Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20171229202410/@comment-2600:1700:8230:3360:B4B5:A230:C339:A11D-20180106075237

Weiss's death seems unlikely. From her being a main protagonist and part of the title, to where the spear hit her, it's very likely that Weiss will be okay.

I've looked at a metric SHIT TON of threads describing how Weiss was wounded. The spear hit her right side, most likely hitting her liver. It's most definitely a serious strike, but not a fatal one. In fact, a stab to the liver may not be as deadly as one might think. The chances of surviving a stab to that area are far higher than what is lead to believe. That's excluding the fact that the spear was on fire, meaning it most likely cauterized the wound and at the very least minimized the bleeding. Not to mention that Haven is a school for teaching teenagers how to wield powerful magic crystals, spiritual superpowers and weapons of mass destruction against nightmarish monsters that could literally eat them for breakfast. Not to mention that even though they're still in school, they can go on missions to very dangerous places. Do you really think the school wouldn't be prepared if someone got seriously hurt? How many times do you think someone was impaled by a Nevermore feather, mauled by an Ursa or poisoned with King Kaijitu venom? If things like that can happen to EXPERIENCED huntsmen and huntresses, what makes you think that the same thing wouldn't happen to a humtsman that's still in TRAINING? Maybe the Grimm can have nothing to do with because the students can be just as dangerous to themselves. What if someone tries to gore a bully on a spear? What if a jealous ex blows out her former lover's kneecaps? What if someone loses their hand due to a dust chemistry experiment gone wrong? With all of these situations being a very strong possibility, access to medical attention would be MANDATORY. It's likely that Haven has readily available medikits in classrooms and/or an infirmiry. Either that or it's located reasonably close to a medical center. Also, who'se to say that there isn't anyone with medical expertise living nearby? Even though the huntsmen and huntresses were first seen being either not available or busy, I'm pretty sure a desperate handsome blond boy begging for someone to help his dying girlfriend will draw someone's attention. Either that, or Weiss is saved by Jaune's semblance. If they're going to take Weiss anywhere to get help, these would most likely be the options available.

There's also the fact that she is one of the main 4 and is the W in the title, meaning she should have plenty of plot armor. And before you mention Pyrrha dying despite being a titular character, she and the rest of team JNPR are the B-Team. They were secondary characters, just like everyone else besides the main 4. Even though they have had some important moments and in the plot, the show isn't about the B-Team. It's about the A-Team, RWBY. Not to mention that when Pyrrha died, her character was pretty much wrapped up. She had taught Jaune how to fight, finished her role in the tournament, had her Maiden arc rendered moot only because of Cinder, and she finally confessed her love to Jaune before sending him off and going to face Cinder and certain death. Not to mention that CRWBY had planned to kill her off from the start. Weiss still has a few arcs to go through and RoosterTeeth, specifically CRWBY, know better than to leave dangling plot threads. And for Game of Thrones fans that say plot armor or role means nothing, RWBY is a DRASTICALLY different show in terms of its handling, themes, motifs, and target audience.

Also, for those who say that it's fantasy and has no basis in real life, and even if it was Weiss would have been dead forever and a half ago, go rewatch Volume 3 and Volume 4 and pay close attention to what happens with Yang. When Adam cut off her arm and Blake ran off, Yang fell into a deep depression and was afflicted with PTSD. It's only natural for someone to be traumatized by something like that, as well as being upset that your best friend abandoned you when you needed them. Of course, yang did eventually cheer up and managed to get a prosthetic arm ( Which is an actual thing today, just a little bit exaggerated in the RWBYverse). Even though this made Yangs physical recovery just a bit unrealistic, it still made complete sense considering how advanced the technology on Remnant is. Excluding the robot arm, of course, Yang's physical recovery is fairly, and if not, very accurate to the best case scenario of how a real victim of amputation will fare in the long run. However, that was just her PHYSICAL condition. The way they handled Yang's MENTAL condition is anything BUT unrealistic. Recovery doesn't always apply to physical trauma alone, especially if it comes to a traumatic incident. Sure, she may be out and about and appear almost as jolly as she was from the start, that doesn't mean she's 100% okay. If anything, she still has a long way to go. She remembers the Battle of Beacon as if it was yesterday. She remembers how Blake left without explanation. She remembers losing her arm and now has a constant reminder of it. That isn't always something you can forget. In fact, it's most likely something you'll never forget. The best you can do is learn how to live with it. Yang had almost a year of recovery and even though she cheered up, got back on her feet, got a brand new arm and reprised her title as a certified badass, she's still mentally scarred by the incident and Volume 5 shows that. This is exactly how PTSD and other similar conditions like this work in real life. Go to a hospital with wounded war veterans and you'll know exactly what i mean. The point i'm trying to make here is that just because it's fantasy doesn't mean there's no room for realism. In fact, there's plenty of room for realism, even though sometimes it's either not 100% accurate,  slightly exaggerated, and/or  interpreted differently. Rooster teeth, and more importantly CRWBY, are definitely aware of this and know how to use it.

So everyone just calm down, relax, and we'll see how things play out. It may look bad, but I have confidence that everything will be okay and that CRWBY will do the right thing.