RWBY - 9x8 Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble - Group Reaction

[@Thenormies]

Episodes 9+10 will be available on our Patreon under "Early Access" later today! Enjoy 9x8!

[@ericjohnson6120]

Waaay back in V4, all of team Ruby, except Ruby went on journeys of self-discovery and took time to process the fall of Beacon. But, Ruby just kept continuing the mission.

[@daysand123]

All except Yang because she wasn't in 4...or 5 mostly. They forgot she existed.

[@THIRTYNINEX]

@@daysand123I know this was posted a year ago but this literally isn’t true lmao she was getting her new arm & training with her dad. Stupid ass comment

[@yassermontasser7196]

​@@daysand123 wtf are you talking about, she had a whole arc about accepting the reality of her missing arm in V4, followed by an arc about questioning Ozpin's secrecy and letting go of her desire to pursue her mother in V5

[@RectPropagation]

I probably said this elsewhere but I think they did a really good job being consistent about what Neo knows about each person during that fight. Pyrrha and Penny: She's seen them fight a lot and has spent time around them since she was pretending to be a student back in V3. They get the most dialogue and their fighting is the most accurate. However, Pyrrha never uses her semblance because Neo's never seen it. Pyrrha only ever used it subtly; the only time she didn't hide during a fight, Neo wasn't there. Lionheart: She never met him but because he's a headmaster basic info like his weapon would be public information. So we never hear him say anything in particular. Clover: Same as Lionheart except we don't even see him fight because Neo's never seen him fight. We never even see his weapon. Ironwood: She knows enough about what happened at Atlas to use it against Ruby but she's never seen him use his gun so all he does with it is shoot at her while she's in the air. He doesn't use gravity ammo like he did in real life against Watts. Ozpin: This is my favorite. Neo's never seen him fight but she knows Ozpin uses a cane, so Neo has him fight the same way Torchwick fights. Beating Ruby with the cane is the last thing he does in that fight before getting eaten.

[@jonjohns8145]

Although I am not opposed to the idea that Neo's enhanced semblance just allowed her to amplify what Ruby was thinking already which is a sense of guilt over these deaths, whether they were in anyway related to her or not. So what we are seeing is basically Ruby's mindset made manifest by Neo's enhanced Semblance

[@zdiegi5493]

Wow, I never thought about that aspect of Neo having to know stuff to imitate them but it makes so much sense!😮

[@BlueBlazeKing]

Not only that but it’s likely Cinder has probably mentioned her fight with Oz

[@DatVideoDoe]

Darn. Y’all talked right over the “I can be YOU instead” line. That’s like THE line from that entire sequence too.

[@jonjohns8145]

I was peeved too, but the events of ch 10 will cover that fact so it's no biggie.

[@airsoft6147]

RWBY volume 9: We are going to focus on reflection, healing, and character development. Also RWBY volume 9: You remember those knives we stuck in you from volumes 3 and 8? Yeah, we're going to go ahead and give those a twist and stick another knife in you while we're at it.

[@BlueBlazeKing]

Naw they took the knives out poured lemon juice on the wounds , put the knives back in and pushed them further down with a hammer

[@Hannah4765]

The portraits are of Neo and her past, including parents. Anyone who's read Roman Holiday got A LOT of Easter Eggs in this episode!

[@SauceyRedHN]

I've been planning on reading the books for a while, but I still haven't. I'll have to come back to this episode after I do.

[@SaintBigfoot]

The little girl is Neo when she was young, and this episode was one of the best in a long time. The twist on the Cat was great.

[@Blazingstoke]

I love the little details in this episode, from the animators reusing Pyrrha's old combat choreography to Yang being so devastated by Ruby's apparent suicide that she _can't even stand_ without Blake holding her up.

[@Jonny_MMI]

I'm sorry but would you say she can't stand the situation. Without Blake this would be an even worse CATastophe. I'll see myself out.

[@jonjohns8145]

@@Jonny_MMI Blake is Yang's emotional support Cat.

[@Andrew1990M]

There's some imagery here lifted straight out of the Roman Holiday novel, which fills out Neo and Roman's backstory. I won't tell all the details here but it's interesting to note that the "Neo" in the family portrait has two brown eyes. Her parents instructed the painter to ignore her heterochromia, it made her look weird. Also, Neo doesn't know for certain that Penny died in Atlas, she'd already fallen into the Ever After. She's just playing on the fact that Ruby doesn't know either, and is in a headspace where she'll just believe the worst.

