User blog comment:Zolnir/RWBY Episode 3 Short Review/@comment-14265451-20130802184806

Good Points :3 but I have several of my own speculations.

I think Ozpin's personality change was neither, and that rather he wanted to appear tough to the students. They're going to be attending a school where they fight monsters; this comes with a high possibility of death and possible regrets. I think he wants to toughen the students and weed out the weak willed by bringing down any happy problem free thoughts the students may have. That being said it's still a school for around 17 year olds so it probably won't be too dramatic once everyone's settled.

And as for the shortening the episode's length, it's all about build-up and flow. They do it too in RvB where small events explaining plot will be shorter than large scale battles or events. In shows with a definite time limit certin plot points will be unnecessarily drawn out, or unsatisfyingly cliff-hangered just to meet time restrictions. When it comes to flow it's important to note questions that arise and how people watching would like to answer it. This goes into a long tangent about the psychology behind how entertainment is released and how people enjoy it, but I'll summerize by saying giving us a week to understand the fully shown RWBY cast and probable important character Jaune from first impressions gives us expectations and attachments when they are fleshed out slightly more in the 3rd and future episodes.

And man I rambled on too long, either way this is all speculation and I'm expecting anything to happen in future episodes :3