Now that you finally met mama Schnee I can talk about the very interesting thing about the Schnee family. That's how they all handle abuse differently. They all represent one of the four F's of coping with abuse. Fawn, Freeze, Fight, and Flight. Whitley is Fawn, in fear of being abused he will do what is father says in hopes to be spared. Willow is Freeze, she freezes in place and lets the abuse happen and hides behind the bottle. Winter is Flight, she choose to flee the house and join the military. Weiss is Fight, she has actively fought Jacques in many way's. One such example is agreeing to his test which allowed her to go to Beacon.
The scene with Ren is because it's reminding him of Kuroyuri. He's haunted by the idea of what happened to both of the places he called home. Both Kuroyuri, then Beacon. Also to explain why he seems to be more likely to follow Ironwood is because much like his father saying "take action son." Ironwood seems to have the same sort of mentality. Ren finds himself in survival huntsman mode. Following orders, protecting what matters. He's really hard on himself and their past experiences are just ramping up the anxiety he feels knowing what they are up against. He wants someone like his dad to take the stress off and give him direction.
I love that scene between Winter and Penny. It really shows how each of them think they should act. Penny doesn't get why Winter considers her outburst bad, because Penny see's that as a human thing to do. Penny, who is a robot, act more like a human than Winter, who is a human that is trying to act more like a robot by burying her emotions.
It always reminds me of an interaction between Spock and Data from Star Trek: TNG. *Ambassador Spock:* Fascinating. You have an efficient intellect, superior physical skills, no emotional impediments. There are Vulcans who aspire all their lives to achieve what you've been given by design. *Lt. Commander Data:* Hm. - You are half Human? *Spock:* Yes. *Data:* Yet you have chosen a Vulcan way of life? *Spock:* I have. *Data:* In effect, you have abandoned what I have sought all my life. ... Ambassador Spock, may I ask a personal question? *Spock:* Please. *Data:* As you examine your life, do you find you have missed your humanity? *Spock:* I have no regrets. *Data:* "No regrets." That is a human expression. *Spock:* Yes... Fascinating.
Just to clarify, Ruby is currently 17 and Oscar is ~15 (he was 14 on the way to Atlas but likely aged up during the timeskip montage, according to the wiki). Also, that hole in the wall of Mantle is what Robyn was trying to get fixed by stealing supplies from Ironwood's convoys. The materials that were meant to be going to the wall to fix it were instead going to Amity--that's why Robyn was so adamant about knowing why.
I genuinely feel bad for Whitley. Neglected by his mother and abused by his father. It’s no wonder he has the attitude he does considering the environment he was raised in
Agreed! And I feel like people at the start lumped him in wifh Jaques when the most hes done is be an annoying brother/taunted her. It's literally the same thing with Weiss
The chaos of the dinner, the way Jaune, Nora and Ren were so GLAD to just mess shit up. All smiles, they were just happy to be there. Love that for them. Fun fact! That Atlas Academy billboard that Watts was standing in front of at the end of episode 8(?) The students on it are Flynt and Neon! There was some debate on if it was actually them since they don't have their signature looks but like... name me 2 other Atlas students with those same basic features. Exactly, we don't know any other Atlas students WE ALL HAD THE SAME REACTUON TO WEISS ARRESTING HER FATHER!! IT WAS SO CATHARTIC WE LOVE TO SEE IT! Gosh I can't believe next episode will already be the finale, it seems like we just started volume 7 yesterday! I'm excited to see how you feel about it all going down!
Oh man…I might bite off too much with the finale because I’m going to explode with energy! But I’m ready! GET THIS MAN OUTTA HERE!!!! GO WEISS!!!!!❄️❄️❄️
25:00 "why was that not rebuilt?" Remember the convoy ruby was escorting that was stopped? it was originally supplies for repairing Mantle's wall but was redirected to repurpose Amity.
24:50 The reason it wasn't rebuilt is because all the resources were going to Amity: they mention it during the training montage and when Robyn ambushes Clover, that the supplies he was transporting were originally to fix the wall. Ironwood said "Eh, just stick some huntsmen there until we're done with Amity" (Ren and Nora were shown doing guard duty on that section). Then the key Huntsmen for those jobs were all summoned as potential witnesses to Jaques party, removing them from the equation at the worst possible time.
Oh boy! Buckle your ass! The next four chapters are wild and are some of the best chapters in RWBY in my opinion. Then once we're past the soundtrack we're on to Volume 8, which will be a ride! Can't wait!
I'm a person who loves to laugh. I laugh a lot, loud and hard. But it's been a minute since I laughed like I did at "I'll beat the living chipmunk teeth outta you boy!" Never forgetting that, ever!
Ghost seeing the massive hole in the wall. "Why wasn't that rebuild?" Because IronWood has been stripping Mantle of the supplies they need to fix it for the amity tower. This is the main reason why Robin was against him at first. The supplies she needs to protect her people aren't there, which is why she started stealing them. IronWood may say he cares about Mantle but he doesn't, he just see's it as he put it in chapter 7 this volume. "A few city blocks." And now in chapter 9 it's starting to come back and bite him.
I’m so proud of my girl. There’s some delicious irony in using her Arma Gigas summon from preventing Jacques from escaping, since he was the one that pit Weiss against it to keep her from leaving Atlas to attend Beacon. The infuriating thing about that dinner meeting, putting aside his motivations and the crimes he committed to get there, Jacques’ arguments against Ironwood had a lot of weight to them. It’s a natural and entirely predictable consequence of how Ironwood has been operating since Beacon. If it wasn’t for the empty council seat, this would have probably happened a lot sooner. Ironwood made unilateral decisions that negatively impacted the entire Kingdom and he had refused to offer a single justification for any of it to his colleagues. The embargo and border closure would have had a huge impact on the local and global economy, not to mention cause further damage to Atlas’ relations to the other Kingdoms, which were already strained after the Fall of Beacon. The latter puts Ironwood’s own plan at risk, it’s a little difficult to unite the world after you chose to abandon and shut them out for months. Then there’s the relocation of resources for Mantle’s defences that put the entire city at risk, which is a major red flag when Ironwood’s job as both a Huntsmen and a General is to keep people safe. Throwing more Huntsmen at the problem isn’t enough, Mantle at least deserves a wall without holes big enough for large Grimm, and failing that a damn good explanation for why their Kingdom’s supposed protectors have failed in their duty to fix it. Not even getting into the trampling of rights, or all of the unsolved murders of Ironwood’s critics, or the failure to identify the hacker from the Fall of Beacon. The evidence mounting against Ironwood was damning and he only looks more suspicious when he covers everything up under “classified information”. I get really uncomfortable thinking about what would have happened if Weiss hadn’t intervened (despite being ordered not to). Ironwood’s too stubborn and paranoid to offer an acceptable explanation, and the Council and Robyn Hill were well within their rights to treat him with suspicion. The thing that worries me most about it is that Ironwood would have been unlikely to give up power willingly, especially when in his own mind everything he does is justified and necessary. He threw Ozpin under the bus to get his way back at Vale and he’s far more desperate now. I believe he would have crossed a line and done something very stupid.
Fun fact: Willow was first introduced to fans through the RWBY comic miniseries by DC. She played a significant role in Weiss' chapters of the comic. As for why Mantle's wall has a hole in it, it's because Ironwood kept taking the supplies needed to help Mantle in order to speed along the Amity project. And the name of that Grimm was a Teryx.
