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phantasieandmirare · 4 years ago

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RWBY8 Midseason Trailer: Sarah's Breakdown & Analysis

Alright, I have finally been able to sit down and compile all my thoughts and now I want to break down the sequence of events and new frames and what I think it all means, so here we go.

Two things are notable right out of the gate: 1) Eddy Rivas said that the first half of the season was the tame half. Fantastic. I am afraid. 2) Neath Oum says that we have no idea what’s coming. Neath scares the ever-loving hell out of me and I love him but also. Fantastic. I am afraid.

Salem's monologue to Cinder is the first thing we hear in the trailer. I have never believed that Cinder will get a redemption. Based on Midnight and what we saw during her torture sequence, I do now believe that it’s a possibility that she will break and defect, but again, I don't think that that means she'll get a full redemption.

We see rockets being used against Goliaths and both of them being disintegrated. Probably just a filler shot to keep up the full-scale invasion tone.

Ironwood hits his new prosthetic against his desk. As per usual this volume, he's frustrated and angry, but what's the new setback causing this frustration? Perhaps a defection from his elite agents, his second-in-command, or the news that Penny has broken free, or been taken?

The Ace-Ops and Winter have the bomb and are preparing to run at the Monstra. I still don't think that they'll be the ones taking it in. I have a couple theories about who'll do that but I don't think they're taking it. They may get it up there but I doubt that they'll be taking it inside.

Winter comforts Marrow. This looks like it might be right before they take the bomb, or Winter and Marrow having a 'yeah-our-job-sucks-right-now-do-what-you-think-is-best' moment. This may or may not be the moment where Marrow defects and runs.

Ironwood turns in surprise and sees someone or something, right before he's about to hit a button on his console. I personally think that this is the moment where Team Regicide aka Qrow and Robyn arrive in his office. I also think that he might have been about to activate the bomb here, but it could be anything, including controlling Penny if Watts gave him control.

Cinder is clearing rubble. Someone said this looks like Grimm landscape but there are wires and beams and girders, so I think she's inside. This might be her Watts jailbreak or something else, but I'm not sure yet. She's not moving with any sort of urgency, not using both hands to clear rubble like she would be if she needed to be moving quickly or was trying to dig someone out, so either she's in shock and doing it one at a time, or she's got time to kill here. I'm not sure.

Ruby gets tossed through a wall. To me, it looks like she's being tossed from the inside to the outside. I would not be surprised if Team RNBW + May split up with one half going to fix the generator and the others staying in the house, and I don't think Ruby will want to leave Penny. And Penny is the only threat inside the house. This is probably during the hacked!Penny fight if there is one, though it could be anything else. Sidenote, I like using 'Team RNBW' for that group because it can be pronounced 'Rainbow'.

Penny's eyes are red and hacked. I still believe that she has mental autonomy but her body is against her. I've also seen some people say that either Watts is controlling her, which I doubt because if this was the case then Watts could order her to fly to Salem now and that's like five birds with one stone, or Ironwood is controlling her, which would line up with him pressing buttons in his office and being frustrated when something goes wrong. There's a high chance that we're going to have a hacked!Penny fight and I don't think they'd pass up that opportunity.

The now infamous acid-spitting Grimm arrives. It looks like it's chest has been carved out and the acid tube has been surgically added. I've seen two theories for this: that it's an Atlas experiment, or it's a Dr. Merlot (Grimm Eclipse) experiment. Since we’ve yet to see Dr. Merlot in series and the ending of Grimm Eclipse indicates he’s still active, this could be a fun way to throw him into the mix; I personally think they’ll hold onto him until Vacuo if anything, but it could be now too. This is also taking place at the Schnee estate. The green goop also kind of looks like Penny's 'blood' which makes me wonder if this thing attacked her, or if this gives credence to the theory that it's an Atlas experiment, just like Penny was.

Something busts through the cell wall and fire engulfs Qrow and Watts. Again, I have seen several theories on this: a) This is Cinder busting in to get Watts, or b) This is Raven busting in to get Qrow, which I kind of doubt because she should just be able to teleport into the same cell with him but I still want her to come get him. There’s also a chance that it’s none of the above and someone else is blowing their way in or some kind of accident happens to cause a breach (such as a crash).

The electricity at Schnee mansion gets turned back on. This is expected. Not too big a deal.

Hazel enters a room. I’m betting that he’s walking in to the room where the Lamp is being kept.

The Hound turns it’s head. It’s on the Schnee estate. This is also expected, and a slightly bigger deal.

