Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-27234079-20191221163921/@comment-1146923-20191222215824

I am really hoping Weiss will present evidence (courtesy of her mother) that will wipe that insufferable arrogant smirk off of Jacques' face once and for all, disgrace him, and allow Robyn to assume the victory that is so rightfully hers

But I doubt it's gonna be that clear-cut. This may also allow the heroes of the story to become aware of Watts and maybe figure out the role he played in the downfall of Beacon

Willow is both nothing and everything I expected, based on what I read and heard about her. She's a clearly miserable woman who's just barely hanging on because of her dependency on alcohol and perhaps a distant hope that she'll be able to use her hidden cameras to turn the tables on her husband, which hints that despite it seeming to be a long shot she hasn't entirely given up.

Even so, though I pity her and feel she deserves better, hope that she'll get better, I can't help but think she could have been better despite all that Jacques has put her through. I know that's not fair to say, but Willow could have found strength and hope in her children but instead chose the bottle and to distance herself, leaving them to their own devices

She's not wrong to chastise Weiss about Whitley, despite Whitley showing himself to be much like his father. Where could he have learned morals and values without the right person to guide him? His sisters clearly didn't do anything to help him take the right path and his mother was drowning her sorrows in alcohol. So... that unfortunately left him with Jacques to find some kind of leg to stand on

I'm not crossing my fingers but I do hope Whitley might open his eyes or at least make a choice that is that right thing to do rather than how it could benefit him and that his sisters will at least try to reconcile with him

James is not doing well; he's unfortunately being a little too much like Oz right now. Keeping secrets, expecting trust and obedience based on his command without giving something in return to justify his actions and behavior. I can understand why, of course. I Watts, Jacques, or any other wrong ears find out about James' plans for the communications tower/satellite so that he can broadcast the truth about Salem to the rest of Remnant it would turn out badly before everything is in place. He's walking on a thread-thin tightrope right now and even the slightest wrong move could bring him down hard and he very well might not be able to get back up again

Penny is obviously depressed but I like to think that she's still hanging in there in spite of what everyone else is thinking of her, but you can tell she's starting to let it get to her

And Robyn... I hope she'll give James the benefit of the doubt after Yank and Blake informed of her of the communications tower but she clearly still has doubts and mistrust

As for Watts and Tyrian; Watts turning off the heaters in Mantle is clearly to drive the wedge deeper between Mantle and Atlas as well as to further discredit James somehow. They've already committed several murders and a slaughter, now they're rubbing salt into the wound by depriving innocent people of a basic service that they need for their health and their peace of mind. I shudder to think what more they have planned