Weiss is most definitely masking in those opening scenes. She clearly doesn't want to think about anything bad that happened, so is putting a considerable effort in trying to at least seem happy.
@@xacolmah Ew, she’s not even that great. Rwby fans really know how to set the bar really low for best girl just like they set the bar for watching such a underwhelming show
15:25 pretty sure Ruby said something along the lines of "if you thought i wasn't coming after you, you must've forgotten who raised *me*", because Yang did raise Ruby to be headstrong in her beliefs.
My thoughts exactly. Yang pretty much raised Ruby after Summer died and Taiyang basically checked out for a while. Yang is a very "No one left behind" kind of gal as volume 8 illustrated very well.
I think she does but is choosing not to mention that detail. Weiss is smart enough to know that if they get out of here, they'll need to be able to work with Jaune
@@Trey-dp6tl I think it’s more or less because the fact of how she sacrificed herself isn’t really relevant, it will be hard on Jaune for obvious reasons but I doubt the others would blame him for doing what Penny asked of him.
I think she does know because Penny's death was deliberate, but this shows she doesn't blame Jaune at all for assisting her and respects Penny's choice because she understands how dire the situation was. I guess Penny COULD have tried to escape with Jaune and technically it'd be justifiable even as a hero because she'd be not just abandoning friends but denying Cinder the maiden power and could try save Mantle and Atlas later. Maybe Weiss was being deliberately vague because this is all going to be a lot to process and she wants to take it a step at a time, hearing about Penny's death is overwhelming enough for Ruby, though necessary.
I think this counts more as assisted death than being killed, given Penny was already dying and was about to be killed and die a worse death that would doom her friends at Cinder's hands with little likelihood of escape (depending how well Jaune healed her I guess but I guess we're supposed to surmise she has little hope against Cinder at this point). She says "let me choose this one thing" which to me implies she definitely didn't want to die but was about to have all choice taken away.
This has got to be one of my favorite premiere episodes. A couple things: I'm almost certain that Ruby said to Yang, "You must have forgot who raised me". As in, Yang raising Ruby after Summer disappeared and Tai shut down. I really love that it was Blake who suggested that they were in a fairy tale, since one of the first things she says in the show is, "Real life isn't like a fairy tale". I really loved that juxtaposition. Everyone seemed to grow weary extremely quickly, which leads me to wonder: is there no aura here? A fascinating concept to question when you take into consideration that aura is the manifestation of the soul, and this volume is going to be a journey of self-exploration, healing, growth, and identity. It also creates higher stakes as they no longer have their natural protection - something which they previously took for granted. I also liked how Blake's scream was the last thing Ruby heard before she fell into the void, and Blake's cry was the last thing she heard before she fell unconscious. Finally, I actually like that Blake and Yang didn't confess or have an overly emotional reunion. This is because everyone's nerves are raw and wounds are fresh. They are so full of emotions, so many questions, that they can't really separate and formulate them coherently at the moment. Right now, they're just doing their best to cope. Weiss is a prime example for that. She's coping by using humor and avoidance of the sensitive subject. They need time to really sit down and just. let themselves think about everything and really feel the things that they're feeling.
We've seen Neo use her semblance in the teasers, which would mean that they are able to manifest their aura. The more likely cause for their exhaustion is the fact that they haven't really had a chance to rest properly at all for two days prior, and just came from an exhausting fight. Yang in particular had her aura completely broken, so she's probably quite tired at the moment.
@@nemasisdemarini8339 I'm not sure about Blake, but Weiss and Ruby's aura broke both thanks to Cinder. (And Ruby also fought Neo in the first minutes without aura)
@@nemasisdemarini8339 Good point about simple lack of rest at this stage. It's a little hard to remember back 2-3 years since the last couple of volumes, but as far as the in-universe timeline goes, all of volume 8 plus roughly the last half of volume 7 took place over just 3 days. They are all absolutely exhausted both physically and mentally.
@@Wolfeson28 Not to mention, time seems to be fucky for those who dropped. No sign of jaune, weiss and blake immediately found each other even though they fell at different times. Yang seems to have been chasing that jabberwalker for awhile. And no sign of neo near ruby even though they fell together.
It makes some sense that it was Blake our resident bibliophile to recognise they were in a fairy-tale. Out of all the characters she is the one most likely has read the Remnant version of Alice in Wonderland and would recognise the fairy-tale tropes that they are encountering. With her likely being genre savvy maybe she can help them avoid all sorts of trouble
That "You must have forgotten who raised me" was Ruby talking about Yang raising her. Summer vanished far too young for Ruby to really have been raised by her.
Okay couple of things, I wonder what Yang is going to do when she see’s Rocket (the Racoon who stole Yang’s arm) and judging Ruby slowing down in the volume intro, it seems she’s slowly falling into despair, and finally Bumblee shippers are going nuts with Blake tackling Yang relieved that she’s alive.
This volume is gonna be AMAZING! The intro is a banger and I love how in it Ruby’s falling farther behind everyone else, that to me it symbolizes Ruby falling into despair whereas everyone else is trying to move forward
Had to rewatch the season 8 finale but it is something to keep in mind. Jaune knows everyone who fell, but no one in Never after knows he's there, he was the last one. Weiss acting out of character... She did tell the others that Penny sacrificed herself but didn't say HOW. Weiss will probably play a big role in smoothing things over between Jaune and the rest of the team, especially Ruby. The weather. Ruby is the only character with a tie to actual magic currently present. If this is a consistent thing for just her then my guess is it will be because she has silver eyes.
@@justynhill4814 No Wiess was there when Penny died. Cinder blew her off the edge to distract Winter when she (Cinder) dropped the staff during their maiden fight. She didn't want Winter to grab the staff so she attacked Weiss to lure Winter away.