[@Tekologic]

Didn’t jaune say penny died when they were catching up when the met.

[@Andrew1990M]

@@Tekologic Yes Ruby knows Penny is dead. I'm talking exclusively about Neo's mindset here. She doesn't know Ruby knows, but it doesn't matter, she's just going to say it's true to hurt her.

[@VegaSlides]

@@Andrew1990M Yeah either Ruby knew and it would make her feel terrible, or Ruby didn't know and it would make her guilty about the possibility. Either way Neo's copy of Penny would be very effective.

[@66maybe66]

I think the implication is that Neo has been tailing Team RWBY through the Ever After since killing the Jabberwocky, and inferred that Penny died from context clues (all the stuff with the sword).

[@daysand123]

​@Tekologic Weiss technically said penny died. Jaun never conformed it but Ruby for all her faults is smart enough to put points together. Jaune having his breakdown saying he was the only one and that he had to live with it wherever he went all but confirmed the rough draft.

[@johanliebert9872]

I can't believe Robby Daymond wasn't actually our friend! Jokes aside, I guess this conbrms the Ever After is a predecessor to Remnant rather than a successor based on Curious Cat's comment. The body doubles faces mirroring Neos facial expressions and acting as her mouth was so well done. When Ruby was handed the tea, she was surrounded by illusions of everyone, including her teammates and Jaune. The next time she looks up is them actually looking at her, but she has no idea they aren’t illusions. For all we know she was just drinking it without them to stop her. Completely alone. She probably thought they were illusions, but she still wanted the last thing she saw to be her friends. Damn, what a brilliant allusion to the Mad Hatter's tea party.

[@coulsonintahiti]

Nice detail with Lionheart being among the "dead by Ruby's hand" list since Ozpin lied to the public about his role at Haven.

[@tunderdiamant8651]

Kind of bullshit since néo wasnt even there and probably doesnt even know him lmao

[@66maybe66]

@@tunderdiamant8651 That's the point. Neo never met Lionheart, so she only has public knowledge to go off of, like what weapon he carries. And the public story is that he died defending Haven, so Neo wrongly assumes that Ruby "couldn't save him," like all the others.

[@coulsonintahiti]

@@tunderdiamant8651 exactly, she thinks he was a hero who died defending Haven.

[@jonjohns8145]

@@tunderdiamant8651 It's not that far fetched to believe that Neo's enhanced semblance allows her to manifest what Ruby's feeling anyway, a sense of guilt over those deaths. Thus she is able to bring these characters to life even when she may have not met them herself.

[@Isabella-tu9fb]

Why would it would Ruby's fault that Lionheart died?

[@AgentofChaos315]

Ruby has always had silver eyes, those portraits were of Neo as a child

[@neofulcrum5013]

This episode hit right in the feels

[@monsterking1973]

This episode was traumatizing

[@DarthCaedus7]

This episode was delightful

[@twoolf01]

Glad you guys are enjoying this season. Strap in and enjoy the last couple episodes!

[@Gwen1001]

Never thought I would see anxity, PTSD, suicide and vore all in 1 episode of rwby but here we are

[@DigiCount]

Neo's character song was called "One Thing" because she was so devoted to Roman; he was her one thing that kept her sane, and when Roman died she replaced that with the desire to kill Ruby.

[@MarkITEXE]

I don't know about you guys, 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 shows who have fallen victim to this same feeling as well. How they just feel so unsatisfied after carrying out their revenge.

[@zaaveme]

Yeah like that feeling of emptiness

[@SuperWindsage]

sounds like folks who never got revenge making assumptions about folks.

