Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20140808001942/@comment-24219008-20140808004147

I LOVE THIS EPISODE!!!!

Literally only thing that made me a little uneasy was Weiss's obvious interest in Neptune, which made my heart sink a little (I'm a Freezerburn shipper).... BUT just 'cause she likes a guy doesn't mean she can't like girls, too, so I'm not THAT disappointed.... And I actually found her reaction to Ruby flat out saying "Nah" to Weiss about hanging out with Neptune pretty dang hilarious. Guess we know who wears the pants on Team RWBY :P

But okay, down to "real" stuff:

- Totally called Penny being an android! It took me a while to figure out why she was hiccupping, and then I realized she only did it whenever she told a lie.... Pinocchio! I called that, too! Very awesome reveal, and I feel like we really got to see some great personality development (for an android, she's got quite the personality/AI!) in Penny's character.

- Loving the new outfits! Weiss looks amazing, per usual, but Yang and Blake totally stole my attention in that scene.... REALLY looking forward to Blake's and Yang's parts of the mission! Junior is NOT going to be happy to see Yang!

- So Weiss has a sister named Winter.... Did not see that coming at all. Always assumed she was an only child, but now we know differently! Based on her smile/frown/smile/frown thing in the elevator and how she basically refused to talk to her father/sister, it's evident Weiss has a strained relationship with them both, possibly even because her father believes Winter to be the "perfect" daughter that Weiss somehow tries, but fails, but live up to.... I really hope we get to actually meet Weiss's family at some point this volume, because all of this anticipation/speculation on her famliy is practically killing me! It's confirmation time!

- So Ironwood is working in unison with the SDC. No surprise there. And I guess that means the Schnees are also from Atlas? Or is that just where the company happens to be based?

- Blake & Sun going undercover at a White Fang meeting, maybe we'll finally get to meet Adam? Oohhhh boy, that's going to a heck of reunion if it comes!

- So there are two people in "control" of Penny? She referred to her "father" many times, but when Ruby asked if he was the one seemingly oppressing her, she mentioned another guy pulling her "strings", too.... Could that be Ironwood? Is he Penny's "father", or the other guy in this situation?

- Poor Jaune. I find it hilarious Yang keeps encouraging him, even though it's pretty clear Weiss will never give him the time of day (unless it has to do with sharing Team RWBY's secrets, apparently).

Anyway, overall, a great episode, and I really feel the pacing and animation have come a long way! This story is unfolding beautifully, and I'm so, so excited to see what happens next!