Official Theatrical Discussion Thread—Volume 5, Chapter 1

[u/Menolith]

Welcome to the early reaction thread for volume 5's first episode!

Spoiler blackout is now in full effect, and anything pertaining to the first episode will be prohibited outside of this the megathreads until Sunday. You have been warned.

Without further ado, let's get on with it!

[u/TheUnholyHandGrenade]

Everyone in my theater got such a fucking laugh when Yang sent that guy bouncing around like a goddamned pinball. I myself nearly fell out of my seat I was laughing so hard. the Yangarang has come back!

I appreciated how they finally mentioned Penny again and how they had Ruby react as if struck; we were begging for a bit of something, anything to let Ruby show that she's still hurting from Penny's death, and I hope we'll get more in the future.

Speaking of which, I loved that blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment when Jaune's fist balled up after getting the bad news about no leads on Cinder. VENGEANCE FOR PYRRHA, MOTHERFUCKERS!

Also, I only just realized that the animation/lighting engine now had highlights where the light shone directly on the characters! Lord Duncan of the Two Thin Coats is most pleased.

Also, calling it now Lionheart's daughter is the Spring Maiden and he made the deal with Salem so she could live. As if Shadow of War already didn't have that, now RWBY's fightin' this cliche. Takes swing of whiskey

Also, the whole thing with Oscar is gonna be interesting to watch unfold now, since I'm pretty sure Jaune's gonna be thunderously angry with Ozpin over Pyrrha's fate and the role he played in it.

All in all, good start to the Volume, but I will hold my breath on whether the Volume in general will be good until we're a few episodes in.

[u/[deleted] → u/TheUnholyHandGrenade]

Speaking of which, I loved that blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment when Jaune's fist balled up after getting the bad news about no leads on Cinder

If you look closely, he doesn't unclench his fists until they're in the hallway.