User blog:Gundam Legilis/Breach In Depth - The writing

Hello!

First off, everyone except for Team SSSN (half went AWOL, and the other half did nothing), Penny (she's a living superweapon), Cinder (she snuck off without being seen in her trademark outfit) and Ozpin (who is more of an overseer) cleaned up the Grimm act.

This includes Port, Goodwitch and making their combat debut, Team CFVY.

While it was nice to see Team CFVY get some screentime, they are literally some of the strongest students at this point. Coco herself shredded three Nevermores and a Deathstalker with a minigun, something Team RWBY and JNPR couldn't easily do, even when together. This is a tad overpowering, isn't it? What's not OP are the AK-200 Knights. They can easily be destroyed individually by the Grimm.

They contributed heavily to the sloppy and quick resolution of the plot, and once again, the writers, unfortunately shot themselves in the foot for portraying the Grimm as a massive threat, but had them reduced to "slime level Grimm" difficulty, like the Red Trailer. Like nobody was really scared of the Grimm at this point, so what the hell? Where's the urgency? Where's the terror, the panic? The fear? Because it doesn't seem that a lot of people got hurt, and Glynda can easily repair all surrounding property damage with her telekinesis power, presumably free of charge.

Also, there are a few plot holes concerning why Adam would still get the White Fang to work with Cinder, despite personally taking the reins of his underlings, after that disastrous accident, and why nobody saw Cinder in plain sight.

And it's really self-defeating for the selfish Vale Council to blame Ozpin for this disaster, even though he sent Team RWBY to stop Roman, and to beat a dead horse with Ironwood's "I d on't trust Ozpin" gag, for the fourth time in the Volume!

What's interesting is that they made the scene with Raven ambiguous, so they left us speculating what exactly happened and who exactly she is. Is it a dream? Or is it a real life event that portrays Raven as a family member to Yang?

Verdict: Mediocre, like the episode.

Stay tuned for next time, for the acting.

Thoughts?

-Gundam Legilis