I have a theory that the girl we see walking from crescent rose, is actually a "phantom" of sorts. Like she's the original 'girl who fell through the world' but like RWBY and the others have to follow in her footsteps (learning the same lessons, but uniquely different) to reach the tree which will send them back to reality.
I really loved this episode. In the opening sequence, I thought maybe the tall shadowy figure standing behind Neo could be Roman as it looks like the figure is wearing a neck scarf perhaps and also it’s just a Roman stance lol. And then I thought maybe the two characters by her side might be her parents from Roman Holiday as the figure on the left has a similar hairstyle to Neo’s mother. If this is true, then we might get a flashback scene of Neo’s backstory maybe. It’s a bit of a stretch, but I think it makes sense to explore Neo’s backstory in this volume to build on what we read in Roman Holiday and that would mean the appearance or at least mention of some of the characters from her past. Now that Roman has a new voice actor from Ice Queendom, it’s possible he could maybe appear in a flashback.
So there’s one question no one’s asking yet: WHY is Ruby the only one the weather is reacting to? Obviously the others are all dealing with different emotional burdens as well. It drizzled the first time she cried, but a full on storm happened when she was told about Penny. So is there some sort of deeper connection between her and the Ever After?
If you notice, when Blake was trying to get everyone on the same page, there was a sunbeam over her. I don't know, but I think the world was reacting to her as well.
It’s just simple use of pathetic fallacy. The weather changing to fit the tone. It’s not Ruby literally changing the weather by crying, it’s just the weather changing to fit the current emotions the watcher is supposed to feel, which is Sorrow like Ruby
@@BazelJager- nope I’m pretty sure that the world is reacting to the kids emotions. I think it’s because they aren’t from this world that they have some form of a connection to it.
What I found funny about this is that they have found out that magic exists, there are 2 immortal beings locked in centuries long conflict, and there are relics with talking spirits but talking animals is somehow unbelievable
i cant wait for the rest of this season, the intro was incredible and has some crazy situations that will be coming, im interested in everything related to Neo for the future episodes, even though it wasnt a lot more drawn out i think that Blake tackling Yang was insanely cute, next week cant come soon enough!
V1 Ruby: "weapons are like meeting new people, only better." Alyx is either Neo(messing with the girls), Literally crescent rose(somehow), or just Alyx, a new character. Okay that's my tinfoil hat theory for this week.
I think in this Volume Ruby will get a lot of focus and I think it’ll be focused on her going through the 5 stages of grief Denial I think has already either happened or is in effect after learning Penny is dead from Wiess explaining what happened after she fell, Anger will most likely happen when she meets back up with Jaune and learns the way Penny died, Bargaining will happen when the lady offers her to shed Ruby Rose like a coat, Depression I’m not quite sure yet but I think it’ll be connected to Neo in some way, and Acceptance will be the finale when Ruby and the rest of her team are finally able to leave the Ever After
The fact that it didn't rain when WEISS cried is definitely interesting. It definitely feels like an intentional choice on the writers' part. Perhaps when it rains, you need to not just be sad, but incredibly heartbroken... Which is how Ruby's currently feeling like right now
I've seen a number people complaining about two things so far, A) teams gets back together to fast and B) shorter run time. thing is this season was being made during the WB and discovery merger so they most likely had big plans but had to cut down and get to the heart of the story leading to the lower run time and needing to get the team back together faster. Honestly with all the drama behind the scenes I'm just glade we got more Rwby because WB discovery had making cuts and deleting stuff everywhere mostly in animation, so the best thing we can do as fans is support it as best we can and enjoy what we can get because who knows what tomorrow brings
Paused at 4:00 to note that there are a pair of legs under the image of Blake in the corner, and if the image was thinner, the legs would be perfectly situated under Blake's own.
I’ve been binge rewatching Rwby, and something I’m wondering is how a few characters will work in their current situation. Ruby doesn’t have Crescent Rose with her, she took a few lessons on close combat but always had her weapon or silver eyes, to fall back on. Weiss is running low on dust, she still can use it as a sword but, her main focused tool. Yang has lost her arm, we saw the pain and trauma she was in season 4, then she adjusted to the arm that was given to her but we never saw how she adapted to only using one arm.
I think the trap the mice set up was meant for Blake. Right before they found Gamble Shroud Blake heard something and we saw a vine sway behind her. That could be hinting that the mice were following them for a while and Gamble Shroud likely fell near them and put together that Blake was looking for it. How they manipulated the vines though I'm still not sure.
Also even if it wasn't meant for Blake specifically, "curiosity killed the cat." And the mice specifically call out how they dislike cats and snakes. Could have been a trap for ANY cat, Blake just happened to be the victim.
Even with everything going on, it still couldve been drawn out. Like, even when they simply encounter their first trial, then meet up maybe 2 and 2. It still would’ve felt even better, more emotional and quick. There are ways to make things quick without being rushed.
Pros & cons i had with the 1st chapter Con: Weiss acting like she & the others are the only ones who fell & not the bunch of people cinder blew off the platforms & walks Pro: I know the name of the purple racoon that stole yang's arm when the flip book of the intro gets to the town of game pieces, Stands, & toys in the back there's a stand with the name 'Jinxy' with purple on it so yeah a heads-up 12:13 this will sound crazy to anyone who's a Fan of Disney/Disney XD series Slugterra when I first saw the Jabberwalker it's body shape/Structure were similar to the designs of the Shadow clan
The thing I noticed was that none of the girls used their semblance, weirdly enough. Ruby didn't use it to try to get through the forest faster (before encountering Little). Weiss didn't make a Glyph for Blake to stand on, to reach for Gambol Shroud, she was hanging from a tree instead. Blake didn't make a clone that would help her dodge the vines. Yang is already super strong, she didn't use her semblance to deck the Jabberwalker in the face with the rock. Also she decked an unknown monster in the face with a rock 🤣, She's wearing a battle gauntlet and thought ... what to use? I know!!! Rock!! 🤣. I wonder if some of our hypothesis are correct, that dust nor semblances work at the level they're at within this new world. As for the red queen, I wonder if Neo is going to take that role, just something I think from seeing the intro number.
