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Hello lovely friends and followers...

I’ll just out with it- I am not going to be posting RWBY content anymore. I don’t think I’ll keep watching at all, honestly. I’ll try to discuss why below, but regardless, I will still be around, just not for RWBY. And if you’re feeling rough about all this too, and want a sympathetic ear to talk through things with, please reach out. My inbox is open. <3

tldr; It feels like the heart of the show, the depth and nuance I have always loved about it, is just... gone.

It’s not a new feeling; those of you who have been following me awhile know I felt largely the same after V7. The journey was skipped to get to the destination. At the time, I had hoped it was just a product of circumstance- of taking on new writers, switching up the way they did things, and trying to juggle so many new characters... but this volume has solidified for me that it’s not a temporary shift. This is the new normal.

And that does hurt, because RWBY has been a big part of my life for... well, about 8 years now. I was drawn in the moment the red trailer dropped, and only grew more invested from there. Since the very beginning, I’ve watched the show and it’s characters grow with its creators, and been able to grow alongside them. Even when I had to take a break from the FNDM circa V5 (because the discourse around the Faunus arc got... unpleasant), I kept watching and engaging with those I could trust, because RWBY remained important to me. I’ve loved v1-6 dearly, despite their flaws, because the emotional core of the show has always shone through. And the belief in that core is what’s kept me here so long. But now the story just feels... gutted. And as much as it breaks my heart, I don’t think it can come back from that.

For two volumes now, I’ve felt as though the story has been rushing through the plot points without consideration for characters or their growth, while leaning heavily on shock value to make up for the lack of emotional depth. It’s become almost entirely a plot-centered narrative, leaving its intense character moments detached from or outright opposed to those character’s arcs. And because of this, it has relied on stunning the audience with increasingly brutal and sudden reveals, while skimming over or outright ignoring opportunities for nuance and emotional complexity. It feels desperate, using the characters’ pain for cheap emotional jabs rather than actually engaging with that pain or it’s consequences. And that results in it seeming to play the core character tropes straight rather than taking the time to subvert them in any meaningful way, because doing so would require engaging with their emotions beyond a surface level. For me, that engagement, that depth, that subversion, has always been a crucial part of the show, and the foundation of its story. It’s the hook that grabbed me in the first place, way back when I first heard Monty discussing the idea behind the new project he and his friends were undertaking. But now, all the narratives I have been invested in just ring hollow, as if they’re dolls imitating past movements, without any of the soul that first gave them meaning. The story isn’t about the journey, it’s just a collection of the major events that define it, with nothing deep connecting them. Gone too is the persistent hopepunk feel of the first 6 volumes- the quiet moments of hope and self reflection replaced instead with a breakneck sprint through an increasingly tone deaf plot. Everything that kept me engaged, kept me invested is just... not there anymore. It hasn’t been for two volumes. And this finale was the final nail in the coffin.

I do want to make it clear that I don’t say any of this to turn anyone off the show- I’m glad for those who still enjoy it, and I truly hope you continue to do so. Maybe you disagree with me completely, or perhaps this new normal is exactly what you’re looking for. I’m certainly not going to judge anyone for that. And even if it’s not what you want it to be, you may just want to keep enjoying it casually, or are simply not ready to let go of something that means so much to you. I don’t want to imply I have any kind of problem with that either. Because truly, I hope everyone still watching enjoys whatever they have in store. I just know that I... can’t.

And as much as it hurts to say goodbye, I also know that clinging to what feels like a shell of the show I’ve fell in love with 8 years ago would only ruin my enjoyment of the parts I do love. For me, RWBY ended at V6. We said goodbye to those we lost, resolved to carry on with their memory bolstering our spirits. Then, with that beautiful send off, started a new chapter... and that’s where I want to leave it.

So goodbye, RWBY.

I’ll remember you fondly.

#felt #discourse #wish everyone that leaves the show the best #and anyone that wants to keep watching it good luck

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tired

TW: references to suicide, death

So I watched the RWBY V8 finale yesterday, and…besides being not okay, I’m fucking tired. 

