Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4444715-20190406160119/@comment-24018437-20190406175415

I thought there were plenty of hints, to be honest. The character trailers are far from bright and happy, and the intro narration of the first episode already hints that Remnant is far from a happy universe.

At the end of volume 1, the White Fang was properly introduced and we got the first real glimpse into Remnant's darker side. The White Fang, by no means, can be described as comical. And the post-credit scene was defenitely a hint it would become a darker show.

Then volume 2 happened. And during this volume, it became clear that a shift in tones would happen. While not as dark as volume 3, it stopped being as happy as volume 1. The Mountain Glenn arc was dark and serious for the most part.

The first half of volume 3 was mostly light-hearted. But there were hints it wouldn't last. Cinder and her team scheming, along with the episode dedicated to them, and Yang being framed ae good examples. That and, well...Have you seen the opening of volume 3? Did you listen to the lyrics? Its far from subtle.

So no, I have to disagree. There were plenty of hints it would become darker.