Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20161228230634/@comment-25266931-20170106225132

@ Arkantos: So basically if Gadget had even average intelligence that would ruin the show? Who says because it's a kids show he has to never develop as a character?

@ Someone: I know it's just starting but as a viewer watching these events in season 2 and 3 it just felt like people could see the signs that something was up with Em, Merc, and Cinder. That scene where Ruby gets excited that Nikos and Merc were gonna spar and looks to Em thinking Em would be excited to see her friend in action says it all for the whole series. To the villains the heroes are like kids who think cause they can catch a pickpocket they can stop crime. But in reality the pickpocket is just one in a never-ending chain of criminals that eventually becomes a mob of organized crime. In this chase with Salem either at the time or damn near it.

@ arkantos: The villains being adults and the heroes being kids only goes so far. If that's the chase Port, Oobleck, Oz, Qrow, Ironwood, and Glynda should be the leads and form a militia to rip shop on all of Salem's connections around the world. Yet both Glynda and Qrow couldn't stop Cinder and Tyrian. I don't think it's just because the villains are adult, I think it's because the villains have learned or gained something the heroes don't have. Like maybe Salem gave Tyrian special training. And of course Cinder has the maiden power and can kill Oz with it who wasn't even weak either. I wouldn't have a character just pop up with all the answers, I would let people know this person has been tracking and trying to foil Salem for years. And maybe make it so most people see that person as a kook so no one helped them. Until Ruby meets him and they compare notes.

Sometimes I feel like RWBY is like a religion and the show is a bible. And because we love it so much we can't see the flaws. Or even if they're not flaws, we can't see the possible changes. It's like everyone just wants it to stay as it is as if it's perfect. But when you love something that's the best time to make it change. But as long as it's positive change, this thing you love can become better.

Heroes don't need to be innocent. Heroes don't need to always shed a tear while brooding at a pier looking out at water. Heroes don't always have to be underdogs, they can be equals with their villains (which makes fight even more unpredictable since they'll have to struggled to think outside the box to break the stalemate). Heroes don't have to always lose a lot and then finally have a victory at the skin of their teeth at the end. I don't mind waiting for them to get stronger, but I am tired of waiting for them to get smarter and more in the know. Like Someone said, the adults working with Oz dropped the ball a lot. Now if they dropped the ball that hard, how bad you think it's gonna be in Haven when its just RJNR, Qrow, and maybe the Haven headmaster's allies?