Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-39854843-20190627174632

And if it isn't, then we're in big trouble. I'm actually new to RWBY (I just started watching it in late 2018), but the thing that I've noticed is how fast-paced this show can get at times. I feel like RWBY is at its best when it slows the hell down and takes time to allow elements of the show to develop naturally. Volume 3, the second half of Volume 2, and the first half of Volume 6 were all RWBY at its slowest, and (in my opinion) they were all my favorite stretches of the show.

But when the pace speeds up (yes, I'm talking to you, Volume 5), the show becomes unbearable. Story elements get glossed over, character development becomes haphazard and rushed, and the show's fun-factor goes to hell in a handbasket.

Which is why the Atlus arc needs to be three Volumes, to afford the writers the time and space to advance the various plotlines, give the characters natural development, and keep the show fun and enjoyable. There's no need to rush it, especially now when we have, like, 10 different subplots in play. The Schnees, the dust mines, Ironwood, the relics, the Winter Maiden, Penny 2.0, Cinder/Neo, Watts, as well as all the character's various activities that can't be predicted are all going to be happening in the volume(s) to come. That's a lot to swallow, and if it's done in a speedy, haphazard way, then this show may well be doomed. 