User blog comment:TheNewProtagonist/Vol. 2 Episode 1 - I just.... why?/@comment-2006510-20140726230035

Well, ignoring the obvious 'hard to please' criticism, my answers are...

1. Some of us find snarkers to be funny, appealing, and other things - but this is just opinion.

2. Ruby's 'Best Day Ever' is no less big than the same general thing Spongebob did with Squidward in an episode - it would take some effort, and they probably wouldn't finish anyway, but the team would have fun (which was the main thing).

3. The food fight not only serves to show their abilities, teamwork, and otherwise show how Beacon students goof off (epicly and with much destruction, that apparently can be repaired and is implied to happen on a regular sort-of basis). Plus, it has a what-if subtext of a real fight between RWBY and JNPR - and also, it'll likely serve to contrast how darker the volume will get, so the characters get their moment to shine like children, in Ozpin's own words.

Also, the food was infused with their Aura - this was how they didn't shatter, and likely why soda cans explode. And this ISN'T an out-of-nowhere thing; Pyrrha specifically stated in Vol. 1 that their tools + equipment are conduits for their Aura. Meaning, they can channel Aura through just about anything, including food. This, in addition to using Aura to defend against damage, thus how they shattered stone pillars and landed from hundreds of feet with no damage.

Plus, it's the first episode - those generally don't kick off the plot. And if they do, it's not the more serious bits of the overall plot anyway.