It took me a bit to realize why this episode bothered me so much. When Yang punched Mercury, it took about 10 seconds for 8 armed guards to surround her and another few more seconds before the paramedics came for Mercury. You’d think that both of these groups would have a heightened sense of alertness after watching what Yang did to Mercury, 100% ready to come to the aid just in case someone goes to far again.
Penny is literally in pieces and neither the paramedics, nor the guards come. The guards might have a reason- they’re a bit preoccupied with the few hundred Grimm pouring into the kingdom, but the paramedics? The people who literally have nothing to do but help people who’re hurt? They never come for Penny. I understand that she’s an android so there’s no reason for them to come in the first place, but we know people have really good prosthetics thanks to Mercury… the fact that they never even came to check up on her…
And everyone else’s reaction… everyone seemed to be in horror at what Pyrrha had done, but no one was angry like how they were at Yang. No one was genuinely disgusted that a student could’ve potentially been murdered- dismembered- right in front of them. They were just “oh, Pyrrha did something bad” “oh? A robot?” Penny suddenly lost every ounce of humanity we know she had and just became this thing. This pile of things on the floor. Ironwood wasn’t particularly upset about it and seemed more concerned about covering his own ass. Our Geppetto didn’t seem to be too upset either, just a small twitch of his finger as he watches his daughter get torn to pieces.
Idk, man. We all know Penny can be rebuilt- if Ironwood choses to rebuild her. But the one thing that I’m taking away from this is that Remnant literally doesn’t give a fuck. So many people saw Penny at the dance, so many people potentially interacted with her while she was at Beacon. And so many people just seemed disinterested in the fact that this girl just got ripped to pieces.
But what you’re forgetting is the SHOCK. Its one thing watching a guy get is leg broken, but to watch someone get DISMEMBERED? Have you seen any get ripped in half right in front of you? I doubt it. But then also to find out that the student was a robot??? Thats two shockers. And lastly that it was a student that did it! So much going on at once that no one knows what to do! Had someone given an order, they would have, but the shock of the whole situation glued their feet to the ground. Not sure what to do.
