RE: RWBY Volume Seven
01-26-2020, 06:38 AM (This post was last modified: 01-30-2020, 08:25 AM by Bob Schroeck.)
01-26-2020, 06:38 AM (This post was last modified: 01-30-2020, 08:25 AM by Bob Schroeck.)
(01-26-2020, 05:45 AM)Labster Wrote: "The General is making hard choices for the good of all of us" ? except the ones who are dead ?
Wow, that episode gives me such personal feelings. Totally did not go down how I expected.
I ended up doing reaction thoughts as I went.
Let's see now.
- Fucking wow Ironwood, you had that arrest poster for the heroes to go ready before you even left the room. Says a lot right there.
- Clover immediately going 'whelp, orders are orders, time to arrest Qrow.' LICK THAT BOOT SHAMROCK! I am so disapointed in you right now. No fucking common sense at all. At least save it until there's not a restrained serial killer in the room...
- Robyn failing to trust the head of Atlas's secret police? Totally legit. Annoying, but legit. Wish they hadn't framed it as her listening to Tyrian, but at the same time, eh.
- Qrow trying to talk reason there was nice.
- And Tyrian's loose! And stealing a nice hat. Here's your latest reminder he's crazy.
- Penny and Winter! Once again, their interactions are wonderful, and while neither of them take it further yet, there's some wonderful reminders that both of them have hearts. Now to hope Winter comes to her senses...
- And now we return to the office. Weiss and Marrow try to talk reason, Harriet is more than happy to be Ironwoods thug. "We're not doing anything, they decide what happens next." Christ woman, you couldn't be more corrupt thug cop if you tried right now...
- "We're the best Huntsmen in Atlas." "You were." Yeah, whatever else might be the case, Ace-Ops don't qualify as Huntsmen, not anymore.
- "Don't give me that crap! I had you kids pegged right from the start." I stand corrected. Doubling down on corrupt thug cop.
- Yangs 'flurry of punches' animation needs some work...
- "THEY BETRAYED US!" Well now, projecting a little hard there, aren't you Elm?
- "They're just following orders now." Hey, Yang found Elm's Angry Button and PRESSED IT.
- "I know you Schnees are used to getting what you want-" Not the best way of trying to talk her down Marrow. Let's also take a moment to admire some of Weiss's summoning combos.
- Meanwhile, in the middle of nowhere...
- Robyn definitely got the worst of that landing.
- "We don't have to fight, friend." Oh Clover. You're trying to arrest him and his extended family of badass kids. In the end, you know how that ends.
- "That's how it always goes." *Hugs Qrow.*
- ...God Dammit Tyrian. Just... five seconds without being fucking creepy, just five seconds, that's all I ask!
- Qrow swaps opponents, good, focus on the crazed assas- Oh for fucks sake Clover.
- And Tyrian makes Qrow a team up offer. Fortunately, Qrow doesn't ta- OH FOR FUCKS SAKE CLOVER.
- Congratulations Clover. You were such a fucking tool you managed to make Qrow decide you needed to be taken out of the fight before he could deal with Tyrian. You dense motherfucker.
- We return to Ruby demonstrating close quarter melee is still her weak point, but she recovers nicely to cover her BFF!
- And Harriet starts throwing abuse at Marrow mid-fight. Charming woman, isn't she? Marrow tries to remind her he's ARRESTING, not KILLING. But she's more than happy to be the sort of cop to use excessive force and claim it's necessary.
- OOF. Blake's gonna feel that one in the morning!
- Elm trying to convince herself?
- BEE SMILES! COMMENCE BUMBLEBEE AWESOMENESS.
- And this is the difference between two people that happen to work on the same job, and a damn battle couple.
- Elm just realized she might be outmatched...
- Marrow does great with dodging, but it looks like freezing Weiss doesn't stop her summons and vice versa, and when he's between both of them, and can only use his semblance in one direction...
- And Harriet gets the win in close quarters, goes for the cuffs, but a flutterport from Ruby leaves the thug cuffed instead! But Harriet's not giving up that easily, and it's turning into Ruby versus the Black Knight! "You've got no arms left!"
- And Elm is foiled by the ground under her feet not being strong enough to hold her in place... bit of a metaphor there...
- THE HAIR RETURNS.
- Bumblebee wins!
- That just leaves Harriet, who, to be fair, is doing pretty decent against Ruby even with no arms. Dramatic charge, screaming in rage - *BONK!* Oh hey, there's an ice wall there. Hi Weiss.
- The heroes have a chance to get their bearings, figure out a plan... Cue the arrival of Team Sane Adult. "This is the part where they ask us to help." Oh Maria, I love you more every time you appear on screen.
- And now for Team JNR.
- Silent Oscar with creepy smile, yeah... Oh thank god, there's the real Oscar, punching Neo right in the nose!
- Best Farm Boi looks like he's had a rough night. But he's alive and mostly undamaged, I'll take it!
- "You know her?!" "We haven't exactly heard good things."
- And Winter's put Fria in the soul sucking machine. Oh Winter... I love you, but you're a disaster.
- "I think... I understand." Penny, are you gonna do some *Boom* Hello convenient distraction!
- Congratulations Winter, you led Cinder RIGHT TO FRIA. Well done.
- ... Penny, do you have a plan? Please have a plan, I don't want Cinder to kill you again.
- And now, back to Crazy Man and Grunkle Birb vs Idiot Cop, already in progress.
- I hate to say it, but those two work decently together. Now, where's the sudden but inevitable betrayal...
- ... Qrow. Get your weapon. Do not...
