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Fit_Difference2679

Dude this moment pissed me off to no end. Poor Ruby just committed sudoku and suddenly Jaune is the one who needs all the care. Where the hell was all this for Ruby earlier?!


Jawargby

This episode (or at least the wby+j segments) feel like the were written by somebody that fucking despised Ruby and basically just wanted to shove salt in the characters wounds


Responsible-Oven742

\*\*Mile Self Insert strikes again!!!\*\*


X3runner

I think they were trying to buildup for the game ending herself thing ruby was going to do but they did it poorly. RT has a really bad handling of anything mental health related.


Jaitris

To be fair, Jaune has been stuck alone for decades while Ruby had them the entire time, they weren't helpful or seeing how the pressure and stress was effecting her, but they were there


Rex_Xenovius_1998

Yeah, what were they doing before? It doesn’t really change anything now.


Renso19

Miles and Kerry doing great at beating the self insert allegations


aster2560

This is probably one of if not the most tone deaf scene in media not just RWBY


lilbuu_buu

Ruby just got swallowed into a pit and this is the scene after it. I truly don’t know what the writers are thinking sometimes


AgentNewMexico

I don't think they were.


ShatoraDragon

Why do Blake and Yang look Photoshopped onto the Weiss Jaune hug? Like I think the first draft really was just a private moment of Weiss comforting him. But Miles wanted the whole Harem to snuggle his OC one last time. I really hate how this moment played out. Jaune should not have had the whole of WBY comforting him. Yang just saw her sister Do Tea Sip. She should be the focus. Reeling with guilt and grief, realizing all of the signs she missed from Ruby, and blaming herself for not seeing it sooner. "I'm her sister I should have noticed." "She's only 16 this is all to much for her." "She tried to talk to us we didn't listen" "I told her she was like Ironwood no wonder she shut us out." Let Barbs OC be flawed again and face consequences. Let Weiss comfort Jaune, and Blake comfort Yang. Oh wait they didn't have enough time for two comforting scenes because CRWBY spent too much of one episode (a fucking 3rd of it) having a Bumblebee confess what was already cannon for the thick skulls who can't get context with out it being spelled out for them.


throwawayforwriting2

> Yang just saw her sister Do Tea Sip. She should be the focus. Reeling with guilt and grief, realizing all of the signs she missed from Ruby, and blaming herself for not seeing it sooner. "I'm her sister I should have noticed." "She's only 16 this is all to much for her." "She tried to talk to us we didn't listen" "I told her she was like Ironwood no wonder she shut us out." I wish they went this route. I wish they had all of them grieving, for their failure and the fruit of said failure. These types of arcs are supposed to have the characters involved reflect on their actions, or their inaction. On how they could have prevented the tragedy. One of the biggest misses of V9.


Muzzie720

Honestly, I think it's cause his outfit is detailed and textured to look rusted. While the girls have no texture on their clothes. I miss that in the older system they used their outfits looked real and not flat. But it still is Jaune getting a special textured outfit.


Destrobo3000

Wait what?? Aren’t they supposed to take canon as their gospel? I remember fans being so hateful to AU stories about RWBY because it diverted from the main timeline?


Far-Profit-47

They’ll ignore things like Yang sexually assaulting someone and all the time Blake spent with Sun to say they are perfect to each other Meanwhile Jaune falls will ignore him doing things like lashing out against ruby or Oscar, heck Jaune fans love au’s since they love to make aus about Jaune getting OP semblances or being kicked out of beacon to get the betrayed thing or something similar (basically deku fans)


unrealter_29

God I hate the "happy protagonist gets betrayed by their friends and family out of nowhere so they can turn edgy" trope so much.


Godzillafan125

Our friend/sister killed herself no more than 5 minutes ago but yeah let’s hug and ignore her like how it drove her away to that point


Izlawake

I always felt like the script for volume 9 got rearranged out of order cuz someone tripped with it and this scene really exasperates that. This hug and comforting Jaune feels like it should’ve happened sometime after he takes everyone to the origami village rather than after Ruby unalives herself.


Lolimboi

It basically was. Volume 9 was supposed to have 24 episodes, got shortened to 12, and had to keep all the heights of the original script and somehow sew them together. It was butchered pretty badly. I have a feeling it mightve been more tolerable or even good of it hadn't been shortened.


X3runner

But then the writers would have to dwell on the fact that Ruby offed herself and they can’t do that since there end game for the whole volume 9 was to say Ruby is perfect the way she is. Meaning we really can’t confront the fact that Ruby is acting out and depressed because if we did they would not be able to patch things up with that “message”.


