Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-26512661-20200118161649/@comment-27745396-20200119194908

If Ironwood was the main character, he would be the hero who was forced to do the hard choice and RWBY girls would be naive young soldiers who think they can safe everyone. Alas, RWBY girls are the main characters so Ironwood is the antagonist.

In logical standpoint, Ironwood's plan is the better one. The only thing he could really do at this point without risking the fate of the entire Kingdom (and worlds since the relics) is to let the evacuaiting to continue as long as possible and perhaps send some Huntsmen and soldiers to slow Salem's attack down before sending Atlas to space.

On the side note. Am I the only one who wants to see a spin off series set couple hundred years in the future with a proper Space Atlas?