Talk:Ruby Rose/@comment-28099668-20171116205811/@comment-28099668-20171118230450

Okay. You've got a point there. I'll give you that. But let me ask you a question: Does this particular case of Deus ex Machina show an example of bad story-telling? TV Tropes themselves say in the Deus ex Machina trope page that it can be pulled off and that it can lead to incredibly satisfying conclusions. The line "You have silver eyes." in no way implied that Ozpin knew Summer, seeing as, at the time, we had no idea about her appearence. We didn't even know that she was dead yet. That line presents a case of "Chekhov's Gun", as in it presents an element of the story that seemed out of nowhere, but later appears and reveals its importance to the plot. The power itself is not a Deus ex Machina, but rather a very clear case of Chekhov's Gun. The awakening itself, however, is a Deus ex Machina. Y'know what else was a Deus ex Machina? Luke being sucked into a hatch in Cloud City after learning his connection to Vader and dropping down with the intent of killing himself to prevent Vader from having his cake and eating too. But that never gets seen as bad story-telling because it's not. If that is accepted, then why isn't this? At least this raised the stakes for the characters, but hey, I guess RWBY shouldn't be compared to one of the best movies to come out of the 80's, a movie regarded by many as perfect. I mean, I love Star Wars, and I really love The Empire Strikes Back, but even I can see the flaws in it.

Look, I understand that you probably don't think RWBY is good enough to get all of the exposure it gets, but you've got to understand that several people, including yours truly, have fallen in love with this show. And we are the ones who should really criticise it when it deserves it *cough* bully arc from Volume 1 *cough*. And right now, I say it doesn't deserve it. This attitude of yours shows to me that you've set your standards of quality way too high.