User blog comment:Vaultboy24/Episode 2/@comment-4321404-20130726011844

After the amazing first episode, I was expecting something a little... more. After the first episode's fight scene and drama, I was really hyped for the series. Sure, it was a bit cliche, but it was fun!

This was a six minute... well... to be honest it felt like one of those disney channel highschool cartoons. Only cut short before the main characters meets the strict teachers and stuff.

The intro theme was cut short, which I didn't really like. The bit where Ruby is knealing down really fit with the opening lines of This Will Be The Day. I understand that because the episode is so short, they can't take up a lot of time with the intro, but I still feel like it would have been nice.

The part where Ruby goes... well... Chibi was jarring from what I was expecting after the first episode, as well as the cartoony part with Yang running off with her friends. Now, I've never been a fan of that kind of stuff or animation, so I'm not really sure how I feel about that yet. I just hope they don't over use it.

Weiss's introduction was nice, but I do have some complaints. The biggest of which is while she's explaining what Dust is to the audi- to Ruby, she starts shaking the bottle. If Dust is really that volitile, as shown when Ruby sneezes and it explodes, then why is she shaking it. On a more minor note, the case of Dust bottles didn't have a red one, but when she took one out, the Dust inside was red. Probably a minor slip up, so whatever.

Blake's intro, was also pretty nice. She doesn't say much, doesn't mince words, stands her ground against Weiss, and doesn't stick around to talk.

The scene where Ruby and Jaune are talking is also very well done. We can tell that Jaune a lot about Jaune, and he seems like a pretty cool guy. A bit cliche, though.

Then it just fades to black. Just as things were really getting going. And then the ending music kicks in and auditory wiplash hits. Seriously, that music, while good, is not the best thing to use after an ending like that.

The animation is still good, and if you look close, there are little things that make you wonder. Or, at least make me wonder. Maybe I'll make a thread about that.

All in all, though, this felt like half of an episode. To be honest, this doesn't bode well for the series, but I have hope that they can make this work.