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The Worst Episodes of RWBY

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    RWBY Season 1 Episode 2 - The Shining Beacon (1)
    7.1/10(344 votes)

    #1 - The Shining Beacon (1)

    S1:E2

    The airship carrying the new students arrives at Beacon Academy and Ruby faces the daunting prospect of having to meet new people and make new friends.

    Directors:Kerry Shawcross, Monty Oum
    Writers:Kerry Shawcross, Miles Luna

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  2. RWBY Season 1 Episode 11 - Jaunedice (1)
    7.2/10(320 votes)

    #2 - Jaunedice (1)

    S1:E11

    Jaune struggles with combat lessons while Cardin makes a name for himself as a bully.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. RWBY Season 5 Episode 9 - A Perfect Storm
    7.2/10(238 votes)

    #3 - A Perfect Storm

    S5:E9

    Salem's forces proposition Raven Branwen, but Raven decides to change the agreement in favor of all parties. Back in Menagerie, Sun and Ghira face off against the Albain brothers while Blake runs off to find her mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. RWBY Season 1 Episode 9 - The Badge and The Burden (1)
    7.3/10(332 votes)

    #4 - The Badge and The Burden (1)

    S1:E9

    Team RWBY faces its first task together: creating bunk beds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. RWBY Season 1 Episode 12 - Jaunedice (2)
    7.3/10(340 votes)

    #5 - Jaunedice (2)

    S1:E12

    Pyrrha offers to help Jaune with his combat lessons, but it doesn't go well.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. RWBY Season 1 Episode 1 - Ruby Rose
    7.4/10(493 votes)

    #6 - Ruby Rose

    S1:E1

    A fifteen-year-old girl with exceptional combat skills is hand-picked by a famous headmaster to join his elite school for training Huntsmen and Huntresses. And so the adventure begins.

    Directors:Kerry Shawcross, Monty Oum
    Writers:Kerry Shawcross, Miles Luna

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  7. RWBY Season 1 Episode 3 - The Shining Beacon (2)
    7.4/10(395 votes)

    #7 - The Shining Beacon (2)

    S1:E3

    Professor Ozpin welcomes the new students to his school and Ruby, Yang, Weiss and Blake find themselves all in the same room together for the very first time.

    Directors:Kerry Shawcross, Monty Oum
    Writers:Kerry Shawcross, Miles Luna

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  8. RWBY Season 1 Episode 4 - The First Step (1)
    7.4/10(346 votes)

    #8 - The First Step (1)

    S1:E4

    The students are introduced to the initiation process.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. RWBY Season 1 Episode 13 - Forever Fall (1)
    7.4/10(279 votes)

    #9 - Forever Fall (1)

    S1:E13

    Team JNPR is disquieted by the amount of time Jaune is spending with Cardin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. RWBY Season 7 Episode 8 - Cordially Invited
    7.4/10(262 votes)

    #10 - Cordially Invited

    S7:E8

    Jacques and Ironwood engage in a dangerous game of wits. Meanwhile, the kids must face their most dangerous threat yet: a high class dinner party.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. RWBY Season 4 Episode 5 - Menagerie
    7.5/10(246 votes)

    #11 - Menagerie

    S4:E5

    Blake and Sun arrive in Kuo Kuana, the main city of Menagerie. Two representatives of the White Fang, Corsac and Fennec Albain, visit the Belladonnas, and when confronted about the White Fang's role in the Fall of Beacon, the Albains state that a splinter group under Adam's lead is responsible. After their visit, Corsac and Fennec agree to inform Adam of Blake's homecoming.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. RWBY Season 5 Episode 5 - Necessary Sacrifice
    7.5/10(237 votes)

    #12 - Necessary Sacrifice

    S5:E5

    Blake and Sun try to recruit help for defending Haven, with poor results. While Ruby gives the worried Oscar a pep-talk, the Albain brothers discuss and plan the White Fang's direction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. RWBY Season 6 Episode 10 - Stealing from the Elderly
    7.5/10(247 votes)