Not even 5 minutes in and the stress levels are high! I'm dyin over here, your reactions are just top tier. So nice to see someone else as invested into the show as me and most of the fandom lol 4:00 to about 4:25 fav part 😂😂
To answer the question about why the wall wasn't rebuilt. It's because Ironwood was re-diverting all resources to building the tower. That hole in the wall is why Robyn has been so hostile.
13:16 : That look on Weiss's face ! It hurts every time ! But remember V6 ep6 ? With the Apathy grimms ? When RWBY managed to flee from them and found out Qrow ? Weiss threw some bottles in the flames. If you remember her face at that time, it was not just fear. I'm pretty sure she was also trying to exorcise some demons in there... 14:50 Weiss : "Who are you ?" Watts : "I'm Batman" Weiss : "What ? No, no, no way. I met him in our crossover comics with the Justice League and our crossover movies. You're not him" Watts : "I'm Batman. I'm a shady figure on top of a roof when no one's out. I'm Batman" Weiss : "..." Watts : "..." Weiss : "..." Watts : "I'm Batman" Weiss : "OK, I'll go borrow mom's bottle" (I'm sure it's what happened in another timeline x)) 20:32 : "Jacques Schnee, you're under arrest. Can I do that ?". That moment had all of us crying with joy... And laughing. Weiss, enacting a well-deserved revenge, still unsure of her prerogatives as a true Huntress... But that was just perfect ! And now, shit is about to get real... It will just be a complete rollercoaster, from now on... And we'll love to see it !
15:23 Omg, I'm not the only one! I've been saying since I saw the ads, but people will one day be able to hack your light to get through your door or your computer. It's crazy.
Oh, the absolute CATHARSIS of Jacques getting arrested and taken away! Everyone was cheering! It’s fun to notice how Weiss addresses each parent. She calls Jacques “father” (formal), and she calls Willow “mom” (informal, familiar). It’s a good indicator of her relationship with each one. Jacques knows this, too, what with how he brought up how upset Willow was when Weiss left (earlier in the volume after meeting with Ironwood outside the mines) just to hurt her. All-around asshole who got what he deserved! Whitley (being left alone with an alcoholic, uncaring mother, and an abusive, power-hungry father) did what he had to to “survive” in the Schnee household. I didn’t like him when he was first introduced, but he grows on you pretty quickly, if you can believe it! He was influenced by his asshole dad, but perhaps he can be changed, too…?
Next 4 chapters are probably my favorite sequence of episodes in all of RWBY, including what I consider to be the best 2 scenes in the entire show. Can't wait for you to see!
Willow Schnee voiced by veteran anime voice actress Caitlin Glass, aka the English voice of Winry Rockbell from the Fullmetal Alchemist franchise and many many other notable anime roles.
Loved your reaction! Also did you notice the picture of Nicholas Schnee behind ironwood as he interrogates Jacque Schnee. It was like Nicholas was looking down and judging him for his disgraceful actions. Also yeah things seem to really be getting worse even with Jacque getting what he deserves.
I love the dynamic between Penny "the mechanical girl that has a very human core" and Winter "the human woman that has trained into herself (or had trained into her) a very mechanical demeanor". Also 100% think Penny is right in Winter being in the right to go off on Jac-ass. - Your reaction to "you left him with us", is pretty close to my own xD Especially since both seeing him as a brat as well as see why he'd be one are valid and justified. - I'll go one further in the cyber incorporation aspect (even though I love and root for further technological advancements): imagine having cybernetic brain implants that end up getting hacked or virused. Very Ghost in the Shell territory. - I love "As above so below" ngl, partly cause I love multi-dimensional stories overall xD - Love Robyn throwing the chair cause the people most hurt by Jac-ass's schemes are Mantle's people aka her people. - The hole in the wall is what materials were redirected from, so that'd be why it wasn't repaired xD Further showing how low Mantle is in IW's thoughts as well as reinforcing what Nora said an episode or two ago in calling him out over it. That he couldn't even put together some alternative to patch it. - Oh and the shot where everyone is talking is the first chance iirc to get a really good look at Weiss's grandfather Nicholas Schnee in his armor in the painting. - My issue with anything between Ruby and Oscar has to do with him having Oz in his head as well as fusing with Oscar. In essence being in the vein of teacher/student, grown adult and early teens girl that is just full of nooooooooooooooope. - Can't wait (but can just matter of speech) for the next batch of episodes, its going to be top-tier. That's all I'll say xD
As much as I don’t like Jacques I can’t say he’s entirely wrong. As he and the council bring up, cutting off Atlas from the rest of the world with the embargo and closing borders has only hurt their relations with everyone else. Not to mention, as Robyn points out, his negligence regarding Mantle is just keeping everyone down there in a foul mood and allowing for more Grimm attacks. Robyn mentioned a hole in Mantle’s wall (and we even this giant hole in episode 9) and you would think you could at least spare some man power to fix that. And that’s not even getting into the fact that Ironwood neglected to update Mantle’s security which allowed Watts a back door into Atlas’s newly updated systems. Small detail but I love that Winter clarified her comment about Penny not being able to understand. It wasn’t because Penny’s a robot, but because the Schnee manor is a very personal form of hell for Winter (and everyone outside of Jacques). It’s very sweet and a nice moment between the two. The scene between Willow and Weiss is so good. Such a great intro to the matriarch of the Schnee family. Caitlin Glass does a fantastic job with her voice. Willow isn’t putting the blame on Weiss. She’s just giving her perspective. While Winter and Weiss left, Whitley was literally stuck with Jacques and Willow.
I was waiting for your reaction after Jacques got arrested. I've been waiting for it since you met him in Volume 4. lol I'm surprised the chair survived. 🤣🤣 Have a good week off. Thanks for the reaction.
Super excited for the super finale idea! One of my favorite fight scenes is somewhere towards the end of v7 (i forget what episode) and i always love rewatching it lmao. Though, tbf, almost every fight in RWBY is amazing.
24:55 it wasn't rebuild because Ironwood is using ALL the Dust and resources for the Amity Project. Robin Hill was fighting as a councilwoman for Mantle (and stealing from Ironwood after the failed election) to rebuild that wall and probably many other parts of Mantle. ("steal from the rich, give to the poor")
Things of note worth mentioning. As Jacques is being dressed down. Notice the picture of Nicholas Schnee on the wall looming over him. The man who's company he stole. Now looking down upon him. Then as he runs away. He is faced by the knight Weiss summoned. That suit of armor is the same that Nicholas wore. As you see in the photo. So he has Nick looking down on him for his actions and then comes face to face with what looks like the ghost of the man preventing him from running. To Ren. He is unhappy with how the Ace Ops took them down so easily. He is trying to focus on his training. Become like them and thinks he needs to push aside his relationship. Made worse is the moment he lost focus and kissed Nora. Things went to hell on his watch. A side note. Notice Jaune nearly threw up as the ship did a roll. His aura has mostly stopped his motion sickness but big shifts can still trigger it.
Kinda sad that you’re taking next week off, but I’m so so so so so so excited for it, I’m definitely going to be marking the calendar for it, but you’re so close !! Ahhhh I’m so excited!!
