Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27083726-20151109195755/@comment-27083726-20151123192920

That's an interesting theory. I don't know if I personnally believe Raven killed or (meant to kill) Summer though. From a character standpoint what's worse: murdering a friend out of jelousy, or unintentionally causing a friend's demise, which I guess could include killing Summer to protect her cover or something. You're right in that we can't really trust Raven until we know what she's been up to, but I personnaly think good intentions ending with terrible consequences are more powerful.

Which brings me to my interpretation of Red Like Roses Part 2. In the song I think Summer is warning Ruby about her optimistic views on life. We don't know much about Summer only that according to Yang she was "Super Mom" so I'm getting good vibes. Out of all of team RWBY Ruby seems the most untouched by the failings of the world. Yes she's had her own personal tragedy but it hasn't stopped her from truly believing she can make a difference in the world. Perhaps Summer had the same mentality, but in the end she didn't get a "happily ever after". She died, leaving Taiyang with the loss of a second lover, and her girls without a mother. She died doing her job, and if this final confrontation had to do with the enemy (whom I persume Raven is somehow involved with or trying to take down) then she died realizing the evil was still out there, and the role of stopping it has fallen on the next generation