Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-5430952-20200104163125/@comment-5430952-20200114063154

Bluethunder25 wrote:I'd settle for cameo where Weiss visits him in prison a few years and we see the effect it has had on him. And maybe we see that time in prison has made him see the error of his way. Hrm, we'll see, the episode showed that there is a limit to his cold-heartedness, so he's not a Complete Monster,though that will be of little consolence considering how many lives he's ruined in his bid for fame and fortune.

The Devil&#039;s Advocate WP wrote:

That is hardly a crucial detail. His default response to adversity or challenge has consistently been anger and indignation, not panic. It also just leaves open the other problem that he gave some guy who pretended to be dead and was offering to do unsavory things for him his personal log-in credentials. Let's be clear: this is writing for wish-fulfillment, not due to anything more thought-out. Hell, if anything, the use of his account gave him the opening to say he was being subjected to a smear campaign and then blame Ironwood as the architecht. Someone was killing off Ironwood's critics after all. That's where you're wrong, the possibly of hundreds if not thousands dying from hypothermia due to the Mantle heating grid being shut down was a very crucial detail, one that not even Jacques Schnee was cold-hearted enough to ignore. If he did then he would be a Complete Monster, and if he tried blaming Ironwood for the Mantle incident then he wouldn't leave that dining room alive. So he should be thankful he has a chance (albeit a slim one) to put things right, he wouldn't in your scenario, I can tell you that.

ChishioKunrin wrote: That would've been good, and it wouldn't have even extended the seen that much at all, so CRWBY wouldn't be able to say "Well, we didn't have time."

Literally, just

Ironwood: *Tells Weiss to pause the video*

Jacques: *Stands up in fake outrage* This is ridiculous! That video is clearly doctored, just like they claim the footage of that robot girl to be!

Robyn: Alright, I'm tired of this. If you're so sure that video is fake, take my hand and prove it. *Heads over to Jacques*

Jacques: I...

Robyn: *Holds her hand out*

Jacques: ..... *Tries to flee*

All they would have to do is rewrite one small piece of the scene, just like that scene in Volume 5 where Jaune just randomly already knows about Raven. That could've been fixed with a small change too!

Lionheart: Raven.

Ruby: *Gasp*

Jaune: Who?

Ruby: Yang's mom. I'll... explain later.

Boom, change two lines of dialogue. Hrm, true enough, though the whole crunch issue can be described in two words: Gen:LOCK. Had CRWBY not trying develop two major shows at once, they would've had a lot more resources to put into RWBY, and thus Volume 5 would've been greatly improved and they wouldn't have needed to put all their eggs in one basket (Raven vs Cinder). Not to mention they could've given us the Volume 6 finale we were promised (which would've included "The Greatest Kingdom).  Alas, CRWBY overextended themselves and both shows paid the price.