Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20170108170343/@comment-14909251-20170109215818

Having two major characters on the apparent brink of death and not killing either of them would be a bit lame. There is a case for either of them dying, but it makes more sense with Qrow. Sun, we can presume, is not immediately going to be confronted with more violence and is in a well-defended population center. Qrow is not only in the middle of nowhere, but his protectors have split in two, with the two accompanying him heading right towards the place where there is likely a very nasty Grimm waiting for them. It is also more favorable narrative-wise for the older character to die than the younger character. However, that doesn't mean Qrow will succumb to the poison. Perhaps they even cure or treat his poison to where he is able to move on his own and even fight. Of course, him being able to fight also means he can die protecting Ruby and Jaune and maybe take down that real nasty Grimm himself, with Ren and Nora in a position to see it all go down from above.