“RWBY is just about shipping now”

Oh yeah?

Did you miss the huge lore exposition, with the Gods and the origins of Salem and the reincarnation of Ozma?

Did you miss the farm with the terrifying zombie Grimm?

Did you miss the mecha fight? The kaiju? Learning more about silver eyes? Reuniting with team JNPR? Ruby getting increasingly frustrated with Qrow? The return of Neo? Cinder going against Salem’ wishes? Weiss’ insecurities about returning to Atlas? Jaune understanding what Pyrrha fought for. Nora and Ren refusing to let him die? Maria Calavera being awesome? Oscar refusing to descend into pessimism despite how everyone treated him? Ozpin still watching over the group?

Also. The fight with Adam.

That shit was awesome. And not just about shipping.

It was about a broken boy who became a villain, the cycle of abuse repeating, him driving everyone away and realizing, being offered a last chance and refusing it. Realizing just what he had done a moment too late. “Oh”.

And about two traumatized girls who have been hurt so much, still struggling to readjust, being confronted by the one that hurt them the most and finding the strength to fight back in each other.

But this is also not just about shipping, it’s about human relationships in general.