Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-26512661-20200125162058/@comment-37919963-20200131160624

ChishioKunrin wrote: Y'know, going back through Qrow & Tyrian vs Clover slowed down, there wasn't actually a whole lot of teamwork between Qrow and Tyrian. They were really just attacking Clover at the same time, and Tyrian used Qrow a couple of times. The only "teamwork" was Tyrian bending down for Qrow to jump off his back at the beginning of the scene and then Tyrian later shoving Qrow toward Clover with his tail.

There's a point early on in the fight where Tyrian uses Qrow as a pivot with his tail, leading him to send Qrow spinning off-balance. Later, after Clover grabs Tyrian's braid, he smacks Tyrian in the head and sends Tyrian stumbling forward, so Tyrian pushes Qrow in order to steady himself, simultaneously knocking Qrow down. Both of those times, Qrow didn't consent to it, and both times, Tyrian messed him up a little.

Basically, Tyrian made a couple efforts to lend a hand, while Qrow made no effort to help Tyrian. Maybe Tyrian helped Qrow as a means to let his guard down, so that while he was busy fighting Clover, he could use the opportunity to stab him from behind. At least, that's what I figure.