Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160225225013/@comment-26018514-20160305065836

Flamegeyser wrote:

I agree entirely, but from what I've heard we're gonna focus on Ruby and Weiss this volume, and admittedly the source I heard it from isn't credible, but if that's the case, they might be separated the entire way.

But really, how would one even have the time to reunite them in 12 episodes? With all the stuff that's happening, I don't think it should happen until at least volume 5. Keep in mind that "Fall" was the original Volume 2 finale, indicating that the current Volume 3 finale was originally a mid season cliffhanger.

This in turn indicates that the next arc originally was the latter part of a season, not a season by itself... so that begs the question... will the separation justify encompassing more than 1.5 seasons?

If not, the most likely scenario is that it will be half a season, because it makes no sense to have resolved mid-season an arc over a season long.