User blog comment:Zathronas/Speculative author: Volume 2 and episode 12, general thoughts/@comment-25641997-20141101151311

Yep, yep. This episode made me take a step back and look at RWBY as a real show with real flaws, not my perfect fantasy dream-world show. Despite Weiss (I refuse to hide my bias!), and despite all of the hype surrounding the Grimm, the baddie's plans, and characters like Raven, Neo, and Adam, this episode, and this volume, did have shortcomings. The power balancing is all over the place, every time the Grimm are established as a threat they're promptly beaten down, some characters got zero development (Ren and Nora are basically minor characters at this point) and for some even zero screen time (poor Scarlet and Sage), the WoR isn't doing its job as well as it could, and the writing is hit and miss, just to point out the things that bother me the most. But it's early on in the process. It's clear that RWBY intends to go on for a while. Case in point: It's been one season and the main characters are still first-years. As you said, I think that everyone involved in the show will get better as time goes on. All in all, I think that RWBY is a great show and this was a great volume, definitely a step up from volume 1.

And I'm looking forward to more speculation from you next week!