Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-114.142.221.203-20150819060941/@comment-25555436-20150827185017

I said think about it. She spoke of her mother episodes before Raven appeared, anyone genre savvy enough can tell it's a hint towards Raven being her mother. However there's also Red Herrings, something is played up to be X, turns out it was not X.

Raven was played up to be Yang's mother, her convenient appearance and the dream sequence lead to that possibility. However, that doesn't mean she is her mother, but rather that Yang believes so.

Raven being a Yang clone in the dream sequence, in itself can prove the above's last line. Yang is still looking for her mother, and part of her believes Raven is her, or at least wants it to be true. However, Raven is not her mother, probably not even related to Yang herself.

A Red Herring could also help the show's writing. It means Miles is learning, and pulled a twist that was not obvious nor blatant from the get-go like Blake or Penny. A Red Herring is not bad either, and can be seen in all kinds of genres and works, both old and new.