Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180105193053/@comment-34633327-20180107155421

Arkantos, if you feel this strongly about it, then just drop the show.

Also, just to be clear:

1. Ruby and Weiss are, always have, and always will be, main characters. They are here to stay, and if you can't at the very least tolerate them, it will severly hamper your ability to enjoy the show, which you clearly don't anymore.

2. For the writting to be Objectively Sloppy, you would need to have an unbiased account from either yourself, or from numerous other viewers. Considering most people here either have good feelings toward it at best and mixed feelings at worst, that doesn't seem to be objectively sloppy then, just an opinion.

3. Weiss was focusing so much on her summoning because it was a crutch. Managing to get a grip on summoning is what gave her the push to finally run away from home. It's what saved her ass from the Queen Lancer when all else failed. It's what freed her from the tribe when she lost her weapon. It's a psychological crutch as she thinks the Knight is what she can do that is strongest.

4. Ruby's delivery is a thing called Tranquil Fury , and isn't necessarily poorly delivered. That is, again, an opinion.

5. Yes, Ruby can feel less like a character and more like a plot device at points. But to call her an out and out plot device is wrong. She has her own emotions, she just doesn't show it very often due to the sometimes sloppy writing. What purpose to the plot did her writing that letter at the end of Volume 4 have? What purpose to the plot did her talk with Oscar have? What purpose to the plot did her geeking out over Yang's prostetic have?

6. Jaune's semblance is '''not a direct retcon. '''We don't know the entire details about his Semblance, we just know one factor is his ability to aid in healing others. Remember when we thought Qrow's semblance was turning into a bird? Remember when we thought Ren's semblance required he touch his targets? Remember when we thought Ruby's semblance was pure speed?

Not to mention, but as many people I've seen have pointed out, what Jaune did is heavily similar to an aspect of one of his Grimm Eclipse abilities, Natural Leader, specifically, the Invigorating Aspect. And what is the first stage of Natural Leader? Knocks back the enemies and multiplies damage. What happened with Cardin? Knocked him back, did damage to his hand. And considering most of the players Ultimate Abilities revolve around their Semblances, this could have been very subtle forshadowing. His semblance doesn't heal, it boosts Aura. That's why he has such a large surplus of it. He transfers his own into others to give them a boost while helping them regenerate their own aura.

7. We don't know the entirety of Hazel's motivation. We only know what Ozpin told Oscar. And considering its Ozpin, don't expect him to tell the whole truth. The only thing that can be called "truth" is that Hazel's sister was a student, and she died. We don't know the real details, if it even was a training accident. So again, hold off on passing judgement till then.