Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-5430952-20200104163125/@comment-34724302-20200106113353

Alhazad2003 wrote: Mouseyboy221 wrote:

To me, I felt their reveal was somewhat similar to Roman’s back in Volume 3.

Ooh, good points. And I can also see Ruby hitching a ride on a Grimm to get back to Atlas, just like she did in Volume 3. Only this time it'll be to stop Cinder and Neo from killing Oscar and seizing the Relic of Knowledge.
 * 1. They’re not in the Volume’s opening.
 * 2. They don’t appear until the “second half.”

Masma93 wrote: I expect Ruby and Oscar's choice to tell Ironwood to still have some negative consequences and the protagonists to experience things in Atlas that will make them Wonder if Ironwood's plan is really viable and if it's a really good idea to reveal Salem's existence to the public.

I have the feeling that the heroes who has been very critical of Ozpin and his choices fail to understand why Oz chose to hid Salem's existence from the rest of the world and his and her past from even his followers, and that Atlas arc will be a painful experience that will finally make them understand why Oz, as flawed as he is, made these choices and that in many ways he still really helped the world. I disagree, for that would be rendering the majority of Volume 6 and all of Volume 7 pointless, since it would essentially be saying that Ozpin was right the whole time. And I strongly disagree on that, demanding absolute faith from his allies while not doing the same for them is what led to Ozpin's downfall in the first place. Ironwood tried that and was nearly ousted from his council seat. So why should Ozpin be allowed to do the same without consequences?

No, I severely doubt we're gonna see a return to the status quo, for it only delayed Salem's agenda and not stopped her outright. And as long as she lives, Ozpin won't dare summon the Two Brothers back, lest the world be erased from existence. We're gonna see a resolution to all this, and it won't be doing things Ozpin's way. Heck even Oscar doesn't want to do things Ozpin's way anymore, so why should anyone else? I am not saying that Ozpin's methods were the right ones but I don't think that Ironwood's methods will be better to fight Salem and I feel that the heroes will realize that keeping Salem's existence secret from the public was not such a bad decision after all.

And I don't think that team RWBY, JNR and Oscar have found the right approach to deal with Salem and her subordinates yet and that by trying to do better than Ozpin they will make several big mistakes until they find a better approach.