User blog comment:Jkphantom9/Shane Newville: "An Open Letter to All Who Treasured Monty Oum"/@comment-97.65.103.250-20160513173621/@comment-25936766-20160513192324

Vol.3 did many things that the show needed. It proved why the Grimm are feared, that the villains can get things done, that they are truly dangerous, that the heroes are not invincible, and will bring development to characters that needed it.

But it wasn't entirely great story-wise. The villains only got so far because Ozpin's plan to dealing with them was basically to do nothing until it was too late. Cinder became a Villain Sue and was only defeated because of Deus Ex Machina, which is one of the most blatant examples of bad writing.

Also, while the show needed to get darker for it's own good, Miles went way too far this Volume, leading to a series of events that contrast heavily with what came before them, which caused very polarizing reactions in the public.

And for the people who only cared about the fights, the first few were kind of meh, the rest getting more positive reactions.

Just my 2 cents on the matter.

@Grey: Don't talk like liking that one is something to be ashamed about. It's better than liking the Phantom Menace :/