User blog comment:SomeoneYouUsedToKnow/SYUTK's V5E8 - Blake Sucks - Impressions/Recap/@comment-4010415-20171207055023/@comment-25936766-20171207133657

@In general:

Regarding the bit about the sexuality revelation, it's true that if Ilia or Blake were male and thus it was heterosexual there, it wouldn't change a thing. The problem is more a problem because non-heterosexuality is more special, and stands out more when it's used.

And in this case, Ilia being gay for Blake, was unnecesary for their conflict and comes out of nowhere. Their whole conflict, about "being betrayed" like Phantom put it, it wouldn't change at all if they were just close, dear friends on opposing sides, if they simply had a romantic FRIENDSHIP.

Because women can have a close relationship and care about each other deeply without romantic feelings for each other. So yeah, Ilia loving Blake is completely unnecesary. That's a better way to put it. "Ilia loving Blake", not strictly "Ilia being gay for Blake".

But as the first on-screen important gay character, it stands out more.

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@Chish's OP:

1) "Here are recommended videos that are similar to what you're watching right at this moment."

Okay. Now tell me what do Vocaloid songs, music videos about fitting in or about tsunderes, or Halloween animated shorts, have to do with car races, or with people kicking robots to test endurance?

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2) ......................WHY THE HELL ARE THERE FREAKING NOCTURNAL FAUNUS?!

What, do Owl Faunus just sleep all day and are awake all night? 'How? How does having Owl eyes or feathers or whatever the hell they have, make a Faunus nocturnal?!'

It makes no sense. Faunus have a trait, but otherwise are just like Humans. Humans are not nocturnal creatures. So why would Faunus (potentially) be nocturnal?

Or is there some trait that would make them nocturnal? If so, I'd like to hear what it is.

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3) We already figured Jacques and Mama Schnee had a questionable relationship thanks to Jacques being Jacques. But it would've made more sense and been much better if Weiss had dropped that bomb in V4.

I thought Jacques married her for better reasons than "Your Name", but then with the stress caused by everything, the marriage turned wrong and he became abusive, and now Mama Schnee drinks her pain away.

Very different from Mama Schnee drinking her pain away after finding out Jacques never even loved her and just married her for her name.

Makes Jaques look more abusive, and thus it's easier to side with Weiss. Why wait a whole Volume to drop it?

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4) "Her past". So, the White Fang. If so, I guess the universe did "prove her right".

She could've phrased it more blatantly though. Compare:

>"The entire time Blake was at Beacon, she was afraid to open up to people. She wanted to keep us separate from her past. To protect us"

vs

>"She was afraid of her past catching up to her and hurting us. She made up walls between us to protect us."

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5) Sun: You okay?

Blake: ''Yeah, I’ll meet you there. I need to take care of something first.''

That is all they said to each other. How the hell was I supposed to know that this single line = "I'm gonna talk to Ilia, come with me for if I need help"? Especially when this is Sun we're talking about, and Blake we're talking about.

If they had shown Blake twinking at him while she told that to Sun, then I would believe you. But RT couldn't bother with such a simple thing, and so all I'm left is Blake telling Sun that she's gonna take care of something first.

At most, I would believe that Sun knew it was bull and followed her, but then he would've attacked earlier, knowing him, and that's not what happened.

Seriously, if that was all planned, if she did tell Sun so he'd be there for her, a twink would've made it more clear. It's not like Ilia can see from those trees if Blake twinked at Sun.

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6) There's the possibility that this was a loyalty test. She said all that to prove her loyalty to the WF, even if it's not necesarily what she herself believes.

But her character's been kind of a rollercoaster, so it's just wishful thinking.

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7) Aside from what I said up there, while sexual orientation doesn't need to be 100% plot-important (depending on the setting, at least), there's the question of whether a character turning out to be Homo or Bi or Pan or anything, serves any purpose or is even necesary.

Let's say Ilia didn't reveal she was Gay for Blake, let's say they were just 2 girls with a close romantic friendship between them.

The entire scene doesn't change, doesn't lose any emotional impact, nothing is lost. So Ilia revealing she's gay for Blake, "Ok, she's gay", but it serves no purpose and is completely unnecesary.

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8) ....I'm pretty sure Ilia's weapon has no flat blade.

Also, who knows, maybe the spiral design of the Albains's is to make the "laserwhip" mode spin and all.