RWBY Volume 9 Ep. 8: Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble (w/ Guest): THAT DID NOT HAPPEN!!!

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In which some tea is spilled.
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[@anthonyfanchin1144]

Episode: Pure nightmare fuel.

[@multiverse_media2023]

*PURE* nightmare.

[@multiverse_media2023]

*Warning: This episode also took place during the same day The Owl House ended. This episode includes some very disturbing scenes. Professional therapists are needed after this episode.*

[@DIEFORME173]

Lmao

[@eagleangel5568]

Heh true

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Oh, really? Man, talk about one heck of a Day.

[@SebasTian58323]

Ruby broke through rock bottom and found it's basement, and Neo hit rock bottom after getting her revenge.

[@MrAuthor3DS]

14:16 True, but Neo's not trying to be completely factual - she's just trying to bully Ruby into breaking.

[@graetestfanever1]

Oh, It did happen. Between you and Arnold, I expect screaming and tears of pain. The second one from me as my ears bleed.

[@jonathonsirlord8251]

I'm watching both Reactions at once

[@LordoftheSwamp1269]

When the Cruel Cat said "Makers," I had to wonder what he meant by that. (Sending a glare to the 2 Brothers shaking in fear in the corner)

[@TheZero1312]

At this point I want the Doom Slayer pay them a little visit.

[@ecyor0]

Oh yeah it's definitely the brothers: "But more than anything I need to know why my makers left me here and left to make all of y-" and then he got interrupted by Little biting his tail before he could say "you"

[@DPS1194]

Which one do you think is the most unsettling--Ruby getting beaten up to death, Neo torturing her with scars of her past, the Silver-eyed girl drinking the tea, Trivia getting possessed by the Cat, or the one moment with Oscar we honestly didn't want to see? 😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨

[@GabrielMichaelDels]

Out of all of the grim things I've seen on this show. This certainly takes the cake.

[@dantekoryu6475]

The late anime voice actor, Billy Kametz is playing as Torchwick! That's a shock for me!

[@FreelancerAmber]

He was also supposed to voice Roman in Ice Queendom, but he passed before he could do that.

[@blackheartthedarklord6428]

​@@FreelancerAmber *sniffs* I am Ferdinand von Aegir.

[@TheMandalorianGhostYT]

Wait. The same guy who voiced Josuke Higashikata?

[@dantekoryu6475]

@@TheMandalorianGhostYT Yup

[@marcusacex5477]

I don't know about you, but I think I can relate to how Neo feels after killing Ruby and the fact that she just feels so unsatisfied about it afterwards. After all, there are a number of characters from different anime who have fallen victim to this same feeling as well. How they just feel so unsatisfied after carrying out their revenge.

[@neofulcrum5013]

That scene with neo and the cat was very unsettling

[@compareandcontrast9833]

Episode 7: This is a deep pain. Episode 8: oh cool it gets worse.

[@brodybenton-haskins9720]

...I mean Neo did send Ruby to the closest thing to "god" this place has so it's pretty close to Hellsing ultimate abridged

[@coffeelemon6496]

Oh f me, he wasn't kidding

[@sizer7games605]

My poor Waifus 😢

[@burningrifle81023]

Well that was pure insanity

[@Kalakauai123]

My poor heart...

[@NelsonWin]

12:39 What I came for. 💖💖

[@Samgreen90]

(At 10:34) yes it is. And so is the original actor from volumes one through three.

[@Samgreen90]

(At 17:04) the Curious Cat is a perv.

[@GabrielMichaelDels]

A VERY creepy one.

[@chimelxatrindad1516]

Imagine neo being a naruto shinobi she would be awesome rogue ninja she could use the sharingan 👁👁👁👁.

[@chimelxatrindad1516]

I'm a new subscriber but there where four signs that the cat can't be trusted 1. he's voiced by chrollo lucifer (hunter×hunter). 2. He's voiced by tuxedo mask (sailor moon). 3. He's voiced by chibi itachi ( neo used genjutsu on ruby). 4. He's voiced by vanir (konosuba).