@Melvin Dekkers There seems to be an established Red Queen character with her minions in tow from the intro, but there is one character we didn't see Neo was sitting at the end of a (seemingly) long table holding a cup of tea. She's likely going to be this worlds Mad Hatter instead. Even wearing Torchwick's hat adds to the new identity.
You made one small mistake :) (At least, that's how I interpreted that scene, I can be wrong) "You forgot who raised us" - That's not what she said. She said "You must have forgotten who raised me" Ruby meant, that mostly Yang raised her, especially when Tai was depressed. She didn't mean Summer Rose, she hardly remembers her (she was like 5 or younger when Summer disappeared.)
Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised for episode 1. It set up everything nicely and I really loved the opening sequence. It was probably my favorite RWBY opening sequence I've seen for awhile. As a huge WOnderland enjoyer, I can't wait to see what unfolds this volume.
Honestly I'm not sure what to Expect of this Volume. One of the things that I'm predicting and hoping I'm wrong is that time flows differently between this world and remnant. As the fairy tale in the world of RWBY called "the girl that fell through the world." Even when the girl returned to her world it was not the same. There's no telling what's going on. Also ruby falling Is unconscious after hearing penny's death was not what I expected but it's a response. I mean imagine you put So much effort into saving your friend who was dying and thought you finally succeeded onlyto find out that she died anyway.
And note, Little is voiced by Luci Christian. Best vocal range that she uses. I do love the comedic moments of RWBY. Hilarious to see funny moments amidst a serious story. I also love how concept art is used for the end credits.
Here's something to consider, Weiss tries to be witty in season 2 also, in paint the town, she tries to be cocky sometimes. I guess mimicking Yang to get cool character title.
now that our 4 girls are back together as one there is only just Jaune we haven't seen yet. I feel that when we see him he meet either Neo or Panny corpse.
Great setup episode for the rest of Volume 9, it gave us the RWBY reunion earlier than expected while still raising questions of how the EverAfter works. Cool to see how the weather reacted to how our characters were feeling. Can't wait to see how it all pans out.
Not sure if anyone has noticed this, but Blake saying their in a fairy tail directly counters what she said in V1 (“the real world isn’t the same as a fairy tail” or something along those lines)
Counterpoint: she’s the one who reads all the books. To be fair, since then, the fact that magic exists has been made known to her. Anything is on the table after that revelation
Ruby don’t fall into darkness. Rise and overcome it. Accept all the pain and then let them out cry as much as you need and don’t ever stop until you let it out.
How much do you want to bet that ozpin hid the beacon relic in a fairytale, its definitely something he would do given his nature and that he was the only one to know about both these fairytales and had the relics. Probably the sword Jaun uses is the relic, and probably leads straight to vacuo somehow.
I’m glad it’s finally starting again, though this episode was mostly laying groundwork, so not excited for this episode in particular but definitely for future episodes.
15:25 Actually, gonna disagree on that. We know for a fact that when Tai basically shut down after Summer's death(?), that Yang was essentially forced to grow up, and she practically raised Ruby herself. So I'm 100% certain Ruby is referring to Yang.
Nice video, mate! With what has been shown in the opening, I'm beginning to doubt whether Jaune will really be the "knave of hearts" in this story. At this point I'm almost certain that he will have the role of the "anonymous hero" who will fight the Jabberwalker.
Maybe he'll actually accept the deal from the unknown person who says that Ruby can "Leave Ruby Rose behind, shed like an old coat". So maybe he just abandonned his consciousness
To take a line from Gigguk and his "Re:Zero in 8 Minutes" video... This volume can preliminarily be summed up as "Ruby Has Literally The Worst Time Ever: The Anime".
15:30 I felt the same way. When I heard RWBY say that I thought it was a little out of place considering they didn’t find her voluntarily, they each fell during the battle.
Also I am surprised Ruby and Yang didn't hug I mean their sisters and Yang sort of "Died" in Ruby's eyes by protecting her from Nero's attack...so her wanting to hug Yang to make sure this is real make sense.. .I know that's probably I would have done. Also Ruby just laying there was it just me but she looked like a dead body or corpse on the ground. 😅
I don't really know how to feel about team RWBY being able to find each other so fast. Unless there's a reason why they reunited so quickly, it feels way too convenient to me.
Agree, that’s my only problem with the episode. I was expecting them to find each other at least episode 2. Hopefully there is a reason why bc they have more creative freedom this volume
If purpose is a key theme here, I think that there's a quote perfect for this: "[There is] no denying purpose. Because as we both know, without purpose, we would not exist. It is purpose that created us. Purpose that connects us. Purpose that pulls us. That guides us. That drives us. It is purpose that defines us. Purpose that binds us." -Agent Smith (and clones), The Matrix Reloaded
Damn RWBY going for the speedrun record for exposition once again. Literally the first episode we get the reveal of one of the new foes (Yay even more bad guys just what rwby needed) and even revealing the whole Fairy Tale setting through just flat out telling the viewer as if they are to stupid to put 2 and 2 together. Its not even trying to be subtle anymore.
I think that in this world everyone doing what they called. That's explains why Little asking what's Ruby name mean and also explain why Little don't complain about his name. If he is Little that's mean's he isn't matter as a prey.
I just realized.... Ruby's earlier little track through the jungle represents her current mentality. She keeps trying to get somewhere, but always winds up right back to where she started.
