Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180112214926/@comment-4134422-20180113203545

What I got from this episode:

- Never piss off Nora, especially if you're using electricity Dust.

- Hazel's Semblance blocks pain, which explains why he chucks Dust crystals onto his arms without hesitation.

- Head butts to you, Mercury.

- Jaune's abilities in RWBY:GE are now canon to his Semblance.

- Blake screwed up Adam's plans big time. Not only did she sent Ilia to deactivate the bombs on the CCT, but also brought the authorities with her. We were all expecting a massive brawl, but Blake is smarter than that. You can tell she thought things through: ALL FAUNUS LIVES MATTER. Oh, and she's SO over Adam, such a loose canon didn't deserve to be fear (as the Albain Brothers realized).

- Did anyone else say "GET OVER HERE!" when Weiss used that Queen Wasp summon on Hazel?

- Seems that Tai's lesson did get through Yang's head. Mercury's pettyness isn't worth using her Semblance on. Anger and hugs for later.

- I honestly felt the Cinder vs Raven fight a little bit lacking. While the swordfight itself was awesome, I half-expected more elemental magic involved. I liked seeing more of Raven's sword being more than just that, nice use of all those Dust cartridges. Makes wonder if she ever needed more than one prior to her onscreeen debut.

- A bit disappointing they used what I call "The Cliff of Uncertainty" trope. Never makes clear enough if whoever fall from one actually dies or not, and if Cinder does die... to who will the Fall Maiden's power go to?

- Vernal was a true soldier (although the fact she ended up sacrificing for a small group's survival while diminishing the world's still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth).

- I hope Yang doesn't push her luck too much since she'll be facing an experienced Maiden with only one arm... and the fact she'll find the alleged Spring Maiden dead with only Raven present in the vault certaily won't help Raven's credibility at all.