[@chimelxatrindad1516]

@@segendo1391 don't know much about persona.

[@dagreatzoink5559]

Episode name: Hate The Cat, Burn The Cat

[@kylecocciante4362]

IT DOES HAPPEN

[@Lt_Chloe]

Torchwick was voiced by Christopher Wehkamp, who also voiced torchwick in RWBY ice queendom, aizawa from mha, tatara from Tokyo ghoul, He's also voiced in one piece, fairy tail, attack on titan, ace attorney, black clover, miss Kobayashi's dragon maid, dr. Stone, the quintessential quintuplets, spy x family,

[@ThatKaitoDan]

Can't rememebr you screaming this much XD Your poor throat.

[@HomuHomu310]

And the award for the best, darkest and most depressing episode of RWBY goes to

[@otakuwolf4ever985]

I have lost. . .ANY sympathy I ever had for Neo.

[@Lt_Chloe]

Little ascended they didn't die

[@justinbaxter441]

Rest in peace Billy as Roman 😢

[@axels3188]

This was a good reaction So Little is Dead Neo broke Ruby with they faces of Phyra, Penny and OscarRoman .returns Ruby is made to Drink the Tea and Ascend the Curious Cat reveals his true Intentions Neo seas, to brake down after Ruby Vanishes and With the What have I Done Face while Jaune and the others can’t do anything and Watch and the Cat Possesses Neo amd runs off and What happens to Ruby and Who was that Voice calling to her as she fell through the Floor.

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Huh, well, this escalated a lot, how will things go from here, i will look forward to see it, as well as your Reaction and Review. Hm, I hope this doesn’t seal Neo’s Fate, I hope there’s still a chance for her, but if not I hope that she at least gets a proper send-off. So, just two Episodes left, huh? Or rather, actually one Episode left by now, since these Reactions are a Week behind the initial release, Just how is this going to end, regardless of how, i just hope that this Volume gets a Proper Finale.

[@gavinbunting7354]

Without Ruby, this series is meaningless to me, she better not be dead, or be brought back because the show can’t succeed without her.

[@Anto_85571]

Clover and Lionheart presence in that moment shows that Neo isn't omniscient. She just threw in anyone who she'd think have an impact in the moment

[@kickstand801]

do these reactors forget that they're talking into a MIC??? sigh anyways, a very dark episode that was most enjoyable.

[@FreelancerAmber]

What's that supposed to mean?

[@Lt_Chloe]

I'm sad how short neo vs cat lasted

[@archcrusader107]

Still gonna be wondering if we're gonna have a Glynda Goodwitch cameo since we're in Wonderland and all. P.S. My God, what an episode! What even is this place?!?!

[@oliviamiller1388]

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[@Xardion55]

