Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-29684190-20191109160654/@comment-4010415-20191109201230

Very neato episode. Gonna go through a second time to type up my post, this time with the subtitles on.

Aww, I was hoping the subtitles would tell us what the drivers are talking about.

Anyway, it's so just like Nora to be chewing on the restraints, lol!

So Robyn Hill really alludes to Robin Hood, though that was already pretty clear. Heh, Happy Huntresses instead of Merry Men. Also, freedom fighter guy actually has a name (Forest), unlike Drunk Mann and Drinking Buddy, even though Drinking Buddy is seen throwing a trash can at a TV in the trailer. Interesting.

Also, really fun thing about the Winter Maiden being an old woman. I actually talked about a Maiden being an old woman last year. I think it was shortly after that, that I started saying the Winter Maiden should be an old lady. I just found that really funny that they actually did make her old.

That transforming table is really cool, and the best part is that you can actually buy tables that transform like that in real life.

Turning Amity Colosseum into a communications satellite explains why Atlas still hasn't gotten around to repairing Beacon's CCT tower, and it's a great idea.

I'm actually really iffy about whether or not Ironwood should tell everyone about Salem. Not just because the panic would cause the Grimm to attack, but also because Salem has a tendency to take advantage of situations and twist them in her favor. If more people know about her, wouldn't it be easier for her to recruit followers? No doubt, there would be more people like Torchwick. Remember what he said to Ruby in Heroes and Monsters - he started working for Cinder because he wanted to be on the winning team. He felt that Cinder's "team" couldn't be beaten, and if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. In my opinion, it's entirely possible that Ironwood's plan will make things worse in the long run, and once he reveals Salem's existence, there's no going back.

It's nice that, even after everything, Ironwood was still happy about Oz being back.

It's interesting that Ruby decided to hide some things from Ironwood. And she's technically not telling straight lies. She's telling him things that are true, but she's lying by omission. As Blake said, they'll follow Ruby's lead, so I guess all of them will keep things secret from him.

Lol, the camera footage of Blake with her broken katana. We all knew everyone was gonna get weapon upgrades because of Ironwood.

Marrow (Faunus boi) is a tsundere.

Ironwood hugging Qrow was unexpected and interesting.

So... every single student at Atlas Academy gets their own personal room? According to the subtitles, Penny says "every teen", not "every team".

Watts looks dapper af. "As usual, none of the code was updated in Mantle" speaks volumes. The City of Atlas doesn't take care of Mantle. I really think Nora's comment about not being surprised that Mantle's city defenses weren't doing anything was actually said from personal experience. Last episode, Nora was the one to comment that the City of Atlas doesn't resemble a bright future to the people who have to look up at it, and she said the defenses not working didn't surprise her. This episode, Nora was the one to mention to Ironwood that the people of Mantle are hurting.

Watts is controlling the tech around Mantle with his rings.

Really interested to learn Watts' backstory.

Looking at the credits, thank goodness Hare's name isn't literally Hare, just short for Harriet.