Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20140725003808/@comment-14909251-20140729060126

Zolnir wrote: Too serious, Devil. Well, any serious discussion of a web cartoon could be regarded as "too serious", though I presume you are saying that the exchange was not a big deal. Thing is, the reason these jokes pop up and the reason they work is because it is consistent with their characters. In this episode it was done for comedic effect. Ruby does something impulsive towards Weiss that shows no regard for personal boundaries and Weiss objects to no avail, then everyone moves on like it is no big deal because it is a silly situation where we are supposed to laugh. Yet, it is not hard to envision how the same elements could come into play in a more serious situation. Should the whole "everyone beats up on Weiss" theme continue much longer then there is a good chance it will actually amount to something more significant than comic relief at some point. After all, Weiss can't keep being the go-to character for generating internal conflict within the team without it getting real old real quick and when that ends beating up on her will not be quite as palatable to the viewer.