Talk:Volume 5 Blake Character Short/@comment-34633327-20170904181007

I gotta say, while Ilia did get the spotlight this short, I still liked it. For one thing, it gives some insight as to why Sun's comment pissed her off so much, probably reminded her of her life in Mantle. Showed that Blake's talk of taking the WF back is alot more than just confronting Adam, but hunting down the members on the scroll and taking them out or detaining them so they can't help in the Haven Attack. Ilia is still conflicted about Blake which still lends hope to her pulling a HeelFace Turn, Sun is acting a bit more reserved (As in he didn't yell "Gotcha" when he saw that faunus like he did with Ilia and actually put his semblance to practical use rather than overtax it like with, again, Ilia), and Blake had a bit of her backstory with Ilia explained while getting to show her skills haven't really dulled (Her fight with the Sea Dragon and her not seeming as agile could just be a result of the switch from Poser to Maya, but it could also come off as her getting rusty).

Cause lets face it, for the longest time Blake's backstory with Adam was and to an extant still is vague. We only really know (In regards to shared history, not Adam in general) he was a mentor/possibly boyfriend, he was once "good" but according to the CRWBY still Abusive, and is now psycho after Blake ditched him. Ilia was the same in Volume 4, getting one throwaway line before she really appeared and not much on her. While people are probs pissed Blake was "shafted" for the WF again, I don't feel the same cause in both shorts cases, the WF member was integral to Blake's character arc, Adam being her past coming back to haunt her, Ilia being a piece of said past she did and could still cherish.

Only issue is the fact Ilia's backstory was explored here in a short rather than the series proper. Even though it is on Youtube, there are plenty of viewers that could outright ignore the shorts, and if these events are brought up in the show, it will cause confusion. All in all, a good short imo.