Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4148456-20160215022859

Arkos will always be my OTP, and I am so happy that it's now canon, but... Pyrrha! *sobs* Cinder might be a good villain, but that doesn't necessarily mean that I don't want her to die. Seriously, after this episode, man, I wouldn't be too upset. She kind of deserves it.

And then there was Yang. Poor, angry Yang. Seeing her lying in that bed without hope, totally drained of the will to fight, was a kick in my already shattered heart. Bumblebee shippers (possibly myself included) will both relish and hate her grief over Blake's flight.

Why did Blake leave anyway? Was she so ashamed of what atrocities her former group committed and so consumed with guilt for Yang's injury that she couldn't bear to face her team? Did she honestly believe that they'd blame her?

We also saw Weiss's annoying father. I understand paternal instinct, but he took his daughter away from her friends when they needed her and she needed them. What will Weiss do now? Somehow I don't think that she'll just sit there and accept this fate quietly - at least not for long. If she's still at Schnee Manor, I'll wager that she's planning, scheming, working from behind the scenes.

(I'd love to know what's going on with Qrow, but I'll save that for the Speculations section.)

Finally, there was the heart-wrenching reunion of the remaining -*more tears* - members of JNPR and Ruby as they prepared to set out on their journey to Haven, and seeing the expression on Jaune's face - heartbroken but determined, like he could feel Pyrrha's spirit with him and he was saying to her, "For you." It was so reassuring that Ren and Nora were on their feet, too. I would've had an aneurysm if they'd died too. 