Ironwood's resolve to focus on the here and now in his conversation with Oscar is tied to Ironwood's semblance. It's not really a spoiler, because it's not mentioned during the show, but the writers talked about it in the lead-up to Volume 8. His semblance is called Mettle, and it's basically an advanced ability to hyper-focus on his goals and resolve to accomplish them whatever the cost. It's often joked that his semblance is just ADHD, but I think it goes beyond that for reasons I won't get into here (due to V8 spoilers).
Ironwood was diverting resources meant to repair Mantle's wall toward Amity Colosseum/Tower. That's why Robin intercepted Ruby's ship when we first met her. Also why she and James have been so at odds.
Whitley is bad because he supports his father. He was left alone with his father so it led to him being reincarnated in his image. So its not really Whitley's fault he is the way he is, its his Father.
@@lorettabes4553 yeah, plus it seems like Whitley does care. Him being mad at Weiss that one time in volume 4 could be just him using a scare tactic saying that if you dont listen to dad then you will get hurt by him.
The wall in Mantle that the grimm are coming in from didn't get repaired because Ironwood and the team were using the materials to repair Amity for the communications tower. Robin mentions how Mantle needs the materials when her and the Happy Huntresses ambushed the cargo truck out in the Tundra in episode 6(?)
12:02 - Okay, Ghost. I want you to understand that you're in a safe space here. No one is going to hurt you, okay? We all care about you and love you. ~ holds up Penny plushie ~ Now show us on the doll where the bad anime touched you. 😁 I'm usually more talkative in my comments, but I'm experiencing medical issues. Infected mouth. Very painful. "No matter how much it hurts, please kill me." 🤪
Yeah, your comments are why I would NEVER want a "smart" home. There's just no reason for most appliances to be connected to the internet, and having them connected just makes them vulnerable.
The age gap between Ruby and Oscar is only like two years. So not a big deal. It's actually a pretty popular ship that the fandom aptly named RoseGarden. Pretty cute. Also surprised you haven't simped over Willow yet. If you liked Glynda I was sure you'd appreciate Willow's.....assets.
Guess what? Heads better so LIST TIME~! 1. I could see in the stars how the ride with Whitely was gonna go for you had me grinnin every reaction you had to him prior to Willow giving that bit of insight of him being left with them lol. 2. I like how the other council members are, with them being so in the dark about most of Ironwoods decisions I thought alot of their points made sense. 3. Said my first watch will say it again, Whitely work some purple in the look. I think he could make it work. 4. Don't think i've mentioned but I do very much enjoy the Grimm designs this volume. 5. One of my fav Ironwood bits is in this video BUT I shant say which one till the next session. 6. Happy to hear about the choice of doing a break then mega episode for the finale I think that will do wonders for ya while watching. Alright thats me list, had fun as usual looking forward to next session~
Neo, I love you but... Please, read the mood. Everything was fine, Jacques on jail, Penny was happy, everyone working as a team... Weiss needs to have a serious talk with her family, it seems like all of them have their problems-
Absolutely cackling at your list of 'things that need to happen' and heartily welcomes you to the Oscar Protection Squad: we're completely useless in actually helping that poor farm boy but its nice to know other people care~ XDDD That said, your idea to have Robyn truth check Penny is actually kinda genius! ...And now that I'm thinking about it is another very subtle way RWBY shows people in universe de-humanising Penny; for anyone else the question would be 'did you do this?', for her they don't care about her answers, only Ironwood's for what she 'might' have done... And Ironwood himself, just like with the 'talking to Oscar as if he's Oz' thing, fails to pick up how he dehumanizes Penny by saying stuff like 'She is under my complete control' rather than as you suggested, asking Robyn to try using her semblance, since she's here and all. Speaking of that: Note how Robyn is here and Ironwood's lot aren't making a move to arrest her? That means that most likely they never actually put out a warrant for her arrest, meaning that that whole 'capture her' thing was shady/potentially illegal as all hell. Likewise the things that are being addressed at the table... Ironwood hasn't informed any of the other Councilmen about *anything* he's been doing so from their perspective: 1) Ironwood has closed the borders for seemingly no reason (wariness of other nations declaring war post Beacon was the excuse but as Camilla said: Its obvious no one wants war by now so WTF). 2) People are killing his critics and there's no word on who (we and our main cast know its Tyrian but Ironwood was more interested in capturing Robyn than informing people about a loose serial killer directly working for Salem...) 3) There's everything going on with Penny (we know Penny was framed but consider how terrifying is it that from the council's viewpoint: that perhaps Penny was programed or forced to kill those people potentially on Ironwood's orders and then the whole thing was covered up. Her whole existence in the Atlas military -or is she counted as equipment? D'X- is horrifying honestly). 4) The illegally trying to capture Robyn thing, instead of going after the still active serial killer... 5) Seizing private property for 'Military reasons' that aren't told to even the Council (sure, Ironwood did that to Jacqass Schnee so we personally don't care but that's REALLY alarming from an in universe perspective - probably looks like a blatant power/resources grab. Plus its what had Jacques turn on Ironwood enough to work with Watts rather than continue 'reasoning' with him so that's YIKES in retrospect). 6) Refusing to tell any of the Council AKA Ironwood's supposed equals, the reasons for absolutely any of the above. Edit: Forgot to list the Military nicking of the Mantle wall rebuilding supplies. That'd be part of number 5 next to Jacqass getting his mine taken. Combine all that with the fact Ironwood holds two council seats on what appears to be a five person council (and both his seats, Headmaster of an Academy and Head of the Military appear to be granted by job position rather than by vote) and it really, REALLY looks like Ironwood's trying to take over Atlas as a 'tin pot dictator'... And that he's eerily close to doing so already. (And little do the Council realize that Ironwood's actually been considering it for real, what with the whole 'emergency Martial Law' thing being discussed a few episodes ago... If he'd ACTUALLY done that then Watts and Tyrian wouldn't have had to do anything else I don't think; Mantle and Atlas would've actually been at civil war already -and Ironwood, being himself, fails to realize that in the slightest- Naturally we know he was thinking more about 'how to stop Salem's lot' rather than taking over for power's sake but. I really don't think that would've mattered given what's been happening). And holy hell I've only just started the video and this comment is already huge so er... I'm gonna rest of episode babble on another if I have much else to say. Edit since its just tiny stuff: Love the editing yet again; good on you joining Robyn's part of the table (she deserves the support) and ok wow your semblance kicking in never fails to be hilarious/awesome~ XDDD
Loved all of this! You know, I really didn’t fully break down Ironwoods’ position with everything and yeah, he was doing some shady things unbeknownst to the council members Wow…
@@gh0xttherebel Hehe, happy to share a bit of light/context on it all~ XD Honestly my first watch about the only things I noticed was the Council being reasonably upset about the Mantle wall and the border's closing; totally didn't pick up on the rest of it at all until reading several other's breakdowns of the scene, so know you've still been VERY observant about this! =D (Still prizing that moment you looked up Martial Law and went 'Oh HELL Nah!' a few episodes before this one because that is the appropriate response to that scene and its kinda baffling how many people miss that despite it being the centerpiece of the scene it's in). The show just does a REALLY good job -perhaps too good a job- of getting us to overlook Ironwood's fishyness via showing mostly his side of the story (aka the clear stress and PTSD he's going through as well as the sheer vulnerability of the Amity Tower plan and having most of the characters we trust on his side), while showing us who's actually behind things, and so when we hear the council's concerns we automatically disregard them because we 'know they aren't true' and we're too busy growling in Jacqass's direction to realize that maybe, just maybe we should be actually thinking about why they're so concerned. We are not immune to propaganda it would seem, even if its both fictional and not being intentionally done by anyone in-universe~ XDDD
I was so scared for chair this video, you were so wound up! XD Not that I blame you lol I'll miss ya next week but super looking forward to that super long reaction, gonna be so worth it! :D
@@gh0xttherebel Trust me, the only reason I say I have been getting flashbacks is because it feels like episode 10 of season 3. Where all the students start getting their shit together and fighting the giant horde of grimm coming their way.
