Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-25396609-20191102162031/@comment-4010415-20191102163239

AHHHHHH an incredible start to Volume 7!!! Okay, so, from the beginning...

So, I remember after the Volume 6 finale, some people were questioning why Atlas operatives were welcoming the stolen Manta home. Now we know. It was a trap. They knew it was unauthorized, but they played it cool, hoping the thieves would confidently land in the docking bay as requested. One Way ended off Volume 6 with some hope, and The Greatest Kingdom started Volume 7 with dread and nervousness.

I find it really funny that Maria is perfectly capable of walking normally and just uses her cane to appear more frail. Yoda, she is.

So the white-haired lady in the "Protect Mantle" posters is entering the election for the Atlas Council. Her posters are everywhere because she's from Mantle and represents hope for Mantle. And considering we see her in the opening, she's definitely an important new character. Once again, Miles and Kerry make us aware of a character's existence before they're significant. I love it.

"Show your teeth" graffiti. Gangs, much? Poverty does tend to increase crime rates, especially when the poor are living in awful conditions.

That poor little drone. First kids throw a rock at it, then Yang kills it. I wonder why it took a photo of Yang specifically. Maybe because of her "breaking" Mercury's leg in the tournament? I love how everyone just stops and stares at her like "yang what the fuck". Also, wittle drone buddy was using Gravity Dust to float, it looks like. Its feet were purple.

"You don't like it here?! There's plenty of space out in the tundra!" is the new "You don't like America?! Leave!" The news earlier said the outer wall got damaged, though. Oof. Miles and Kerry said in an interview that they don't intentionally slip in references to current events in real life, but they do sometimes look back on things and go "oh, that's familiar."

I didn't think purple beanie guy was gonna actually be a character when we saw him in the trailer.

I love that Pietro has a whale figure on his shelf. Allusion references!

I like the "Days Since Last Nonsense" chalkboard.

Y'know, Pietro seems to like the color scheme of green and white, and his bow tie is pink like Penny's bow.

PENNYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! She's so beautiful!

Yo, that visual effect leading up to everyone's capture. Yo. Holy shit. I was blown away! So anime, very 2D, wow!

..... The head ace op guy seems to have a luck theme. On first watch, I saw him twirling the horseshoe, of course, but on second watch, I noticed he has a keychain on his belt that reminds me of a rabbit's foot charm. And on second watch of the opening, he has a badge or pin or something that has a four leaf clover on it. All three items are said to bring you good luck.

THE OPENING OH MY GOD

First of all, it's so anime.

Second of all, the animation is incredible! The way that it emulates 2D animation you'd see in an anime opening is fantastic!

Also, when Team RWBY is flying through the sky, they each shift through their battle outfits, from the Beacon Arc, to the Mistral Arc, to their new outfits. It's so cool!

Watts' desktop has a Mantle election map. It's mostly yellow. I wonder if the white-haired lady is represented by yellow in the election map.

I noticed in the opening, when someone throws a rock at the screen that's showing Ironwood, it briefly flickers to showing Jacques.

Ironwood vs Oscar, it seems Ironwood and Ozpin will, indeed, have some conflict.

White-haired lady has some sort of saw blade weapon.