[@dphalanx7465]

@@SuperWindsage It all depends on how much effort you put into it. If you score your revenge in the same battle in which your enemy did his/her dastardly deed, you probably feel a sense of "job well done" or "mission complete." But if your revenge takes Months...or YEARS, and requires considerable work or convoluted planning, you may find yourself looking back and thinking "was all this effort _really_ worth it??" The most classical example of this is the famous novel, _The Count of Monte Cristo._

[@BlueBlazeKing]

@@dphalanx7465not only that but she’s stuck in a whole another dimension with no possible way back(to her knowledge) Essentially she sacrificed everything to get her revenge but the price left to live for

[@AgentofChaos315]

The Cat when possessing Neo (called Neocat BTW) was originally goign to turn their feet into wheels and drive off, since the Neocat was going to fight with a lot shapeshifting, but 1: that would be a complete tonal whiplash and 2: that would be really expensive to animate

[@MegaDuke4life]

That was baby neo in the picture. Ruby was born with her silver eyes

[@jimmygreer2140]

Once again Marketa's pristine judge of character remains intact.

[@leeshawnklb]

This episode was a masterpiece like holyyyy

[@bradstrife2211]

Imagine if there was only one thing you wanted, and it didn't fulfil you when you got it.

[@jeremiahscott2032]

7:54 She knew what was gonna happen when mercury tried to stop her. When she got there. Penny was ripped apart

[@AttlonYT]

It never gets easier watching this episode!

[@kiasms22]

cant wait for you guys to react to the last two episodes. the finale is so good

[@AG-kf3wj]

@14:52 Did you guys forget that We've seen Ruby's dad at least, plus that Yang is Ruby's sister? IDK about your family, but my parents wouldn't commission a big ass portrait of just them & my younger sibling

[@vegvisir9276]

we've seen both Tai and Summer.....Ruby is basically a clone of Summer

[@declanmckenna6854]

I mean with how Yang's been acting these past few volumes its kinda forgivable to forget that she's Ruby's older sister.

[@DatVideoDoe]

I’m confused with all the “hallucinations” talk. Do y’all not know what Neo’s power is? Everything that happened to Ruby within that house happened.

[@Andrew1990M]

I think the couch was just unsure if Neo made an Imaginary Little and then pretended to squish them.

[@nitrogenbubbles4555]

@@Andrew1990M Yeah that's what I think is the case as well

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

The point is Ruby had no way to tell what was real or wasn't

[@DatVideoDoe]

@@destroyerofnirn3537 then the correct word for that would be illusion. Illusions are external while hallucinations are mental.

[@vegvisir9276]

they probably hire someone to constantly remind them of their own names everyday, they're very forgetful morons

[@ISAFMobius18]

Fun Facts Fact 1: This is the sixth episode to have a warning at the start of the episode, and the third to have one relating to distressing themes. Fact 2: The description of the episode is a reference to the phrase "spill the tea", a phrase that relates to revealing the truth. Fact 3: This episode refers to the cup of tea brewed from the leaves of the Great Tree. Fact 4: The episode went through two thumbnail changes within the few hours after its release due to Crunchyroll assigning it spoiler thumbnails. Fact 5: This episode is dedicated to Billy Kametz, who passed away on June 9, 2022. Kametz voiced a portion of Roman's dialogue for the episode, with the rest of the dialogue being completed by Christopher Wehkamp. Fact 6: The episode references the events of RWBY: Roman Holiday and how Neopolitan ended up killing her parents Jimmy and Carmel Vanille at the end of the story. Fact 7: The tea party Neo hosts is a reference to the Mad Hatter's tea party from "Alice in Wonderland". Fact 8: Ironically, early interpretations of Neopolitan from Volume 2 speculated her to be an allusion to the Cheshire Cat. Fact 9: Neo's Semblance has evolved considerably from her early days, as she is able to create talking copies of people, mimic their powers and even create an entire mansion. This aids her considerably in causing mental distress to Ruby.

[@Thatskeybladelover]

The way Neo-Ozpin beat her up was giving me Joker killing Jason Todd vibes with a bloody instrument 😢😢😢😢 everything else was traumatic.

[@areswilliams]

This episode was TRAUMATIZING

[@theevilsmurf88]

The portrait is of young Neo. Or rather Vanille. Her parents were ashamed of her Heterochromia and muteness so when they had the portrait painted so that her eyes were the same color. Source: Roman Holiday.

[@jeffreysmith236]

Trivia Vanille

[@theevilsmurf88]

@@jeffreysmith236 yes yes you are correct Trivia. It's not a name used much even in the book past the first few chapters. She obviously didn't want it.

