User blog comment:CreatorTheta/How dead is RWBY?/@comment-25316824-20190109070916/@comment-4010415-20190112212918

Volume 5 started out like it was gonna be strong and then fell flatter than a pancake, so.. yeah.

I've actually been genuinely enjoying Volume 6 a lot, though. The writing has been good, they've brought some of the fun back into it through the writing and animation, we haven't had large sums of boring sitting around talking, they actually pulled off a horror mini arc without it falling flat like the Nuckelavee, etc. Though, to be honest, I wouldn't have been confident to say all this at the beginning of Volume 6, considering how Volume 5 started and then flatlined, but seeing episode 11 with two more episodes left, I can say I love Volume 6.

To be honest, I personally enjoyed Volume 3 because there was actually some serious plot and story development going on, with actual writing and pacing, the villains actually being a threat, etc. It was an interesting season, for me. And I like the contrast of starting it out cheerful and ending it serious. The first two episodes served more of a purpose than just explaining how the tournament works. They also established a contrasting feeling to the ending, showing the characters having a good time, being happy, thinking they've saved the day and there's nothing to worry about.