Neo rwby fight against robotics
Have them get knocked off of the highway during the battle and then land in a tree. I just wish that they thought this scene out more before going with it. While this blog is supposed to be about my gripes for Volume 2, this particular one spans into Volume 3 as well. The World of Remnant sub-series serves an informational role that expands on the lore and fictional aspects within the world that RWBY takes place in.
Its main problem is that a lot of the information it provides is needed in order to fully understand the story. With the way WoR is, however, the material feels less of an option and more of a requirement if you want to fully enjoy the show.
Normally, the best way to do this is through dialogue, but that can be kind of tricky when you have to consider different variables, such as the reason the characters are talking about this information at that moment, what led them to explain such-and-such, and so on and so forth. However, it seemed like this was dropped in favor of the WoR series. If anything, it feels lazy from a storytelling standpoint. Even if you do end up making an expositional dump within the narrative, it would still be better than referring your viewer to an outside source in order for them to understand an important part about your show.
These first few volumes are set in a school; take advantage of that by explaining these in the form of lessons during a class. My gripe for this moment concerns how the revelation in question was handled.
On paper, this all sounds well and dandy, but the scenes themselves are drawn out as a way of creating tension. There were plenty of clues before this episode that indicated Penny was an android, or at the very least, mechanical to some degree. Further evidence is found before the fight, earlier in the episode and the one before it, in regards to her personality and behavior.
To be fair, some fans have stated that they were legitimately surprised by this revelation, and I can understand why. Not everyone is going to be exposed to the same amount of fictional storytelling that I or others have encountered.
Oh, and on a side note, I have to scratch my head at the reaction of Ruby and the onlookers who witnessed Penny stopping the truck with her bare hands. This is a world where people have powers and special abilities, such as short bursts of speed and limited magnetism, and yet, a girl displaying super strength is what raises eyebrows?
She just used her own Semblance to speed through that alleyway. On the one hand, I kind of want to chock this up as another example of inexperience, but they did a really good revelation with Jaune in the first volume where he confesses that he had forged his way into Beacon Academy. This was a legitimate surprise to me at the time. Sure, I wondered how the hell someone as clumsy or clueless as him was able to get into the school, but I initially figured he was related to someone of high reputation or power who managed to pull enough strings to get him in.
I never expected him to be conniving in such a way given his personality. Despite this contradiction, however, it ends up working for the character when he explains his reasoning. Before I go off on this tangent, let me clarify something first: I am NOT upset over the fact that Ruby got captured.
In fact, I personally see this as a compelling plot point. What upsets me is HOW she got captured. Ruby, one of the main characters, if not THE main character, of the show, is subdued by two no-name henchmen who end up taking her down with a single punch…and a boot to the face, but that was more for good measure than a necessity in my opinion.
Do I really need to explain why this is so wrong? In the Red trailer, she was shown to be capable of taking down a pack of Beowolves by herself with little to no difficulty. In the first actual episode of the series, the first group of enemies Ruby encounters are a bunch of nameless thugs. Classic stuff in my book. My gripe in this matter concerns what happens after the fight.
Okay, I know this scene was meant to be humorous, and to be honest, one of the reasons I enjoy this show so much is for its humor. Here, however, the joke just feels out of place. The two were caught up in the heat of battle, but when the fight moves off of the highway, they just, what?
Not to mention, this scene paints these two characters in a bit of a negative light. Have them get knocked off of the highway during the battle and then land in a tree. I just wish that they thought this scene out more before going with it. While this blog is supposed to be about my gripes for Volume 2, this particular one spans into Volume 3 as well.
The World of Remnant sub-series serves an informational role that expands on the lore and fictional aspects within the world that RWBY takes place in.
Its main problem is that a lot of the information it provides is needed in order to fully understand the story. With the way WoR is, however, the material feels less of an option and more of a requirement if you want to fully enjoy the show.
Normally, the best way to do this is through dialogue, but that can be kind of tricky when you have to consider different variables, such as the reason the characters are talking about this information at that moment, what led them to explain such-and-such, and so on and so forth.
However, it seemed like this was dropped in favor of the WoR series. If anything, it feels lazy from a storytelling standpoint. Even if you do end up making an expositional dump within the narrative, it would still be better than referring your viewer to an outside source in order for them to understand an important part about your show.
These first few volumes are set in a school; take advantage of that by explaining these in the form of lessons during a class. My gripe for this moment concerns how the revelation in question was handled. On paper, this all sounds well and dandy, but the scenes themselves are drawn out as a way of creating tension. There were plenty of clues before this episode that indicated Penny was an android, or at the very least, mechanical to some degree. Further evidence is found before the fight, earlier in the episode and the one before it, in regards to her personality and behavior.
To be fair, some fans have stated that they were legitimately surprised by this revelation, and I can understand why.
Not everyone is going to be exposed to the same amount of fictional storytelling that I or others have encountered. Oh, and on a side note, I have to scratch my head at the reaction of Ruby and the onlookers who witnessed Penny stopping the truck with her bare hands. This is a world where people have powers and special abilities, such as short bursts of speed and limited magnetism, and yet, a girl displaying super strength is what raises eyebrows?
She just used her own Semblance to speed through that alleyway. On the one hand, I kind of want to chock this up as another example of inexperience, but they did a really good revelation with Jaune in the first volume where he confesses that he had forged his way into Beacon Academy. This was a legitimate surprise to me at the time. Sure, I wondered how the hell someone as clumsy or clueless as him was able to get into the school, but I initially figured he was related to someone of high reputation or power who managed to pull enough strings to get him in.
I never expected him to be conniving in such a way given his personality. Despite this contradiction, however, it ends up working for the character when he explains his reasoning. Before I go off on this tangent, let me clarify something first: I am NOT upset over the fact that Ruby got captured.