Little said that it's normal for the raccoon to come by so they were probably trying to see what they'd catch but saw it as a victory when a "cat" was caught. They're probably enemies of the Cheshire Cat.
Ok here are my thoughts: 1) I'm surprised how quickly team RWBY reunited (in comparison to when they did so in volume 5) in this episode. 2) I too am wondering how the mice knew how to set up the trap. Can they communicate with the plants? 3) Weiss's random shifting of emotions from brushing off Blake to making jokes is a little out of place here. 4) The Jabberwalker - I'm getting the feeling this creature is unnatural to this world. Like it was created crudely for a purpose. I'm also getting a machine like vibe from it due to the way it says out loud what it is doing. 5) Overall, it was an ok episode to start the new volume. I did notice that for the credits, they used a track from volume 7(can't remember which one though).
Personally, the way little was explaining it and the mice's reaction reminded me more of the foaming mouth guy from kyoshi's Island in Suki's village from ATLA.
The mice probably smelt Blake's scent on Gambol Shroud. The Jabberwalker's way of speaking and overall behavior makes me think it's a "machine" following a simple preprogrammed decision tree.
16:15 - Okay, show of hands, who was expecting to finally see Blake & Yang kiss? I honestly was, but seriously, they tease us every time, but I don't care, I love me some Bumbleby! #couplegoals
Maybe they get assigned their purpose by the king hence Little waiting for a name and asking if that's a purpose. It'd explain why the soldiers don't mind signing over their autonomy for a gift for the king.
Did anyone else hear the red parrot meme faraway in the distance of the spacial loop scene? I had to roll it back and make sure I wasn't hearing things, that had me in hysterics! 🤣
It's possible they looked up in time to see Blake fallout of the sky and saw a should be similar colored item following it. (Blake is suppose to be BLACK even though she's mostly in white now a days)
okay so lots of this is my own theories so if anyone offers opinions please do so can I just scared for blake, in the last part intro she's the only one of the team who isn't her color, she's black with the background being purple. it may be nothing but still. also can I say that I feel like ruby is gonna feel useless, i mean she couldn't do anything with the dark skull monkey thing, and then there's the page part of the intro, she's at the back of the group, walking slowly while everyone else is speeding up. there is also she is passing out. I really think that she is gonna be going through some mental trauma in this volume. also I feel like Little is also an actual guide, like a Little just being with them will possibly stopping the area loops that ruby was stuck in, becoming something what he may have said to be a guide.
Only 3 questions need to be answered now. 1-What happened to Jaune and Neo after they arrived? 2-If that's how Ruby reacted to the news of Penny's death, how will all of them react when they learn WHO killed her? And where are Neo and Jaune now?
@@kevinimation5508 yes. Weiss told them Penny was dead. No. She didn't tell them it was Jaune because she doesn't know it was him. She was unconscious when Jaune killed her
Fairly sure they noticed the Thing and the Catperson falling into the world at about the same time, noticed the same coloring on both, and made an educated guess that they could 'capture the cat'. so yes. most definitely a trap for BLAKE. not sure how you missed that.
Weiss is most definitely masking in those opening scenes. She clearly doesn't want to think about anything bad that happened, so is putting a considerable effort in trying to at least seem happy.
Imo another reason Weiss is the best girl.
@@xacolmah Ew, she’s not even that great. Rwby fans really know how to set the bar really low for best girl just like they set the bar for watching such a underwhelming show
@@franzvonkiel6147 ok
@@franzvonkiel6147 Chill 😂 It’s their opinion
Or maybe it’s just bad writing
15:25 pretty sure Ruby said something along the lines of "if you thought i wasn't coming after you, you must've forgotten who raised *me*", because Yang did raise Ruby to be headstrong in her beliefs.
My thoughts exactly. Yang pretty much raised Ruby after Summer died and Taiyang basically checked out for a while. Yang is a very "No one left behind" kind of gal as volume 8 illustrated very well.
One crucial thing I'd like to point out is that Weiss told RBY that "Penny sacrificed herself." She doesn't know that Jaune killed her.
I think she does but is choosing not to mention that detail. Weiss is smart enough to know that if they get out of here, they'll need to be able to work with Jaune
@@Trey-dp6tl
I think it’s more or less because the fact of how she sacrificed herself isn’t really relevant, it will be hard on Jaune for obvious reasons but I doubt the others would blame him for doing what Penny asked of him.
@@blackbirdrose6871 I guess I wasn’t clear. I don’t think they would blame him, but it’s a reasonable worry for Weiss and Jaune to have
I think she does know because Penny's death was deliberate, but this shows she doesn't blame Jaune at all for assisting her and respects Penny's choice because she understands how dire the situation was. I guess Penny COULD have tried to escape with Jaune and technically it'd be justifiable even as a hero because she'd be not just abandoning friends but denying Cinder the maiden power and could try save Mantle and Atlas later. Maybe Weiss was being deliberately vague because this is all going to be a lot to process and she wants to take it a step at a time, hearing about Penny's death is overwhelming enough for Ruby, though necessary.
I think this counts more as assisted death than being killed, given Penny was already dying and was about to be killed and die a worse death that would doom her friends at Cinder's hands with little likelihood of escape (depending how well Jaune healed her I guess but I guess we're supposed to surmise she has little hope against Cinder at this point). She says "let me choose this one thing" which to me implies she definitely didn't want to die but was about to have all choice taken away.
This has got to be one of my favorite premiere episodes. A couple things:
I'm almost certain that Ruby said to Yang, "You must have forgot who raised me". As in, Yang raising Ruby after Summer disappeared and Tai shut down.
