Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161211174540/@comment-30530552-20161220214827

It's a common trope in movies and books for mooks and such to only attack one at a time, or as a massive group when the hero can just knock them all out at once [*cough cough Yang's dance floor shockwave*]. Again, it requires a level of placement and a sort of "birds-eye view" to be able to picture it properly. But since a story log is typically told from one character's eyes at a time, or as some sort of follower that watches everything as separate but concurrent events that unfold [hard enough to picture in some cases when timeframe is never super clear] sequentially, the ability to have any half-hearted multitasking is reduced to zero. Even still, what they're doing is decent work, especially since they changed engines. As time goes on, the animators can likely make multi-level fights, but for now I'm perfectly fine with 1v1s or 1vGroups that actually mean something.

Besides, Tyrian DID kinda surprise RNJR. Despite Ren sensing him, it wasn't exactly something they knew they were gonna face ahead of time, so they probably needed the time to formulate some meager pieces of a strategy to decide how or when to engage an unpredictable opponent who doesn't give a damn what he smashes.