Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24993958-20181026055523/@comment-37320542-20181027165904

BenRG wrote: Not a brilliant start for a new volume (Volume 4 was better, IMO). However, it did a good job of setting up the story for the volume ahead and establishing one very obvious character conflict: Ruby is the only one of the young heroes who trusts Oscar and, by extension, Ozpin's spirit.

The use of Jaune as a support-type character has been further established with the way he helps Ren save the passengers on the train.

Ilia is nice enough to turn Neptune down so gently that he doesn't realise that she's gay and that she's just turned him down. Blake's kiss to Sun was a lovely, sisterly moment but the question of whether it's Eclipse of Bumblebee remains unanswered.

Oh, and Adam has totally lost it. Nothing is going to be more important to him now than killing or, worse, destroying Blake.

From the season opening titles sequence, there are a few other things that I gather/theorise:


 * The old lady is definitely a Mistress of the Silver Eyes and is definitely there to be Ruby's Yoda in the matter;


 * Qrow is going to have to face his demons one way or another;


 * New Grimm yet to be seen: A tentacle monster, possibly a cross between a Graboid and a Beholder;

Overall, a solid start. I find myself wondering just how much ground (both in terms of story and in terms of how close to their destination Team RWBY will get) is going to be covered over the next three or four months. Wrong tree indeed, and this confirms Ilia is gay and not bi. About Eclipse vs Bumblebee, they're probably going to keep doing this for a long, long time and let both communities keep fighting over it, and perhaps there may be no resolution.
 * The woman in the beige robe and dark hood interests me. She may be either the heir of Cinder's powers but the appearance of Roman's hat, flying by on a gust of wind, makes me wonder if it's Neo and I wonder just under what circumstances she finds herself back in the story. Of course, she may be both;
 * There is definitely going to be an exploration of the Lineage of the Wizard in volume six; it may be the key to getting everyone to trust Oscar's judgement even though he is keeping secrets and, frankly, everyone except Ruby and Qrow don't trust him at all.