User blog comment:Gundam Legilis/Philosophy in RWBY/@comment-5041507-20150127174639/@comment-10380701-20150128233412

A major flaw in RWBY's narrative at the moment is that there's too much implication, but not enough showing.

Sure, we all know there's demon-tier Grimm outside the walls. In-series, the closest we've seen are the Goliaths. Everything else is essentially 1st Year level mooks.

If we at least saw a Grimm that gives CFVY a hard time after Coco massacred the Nevermores and the Deathstalker, then that would be enough to let us know that the Grimm are not to be taken lightly.

Glynda could bat that Grimm away the next few seconds, but at least we know that without the professors, the students are fucked in that situation.

RWBY doesn't even need to go full on Sozin's Comet. It just need to demonstrate more of the world's "strongest" threat to humanity.