Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20140725003808/@comment-24219008-20140726043939

Yeah, I agree, the only reason why Ruby's Semblance seemed to be "OP" is because she was in a closed space that also happened to be full of clutter, so of course her surroundings would take damage (the wall), and she would pull up some of that clutter (the cans, soda, etc.) as she increased her speed. I also agree she was slower in this ep, too, because the small space limited her to using her maximum speed, but in this particular fight, the dining hall's closed space seemed to work in her favor.... Outdoors, Ruby is clumsy, she tends to over/underestimate her surroundings/open space, and we've seen her falter quite a few times while in the Emerald Forest during Initiation. So, yeah, while it seems her fighting ability and skill seems to have improved since the last volume, we can only base that off this one scene, in which she's not even using her weapon, and this particular battle is much more light-hearted and humorous than serious. I still say Blake and Yang are probably the strongest fighters on Team RWBY, the odds just weren't in their favor this time around.

Also, Pyrrha with those cans.... DAMN! I totally agree with the X-Men references to Pyrrha/Magneto and Glynda/Jean Grey. Here's hoping Glynda doesn't end up as psychotic as Jean like in The Last Stand, though, and that Pyrrha doesn't get power-hungry like Magneto....

Ahhh, good fun. Can't wait until the next ep!