I’m taking a moment to rant, because this episode really bothered me. As someone who started watching this show in ~2015, I feel like I’ve invested a good chunk of time in the series. For fans who enjoyed V8 and are looking forward to V9–I’m happy for you, I am. And I completely respect your opinion. 

But personally, I couldn’t stand this last episode. 

Continua a leggere

#suicide tw #thanks for putting it into words #that said #i’ll be going on a hiatus for some time

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This is gonna sound bitter and maybe it’s just the heat of the moment but I’m tired of Rwby being about the foreshadow, build up and what will come next.

I want a payoff that lasts longer than half an episode for once.

#rwby #rwby v 8 #rwde #never thought I would be using that tag damn

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I already see “Penny will be resurrected theories” uh call me if it happens but. Even if it does. I hated this episode. I hated her death, be it temporary or not.

I’ve never disliked a volume final this much, and I’ve never been left so empty after an episode.

I have absolutely no hype for the next volume, which is a new experience.

#rwby volume 8 spoilers #rwby

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Can we all agre that “a character that has finally been able to reach happiness is killed off immediately after” is a terrible trope

#rwby #rwby volume 8 spoilers #what. the. fuck. #i will be ranting

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Also listen I like Jaune but Why did they make him fall with team rwby can we get something that is about THEM without someone in the middle for once.

#rwby volume 8 spoilers #rwby

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Never would I have believed that RT could fuck up Penny’s character this badly yet here we are.

#rwby volume 8 spoilers #rwby #penny polendina #I feel so ... empty rn #i’m not even mad #i’m just disappointed #legit wouldn’t have expected this from a show that hs been so dear to me for so long

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Me looking at the people that genuinely believed nuts and dolts was gonna be endgame

I am so sorry they did us and Penny so wrong what the absolute fuck was that.

They gave us two volumes of her coming into her own person just to... kill her?

Am still processing but I didn’t like this episode one bit.

Her death wasn’t even that emotional???? Like it didn’t emotionally hit me???? Maybe I’m just in denial. But holy shit

#rwby volume 8 spoilers #rwby #wtf was that #penny polendina

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Another mythological figure that reminds me a lot of Salem is Medea.

The whole “witch that gets so angry at her husband she ends up killing her own children” shtick.

#rwby #salem

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"i've never wavered in fighting the enemies of this kingdom. and i won't start now."

#winter schnee

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Just imagining the bees reunion is making me emotional. Idk what I’ll do when I actually see it.

#rwby #bumbleby #rwby spoilers

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There are two wolves inside of you:

one that loves the complexity of the culmination of Cinder’s arc this Volume, like her showing vulnerability, learning to work with others, and communicating her goals and emotions, and that partially hoped last episode that she’d fall with RWBY and have the chance to learn more about herself away from Salem

and one that FDJSKLFJDSLK FUCK FUCK FUCK SHE JUST KILLED LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE AND SHE’S SCREWING EVERYTHING UP AND OH MY GO D Y A N G

#yeah basically #cinder fall #rwby spoilers

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Logical brain: Cinder is a master manipulator, and is giving Neo what she wants to fool her into thinking she considers her her equal

Lesbian brain: they’re..... pining....

What... what just happened here.... why was it so soft

#rwby #rwby spoilers #spicecream

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“I will keep you safe”

#rwby #rwby volume 8 spoilers #yang xiao long #ruby rose #yang would die for ruby w no hesitation #brb crying

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I just think that since we have Good Girlfriends (Yang and Blake) they could let us have Bad Girlfriends (Cinder and Neo) too. As a treat?

#rwby #shitpost #bumbleby #spicecream #i am half joking

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And the fact that it was Yang’s mother that had made her fall...

i’m all about these yang and cinder parallels…

…but at what cost??

#rwby volume 8 spoilers #karma has a weird way of coming back

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You know what hits me really hard about the falling scene...

Yang had always caught Gumble shroud before. They had always been so well coordinated that their timing allowed them to catch each other even at the most unlikely of times.

Like imagine Blake enacting a move that is so familiar at this point, that is and always has been their signature move... and failing.

#rwby #rwby volume 8 spoilers #bumblebee #bumbleby #you know that feeling of air getting sucked out of you? #i think that’s what blake felt