Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-27144409-20160218225042/@comment-3423279-20160219005701

It was definitely well done, if something stupid had happened to trigger it then it would be lame, but Ruby just saw her friend of three years die right in front of her, and she couldn't stop it.

Volume 4 will have a subplot about Ruby trying to learn how she did that, and Teams RWBY and JRP mourning over their fallen allies.

I personally think that Pyrrha is indeed dead, but her death might be the thing to eventually unite everyone together when they fight against Salem and Cinder.

Jaune may receive visions of Pyrrha, and will land the killing blow (or at least weaken) Salem to the point that she can be easily killed, kinda like Greed and Father with Edward Elric in FMA:B.

After that, Jaune will probably die and be reunited with Pyrrha.