User blog:Hidden Scorpius XI/My impressions on "Vake" (WoR, V4-E1)

Well... this was a surprise. Firstly because I wasn't actually expecting a WoR episode just now, and secondly because I never expected they'd go for this particular subject: The Kingdom of Vale.

Now, Like I've done with other WoR episodes, I'm just gonna focus on the details I believe are the most noteworthy and elaborate on why.

First, Drunkle Qrow is the new Narrator? That's kinda cool, actually. It does reflect on his change of role at the end of V3 and gives us more glimpses of his personality and attitude. And I do wonder if the change of narrators for each volume is going to be a thing. Though it's probably only going to have plot-important characters doing the narration... Sorry Barry.

Next order of business, it is stated that Menagerie is still considered a place for Faunus to reside. That proves that Vacuo isn't actually the most Faunus-centric kingdom of Remnant like many believed it to be... HUZZAH! The FNDM was wrong about something!

Next we learn that the large continent that holds both Vale and Vacuo is named... Sanus? Xanus? Zanus? Geez, more questions than answers (THANKS FOR NOTHING, MERRY!). And we also get a breakdown of Vale's natural barriers and common settlements.

And we end on a bittersweet note: Vale is the most peaceful of all four kingdoms, at least before the fall of Beacon, which stirs unease amongst the population. This is interesting, since now instead of terribly obvious foreshadowing, we get aknowledgement of recent events in the show. This is kinda refreshing, to be honest.

Now, I'd write my impressions on the next WoR episode when it goes public in the RT Site, but Iike I said many times already, I can't stand their Video Player. So Until next week it is!