Hey Ghost, Wheeling out the old chair, huh? Interesting. ;-) Saw the "Basically RWBY" reaction, comments are off (probably for good reasons), but didn't really like/laugh at the vid either when I saw it as well. It felt like the animator knew RWBY, but at the same time, didn't really know RWBY either. Oh well, moving on. Yeah, these chapters were definitely interesting. Liked that Mama Schnee steps out to help take down Jacques. Shitley still has issues, but Willow isn't wrong. Whitley was also dealing with an emotionally dead mother and manipulative father. Neo is SUCH a good spy, even though she doesn't speak. She IS that fly on the wall listening in on conversations, without anyone knowing. Another theory/reach, hmmm... we'll see about that one. When you catch up, you should probably go back through all of your theories and see which ones were right. :-) Wouldn't mind seeing a video about that. :-) See ya on the next vid Ghost. Have a great one!
There is one important thing I need you to know - Jacques wears a clip on tie 🤣 Regarding the snow - Mantle normally makes so much heat that it melts the snow into perpetual rain. Dont forget its on the literal north pole You can see Nicholas Schnee on the wall behind Ironwood during the interrogation - Weis' Arma Gigas has an armour of the same design. IT WILL BE JUST LIKE BEACON AGAIN
For the record. Post V7C9 (or even simply post V7) is the ideal time to watch the RWBY X JL crossover part one. And post V9 is the best time to watch Part Two.
Yes! New Oscar Protection Squad member! We praise the farm boi, we love the farm boi, and we desperately protect the farm boi (as much as we can) I'm also a Rosegarden shipper. Don't come at me. Probably won't ever happen when Oz is around, but I have my own ideas for what happens to the mind during a merge. But Ruby and Pure Oscar are 100% the cutist thing.
Oscar is surprisingly only a year younger than Ruby, but 4 years younger than the rest of the team Edit: i lied, he would be 2 years younger than Ruby because hes 14 and ruby is like max 16
i think Oscar is between 4 and 5 years younger than everyone except Ruby. Oscar is still 14. Ruby is either 17 or about to be. the others are all 18 or 19 at this point
**correction Oscar is 2 and roughly a few months younger than Ruby, he was 14 when he was introduced and Ruby was roughly 16, right now hes 14 and shes 17
@@jamesdalessandro8728 it has been said that ruby was 15 during the third or fourth season, and it was said oscar is 14 last season im pretty sure, the others were 17 during the first three volumes, the oldest all of them could be is Ruby is 16, and the rest of the team is 18 oscar would still be 14, unless the trip to Mistral took a year in and of itself excluding the small timeskip from fall to winter then back to beginning of spring edit: ok i remember now, it was stated that Ruby was 2 years younger than yang, and yang was 17 during the 1st 2nd and 3rd seasons, we know that Ruby's birthday is on Halloween and we also know the vytal festival was in the first semester, after that was the fall of beacon, then a time skip from fall to spring where we see Tean RNJR going through forrests, she could only be 16 as of season 5, and depending on what time of the year it is right now, she would still be that age. I highly doubt half a year passed from Mistral to them getting to Atlas
i also just read the wiki and they get age's quite wrong, Weiss's birthday is May and Yang's is July but it says Yang wouldve been 18 season 3 but not Weiss. Which wouldnt make sense anyways if they are going off of american school times Yang and Weiss's birthdays wouldve been before beacon started and a little after, maybe before, they get to mistral depending on the time it took to get to mistral (supposedly 2-3 months)
Now that you finally met mama Schnee I can talk about the very interesting thing about the Schnee family. That's how they all handle abuse differently. They all represent one of the four F's of coping with abuse. Fawn, Freeze, Fight, and Flight. Whitley is Fawn, in fear of being abused he will do what is father says in hopes to be spared. Willow is Freeze, she freezes in place and lets the abuse happen and hides behind the bottle. Winter is Flight, she choose to flee the house and join the military. Weiss is Fight, she has actively fought Jacques in many way's. One such example is agreeing to his test which allowed her to go to Beacon.
Never knew that, that's awesome
When I heard this it just reaffirmed for me that Weiss really is the best of the Schnee’s.
What kind of F is Jacques? 😏
@@j.j.3866 FU#@N*T
@@j.j.3866 He's not actually a Schnee, he just took the name lol... Although there are many F words for him...
Weiss' little "Can I do that??" Always gets me.
Jaque be like "thats fake news"
everyone else "bitch its right there " xD
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The scene with Ren is because it's reminding him of Kuroyuri. He's haunted by the idea of what happened to both of the places he called home. Both Kuroyuri, then Beacon.
Also to explain why he seems to be more likely to follow Ironwood is because much like his father saying "take action son." Ironwood seems to have the same sort of mentality.
Ren finds himself in survival huntsman mode. Following orders, protecting what matters. He's really hard on himself and their past experiences are just ramping up the anxiety he feels knowing what they are up against. He wants someone like his dad to take the stress off and give him direction.
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19:40 This is hilarious. Arthur was like: Give me your login info.
Literally every child gets taught not to do this, ever.
I love that scene between Winter and Penny. It really shows how each of them think they should act. Penny doesn't get why Winter considers her outburst bad, because Penny see's that as a human thing to do. Penny, who is a robot, act more like a human than Winter, who is a human that is trying to act more like a robot by burying her emotions.
It always reminds me of an interaction between Spock and Data from Star Trek: TNG.
*Ambassador Spock:* Fascinating. You have an efficient intellect, superior physical skills, no emotional impediments. There are Vulcans who aspire all their lives to achieve what you've been given by design.
*Lt. Commander Data:* Hm. - You are half Human?
*Spock:* Yes.
*Data:* Yet you have chosen a Vulcan way of life?
*Spock:* I have.
*Data:* In effect, you have abandoned what I have sought all my life.
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Ambassador Spock, may I ask a personal question?
*Spock:* Please.
*Data:* As you examine your life, do you find you have missed your humanity?
*Spock:* I have no regrets.
*Data:* "No regrets." That is a human expression.
*Spock:* Yes... Fascinating.
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Just to clarify, Ruby is currently 17 and Oscar is ~15 (he was 14 on the way to Atlas but likely aged up during the timeskip montage, according to the wiki).
Also, that hole in the wall of Mantle is what Robyn was trying to get fixed by stealing supplies from Ironwood's convoys. The materials that were meant to be going to the wall to fix it were instead going to Amity--that's why Robyn was so adamant about knowing why.
"Where's the mom?" This man really is Maria's grandson
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I love the shot of even Nicholas Schnee glaring at Jacques over Ironwood shoulder.
Judgement time!
3:30 the way ironwood smiles at winter's retort always gets me. if nothing else, he knows he's not alone
Even upon multiple rewatches, the
“You haven’t come back to stay, have you?”
“No.”
