Talk:Destiny/@comment-9464517-20160110222443/@comment-2006510-20160110231121

Comic relief isn't always jarring when it's paired up with serious stuff (in this case, it was needed)... also, sometimes issues 'do' get resolved that quickly in real life; this was no different, as was the acting/dialogue.

As far as Emerald, she wasn't under suspicion until Velvet said her lines, and Ruby didn't say she went with Mercury - just that his false family came to get him, taking him back (the lie fed to the public no doubt). His 'team' not being at his bedside was extremely odd though, and thus why she ran off, as she felt something was wrong. Then given how unsurprised Mercury was to find Ruby, they seemed to have expected this in some fashion, showing they were saavy - at this point, that implies that even if she gets away, it's 'too late' for her to do anything (but they're obviously not gonna let her).

Plus we don't have the full plan either; we can't assume this is stupidity, even if it may look like it. For all we know, it'll be perfectly reasonable next episode (or at least moreso)