Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-95.133.42.171-20171108122846

I'm going to talk about V4-5.

Blake's storyline in season 2 happens to be the most boring and slow one, compared to the rest of RW_Y. Blake still is the only one from RW_Y, who is not   (or is not going to be)  involved with Maidens/Relics/Ozluminaty vs WTCH business and I find it rather... underwhelming. As for me, this fact interrupts the whole rhythm of the story, and that's why a lot of people skip Blake's episodes completely.

Blake is still stuck in Menagerie and judging by the latest RWBY Rewind, she's not going anywhere from that island. Her intention is "to take WF back" - though she has no any idea of the way she can do this. The main focus of Blake's arc in V5 seems to be Ilia - and it's strange too. Their confrontation even doesn't look interesting, as far as Blake's Character Short heavily hints us that Ilia will join Blake "on the good side" later in the series.

Moreover, all Blake's storyline seems to be too... I don't know... personal, maybe? I mean, she was intended to be the passionate activist for faunus' rights - but in the end of the day, what's her story about? It's mostly about her relationship: with Adam, with parents, with Sun, with Yang, with Weiss, with Ilia...

So I want to ask you: what were RT implying with Blake's arc in season 2? Was it supposed to crush Blake's idealism about WF? Was her storyline slowed down intentionally? Or, maybe, it's just not perfect writing? And where RT are going to lead Blake's character in future? Fell free to share your thoughts. 