Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24993958-20171021151743/@comment-10390252-20171021164241

Now that was the best episode, IMO, since the end of Volume 3. We get so much. It's the first episode since No Brakes that I rate at above 8/10.


 * We see that there is literally no upper limit to Adam's fanatic ambition (at what point will 'killing every human and faunus' be part of his self-apotheosis?);


 * We see just how good Weiss is getting as a fighter;


 * We get a hint of how Raven and her group are going to be integrated into the story (and I suspect Raven will be spitting nails when she realises that Jacques isn't interested in buying Weiss back);


 * We find out a little bit more about how Salem fights a war;


 * Finally, we see just how completely obsessed Cinder is with Ruby; obsessed enough that she will ultimately disobey Salem to get her shot at revenge?

So, what are my predictions? I think that Adam may have just made himself expendable. Salem won't want a pawn whose personal ambitions are so overwhelming that nothing else matters to him, not even the plan. She'll use the White Fang for whatever she can get and then she'll kill them off.

I suspect that Raven is going to find herself in debt to Weiss (and possibly Yang) when Hazel, Cinder, Emerald and Mercury attack.

Long-term, I have a feeling that Salem intends to unify the Maidens' magic in Cinder. Why, I'm not sure but I'm guessing that it won't be as pleasent an experience for Cinder as she's hoping. I also suspect that, if Ruby has full control of her powers, she can shut down Cinder the way that Aang shut down Ozai at the climax of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

So, after what I felt was a lackluster fourth volume, RWBY seems to be getting back on track!