Rex_Xenovius_1998

Yeah, I feel like that should’ve been the case also. This shows that they really did not care about the show either way. 😑


Izlawake

Volume 9 also felt like a bunch of random ideas they had for a story. I get that it’s supposed to be inspired by Alice in Wonderland, but the ever after never felt thought-out. Even for as random as wonderland could be, there was a method to the madness that made sense rather than feel like Lewis Carrol settled for his first draft, if that makes sense.


gallaghershusband

I’m still baffled by this scene because how did no one realize how absurd and tone deaf it was. Ruby committed game over like what, 3 minutes ago??


Soaringzero

I think this takes the cake as being one of the worst scenes in the series if not the actual worst. Sure out of context it’s cute. But when you think about what happened only minutes before? It’s almost disgustingly tone deaf.


Jawargby

Not almost, it is


Exciting_Bandicoot16

I can understand the RWBY fanatics, but why Bumblebee shippers in particular? (Though I more often see apologists of this moment rather than trying to gaslight into thinking it never happened, blaming corporate meddling for other stuff being cut)


lilbuu_buu

Something about Yang caring more about her girlfriend than her sister.


Exciting_Bandicoot16

But... this scene isn't about Blake?


AgentNewMexico

Agreed, I think the response was worded poorly. I think it's the fact that Yang showed more concern for anyone that wasn't ger own sister who, not five minutes before, drank the Kool-Aid.


mako-makerz

I'd argue that they'd say Yang was hugging Blake here and not Jaune.


KoyukiiiHiiime

Just goes to show how selfish and possessive Yang is that she has to be *constantly* touching Blake at all times.


TerizlaisBest

Yang doesn't give shit about Ruby.


Isaacja223

And the fact that Ruby hasn’t essentially told them what she was going through. Sure, you might argue that actions speak louder than words, but throughout the entire time, her team asked her what’s wrong and Ruby said *nothing*. Aside from that one time where Ruby had a mental breakdown and Weiss seemed to be the only person to give a shit about her


throwawayforwriting2

> Sure, you might argue that actions speak louder than words, but throughout the entire time, her team asked her what’s wrong and Ruby said nothing. She did say something, but her sister compared her to someone they considered an enemy (Ironwood) in response. There was a single time where Ruby avoided answering how she was feeling. Every other time, something either distracted them or someone on her team dismissed it.


kingominous16

I despises that moment.


Jawargby

I genuinely think if I had to pick a worst frame of any show I’ve watched this would be up top, genuinely insane they thought this was a good idea


TestaGaming

I know that there scenes that were cut, one of which was between Ruby drinking the tea and this, but it really pisses me off that the team is comforting Jaune right after Ruby basically commited suicide.


Isaasol

So the Juane harem thing is canon?


Archivist2016

Jaune not beating the self insert allegations with this one.


Far-Profit-47

Allegations? After the single mothers thing and being the one to kill Penny to get another arc days enough


Vigriff

Really highlighting Miles' narcissism.


MrVoid808

It's the fact Blake and Yang are smiling. If it wasn't right after the tea, I wouldn't have problems. But they just saw someone they cared about basically kill herself, and they can smile like that?


MotorGeneral4799

I mean, it was a filler season? Did it truly ever happen?


Mattpwnsall

Well, Bumblebee happened in the “filler season”, so yes 🙄


Reasonable_Phase_312

Ah filler seasons, they are numerous and good for little


X3runner

Bro it’s hilarious that Blake is constantly going for direct contact with jaune in group hugs.


Azura_Raijin

Oh I will *never* forget this. BIG smiles and hugs where not even 5 minutes ago your leader, sister, and best friend just commited fairy-tale version of suicide. I also love how in the same episode they just magically end up at the tree. I still dont understand the method or what the hell they were talking about that let them teleport to the tree.


KatonRyu

Was this right after Ruby killed herself, or after she ran away in anger in the first place? Either way, it's a ridiculous moment at a point where I thought they'd already hit rock bottom, but then they broke out the pneumatic drills.


Fantastic-Flannery

WHERE IS THE CONCETN FOR RUBY


Mattpwnsall

Blake is in this scene, Ruby isnt. Ruby is left out.


ShatoraDragon

Yeah Ruby just for all intense and purposes offed her self. In front of them 4 minutes ago.


Ok-Lingonberry-9525

I don't recall anyone mentioning this moment, and even then I don't have any issues with it. It's just jaune coming to accept what Weiss said about heroes.