Salem grabs Oscar’s face with her nails positioned right over his eyes. She’s getting frustrated. Either she’s talking to Oz and he’s giving her sass, or Oscar is spitting truth and she doesn’t like it, or something else. The only thing I want to point out about this shot is that Oscar does not seem to react when she grabs him. This may be because he’s being held in place by the imp arm on the back of his head, or she’s holding him too tight that he can’t react in a physical way, or we just can’t see it because this shot is a second long and Oscar is turned away from us, or Oscar is channeling his inner badass and not showing Salem that he’s scared, but for now, the fact that Oscar doesn’t seem to react...worries me a little.

Ruby looks confused, and horrified. She’s looking at something extremely shocking, something she wasn’t expecting to see. She might be in shock. From this angle, it looks like she’s still inside the house, so for right now I think that this is her reaction to Penny waking up with red eyes and turning on them. But, I’ve also seen a theory that this is Ruby’s reaction to seeing someone she thought was long dead appearing in the form of the Hound.

Last but not least, I want to talk about what Ironwood says in this trailer. He says: “I have always promised to defend this kingdom from those who would see it destroyed, no matter the cost.” For some context: I believe that Ironwood is going to face Salem alone. In the intro, he’s alone on a chessboard while all of his pieces fall around him. I also think that one of two people will be taking the bomb into the Monstra: Hazel, as I outlined in a previous prediction here, or Ironwood himself. And this speech could be him being his usual “I’ll do anything to stop Salem” self, but this...well. Let’s go back to Ironwood’s theme song, “Hero”: “I would die / Without regret, I’d offer up my life / With zero reservations / I would fly / Into the sun / If that would keep our dream alive...There’s no sacrifice / That I won’t make / I’ll risk it all / To keep you safe / Trust me to be strong / I’ll be your hero / Just hold on”. Ironwood has a massive hero complex. And he is yet to offer up the ultimate sacrifice, himself. And this...this sounds like a goodbye. This sounds like he’s about to walk away. This sounds like he’s about to sacrifice himself. And while I believe that the Hazel sacrifice theory is a huge possibility, especially since Hazel is the only candidate currently onsite, this makes me really start to wonder if Ironwood is making it out of this volume alive.

Alright, back to your regularly-scheduled scrolling, I’ll just be here beating my head against the wall for two more weeks.

#rwby #rwby8 #i will mark this as spoilers despite it being available for everyone #cause there's a lot here #rwby spoilers

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whitleyschn33 · 4 years ago

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RWBY7 Soundtrack

Should I be reviewing/giving my thoughts on the OST when I have plenty of asks in my inbox to answer and have no musical authority at all? No, probably not. Am I doing it anyway? Yes.

This is just going to be in what (I assume) is the track order. Let me know if I miss any; I’m going off a YouTube playlist.

1. Trust Love

Initial thoughts: Eh.

It’s okay. It’s not my favorite opening, that honor goes to When It Falls, but it’s competent. Very optimistic, which is a trend for this volume’s soundtrack despite how dire the tone of the latter half is, so I don’t think it fully fits the volume it opens for, but it’s by no means a bad song. It’s easy to sing along and bop to, just doesn’t seem as impressive as the other opening songs. It feels like a different sort of sound than what RWBY songs have been in the past, which is also a running theme for the OST this volume - new artists singing, a lot of experimentation in the style. That’s not a bad thing; the tracks I like the most on this album are the different sounding ones, but it’s very.... noticeable, and didn’t go in the direction you would think for Atlas.

2. Touch the Sky

Initial Thoughts: Why is the best part of this song the ending?

No, but seriously, that outro is a very different sound to the proceeding song and it’s so good. Other than that, I’ve got questions. Like, whose song is this? I’m leaning towards Team RWBY as a whole, but I’ve seen people suggest it’s Weiss’s, it’s Blake’s, I could see an argument for Yang - it’s very unclear. Also, why is the POV character(s) so happy? Their situation isn’t all that much better in terms of Salem and the Relic and all that; they should still be weighed down with that knowledge, shouldn’t they? They don’t trust Ironwood to help make things all better, they still have to carry the Relic (for plot reasons), the only thing that’s changed is that they’re going out on missions. Well, fresh clothes and a distraction are always nice, and it is a chance to put all that stuff on the back burner. I’ll give them that, then.

3. Brand New Day

Initial Thoughts: From the writers that make every Blake song a duet, here’s her volume 7 song; a duet with.... Qrow?

Have Blake and Qrow ever even spoken to each other? And, is there actually no solo Blake song, or am I beating on a dead meme? Actually, to be completely serious, these two actually work well in a song together. Their character directions compliment each other in this volume - both trying to reinvent themselves some and become better (Blake with her new hair and outfits, Qrow with a new outfit and a resolve to recover from alcoholism), it’s just a shame that, you know, this kind of talk or relationship never happens in the show. At all.

