Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-1599757-20151212162645/@comment-4010415-20151212170122

Hooooly shit... Hoooly shiiiiit. This entire episode was a rollercoaster.

The anxious anticipation from Miles saying the Sponsors-only villains poster is celebration for episode 6, then seeing the thumbnail and the episode title.

Laughing because Qrow said what we've been thinking about Pyrrha carrying JNPR.

Wonder and awe and that feeling of "It's starting to make sense now" at the fairy tale about the seasons.

Surprise and amazement that those of us who theorized that there's something hidden in or under Beacon, way back in Volume 1, were right! We just couldn't possibly have imagined what!

A mix of unexplainable feelings when the explained Amber's condition and what they needed to do, the realization that Amber is Autumn, the discovery that Cinder stole part of Amber's Power of Autumn!

Also, I think Monty wasn't against magic existing in RWBY. He was against us calling Dust "magic". Because in their world, Dust is not magic, it's technology. Semblance, Aura, and Dust are not magic, but magic does exist, and it's kept secret because it and everything about it goes against people's beliefs and religions. Wow.

Was Ozpin the old man from the fairy tale? Probably not, but he is a lot older than he seems.

So, it seems that in the sneak peek, Port said "final" singular, but in the episode, he said "finals" plural. Another switcheroo to misdirect us? Either way, I'm glad we didn't leap to the end of the tournament.

Speaking of the 1v1 finals bracket... You know Cinder arranged the matchups ahead of time. So, this is how they intend to get Team RWBY out of their way. I'm pretty satisfied with how interesting this is. When Yang won, I thought that was it, and I was disappointed that plot armor won again. I noticed that she was at 16% and had taken him down to 0%, and I was like "Ugh, seriously?" And then it happened. I was like "What? What is he-- OH DAMN! She broke his leg! Yang, you shouldn't have done that! He doesn't have any Aura! Wait, what... Hoooly shiiiiit. Neo, what the hell?!" Also, where did Cinder go? What'd she leave for?

And daaamn, the Grimm have turned their attention to the colosseum, including the Goliaths. That's not good.

This episode was... serious... and dark. Miles and Kerry weren't kidding around when they said Volume 3 is the start of RWBY turning dark.