Thread by @ShannonLShook

#RWBY Hey so forgive the bright overly simplistic insanely obvious visual aid... but I just happened to pass by something that... has proved its clearly not obvious to everyone.

RUBY'S. CHARACTER. ARC. IN. VOLUME. 9. IS. NOT. FILLER.

It's been bad enough dealing with-

this about the volume in general but it is utterly baffling to me that I keep seeing this in regards to Ruby's character arc.

"You are enough"
DOES NOT MEAN THAT RUBY IS THE EXACT SAME PERSON AS SHE ALWAYS WAS. IT DOES NOT MEAN HER GROWTH WAS "REVERTED"

The things that have-

happened to her throughout the course of the show have still happened, the only thing that has happened is she now understands that the insane unrealistic expectations she has foisted upon herself since childhood based on her mother are unrealistic and that to be the hero the-

story needs. She needs to try, she cannot save everyone that is not an option, she is not infallible, there is no such thing. There is no perfection.

These are not refutations of her learned experiences throughout the show, they are not replacements for the losses she has-

experienced nor the strengths she has gained.

It is the continued growth OF THEM. She did not return to "red trailer Ruby", she became the best version of HER. The point was explicitly to NOT GO BACK TO RED TRAILER RUBY, OR TO SUMMER ROSE OR TO SOMEONE ELSE... the point was to-

be the best Ruby she can be, those other options are not her best her, its not the one that grew and learned and became a leader and who has succeeded in protecting all those she has. Who learned all those lessons and then also learned the lesson you people CANNOT UNDERSTAND,-

which is that there is no such thing as perfect. It is not a refutation of Ruby throughout the show just undoing her growth or making it irrelevant, IT IS A REFUTATION OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU. Who demand perfection and then actively fight against the characters/show/writers when they-

succeed. Its a battle against that constant goal post shifting both amongst people who think this as well as the unhealthy expectations she built for herself.

She chose herself, the one not from before... BUT FROM NOW. She just now understands she doesn't have to let it destroy-

her. She's the one from before, but with ALL THE GROWTH THAT COMES AFTER, AND THIS NEW GROWTH NOW.

Dear god in heaven, WATCH WHAT IS HAPPENING ON SCREEN AND THINK. Why does anyone take people like this seriously?

Anyway, i'm sorry that was a long winded bit but again, I am so-

unbelievably tired of peoples complete inability to pay attention to what is happening in the show and then blaming it on the writers. And its especially frustrating if its coming from people with actual audiences.

You do not understand writing, stop pretending like you do.

"When it dims, we see Ruby, Weilding Crescent Rose, looking simultaneously different and MORE HERSELF THAN SHE'S EVER BEEN" - Vol 9, Ep 10 Script

Ruby chose herself. The her NOW. The one that grew.
Stop erasing her growth and everyone else's experiences who relate to it. #RWBY