Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20171229202410/@comment-34633327-20171231035434

Knightmareace wrote: Sounds feasible but why would they do that? It makes no sense. Kill the enemy with no aura and put dread in the rest. I don't see a reason to do it besides for the lulz. Thats just it though, for the lulz. Cinder wants Ruby to suffer, and likewise wants Jaune to suffer. Just killing Weiss doesn't make them suffer enough. But forcing them to watch her die over and over again, incapable of saving her, that makes them suffer. Just remember what she said to Jaune during the fight?

"Are you going to let her die too?" Just killing her doesn't make him suffer. But making him think he's incapable of saving her by subjecting him to mental tortue. That is suffering.

Its actually a common cliche in anime. A character is forced under hypnotic/magic powers and forced to watch as their friends and loved ones all fall and die repeatedly, while constantly being told they could have saved them but failed, all in the hopes of utterly breaking them.