    #13 - Stealing from the Elderly

    S6:E10

    Our heroes have one shot to pull off the heist of their lives, and if they're going to succeed, they'll need everyone to do their part. It's go time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. RWBY Season 7 Episode 2 - A New Approach
    7.5/10(269 votes)

    #14 - A New Approach

    S7:E2

    Arresting people isn’t exactly the best way to make a first impression. However, once the initial shock has worn off, Ruby and her friends learn there’s a lot more to these Ace Ops - and even General Ironwood - than first meets the eye.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. RWBY Season 8 Episode 1 - Divide
    7.5/10(294 votes)

    #15 - Divide

    S8:E1

    More than ever before, the allied forces standing against Salem need to be united. But after Ironwood refused to continue evacuating Mantle, our heroes need to choose a new path forward -- if only they could agree on one.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. RWBY Season 9 Episode 2 - Altercation at the Auspicious Auction
    7.5/10(239 votes)

    #16 - Altercation at the Auspicious Auction

    S9:E2

    In which Team RWBY gets more than they bartered for.

    Director:Paola Decanini
    Writer:Eddy Rivas

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  17. RWBY Season 1 Episode 5 - The First Step (2)
    7.6/10(319 votes)

    #17 - The First Step (2)

    S1:E5

    The pairing of Ruby and Weiss gets off to a rocky start.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. RWBY Season 1 Episode 6 - The Emerald Forest (1)
    7.6/10(331 votes)

    #18 - The Emerald Forest (1)

    S1:E6

    Yang teams up with Blake to fight Ursae while Pyrrha explains the concept of Aura to Jaune.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. RWBY Season 1 Episode 7 - The Emerald Forest (2)
    7.6/10(324 votes)

    #19 - The Emerald Forest (2)

    S1:E7

    Professors Ozpin and Goodwitch assess the students while Jaune and Pyrrha's search for the relics doesn't go as well as Yang and Blake's.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. RWBY Season 5 Episode 7 - Rest and Resolutions
    7.6/10(237 votes)

    #20 - Rest and Resolutions

    S5:E7

    Yang and Weiss have joined up with Team RNJR, just in time to learn the full truth about the Maidens, the Wizard, and what Ozpin did to the Branwen siblings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. RWBY Season 6 Episode 8 - Dead End
    7.6/10(229 votes)

    #21 - Dead End

    S6:E8

    The Atlas representatives in Argus have no intention of assisting Team RWBY. In fact, they're adamantly opposed to it. It's time to come up with a new solution... and it's time to tell Jaune, Nora, and Ren about Jinn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. RWBY Season 7 Episode 4 - Pomp and Circumstance
    7.6/10(256 votes)

    #22 - Pomp and Circumstance

    S7:E4

    Riding the high of completing their first mission in Atlas, the gang is itching to hone their skills and provide some much-needed help to the citizens of Mantle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. RWBY Season 7 Episode 5 - Sparks
    7.6/10(256 votes)

    #23 - Sparks

    S7:E5

    Between missions, training, and rising political unrest, these fledgling huntsmen and huntresses have quite a lot on their hands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. RWBY Season 7 Episode 7 - Worst Case Scenario
    7.6/10(252 votes)

    #24 - Worst Case Scenario

    S7:E7

    How far would you be willing to go to do what's right?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. RWBY Season 8 Episode 2 - Refuge
    7.6/10(276 votes)

    #25 - Refuge

    S8:E2

    Ruby, Nora, Blake, May, and Penny set their sights on Atlas Military Command. Meanwhile Yang, Ren, Jaune, and Oscar handle evacuations in Mantle. If they can get everyone to the crater in time, they just might be able to save them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Shining Beacon (1)" is the worst rated episode of "RWBY". It scored 7.1/10 based on 344 votes. Directed by Kerry Shawcross, Monty Oum and written by Kerry Shawcross, Miles Luna, it aired on 7/25/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Jaunedice (1)".