Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-410526-20160206155158/@comment-92.236.194.211-20160207111359

Hmmm...

Okay, so Velvet's little toy isn't quite as much as the hype built it up to be... No big shocks there. But she can still pull some pretty impressive little party tricks with it. It's a heck of a weapon for a supporting character!

Ruby's fight - Not bad at all, considering! Okay, she took a beating, but she was dishing a few good shots out herself. She didn't lose, but she hasn't had to shed her innocence by killing yet. It got taken care of by a little quick thinking, and by Roman's ignorance of well-known villain tropes. (Never rant over an apparently fallen and defeated enemy. It never ends well!)

Neo becomes a Paratrooper? It reminded me of the old Bond movies... There's always a henchman with an unusual weapon or attribute, and it always gets turned against them in the end. However, this is the girl who teleported herself off the train in "No Brakes". Which of course, is a definite out of the fire scenario for Roman. He gets swallowed... Grimm dies very shortly afterward. Grimm dissolve upon dying. High probability that he survived that. Now there's just the pesky crashing and exploding ship to worry about. If only he knew someone who teleports. Oh wait...

Adam. Now, this leads to a pet theory of mine. The person behind Cinder, and the plot to gain the Fall maiden's power is the power behind the throne of the White Fang. Blake said that Adam had changed. But what changed him? Or, more to the point, WHO changed him? My current bet is Summer Rose for the big bad. Because if so, then one day Ruby will have to face her mother, and either defeat or redeem her. Meantime, Adam has become the new sick evil bastard. Hell, he makes Mercury, Emerald, Cinder and Roman all look well adjusted and mentally balanced. You have to have some serious screws loose, if you are going to start stabbing and trying to decapitate someone who you keep calling "My Love".

So, Yang isn't going to be playing the piano any time soon. I get the feeling that serious injury/mutilation is an occupational hazard for a hunter. And if they can rebuild a sizeable portion of Ironwood, fixing Yang's arm will be a snap. Maybe she'll even get a few optional extras built in!

Cinder vs Ozpin - My money is on the Mighty Oz, and whoever turns up to play the cavalry. Cinder has the Fall Maiden's power, so even if she gets driven off, she scored a partial victory, and a big one at that.

Whatever the outcome, the teams have a lot of rebuilding to do in Volume 4. They have to rebuild the city, they have to rebuild people's trust in the hunters, and in Beacon. They'll be hunting whatever villains are left standing at the end of 3. And they will still have all the issues that have carried over from the beginning!