User blog:Darkcloud1111/Good Idea, Bad Idea-Best Day Ever



So this idea could be good or bad, but with all the people writing reviews for the episodes again, I thought I would try something a little different and got the idea from one of my favorite shows, the Animaniacs. Anyway, I will be looking at this episode and if people like the idea, then I might just keep going. I'll pick some of the more important moments in each episode and make say what I thought was a good idea, and what I thought was a bad one, and a reason why that may be of various lengths (I would say I'll keep it short, but I can't promise that). So lets give this a go.

Good Idea
Starting off the volume with an epic battle.

Bad Idea
Making the heroes seem indestructible during the battle.

Reasoning
So I'm sure everyone has commented on this, but this is the biggest problem I had with the episode. The food fight was epic, but it may be a result of people complaining the first volume didn't have enough action. As far as the fight goes, it was pretty awesome the entire time and that finishing move Ruby does was pretty entertaining. Maybe it is something she learned in class over this time, but who knows. The fight itself could be a way to show us how they have all improved over time; even Jaune lands a front flip with a watermelon.

On the reverse side, everyone takes way too much damage. I think this is the first fight in the series (aside from Cardin vs Jaune) where people have fought each other and may be the most involved fight so far. We have Weiss being smashed against a stone pillar, Yang goes flying into the atmosphere, Blake is held in the air by a torrent of soda cans, and Ruby creates a sort of vortex that slams JNPR and all the food into a wall. Yang then falls back down and everyone is smiling. I can never watch that part when they are catapulted into the forest without wondering if they even needed a landing strategy, I mean everyone seems like they can take any amount of punishment and laugh it off.

Good Idea
Making the bad guys part of the plot again.

Bad Idea
Introducing a character, only to have him killed by the bad guys to show they are bad guys.

Reasoning
I like that the bad guys are back in the picture. For most of Volume 1, we never really get much of the bad guys until the last episode, aside from quick little nods. In this episode, they take up most of the run time and that is not a bad things.

On the other hand, Tukson was built up by his inclusion in the trailer and everyone was sure that they were trying to recruit him or something along those lines. Instead he seems like a sacrifice in order to let us know that the bad guys are bad guys. Plus we know nothing of this character so even if he did die, I feel nothing as a result. Sure we managed to learn a little about White Fang's policy on leaving, but it was more like a safe kill so that someone could die in RWBY without having anyone important die in RWBY. I only pray he will join all his brothers in the glorious red shirt army.

So?
So what did you think was a good idea or a bad idea in this episode. They don't have to come in pairs, but it would be interesting to see what you all post.

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