Now, Occam says it's not important, it could just be a book about Haven with some pictures included, nothing special. But...Arkham says "SHE'S A HUNTRESS"  and Arkham's cooler.

Once Ozpin brings up the "great responsibility" they both have, Oscar remarks how he never agreed to any of that. Ozpin tries to convince him by telling him about the oportunity to become the True Compost King, a hero who rised to the chance to save the world when needed, much better than a mere farmboi.

Of course, being good only feels good when you can choose to be good.

Then, Supper's ready, Ozpin finally shuts up, and Oscar reminisces in silence.

2. Our Reputation!
Then we cut to Mr. Jacquass and a Weiss that is either depressed or just plain annoyed.

First thing he mentions, is the costs caused by her summoning of Pumba. Surprisingly, or not, he yells says he's not just talking about money, but also "our reputation". Now, this is, in a way, important:

If you are good, life will give you more lemons than you need. People will be more willing to help you. They may put more priority on you above others. They may even give you gifts when you don't need them, and will be far more tolerant of what you do.

Meanwhile, if you're the contrary....well, you're more easily screwed. And here's when Public Reputation comes to the table, because regardless of what you truly are, what matters is how people see you as. <font style="color:#DC143C">If you are seen as an asshole, they'll treat you like such.

This may not seem like much, but it can build up over time, and doom people in the long run. On in this case, the SDC. Jacques's SDC. The SDC that he was given by Nickel Schnee, with whom we don't have much info about his relationship with Jacques.

For all we know, Jacques is determined to make his friend's company the greatest at any cost, and so he takes "problems" like a stab in the heart, especially when combined with the level of stress he already has daily.

Back to the Schnees, Jacques stops after "<font style="color:#6495ED">our reputation", and before he can keep ranting, Weiss interrupts him by saying she wants to leave. Jacques counters by saying he doesn't give a damn, this isn't about her or what she wants, but about the Schnee family name.

It makes me wonder why he's <font style="color:#DC143C">so obsessed with making the name Schnee be nothing less than a synonym of Excellency. It's....too conspicuous for me. Weiss tries to counter that counter by basically saying he's <font style="color:#DC143C">not even a real Schnee...

...And he slaps her in the face. (Finally!) (I did note, he gasped when she mentioned he married into the family...for some reason. A gasp as in surprise...).

3. Did you know Crows eat Scorpions?
We know return to where last episode left us off. Many of us saw the Sneak Peek showing a bit of Qrow and Tyrian's fight, though in my case <font style="color:#DC143C">the sound went fully mute after 20-something seconds, so this is relatively new to me anyway.

We get the conversation we saw in the peek....

Tyrian remains there, laughing a bit, allowing Ruby to simply cut his stinger. When removed, it leaks a purple liquid, I assume Venom, that for some reason...petrifies when it touches the floor. (Mmm....now I'm picturing him using that petrifying liquid to make Cinder's mask). Well, either petrifies...or it slightly melted the floor.

He cries and stumbles as he loses balance, before running away, telling to himself that Salem <font style="color:#6495ED">will forgive him. Given what we've seen of her, being an excellent Team Mom capable of defusing heated situations while praising everyone and putting down no one...she'll <font style="color:#6495ED">likely forgive him.

<font style="color:#6495ED">Or turn him into a Grimm. Both seem possible.

Once he runs away, Qrow stops faking strength and falls to his knee. Now, while he's panting heavily and obviously weak, he says he's fine, as it was just a scratch....but it was done with that Venom stinger of his... <font style="color:#6495ED">Qrow is poisoned.

The rest run up to him and start asking questions. He simply responds with "What's your favorite fairy tale?", groans, and episode ends.

Conclusions
1-I called it: Jacquass was going to make Wheatly the heir thanks to Weiss's attitude. Then again, I'm sure many of you thought that as well. Weiss <font style="color:#6495ED">surely must have expected this to happen, there's no way Jacques would let her do and have what she wants just like that.

2-"The Schnee family name is in good hands"....I wonder, why can't Wally keep his hands somewhere that isn't behind his behind for more than 3 seconds?

3-I know Tyrian is already infamous for his creepy faces and excellent body expressions...

4-<font style="color:#6495ED">MK chose to not kill Qrow on Christmas just so he could die in New Year's Eve.

5-I NEED THAT SONG FROM THEIR FIGHT. It was awesome. Although it sounded a bit like From Shadows (or I May Fall?) to me before the Vocals.

6-No one lost an eye by the end of the episode. <font style="color:#DC143C">I'm very disapointed.

Now, I'm sure you're asking yourself: "Why Corvus Punch? Why not Crow Punch?".....well, I first considered Raven Punch, but of course he's not Raven.... Crow Punch just sounds dull. Then I decided Corvus Punch, which is good enough.