Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-71.84.15.225-20150807131522/@comment-1292715-20150926204438

I'm one who agrees that it would be more compelling if Summer were actually dead.

Personally, the only way I see Summer coming into the scene, aside from flashbacks, is either as a lingering spirit haunting Remnant until something she failed to do gets finished, or if she was temporarily resurrected and brainwashed by evil and the good guys (probably Team RWBY) are forced to return her to the afterlife. Either way it might present an opportunity to give Ruby closure on her mother's death, a subject I think should be explored more in this series.

I mean, so far Ruby hasn't really mentioned her mother specifically in any fashion, nor was shown any sign of being affected by her death. Sure Yang has stated that Ruby was torn up, but also that she was too young at the time to fully grasp the situation. Not to mention the lyrics of Red Like Roses Part II are a very heavy contrast to Ruby's demeanor, which makes you wonder if she's has far more pain buried deep inside than she let's on. Yeah, I definitely she needs closure.