Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-26512661-20200125162058/@comment-37471367-20200127154851

Solaris XD wrote: Aside from that, I agree with Mousey. I can accept RWBY beating the Ace-Ops since the Ace-Ops were missing their leader, all conflicted with each other, Marrow didn't want to fight and wasn't even trying, Vine and Elm kept arguing with each other and Harriet was blinded by rage, but under no rationaility can I accept Robyn, Qrow and Clover all spontaniously turning into dumbasses for the sake of contriving drama and a character death. Why did Robyn start a fight on an airship containing a confict after Qrow tried to diffuse the situation? Why did Qrow immediatly drop his "Let's not fight" attitude and attack Clover when he pinned Robyn in self-defense for attacking him? Why did Clover attack Qrow while his back was turned fighting the escaped serial killer? Why would Qrow choose to team up with the insane guy, who literally poisoned him a few months ago, and works for the person embodying pure evil rather than his friend who has been rational until now? Why would either Qrow or Clover decide the other is a bigger threat than the literal fucking mass murderer who took 3 professional huntsmen to detain?

It makes Clover's death even more frustrating. I'm fine with the idea of Clover dying on it's own and I see where they are going with it in terms of Qrow's character arc, but the series of out of character idiot ball moments that occured to make said death happen makes it frustrating and unsatisyfying. I don't think this is the worst thing the show has ever done period, but it's pretty up there.

Someone else said it for me. Great visuals and choreography, but that was just level upon level of stupid. -Robyn needs to have that temper of hers checked. -Clover needed to A.) Refrain from force on an airship with 2 other Huntsmen and one nutcase.

B.) Think about the situation.

C.) Priority on the serial killer.

D.) Not offer someone’s life as a bargaining chip (Robyn)

E.) PRIORITY ON THE SERIAL KILLER!

F.) Repeat E.

-Qrow, what was that?! You can obviously talk while fighting, so maybe yell to Clover “Hey! Why are you helping Salem’s attack dog?” or something to snap Clover into focusing on the bigger threat.

But to be totally honest, I maintain that all of this could have been avoided if they used lethal force on Tyrian instead. What was the point in capturing a person that fanatically loyal, insane, and dangerous? Excluding story purposes, no one would fault the three if they took that route.