Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-24573226-20161224121458/@comment-24994749-20161224235854

GreyStark wrote: Siblings hitting each other is pretty normal, but there was just something about Jacque hitting Weiss that really didn't sit well with me.

Young siblings? Yeah. But Winter is a grown adult and Weiss was already 17 in V3. ChishioKunrin wrote:

MetallicArcher wrote:

Really? Remember Winter in V3. The first time she slapped Weiss it could be and I actually brushed it off as comic relief. But the second time it clearly wasn't. And both times it was an insta reaction to Weiss not responding as she wished. And both times Winter automatically switched to a sweet and caring disposition.

I'm not saying Winter's caring was fake. But the whole family does seem to be trapped in a cycle of abuse. I wouldn't be surprised if none of them truly knew how to sort things through dialogue. And Weiss punched Ruby for her "Well, it is fall, so it's probably colder" comment...

I think it's just that Winter's slapping had less malice and controlling nature behind it than Jacques' did. Though, the fact that Winter's slapping had "I love and care about you, please stop being an idiot" behind it does not make it okay whatsoever.

Which is why I think the family might just not know how to handle conflict healthily.

I don't think Winter was acting with malicious intent, but an adult shouldn't insta resort to hitting when a teenager isn't responding how they want. I think Winter might just not know another form.