Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20141003002601/@comment-24219008-20141003004516

Okay, so this episode definitely had a much more "eerie" tone than pretty much every episode of the series so far. The saturation, the ruins, the foreshadowing in Ruby's last comment to Zwei, and just the "lost" looks on WBY's faces while staring blankly at the ceiling all just gave me seriously depressing vibes.... BUUUUUT this still has to be one of my favorite episodes!

- The music in this episode was absolutely incredible. I can't wait to get the soundtrack!

- Those fight scenes, however minimal, were a nice contrast to all of the other action scenes we've seen so far in the series, and it was nice to see each girl doing her own thing for once, especially Weiss, who finally proved that she's almost on the same level as the other girls in combat, which we haven't seen much of up until now.

- It was evident that the second Yang opened her mouth after Oobleck asked her why she wanted to be a Huntress that she was talking straight out of her a**. If anything, her tone of voice had me believing that her reason for pursuing a career as a Huntress is much darker and deeply-rooted than that, same with Weiss, who talked in that very "tight" voice she uses when she's trying to hold something back. I'm glad all three girls acknowledged after the fact that they weren't happy with their answers, and that they're still in the process of trying to figure out who they are, and what they want.

- So if the Goliaths have gained enough understanding of Human ways to know that they need to keep their distance and be cautious, I'm assuming there are also many other species of ancient Grimm roaming Remnant, just waiting for their chance to take their land back. We've probably got a while yet before the Grimm actually start to move in and overwhelm the kingdoms, but they're definitely going to infiltrate sooner than later, and when the world least expects it.

- Ohhhh, Sun and Neptune are sooooo cool, they're going to get Junior badges for shadowing some detectives! I find it a little hilarious how SSSN and JNPR are kind of just taking a back seat (as always) while RWBY are set on finding answers and actually trying to make things right.

- WHEN ARE WE GOING TO MEET SCARLET AND SAGE, DAMMIT?!!!

- Oobleck is a very, very wise man, and I can see why Ozpin put him in charge of the girls. If it were Port, their mission would probably be all about killing and sniffing out their targets, whereas Oobleck is actually taking the time to get to know the girls better, and let them in on what it means to be a true Huntsman/Huntress. And, man, Joel did an incredible job this episode! Who knew Oobleck, of all people, would be the one to get through to the girls?

- "Don't worry; tomorrow will be better." Will it really, Ruby? Will it really?