Someone in the YouTube comment section said this song sounds like a 90′s sitcom opening, and I have to agree. It really does, mixed with a bit of 50′s doo-wap. It’s not bad, I actually like the doo-wap, but it also has bits of the usual RWBY style rock, and they don’t mix as coherently as I would like in some places. The guitar bridge after Qrow’s verse is pretty nice, though.

Overall, it’s another good song to bop along to, but like the songs before it, I’m not sure it’s one I’ll be listening to over and over.

4. Let’s Get Real

Initial Thoughts: So, even the song thinks they should talk - why didn’t they?

Here’s something you may not know about me. I don’t romantically ship Renora. I’ve always preferred them as a brother/sister pair - probably in part because I’m a sucker for found family. I’ve never really had anything against romantic Renora, though... but this volume definitely made me go from neutral to dislike. Ren’s confused, he’s worried, he’s having doubts about their relationship that he’s not sure how to vocalize. He admits as much. And instead of, I don’t know, respecting that and letting it be for the moment, or pulling him aside to try and help him talk it through, she... kisses him. Instead of stopping to let them work through where their relationship is at the present (which would be nice, to clue the audience in on what exactly their status is), she pushes their relationship to the next level, presumably. It leaves a very bad taste in my mouth, that Ren’s emotions about his relationship with Nora are just shoved aside and aren’t brought up again. Hopefully it does in the next volume (Nora and Ren are notably split for, like, the first time ever in the Volume 8 preview), but still - I thought Tumblr had decided that “guy shuts a girl up by kissing her” trope was sexist or something - shouldn’t this be similarly scrutinized?

Putting that aside, I actually really really like this. It’s very reminiscent of Shine, but a Renora version; it’s got a great beat, the lyrics do a great job in character insight (something I love from RWBY songs, which are probably why Touch the Sky doesn’t do a lot for me), and it’s just a very fun, peppy song. It also feels very at home in Atlas with it’s more techno-leanings. The ending chorus chant of “Is it love?” is also a nice touch.

5. Celebrate

Initial Thoughts: The better Brand New Day (musically speaking).

And by that I mean, it leans all the way into this different style than the half/half approach Brand New Day did, and it’s all the better for it. Once again, another good dancing song, easy to listen and bop to, but it feels... oddly generic. For one thing, there’s no character tied to it, no character insight - I guess you could make an argument for Robin or the Happy Huntresses, but... not really? For another, while as a song I really enjoy the genre of music, it also makes it feel very much not like a RWBY song (something not helped by name-dropping Vegas). It’s fun, but it doesn’t feel like it adds much to the show.

6. War

Initial Thoughts: Wow, I didn’t think you could make me hate the AceOps fight more, but look at that.

Probably the first RWBY song I just flat out hate, and that’s a crying shame considering the excellent music and vocal performances. Those lyrics, though. Just - I hate them. I hate them so damn much. I refuse to give this song more than that.

7. Hero

Initial thoughts: Hell yeah hell yeah hell yeah HELL YEAH -

Best song on the album probably. It has all the usual RWBY flare, gives us a great insight into Ironwood’s thoughts and motivations, and is a fantastic performance by Caleb Hyles. The operatic section at the beginning is wonderfully chilling, and the rock section is very epic. 10/10 song even though I’m not rating these.

8. Until the End

Initial thoughts: Time to play “Who does this gorgeous song belong to?”

Actually, I really, really enjoy this song. It’s creepy in its melancholy, but I love it for that. The piano and subtle strings are beautiful, and the way Casey’s voice echoes gives the illusion of solitude in an empty place, perfect for the tone this song conveys.

Now, the matter of whose song it is. The consensus seems to be Ruby and/or Summer, and that’s pretty likely (and letting Ruby actually have a song would be nice). However, I heard a rumor before the album dropped that this was an Ozpin song, and going through it with that lens makes a whole lot of sense - the repeated “I’ll be here until the end”, the constant use of “we”, “our” and other plurals, the lines “ In waves of shame, we’re desperate to make amends / But through a simple soul, we lie complacent” could refer to him lying dormant in Oscar or other souls in the past instead of actively working to defeat Salem, and in the lines “ As light fills my eyes / I’ll picture me beside her / And pray that I’ll inspire”, it could be him thinking of Salem when he dies, and then praying that he’ll be able to inspire others to fight for humanity, for the light.

I could see it either way, honestly, but no matter which it is, I love this song.

9. Fear

Initial thoughts: Fire whoever was in charge of sound mixing, otherwise, not as preachy as I was fearing.

This is actually the first time I’ve listened to this. I was pretty pissed at the ending of the finale so I didn’t stick around for the credits, and hearing that it was called “Fear”, I was not in the mood for more Ironwood bashing or “You’re just as bad as she is if you act in fear” or whatever BS Oscar said. So, yeah, wasn’t looking forward to this track.

