Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32346149-20191222183116/@comment-35199716-20200102022519

I wouldn't say the crunchtime scandal has caused this, it's always been a problem and Volume 5 is the crowning jewel of this. Half the Haven fights were either offscreen, shown for 5 seconds or just ripped from the intro, Maria (who was meant to be introduced in V5) had to get pushed back to V6 due to time constraints, giving Ruby and RNJR nothing to do for most of the volume and making her actual introduction in V6 come out of nowhere and Ruby look dumb(er) for not asking about Silver eyes for so long.

I wouldn't say Volume 7 has been as bad so far in terms of blantant corner cutting but it still shows at several points, skipping a riot and a grimm invasion being major flags of this.

I liked the Sabyr and Geist fights for what they were but they fall victim to yet again, Grimm as a threat being inconsistent ranging from canon fodder, minibosses or city destroyers at the drop of a hat. It would make sense if some types were weaker or stronger than others, which the show is trying to do, but sometimes the exact same Grimm can go from taking several minutes by several people to kill, to being oneshotted by one person in 5 seconds.