Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20161228230634/@comment-25266931-20170105203443

If I was writing RWBY I wouldn't have things go down like this. Innocent little girls. Reluctant heroes who want adventure but shuns it when opportunity knocks and giant skill gaps between heroes and villains.

Take for example Inspector Gadget. If I was writing it in episode one Gadget would be mocked by the staff of agents for being a klutz and gullible. Seeing that he had no ones respect he would go improve himself. Not just to impress Penny and the agents but for himself. And by episode 10 he would show signs of being smarter more willing to accept help and more often being seen as hero for achievements he actually did. But instead they just keep the gag going that he's a moron and never wants to better himself or listen to Penny. I don't care if its classic. I dont care if its satire. I would never do season on top of season, episode on top of episode with the same formula.

Gadget messes up. Penny solves the problem. Gadget takes the credit. Penny accept it because real heroes don't need fame. Repeat.

That's what happens in RWBY sometimes. It recycles tropes and homages "classic" forms of story telling and stretches it out over a whole season. I like shooting for making something as close to original or a masterpiece as possible. But even if they don't want that they can acknowledge that genre savy viewer may be pulling their hair out waiting for the cast to grow up and get on par with the villains or learn more of the world and the cloak and dagger tactics the foes use.