I really love that it was Blake who suggested that they were in a fairy tale, since one of the first things she says in the show is, "Real life isn't like a fairy tale". I really loved that juxtaposition.
Everyone seemed to grow weary extremely quickly, which leads me to wonder: is there no aura here? A fascinating concept to question when you take into consideration that aura is the manifestation of the soul, and this volume is going to be a journey of self-exploration, healing, growth, and identity. It also creates higher stakes as they no longer have their natural protection - something which they previously took for granted.
I also liked how Blake's scream was the last thing Ruby heard before she fell into the void, and Blake's cry was the last thing she heard before she fell unconscious.
Finally, I actually like that Blake and Yang didn't confess or have an overly emotional reunion. This is because everyone's nerves are raw and wounds are fresh. They are so full of emotions, so many questions, that they can't really separate and formulate them coherently at the moment. Right now, they're just doing their best to cope. Weiss is a prime example for that. She's coping by using humor and avoidance of the sensitive subject. They need time to really sit down and just. let themselves think about everything and really feel the things that they're feeling.
We've seen Neo use her semblance in the teasers, which would mean that they are able to manifest their aura. The more likely cause for their exhaustion is the fact that they haven't really had a chance to rest properly at all for two days prior, and just came from an exhausting fight. Yang in particular had her aura completely broken, so she's probably quite tired at the moment.
@@nemasisdemarini8339 I'm not sure about Blake, but Weiss and Ruby's aura broke both thanks to Cinder. (And Ruby also fought Neo in the first minutes without aura)
@@sqxbarto9229 My point exactly.
@@nemasisdemarini8339 Good point about simple lack of rest at this stage. It's a little hard to remember back 2-3 years since the last couple of volumes, but as far as the in-universe timeline goes, all of volume 8 plus roughly the last half of volume 7 took place over just 3 days. They are all absolutely exhausted both physically and mentally.
@@Wolfeson28 Not to mention, time seems to be fucky for those who dropped. No sign of jaune, weiss and blake immediately found each other even though they fell at different times. Yang seems to have been chasing that jabberwalker for awhile. And no sign of neo near ruby even though they fell together.
The ever-after is clearly what became of Tatooine, it has two suns.
It makes some sense that it was Blake our resident bibliophile to recognise they were in a fairy-tale. Out of all the characters she is the one most likely has read the Remnant version of Alice in Wonderland and would recognise the fairy-tale tropes that they are encountering. With her likely being genre savvy maybe she can help them avoid all sorts of trouble
That "You must have forgotten who raised me" was Ruby talking about Yang raising her. Summer vanished far too young for Ruby to really have been raised by her.
Okay couple of things, I wonder what Yang is going to do when she see’s Rocket (the Racoon who stole Yang’s arm) and judging Ruby slowing down in the volume intro, it seems she’s slowly falling into despair, and finally Bumblee shippers are going nuts with Blake tackling Yang relieved that she’s alive.
i was disappointed.
Hope ruby gets back up
@@dominico9743 what do you mean?
@@rileyduncan3927 i hoped for a kiss
You think Ruby becomes an anti-hero?
This volume is gonna be AMAZING! The intro is a banger and I love how in it Ruby’s falling farther behind everyone else, that to me it symbolizes Ruby falling into despair whereas everyone else is trying to move forward
I was thinking the same thing.
Had to rewatch the season 8 finale but it is something to keep in mind.
Jaune knows everyone who fell, but no one in Never after knows he's there, he was the last one.
Weiss acting out of character... She did tell the others that Penny sacrificed herself but didn't say HOW. Weiss will probably play a big role in smoothing things over between Jaune and the rest of the team, especially Ruby.
The weather. Ruby is the only character with a tie to actual magic currently present. If this is a consistent thing for just her then my guess is it will be because she has silver eyes.
Wises saw Penny get injured she didn’t saw how Penny dies she was already over the edge.
@@justynhill4814 No Wiess was there when Penny died. Cinder blew her off the edge to distract Winter when she (Cinder) dropped the staff during their maiden fight. She didn't want Winter to grab the staff so she attacked Weiss to lure Winter away.
I loved how much space they gave for ruby to be melancholy in the opening sequence, fingers crossed this is a good time
I have a theory that the girl we see walking from crescent rose, is actually a "phantom" of sorts. Like she's the original 'girl who fell through the world' but like RWBY and the others have to follow in her footsteps (learning the same lessons, but uniquely different) to reach the tree which will send them back to reality.
Either that or maybe she's Alice?
This volume already has me on edge already for everything that is to come. I’m so scared of when they find Jaune whether he is the knight or not.
I really loved this episode. In the opening sequence, I thought maybe the tall shadowy figure standing behind Neo could be Roman as it looks like the figure is wearing a neck scarf perhaps and also it’s just a Roman stance lol. And then I thought maybe the two characters by her side might be her parents from Roman Holiday as the figure on the left has a similar hairstyle to Neo’s mother. If this is true, then we might get a flashback scene of Neo’s backstory maybe. It’s a bit of a stretch, but I think it makes sense to explore Neo’s backstory in this volume to build on what we read in Roman Holiday and that would mean the appearance or at least mention of some of the characters from her past. Now that Roman has a new voice actor from Ice Queendom, it’s possible he could maybe appear in a flashback.
I have a feeling that these silhouettes are going to be a preview of who she changes into throughout the volume.
@@michaellindenmuth9446 that’s also a cool idea :D
So there’s one question no one’s asking yet: WHY is Ruby the only one the weather is reacting to? Obviously the others are all dealing with different emotional burdens as well. It drizzled the first time she cried, but a full on storm happened when she was told about Penny. So is there some sort of deeper connection between her and the Ever After?
If you notice, when Blake was trying to get everyone on the same page, there was a sunbeam over her. I don't know, but I think the world was reacting to her as well.
