Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-1599757-20151212162645/@comment-25266931-20151217231031

73.Anon.52 wrote:

That then brings us to the "why"... she wouldn't do this to stop RWBY... they've barely meddled... and mercury and Emerald were here only pawns in the finals... that makes a horrible sacrifice play. No, I would wager this happens to be about Yang... or more specifically just who would come to save her in the 11th hour. As we already have significant hints Raven is a maiden, and we know she seemingly went off-grid yet still appears when Yang needs her(which Neo should have told Cinder about) Yang becomes a valid target for two reasons, one of which gets Cinder what she wants... more power. If she wants Raven to show up to steal her power, and Raven actually is a maiden, then okay I can get on board with this. But I don't think Raven's a maiden. I think Cinder is sowing unrest and provoking the Grimm and ruinning RWBY and by association Beacon's harmony.