Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20141024002244/@comment-24019512-20141026060547

It's been SUCH a long time since I logged into the forums, but after this past episode, how could I not? So here are my thoughts:

1. Mama Rose or Mama Xiao Long? It's difficult to say because her appearance is so close to Ruby's, and all we know is that Summer Rose "never came back." At the same time, the theory with Yang's mother being a bird faunus and Yang herself being a phoenix hybrid? It fits well with the story, Monty Oum's hint about a hybrid faunus, and Yang's nature, abilities, and even appearance.

Now let me suggest something else - maybe Yang and her mother (if that was her mother) aren't phoenixes, but DRAGONS. Yang's name fits, it still works with her appearance and abilities, fits even better with her personality, and it fits the woman we saw perfectly as well. (Ever notice how Yang uses her gauntlets to "fly"?)

Also, right when things were at their worst, a family member swooped in and saved the day - just like Qrow did when Yang and Ruby were children. Just pointing that out.

2. There was some weird tension between Torchwick and Blake. Of course, Torchwick has to know about Blake at this point, but likely isn't aware that her teammates know she's a faunus. But I don't think Blake has explained to Weiss yet that she was responsible for stealing that train full of Dust. I doubt that Blake herself killed anyone, because it doesn't fit her character, but she may still have been party to some murders.

3. There's a question at this point of who is still alive that was on the train. Neo had already abandoned ship. Torchwick had been knocked out, so it's possible he didn't survive. We should all be concerned for Oobleck and poor little Zwei as well.

4. What was the goal here? Probably to create a distraction so that while every Hunter and soldier in the city is busy with Grimm, Cinder and her faction can launch some kind of plan. They have the information from the Communications Tower and they have a "list" of people, which includes Pyrrah Nikos.

Why did they fill the train with ammo and weapons just to crash the whole thing into a wall? That part doesn't make any sense, but they did say it "wasn't ready yet," which also means Cinder and her group may not be fully prepared to take action so soon. It actually wasn't supposed to be this early, although some would say it's more logical to launch such an attack at a time when most students and professors have left.