Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-30231630-20170619022646/@comment-25936766-20170619183524

84.195.99.91 wrote: What constitutes development to you Someone? I'll let TvTropes explain in my stead.

Because I don't think anyone can argue that Weiss isn't the most different of a person than she was at the start. In Vol.1 she was entitled, bitchy, and close-minded. By the time Vol.2 arrived she had become less bitchy and entitled, and noticeably more friendly. By Vol.3 none of the bitchyness remained.

...........Then by Vol.4 something happened. While the writers want the audience to feel sympathetic for her, her actions regarding the charity party.....do not make me willing to give her any sort of sympathy.

Now, she rebelled against her father, most likely thanks to her development back at Vale. She first questioned him, though slightly, by asking him if he was asking her to sing or ordering her to sing. And then, after yelling at the guests, she calls out Jacques and even insults him in his face by pointing out he's not even a Schnee.

.......So, why do I give her no sympathy? Because I'm not focusing on what happened, but looking at it more deeply.

First, she yelled at the guests. She had a good reason behind it, but she still did it. Guests that would spend money that Vale needs. Then, though by accident, she almost injures/kills one of them. But instead of acknowledging that at least part of it was her fault, instead of showing any sort of guilt or shame, she simply demands to be given what she wants, which is leaving Atlas.

By itself, asking to leave Atlas would be fine, but considering what she had done right beforehand, it doesn't feel like standing her ground against her father, but instead it feels like a spoiled brat demanding things without considering if she deserved them. Even worse is that when she doesn't get what she wants, she insults her father.

Considering all that, Jacques grounding her, even the slap to her face, can come up less like abuse and more like discipline.

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So, to sum things up, she did get noticeable development. Arguably, more noticeable than Blake or Yang and especially more than Ruby, in Vol.1-to-3. But in Vol.4, her actions make me feel she forgot what Port told her in Vol.1.