History Recap / RWBYV4E5Menagerie

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:
** The people of Remnant tried to relocate and confine the Faunus to one island location that is two-thirds desert and therefore only habitable along coastal regions. The Faunus are crowded into limited space and expected to disappear from the radar of the problems of the other Kingdoms' leaders. Not only is the island of Menagerie an unsubtle reference to the use of Australia as a dumping ground for the undesirables of European and American societies, as well as the continuing plight of the Aboriginal Australians, but the island is even located on the south-eastern portion of the world map, exactly where the real Australia is found.
** There's also a not-at-all subtle analogy for Native American reservations in the U.S. in there.

Blake and her tag-along have finally arrived to her home of Menagerie, but we are quickly shown that not everything is happy as it seems.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The people of Remnant tried to relocate and confine the Faunus to one island location that is two-thirds desert and therefore only habitable along coastal regions. The Faunus are crowded into limited space and expected to disappear from the radar of the problems of the other Kingdoms' leaders. Not only is the island of Menagerie an unsubtle reference to the use of Australia as a dumping ground for the undesirables of European and American societies, as well as the continuing plight of the Aboriginal Australians, but the island is even located on the south-eastern portion of the world map, exactly where the real Australia is found.

[[Recap/{{RWBY}} Index]] | [[Recap/RWBYVolume4CharacterShort Character Short]] | [[Recap/RWBYV4E1TheNextStep 1]] | [[Recap/RWBYV4E2Remembrance 2]] | [[Recap/RWBYV4E3OfRunawaysAndStowaways 3]] | [[Recap/RWBYV4E4Family 4]] | [[Recap/RWBYV4E5Menagerie 5]] | [[Recap/RWBYV4E6TippingPoint 6]] | [[Recap/RWBYV4E7Punished 7]] | [[Recap/RWBYV4E8AMuchNeededTalk 8]] | [[Recap/RWBYV4E9TwoStepsForwardTwoStepsBack 9]] | [[Recap/RWBYV4E10Kuroyuri 10]] | [[Recap/RWBYV4E11TakingControl 11]] | [[Recap/RWBYV4E12NoSafeHaven 12]]]]-]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:''"If you ever do wish to return, you need merely come find us."'']]

'''Volume 4, Episode 5:'''

%% * ThatCameOutWrong: Sun compliments Blake's combat abilities to her parents, but the words he chooses makes it sound like he's talking about ''other'' things.

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'''Volume 4, Episode 5:'''
!Menagerie

%% * StunnedSilence: After Sun [[ThatCameOutWrong screws up his]] [[DiggingYourselfDeeper first impressions]], the Belladonnas stare at him with bewildered and/or furious glares.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The people of Remnant tried to relocate and confine the Faunus to one island location that is two-thirds desert and therefore only habitable along coastal regions. The Faunus are crowded into limited space and expected to disappear from the radar of the problems of the other Kingdoms' leaders. Not only is the island of Menagerie an unsubtle reference to the use of Australia as a dumping ground for the undesirables of European and American societies, but the island is even located on the south-eastern portion of the world map, exactly where the real Australia is found. In addition, the confinement of Faunus to the island and their subsequent fight for equality is an ''even less'' subtle reminder of the plight of the Aboriginal Australians.

* LandDownunder: Menagerie is an island located on the south-eastern portion of the Remnant map, exactly the same as Australia's location on any map that is centred on GMT+0 regions. It has a similar climate, being two-thirds desert and therefore habitable mainly along the coast, and the island became inhabited by the Faunus when the Kingdoms set it aside as a place to dump the undesirables of their society. Australia's early European history included its use as a penal colony.
** Additionally, the struggles that the Faunus have faced in aiming for equality, along with their attempted confinement to Menagerie, both bear a direct parallel to how the Stolen Generations of Indigenous Australians were treated for decades.

** Later on, we learn that [[spoiler:the splinter group spiel was ''actually true''; the Belladonnas and Sun all learn that Adam Taurus is planning to overthrow Sienna Khan and lead an attack on Haven Academy]]. In hindsight, this makes the deception of the Albains ''even more'' effective.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The people of Remnant tried to relocate and confine the Faunus to one island location that is two-thirds desert and therefore only habitable along coastal regions. The Faunus are crowded into limited space and expected to disappear from the radar of the problems of the other Kingdoms' leaders. Not only is the island of Menagerie an unsubtle reference to the use of Australia as a dumping ground for the undesirables of European and American societies, but the island is even located on the south-eastern portion of the world map, exactly where the real Australia is found.

