Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20151101163739/@comment-26206856-20151102042415

Agreed on slow animation; hopefully it speeds up and becomes less clunky/choppy. I also noticed team SSSN's hair was very static compared to past seasons which added to the stiff animations.

There's not too too much to build on just yet. Ruby's visit to her mom's grave has me a bit confused though since I assume she took a solo special trip (make that flight) to Patch just for her little chat (and possibly bring Zwei back).

Weiss is building upon her hatred and/or elusiveness of dad which seems to have gotten her in trouble. Her world 'stage' exposure has gone from singing to fighting, and it's possible this is either catching his eye, or he has critiques about her style. On the other hand, she seems quite enamoured with her sister showing up, unlike the drunken Qrow. Last we heard of her sister was that she showed up at the manor when she called home. Perhaps her sister is out to bring her home?

The background song in Ep1 this season has me wondering if it's an exchange between Weiss and her sister. Perhaps she's trying to one-up or show off to get sis' approval. Or, it's between her and her father and the reason she was forced to be the goody-two-shoes is because Winter is a huntress, and daddy doesn't approve of the company being owned by one. (Gives a stronger feeling for her to follow in Winter's footsteps and be acknowleged by her) I also think Weiss being in the pair for round two has somethinig to do with this getting exposure aspect.

Oh Qrow... sitting at the... Crow Bar. I half wonder if he owns the place (i guarantee he doesn't). Clearly he's not impressed by any of the talent so far, (I'm sure he's seen much better talent as a seasoned huntsman) but that doesn't seem to be the reason he's there. He's waiting for a confrontation with the incoming Winter which has him looking for some good 'ol liquid courage. The question is if it's relationship issues, or something else that has him on bad terms with her. More than likely Ozpin is putting him up to the meeting too.

At most, Qrow had 3 drinks. If you look closely, most of those glasses are turned upside-down, meaning they're clean and unused. Also anyone else notice the picture in the bar that looks like Neo's new look?

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As far as side characters, no, I didn't like the exposition for Nora's semblance, and her fighting has become very choppy and not very rational in the physics aspect of human movement (even her entrance at the end of Vol2). Channeling lighting for muscle strength though... why not just carry around a bunch of 9volts on your weapon? Unless the pink cartridges hold lightning dust, I don't see how this is very useful unless she's fighting a lightning opponent which is more than likely very rare.

We are starting to link more background on her and Ren though. Both probably grew up in the orphanage they were talking about going to last season, lending to the brother/sister vibe that's also tetering on boyfriend/girlfriend. It also mirrors how they are always on the lookout to watch each other's backs.

Neptune is going to be annoying if they keep using him for straight up gag comedy(especially when it takes away from the flow of fights). First he can't dance, now he's afraid of water. Is he just going to be a completely flawed character besides looks? At least Sun still held his own.

Also, why is SSSN representing Mistral's academy Haven if Sun is from Vacuo? Did we know Sun to be a transfer student before, or did I miss that?

Scarlet did fairly decent considering, and Sage got barely anything in. From the wing coat and tattoos I have a feeling he has a wind semblance of some sort, but you'd think he could have countered the tornadoes if that was the case.