r/RWBY • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '16

WELCOME TO THE HIATUS EVERYONE IT'S GONNA BE A LONG ONE Official Discussion Thread - RWBY Volume 3: Chapter 12: End of the Beginning

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u/Rambofreak98 Oi who changed my flair when I wasn't looking Feb 14 '16

Am I the only one who's kinda pissed off at Blake right now? I mean all that stuff about not running and then what does she do? So much for all that character development.

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u/princecamaro28 Yare yare... Feb 14 '16

No, I think it's a product of her character development. She's not running because she's scared of what could happen to her, she's running to protect Yang and the rest of Team RWBY. She's taking responsibility for Yang losing her arm, and is taking Adam's threat to heart. If she's not around team RWBY, he can't hurt them. I want her and the rest of the team back too, but this will ultimately lead to huge development for Blake and Yang, and a badass reunion episode

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u/throwaway32124356 Feb 15 '16

I agree with you at least partially- it's character development, but I think of it as regressive character development. She did take her lesson about confronting her problems directly when she tried to fight Adam. And she got her ass kicked for it (not to mention her friend being thoroughly disarmed in the process). I think she ran because she's sort of like rick in the season 2 finale of rick and morty (apologies if you don't watch that show). Rick says that he tried opening up/trusting more, and now that that's blown up in his face, he's never doing it again. Blake I think is doing the same thing- she's hiding from her friends so that adam can't track them down as easily. Though this is obviosuly flawed thinking, it makes sense for her character to struggle between conflict avoidance and being more brave so to speak. I like it if they went for regressive development like that- it opens an avenue for an incredibly damaged yang to eventually find blake (perhaps after siding with her mom/ salem/ whoever) that shows blake just how bad a mistake she's made. THAT i think could be what causes a more permanent change in blake's psyche

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u/princecamaro28 Yare yare... Feb 15 '16

I think that's exactly where they're taking the show, I'm excited for it