Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20151129182644/@comment-26206856-20151130030508

The glitch is in multiple resolutions, and both on the RT site and Crunchyroll. Either someone really screwed up or it's supposed to be there.

As for the Weiss/Winter/Papa Schnee thing, I hate quoting myself but.. Spiegelmeister wrote:

4: She also quite enjoyed seeing her father get talked back to/ put in his place which sounds like she did at one point, but never fully broke free.

5: "If you fail to test the limits of what you think is possible... then you'll never truly grow." Something tells me this is going down a bad path, but I could be wrong.

9: I love Winter. Her taunts to get Weiss to push herself are so well done. Want to give up like a little crybaby? Go back to the person you hate most and beg him to help you. (Receptionists are evil! >:3) '''Good to know not everything is directed at Weiss. Though I can't tell if Winter overcame the issue and fended for her own, or if she gave in and is still milking daddy as needed. '''

10: In line with the testing limits of your semblance, the 'emotions give you strength, but don't let them overpower you' line is giving me bad vibes. Think Weiss will give in/snap and run rampant at some point? Perhaps against her own father?

11: There is a good reason as to why Weiss wants to study at Beacon over Atlas. This implies that it's not just that she shirked off to become a huntress instead of taking a cushy job, but also left home to become one  for a reason as well. And apparently that reason is good enough to not upset her father (or else why would he give her her money back?). Notice that Winter also tells Weiss she has an option to give up school (and family) entirely, and just explore to learn about the world and herself to become less sheltered.

12: She's really going to stick it to him. Weiss needs to believe in herself, which is part of what this visit sparks off. Notice that her song has turned from begging the mirror to tell her something (insecure) to telling it she's going to change (forceful and sure of herself).

Clearly, Winter gets some of the backlash from being a Schnee as well. The question is how much. Both daughters dislike their father which means it's not just directed at one of them, and the money cutoff has happened before. What's not clear is Winter's response to it all when it happened to her; not from joining the military, but shortly after joining the military. (Giving in, or shutting him out.)

At first I thought he was mad over Weiss' display at the tournament, and wanted to call her out on it (as Schnees have a high standard to uphold, especially on a world-broadcast stage), and when she didn't respond, cut her off so she would listen. I even thought about him trying to bring her back home to safety after hearing about the increased crime and drastic events like the one in Breach. But the more I hear, it sounds like he either craves attention from his daughters (apparently one phone call can fix all this) and just plain doesn't get it (and lashes out by taking away the one thing he still has control over in their lives), or is just extrememly controlling to the point he lashes out in the same way when he looses control over his 'pawns'/property.

Now I'm second guessing if Winter just made her whole mission up, and was sent in to check on Weiss. This could either be out of genuine concern on her own, or she's trying to play both sides by following papa's orders and giving harsh criticism, while at the same time helping/protecting Weiss.

There's something about this mess that's still missing, and it has to do with Weiss' reasoning. Mr. Schnee was apparently fine with her being a huntress, and perfectly fine with her reasoning to go to Beacon over Atlas. Otherwise she never would have lasted as long as she has. Whatever it is that has him upset (lack of improvement?) can apparently be quelled if he is reminded of this reasoning. The big question is what is it?

Weiss' determination and frustration show something big happened whether Mr. Schnee realizes it or not. With Winter to provide encouragement, Weiss is finally starting to grow her own backbone, and is realizing she needs to be self sufficient to truly break bonds with her father. Now she's telling the mirror she will create the change rather than asking it to guide her. (The mirror could be a metaphor, or it could be considered Winter)