“Good.”
aaaaaalways gets me
29:02 Refresher of ages! JNR and WBY are 19 in this current volume. Ruby is 17. Oscar is 15.
I genuinely feel bad for Whitley. Neglected by his mother and abused by his father. It’s no wonder he has the attitude he does considering the environment he was raised in
Agreed! And I feel like people at the start lumped him in wifh Jaques when the most hes done is be an annoying brother/taunted her. It's literally the same thing with Weiss
@@cherierosee Exactly. All he's done is be snarky and not disobey their dad.
Yeah…i feel bad as well
Facts. Like left with an abusive father and alcoholic mother, Whitley did what he needed to do to survive. I can't ask anything else of him.
The chaos of the dinner, the way Jaune, Nora and Ren were so GLAD to just mess shit up. All smiles, they were just happy to be there. Love that for them.
Fun fact! That Atlas Academy billboard that Watts was standing in front of at the end of episode 8(?) The students on it are Flynt and Neon! There was some debate on if it was actually them since they don't have their signature looks but like... name me 2 other Atlas students with those same basic features. Exactly, we don't know any other Atlas students
WE ALL HAD THE SAME REACTUON TO WEISS ARRESTING HER FATHER!! IT WAS SO CATHARTIC WE LOVE TO SEE IT!
Gosh I can't believe next episode will already be the finale, it seems like we just started volume 7 yesterday! I'm excited to see how you feel about it all going down!
Oh man…I might bite off too much with the finale because I’m going to explode with energy!
But I’m ready!
GET THIS MAN OUTTA HERE!!!! GO WEISS!!!!!❄️❄️❄️
25:00 "why was that not rebuilt?"
Remember the convoy ruby was escorting that was stopped? it was originally supplies for repairing Mantle's wall but was redirected to repurpose Amity.
24:50
The reason it wasn't rebuilt is because all the resources were going to Amity: they mention it during the training montage and when Robyn ambushes Clover, that the supplies he was transporting were originally to fix the wall.
Ironwood said "Eh, just stick some huntsmen there until we're done with Amity" (Ren and Nora were shown doing guard duty on that section). Then the key Huntsmen for those jobs were all summoned as potential witnesses to Jaques party, removing them from the equation at the worst possible time.
Oh boy! Buckle your ass! The next four chapters are wild and are some of the best chapters in RWBY in my opinion. Then once we're past the soundtrack we're on to Volume 8, which will be a ride! Can't wait!
…we’re almost there…can’t believe it
I'm a person who loves to laugh. I laugh a lot, loud and hard. But it's been a minute since I laughed like I did at "I'll beat the living chipmunk teeth outta you boy!" Never forgetting that, ever!
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Ghost seeing the massive hole in the wall. "Why wasn't that rebuild?"
Because IronWood has been stripping Mantle of the supplies they need to fix it for the amity tower. This is the main reason why Robin was against him at first. The supplies she needs to protect her people aren't there, which is why she started stealing them.
IronWood may say he cares about Mantle but he doesn't, he just see's it as he put it in chapter 7 this volume. "A few city blocks." And now in chapter 9 it's starting to come back and bite him.
The animation and expressions are so good. Like Whitley's body language as well as all the others are very well thought-out.
I’m so proud of my girl. There’s some delicious irony in using her Arma Gigas summon from preventing Jacques from escaping, since he was the one that pit Weiss against it to keep her from leaving Atlas to attend Beacon.
The infuriating thing about that dinner meeting, putting aside his motivations and the crimes he committed to get there, Jacques’ arguments against Ironwood had a lot of weight to them. It’s a natural and entirely predictable consequence of how Ironwood has been operating since Beacon. If it wasn’t for the empty council seat, this would have probably happened a lot sooner. Ironwood made unilateral decisions that negatively impacted the entire Kingdom and he had refused to offer a single justification for any of it to his colleagues.
The embargo and border closure would have had a huge impact on the local and global economy, not to mention cause further damage to Atlas’ relations to the other Kingdoms, which were already strained after the Fall of Beacon. The latter puts Ironwood’s own plan at risk, it’s a little difficult to unite the world after you chose to abandon and shut them out for months. Then there’s the relocation of resources for Mantle’s defences that put the entire city at risk, which is a major red flag when Ironwood’s job as both a Huntsmen and a General is to keep people safe. Throwing more Huntsmen at the problem isn’t enough, Mantle at least deserves a wall without holes big enough for large Grimm, and failing that a damn good explanation for why their Kingdom’s supposed protectors have failed in their duty to fix it. Not even getting into the trampling of rights, or all of the unsolved murders of Ironwood’s critics, or the failure to identify the hacker from the Fall of Beacon. The evidence mounting against Ironwood was damning and he only looks more suspicious when he covers everything up under “classified information”.
I get really uncomfortable thinking about what would have happened if Weiss hadn’t intervened (despite being ordered not to). Ironwood’s too stubborn and paranoid to offer an acceptable explanation, and the Council and Robyn Hill were well within their rights to treat him with suspicion. The thing that worries me most about it is that Ironwood would have been unlikely to give up power willingly, especially when in his own mind everything he does is justified and necessary. He threw Ozpin under the bus to get his way back at Vale and he’s far more desperate now. I believe he would have crossed a line and done something very stupid.
You know what?… This is completely valid
24:55 "Why was that wall not rebuilt?"
Because Ironwood was diverting materials meant for the Mantle wall in order to finish Amity Tower lol
27:09 Winter's proud face!
I’ve been informed that the name of that Grimm is called Terry!🤣
There are cameras in every room in Schnee Manor. They record audio.
Every. Room. :)
Fun fact: Willow was first introduced to fans through the RWBY comic miniseries by DC. She played a significant role in Weiss' chapters of the comic. As for why Mantle's wall has a hole in it, it's because Ironwood kept taking the supplies needed to help Mantle in order to speed along the Amity project. And the name of that Grimm was a Teryx.
Not even 5 minutes in and the stress levels are high! I'm dyin over here, your reactions are just top tier. So nice to see someone else as invested into the show as me and most of the fandom lol
4:00 to about 4:25 fav part 😂😂
🤣🤣 I love that edit too!
The finale…is about to hurt I can tell.
To answer the question about why the wall wasn't rebuilt. It's because Ironwood was re-diverting all resources to building the tower. That hole in the wall is why Robyn has been so hostile.
Again, remember, EVERYTHING here on is in the timeframe for a FEW HOURS.
24:55 You can probably guess where all the materials have been going... and this also shows why Robin was fighting so hard for them.
13:16 : That look on Weiss's face ! It hurts every time !
But remember V6 ep6 ? With the Apathy grimms ? When RWBY managed to flee from them and found out Qrow ? Weiss threw some bottles in the flames. If you remember her face at that time, it was not just fear. I'm pretty sure she was also trying to exorcise some demons in there...
14:50 Weiss : "Who are you ?"
Watts : "I'm Batman"
Weiss : "What ? No, no, no way. I met him in our crossover comics with the Justice League and our crossover movies. You're not him"
Watts : "I'm Batman. I'm a shady figure on top of a roof when no one's out. I'm Batman"
Weiss : "..."
Watts : "..."
Weiss : "..."
Watts : "I'm Batman"
Weiss : "OK, I'll go borrow mom's bottle"
(I'm sure it's what happened in another timeline x))
20:32 : "Jacques Schnee, you're under arrest. Can I do that ?". That moment had all of us crying with joy... And laughing. Weiss, enacting a well-deserved revenge, still unsure of her prerogatives as a true Huntress... But that was just perfect !
