RWBY Volume 8 – Table of Contents

[surgeworks]

RWBY Volume 8

Written by Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross, Eddy Rivas, and Kiersi Burkhart
Directed by Kerry Shawcross, Connor Pickens, Dustin Matthews, and Paula Decanini
Produced under Rooster Teeth

Alternate Title: The One Where Miles and Kerry Escaped the Basement

RWBY, Volume 8.

The first three volumes of RWBY had an inspiring rise stylistically but couldn’t be claimed as a good story, and came with much frustration around certain events. The fourth volume was a downward slope, the fifth a crashing at the bottom, and the sixth a pile of burning wreckage. Surely, we were far past any chance for improvement.

And then came Volume 7. A stunningly, excellently-written season whose only real flaws were not being the prettiest, until the very end. Despite myself, I liked Volume 7 a lot, because there was no doubt of skyrocketing levels of quality. But all the same, the note it ended on did…seem a bit unfavorable. It did end with me enraged and disappointed, nonetheless.

Volume Four was the recovery season. Volume Five was the garbage season. Volume Six was the damage control season, and Volume Seven was the season that almost made it. But if there is a theme to be had for this volume, is is derailment—no one leaves this volume totally happy with the plot or characters. You thought Volume Five was a trainwreck? Wait until you see this one.

Hear me when I say that Volume 8 is almost a step-by-step guide of what not to do with your series, especially after its only truly great entry. Volume 8 is something worse than bad—it’s spiteful. It’s what happens when authors go out of their way to stomp on their own series, and a lot that fans happen to like about it. Let’s get into it.

Here are the counts:

 

• Jaune: 67
  
• It Was Right There: 52
  
• Fauxminism: 50
  
• Hypocrisy: 36
• Reliable Leaders: 40 + 15
  • Prowling Wolf Fallacy: 17
• Threatening Enemies: 33
• Love to Be a Part of It Someday: 81
• Your Fight Scene Sucks: 127 + 33
  • Evisceration Evasion: 33
• Ill Logic: 150
• Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Veil: 53 + 62
  • Wink Wink, Nudge Nudge: 29
  • Band-Aid Brigade: 33
• RSVP: 70
• Road to Nowhere: 24
• Dragged Kicking and Screaming: 2
• Y.A.S. Queen: 16
• Rooster Tease: 21
• LuLaRwe: 39
• The Lovegood Fallacy: 12 (RETIRED)
• How to Piss Off Gay People: 62
• Invisembl: 11
• Broke-Ass Clowns: 27
• Shut the Fuck Up: 18

And here’s the episode guide:

48 – V8E1 | E2 “Divide” / “Refuge”
49 – V8E3 | E4 | E5 “Strings” / “Fault” / “Amity”
50 – V8E6 | E7 | E8 “Midnight” / “War” / “Dark”
51 – V8E9 | E10 “Witch” / “Ultimatum”
52 – V8E11 | E12 “Risk” / “Creation”
53 – Volume 8 Finale “Worthy” / “The Final Word”
Volume 8 Final Thoughts (Part I)
Volume 8 Final Thoughts (Part II)

 

Comments

[rc88]

Sorry to hear about your troubles at d-s. Bullshit bannings seem to be going around recently, I had to quit a forum over malicious misinterpretation last month too.

[surgeworks]

I'll be okay. Honestly, what happened with that ban is still shocking and upsetting and it will forever piss me off, but I at least left the comm with more friends than I walked in with. That's pretty cool. I think if I'd had no one in my corner I probably would've been way more miserable about it all.

Das Sporking seems like a shadow of its former self if we're honest here. No scenario I could've created in my head would've matched the bullshit of what actually happened.

[rc88]

I'll stick up for you if you wanna directly contact the mods about this?

[surgeworks]

I made it clear I wanted to talk to them about their ruling. It was made clear to me in return there was no intention to hear me out. I'm sure they'll find me if their mind changes, but I don't expect it to.

I really don't care to be on the comm anymore anyway. It would be kind of hard to with this in the back of my mind.