Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-27144409-20160218225042/@comment-172.103.22.141-20160224025947

JadenLan wrote: 206.176.81.7 wrote: Honestly I'd consider the bigger Deus Ex Machina to be that of Weiss suddenly learning how to summon, and I wasn't bothered by that either. The hell? That is literally the exact opposite of a deus ex machina. She defeated an enemy in her trailer, was seen practicing summoning with her sister and even managed to summon something. And then when the time came she summoned a PART of something. Not even the entire thing.

That's like saying that Ruby jumping and running up the tower was a deus ex machina.

You clearly have no idea what "Deus Ex Machina" means I would agree with you if it felt earned. She barely summons something at first, and then the next time we see her, she's gotten the main attacking mechanism of a massive enemy. We're not told why, we're not told how she's gotten any better, and we haven't seen her growth to how she got to that point. That's why I said that. The Silver Eyes were unexpected, summoning that sword was not only unexpected, but it felt implausible. And again, neither of these bothered me at all, I think people are too salty.