User blog comment:Zolnir/RWBY Episode 2 Lengthy Review/@comment-23784953-20130726111050

It was okay. Not on par with episode 1, but okay.

Ruby and Yang's awe doesn't seem to be in awe of the academy itself, it's more like they finally get to set foot in the very place where Hunters are trained.

I dunno, I think chibi Ruby was sorta hilarious. It was an interesting concept, but it was a risky attempt by Monty to pull off something rarely ever done. It's a notable "love-it-or-hate-it" scene that's for sure.

Eh, since the budget for the show is not high, I doubt they'll devote too much time into animating Yang and her friends running towards the academy, so they resorted to doing an anime-style motion-blur-esque move for them to do instead. And it was a single frame that didn't change. Lazy? Yes. Saves time? Yeah.

Weiss being a colossal bitch seems to fit nicely. In fact, I actually liked bitch!Weiss more than my former headcanon of emo!Weiss. She was potentially raised to think that she's high and mighty compared to anyone else, as noted by how smug she looked when Blake mentioned how she is. Lastly, there's to consider that Ruby just bumped a luggage filled with powder that explodes when you Schneeze (excuse the pun, but I had to do it sooner or later) on them.

And given how Monty said Weiss had a rebellious nature to her parents, starting a fight out of something on her first day is a good way to piss them off. She sorta got ticked by Blake talking about the questionable things Schnee Co. has done though. So this one may be an off theory.

Fun trivia regarding Ruby's VA, Lindsay. Apparently, the first episode was recorded BEFORE the Yellow trailer. So... make that what you will.

Ruby and Jaune's conversation is honestly, the best part of the episode for me as well. And this is the portion that was not done during RTX (I think?), then it's possible the first half of episode 2 was mostly rushed just in time for RTX, and was barely updated, giving us the mostly unpolished episode we've seen today.

I consider Jaune a protagonist already. He's potentially the second protagonist alongsider his future teammates after Ruby and her team.

Overall, I blame most of the episode's subpar quality to it being rushed just in time for RTX. If they only showcased the first episode, they could've done more with episode 2.