Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-43757330-20191216191748/@comment-43757330-20191216223702

Sentry 616 wrote: Eh, I feel RvB could be subjected to a similar critique, though more jokes than unique weapons, and nowadays, it's torn between the cheap, crude, sometimes tasteless yuks of its early years, and the deeper storytelling. I also feel like they're kind of running out of ideas. It's definitely a much more adult show, and I could see its sense of humor putting some demographics off. But, to me, the way they treat the characters, the way they show (not tell) their characterizations, and the way they develop and transform characters is honestly on another level, compared to RWBY. I mean, they devoted a huge portion of season 6-8 fleshing out Washington's character and turning him into one of the best parts of the show. Imagine if they had done that with Oscar.

And, while I agree that post S13 RvB has definitely gone downhill, that's normal for any show. In fact, I would argue that 13 seasons of excellence is an outstanding performance that should be commended. Most shows go bad long before they get to season 13. And, even still, I enjoyed the paradox arc. Goofy as it was, it was still entertaining; and I felt S17 was a really good save for what was overall a lackluster arc.