Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20171123054740/@comment-24032889-20171126022055

SpiritedDreaming wrote:

Also, did anyone notice the faces of everyone but Yang when she shot her arm off at Nora? They all had faces of "What the hell?" and "What was that for?" I personally fund that it was over the top - an overreaction to shoot Nora into the wall, especially since Nora didn't exactly laugh it off but freaked out a bit over the arm.

I get that it was meant to be a 'funny' scene, but look at it objectively. They were having fun, and all of a sudden Yang shoots Nora into a wall and isn't the slightest bit repentant. You don't pull out a gun or shoot someone into a wall in the middle of an arm wrestle.

That says to me more than anything that she's still not quite balanced in terms of her reactions and what she thinks is an appropriate response. It's a bit morbid, yes, but hell, months ago I even wrote it into a novel-length fanfic that she could shoot her prosthetic arm from her stub. I'm so glad it came true.

It shows how casual she is, how comfortable she is with having the prosthetic. And she knows how strong her friends are (especially Nora). She knows Nora can take it. No, you don't pull a gun on someone in the middle of an arm wrestle. BUT if that person had Aura and wouldn't feel a darn thing, it makes sense. It's not a valid comparison because they live in a world with different constructs. There's not anything to be repentant for. (Granted, since we know Aura needs to be engaged to work, Nora might not have done so and would have felt it, but it's enough second nature to her)