Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181116204649/@comment-37320542-20181119044439

MobiusEternal1 wrote: RaijinRising wrote: What would be your guys' ideal Episode 5? Like... what scenes do you think/hope will be in the next episode? Here's a breakdown of my highest hopes for Episode 5 (in no particular order):
 * More of Cinder's arc, this time with a hint of Neo, who is looking for a fight but will not get one this episode.
 * More RWBY arc, looking through the farm and having free time to talk. Blake and Yang hash things out. Ruby wrestles with hope, trust and the weight of Oz's millennia and lack of plans on her shoulders. Negativity from one or both scenes + Lamp = Grimm fight.
 * The scene with the floating feet from the trailer.

I don't think there will be anything from Salem's group this episode since Episode 4 has enough in it to tell that they are now going to try to intercept the lamp. We don't need another scene to tell us that they're gonna go for a Relic they don't need a Maiden to get.
 * Episode ends with JNR making it to Argus and wondering how long RWBY will take, clueless. In the background is the Domain of Light. (I explain why I think so below.)

To explain why the Domain of Light is in Argus, I think it's there because God of Light has an Eastern-style Dragon form (think of Sea Feilong for the shape) and the continent of Mistral is shaped like that. The God of Darkness is a Western Dragon, so the Domain of Darkness, where Salem lives, is on the Western Dragon continent. If we ever see the Domain of Light, it would be around here because Argus is the only important place on the way to Atlas that is in the body of the Eastern Dragon.

What scenes do you think will be in Episode 5? RWBY Rewind will give us one answer, but I wanted to ask this before that airs. Depends on them really. Ideally, I would think the priority is team RWBY’s situation. They need to all snap out of it, fast. Hopefully, Maria and Ruby can get that done. Besides, we haven’t had a fight scene since the first episode, though I will say these last few negated the need for it.

Unfortunately, part of me thinks they will hold us in suspense. I hope they will do well not to do the 3-4 story arcs thing again. Needless to say, that means JNR would be out of the picture for now. And it’s pretty obvious who’s feet those are now (Ozma).

To me, I have no doubt the dragon continent has the Domain of Darkness. The shapes of those continents are no accident. Whether or not the Domain is in Argus is anyone’s guess. There are theories that the Haven Vault was what’s left of it. I hope not, because a certain someone falling in water meant very bad news.

Playing off the questions you’ve asked, I’ll present my own. Since Oz seems to not have any strategy, what plans can you think of?

For me, the first steps are obvious. Then it becomes intuition from there. For now, the priority would be containment and damage control.

1.) Ensure the Relic of Knowledge reaches Atlas and secure it within the Kingdom, preferably at the Academy under Ironwood’s protection. Brief Ironwood and all within the circle fully of the situation.

2.) Alert the Winter Maiden (I think that’s the right one.) and recommend falling back to Atlas if that wasn’t done already.

3.) Ironwood reveals the details at Haven and any and all evidence that the Fall of Beacon was through the manipulation and actions of Cinder and Adam, not Atlas. Persuade the council (With Ironwoods 2 seats especially in play) to end the embargo and border lockdown. Maybe also reveal SDC’s misdeeds and use that to remove Jacques and Whitley from power (Need to meet the judgement standards.)

4.) Travel to Vacuo. Alert the Summer Maiden and secure the Relic of Destruction. Also brief all relevant parties.

5.) Persuade all 4 kingdoms to have their available military’s and Huntsmen to rendezvous at Vale and retake Beacon. Relic may come in play if needed.

6.) If Cinder is still in play, wait for her to strike at either Beacon or Atlas, hopefully Beacon as she tries to get the relic. Otherwise eliminate Cinder. A combined assault would be more than a match.

7.) If not done so already, restore CCT and reveal to everyone what the stakes are and persuade them to put aside their differences.

8.) Summon the gods and get the pass, and lift the curse from Salem and Ozma. Then pull a Babylon 5 and tell them to leave Remnant alone. I am partially in agreement, except I think they should defeat Salem first by somehow bombarding her with the combined experiences of hundreds if not thousands of humans to impress upon her the value of life and death, and once she dies, then they should summon the Gods, show them that Humanity can unite when necessary and that their expectations were unrealistic and then politely tell them to get out.

As for Ironwood stopping the embargo, it was basically all on him, so I dunno.