- "Why couldn't you do the right thing instead of the thing you were told?!" "Sometimes, the right decision is the hardest to make." Clover my dear boy... you're a fool with no sense of irony right now.
- ... Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
- Oh look, here come the cops... just in time for Tyrian to escape, and Qrow be framed for murder. Poor Grunkle Birb.
- Fucking wow Ironwood, you had that arrest poster for the heroes to go ready before you even left the room. Says a lot right there.
- Clover immediately going 'whelp, orders are orders, time to arrest Qrow.' LICK THAT BOOT SHAMROCK! I am so disapointed in you right now. No fucking common sense at all. At least save it until there's not a restrained serial killer in the room...
- Robyn failing to trust the head of Atlas's secret police? Totally legit. Annoying, but legit. Wish they hadn't framed it as her listening to Tyrian, but at the same time, eh.
- Qrow trying to talk reason there was nice.
- And Tyrian's loose! And stealing a nice hat. Here's your latest reminder he's crazy.
- Penny and Winter! Once again, their interactions are wonderful, and while neither of them take it further yet, there's some wonderful reminders that both of them have hearts. Now to hope Winter comes to her senses...
- And now we return to the office. Weiss and Marrow try to talk reason, Harriet is more than happy to be Ironwoods thug. "We're not doing anything, they decide what happens next." Christ woman, you couldn't be more corrupt thug cop if you tried right now...
- "We're the best Huntsmen in Atlas." "You were." Yeah, whatever else might be the case, Ace-Ops don't qualify as Huntsmen, not anymore.
- "Don't give me that crap! I had you kids pegged right from the start." I stand corrected. Doubling down on corrupt thug cop.
- Yangs 'flurry of punches' animation needs some work...
- "THEY BETRAYED US!" Well now, projecting a little hard there, aren't you Elm?
- "They're just following orders now." Hey, Yang found Elm's Angry Button and PRESSED IT.
- "I know you Schnees are used to getting what you want-" Not the best way of trying to talk her down Marrow. Let's also take a moment to admire some of Weiss's summoning combos.
- Meanwhile, in the middle of nowhere...
- Robyn definitely got the worst of that landing.
- "We don't have to fight, friend." Oh Clover. You're trying to arrest him and his extended family of badass kids. In the end, you know how that ends.
- "That's how it always goes." *Hugs Qrow.*
- ...God Dammit Tyrian. Just... five seconds without being fucking creepy, just five seconds, that's all I ask!
- Qrow swaps opponents, good, focus on the crazed assas- Oh for fucks sake Clover.
- And Tyrian makes Qrow a team up offer. Fortunately, Qrow doesn't ta- OH FOR FUCKS SAKE CLOVER.
- Congratulations Clover. You were such a fucking tool you managed to make Qrow decide you needed to be taken out of the fight before he could deal with Tyrian. You dense motherfucker.
- We return to Ruby demonstrating close quarter melee is still her weak point, but she recovers nicely to cover her BFF!
- And Harriet starts throwing abuse at Marrow mid-fight. Charming woman, isn't she? Marrow tries to remind her he's ARRESTING, not KILLING. But she's more than happy to be the sort of cop to use excessive force and claim it's necessary.
- OOF. Blake's gonna feel that one in the morning!
- Elm trying to convince herself?
- BEE SMILES! COMMENCE BUMBLEBEE AWESOMENESS.
- And this is the difference between two people that happen to work on the same job, and a damn battle couple.
- Elm just realized she might be outmatched...
- Marrow does great with dodging, but it looks like freezing Weiss doesn't stop her summons and vice versa, and when he's between both of them, and can only use his semblance in one direction...
- And Harriet gets the win in close quarters, goes for the cuffs, but a flutterport from Ruby leaves the thug cuffed instead! But Harriet's not giving up that easily, and it's turning into Ruby versus the Black Knight! "You've got no arms left!"
- And Elm is foiled by the ground under her feet not being strong enough to hold her in place... bit of a metaphor there...
- THE HAIR RETURNS.
- Bumblebee wins!
- That just leaves Harriet, who, to be fair, is doing pretty decent against Ruby even with no arms. Dramatic charge, screaming in rage - *BONK!* Oh hey, there's an ice wall there. Hi Weiss.
- The heroes have a chance to get their bearings, figure out a plan... Cue the arrival of Team Sane Adult. "This is the part where they ask us to help." Oh Maria, I love you more every time you appear on screen.
- And now for Team JNR.
- Silent Oscar with creepy smile, yeah... Oh thank god, there's the real Oscar, punching Neo right in the nose!
- Best Farm Boi looks like he's had a rough night. But he's alive and mostly undamaged, I'll take it!
- "You know her?!" "We haven't exactly heard good things."
- And Winter's put Fria in the soul sucking machine. Oh Winter... I love you, but you're a disaster.
- "I think... I understand." Penny, are you gonna do some *Boom* Hello convenient distraction!
- Congratulations Winter, you led Cinder RIGHT TO FRIA. Well done.
- ... Penny, do you have a plan? Please have a plan, I don't want Cinder to kill you again.
- And now, back to Crazy Man and Grunkle Birb vs Idiot Cop, already in progress.
- I hate to say it, but those two work decently together. Now, where's the sudden but inevitable betrayal...
- ... Qrow. Get your weapon. Do not...
- "Why couldn't you do the right thing instead of the thing you were told?!" "Sometimes, the right decision is the hardest to make." Clover my dear boy... you're a fool with no sense of irony right now.
- ... Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
- Oh look, here come the cops... just in time for Tyrian to escape, and Qrow be framed for murder. Poor Grunkle Birb.
(EDIT by Bob: removed color tags which made this black-on-black in the San Felix theme.)