@@SSobotkaJr I noticed that as well. Might be the others we’re keeping their emotions more under control.
It’s just simple use of pathetic fallacy. The weather changing to fit the tone. It’s not Ruby literally changing the weather by crying, it’s just the weather changing to fit the current emotions the watcher is supposed to feel, which is Sorrow like Ruby
@@BazelJager- nope I’m pretty sure that the world is reacting to the kids emotions. I think it’s because they aren’t from this world that they have some form of a connection to it.
Wait, did someone tell the team about what happened to peny?
What I found funny about this is that they have found out that magic exists, there are 2 immortal beings locked in centuries long conflict, and there are relics with talking spirits but talking animals is somehow unbelievable
i cant wait for the rest of this season, the intro was incredible and has some crazy situations that will be coming, im interested in everything related to Neo for the future episodes, even though it wasnt a lot more drawn out i think that Blake tackling Yang was insanely cute, next week cant come soon enough!
Either Neo, the Caterpiller, or the Jabberwack is the main villain of this volume.
@@rileyduncan3927 Or the Red Queen.
V1 Ruby: "weapons are like meeting new people, only better."
Alyx is either Neo(messing with the girls), Literally crescent rose(somehow), or just Alyx, a new character. Okay that's my tinfoil hat theory for this week.
I think in this Volume Ruby will get a lot of focus and I think it’ll be focused on her going through the 5 stages of grief Denial I think has already either happened or is in effect after learning Penny is dead from Wiess explaining what happened after she fell, Anger will most likely happen when she meets back up with Jaune and learns the way Penny died, Bargaining will happen when the lady offers her to shed Ruby Rose like a coat, Depression I’m not quite sure yet but I think it’ll be connected to Neo in some way, and Acceptance will be the finale when Ruby and the rest of her team are finally able to leave the Ever After
Weiss being a cheerleader was so cute and funny!!
The fact that it didn't rain when WEISS cried is definitely interesting. It definitely feels like an intentional choice on the writers' part.
Perhaps when it rains, you need to not just be sad, but incredibly heartbroken... Which is how Ruby's currently feeling like right now
Do they know what happened to peny?.
@@kevinimation5508 They do now
@@BardockSkywalker do they know about jaune too?
@@kevinimation5508 Nope
@@kevinimation5508 Well Weiss does, but I don't think she told either Yang or Blake
I've seen a number people complaining about two things so far, A) teams gets back together to fast and B) shorter run time.
thing is this season was being made during the WB and discovery merger so they most likely had big plans but had to cut down and get to the heart of the story leading to the lower run time and needing to get the team back together faster. Honestly with all the drama behind the scenes I'm just glade we got more Rwby because WB discovery had making cuts and deleting stuff everywhere mostly in animation, so the best thing we can do as fans is support it as best we can and enjoy what we can get because who knows what tomorrow brings
Paused at 4:00 to note that there are a pair of legs under the image of Blake in the corner, and if the image was thinner, the legs would be perfectly situated under Blake's own.
I’ve been binge rewatching Rwby, and something I’m wondering is how a few characters will work in their current situation.
Ruby doesn’t have Crescent Rose with her, she took a few lessons on close combat but always had her weapon or silver eyes, to fall back on.
Weiss is running low on dust, she still can use it as a sword but, her main focused tool.
Yang has lost her arm, we saw the pain and trauma she was in season 4, then she adjusted to the arm that was given to her but we never saw how she adapted to only using one arm.
I think the trap the mice set up was meant for Blake. Right before they found Gamble Shroud Blake heard something and we saw a vine sway behind her. That could be hinting that the mice were following them for a while and Gamble Shroud likely fell near them and put together that Blake was looking for it. How they manipulated the vines though I'm still not sure.
Also even if it wasn't meant for Blake specifically, "curiosity killed the cat." And the mice specifically call out how they dislike cats and snakes. Could have been a trap for ANY cat, Blake just happened to be the victim.
14:02 Three against one? I'd say Ruby's headbutt equates to at least 0.14
Even with everything going on, it still couldve been drawn out. Like, even when they simply encounter their first trial, then meet up maybe 2 and 2. It still would’ve felt even better, more emotional and quick. There are ways to make things quick without being rushed.
Pros & cons i had with the 1st chapter
Con: Weiss acting like she & the others are the only ones who fell & not the bunch of people cinder blew off the platforms & walks
Pro: I know the name of the purple racoon that stole yang's arm when the flip book of the intro gets to the town of game pieces, Stands, & toys in the back there's a stand with the name 'Jinxy' with purple on it so yeah a heads-up
12:13 this will sound crazy to anyone who's a Fan of Disney/Disney XD series Slugterra when I first saw the Jabberwalker it's body shape/Structure were similar to the designs of the Shadow clan
The thing I noticed was that none of the girls used their semblance, weirdly enough.
Ruby didn't use it to try to get through the forest faster (before encountering Little).
Weiss didn't make a Glyph for Blake to stand on, to reach for Gambol Shroud, she was hanging from a tree instead.
Blake didn't make a clone that would help her dodge the vines.
Yang is already super strong, she didn't use her semblance to deck the Jabberwalker in the face with the rock. Also she decked an unknown monster in the face with a rock 🤣, She's wearing a battle gauntlet and thought ... what to use? I know!!! Rock!! 🤣.
I wonder if some of our hypothesis are correct, that dust nor semblances work at the level they're at within this new world.
As for the red queen, I wonder if Neo is going to take that role, just something I think from seeing the intro number.
@Melvin Dekkers
There seems to be an established Red Queen character with her minions in tow from the intro, but there is one character we didn't see
Neo was sitting at the end of a (seemingly) long table holding a cup of tea. She's likely going to be this worlds Mad Hatter instead. Even wearing Torchwick's hat adds to the new identity.
