User blog comment:TheNewProtagonist/Vol. 2 Episode 1 - I just.... why?/@comment-4010415-20140727041746

I'm just happy that we got to see what the bad guys were up to for more than a single fucking minute. Okay? I mean, seriously.

One of the things that people complained about a lot was how little we saw the villains and the plot with them. Episode 1, okay, we get introduced to Roman, Ruby tries to stop him, epic mage battle between Cinder and Glynda. Then we didn't see them until episode 8, and that was for like a damn minute. Then we didn't get to see them again until episode 16, and most of it was an awesome fight!

The bad guys deserved to have some focus. It also kinda puts it in perspective a bit that, just because the protagonists are goofing off at school and having a relatively normal day, it doesn't mean shit isn't going down elsewhere.

As for the weird food thing... Pyrrha said their weapons can be conduits for aura, so I'm gonna side with the people who think they channeled their aura into the food to make it more durable. Not sure what was up with the ketchup, though, unless Weiss just frickin burst the bottle.

I think Ren is insanely good at controlling his aura, considering the stuff he did against the King Taijitu. So, with that much control over his aura, he was able to turn something as simple as a leek into a weapon.