Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20161228230634/@comment-5217560-20170105002617

My biggest problem with RWBY is that when watching an episode I am never fully immersed in the story. I rarely find myelf enthralled by what is taking place, due to glaring inconsistencies, ambiguity in the story, criminally underdeveloped characters, and a seemingly condensed feel to the whole show. One can attempt to defend these shortcomings by claiming the show has little time wth which to work, but compare this to Steven Universe. Steven Universe is also on it's 4th season, with a run time of 11 minutes per episode(with the exception of a couple). Despite the numerous breaks plauging the show, and the short episodes, the Crewinuniverse has been able to effectively establish characters and develop them while also building the world, and forwarding the plot. Even when an episode does nothing for the plot, it still serves a function,--whether that be reinforcing who our characters are or fleshing out another aspect of the show. In other words, I get the sense that everything in that show was meticously planned in order to create a tightly knit narrative. And because of that, I stay engaged. I never watch a SU episode and think, "I hope the writing in this episode is decent". I do with RWBY, however.

With RWBY, I do not get the sense that this story was truly thought out completely. Which is supported by the many interviews the CRWBY has had where they acknowledge sponataneous events occuring in the story, *looks at Maidens*. Now, this isn't nessecarily a bad thing, but if not handled properly then it has negative consequences on the story. I do not mean to merely lambaste this show, I just needed to get that off of my chest.

With that being said, I like this volume better than the other 3. I think we can all agree there has been some degree of improvement.

If I were to highlight a flaw, I would like to question why there wasn't a hint to Qrow's semblance much earlier in the show. His reveal seems sudden. The only real hint we get was the episode prior, during his fight with Tyrian. This seems minor, but it begs a bigger question: If the reason Qrow kept his distance from RNJR was because he did not to inadvertantly cause them harm with his semblance, then why does Qrow ever fight alongside other people? More importantly, why, or how did he train Ruby to use one of the most deadliest weapons ever desgined if his semblance is such a threat? Along with some other questions, of course. If his semblance is bad luck, then what do you call his ability to turn into an actual Qrow? (I'm actually of the mind that his semblance functions in 2 ways)

When it comes down to it, I believe it is just an inconsistency.

TL;DR RWBY does not engage me often enough. I love Steven Universe. Rwby has gotten better, but I always worry about its writing. Qrow is bad luck, but only cause this volume said so.