Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-2601:189:4381:65F5:4568:1C58:D805:F83D-20180103073818/@comment-26397825-20180105035844

WarrenWitch wrote: Ever since it was revealed that Ozpin reincarnates, I also called the conversation between Salem and Cinder into question. It makes no sense. Salem knows that Ozpin can reincarnate. So, the fact that she was so pressed at Cinder for killing the current host of Ozpin is perplexing. The fact that Ozpin dying was even brought up is invalidated because him dying does not matter if he can reincarnate. If Salem wanted him dead for the sake of time, then I believe she would have mentioned it. Or, maybe she thought that a Maiden would be able to kill Ozpin since it's technically his own power being used against him. I don't know. What I do know is that conversation in retrospect seems pointless. Salem knew he would riencarnate though, as she mused to herself after pressing Cinder for a definitive answer: "What are you planning?"

In other words, she was trying to think why he would let Cinder kill him and reincarnate elsewhere, when the more logical thing to do in her eyes would be to stay in his current body where he has access to all his abilities. Oscar is still in training, so he's weaker than Ozpin is usually. Salem was wondering what his plan was, that he gave himself such an obvious handicap.