I think things just need to be handled delicately after volume 3. People were complaining about episode 1 because it was so light, then episode 2 happened and wrecked them. Rooster Teeth has been good about mixing drama and humor since season 6 of Red vs Blue, I'm sure we'll get back to a food fight eventually. Sun's actually a fantastic indicator of that. The people have grown, but the world's still the same.



What they have done is set the stage for more meaningful stories. If someone told me in volume two that I'd relate more to Yang than any fictitious character I've ever seen I would have laughed. If anyone told me Weiss's family life would have made me physically uncomfortable with it's accuracy, I would have laughed. Or that Jaune would be the character who's journey I'm most interested in. Or that Blake was going to explore abusive relationships.



RWBY did a great job of making them our friends before making them go through life. Now I just need to see Weiss's father put up with team FNKI.