Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20171118002715/@comment-33464215-20171121153150

BenRG wrote: The ending of that episode was a real tear jerker in the best possible way. I particularly loved the way that Yang was able to finally respond to Ruby's parting words to her.

That is why Salem could never win, even if she were a million times stronger than she was. In the end, she does not ​truly​​​ understand the bonds that hold humanity together. She just simply has no understanding of love and family.

As for Raven? She went to Beacon looking for enemies and so she found them. The darkness of her heart made her unable to see what Ozpin, in his imperfect way, was trying to do. All she was was her own cunning, cynical and destructive soul reflected back to her. She saw what, ultimately, she ​wanted​​​ to see.

I'm going to repeat a prediction that I made before. Raven murdered Summer, possibly when she tried to interfere in the Tribe's business. It will be Yang's destiny to balance the books.

I anticipate the very last words that the two women will exchange will be Raven trying to manipulate Yang into sparing her by reminding her that she is her mother. Yang will reply: "No, you were never my mother; the woman who was my mother...? You murdered her despite her being your closest friend in this world. This is for her." While I really hope that last part about how Summer died isn't the case, I have to admit, you make a very compelling arguement, though, I'd like to point out two possible issues: if Raven really did murder Summer, then, unless they just aren't aware of this, why would Qrow still have been willing to meet with her, whenever it suited Raven, and would Tai truly have been able to talk to Yang (volume 4) about what he did remember fondly about Raven?

Again though, I think it's a really interesting theory, so let's see how it plays out.