User blog comment:Angren Túrë/I'm sorry, but I need to vent for a minute./@comment-25641997-20140829055221

I actually love this new side of Blake; it tells me so much more about her. It was clear that she could get worked up over things that are important to her and get consumed by them (and, as I'm sure she will soon, do something stupid and reckless because of her obsession), but I had no idea how far it went. Blake's passion is working against her here; she's hurting herself to stop the WF and Torchwick. Her intentions are good, but she's her own worst enemy here and it hurts to see her value her health so little. Back in volume 1, I thought that this would be more of Weiss' thing, but Blake proves herself to be just as, if not more, reckless than her teammates and Weiss can, more than ever, claim the title of the most levelheaded person on her team and possibly in the show. And the more I think about it, it's not surprising. She actually had a real family; Blake grew up with a bunch of radicals and probably never had the experiences a typical child would have, or a typical teenager for that matter. I really look forward to seeing her issues develop!

Also, Glynda calling out Blake was nice. It makes her seem kinder, to show that she pays attention to her students despite their being so many of them. So far, she's just seemed like a total jerk, and I'm glad to see that's changing.

Side note: Holy crap, Yang's planning the dance with Weiss? Since when does Yang plan anything?! She doesn't! Ever! She's no moron, but she punches first and asks questions later! And she seems happy about planning, too; Weiss isn't twisting her arm on this. Maybe Yang just likes social situations as team RWBY's resident 'party girl,' or maybe she's that focused on giving Blake a good time. At any rate, I'm starting to see where Bumblebee shippers get their fuel from. I didn't get the pairing for the longest time, but now I'm starting to understand. Part of that, of course, is that Yang and Blake are actually having real interactions instead of brief exchanges.