Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20140815002519/@comment-24219008-20140815010235

Oh. My. Goodness. That was the best episode so far! Soooo much going on, so much insight, so much awesome, ahhh!

- So Torchwick's got the White Fang eating out of the palms of his hands, and apparently Torchwick hates just about everything about the world of Remnant as much as the White Fang do (but why?). So this is definitely a revenge plot, but is it truly Torchwick's revenge, or is it Cinder using him and the WF to start a revolution and induce her own ideas for change in the world? Also, anyone notice how dirty and seemingly "cruddy" that Mech was? It was as if whoever got the Mech for Torchwick and his crew (or was it Torchwick himself who got his hands on it?) didn't use any care for it at all, or purposely gave him a "defected" model, knowing that it wouldn't have been able to withstand heavy combat?

- Ruby absolutely melted my heart this episode. For a long time, I've kind of had a certain feeling of dislike toward Ruby, as she just always came off as very immature to me, but after that scene with Penny, my heart just went out to both girls. Ruby is so, so much more caring and observant than she allows to be seen, and it's evident she's come a long way in interacting with others since the beginning of Volume 1. Also, the second Ruby called out "Freezerburn" for Weiss's and Yang's combination, I did a little happy dance. So she's definitely been taking her job as leader seriously, and the girls obviously spend a lot of time training (I wish we could see that sometime!), as they seem to have had everything down-pat on Ruby's instruction. Hooray for Monty for paying attention to the shippers, too! Too cute!

- So Penny's got an Aura, which could possibly explain her ability to show emotion, learn from others by experience and interaction, and she really does seem to have a conscience. I really, really hope that Penny eventually becomes a "real" girl (how, I don't know, but I'm sure if she has Aura, it's a definite future possibility), as she really deserves it, and I just love her too much to have something devastating happen to her like what happened to the Iron Giant. Oh, the possibilities.... I can't freaking wait for the other girls to finally learn the truth, I can't wait to see their reactions! Ruby's, by far, was extremely unexpected, very mature, and very heartwarming.

- So THAT's what the Grimm masks are for! Pretty dark! A little upset we didn't get to see Adam, though, I was really hoping for a surprise appearance! (Come on, Monty, we've been waiting long enough!)

- Yang Xiao Long, marry me? (I know, I know, a fangirl can dream....) Man, she was incredible in this episode! I'm a little disappointed we didn't get much insight on who she was looking for in the Yellow Trailer, not to mention Junior was NO help at all, but I was incredibly impressed by Ruby's explanation of Yang's Semblance (Is her Super-Saiyan mode considered a part of her Semblance? No one else has it, so I'm assuming it is). So now we know why Yang's always so tough and intimidating, it's because the girl really knows how to take a hit, and return it ten times stronger/harder! Obviously, she's not invincible, because then she'd be incredibly boring, but at least we know she's probably, as of right now, the strongest of the group, and the most physically advanced in terms of combat and understanding of her Semblance. The day someone finally brings Yang Xiao Long down is going to be a very, very sad day....

- Neptune is a womanizing man-whore. He went from Weiss to Yang to Miltia and Melanie in literally like a few hours, blech. I'm waiting for the day he tries to hit on Ruby, and Ruby just walks away, all "Eww", and Neptune's ego is completely deflated.... Someone needs to talk some manners (REAL manners) into that boy.... That being said, his weapon is freaking SICK! A little upset we didn't really get to see him and Sun working together side-by-side, would love to see what kinds of combos their team can pull off together, especially now that we have seen Sun's Semblance (which is really, really awesome, by the way!). So, he pretty much projects kind of spirit-like versions of himself who can also fight? I'm going to have to re-watch a few times to get a better idea of how it works.

- Would've liked to get a little more insight on Weiss, again, but I suppose there's still time for that in Chapters 5 & 6. Her pun = totally lame, but I still laughed, because watching Weiss trying to be funny is like watching an old man trying to be "hip".... The two just don't go together. Still, I love how much she's trying to break out of her shell and really bond with her teammates, even if she's not exactly doing the best job right now.... You're gonna get there, girl, I promise!

- During that last scene with Sun and Neptune, I was SURE a voice would call out from behind them, causing Sun and Neptune to turn around, only to see their other two teammates.... It would've been a great introduction! Guess we still have to wait to meet them.... The anticipation is kiling me!

So yeah, overall, an incredible episode, and I couldn't be happier with the pace/storytelling/animation/everything! RT is really stepping up their game, and RWBY's really becoming one of the best animes/anime-inspired series out there right now! Bring on Chapter 5!