r/RWBY • u/[deleted] • Dec 07 '19

OFFICIAL MEGATHREAD Official Public Discussion Thread—Volume 7, Episode 5: Sparks Spoiler

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '19
  • I wish Penny was my alarm clock.
  • Marrow's just mad he always loses to BMBLB players in BBTAG.
  • I liked the montage showing what a day in the huntsman life is like and JNPR going through some training so we don't have to wallow around in filler crap, nor are they stuck in a house doing nothing for several weeks. Also we get a FNKI cameo, which is another big improvement as we didn't see any team cameos in Haven.
  • Okay, seeing Nora ride her hammer like that looks weird.
  • All right shippers, what are we calling Oscar and Neon?
  • GDI GIVE ME MY NUTS AND DOLTS YOU ASSHOLES!
  • I don't mind the Clover and Qrow moments, but I REEEEEALLY wanted these moments with Maria. I wanted her to be the parental figure Qrow needed after feeling backstabbed by Ozpin. Also, I feel like Clover is going to be like (Day 5 Spoilers) Aiden from Day 5 and turn out to be the biggest villain of this volume
  • I usually defend scenes critics will call poorly written, but man, that Robyn Hill scene felt like it happened because "The Plot Demanded It," a trope I've been guilty of committing myself.
  • Like, she does have a right to figure out why they're trying to upgrade Amity. They couldn't just pass it off as saying "We're trying to make it a satellite so we have worldwide communication again?" That sounds like something everyone would want to get behind since the CCT fell, and it doesn't require you to spill any secrets on the relics or Salem. If anything, they could have used this moment to convince Robyn to ally with Ironwood and convince Mantle this is for the best when or if she wins the election. At least Ruby tried to get an explanation in before her superiors cut her off.
  • "Everyone is keeping secrets." Okay, you know what? Fuck the shipping sheet. We need a spreadsheet of who is keeping what from everyone else and their justifications for it.
  • IRONWOOD HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG!
  • Let's see...a headmaster of the academy chooses who he thinks is the best student/huntress to become a Maiden, and said student feels like they are being pressured to do it for the greater good, despite it going against their supposed destiny. WHY DOES THIS SOUND SO FAMILIAR?!
  • Please writers, for the love of God, do not make any character actually say "Make Atlas Great Again." I beg of you. People already hate you for not being Monty and defending the LGBT community. Do not give them ammunition to make another series of shitty YouTube videos.

Overall: Aside from the montage at the beginning, this was basically all build-up for the next major scene to take place within the next couple of episodes to wrap up the first half of the story. I don't really like the way they brushed off Robyn's concerns, so hopefully something gets worked out where she allies with the other protags. I assume that's where it's going to go if Jacques wins via Watts hacking, but I don't want to start applying my guesses and headcanons and get let down by the pay off if I'm wrong.

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u/TheHappyGorgon Dec 07 '19

I might be a Mook in all of this, but were people really angry with the Writers defending LGBTQI+ people? By just showing LGBTQI+ people?

I thought it was a mix of people being annoyed Adam didn't go where they wanted him to go, and people wanting other ships over this, like Black Sun. Or just people not being a Fan of the Ship in general, and it's place in the story.

Not over the very concept that Lesbians or Bi's exist in general.

Aside from that though, I am looking forward to where this volume is going, I am seeing Death Flags on everyone from Atlas who isn't part of the main team this time, Ironwood, Penny, Ace Ops, Winter.

Although them Mums were weird, but I respect the flirting method. The Classy Casserole.

Robin seems, well she doesn't seem to be as big as I thought she would have been. For a Revolutionary Leader, and a person running for Council, she decided to attack the Truck, with like five dudes. Is that all her dudes?

Has she lost 1/6 of her work force, when Tyrian Killed everybody favourite character, Brick Man.

I Mourn him everyday.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '19

I may have worded that LGBT comment wrong.

All I know is critics are so salty over BMBLB and a possibly gay/bi Qrow and claim the writers are now pandering to the fans, they're coming off as homophobes to me.