Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14909251-20180818222758/@comment-14909251-20180901045049

Alhazad2003 wrote:

Wow, if she actually did have some blood on her hands, that would definitely show how far she'd fallen from her parents' teachings in the pursuit of her ideals, and explain why she was always running for the first three volumes. And wouldn't Ghira be shocked, for that would refute what he said in "A Much Needed Talk" about how Blake didn't fall into the darkness like most of the White Fang after he left. But, as you did, it might be too dark for RT, as they seem reluctant to paint the main heroes in that sort of light. Maybe we'll find out for sure later on, especially if Blake went on any missions in Atlas, hoboy she won't be the only one chagrined at returning to Atlas. Well, it comes down to the fact that if Blake really is just that goodie goodie, then her whole characterization in the first two Volumes is out of whack. Specifically, everything in her interactions with Roman suggested she was in some part tempted to kill him. Not only that, she is literally named for a lethal plant and is designed to resemble a ninja, who were often assassins. Weiss also indicates people have been killed by the White Fang, yet Blake didn't talk about that with Sun in Volume 1 and only mentioned it in relation to Adam much later to Yang when talking about how his behavior caused her to turn away. Every last bit of that makes it seem as if there is a part of Blake's involvement with the White Fang being held back. Do think this kind of history coming up is the only way they can develop Blake's character in a compelling manner.