Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160207164218/@comment-10390252-20160209112341

Emerald does seem to have changed due to her association with Cinder and not for the better. It's a big jump from a semblance-enabled thief to a terrorist and murderer. Is there something malign about Cinder that corrupts people or does she just have a knack for selecting minions who are borderline enough that they will do as she asks and keep on doing so until is twists their minds into dark knots?

Oddly enough, the grimm-spider she used to steal Amber's powers does make me wonder if she's a pawn or willing agent of Dark powers of some kind. It really seems more likely than a more mundane explanation. It might also explain Roman - He was only in it for the money but, in time, being around her and her "Dark Aura" (for the lack of a better description) turned him into a fully sociopathic personality who can commit horrors and present elaborate justifications for doing so.