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A Show Worth Binge Watching
A truly original show
A 2020 Nominee for the Music and sound award, UK
RWBY is my favorite show of the week and here’s why. The animated show follows a girl named Ruby and her friends through the world of Remnant. The four girls want to become Huntresses and protect the world. The main four are loosely based on Grimm fairytales. Each character is based on a fairytale, or an historical figure.
I spent this week binging RWBY, and it has been an emotional roller coaster. The show is short, and each episode is about twenty-two minutes long. The seasons are not that big compared to other shows. Most seasons take about an hour to watch. With that being said, RWBY starts very mundane.
The first season is spent following the main protagonist and watching her solidify friendships. After really getting into the show and doing some research, I found out that the creators had a very limited budget first season. So, they wanted to save money by focusing on a school environment for the main character instead of having multiple environments.
The season is used to explain the lore of the series. We get small glimpses of backstories, but they don’t really take off until the second season. I think the show is captivating. It has a lot of lore that has not been explored in other shows. There are also interesting story lines that have lots of twist and turns.
The character designs are also very creative. The RWBY creators do a very good job at creating intricate characters. Each character has a specific color scheme and weapons. No main character is the same. It’s fun to see constant new characters with their own unique traits.
While RWBY does have a lot of creative prowess, it does leave a lot to be desired with the plot lines. Yes, they’re creative and fresh, but with there being so many plots and constant characters, writers seem to forget things. From binging the show, it was easy to see where the writers completely forgot plot lines or made quick edits to try to fit in plots that were useless to the story.
The original creator died, and I think that the studio is doing its best to stay within his vision. Monty was a very carefree and spontaneous man. He didn’t have a master plan for the show, and now the studio is trying to piece his masterpiece together. The show is currently on season eight with two more seasons to go. The studio wants to end the show in the tenth season, but right now I don’t see how that is remotely possible. There is too much plot to cover in two seasons. The only way I see them ending RWBY in time would be longer episodes or seasons.
I have enjoyed the show very much. The characters were easy to connect to and had enjoyable personalities. I think that with the millions of characters featured on the show, it would be hard for anyone to not have a favorite character. So far, I think that my favorite characters are Ren and Nora. I really enjoy their dynamics. Ren is cool headed while Nora is a wild child. The two have a very yin and yang feeling for me.
While I enjoy Ren and Nora, I also really like a character named Oscar. He has had a lot of personal growth to me. He went from being a scared child to accepting his part in a role that he never really asked for. Oscar also receives a lot of hate from the other characters for things that he had no control of. Another plot mistake I think that the writers made. They basically villainized a fourteen-year-old.
I may have not been in the RWBY fandom for long, but the show has brought a lot of joy to me this past week. I think the creator, Monty Oum, was a true visionary. He brought this unique world to life and has been rewarded with love from millions of fans. I hope that this studio can continue to create unique and visually stunning shows in the future. RWBY is the best!
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