Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181116204649/@comment-2238912-20181117212138

Just saw the episode and sweet Christ! Salem's Villainous Breakdown is a sight to behold! From her tossing that table aside (confirming that she does have a degree of super strength), to strangling Hazel with Grimm arms, to that almost primal scream at the end demonstrates that an angry Salem is a terrifying Salem. I hope this means she'll play a more active role later in volume.

Team RWBY's half of the episode... wasn't as interesting. Now I understand they're angry. In their mind, Ozpin has been giving them false hope, letting them believe Salem can be defeated when she can't be killed. Him admitting that he has no plan to beat Salem and then hiding away in Oscar's mind like a spanked child didn't do him any favors. That said, I can't help but feel they're taking their outrage a bit to far. Particularly Yang, who is increasingly sounding like a hypocrite. After all, last I checked, Ozpin's not the only one with a skeleton in her closet. Or should I say, a Raven in her closet?

On an unrelated note, I can't help but feel that Salem leaving Cinder to her own devices was rather anticlimatic. I was thinking she was going to hunt down her wayward goddaughter and bring her home. On the other hand, now that Salem's essentially disowned her, Cinder won't have her fairy godmother backing her up anymore and will have to rely more on cunning and wit, which could open the door to potential Character Development. So perhaps this is a blessing in disguise. One thing's for sure, they're definitely giving Cinder the "Zuko Alone" treatment this volume.

Lastly, I like that Ruby is being more active this volume and attempting to keep the team together. That's a nice change from last volume.