Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24993958-20181026055523/@comment-27312496-20181031045232

Alhazad2003 wrote: SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote:

3) What was Qrow's issue with the turrets? He kept saying that they made the passengers afraid, but that honestly sounds like drunk bullshit.

The Grimm were already attacking by then, screaming very loudly, shooting fireballs at the train as well as stomping on it. That alone will scare the passengers. Activating the turrets would not make them any more scared, it would make them less scared because it reminds them that they have protection, the turrets would make them feel more secure and safe.

The Grimm were already attacking the train, so the Grimm attacking the turrets makes little difference, aside from the fact that it kept their attention away from the actual cars with the actual people inside.

And their plan of having a Jaune-boosted Ren calm down and silence the entire train to solve the "passengers are afraid" problem didn't need them to turn off the turrets either. In fact, the turrets themselves would've been silenced, making them far more effective.

So yeah, what's the deal with Qrow? Dudley the Bozo Huntsman did the smart thing.

I think the issue was that Qrow wanted to keep the Grimm's attention away from the passenger cars and keep them focused on the back cars. By having the turrets going off the Grimm saw a threat that had to be dealt with. So they went after the turrets and by extension the cars they were attached to.