And now, shit is about to get real...
It will just be a complete rollercoaster, from now on... And we'll love to see it !
The. Best. Girl!!!! ❄️
@@gh0xttherebel Absolutely !
Lmao love the continuity ever since Vol. 1 Ep. 1 that Jaune easily gets air sick
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Good Eye on spotting Neo. When I first watched this I didn't know that was her until she went skipping away.
"I'll beat the living chipmunk-teeth out of you" is my new favorite threat
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I honestly don’t know where that came from
15:23 Omg, I'm not the only one! I've been saying since I saw the ads, but people will one day be able to hack your light to get through your door or your computer. It's crazy.
20:27 The moment we were all waiting for
Edit: WOO! FINALE HYPE!
Oh, the absolute CATHARSIS of Jacques getting arrested and taken away! Everyone was cheering! It’s fun to notice how Weiss addresses each parent. She calls Jacques “father” (formal), and she calls Willow “mom” (informal, familiar). It’s a good indicator of her relationship with each one. Jacques knows this, too, what with how he brought up how upset Willow was when Weiss left (earlier in the volume after meeting with Ironwood outside the mines) just to hurt her. All-around asshole who got what he deserved!
Whitley (being left alone with an alcoholic, uncaring mother, and an abusive, power-hungry father) did what he had to to “survive” in the Schnee household. I didn’t like him when he was first introduced, but he grows on you pretty quickly, if you can believe it! He was influenced by his asshole dad, but perhaps he can be changed, too…?
I really hope so! Now that we see basically his foundation of how he was introduced… I definitely feel for him more
GOSH thsi volume has so many ups and down but like DANG the resilience of everyone involved is so inspirational
Next 4 chapters are probably my favorite sequence of episodes in all of RWBY, including what I consider to be the best 2 scenes in the entire show. Can't wait for you to see!
Willow Schnee voiced by veteran anime voice actress Caitlin Glass, aka the English voice of Winry Rockbell from the Fullmetal Alchemist franchise and many many other notable anime roles.
Oh wow!!!
Dang....the mamas was deleted by Tyrion???? Never noticed....wow
Loved your reaction! Also did you notice the picture of Nicholas Schnee behind ironwood as he interrogates Jacque Schnee. It was like Nicholas was looking down and judging him for his disgraceful actions. Also yeah things seem to really be getting worse even with Jacque getting what he deserves.
21:15 for those like me who missed it!
I did notice!
I'm so glad you started watching rwby my guy
I love it
I love the dynamic between Penny "the mechanical girl that has a very human core" and Winter "the human woman that has trained into herself (or had trained into her) a very mechanical demeanor". Also 100% think Penny is right in Winter being in the right to go off on Jac-ass.
- Your reaction to "you left him with us", is pretty close to my own xD Especially since both seeing him as a brat as well as see why he'd be one are valid and justified.
- I'll go one further in the cyber incorporation aspect (even though I love and root for further technological advancements): imagine having cybernetic brain implants that end up getting hacked or virused. Very Ghost in the Shell territory.
- I love "As above so below" ngl, partly cause I love multi-dimensional stories overall xD
- Love Robyn throwing the chair cause the people most hurt by Jac-ass's schemes are Mantle's people aka her people.
- The hole in the wall is what materials were redirected from, so that'd be why it wasn't repaired xD Further showing how low Mantle is in IW's thoughts as well as reinforcing what Nora said an episode or two ago in calling him out over it. That he couldn't even put together some alternative to patch it.
- Oh and the shot where everyone is talking is the first chance iirc to get a really good look at Weiss's grandfather Nicholas Schnee in his armor in the painting.
- My issue with anything between Ruby and Oscar has to do with him having Oz in his head as well as fusing with Oscar. In essence being in the vein of teacher/student, grown adult and early teens girl that is just full of nooooooooooooooope.
- Can't wait (but can just matter of speech) for the next batch of episodes, its going to be top-tier. That's all I'll say xD
Oooooh boy…. Let the pain continue
I rewatched the rest of the season to remember what happened. Yessss to all those statesments! Protect the farm boy at all costs!
Oscar supremacy!!
As much as I don’t like Jacques I can’t say he’s entirely wrong. As he and the council bring up, cutting off Atlas from the rest of the world with the embargo and closing borders has only hurt their relations with everyone else. Not to mention, as Robyn points out, his negligence regarding Mantle is just keeping everyone down there in a foul mood and allowing for more Grimm attacks. Robyn mentioned a hole in Mantle’s wall (and we even this giant hole in episode 9) and you would think you could at least spare some man power to fix that.
And that’s not even getting into the fact that Ironwood neglected to update Mantle’s security which allowed Watts a back door into Atlas’s newly updated systems.
Small detail but I love that Winter clarified her comment about Penny not being able to understand. It wasn’t because Penny’s a robot, but because the Schnee manor is a very personal form of hell for Winter (and everyone outside of Jacques). It’s very sweet and a nice moment between the two.
The scene between Willow and Weiss is so good. Such a great intro to the matriarch of the Schnee family. Caitlin Glass does a fantastic job with her voice.
Willow isn’t putting the blame on Weiss. She’s just giving her perspective. While Winter and Weiss left, Whitley was literally stuck with Jacques and Willow.
Im so hype for the finale with you it really feels like im watching it for the first time even tho im like in my 10th at this point
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I can`t wait for your reaction to the final episodes in volume 7 and for you to start the journey into the storm of emotions which is volume 8.
I was waiting for your reaction after Jacques got arrested. I've been waiting for it since you met him in Volume 4. lol I'm surprised the chair survived. 🤣🤣
Have a good week off. Thanks for the reaction.
Super excited for the super finale idea! One of my favorite fight scenes is somewhere towards the end of v7 (i forget what episode) and i always love rewatching it lmao. Though, tbf, almost every fight in RWBY is amazing.
We've actually had a pretty good idea what Willow's name was since I believe between v1 and 2 when her name was on a list Monty had a screenshot of.
Yay, here we go. I needed this. Please watch your blood pressure. xD
I’m trying!! 😭
24:55 it wasn't rebuild because Ironwood is using ALL the Dust and resources for the Amity Project. Robin Hill was fighting as a councilwoman for Mantle (and stealing from Ironwood after the failed election) to rebuild that wall and probably many other parts of Mantle.
("steal from the rich, give to the poor")
FINALLY Schnnee gets his woopin
Things of note worth mentioning. As Jacques is being dressed down. Notice the picture of Nicholas Schnee on the wall looming over him. The man who's company he stole. Now looking down upon him. Then as he runs away. He is faced by the knight Weiss summoned. That suit of armor is the same that Nicholas wore. As you see in the photo. So he has Nick looking down on him for his actions and then comes face to face with what looks like the ghost of the man preventing him from running.
To Ren. He is unhappy with how the Ace Ops took them down so easily. He is trying to focus on his training. Become like them and thinks he needs to push aside his relationship. Made worse is the moment he lost focus and kissed Nora. Things went to hell on his watch.
A side note. Notice Jaune nearly threw up as the ship did a roll. His aura has mostly stopped his motion sickness but big shifts can still trigger it.