[@animemuse8613]

The end artwork was neo as a kid.

[@blaz.runner]

That frame is from neo's family, her family is she are featured in the book roman Holiday

[@sonicboomkj]

YES!!!!! I knew they were going to be shook by this episode. Thanks for the reaction.

[@damienthegachadragon9952]

Trauma Begins NOWWW!!!

[@jemarcusq3942]

Side Note: Biggups to Jaune for never cracking to the Cat's constant gaslighting for years

[@thewalrus45]

this whole sequence of episodes was insane to follow week to week.

[@Samgreen90]

(At 5:05) except… Roman Torchwick's NOT the "Mad Hatter" from _Alice In Wonderland._ He's Romeo "Lampwick" Candlewick from _Pinocchio,_ just like Penny Polendina is _Pinocchio_ himself.

[@Blazingstoke]

But he's playing the _role_ of the Mad Hatter in this tea party, is the thing. (also, his character may be based on Lampwick, but his _look_ is 100% Alex DeLarge)

[@greyworld6242]

14:51 I’m gonna pretend I didn’t actually here you guys say that. 😑

[@vegvisir9276]

honestly, with the lack of braincells these couch dwellers have I'm surprised they remember how to breathe when they wake up each morning....

[@lfz4611]

Xd

[@godzillakingofmonsters32]

I know right I was super excited when their reaction dropped but hearing that just made vomit!

[@phixix]

The people in the paintings are Neo and her parents, Jimmy and Carmel. Her parents made the person that painted the portraits give Neo two brown eyes, because they didn't want people to think their daugher was 'different'. Also Neo's deadname, and the name she was referred to as a child was Trivia Vanille.

[@decodelifehacker3446]

15:00 you have seen both of her parents😂 it’s Roman and neo backstory you can read the book on it

[@vegvisir9276]

....you think these braindead goombas can actually read?

[@ryuzakidestiny]

The portrait is of Neo, there is a book of their past before her appear in the show. And Neo was in the fall of Beacon and she knows about the first dead of Penny.

[@goat1408]

Sees a guy not Taiyang "Is that Ruby as a kid?"

[@pinoyguy75]

Did yall forget that Yang is Ruby's OLDER sister? Why would there be a family portrait without her? 🤣 The next two react videos should be good though

[@Axel_Kasai]

Can you blame people for forgetting she's ruby's sister? Lol

[@vegvisir9276]

@@Axel_Kasai yes, but i can't blame the Normies since a rotten squashed rabbit by the side of a road has more IQ than all of them put together

[@Thatskeybladelover]

The illusions are representations of how they failed her. Ironwood - You sabotaged me when I tried to gather help for Atlas. Oz -you lied to me. Clover - You fought against us, friends and Allie’s, when Salem was at your doorstep. Pyrrha - You killed my friend (Penny)., etc.

[@mattragusa210]

Don't forget about the Justice League x RWBY movie! It's actually pretty good!

[@corruptdispair]

its pretty lame tf

[@arcadius2569]

Love the table of the dead. It's so messed up and it's uncanny just how vengeful Neo is. I really can't imagine what else she really could want, either. Why go back to the world of cinder and salem. Why rule here with people you know are puppets, whether they're Afterins or not.

[@BuzryHaproMandalorianHunter]

The darkest chapter yet.

[@CelioMorais2000]

Neo was on fire in this episode i loved

[@leeshawnklb]

Been waiting for this goddamn episode

[@O-P-96]

Volume 9 is just a massive feels train for Ruby. Considering that she's always been the Heart of the show, seeing her being broken down slowly is just hard to watch.

[@18shadowolf]

What was up with that guy in the yellow hoodie and that pillow 😂😂

[@lexine808]

How did yall think that portrait was ruby😭😭we’ve seen both of her parents, tai has blonde hair and her mom has silver eyes😭😭

[@catchingbird1]

I wanted to punch a wall when they said that

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

​@@catchingbird1 that's a little much

[@Samgreen90]

(At 8:30) something about "beating someone with a stick" doesn't feel right, here.

