Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-27234079-20200111162942/@comment-34724302-20200113114625

Megadracosaurus wrote: Masma93 wrote: I feel that this volume is only a prelude, the real storm is coming in Volume 8 with true tensions between the kids and Ironwood after the recent reveals, Ironwood continuing to do questionable decisions, the dark part of Atlas' society being shown further, Atlas' elites reaction to Ironwood's speech and Jacques' arrest being shown and the true Grimm threat coming to Atlas. I do wonder what will happen when Salem’s reveal has really sunk in with everyone. Ironwood announced it in the middle of a Grimm invasion, and people don’t really got th oppurtunity or time to properly think about it. Once it’s settled in, I wonder what will happen. I wonder if it could even backfire, as it would make recuriting followers for Salem easier in a way? I think that a lot of atlesians won't think about unity or helping the other kingdoms, they would rather want Atlas military forces to focus on protect Atlas rather than helping others. Some may refuse to believe Ironwood about Salem's existence and accuse him of having just created an excuse to get more power or to be insane.

If the Amity arena is launched I doubt that the other kingdoms would stop deeply distrustring Ironwood and Atlas after what happened at Beacon and the blocus and may not believe him without proofs of Salem's existence.

The kingdoms overcoming their trust issues and uniting imo is not going to happen soon, it may happen at the end of the series but not before.