You made one small mistake :) (At least, that's how I interpreted that scene, I can be wrong)
"You forgot who raised us" - That's not what she said. She said "You must have forgotten who raised me" Ruby meant, that mostly Yang raised her, especially when Tai was depressed. She didn't mean Summer Rose, she hardly remembers her (she was like 5 or younger when Summer disappeared.)
Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised for episode 1. It set up everything nicely and I really loved the opening sequence. It was probably my favorite RWBY opening sequence I've seen for awhile. As a huge WOnderland enjoyer, I can't wait to see what unfolds this volume.
YES !! I've been waiting your review, this journey sure will be tough huh...
Honestly I'm not sure what to Expect of this Volume. One of the things that I'm predicting and hoping I'm wrong is that time flows differently between this world and remnant. As the fairy tale in the world of RWBY called "the girl that fell through the world." Even when the girl returned to her world it was not the same. There's no telling what's going on. Also ruby falling Is unconscious after hearing penny's death was not what I expected but it's a response. I mean imagine you put So much effort into saving your friend who was dying and thought you finally succeeded onlyto find out that she died anyway.
And note, Little is voiced by Luci Christian. Best vocal range that she uses. I do love the comedic moments of RWBY. Hilarious to see funny moments amidst a serious story. I also love how concept art is used for the end credits.
Here's something to consider, Weiss tries to be witty in season 2 also, in paint the town, she tries to be cocky sometimes. I guess mimicking Yang to get cool character title.
now that our 4 girls are back together as one there is only just Jaune we haven't seen yet. I feel that when we see him he meet either Neo or Panny corpse.
THAT OPENING WAS LIT 🔥 ❤
Great setup episode for the rest of Volume 9, it gave us the RWBY reunion earlier than expected while still raising questions of how the EverAfter works. Cool to see how the weather reacted to how our characters were feeling. Can't wait to see how it all pans out.
Not sure if anyone has noticed this, but Blake saying their in a fairy tail directly counters what she said in V1 (“the real world isn’t the same as a fairy tail” or something along those lines)
Counterpoint: she’s the one who reads all the books. To be fair, since then, the fact that magic exists has been made known to her. Anything is on the table after that revelation
Ruby don’t fall into darkness. Rise and overcome it. Accept all the pain and then let them out cry as much as you need and don’t ever stop until you let it out.
Ruby pushed down all of her emotions for 8 volumes, because "she is the leader and she has to be fine" She can't do this forever.
Excatly, i think the one who fall into despair will be jaune. Ruby can overcome it while jaune fail.
@@kevinimation5508- No they both need help one person’s despair shouldn’t outweigh each other because they are hurting.
How much do you want to bet that ozpin hid the beacon relic in a fairytale, its definitely something he would do given his nature and that he was the only one to know about both these fairytales and had the relics.
Probably the sword Jaun uses is the relic, and probably leads straight to vacuo somehow.
I am hopefully optimistic for this volume also if Neo dies I will be pissed
I’m glad it’s finally starting again, though this episode was mostly laying groundwork, so not excited for this episode in particular but definitely for future episodes.
Welcome back Night!!!! ❤❤
15:25
Actually, gonna disagree on that. We know for a fact that when Tai basically shut down after Summer's death(?), that Yang was essentially forced to grow up, and she practically raised Ruby herself.
So I'm 100% certain Ruby is referring to Yang.
Well if we look back at the story telling when they were kids Tai looked like he was doing okay.
This is going to be an interesting volume can't wait to see what next
Nice video, mate!
With what has been shown in the opening, I'm beginning to doubt whether Jaune will really be the "knave of hearts" in this story.
At this point I'm almost certain that he will have the role of the "anonymous hero" who will fight the Jabberwalker.
Maybe he'll actually accept the deal from the unknown person who says that Ruby can "Leave Ruby Rose behind, shed like an old coat". So maybe he just abandonned his consciousness
I'm starting to think Jaune really *is* the knight surrounded by flames
Love your reviews and theories Phoenix night. Keep up the good work.
It's good having RWBY return! The wait was worth it!
What's that? 9 episodes left? Big tree in the middle?
9 REALMS OF NORSE MYTHOLOGY?!
To take a line from Gigguk and his "Re:Zero in 8 Minutes" video... This volume can preliminarily be summed up as "Ruby Has Literally The Worst Time Ever: The Anime".
Was waiting on you !
15:30 I felt the same way. When I heard RWBY say that I thought it was a little out of place considering they didn’t find her voluntarily, they each fell during the battle.
She's not trying to take BLAKE'S mind off of it, she's trying to take her OWN mind off of it by lying to herself about how she's feeling.
Also I am surprised Ruby and Yang didn't hug I mean their sisters and Yang sort of "Died" in Ruby's eyes by protecting her from Nero's attack...so her wanting to hug Yang to make sure this is real make sense.. .I know that's probably I would have done. Also Ruby just laying there was it just me but she looked like a dead body or corpse on the ground. 😅
Good comparison with the Return of the Jedi thing!
I don’t know why but I love the way you say Little lol
I don't really know how to feel about team RWBY being able to find each other so fast. Unless there's a reason why they reunited so quickly, it feels way too convenient to me.
Agree, that’s my only problem with the episode. I was expecting them to find each other at least episode 2. Hopefully there is a reason why bc they have more creative freedom this volume
If purpose is a key theme here, I think that there's a quote perfect for this:
"[There is] no denying purpose. Because as we both know, without purpose, we would not exist.
It is purpose that created us.
Purpose that connects us.
Purpose that pulls us.
That guides us.
That drives us.
It is purpose that defines us.
Purpose that binds us."
