User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author: Volume 2 episode 5: Extracurricular./@comment-25358959-20140829142259/@comment-10390252-20140829160711

I'm sorry, Zathronas but I really have to say that your objections are only stylistic, not based on plot logic.

We have already established in this volume that Cinder and her plot have progressed quite nicely in the face of near-total official denial. Why shouldn't she try something dramatic? It's not as if she has any reason to assume that the authorities are psychologically able to anticipate it! Why should doing this weaken her? If anything having a high profile team of 'Dark Hunters' on the loose can only help her goal of undermining trust in the whole Hunter movement.