Okay, I’m not going to beat around the bush, this was one of the worst episodes in a while, especially after chapter 8 actually being decent imo…But this chapter…

Let’s just lay out everything.

1. The beginning of the episode is straight fucking garbage. Yang, Blake, Weiss and to a lesser extent Jaune give such a lackluster and unfeeling attitude at the start towards their leader, friend and Yang’s SISTER being beaten down, bloody and then falling in the abyss. I would have forgiven this if they had grieved and THEN saw the afterans reincarnate the area left and THEN get their Hope back that Ruby isn’t gone. But their lack of reaction as transition to comedy with the huge just after what they saw Ruby go through while Yang FAILS to acknowledge her failings was so. Fucking. TERRIBLE! Their reaction in the begging should have been seriously depressing, for those moments they should have broken down and fallen apart as any family would after losing someone so close.

2. Weiss saying that “Oh, all huntsman fail, but it’s okay!” After RUBY MAY HAVE DIED and after all the nonsense they pulled in ATLAS?! ARE YOU GUYS FUCKING TONE DEAF?! RWBY just gets a Pat on the back for overcoming their failure and move on?! Seriously?! That’s what we get after what they did in volume 8?! Ruby gets the brunt of the punishment, jaune stays trapped but the rest just move on?! Fuck you show…

3. Ruby potentially getting an upgrade after committing suicide after dealing with accountability for her faults feels so…unearned…What did you do to get this? Get beaten around and then choose who you want to be?! Really?! Great message RT, if I’m ever in your shows I should put a gun to my head and shoot.

4. The least of the issues admittedly but there’s a plot inconsistency brought about by chapter 8. Neo supposedly has nothing left and no ties to remnant after Ruby died, hence the cat took over her body, yet can’t return….

Uhh…

Cinder? Does Neo no longer want revenge after she not only got Roman killed but also backstabbed Neo in volume 8? No? Okay….

Then the cat wants to take over Ruby because she does want to return, thus he can return by taking over her body.

So he needs to wear people down to nothing to take them over…But they must also still be willing to return to Remnant….Am I the only one noticing a weird contradiction here?