I Did Have A Similar Joke Reaction To This Retcon, But Then I Thought Of A Funnier Explanation.

I did have a similar joke reaction to this retcon, but then I thought of a funnier explanation.

He's lying.

He just doesn't want to admit he sent in 50 box tops of the stuff to get the hoody he is *currently wearing*

Ice Queendom sucks, I can't believe they ruined Monty's vision like this.

this is satire please don't execute me

Okay so I know a lot of people are proposing Summer as the narrator, but that just doesn't sound right to me.

For one, the voice just sounds a little younger than I would've expected summer to sound.

For two, I'm unconvinced they'd reveal summer in a teaser rather than leaving it for a big moment in the show itself.

And three, the actual wording of the narration seems to ve talking about the story of the girl who fell through the world (while obviously drawing a parallel for us, the audience, to Ruby), and who would know that story in the ever after if not Alyx herself.

So yeah, I think the narrator is Alyx not Summer, no I do not have any strong evidence for that claim. It's purely vibes based atm.

I stayed up till 4:30 in the morning for a minute of footage that gave me no answers and only more questions.

And I honestly could not be happier about it.

Hey so if we're going with that second version of the myth it's probably worth remembering that Fenrir also eats Odin during ragnarok.

And given all of Ozpin's allusions to Odin...

in norse mythology, there are two wolves—sköll and hati—who chase mani (the moon) and sol (the sun) through the sky in hopes to devour them. at ragnarök, they finally catch their prey. according to one other version of the myth, it is the wolf fenrir who devours the sun.

team strq already has norse mythology allusions (raven and qrow are huginn and muninn), so if grimm!summer is real and intended to be a version of big bad wolf, well...

...those sun and moon are looking incredibly tasty on the background.

Weiss: there's only enough screentime for one cool anime dictator in this dream, and by the gods it will be me.

not team jnpr literally being extras in weiss’s dream world 😭

It is interesting that when Yang was leaving in volume 4 it never even seemed to be a question between them whether Tai was staying or not. I mean both of his daughters, his ex-wife and his brother-in-law were either in, or heading to anima. From what Oobleck and Port said during their visit the situation in Vale was... not exactly great, but under control. No one would've faulted Tai for going after his family, but he didn't.

And as enjoyable as theories about the relic of choice being hidden under the house and guarded by Tai are, I find it much more moving the idea that he stayed simply to make sure everything was still standing when they got back. That this man who has lost some of the most important people in his life is capable of tamping down on his own overprotectiveness and trust his family to look after each other when he's not there. To stay at home and try and actually improve the situation in Vale while everyone runs off on their big-picture save the world journey.

And it makes sense that its what he'd do, he's been doing the same thing for Qrow for years at this point. He's used to it, no matter how much the worry must eat at him.

Its definitely a trademark xiao long "this is definitely hurting me but its also the thing the people I care about need, so I'm gonna do it anyway" move.

both yang and especially ruby have this thing where they... not quite ignore but definitely shove their own problems aside for the moment to be there for others, even to the point of traveling across continents if so required. it's all about staying by others' side. 'until the end', a ruby song, says it best for ruby; i promise i'll be here until the end.

i can near guarantee they did not get this trait from summer or raven or qrow, all three who have either left and kept their distance; all either confirmed or heavily hinted as a way to protect their family.

no, this is a trait they got from taiyang, the depressed single father who worries about his daughters a lot. the one who stayed, no matter what, doing his best to be there for ruby and yang, even when his emotional state wasn't the greatest.

(and that's something ruby and yang definitely picked up on; those little changes, when his smile turns almost sad at something they said or did, when all the memories come flooding back, a reminder of a time that once was but can never be brought back)

like, tai stayed, so much so that even when everyone else left, he's still home, taking care of everything so that his kids have a home to return to.

to sum it up; the whole "there's no time to deal with our own problems there are others depending on us" is a certified xiao long trait and gods they need therapy.