Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181201123231/@comment-4141313-20181204053619

Glitchee123z wrote: Ehhh, I don’t really think so. Ren’s Semblance only hides negative emotions from the Grimm, it doesn’t make people immune to the effects of the Apathy.

Of course, it could still make them avoid being detected by the freaks, but still. Considering they'd only shriek if they were aware the people were nearby, thats a help.

Plus, Ren's semblance has shown to be able to calm down people he uses it on by removing negative emotions, like when he and Nora were in Kuroyuri and he calmed her down to avoid the Nevermore, and the entire purpose of him using it on the Argus Limited was to keep the Manticore focused on RWBYQO, by hiding their presence by calming the entire train down.

If the affects of the Apathy are a draining of the will to live, then theoretically, Ren using his Semblance on someone affected with the Apathy would remove negative emotions from them such as despair, fear, and of course, Apathy, which is often considered a negative emotion. So maybe he wouldn't completely nullify it, he'd probably give them a counterbalance to the Apathy.