Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20171107165310/@comment-30530552-20171107225842

So, I had a few thoughts on the episode.

- I can't tell who was more idiotic...Yang for letting the bandit ambush her (despite probably full well knowing not to trust him), or the bandit for thinking an ambush would work.

- I've seen people dissing on Shady Guy's revolver for its weird ring-like design at the end, but in reality, I think that's supposed to be a knuckle-duster in-combo with it.

- Yang's gymnastics routine is on fleek...she could go professional...well, up until punching a guy, that is. Her blocking bullets was really nice too.

- Contrary to what WC might think, I'm really liking the Western-style score that infiltrated Weiss and Yang's scenes. and despite me seeing what he's saying for the Semblance scene musically, I thought it was quite fitting. Never knew a Western-style version of "Mirror Mirror" was something I wanted or needed in my life. Or "Armed and Ready." Or even "I Burn" if I heard correctly. Hell, even the way that Raven walks out of her tent in her heeled boots seems like something from a Western flick.

- To me, Semblances, in general, tend to correlate in some way either to circumstance or to emotion. One could make the argument for both.

- The lighting and setting for RNJR's scene were beautiful, but I think the sparring itself was pretty poorly animated compared to Yang's fight.

- Jaune's Semblance almost confirmed for this Volume, perhaps Oscar's too?

- Nice Thor reference, Nora.

- I really like how they treated Raven's Semblance. Didn't expect her to be the first person we learned a Semblance from this Volume, and everybody knew it was the portals...but it was nice to get some confirmation and explanation.

- It's all but confirmed Vernal is Spring.

- Weiss & Yang reunion - unexpected, heartwarming and a little confusing, given Weiss and Yang never really interacted much back at Beacon. That "Home" rendition really got to me, though. And now...the shippers of Freezerburn are going to be having a field day (as if they weren't already over the Rose garden hints.)