Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-17760348-20130909205050/@comment-12744597-20130910005120

This is definitely true, Primsatic, but aside from 'R-rated' content, there's nothing that you mentioned that couldn't be put on screen in a kid-friendly show. Sure, kids may not appreciate everything, but there are plenty of audiences that would, even in the early teen demographic.

Though I've never taken the time to watch the series, much of what I've heard about Bronies liking MLP:FIM is for exactly this type of thing:  It's a series that addresses the fact that friendship, while valuable, isn't always easy to maintain. That's really all they need to work for with RWBY as well if they choose to go in this direction. They could already work it in during the current season:  Pyrrha gets tired of Jaune constantly flirting with/crushing on Weiss, and decides that she wants to pursue a romantic relationship with someone else. Nora decides that she really does want a relationship with Ren, despite the fact that she says that it would feel awkward to her right now, and tries to get Ren to open up more. Perhaps Yang gets involved with a member of another team that was her friend through her previous school, then winds up having to compete or fight against him later in the year.

There are certainly opportunities seeded already that they could use to open those kinds of topics. Would a very young audience appreciate or understand all of that? Possibly not. But not every second of the show has to be something that every single fan loves. It sounds as though there have been numerous people that thought episodes 2-7 were just pointless filler, but I liked the way they helped establish the characters, as well as the world they live in. It could be the same thing with any relationship segments they might decide to include in later episodes:  Something some fans will like and others just skim past.