Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20170101170328/@comment-14909251-20170104020046

69.138.248.186 wrote:

Blake was definitely unpleasant to watch when she interacted with Sun this episode. Sun is impulsive and awkward but he was trying to help her with something he knows is freaking her out. She couldn't sleep, eat or focus on anything besides the WF before the dance in VOL. 2, he knows it's a big concern for her. I'm not sure how much he knows about the Adam/Yang encounter but he has some idea since he mentions the WF hurting her friends. While Blake said she wanted to sort things out she also made it clear that she was concerned with her family still having a connection to the WF. Sun already stated on the boat that he thinks they might come after her.

So for her to ignore all that, not even look at his evidence and lash out? I didn't like it and I'm really looking into past interactions now to reconsider her character. Blake does come off worse than Weiss for her past behavior and I also remember when they were at Mount Glenn and she was asked how she'd solve the wrongs she sees in the world. She doesn't know how while Weiss at least had an idea of following Nick 's example. That confusion isn't helping her make good choices especially since she has the whole running away from the problem thing.

I do think it is possible to make her character a bit better, but that requires something serious. We need some indication that she saw or experienced serious problems with racism towards the Faunus, even if only while she was part of the White Fang. Barring that she needs to have done some serious stuff while in the White Fang. Already it is established that the White Fang killed people, and if Blake were involved in killing people then it might make her somewhat more sympathetic. Doing that really gives you the idea of her having got in way over her head and it was callous disregard for innocent civilians that finally turned her against them. This would go a long way towards making her sour attitude and insensitivity more tolerable.