Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-27234079-20191221163921/@comment-4010415-20191230000033

I don't think Willow was telling Weiss that she should've stayed at home with Whitley, but rather saying "Well, duh, you left him alone with us, so it makes sense that he's mad at you." Rather than have Weiss stay there with Whitley, she may have preferred for Weiss to get Whitley out of there. How? I don't know. But depending on just how much of the Shirow Miwa manga is canon, the big reason Weiss started pulling away from Jacques was because Winter snapped her out of "playing house" and going along with Jacques, so maybe Willow wishes Weiss could have done the same for Whitley.

I would like to see Weiss reach out and try to get Whitley to come to his senses, so the two of them can start building a better sibling relationship and so Whitley can break free of Jacques.

And yeah, storming into the dining room to expose Jacques right away is not a good idea. I've actually kind of imagined a scene of Weiss walking back through the halls, telling her teammates via communicator that she has found evidence that Jacques is definitely working with someone suspicious. Yang suggests going into the dining room and showing the councilmen as soon as Weiss meets back up with them, Blake says that's probably not a good idea because they wouldn't be fully prepared for the possible scenarios that would follow, and Weiss agrees with Blake. Then, Weiss encounters or finds Whitley and tries to talk to him.