Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-294840-20170719134411/@comment-2600:8805:5800:FE80:8D0D:60F3:2D4B:672E-20170805081529

I really liked Whitley as a character because it showed a different reaction to abuse, and some of the points you brought up were eye-opening regarding his genuine concern.

I do think that regardless, the weiss arc and the whole weiss family, despite getting screentime, needs to be mulled out a bit more. We didn't have a scene with the mother, we didn't have a father-background scene to explain his motivations

(Most likely he himself was a victim of abuse, perhaps insecure from his own upbringing due to parents that always pushed him to get ahead. That can be specualted all we want, but a good episode explaining that, perhaps even showing he may have loved his wife and soured over time, or even confirming that the marriage itself was wholely political in nature is a missed opportunity by the team.)

To be fair, RT is known for slow character development, and I think RWBY itself as a show just needs more than they're used to sowe don't end up feeling rushed or having to fill gaps on our own.