-Agent Smith (and clones), The Matrix Reloaded
Damn RWBY going for the speedrun record for exposition once again. Literally the first episode we get the reveal of one of the new foes (Yay even more bad guys just what rwby needed) and even revealing the whole Fairy Tale setting through just flat out telling the viewer as if they are to stupid to put 2 and 2 together. Its not even trying to be subtle anymore.
I think that in this world everyone doing what they called. That's explains why Little asking what's Ruby name mean and also explain why Little don't complain about his name. If he is Little that's mean's he isn't matter as a prey.
Finally, so good to be back watching these :)
My girl! My girl Ruby! Her being asked what her purpose is, oh gosh that’s gonna be a theme
Honestly I thought your Star Wars comparison is really good, and I enjoyed it.
I just realized.... Ruby's earlier little track through the jungle represents her current mentality. She keeps trying to get somewhere, but always winds up right back to where she started.
Small gripe: Ruby wanting to get up on the ledge and not using her semblance to do so.
Little said that it's normal for the raccoon to come by so they were probably trying to see what they'd catch but saw it as a victory when a "cat" was caught. They're probably enemies of the Cheshire Cat.
The vines! theyre in the new episode too!
I also made the connnection with Return of the Jedi. I even called how the mice captured Weiss and Blake "Ewok style"
Gosh it looks like you never aged, feels like 2018 again
Been a long wait but we finally here
Now it’s time to help the girl who gives it her to help others.
Ok here are my thoughts:
1) I'm surprised how quickly team RWBY reunited (in comparison to when they did so in volume 5) in this episode.
2) I too am wondering how the mice knew how to set up the trap. Can they communicate with the plants?
3) Weiss's random shifting of emotions from brushing off Blake to making jokes is a little out of place here.
4) The Jabberwalker - I'm getting the feeling this creature is unnatural to this world. Like it was created crudely for a purpose. I'm also getting a machine like vibe from it due to the way it says out loud what it is doing.
5) Overall, it was an ok episode to start the new volume. I did notice that for the credits, they used a track from volume 7(can't remember which one though).
15:54 If there was ever a perfect moment for an exchange of saliva, that was it; but Rooster Teeth missed it.
"We aren't the hunted anymore, We ARE the HUNTERS".... yeah they smelled cat on Gamble-shroud....
Heavyy .. yeah with a lot of introspections
Could the Jabberwalker have been after the Raccoon that took Yang's arm?
Personally, the way little was explaining it and the mice's reaction reminded me more of the foaming mouth guy from kyoshi's Island in Suki's village from ATLA.
Maybe the mice smelled cat on Gambel Shroud and suspected a cat would come looking for it.
I would like see more RWBY in more places
The mice probably smelt Blake's scent on Gambol Shroud.
The Jabberwalker's way of speaking and overall behavior makes me think it's a "machine" following a simple preprogrammed decision tree.
16:15 - Okay, show of hands, who was expecting to finally see Blake & Yang kiss? I honestly was, but seriously, they tease us every time, but I don't care, I love me some Bumbleby! #couplegoals
The Jabberwalker reminds me a little of Anubis, the Egyptian god of death, who is also humanoid except for his dog's head.
"Like the lemur from hell" I'm DED🤣
Maybe they get assigned their purpose by the king hence Little waiting for a name and asking if that's a purpose. It'd explain why the soldiers don't mind signing over their autonomy for a gift for the king.
I'm sure the mice smelled 'cat' on her weapon can made the trap because they don't trust 'cats'.
Did anyone else hear the red parrot meme faraway in the distance of the spacial loop scene? I had to roll it back and make sure I wasn't hearing things, that had me in hysterics! 🤣
The Jobberwalker is the best of the new character.
I’m pretty sure when we see Salem in the trailer for volume 9 it’s the jabberwocker impersonating her
'Like the lemur from Hell-' Okay I had to pause to laugh at that one!
video idea: who are the people around neo in the opening? she seems to have created a gang
It's possible they looked up in time to see Blake fallout of the sky and saw a should be similar colored item following it. (Blake is suppose to be BLACK even though she's mostly in white now a days)
Maaaaaaaan when Weiss told everyone what happened and penny´s death I knew they weren't messing around
I love it and the opening is my favorite but my favorite opening is volume 8 opening because it's creepy and dark
(At 16:03) Blake imitating Penny?
okay so lots of this is my own theories so if anyone offers opinions please do so
can I just scared for blake, in the last part intro she's the only one of the team who isn't her color, she's black with the background being purple. it may be nothing but still.
also can I say that I feel like ruby is gonna feel useless, i mean she couldn't do anything with the dark skull monkey thing, and then there's the page part of the intro, she's at the back of the group, walking slowly while everyone else is speeding up. there is also she is passing out. I really think that she is gonna be going through some mental trauma in this volume.
also I feel like Little is also an actual guide, like a Little just being with them will possibly stopping the area loops that ruby was stuck in, becoming something what he may have said to be a guide.
Only 3 questions need to be answered now. 1-What happened to Jaune and Neo after they arrived? 2-If that's how Ruby reacted to the news of Penny's death, how will all of them react when they learn WHO killed her? And where are Neo and Jaune now?
Wait, who told them about pennys death?was it weiss?didnt she know that jaune who killed penny?
@@kevinimation5508 yes. Weiss told them Penny was dead. No. She didn't tell them it was Jaune because she doesn't know it was him. She was unconscious when Jaune killed her
And we saw neo
Ruby is so sweet she gives me ice cream headaches.
Fairly sure they noticed the Thing and the Catperson falling into the world at about the same time, noticed the same coloring on both, and made an educated guess that they could 'capture the cat'. so yes. most definitely a trap for BLAKE. not sure how you missed that.
I kind of thought that the cheese potato with a cheese carrot at first