Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-67.248.240.148-20170908201845/@comment-34425405-20180217091537

Alhazad2003 wrote: MajoraSolaris wrote: As to why Raven left Tai will was hinted at being revealed next season. This could get fun. Did RT reveal that? It'd be cool if we finally got the answers we've been waiting years for, I know I'm looking forward to the upcoming scenes between Raven and Tai.

Kinematics33 wrote: I think it was my comment that was deleted. I mentioned why I think Raven felt the need to explain herself to Yang and seems overly defensive of her actions in the final episode. To be clear, she loves Yang. Why else would she watch her all the time unless she cared about her? The only way to protect her was to leave her and Taiyang (see my previous comment). As for explaining a lot of her actions, my thoughts trail to the tribe's mentality that the strong live and the weak die. Raven realizes that Salem isn't a fight she can win, but she can do whatever she can to protect what is important to her in the mean time. She doesn't care who she has to hurt or betray if it means her family is safe. This includes the people she loves. Her family may hate her but they are safe and alive, so she sees it as a necessary sacrifice to keep them away from Salem's wrath. Well she certainly can't hope to defeat Salem alone, I wonder if she actually faced off against her, and barely escaped with her life, that would definitely explain why she's so terrified of Salem. Though I'd agree that her "might makes right" philospohy overrode what she learned at Beacon. But Yang wants to fight Salem, regardless of how powerful she may be, she has the courage that Raven lacks. Hopefully her time with Tai will help her learn what true strength is. You're right. She can't defeat Salem alone. Though, I don't think that has been Raven's objective. Her priorities were to keep Salem away from her family by removing herself from the equation and refusing to help Ozpin. I think Salem approached her prior to bringing Cinder under her tuitlage, but Raven said no. Salem was probably pissed she got rejected and Raven realized she might take her anger out on Taiyang and Yang. Hence why Raven left and keeps up the facade than she wants nothing to do with her family. I hope she does come around and spends some time with Tai. I really want them to be a happy family, at least for a short while!