Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4010415-20170717151617/@comment-14909251-20170723051701

It is amazing to me that no matter how many times this comes up the same people keep leaving out the same details every time, despite being repeatedly told about them and how that changes their representation. Like, the fact Weiss only triggered her summon after trying to rip herself away from Jacques who was man-handling for the second time in the episode or the fact the "they kind of deserved it" women was merely the final straw in a series of uncaring snobbish rich jerks that probably included her father's glowing praise of himself that seems to be the reason she wanted to go off to look at the painting in the first place. How about the fact that Weiss only dissed him for latching onto the family name because he, showing a total lack of self-awareness, accused her of trying to ruin the Schnee name? These have all been pointed out previously when this has popped up.

Really, I think you two, Someone and Ark, are missing the most important part of all this: every time it comes back to her not wanting to be around Jacques. We all know why she doesn't want to be around him and that she has very good reason for feeling that way. Jacques refuses to give her space and instead tries to find ways to manipulate or force her back into his influence. This is just another way in which he is abusive towards Weiss. Many of the things you cited against her are also part and parcel to his abuse. Accusing her of essentially being spoiled by saying they "gave her whatever she wants" is not only not a defense of his treatment, but it is also a flat-out lie. We know she doesn't actually get whatever she wants. He also questions her emotional and mental stability and basically indicates he willt everyone else she agreed she was too unstable to be heir to the company.

When discussing this before, I suggested it was gaslighting and considering the lyrics of this latest song as well as the various other songs for Weiss, it really does fit. He tries to make her doubt herself, to some success according to the songs, and in the process she loses any sense of self. It makes her irritable and he uses that to suggest he is really right and that she does need his control and influence to keep herself stable. This is generally how gaslighting plays out and it does create that feeling of loneliness so recurrent in her associated songs.