Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-26512661-20200125162058/@comment-33467404-20200127021845

ReikaTachyon wrote: In case anybody couldn't figure it out, I fucking hated this episode. It was the worst of the volume, by a significant margin, and it ranks as one of the worst in the series for me. If you loved it, fine, I'm not surprised. Nobody seems to have any objectivity for this show anymore, tbh.

There was a lot to hate about this episode. Robyn's dumbass behavior, team RWBY being way too overpowered, dialogue that belongs in Tommy Wiseau's The Room, and characters forgetting that they have semblances are all examples of this.

But, for me, this episode utterly jumped the shark (a phrase synonymous with the death of a series) when they turned Qrow into the living, breathing embodiment of irrationality. It cannot be understated: Qrow teaming up with Tyrian to take on Clover was among the dumbest plot developments I have ever seen in any series in my entire life. And I watched The Cape, mind you.

How nobody in the writing room shot this idea down is beyond me. There truly are no rational adults writing this show, because if there were, this would have been laughed at as soon as it came up.

First of all, Qrow really didn't have any reason to be that angry with Clover. Clover even expressed that he didn't even really want to fight Qrow. Why, then, would Qrow choose to team up with Tyrian, a man who is both a greater threat than Clover, and a psychotic serial killer who poisoned Qrow and tried to kidnap his niece?

When you're in a 3-man battle, the two weaker parties always team up to take out the strongest party. That's the logical way to do things. Clover is by far the weakest of these 3 characters, so why in the hell are the two stronger characters teaming up to take him out?

I just don't understand this at all. It is peak stupidity at its worst, and Miles and Kerry should be ashamed of themselves for writing it. This is further proof that this show is, whether you want to accept it or not, in the hands of puerile amateurs who are in way over their heads. They need to step down and put somebody with skill in charge. Otherwise, this is just going to get worse.

I don't say this out of hatred or bias against these people. I like Rooster Teeth, even through their scandals. But these guys are not equipped to handle a project of this size and scope. I only hope they eventually put their egos aside and do what is right for the show and for Monty Oum's legacy.

After viewing the episode for a second time, I’m incline to agree with the hate more. I guess I could give Team RWBY beating the Ace-Ops a pass, since the Ace-Ops only think of each other as co-workers. Goddamn, I don’t know who the bigger dumbass is, Robyn for letting her hotheadedness and emotions take over, and practically allowing their prisoner to hijack the manta, or Qrow for teaming up with a deranged serial killer? I get it, I’ve sometimes allowed my emotions take over and people make rash decisions in the heat of things.