I loved these points! Thank you for explaining them to me
Kinda sad that you’re taking next week off, but I’m so so so so so so excited for it, I’m definitely going to be marking the calendar for it, but you’re so close !! Ahhhh I’m so excited!!
For some reason I keep forgetting you're already on volume 7.. hahahahahaha!! Well I'm going to enjoy another reaction from you, I just know it!
oh fuck.... shits about to go down... rip chair-kun
Ghoxt is really out here making my day with these reactions. I can’t wait for you to watch the rest of the show ❤. Much love brother
Yeah speaking as a cyber security dude in training I can’t tell you how scary smart tech is
Ironwood's resolve to focus on the here and now in his conversation with Oscar is tied to Ironwood's semblance. It's not really a spoiler, because it's not mentioned during the show, but the writers talked about it in the lead-up to Volume 8. His semblance is called Mettle, and it's basically an advanced ability to hyper-focus on his goals and resolve to accomplish them whatever the cost. It's often joked that his semblance is just ADHD, but I think it goes beyond that for reasons I won't get into here (due to V8 spoilers).
Danger danger I sense danger lol I'm excited to see the rest of your reactions you're gonna be amazed I'm sure
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Ironwood was diverting resources meant to repair Mantle's wall toward Amity Colosseum/Tower. That's why Robin intercepted Ruby's ship when we first met her. Also why she and James have been so at odds.
Whitley is bad because he supports his father. He was left alone with his father so it led to him being reincarnated in his image. So its not really Whitley's fault he is the way he is, its his Father.
Yeah, it's one of the coping mechanisms of abuse
@@lorettabes4553 yeah, plus it seems like Whitley does care. Him being mad at Weiss that one time in volume 4 could be just him using a scare tactic saying that if you dont listen to dad then you will get hurt by him.
1:27 You will gat all or these things and yet none of the things at the same time... kind of like throwing fortune cookies into a bonfire.
The wall in Mantle that the grimm are coming in from didn't get repaired because Ironwood and the team were using the materials to repair Amity for the communications tower. Robin mentions how Mantle needs the materials when her and the Happy Huntresses ambushed the cargo truck out in the Tundra in episode 6(?)
Man watching u is like us when we were watching this show and is heartwarming to see
take off the week my boi, those edits go crazy. i love them and they are worth the wait.
12:02 - Okay, Ghost. I want you to understand that you're in a safe space here. No one is going to hurt you, okay? We all care about you and love you. ~ holds up Penny plushie ~ Now show us on the doll where the bad anime touched you. 😁
I'm usually more talkative in my comments, but I'm experiencing medical issues. Infected mouth. Very painful. "No matter how much it hurts, please kill me." 🤪
Oh no! I hope you’re feeling better now😳😭
Yeah, your comments are why I would NEVER want a "smart" home. There's just no reason for most appliances to be connected to the internet, and having them connected just makes them vulnerable.
The flying Grimm at the end is called a Teryx. We just call them terry
Terry!!! 🤣
Ahhh the Penny Winter conversation
This needs more attention, my man here gave the ULTIMATE breakdown
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To answer your question about that flying Grimm, it's called a Teryx.
Terry!!!
The age gap between Ruby and Oscar is only like two years. So not a big deal. It's actually a pretty popular ship that the fandom aptly named RoseGarden. Pretty cute. Also surprised you haven't simped over Willow yet. If you liked Glynda I was sure you'd appreciate Willow's.....assets.
Omgosh 🤣
Guess what? Heads better so LIST TIME~!
1. I could see in the stars how the ride with Whitely was gonna go for you had me grinnin every reaction you had to him prior to Willow giving that bit of insight of him being left with them lol.
2. I like how the other council members are, with them being so in the dark about most of Ironwoods decisions I thought alot of their points made sense.
3. Said my first watch will say it again, Whitely work some purple in the look. I think he could make it work.
4. Don't think i've mentioned but I do very much enjoy the Grimm designs this volume.
5. One of my fav Ironwood bits is in this video BUT I shant say which one till the next session.
6. Happy to hear about the choice of doing a break then mega episode for the finale I think that will do wonders for ya while watching.
Alright thats me list, had fun as usual looking forward to next session~
Oh boy get ready for this finale
Episode eleven is my favorite in the series. I cannot WAIT to see you watch it! Love you ghost, and keep up the good content.
I'm excited to see you reach the same point of reconsideration of Whitley that the rest of us had. Willow gave the entire fandom pause in two lines.
Man sounded like kratos when he keeps calling Whitley boy lol
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Neo, I love you but... Please, read the mood. Everything was fine, Jacques on jail, Penny was happy, everyone working as a team...
Weiss needs to have a serious talk with her family, it seems like all of them have their problems-
Neo (holds up sign): *_“But Cinder told me that I had to ruin their lives, so here we are.”_*
Absolutely cackling at your list of 'things that need to happen' and heartily welcomes you to the Oscar Protection Squad: we're completely useless in actually helping that poor farm boy but its nice to know other people care~ XDDD
That said, your idea to have Robyn truth check Penny is actually kinda genius! ...And now that I'm thinking about it is another very subtle way RWBY shows people in universe de-humanising Penny; for anyone else the question would be 'did you do this?', for her they don't care about her answers, only Ironwood's for what she 'might' have done... And Ironwood himself, just like with the 'talking to Oscar as if he's Oz' thing, fails to pick up how he dehumanizes Penny by saying stuff like 'She is under my complete control' rather than as you suggested, asking Robyn to try using her semblance, since she's here and all.
Speaking of that: Note how Robyn is here and Ironwood's lot aren't making a move to arrest her? That means that most likely they never actually put out a warrant for her arrest, meaning that that whole 'capture her' thing was shady/potentially illegal as all hell.
Likewise the things that are being addressed at the table... Ironwood hasn't informed any of the other Councilmen about *anything* he's been doing so from their perspective:
1) Ironwood has closed the borders for seemingly no reason (wariness of other nations declaring war post Beacon was the excuse but as Camilla said: Its obvious no one wants war by now so WTF).
2) People are killing his critics and there's no word on who (we and our main cast know its Tyrian but Ironwood was more interested in capturing Robyn than informing people about a loose serial killer directly working for Salem...)
3) There's everything going on with Penny (we know Penny was framed but consider how terrifying is it that from the council's viewpoint: that perhaps Penny was programed or forced to kill those people potentially on Ironwood's orders and then the whole thing was covered up. Her whole existence in the Atlas military -or is she counted as equipment? D'X- is horrifying honestly).
4) The illegally trying to capture Robyn thing, instead of going after the still active serial killer...
5) Seizing private property for 'Military reasons' that aren't told to even the Council (sure, Ironwood did that to Jacqass Schnee so we personally don't care but that's REALLY alarming from an in universe perspective - probably looks like a blatant power/resources grab. Plus its what had Jacques turn on Ironwood enough to work with Watts rather than continue 'reasoning' with him so that's YIKES in retrospect).
6) Refusing to tell any of the Council AKA Ironwood's supposed equals, the reasons for absolutely any of the above.
Edit: Forgot to list the Military nicking of the Mantle wall rebuilding supplies. That'd be part of number 5 next to Jacqass getting his mine taken.
Combine all that with the fact Ironwood holds two council seats on what appears to be a five person council (and both his seats, Headmaster of an Academy and Head of the Military appear to be granted by job position rather than by vote) and it really, REALLY looks like Ironwood's trying to take over Atlas as a 'tin pot dictator'... And that he's eerily close to doing so already.
