Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-148.253.184.233-20200128130653/@comment-33467404-20200202185226

Guedjroy wrote: A lot of people seem to get annoyed with Miles and Kerry for keeping her around for so long. Some have insinuated that they're in love with her or something.

I see it differently. I think they've kept her around because the conditions for killing her off have never been right. 4 things need to happen for Cinder to die.

1 - Emerald has to be in the picture.

2 - Her backstory has to be divulged.

3 - JNPR has to be involved in her death.

4 - A popular villain has to be on hand to replace her.

This is precisely why I think she's going down for real in V8. Emerald is back in town, JNPR is cocked and ready to go, Cinder's dialogue in the V7 finale may have been a precursor to her finally getting some backstory, and Neo seems to be the obvious choice to usurp Cinder. With all 4 of these conditions potentially met, I believe she's finally vulnerable, and I believe her time is at an end.

I would bet this is the volume she finally gets whats coming to her.

1. I think what is going to happen is just as Cinder is about to execute Emerald for simply not being of further use to her. Ruby and possibly Mercury will temporarily team up. (If Qrow can team up with Tyrian, you damn well know the writers might make Ruby team up with Mercury). Anyway, Ruby and Mercury fight Cinder. Mercury dies during the battle, but Ruby is eventually able to gain the upperhand.

2. I don’t think we’ll get any sort of backstory, whatsoever.

3. Going back to the first point, I think Ruby will use her silver eyes on Cinder, but this only immobilizes her and presumably Jaune will either slice her in half or decapitates her.

4. A villain more popular than her would either be Neo or Emerald.