Talk:Out in the Open/@comment-26258854-20200117004825/@comment-4010415-20200117044125

I think the closest Volume 7 came to having filler was "Ace Operatives", and even then, that wasn't exactly filler. It let us get to know the Ace-Ops, established their skill and teamwork in comparison to RWBY and JNR's, and let us see their weapons, fighting styles, and Semblances, and it planted the seeds for explanation on what Ruby's Semblance really is, something that Ruby herself doesn't know yet.

Besides, people would be pissed if they skipped the mission and went straight to showing them exiting the mine, being all "Wow, what a great mission, the Ace-Ops are so badass, now the Atlas science team can use this mine as a launch platform for Amity Tower. Oh, Ironwood wants to talk to us, wonder what that's about."

Granted yes, they skipped the Mantle riot and the Manticores attacking after Jacques won the election, but it would've been even worse and even dumber if they skipped the SDC mine mission.