Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-410526-20160206155158/@comment-26206856-20160206185115

SketchyOpus wrote: -- I was just meh about Velvet's semblance/weapons cache.

-- I was satisfied with the violence at the end of this episode. Shit finally has consequences, even though we all know Yang can get an Ironwood-esque robo-arm, or get it reattached. The stylization of the arm coming off scene was well done.

-- I've labeled Raven as Black Queen, or at least, 'not a good person' since we first saw her. I have no reason to think she's anything else.

-- My only real gripe was the fall maiden scene. It just felt like they were trying to move the story along as quickly as possible. Boom, Cinder gets the powers ... moving along. Jaune didn't ask many questions, given the tubes and pods and dark room, didn't stand guard like he should (not that he could have really done anything) and much like predicted, Amber's powers go straight to Cinder at her death. Then Pyrhha hops out of the pod without any visible side effects, like, I dunno, being in pain, tired, something? And then runs off with Jaune, right past Cinder, who doesn't even bother with them.

I'm really hoping that Pyrrha got some of Amber's powers or something good came from that scene. Otherwise, what a fucking waste of build up the past several episodes. 1. Yep. Could've been better.

2. I want to see her new hand be some bigger badass weapon (now that there's more room to play with), but still along the lines of Ember Celia.

3. I don't see Raven as Black Queen. She met with Qrow to give him info about the n'er-do-well-ers that infiltrated the school. Why do that if they're her lapdogs?

4. It felt very rushed, and I agree on almost everything you said. The power was in Pyrrha for a bit, but since the connection/completion from Amber hadn't finished, everything withdrew/got sucked back out of Pyrrha before exiting Amber and transferring to Cinder, so I highly doubt she has anything residual.