Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-26512661-20200125162058/@comment-86.169.237.227-20200127190718

64.121.211.129 wrote: RWBY needs to lose in the next episode. Loss isn't something you overcome once, it is always present in the rest of your life. There's a fine line between pushing forward no matter what happens in doing the right thing (like Shepard, Garrus, and Tali all of whom are constantly tested throughout the trilogy and almost lose themselves if they didn't have each other) and becoming filled with hubris in thinking only you can stop the big bad. Ironwood's hubris is certainly among the highest, but Team RWBY also needs to realize that stopping Salem will never be easy, and that no matter how much they win they will lose at one point or the other. If they don't lose now, then they won't understand just how grave the dangers of Salem, her minions, and other third parties really are. They'll believe they're ready to take on Salem, and that's far from the truth. They either lose like what happened to Beacon, or this show is permanently dead to me. I'll still like the show whatever happens - it's still pretty good when it tries to be - but yeah, Team RWBY needs a reality check. They're just kids. Really skilled, well-trained kids, but they're still kids. Maybe just have them smacked in the face with the reality of everything - all things considered, they definitely can't beat Ironwood, and they almost certainly can't beat Cinder. Plus, if they do lose, that opens up a ton of opportunities for introspection from Ruby next volume - if they can't save everyone, why try to?

Gotta say, if one of Team RWBY or ALPN says, 'We're just kids' next volume, my approval for this show will skyrocket.