Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20131018002934/@comment-10390252-20131018154528

Zolnir wrote: Next episode would almost definitely involve the Vytal Festival. Either we get to see ongoing tournament battles, or the pre-tournament stuff. I've said this before Zolnir but it deserves to be said again as it's in context: I'm hoping that Volume 2 (season 1, part 2) will be almost entirely about the Vytal Festival, including several bouts of different kinds and the looming threat of Roman Torchwick. Of course, said threat does not break upon our heroes until the final run into the season-end cliff-hanger.

One thing I hope is no more new characters except just step-ins like teachers or bout adversaries. I want the show to focus on the plot rather than character-building for a while.

I also think that the next two (double-length) episodes will be all about the meta-plot. Who is Ruby and why is she so important that Ozpin has been making pretzels of the rules? What exactly was that oh-so-ominous prologue narration about? Who is White Cloak (at least in the broadest sense of it)?

I think that these three questions can be answered without significantly sacrificing action, hopefully with Crimson and some mooks dropping in on a field exercise in the city.