[@Tekologic]

Yeah it’s a bit like punching some one in a show based on swords as well

[@Thatskeybladelover]

Should be more blood like Jokers crowbar

[@MichaelaEvans]

RIP Billy Kametz 🙏🏾😢 If you guys ever react to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure please do the dub! He played the lead in part 4 and he was phenomenal ❤

[@dyln31]

Is no one going to mention how Mikey was literally falling asleep or something anytime he was on camera? also they cropped him out of some shots?

[@HappyPotat]

The deal with Neo is that with Roman’s death all she wanted was revenge against Ruby. Now that she has what she wanted she basically just shut down having lost all purpose in her life. The cat, seeking to possess someone whose heart was broken beyond repair, decided that with Ruby gone, Neo was the next best thing.

[@waltz4life]

Yaaaall, Ruby's eyes have always been silver 😭 even if you thought the mom might look a bit like Summer, the dad looked nothing like Taiyang lol

[@Kalakauai123]

wow, lot's of jaws open at Little's fate.

[@cunningsmile4166]

Read Roman Holiday. Neo had a terrible childhood and Roman was her only true companion

[@ashleyquiroz1414]

Yes !!! IN LOVE WITH THESE REACTIONS 🥰

[@livlikelarry]

I love your guys’ reactions! Have you ever thought about reacting to the show Jury Duty (the one that just came out)?

[@ark804]

"Is this Ruby as a child?" I guess they forgot her Dad an Mom? Isn't he like blonde or something?

[@cunningsmile4166]

14:14 Theres a girl voice in the echo

[@DarthCaedus7]

Easily my second favorite episode of the season.

[@solacee4327]

Honestly I think it's my favourite episode in the whole show XD

[@DarthCaedus7]

@@solacee4327 definitely up there. For the season, episode six barely edges it out

[@ender7756]

@@solacee4327 no literally lol

[@solacee4327]

@@DarthCaedus7 for me episode 2 comes closest to this one. I liked episode 6, but it kinda just felt like an excuse to get Blake and Yang to kiss so it's definitely not one of my favourites. My favourite part of this season has been Jaune, Neo, and mainly Ruby so I prefer the episodes focused on them (although I wouldn't necessarily say it's my favourite episode of the show because it has some great ones, the Apathy and a couple others are definitely up there as well)

[@DarthCaedus7]

@@solacee4327 that kiss was what made the season for me. The emotional growth and gut punches of this episode just compounded on it. Definitely one of my favorite seasons

[@Seemab_Bhatkar]

These guys thumbnail game is top notch ❤️‍🔥🙌🏻🙌🏻😎

[@jacobwilliams1223]

Ah yeah ready for all that trauma once again with The Normies. Splendid video and glad you've been enjoying the volume~

[@liss_Th]

This chapter is strong on an emotional level. imagine taking someone to the limit, Neo is bad as fuck

[@xxn1njaxg0dxx]

I have watched this episode 3 times and I still don't get why Neo was so shocked when Ruby drank the tea Especially since, with her semblance so powerful, she could just stay with Roman in the ever after

[@jeffreysmith236]

she was not shocked, she felt empty, devoid of purpose, plus achieving her goal provided nowhere near the satisfaction and accomplishment she thought it would.

[@tedculbertson6320]

Well remember, things don't die in this world unless they get eaten by the Jabberwalker. So Little should ascend now.

[@palmerthemedic7449]

This is arguably the most fucked up episode with another case of standing around while bad stuff happens. I love this episode.

[@magentapurpleblues]

Finally! I've been waiting for this!

[@AgentofChaos315]

Ah, the episode that had not one, but two different spoiler thumbnails, first with Roman and then with Pyrrha, Penny and Lionheart

[@Samgreen90]

(At 10:15) Perverted Cat!

[@Thatskeybladelover]

V10 intervention meeting. She was beaten by friends and role models, then got violated by a cat

[@eliudesantos3237]

Why you guys kept on cutting the dude on the right in the best bits?

[@catchingbird1]

He was sleeping

[@musicisum0405]

It's been like... well established that Ruby's silver eyes come from her mother... i.e. since birth. It's not an obscure enough detail to not know. Good god these guys really need to pay more attention to the shows they watch.

[@DovahkiinMaster172]

Ah yes I’m so excited!

[@stancinatti8198]

This episode was trauma for her lmaoo

[@mithroch]

I mean... the whole episode before this was about how denizens of this place DON'T DIE... they get remade.

