Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161120163758/@comment-10390252-20161121120031

Maybe because it promises some challenging story-telling and they like the idea of blind-siding the fans? It would be a huge risk but, if done well, the payoff would be worth the risk. People would talk forever about RWBY, the show that did no western animation ever did before.

FWIW, I regard him hearing Ozpin's voice (and apparently somewhat changing in appearence in a way that he didn't udnerstand) strongly implies that he's hosting Oz's essence somehow. The 'Transgender Maiden' thing was an interesting thought experiment but, IMO at least, would require too much screen time to develop properly.