User blog comment:TheNewProtagonist/Volume 1: Why do you torture us, Monty?/@comment-86.130.137.157-20131212191714

Like a lot of people have said, the season isn't over yet. Characters have yet to fleshed out, and story elements have yet to be explained. The first season of any show usually ends up being at least a little awkward, as they are testing the waters with the characters and setting. Also, they are planning to improve the animation and other elements, as well as answer burning questions (such as Ruby and Yang's sisterhood, aura, dust, and who Ozpin really is etc) and introduce new stuff.

There are better shows out there, such as the new TMNT series and Korra (and they have already proven the second season can be an improvement of the first), but considering RWBY is being made on a shoestring budget, and for free, you could do far worse. And the only place it can go is up, considering how popular it is.