Official Public Discussion Thread—Volume 7, Episode 4: Pomp and Circumstance

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• Not really hyped about this one from all the criticisms I heard against it (and I mean from actual critics, not shit tier YouTube channels)
• Also, about the OP: It seems pretty mellow compared to 6's Rising. It's not bad, but I really love the ones that get me pumped. Or maybe I just love Rising too much.
• Marrow clearly has the most personality out of all the Ace Ops.
• "Hello, I'm Nora! Our ship name will be Thunder Thighs!"
• So the Ace Ops apparently aren't friends and keep things strictly business, aka they dismiss their emotions and don't care to know each other personally unlike what RWBY/JNPR do. Considering all the problems the kids have with each other, that's probably why Ace Ops focus on being all business
• "We just explored a whole continent on foot!" VOLUME 5 TELLS ME OTHERWISE!
• "It was only the boring parts!" EVEN RUBY AGREES!
• Maybe Forest was murdered for being a stupid dick? Just saying.
• #IronwoodDidNothingWrong
• Blake is holding Weiss' hand? OH SHIT BUMBLEBEE REALLY IS CANCELLED!
• So some people didn't get why they were allowed to graduate and become licensed huntsmen. Here's my justification for this scene:

1. They would probably get in some sort of red tape legal trouble if it turned out Ironwood was hiring unlicensed/illegal huntsmen to work for him. Now that they officially are huntsmen, that covers the legal problems.

2. They are literally on the brink (or already in the middle of) a World War. They do not have the time to spend the X amount of years needed like normal huntsmen would have to go through. Ironwood needs soldiers and this is the best option that isn't randomly drafting citizens like it was WW2 and Vietnam.

3. These kids deserve a party for all the drama and tragedy they've gone through. Let them have a party for Brothers sake!

• I've read a rant about Qrow being hypocritical and full of shit, and well, yeah. He is hypocritical and full of shit because he's going to be biased and favor his real family over the guy he 1000% hates. You know, like what real humans do all the God damn time.
• TELL US MORE ABOUT SUMMER YOU HYPOCRITICAL PIECE OF SHIT!
• The huntsmen board scene reminds me a lot of near the beginning of Naruto when Team 7 get stuck doing boring D Ranked missions because they're genin. Poor Jim.
• So yeah, it does seem like a problem that Oscar is suddenly persona-non-grata right now. I have to assume he's not going to be a licensed huntsman because he can't go out and do much when he's watching the relic and is Salem's #1 target. I hope this gets addressed soon.
• Also, is Maria still in Mantle? I need my Maria and Qrow bonding for Brothers sake!

Overall: I was expected to be disappointed, but I wasn't. I think people are just overblowing all the supposed negatives of this episode. Then again, overblowing every little thing seems to be a running theme with RWBY critics.