Thankfully, though, it was not another War. I actually enjoyed the lyrics, and the music was top-notch. Don’t really have much more to say about it other than it was difficult to hear the lyrics over the music in some places, but that could be a factor of the video I was listening to. All in all, pleasantly surprised.

10. I May Fall (Acoustic)

Initial Thoughts: Can someone tell the Williams that “acoustic” doesn’t always mean “depressing?”

Like, acoustic doesn’t have to be a super slow, piano/strings, somber rendition, right? It’s just the instruments and the singer without any added computer editing/layering/whatever, if I’m not mistaken. That style of acoustic works alright with songs like Time to Say Goodbye, but not so well with more upbeat songs. This version isn’t bad, per se, but I’d like to see an acoustic version more in line with the original.

That aside - the original I May Fall is my favorite RWBY song, bar none. This rendition was always going to be something I liked, and I do appreciate a lot about it. The strings are absolutely beautiful, particularly the cello(? I think, again, I’m not much of a music person, just have a sister that plays violin), and I love the way the violin/viola picks up for the second verse and gives the song a second wind, implying more strength and resolve. I love the music cutting out completely to let Casey sing, with the instruments slowly coming in to join as she gets louder and stronger, as if standing with her - beautiful, it’s all insanely beautiful, and this is one I will probably buy.

Closing Thoughts

This album was... average, to me. Only a couple songs really jumped out at me, while most were good, but not something I was dying to listen to again, or were dragged down by the context.

What’re your thoughts on this volume’s songs? I’d love to hear them! Until then, have a good evening, and stay safe!

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helihi · 5 years ago

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The Good, The Bad, and The Dirty: RWBY Vol7 Ep11

How can an episode with such potential be executed in the most basic way possible?

Tune in to find out

Overall rating: 3/10.💀

So, for those of you who are wondering, I didn’t write a review for the previous episodes because I was busy and also because I wasn’t really much into them. After praising the beginning episodes of the volume so much, it pains me that we’re here again: in the mediocre.

Remember back in volume 5 when the volume finale was slow, tedious and bad? Well, Toastyhat made an awesome edit of how a proper crew would execute a portion of the finale right. Today, I’m afraid we witnessed the same lack of narrative cohesion.

The Good:

The episode starts with a showdown between Ironwood and Watts. Contrary to popular belief, Watts didn’t turn himself into an android, he’s pure flesh and chaotic Sombra/Waluigi energy. I gotta say, the idea of using gravity and bullet count to increase the tension of the fight is a good idea, unfortunatelly, this section will be continued in The Bad. I just want to give credit where credit is due.

Also, after seeing so many survival documentaries recently, and listening to the song in the background, it was badass of James to injure his flesh arm to stop Watts. He’s 150% on this b*tch.

Next off, we got the two birds and the magical clover boi fighting against the serial killer and Orichimaru knock off aka Tyrian (I’m sorry, I will always see him as an Orochimaru knock off because of the tongue thing). The fight was well animated, choreograph, and seeing how these 3 characters used their moves and weapons in a creative way to handle Tyrian was nice.

I think it was obvious who was going to win in a 1V3 fight, but the question is still there: who is the scorpion crazy man gonna kill? Unless they break his tale, the possibility is still out there and it’s dumb.

As soon as Ironwood starts calling up everyone to base, I knew shit was gonna go sideways. It’s also important that the CRWBY didn’t show us what Ironwood saw. For those who thought about the relic being gone, then Atlas would’ve been gone; however, for those of us who thought it was going to involve Cinder and Neo, we are proven wrong shortly after. Cinder is playing on Ironwood’s fears to obtain the maidens powers and it seems very likely that the new maiden will possibly be Neo due to her whereabouts. Cont. On the Dirty section.

Next off, we have Ironwood’s breakdown, which I think was handled pretty well all together. It has been foreshadowed, the crumbs were leading us there, and after a couple of episodes, Yang and Blake’s betrayal plan bites them in the ass, as well as Team RWBY+JNOR+Qrow’s secret of Jinn. However, I want to express how much of a non betrayal it is: Ironwoods poor choice making lead him to a very dark path and everyone, especially Yang and Blake saved his ass from making everything worse.

However, Ironwood’s idea of doing the right thing is to only trust his judgement despite being proven that he can’t do things alone. I never defended his obvious choices or praised him as a hero or as a #protectIronDaddy squad member because I knew his authoritarian nature would inevitably lead him to the obvious insecure military man attitude he has.

On that aspect, I’m happy to know this was established previously and I reflected upon on my early reviews. His decision to arrest team RWBY and set his team up against them + Clover vs Robin and Qrow is reasonable and correct. However, I do have big points that I will criticize on The Bad section that rightfully piss me off.

The last thing this episode did properly was show us that Oscar is missing by the end with a proper cliffhanger.

