User blog comment:StarlightAT/Theories about the First Episode/@comment-23784953-20130603134656/@comment-10390252-20130603185601

I suspect that the map will only be filled in over a long time. Similarly, the backstory will only be gradually filled in, mostly in the terms of how it affects the various girls (how Blake's people came to be subjugated and treated as animals, Weiss's family, Ruby's bereavement, etc.).