Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20171118002715/@comment-4010415-20171119004315

So, this episode has given me two things to mark on my bingo card:


 * Raven can turn into a raven!
 * Blake will be the last member of RWBY to reunite

That bird with dark red eyes that we kept seeing near Qrow really was associated with Raven and not Qrow. In fact, it was probably Raven herself. That definitely explains how Raven knew that Yang lost her arm, considering that bird was right outside Yang's window in End of the Beginning.

Once again, we opened with the sneak peek that was shown in RWBY Rewind. I guess each sneak peek will probably be the first couple minutes of the episode?

I know other people got this vibe too, but I'm gonna mention it anyway: It seems possible that little girl asking "Does he know where mommy is?" may have reminded him of Ruby when they lost Summer.

The mission board entries that Qrow was looking at. Let's see...


 * Umbra, Ayress - Mission type: Search and Rescue - Mission status: Terminated 1 week ago
 * Griffin, Carmina - Mission type: Search and Rescue - Mission status: In progress 8 weeks ago
 * Wan, Shiro - Mission type: Search and Rescue - Mission status: In progress 5 weeks ago

Also, that plaza is so pretty.

I guess... maybe Qrow paid off Shiro's debt because he thinks Shiro won't make it back alive?

"No Faunus" sign. It's not much, but hey, it's something. If they had been putting little details like that in the show years ago, the whole "Faunus are discriminated against" thing would've been more believable. I know Blake said in Volume 1 that there were shops refusing service to Faunus, but it's one thing for her to tell us that, it's another to actually see it. If she says that was happening but we don't see any sign of it, it doesn't have as much meaing. Y'know?

And the fact that that sign can even stay there out in the open means there's no law against refusing service based on race. Y'know, kinda like how, a few decades ago, in the US, there were no laws against refusing service to people for being African American. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it illegal for businesses to discriminate based on "race, color, religion, or national origin". It also "Prohibited state and municipal governments from denying access to public facilities on grounds of race, color, religion or national origin." That was only 53 years ago, by the way. 53 years ago, businesses could refuse service to people based on race, and people could be turned away from public facilities based on race. There are people from that era who are still alive today.

I'm rewatching the episode, and I just noticed, while Raven is sitting at the table, the boxes behind her look like the boxes that were still left on the Atlas cargo ship Weiss was on. Not surprising, but still, a nice detail.

I know some of us figured Raven and Qrow only attended Beacon to get stronger, but it's neat to have confirmation on that.

"great and terrible" Heh, because "great and powerful Oz". Heh. That's one for the Behind the Scenes page.

I just realized, Raven's statement of "I know people that can come back from the dead" was actually probably referring to Ozpin, not an actual method of resurrecting people.

So, turning into birds isn't an ability that Raven and Qrow were born with, but rather one that Ozpin gave to them. Odin gave Hugin and Munin the ability to speak, according to Heimskringla.

Weiss' hesitation to believe Raven was probably the thing about magic, considering that's what Weiss mentioned as being crazy. But now that she has seen evidence that magic is real, she might be more inclined to believe what Raven said, especially when Qrow and RNJR tell her and Yang about Ozpin-Oscar and Salem.

The song Sacrifice really might be about Raven. She feels that Yang and Weiss will "meet the same fate as many others" if they join Ozpin's "impossible war". Is that fate death, sacrificed for Ozpin's cause?

I like how the burner on the stove did a shimmery Dust noise as it heated up.

My sweet Ruby, showing emotions and personality and being an actual person this volume. <3 "I didn't know if you wanted me around." It was really saddening to hear Ruby say that, but I can see why she thought that, especially since, in End of the Beginning, Yang said "Just leave me alone". The music when Ruby reunited with Yang and Weiss was the tune for Gold. The easiest part to identify is toward the end: "I will burn like the sun and will keep you safe and warm", but with a pause between "and" and "warm".