Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20170217011737/@comment-25266931-20170225173023

Every season just seems to be a set up for the next season instead of being a catalyst for development of characters. Season 1 and 2 set up 3. 3 set up 4. Season 4 seems to be setting up 5. I'm not against organically leading into things. But nothing about Team Ren is so interesting that it'd negate Ruby. Especially since she's there. RT's problem is seem to love the "always keep them wanting more" policy. They send a lot of time building up something and then when you get to the thing it's ends up being short and glossed over.

It happened with: 1) Nikos dealing with the maiden powers. That ended as a moot point when Cinder off'd Amber. 2) with the Nucklavee, a fight that didn't seem nearly as dire to me. I would've loved it more if the monster chased them all over the debris and they traded attacks with it while hoping on houses it would be up-turning with it's arms. A lot of potential built up for that fight, lost. 3) Adam vs. Blake. My god. You don't see him for so long, then when he pops up it's one episode then he's gone again for a whole season. Why do they keep avoiding having him on screen shown doing his job? They showed Cinder planning and working with her allies. Why not do the same with Adam? Stop build up topics as important then never deliver on it. 4) Atlas. Weiss is shipped like a cart of oranges to back to Atlas and you're left thinking "oh we'll see the towns and school while she's there." NOPE. One concert, a party and her house. No streets. No military bases no students no school time. Didn't even see her mother the whole season save for her protray. BS. 5) Silver Eyes and Ruby. No matter what Ruby does. No matter where she goes. No matter how skilled they show her to be. No matter how many cute moe things they make her do. None of it matters until you answer key things about her as a character. Let's see a flashback of her with her mother? Let's see her meet a Silver Eyes Warrior who teachers her who becomes a best friend to her but in a way that's no like how she acts with team RWBY? Why not have her fall in love at some point? She acted awkward and uninterested at the prom. Is she like that anytime it's not combat or gadget weapon time? Let's see her get a part-time job working with a blacksmith? ANYTHING to build on her being more than an innocent little girl who can kick ass.