The Bad:

Just as I said in the intro: I’m afraid the fight between Ironwood and Watts loses its tension quickly. The fight feels slow and it seems like the song was slapped onto the background because the theme fits rather than the animation being built around the fight scene. The beat of the song doesn’t carry out the heavy punches and in the end it’s kind of distracting.

TBH, the fighting scene between the birds, the clover, and the scorpion was better paced and visually interesting. Why couldn’t they mix both to the song and done what Toasty did? That way the narrative of willing to give it all for the safety of kingdom would’ve hit harder and stood in even better contrast with the second half of the episode. On one side, u got your blood pumping as u cheer for ironwood and the others, while on the other you’re typing nononononoNONO ironwood why.

The next thing that bothered me was the scene were the Ace ups n the teams are called back by Ironwood, not only does the ship seem bigger and emptier, but we never cut to the othersI thought that for a moment the bees and there other Ace Ops were assigned another area before we cut to everyone in Ironwood’s office, WTF?! Was 1 more scene while Elm and Harriet spoke too much to ask?

Remember what I said about characters standing around doing nothing? HOW THE FUCK DO YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT YANG WAS OKAY WHILE SALEM WAS TORTURING HER LITTLE SISTER AND TRASH TALKING HER MOM!??????

The show does this time and time again: every moment where Yang could have a big reaction to something, she doesn’t. Every time Summer Rose is mentioned it’s to hit Ruby, not both of them, even if Yang suffered the loss of her mother and had to take her role raising Ruby. It’s obvious that the biggest impact is going to be Ruby since she never got to know her mother like others, but how the fuck can you not treat both sisters’ grief at their loss equally? Both are going to have different reactions and a different coping mechanisms, but they would still be there.

It’s not just the FNDM who forgets easily that Summer was Yang’s mom, it’s sees like the writers do as well. Yang wouldn’t even steal Ruby’s thunder, or the emotional impact of the scene in Ruby’s psyche if that’s what you’re afraid of.

Here we have Yang #AbandonmentIssues Xiao Long just letting her sister get berated and comforting her after? I call BS from here to the moon. We’ve seen Yang get triggered before, and there’s no way she wouldn’t have fired at Salem’s ghost.

Which dials back to my issue with the whole Ironwood, Ace Ops vs RWBY scene, are u telling me each of them waited their turn to talk and didn’t just start arguing until it hit the boiling point?

RWBY arguments always seem so empty and silent it doesn’t provoke anything in me but annoyance. How can the voice actors (specially Barb, holy shit that voice break) do such a good job with their lines and be given so little to work with? I understand Weiss being frightened, specially from where she comes, but Yang, Ruby, Blake, Arrow and Harriet?

BS From here to Pluto.

I’m happy Ruby got her phone out and called JN_R, but man, was that dissatisfying as fuck.

The Dirty:

Okay, I'm really not happy at Winter rushing to the maiden’s side because it’s obvious that her powers are going to get stolen. It’s just so ridiculously obvious that I do not understand after how many breaches Ironwood would even do that. NVM Winter. Hey, ever heard of a decoy? Didn’t think about ending the maiden’s life in a humane way to avoid her power getting stolen in the middle of a crisis?

Nah, maybe it’s just me.

Overall rating: 3/10. Too stilted for my liking,

A.N.: As expected people went and defended Willow. I will reiterate my position on her again and tell u to read the recent RWBY comic chapter. Willow is godawful and I do not stan at all.

#rwby #the good the bad and the dirty #rwby7 #Me

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zelsisi · 6 years ago

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RWBY Thoughts: WARNING SPOILERS

I have seen the most recent episode of RWBY which is Chapter 12 of Volume 6. I waited to post this cause I wanted to think about all that happened in that episode and all that. I’ll go in sections and in order from the episode.

So first there is the whole mech fight. Which is cool and all but that had me worried as f***. I mean in the last one Jaune and Nora ran out of aura and Jaune couldn’t stand and Ruby was dangling above the water and about to get shot before Oscar and Maria stepped in. Thank goodness Ruby climbed up and was ok. And Jaune was walking thanks to Nora. I was so relieved and then my heart melted because Ren ran over to them and helped Jaune stand. But then I got worried again cause Ruby tried to snip the mech’s missiles but misses and the ship goes down. I love how Qrow is worried and all, but at the same time he needs to let go of Ruby sometimes and let her do what needs to be done. I love how Ruby delivered that speech. It was very well done and had enough emotion in it that I would’ve let them go to Atlas. But no she didn’t believe Ruby and tried to fire at her and that is where Ruby F***ING yeets into the canon and fires at it, causing it to get weighted down. Then she gets thrown out and is slowed down by Weiss’s gravity dust, thank you, Weiss! And she gets caught by Qrow. The niece and uncle share a small moment. That fight had me worried the ENTIRE TIME!!! I’m just glad they made it out alive and only a few aura’s were broken.