(And little do the Council realize that Ironwood's actually been considering it for real, what with the whole 'emergency Martial Law' thing being discussed a few episodes ago... If he'd ACTUALLY done that then Watts and Tyrian wouldn't have had to do anything else I don't think; Mantle and Atlas would've actually been at civil war already -and Ironwood, being himself, fails to realize that in the slightest-
Naturally we know he was thinking more about 'how to stop Salem's lot' rather than taking over for power's sake but. I really don't think that would've mattered given what's been happening).
And holy hell I've only just started the video and this comment is already huge so er... I'm gonna rest of episode babble on another if I have much else to say.
Edit since its just tiny stuff: Love the editing yet again; good on you joining Robyn's part of the table (she deserves the support) and ok wow your semblance kicking in never fails to be hilarious/awesome~ XDDD
Loved all of this! You know, I really didn’t fully break down Ironwoods’ position with everything and yeah, he was doing some shady things unbeknownst to the council members
Wow…
@@gh0xttherebel Hehe, happy to share a bit of light/context on it all~ XD
Honestly my first watch about the only things I noticed was the Council being reasonably upset about the Mantle wall and the border's closing; totally didn't pick up on the rest of it at all until reading several other's breakdowns of the scene, so know you've still been VERY observant about this! =D
(Still prizing that moment you looked up Martial Law and went 'Oh HELL Nah!' a few episodes before this one because that is the appropriate response to that scene and its kinda baffling how many people miss that despite it being the centerpiece of the scene it's in).
The show just does a REALLY good job -perhaps too good a job- of getting us to overlook Ironwood's fishyness via showing mostly his side of the story (aka the clear stress and PTSD he's going through as well as the sheer vulnerability of the Amity Tower plan and having most of the characters we trust on his side), while showing us who's actually behind things, and so when we hear the council's concerns we automatically disregard them because we 'know they aren't true' and we're too busy growling in Jacqass's direction to realize that maybe, just maybe we should be actually thinking about why they're so concerned.
We are not immune to propaganda it would seem, even if its both fictional and not being intentionally done by anyone in-universe~ XDDD
5:28 lmao me at a buffet
Jacques: that video isn't real.
Weiss: man I got you in 4k!
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I was so scared for chair this video, you were so wound up! XD Not that I blame you lol
I'll miss ya next week but super looking forward to that super long reaction, gonna be so worth it! :D
Oooo the chair suffers in this coming episode
@@gh0xttherebel ooohh I can imagine XD I fear chair may never be the same again.
Four chapters altogether? I better bring snacks and some gaterade.
Oh definitely do
Your reactions are always have so much energy
I love it can’t wait for the next reaction 😀
😋🙏🏽 thank you so much!!
@@gh0xttherebel Your welcome 😀
I absolutely cannot wait for ep 11. prob the best in the series.
Ngl, I am getting flashbacks to season 3.
BEEN getting flashbacks! They never stopped!🙃
@@gh0xttherebel Trust me, the only reason I say I have been getting flashbacks is because it feels like episode 10 of season 3. Where all the students start getting their shit together and fighting the giant horde of grimm coming their way.
After RWBY is done I wanna see an RvB series reaction
Hey Ghost,
Wheeling out the old chair, huh? Interesting. ;-)
Saw the "Basically RWBY" reaction, comments are off (probably for good reasons), but didn't really like/laugh at the vid either when I saw it as well. It felt like the animator knew RWBY, but at the same time, didn't really know RWBY either. Oh well, moving on.
Yeah, these chapters were definitely interesting. Liked that Mama Schnee steps out to help take down Jacques. Shitley still has issues, but Willow isn't wrong. Whitley was also dealing with an emotionally dead mother and manipulative father.
Neo is SUCH a good spy, even though she doesn't speak. She IS that fly on the wall listening in on conversations, without anyone knowing.
Another theory/reach, hmmm... we'll see about that one. When you catch up, you should probably go back through all of your theories and see which ones were right. :-) Wouldn't mind seeing a video about that. :-)
See ya on the next vid Ghost. Have a great one!
I definitely need a reach counter!
Ruby's birthday is on the 31st, Glost.
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There is one important thing I need you to know - Jacques wears a clip on tie 🤣
Regarding the snow - Mantle normally makes so much heat that it melts the snow into perpetual rain. Dont forget its on the literal north pole
You can see Nicholas Schnee on the wall behind Ironwood during the interrogation - Weis' Arma Gigas has an armour of the same design.
IT WILL BE JUST LIKE BEACON AGAIN
For the record. Post V7C9 (or even simply post V7) is the ideal time to watch the RWBY X JL crossover part one. And post V9 is the best time to watch Part Two.
😁Everything is fine, don't worry gh0xtherebel 👍
I worry 🙃
@@gh0xttherebel 😁 ....
Harriet thick AF :)
oof... good luck with that, even just filming those episodes together will drain all of your energy 😵💫
Oh it most definitely did
4:13 You now need 5 things to happen... (You need Klein back!!l)
(Me too...)
We. Need. Klein!!!
Yes! New Oscar Protection Squad member! We praise the farm boi, we love the farm boi, and we desperately protect the farm boi (as much as we can)
I'm also a Rosegarden shipper. Don't come at me. Probably won't ever happen when Oz is around, but I have my own ideas for what happens to the mind during a merge. But Ruby and Pure Oscar are 100% the cutist thing.
Oscar is 14 or 15 and Ruby is 17, compared to the rest, who are 19. And also, please don’t give Qrow shit, don’t give Qrow shit, don’t give Qrow shit.
She a accolade person
It's in the hat 🤠
Oscar is surprisingly only a year younger than Ruby, but 4 years younger than the rest of the team
Edit: i lied, he would be 2 years younger than Ruby because hes 14 and ruby is like max 16
i think Oscar is between 4 and 5 years younger than everyone except Ruby. Oscar is still 14. Ruby is either 17 or about to be. the others are all 18 or 19 at this point
**correction Oscar is 2 and roughly a few months younger than Ruby, he was 14 when he was introduced and Ruby was roughly 16, right now hes 14 and shes 17
I believe hes 15 now though, not sure on his age but ruby is 17
@@jamesdalessandro8728 it has been said that ruby was 15 during the third or fourth season, and it was said oscar is 14 last season im pretty sure, the others were 17 during the first three volumes, the oldest all of them could be is Ruby is 16, and the rest of the team is 18 oscar would still be 14, unless the trip to Mistral took a year in and of itself excluding the small timeskip from fall to winter then back to beginning of spring
edit: ok i remember now, it was stated that Ruby was 2 years younger than yang, and yang was 17 during the 1st 2nd and 3rd seasons, we know that Ruby's birthday is on Halloween and we also know the vytal festival was in the first semester, after that was the fall of beacon, then a time skip from fall to spring where we see Tean RNJR going through forrests, she could only be 16 as of season 5, and depending on what time of the year it is right now, she would still be that age. I highly doubt half a year passed from Mistral to them getting to Atlas
i also just read the wiki and they get age's quite wrong, Weiss's birthday is May and Yang's is July but it says Yang wouldve been 18 season 3 but not Weiss. Which wouldnt make sense anyways if they are going off of american school times Yang and Weiss's birthdays wouldve been before beacon started and a little after, maybe before, they get to mistral depending on the time it took to get to mistral (supposedly 2-3 months)