Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181208003742/@comment-10390252-20181214075341

I think the scene with Cinder and Neo was to confirm that (a) Neo is definitely up-to-speed and (b) that Cinder's loyalty to Salem is weak at best. As Salem suspected, Cinder has her own agenda and wouldn't hesitate to disobey if it clashed with Salem's plans. So, their ending up as adversaries is inevitable. Right now, Cinder knows she's too weak to confront the Witch but, should that change, she wouldn't hesitate to turn on her.

Neo is just too difficult to read to be sure of what she thinks and what her plans may be. However, there has to be a reason why she came after Cinder at all, rather than try to track down Ruby.