User blog comment:SomeoneYouUsedToKnow/.-.-.-.-.-./@comment-34633327-20171214011147/@comment-34633327-20171214020928

1) When I saw the word "Impressions" I didn't think it was along the lines of you typing up your thoughts as you watched, rather I had thought it was you watched the episode, digested what you just saw, then typed up your thoughts on it. So I guess it was less reaction and more review when I thought about it.

2) True true.

3) I see your point as well, but it sort of speaks out that she still wanted Yang to stay.

We know she left because she didn't want to be involved in Ozpin's war and rather wanted to lead her tribe, but I always thought, why didn't she take Yang with her then? It's not like Tai could stop her, and even if Qrow tracked her down, she could easily just run off again. So I thought maybe the only reason she didn't take Yang was because of Qrow and Tai being involved with Ozpin (Could be why she left Tai, he was too involved with Ozpin for her tastes of neutrality), and if she tried to take Yang she'd be at risk of getting involved after all.

I think the only reason she only watched and didn't interact was because she didn't want to be involved in the war. If she helped in raising Yang, then as Yang grew, she'd get attached and become close to Raven. So if Yang were to find out about the war (Which seems to have been an inevitability as Ozpin was prepping RWBY much like he prepped STRQ), Raven would have to pick a side: Stay by her daughter whom she bonded with and join the war, or avoid the war as long as possible and abandon her daughter. So she did what she does best, and avoided the problem. By not seeing Yang, she avoided forming an attachment and decided to play the waiting game. Wait until Yang comes to her on her own so that she could offer a fresh start, without risking Yang getting involved in the secret war. The flaw in that plan however was 1) The amount of resentment Yang would have built up, and 2) her bond with Ruby outweighing her desire to see her mother. Ultimately, she can't have both. She can't both be neutral, and have Yang. Yang would never be neutral, she is always going to be with RWBY, but Raven doesn't want to be involved. So while Yang does have a desire to get at Raven again, and Raven does want Yang back, their personal dogmas are what is stopping them, as they don't mix.

The fact she took Vernal in at all shows she does have the capacity to care for someone aside from herself, even knowing the risks taking a Maiden in would cause the tribe, as does her attempting to mend the bond with Yang she all but destroyed. Is Raven a bitch? Yes. Is she an asshole? Yes. But on some level, does she regret what she did? .... It would seem so. Hence her little "I know" when Yang says she wasn't nice during their visit while looking crestfallen.