[@Samgreen90]

(At 7:45) I don't know if I should be annoyed that Neo is using Ruby's lover like _THIS_ or CRWBY suggested _THIS._ True, they weren't "officially" lovers, but the way this is playing out they could have been.

[@StarPlatinumDisco]

Bruh Ruby was just her first friend lol there was never any lover vibe 😂

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

Bro what? Drop the fanfics ffs. Ruby and Oscar are *nothing* more than friends.

[@TPYufei96]

Can we have an episode 9 and 10 combo reaction, please? 🙏

[@godzillakingofmonsters32]

Did this man really say “Is this Neo as Kid or is it Ruby as kid”? Come on guys really? REALLY!? You can not honestly believe that was Ruby in that family portrait during the credits! I’m completely focused on that instead of the reaction to the episode, and this episode was not a gut punch but a stab in the heart! Overall however I’m glad you guys saw the episode!

[@Viscord]

wtf rwby is back???? since when??? the last series and episode i watch is when they all got separated transported to another world or whatever it is and ruby was transported to an island alone

[@dr_vl957]

Mikey needs some sleep

[@paularonald8626]

It's great that Taylor McNee and Jen Brown are still getting VO work from RWBY but woof, am I right?

[@RG-gd3zu]

Neo best. Neo win. Neo great.

[@lfz4611]

Yep, ruby died in this episode but in afterland they can come back

[@charlotteamos9632]

Yay! :3

[@kristophersy773]

This episode is showing how useless the other members of RWBY and Jaune are at giving emotional and mental support.

[@dphalanx7465]

Characters are only as good as their writers, sadly.

[@nighton8223]

Why are these people so ignorant? They mistook Neo for Ruby in the credits, didn’t bother to hear about the Jabberwalker earlier this season and they think Little’s permanently gone even though Afterans can’t die unless by the Jabberwalker. It’s so infuriating how little they pay attention and how much they constantly misconstrued.

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

So don't watch

[@Samgreen90]

(At 6:40) Blake must be that dense because obviously Ruby was PASSED "upset" back there. And everyone failed to notice this, despite Ruby making it obvious.

[@CatDuckChu]

guys its obviously neo as a kid cmon use your brains...

[@vegvisir9276]

You're giving them too much credit....."use your brains".... Lol, you actually think this goombas have brains?

[@cesarvictorino8624]

Maybe Ruby is better off without Blake, Weiss and especially Yang.

[@Axel_Kasai]

Maybe. Lol

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

Obviously not

[@Isabella-tu9fb]

They all care about Ruby. There was just too much going on for them to realize she was suffering

[@jamesdalessandro8728]

Easy to understand yes, but you guys still have no idea what you are watching

[@vegvisir9276]

.....honestly....Ruby in that portrait??? just stop watching at this point, its an insult to everyone else who like RWBY if you keep going....

[@Axel_Kasai]

People can watch what they want.

[@vegvisir9276]

@@Axel_Kasai not much point if they can't remember what the main character of a show they've been watching for 9 volumes looks like.....

[@Dark0yoshe]

@@vegvisir9276 more importantly why are you watching them? it's obvious you don't like their reactions

[@godzillakingofmonsters32]

@@Axel_Kasai which is very true. It’s just very frustrating that they think that!

[@destroyerofnirn3537]

​@@vegvisir9276 be mad

[@cesarvictorino8624]

The writing when it comes to characters is horrible especially with Yang and Blake.

[@Axel_Kasai]

At least blake could understand ruby was having issues instead of trying to handwave her breakdown like yang.

[@Dark0yoshe]

@@Axel_Kasai I don't know if that's bad writing, Yang is a fighter, she even fought through her own ptsd, and people tend to think that if they can do something everyone else should be able to do it too, because their perspective is the only thing they have to go on. so her reacting like Ruby should have been able to handle it, and was being dismissive..is right no the money for her character, IMO

[@Isabella-tu9fb]

Yang does care about Ruby. There was just too much going on to focus

[@Isabella-tu9fb]

Also it was the world's idea for Yang and Blake to confess

[@corruptdispair]

make sure mikey gets rest next time lmao boi was slumped

[@Lifesuckssometimes122]

What that mouth do lol