Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-98.235.191.26-20140721085214/@comment-3146930-20140721223137

Anyway after actually reading past the first few sentences, the biggest problem you seem to have is that the trailers don't match up perfectly with the actual show. This is a legitimate argument, except that four trailers aren't really trailers at all as they don't really reveal the plot of the show or show any clips of it, but they are labeled as such. They are more like mini-animations to show off the main characters. Being that the Red and White "trailers" were the first made, they actually represent the show the least as maybe the crew hadn't had everything figured out yet beyond the important plot points. Things that suggest this are the different look of the Beowolves (this was apparently explained by them being the weakest form of Beowolves), the differences of how Weiss' abilities work between the trailer and the show, and the fact that Weiss' trailer may not have even been real, either the singing, the battle, or maybe even both. The Black and Yellow Trailers however can fit in more easily with the show, as the train is mentioned by Weiss later and Junior's henchmen seem to remember Yang very well.

As far as the main four girls go, the fact that they represent the four main character types (sociable [Yang], ambitious [Weiss], analytical and quiet [Blake], and relaxed [Ruby arguably, as she doesn't seem to take much seriously]) makes them easier to identify with, as these are characters we see in everything from Ninja Turtles to Sex in the City. Sure we don't know much about their personal lives aside from Blake and Weiss' past, but the soundtrack you love so much does give many clues about their pasts. Ruby's mother is dead, Blake's people are treated poorly, Weiss had a very lonely childhood, and Yang thinks she is awesome.

However so far 3 of the 4 seem to have things in their past they don't like to talk about, which is actually very realistic. I lost a very close family member years ago, but it isn't really dinner conversation. Ruby lost her mother, so she may not like talking about it (especially considering Red Like Roses II implies her mother's death haunts her dreams) and if she was different from Yang's mother, Yang may be completely unaffected by it or could not bring it up purposely to save Ruby the pain (as she clearly looks out for Ruby, even if she doesn't hold her hand every step of the way).

I'm not saying that you are wrong, as the show itself is much different from what I was expecting. However I am also not disappointing by it either. From the looks of the Volume 2 trailer, it will very much be about the characters having to grow up. So before that happens, I very much want to see them do something enjoyable, like go to a school dance or have an epic food fight. It may even be important to the plot as Jaune, Pyrrha, and Emerald are all there and it hints that something between Jaune and Pyrrha happens.