%% * ThatCameOutWrong: Sun compliments Blake's combat abilities to her parents, but the words he chooses makes it sound like he's talking about ''other'' things.
* WhamShot: Despite the episode focus on Menagerie, Blake's family issues and White Fang matters, the episode ends with a sudden cut to the inn waitress from Higanbana, who is busily scrubbing floors... until confronted by Tyrian, who is looking for information about someone.

* CaptainObvious:
-->'''Sun:''' ''Those'' guys were creepy!
-->'''Ghira:''' (beat) I ''really'' don't like you...
* DiggingYourselfDeeper: After Sun accidentally refers to Blake as having "some moves", his attempt to "fix" the situation results in this:
--> '''Sun''': Well, you see sir, it's just that, you know, she's such a good fighter and all[...] that's not to say she's not good-looking. She is – very – or, slightly? She's definitely above average... I mean, uh, [[ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject this tea is]] ''[[ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject really]]'' [[ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject good.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:
** The people of Remnant tried to relocate and confine the Faunus to one location with dangerous wildlife and largely inhospitable conditions, to the point where it's specifically stated to be 2/3 desert. The parallels to both American and European history are obvious, especially since Menagerie is, on the standard map of Remnant, [[LandDownUnder the large island on the bottom right.]]
** The White Fang claim to be a group of oppressed freedom fighters whose good cause is harmed by splinter factions of violent extremists and media smears, even as its senior members secretly support the bloodshed. Without listing any specific examples, this runs parallel with more than a few groups in real life.

* LandDownunder: Menagerie has some parallels to Australia, including how they became inhabited, their positions on their world maps, inhospitable terrain and dangerous wildlife.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Despite years of violent extremism from White Fang factions outside of Menagerie, the local chapter seems to have kept this reaching Ghira Belladonna, their former leader.
* ObviouslyEvil: Even without the SpoilerOpening regarding the brothers Corsac and Fennec Albain, the two of them are clearly so slimy while talking to Blake and Ghira that their EvilAllAlong line while talking with each other should hardly surprise anyone. The ominous background music doesn't do them any favors either.
* PapaWolf: Ghira is not particularly fond of Sun for fairly obvious reasons. He was also ''furious'' to hear that his own (former) organization was complicit in the fall of Beacon, in no small part because his daughter was directly in harm's way there.
* ProperlyParanoid: After listening to his daughter tell how the White Fang was responsible for the fall of Beacon, Ghira makes it clear while he is willing to listen to the White Fang's side of the story, he is extremely skeptical of them. His skepticism is quickly proven correct since those White Fang members that visited him are in league with Adam.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ghira appears to be this. While he does believe what his daughter tells him regarding the White Fang, he is willing to listen to the members of the White Fang to explain that Adam's group deviated from the main group. However, he is skeptical whether they are telling the truth or not, and he plans on looking over the 'plans' they have.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: The White Fang's cover story is that Adam is leading a splinter group of extremists, which they publicly condemn. In reality the two groups are one and the same.
* TheReveal: We learn that the previous leader of the White Fang was Blake's father, Ghira. He and Kali appear to still be active with the White Fang, but don't appear to know that it's gone to extremes or contributed to the attack on Beacon.
* SceneryPorn: The Menagerie skyline is gorgeous, and Sun has to stop to take it in.
* SpoilerOpening: The opening made it clear that the White Fang members who appeared in this episode were in league with Adam even before it was revealed within the episode.
* ShipperOnDeck: Kali seems to like Sun, much to Blake's embarrassment. Ghira [[PapaWolf does not]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Blake looks a lot like a younger version of her mother.
* StunnedSilence: After Sun [[ThatCameOutWrong screws up his]] [[DiggingYourselfDeeper first impressions]], the Belladonnas stare at him with bewildered and/or furious glares.
* ThatCameOutWrong: Sun compliments Blake's combat abilities to her parents, but the words he chooses makes it sound like he's talking about ''other'' things.
* WhamLine: "[[EvilAllAlong Shall we inform]] [[TheMole brother Adam?]]"
* WhamShot: The pub waitress in Higanbana is greeted by none other than ''[[AxCrazy Tyrian]]'', who asks her if she can tell him where he can find someone he is looking for.

* BreatherEpisode: No epic fight scenes, no heavy dramatic or emotional scenes, and the WhamLine below was already spoiled by the opening credits.