User blog:Hidden Scorpius XI/My impressions on "Faunus" (WoR, V4-E6)

So... we get a new WoR two weeks after the last one. I don't care enough about why is that to find out, though.

So, we've seen how are things amongst each of the four kingdoms, and how life is in the land between these four. So, logic would indicate that this episode is about the only other major area that hasn't been covered yet. Menagerie, right?

... Sigh if only it was that smart. Instead of keeping the logical streak, we break it for an episode about Faunus. Will we learn something useful, or just rehash what's been shoehorned into the series dialogue?

Okay, sort of in-universe confirmation about Reptilian-Faunus being canon... Why wait for the WoR to confirm it instead of showing it in-show? Lazy writing.

So, in the Faunus Lesson we get drinking and gambling imaginery? Great job in portraying this wedge of society in a positive light.

One trait per faunus; How offspringing works; Violent history; Exploitation... ALL OLD STUFF! And we're 3 minutes in out of 4. 75% of the episode is useless stuff.

One new thing we learned is how the kingdoms were divided during the war. Pretty straight cut, with Sanus' Kingdoms sticking together against the other two (though I'm pretty sure another WoR invalidates this). Any interesting details about this, like as to why each side waged war? Nope!

And wait, weren't the Faunus pushed into Menagerie rather than granted the land to them? Oobleck seemed to imply that the continent was just a dump-yard in the eyes of Ancient Humanity. Why make this change now? Oh! I know! LAZY WRITING, AND DISREGARD FOR CONTINUITY!

ALSO! What happened to the peaceful period of the White Fang? This ending seemed to imply that they started as vengeful terrorists. More continuity drift.

This episode was yet another dissapointment. "A slap to the face" indeed.