RWBY Volume 7 Episode 1 Critique The Greatest Kingdom
The very first scene of season 7 the screen descending down passing the moon before the ships was a really nice touch and built well upon last season revelation about how the moon was shattered. The moon is a subtle reminder of the future threat of the god's judgment upon return and the ships are the reality of the imminent problem they are faced with.
The Rebels Writing Is On the Wall
Yang passes som graffiti that says show your teeth and this a potential clue for the whole of season 7. Graffiti is a sign of defiance whoever put it there was an individual or individuals defiant of the current regime showing your teeth is another way of saying to smile for the camera and in fact after passing the image. Yang is in fact snapped by the robot. Perhaps in season 7 of RWBY, we will run into the types of individuals or individuals who responsible for the Graffiti and they will help the team in some way. I think Yang being snapped on Camera will definitely come back to haunt the team in the credits we see one of Salem's henchmen, Arthur Watts accessing information so, in all likelihood, he'll learn exactly where they are.
From what little we know about Arthur we know he is a tech-head which sets up a potentially interesting technological battle between him and Pietro.
Clearly, the people are not happy with the regime and Ironwood and the face in the image above kept popping up in episode 1 attached to words like protect, more likely than not he is a character that stands in opposition to Ironwood politically and is gaining support from people at the lower end of Atlas more likely than not he comes from there.
Pietro's May Have More Business Than Usual
Most business is repeat business and Pietro is proof of that and when you can't remember customers like maria you must have a lot of business or perhaps you have had a lot of business recently. I don't know if the image is clear enough to you to read but is says welcome back under Pietro's face.
Yang's not the only one with a robotic limb Pietro is responsible for before they go inside his shop we see another customer. Perhaps recent events have led to increased demand in his services maybe more people are getting injured or more specifically more people at the lower end of Atlas society, perhaps it's related to the workers we saw this episode.
Pietro is more likely than not going to give Blake a new weapon and Yang at least an arm repair we learned he is the one responsible for Yang's arm in the first place.
Why I don't Actually Feel For Penny
Penny's revival didn't undo the damage of beacon for me, I mean it takes away from the finality of her death. Penny was well I guess is like a real person even though she's a robot but part of what makes us human is death so when Penny returned it took away my empathy for her and made me see her a more of a fixable living robot than a person. Being reminded of Beacon made me think of the loss of Yang's arm and Pyrrha's life and because the things they lost are permanent I value them far more than potential losses for Penny.
The Need For A Time Skip
The first episode of season 7 picks off immediately where the last season ended which leaves no room for unsupervised character development during a time skip and it's not easy to develop characters individually when they are together all the time. Based on the Ending with the character being shown with new outfits and hairstyles this season will take place over a longer period of time than the previous giving time for individual development and that the maybe a chance to try the methods of training that made the Aceops so efficient.
Character Development and Potential Development
The fight between the team and the Grimm was really well balanced it gave everybody a chance to shine and with individual moments and team Combos. Oscar showed some incredible improvement until he let his guard down highlighting his inexperience, he has the skills but not yet the wisdom.
With every Oscar development, we are getting closer and closer to discovering what his semblance is, I don't think we'll get it this season but we are getting closer and look how long the took for the Jaune reveal.
Jaune becomes more and more useful every season I remember when he was in the back giving orders when the best he could do was throw one melon in a food fight and stay at the back giving orders and now he's able to fight on the front line slaying Grimm.
Ruby split into three roses in the fight I don't think I've ever seen her do that and the ending had yang's semblance looking better than it has in a while maybe it's animation or maybe potential Semblance evolution. I remember when semblances were explained in an earlier season and it was stated as something like Semblances may influence personality or perhaps personality semblances so a bit of a chicken and egg scenario. Perhaps yangs maturity will mature her semblance.
Final Critique
I see this as being the longest season of RWBY just based on the development potential and the time I believe would be required for the characters to develop in the necessary ways.
To wrap up this critique up Qrows"I was expecting things to go a lot rough" is right up there with it couldn't get any worse and I think we've hit rock bottom as for setting up things to take a turn for the worse, very cliche but probably letting us know what to this won;t be an easy ride.
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