Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181201123231/@comment-10390252-20181201171331

Well, that was an unexpected turn of events in terms of specifically what the new Grimm monsters do and how they got into Brunswick Farms. It also appears that Bartleby managed to kill everyone in his settlement in the name of profit. It just goes to show what comes of it when you think you can manage and coexist with a life-form intrinsically designed to kill humans!

Regarding Maria, I suspected that she was a former Silver-Eyed Warrior but I was hoping that I was wrong because it seemed a bit cliché and obvious. That said, it doesn't detract from a character that I suspect will be the group's new Master, now that Ozpin is hiding away from the world and his failures in the deepest recesses of Oscar's mind. She's kind of like Yoda when you think about it. Grumpy, old but still with a huge reserve of power and wisdom which I think will greatly serve the cause of our heroes.

Speaking of Oscar, he's a lot smarter and more capable than some give him credit for. If he hadn't been affected by the Apathy's powers, I think that he would have probably worked out something was wrong himself.

The explanation of the Silver Eye energy - The manifestation of the Power of Love - is disappointingly cliché in some ways but, on the other hand, this is an animé, so what else were we realistically expecting it to be? ;-)

Oh, and I do like Weiss adopting 'kill it with fire' to handle the Grimm. She doesn't like creatures playing with her head, it seems!

MetallicArcher wrote: Now I wonder what happened to Maria's eyes.

Does using them slowly make you go blind? Can Silver Eyes be stolen? My guess is that someone blinded her at Salem's behest. Destroyed her eyes, which clearly must be the physical catalyst of the power.