The part that I have mixed feelings about is the Blake and Yang vs Adam fight. Don’t get me wrong, I love it but at the same time I just felt like that wasn’t the time to do it. In Chapter 11, when Adam finally showed us his eyes and that he had been branded I wanted to be given an Adam backstory. Like full backstory not just skipping over a few things, no, all of the backstory. There is so much that could have happened to him but we can only theorize on what happened to him. And it was so gratifying to see Adam get hit by Bumblebee the motorcycle in 11 as well. I mean RWBY Rewind called it and I love it! But coming back to the present. I loved the Blake and Yang unified front. They are adorable. I would not mind them being a couple even though I’m more of a Blake and Sun shipper. But I’d be fine either way at this point. Although it does seem a bit overkill to have both of them fighting Adam. I understand that it was both of their fights but at the same time, Adam was played as this bad guy that we all thought was a badass but then they have to go and say “Oh, he’s only the stalker ex-boyfriend that can’t let go of the past”. No, that’s not cool RT. Either he’s one or the other, stick to it and no switching. I do love Adam’s fighting style, I only wish he wouldn’t rely on his semblance as much like Yang used to in the beginning 3 volumes. I was so worried for Blake when he made her aura fizzle out and almost put her in the bottom of a waterfall. But I am proud of Yang cause she only used her semblance once and that made Adam’s aura fizzle out and puts a groove in the spot of the fight. Adam goes for Gambol Shroud, well a piece of it at least. Which he could have used his sheath but then again no one can clearly think in a fight like that. Blake and Yang stab him, he says “Oh.”, walks to the edge falls to his knees, then falls into the water below. I don’t think he should have been killed here. There is so much we don’t know and he could’ve died in a better way if I’m being honest. I would’ve liked a semi-redemption arc with him where he saves Blake or Yang. Like I said earlier, I WANT AN ADAM BACKSTORY! *looks at RT* But at the same time, he might not be dead. That is a possibility. But it would be a repeat of Cinder and her fight against Raven and no one really wants that. But I also wanted Adam to have more of a wordy death, to be honest. Kinda wanted him to get stabbed, collapse, realize he was wrong and apologize to them both and give them some information and tell them to stop Salem or what remains of the White Fang he lead. But that is my thoughts on that.

The ending scene. This is my thought process: “Aha! Where’s the might of the Atlas military now B****! Ahahahaha. What the heck is going on now?.....HOLY F***ING S*** WE’RE F***ING SCREWED!!!!!!!” I mean that was that ending scene in a few sentences. They defeat the mech then she contacts the base for more forces then we learn that something has come up while they were fighting and they are panicking at the base. Cause there is a f***ing water Grimm coming towards the base and multiple flying Grimm in the sky.

So those are my thoughts. And now I’m even more worried about what will be happening in the VOLUME FINALE OF VOLUME 6! F***! I’M NOT READY FOR ANOTHER RWBY VOLUME TO END! But the only good thing is we’ll get the songs for the volume.

#rwby spoilers #rwby #thoughts

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michaelteach · 6 years ago

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Phil Circle has always preferred to pursue his career on his terms, mostly by disregarding the much sought-after “record label” in favor of his own, booking more intimate venues that appreciate the musician and his work, and receiving radio play on stations all over the country and world that look for independent talent.

Phil is by no means your ordinary songster picking away quietly on his acoustic guitar. He manages to blend elements of rock, jazz, blues, folk, and even classical, to seamlessly create a style truly his own. Add to this his often flawless and always energetic live performance, and he lands far away from what most people think of as "Singer/Songwriter."

Phil's debut release in the 90s was hailed by In The Mix as "just what the doctor ordered" and they pointed out that his music "defies rock, jazz and blues" and said his songs were "from the master class." 20 years later, Illinois Entertainer referred to his latest band effort as proof that Phil is "one of our town's most unique voices."

While living for a time in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Phil recorded Living In The Chippewa Valley (2011) and The Unsung (2013). Prior to that he released two CDs in 2010 in Chicago entitled All That I Am and Da Coverz respectively. The music on these albums was co-produced and engineered by Oscar winner and two-time Grammy-nominee George Belle. In 2009 he also released Minutes to Circle, a full band CD of more original music, which has received numerous positive reviews.

Phil Circle's earlier career included a few years living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a result, you can hear the Tejano influence in some of his songs, especially "Can't Take Anymore" from his debut 1997 CD, Guilty: Extenuating Circumstances. Following that came Guilty: Live On WZRD (2000) and then, while in the midst of recording for a second studio album, he broke up the band Guilty and went solo. This led to the self titled 16 track album Phil Circle (2003), Phil Circle and Ruby Harris: Live At The Gateway (2003), and a few stalled attempts at more studio work until 2009 brought the May release of Minutes To Circle.

