Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181124081953/@comment-10390252-20181125165212

Not much to say at this point except that I'm conviced that the Thing in the cellar is a Nightmare Grimm. So, the big mid-volume fight is going to be on the psychic plane with Team RWBY all having to face their own worst nightmares from their Id. Oddly enough, Ruby's worst nightmare is about everyone else dying.

I'm about 50/50 about whether Qrow will survive. If he doesn't, I'm hoping that his last words (before he slips away into the abyss of the dreamscape will be somehting along the lines of: "Lead them on, Ruby!"

As for the other plot in the episode, try this: Neo hasn't joined Cinder and she hasn't bought the theory that Ruby is responsible for Roman's death. She's just too afraid of Cinder's skill and raw power to confront her directly. Possibly, she's looking for an opportunity to backstab her. Either way, I'm guessing that Mercury and Emerald will find some way to slip away from Cinder's faction at some point and Team CMEN (Crimson) will become a real thing.