A repeat warning was bad enough. But I don't think anyone was expecting for this to be a psychological horror. So much to unpack and theorize... *-Episode 8 :Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble* -RWBY quote of the chapter _“It's not a place you go. It's a place you know.” (Curious Cat)_ -Missed Signs The moment when the team realized their error with regards to the leader; they relied too much on her. Weiss summarized it well enough, that even though they had good intentions, it did have a negative effect on her as well. Yang's reaction, at first seemed less sympathetic than the others, as Blake and Weiss had somewhat of an understanding of what she could be feeling. But it is more likely that Yang regards Ruby in a much higher standard than even herself. After Beacon fell, Yang had a time where she just wanted to give up, whereas Ruby continued on. That likely left Yang with the impression that Ruby was a much stronger person than she was and she could deal with problems better than she could. But everyone has their limits. And Ruby has apparently reached hers... -Shattered The scene with Ruby walking away reminds me of the scene of the many reincarnations of Ozma, how there were times where the burden was too much for him and he would give up, only to later on continue his mission. Except Ruby doesn't have the blessing/curse of rebirth (that we know of) after. She always did worry about letting people down. Regarding the fight itself, one or two things comes to mind. One is that, interestingly enough, even though she didn't take Crescent Rose in the previous chapter, on this one, she had it and used it without difficulty. A instinctual reaction, perhaps? A small sign that even though she is consciously unsure of who she is, subconsciously, she will always be a Huntress. Second is regards to her opponents. Although it made sense for many of the characters to be there, for Neo's psychological attack to be effective, less so much with regards to Lionheart and Clover. Neither of them were killed or even had no connection for Ruby to even feel guilty or responsible due to her actions (aside from Clover being one of her teachers in Atlas maybe). Nevertheless, Neo's plan worked, having familiar faces punish Ruby and forcing her to retaliate, only to use Oscar's image in place to give her a horrifying image to finish the job. And then stomping on Little (although I don't think he's dead) further broke her down further enough to give up to surrender to Neo. -Victory? Neo's power is more than OP. I'm not sure if much of her power is from her evolved Semblance or a side affect of the Ever After (or both), but its beyond absurd. She's is literally a walking _Reality Infinity Stone_ with her ability being more potent than Emerald's illusions. And even then, there was a limit to Emerald's ability that stressed her mentally, whereas Neo didn't show any sort of drawback (initially). The replicas she created were far too complex than the jabberwaky, so much so that they spoke, reacted, and fought exactly as their real counterparts would. That would take an insane amount of imagination and knowledge to construct, especially given that there may be one or two of the people that she never had contact with. A possibe drawback though... Once she completed her vengeance, she broke down herself, having nothing else to strive for and realizing that ending Ruby didn't change the fact that Roman is gone and leaving her prone for Curious to possess her. What's weird is her demeanor after. In most cases like this, after the person gets their revenge, there is a usually a moment of satisfaction, of achievement, before they realized what they've done was pointless (like a caffeine crash). But there was no such moment for Neo. The moment Ruby fell, she just...shut down. Giving the oddity of the Ever After, it may have a greater strain on those who are mentally/emotionally damaged, to those who don't know their purpose. -Curious Intentions It was already clear that Curious was different from the other Afterains, but his revelation shows that a great deal more. Here we find Curious' true goal, to discover why his creators left him in the Ever After, cursed with endlessly curiosity. And to get to his goal, he needed someone with a broken heart to take control over (Basically following the premise of the movie _Upgrade_ ). By all rights, you would think that he would have teamed up with Neo, but he likely learned of Neo's intentions and interfered just as Ruby reached past the breaking point. But after Ruby was gone, he found another host in Neo (creating nightmare fuel in the process). -The Tree Obviously, reaching the tree in the focus of this volume, with so many questions and thoughts about it. What is it's true purpose? Death? Ascension? A rebirth or metamorphosis of some kind (the random butterflies is indicated of something) A portal out of there? The only thing that can be said honestly is that the Afterains don't fear it, but rather welcome it. If there is anything true about what Curious said, it may effect the people of Remnant differently. Particularly in Ruby's case, as now the tree seemed to wither and grow dark after she fell into the void (likely the roots). Neo certainly believed that brewing a tea from leaves would be the end of Ruby (How Neo learned that is another question). Could that be what happened to Louis? And what did Curious meant by the above words? So many questions... A random thought... What if in order to save Ruby from or for her metamorphosis, an exchange of time is needed. Jaune would give two years to Ruby, reverting him back to his younger self and aging Ruby two years (making her the same age as the rest of her team).

[@gavinbunting7354]

Ruby cannot die, this show can’t work without her. I used to watch this show a lot, but if she died, I’d lose any means of wanting to watch this show.

[@darkball31]

*if you great me before coffee ill kill you if you greet me after ill think about it* what if somone greats you with coffee?

[@FreelancerAmber]

I don’t wanna be the grammar police, but I think you mean “greet”.