In addition to these various "official" releases, there are many studio and live recordings that were not included on any albums or only on short promotional burns. Most of these unofficial releases are available on this site for free download. Donations are accepted.

Back in 2015, after much "you should write these stories down" from friends and music fans over the years, Phil finally took the stories he'd been telling about his life in music and put them to the page. This became a collection of stories, and thoughts on the business and craft of music called The Outback Musician's Survival Guide. It was loosely structured, non-linear and comb bound from pages printed at his home. It was, however, favorably enough received by the small number of people that got their hands on a copy. Phil also received input from many of those who read it. Their input included a lot of requests for more in-depth stories. They wanted more than the funnies, they wanted the dirt. Be careful what you ask for. This year (2017) marks the publication of a 215 page rewrite. Phil has made it a more guided story of his survival as an independent musician over thirty years. You get to learn about the darker moments along with the crazy antics, and all of his latest observations about an ever changing business and an ever evolving art form. The Outback Musician's Survival Guide is available in softcover, print-on-demand through Amazon, Barnes and Noble and more, and e-book. Initial reviews have been very favorable.

"What I Mean" is practically the companion song or at least a partial soundtrack to Phil's book. Written in July of 2016 and recorded a couple days later in a scratch track at a friend's home studio, it took more than a year for Phil and his full band to get into a proper studio for a session, due partly to a heavy focus on the book. Now being released as a single, this veteran Chicago songwriter has been enjoying an initial fan response to his live performances of the tune. After one or two listens, they sing along! So, here it is, Phil Circle's first ever single release, "What I Mean" with the full-on band. Enjoy.

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djrelentless · 8 years ago

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Martin Luther King Day 2015

(Selma, Ferguson, Staten Island and Other Destinations)

January 14, 2015 at 6:46am

It took me a couple of days to ponder what I was going to write in this blog. Being a gay black man married to a gay white Canadian man watching the film, Selma in a Toronto theatre on one of the coldest days of 2015 (so far), I cried a little for all the people who fought and died for me to have the right to be who I am today.

To say that Selma is required viewing is an understatement. It's phenomenal that in major cities across the United States businesspeople came together to ensure 7th, 8th & 9th graders to see the film for free. I recall back in 2006 when 50 Cent was quoted as saying that Oprah's demographic was little ol' white women and how that must have really affected her. She buried the hatchet with him in 2012, but has really put her money where her mouth is. Since his comment, Oprah introduced the common American to Barrack Obama. She's produced important films like The Butler and now Selma.

It's strange to me that so many black people and award shows (as far as giving her an award goes) dislike Oprah. It almost seems like if her name is attached to a project that theOscars automatically disqualify her efforts. I hope and pray this is not the case this year. Perhaps they are upset with her because she left daytime TV. But she has definitely made a huge impact on American Culture in general. I love that she is doing her part to ensure our history is preserved and shared.

When I think about the history lessons that Public Enemy rapped about in the 80s and how dumbed down the rap game is today, I cry. It saddens me because I don't think that this is where we as black people (especially African Americans) should be. This obsession with The Housewives of Atlanta and World Star Hip Hop is such a distraction from Dr. King's dream. I mean….wouldn't you prefer to watch NeNe & Kenya fighting at a dinner party than understand how our civil rights leaders of the 60s had to walk the fine line that Obama has to walk on a daily basis? (Yes, that was sarcasm).

The entire time I was watching the film I couldn't help but see the parallels between the police brutality of yesteryear and today. Watching the police kill Jimmie Lee Jackson echoed the shooting of Michael Brown or the chokehold of Eric Garner. The more things change the more they stay the same. But do things have to stay the same? The main point of this march in Selma was the right to vote, but statistics say that most African-Americans don't. Did all those people fight and die for today's black young voters to ignore their right to vote? Did all these people of different races and faiths come together for club promoters to useMartin Luther King Day Weekend for twerk contests?

Back when MLK Weekend came up and I was part of the Tea Dance from 1998-2010, theSunbeam Sundays team at Escuelita in New York City, we would hold contests to see who could actually recite the "I Have A Dream" speech. We focused on Black History in our trivia. But I think all that has been lost and forgotten. Today's club-goers could care less about the history of their culture. And because much of today's Hip Hop Culture is not engaged in Black History perhaps that's why there are so many British black actors playing African-Americans in these historical pics. I guess that's what seemed weird to me as an African-American watching this film in Canada (where MLK Day is not observed in any official capacity). My husband and I noticed that the theatre was not packed and didn't have very many black people in it. Probably because the black community here in Toronto are mainly from the Caribbean and feel that this is American history and not theirs. Interesting that the film starts with Dr. King in another country about to receive his Nobel Peace Prize, but his legacy is not celebrated around the world. I find it ironic because the racism that still exists today seeps across the border in many different forms.

