This episode was 4 mins and 46 seconds with zero promo ads.

Spoilers Below: 

“Cannonball!”

Penny shows up at the pool, looking for Ruby. Sun jumps off the diving board, and Penny’s confused as what he’s doing. Jaune explains that they’re playing cannon ball. Penny is hesitant to join in but agrees after hearing it’s fun. She uses her powers to launch herself into the air, leaving Sun and Jaune to realize this was a bad idea.

Ruby appears, looking for Penny, and Penny lands– on top of Ruby. She says her targeting is misaligned and calls out cannon ball.

Score:

4/10

“Winter is Coming”

Qrow asks Ruby to see a movie, while Taiyang asks Yang to spar. Sun says he’s interested in reading, so Blake tosses him a library card. Weiss eagerly waits for someone to appear, but nobody ever does. Winter calls for her, but instead, Winter is strict with her. Still, Weiss is happy that she’s around.

Score:

3/10

“Inner Lives of Beowolves”

Cinder monologues to her team and to several Grimm. Two Grimm, Mike and Marty, start talking about how it’s the same thing every day. They go on a coffee break and toast to their fallen comrade Larry. The Geist Grimm appears (named Floyd), much to the two Grimm’s unhappiness. Mike gets irritated, but Marty suggests that they calm down by devouring the flesh of the innocent. Mike calms down and says that Marty always knows what to say.

Score:

8/10

Inner Lives is probably the best short of the season, by far. It takes the idea that the Grimm, who is shown in the main show as mindless monsters, might actually have names, opinions, and personalities. Some of them are friends, but they also don’t all get along together. Then, the reminder at the end that they still eat people adds to it. It’s a fun, darkly humorous, office-style skit. Seeing more that plays off this type of humor would be great.

Worst Short: Winter is Coming

Best Short: Inner Lives of Beowolves