Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181201123231/@comment-4141313-20181202210704

MetallicArcher wrote: So, I am aware that what I am going to say is super paranoid and pls bear in mind I am the person who was full on board with the theory that Ironwood was in league with Cinder back during V2...

but I don't trust Maria. Like, there are some of her actions that I find highly suspicious:

- When all civilians were being evacuated to the front carts, she actively turned around and went to the back.

- She was the one to lead QRWBY to that death trap of a farm.

- She claimed to be nearly deaf and blind, but hasn't shown any difficulty with either hearing nor seeing.

- Her dig at Qrow about bad luck.

- How did she get into that tunnel so fast?

I am not saying she is working with Salem.

But if they are going the Mangekyō Sharingan route with the Silver Eyes, I am concerned she might want to get Ruby's eyes for herself. Counter Arguments

-Could easily have just been interested in what was going on

-She pointed out the trail, not the farm, Ruby pointed out the farm. Plus, Maria would have died to the Apathy too, so she had no reason to direct them there if it would have killed her.

-Qrow's semblance is not public knowledge, otherwise no one would associate with him out of fear. Plus, the dig wasn't at Qrow, it was at the group.

-Some old people are just fast. The Cane is more for keeping her balance, not because she can't walk. I mean, have you seen how Yoda moves?

As for claiming Ruby's eyes, we saw from her perspective, and it had her vision colorblind. So she wouldn't be able to tell Ruby was a SEW. She had to outright ask Ruby if she had them.

I think she's just an SEW who can't fight anymore, but still wanted to lend them a hand with her knowledge on Grimm, and as such stayed on their part of the train.

She said she should've recognized the signs of Apathy, meaning she knew the signs at some point, so she probably studied the Grimm as she fought them, picking up tricks to beat them with each encounter.

If anything, she's the Anti-Merlot.