I loved Selma! Every detail was exquisite. Probably the only detail that I questioned was a scene where Martin is changing a garbage bag in the kitchen and Coretta handed him a clear plastic trash bag. As far as the casting…..David Oyelowo was Martin Luther King! And Carmen Ejogo embodied Coretta Scott King. Tim Roth had me convinced as George Wallace……all British actors. I hope that David and Carmen both get best actor and actress nominations. I felt happy for Common and John Legend as they won best song at The Golden Globes.

http://youtu.be/ZzbKaDPMoDU

When my husband and I sat down there was a very chatty white couple who sat behind us. I have never understood in situations where the place is not crowded why people will come and sit right next to another couple or group (including waiters and hostesses who seat guests right next to your table). I was worried that they were going to talk through the entire film. But from that opening explosion of the four girls who were killed in their church, you could hear a pin drop throughout the theatre. Quite a difference from watching a movie in the states (no matter what it is…still having nightmare of the white girl masturbating her boyfriend during Oprah's "Beloved" back in the 90s).

Another thing that occurred to me was my joy that we now have all these historical films likeSelma, The Butler, 12 Years A Slave, Get On Up, Ray, Bamboozled and Malcolm X. Remembering a time when there was the us and them films when blacks were not allowed in mainstream films and marveling over daring films like Pinky and Imitation Of Life that took chances by presenting black characters in major roles. And I'd like to applaud Steven Spielberg for making The Color Purple before embarking on Schindler's List. And another remarkable thing about Selma is that it actually had some of the real people who were actually there on that day of the march. One in particular was Amelia Boynton Robinson(played in the movie by Lorraine Toussaint who reminds me of Macy Gray for some reason) who was born on August 18th, 1911. Imagine all the things she has seen in her lifetime. All the news of Civil Rights to our first Black President……what an amazing journey to call a life. Unfortunately she was unable to attend the Hollywood premiere, so they brought the film to her and held a special screening just for her. I love the fact that there are still people here who lived our history. In this youth obsessed culture that exist today, nothing compares to the wisdom and experience of someone who was there. We should honor all of our elders.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/09/us/selma-civil-rights-matriarch/

The other thing that occurred to me that the release of this film is perfect. We need this film more than ever after the turn of events of last year. So many of our black youth clashing with the police in the states. It almost seemed like it was hunting season….all because of the hatred of the fact that a black man was elected into the biggest office in America. And unfortunately it is not over. It won't even be over when he leaves office because the bar has been set very high. The parallels between the Obamas and the Kings are so apparent throughout the film. The elegance and resilience of Coretta and Michelle makes me happy and sad at the same time. I remember when Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee died. Both marched with Dr. King and were activist for Civil Rights. That African-American royalty seemed to have lost its shimmer when they passed. Who would replace them? They, theKings and the Obamas were like the Kennedy(s) to Black Culture. Who are the people who replace these historical couples? I would say Beyonce and Jay Z would be in line, but her music videos and the video of him slapping some African woman on YouTube might hold them back. If you let Harry Belfonte tell it…..they don't do enough for the Black Community, but I see the work they do behind the scenes. Slowly they are investing in the future of Black Culture. Top 5 (the movie), Fela (the Broadway Musical) and giving Christmas gifts to all the kids in The Marcy Projects where he grew up……Jay Z gives back. And say what you will about Beyonce, she handles all of her business with grace and I did enjoy her remake of "Carmen" and her in "Dreamgirls" and her as Etta James in "Cadilac Records". You won't find any videos or tweets of her dissing anyone. So, I guess they are the closest to black royalty in Hip Hop America at the moment.

I hope that everyone goes out to see Selma. It's probably one of the most important films of the past five years. I would say it and 12 Years A Slave are required viewing to get a true grip around what the racial divide is all about in the U.S. today. I don't believe any racist could watch either and not leave with a different perspective of what it is like for the African-American. Shirley Bassey once sang "It's just a little bit of history repeating" and no truer words ever passed anyone's lips.

Here's my MLK Weekend Mix: http://www.mixcloud.com/djrelentlessny/martin-luther-king-weekend-mix-2015

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michaelteach · 6 years ago

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"Ship To Cross" By Phil Circle from Chicago Acoustic Underground on Vimeo.

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michaelteach · 6 years ago

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"Backing Down" By Phil Circle from Chicago Acoustic Underground on Vimeo.

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michaelteach · 6 years ago

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"Backing Down" By Phil Circle from Chicago Acoustic Underground on Vimeo.

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