Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27404492-20170417075739/@comment-30530552-20170424224330

It would certainly cut down on this Volume's issue of too many storylines. Having several people together means that there's a greater chance for a person to actually be seen or heard, and there's nothing saying they can't do temp. separations if necessary, like they did in Volume 2 with RWBY & SN. I could also make the exact same argument that several characters this Volume got short-changed for screeentime just to accomodate others.

RNJR was obviously gonna be a big part, and they had appearances in 10 of 12 epsiodes, with the overall storyline being seen across 11 (counting Tyrian's convo with the HB Waitress during episode 5). Episodes: 1, 2, 4, [5], 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

Weiss was originally shortchanged but then got some more later in the Volume. She appeared in 7 of 12. Episodes: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12

Blake was a bit of a screentime whore in my opinion...she almost got 2 full episodes to herself [alongside Sun], played a large role in another one, and was arguably one of the more "important" storylines. She appeared in 6 episodes, which was less than Weiss but made up a bigger portion of screentime. Episodes: 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12

Yang got shortchanged, and aside from Cinder & Co. had the longest break in terms of screentime, only appearing in 5 separate episodes. Episodes: 3, 4, 9, 11, 12

Oscar appeared in 5 different episodes, though his arc seemed slightly less important to me (even though it was supposed to be major) 1, 4, 7, 10, 12

Cinder and Co. was also less important, only being seen in episodes 1, 3, 11, & 12. If we counted all the villains, they become a much bigger portion (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12).

Obviously 6 to 7 different storylines doesn't work very well.