Today, we're returning to the world of transforming weapons and colorful names with a look at RWBY Volume 6! Does this Volume fix the issues plaguing its predecessors, or does it let them get worse?
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Remarks from the Future: It's concerning that a show only has great seasons every three years. I can't even chalk it up to the writers thinking in trilogies, because this Volume technically ends in a cliffhanger. It's just an odd coincidence.
As good as the Volume turned out to be, though, I have to actually dock a point, the more I think about it, giving the Volume a still respectable 8/10, tied with Volume 3. It's one thing to have the villains not do much, or go on a side quest to set up their next plan, but in Volume 6, they do NOTHING. The worst villain continues to exist because reasons, because we can't just have Salem be a decent villain after her backstory was spilled, we need to have merchandise and fan-art worthy characters pretend to do something.
Adam was never a character I particularly cared about (his overcompensating edgelord design bugs me), but I can tell when something is inconsistent. He was clearly meant to be either a major threat or, at least from earlier on, a morally ambiguous character, but now he's just a caricature of a creepy abusive boyfriend. His short did little to add any sympathy to him, so he was just an overall waste of time and animation.
The backstory reveal was probably handled as well as it could have been, going the route of just having an episode dedicated to it, rather than either a wall of exposition or a knockoff World of Remnant section dedicated to it. The idea that Salem can't be killed seems to telegraph that she'll probably be brought down through diplomacy, but we'll see how that goes.
With how little they utilize Weiss in general, I wonder if she should just get a gaiden miniseries. She's the best, well-rounded character with a great power set and no character tics, yet she's almost always relegated to being a utility for fight scenes. If an Atlas-themed Volume doesn't use her, then the writers never will.
I have no opinion on the Vic Mignona situation. I haven't followed it very closely, and will likely continue to ignore it unless it causes serious issues in the series' future beyond Qrow getting a new VA. I review media, not people.
