Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20140905003518/@comment-24219008-20140905005114

FanNotFandom wrote: I'm pretty sure that Cinder is Yang's mother. They both have aspects of fire and in the Afterbuzz interview with Monty he said that Cinder was on a team at Beacon. In my mind, there are no doubts. I just have a hard time believing that Cinder is Yang's mother, only because she's young enough to pass as a senior at Beacon (20-21 years old), and if she was a student at Beacon, then I'm sure at least one of the professors would've recognized her by now.

On another note....

- Yang! Oh, I saw this entire thing coming! Though I definitely wasn't expecting her to give her backstory so soon.... Man, not only did she lose Summer, but she lost her biological mother, too. I can't imagine what's going through her head on a daily basis, now, and I wonder if Ruby knows anything about Yang's biological mother (I'm assuming she doesn't)? I have a very, very bad feeling Yang's mother was either murdered, or she joined the "dark side", and once Yang learns the truth, she's going to be absolutely devastated.... Definitely can't wait for more!

- So I didn't see Neptune at the dance.... Based on his reaction to Weiss when she asked him to the dance (he looked kind of guilty), I'm assuming either he turned Weiss down for another girl, or he's going to be sneaking around behind her back with another girl.... And could that "other girl" be Yang? (I'm seriously hoping, if Weiss really was turned down, that it wasn't for Yang, though, because I'm just so happy with both characters' development right now that I'd hate to see a guy be the reason they start butting heads again.)

- Ren had more than one line this episode! It's a miracle! *Samurai Shampoo*

- Jaune is so blinded by his love for Weiss that he can't even see Pyrrha's basically head-over-heels for him! Funny how those things happen, huh? I'm sure he's going to realize it next episode, though, based on the Volume 2 trailer.

- So Nora shops at Rooster Teeth? Good to know!

- Aww, Sun buttoned his shirt and wore a tie, just for Blake.... How cute! And Blake has different-colored bows, who knew? That laser pointer bit was adorable. Of COURSE it was Yang at the end of that laser!

- "Stupid lady stilts!"

....So yeah, best episode so far. I think I've watched that Yang/Blake scene at least 10 times, now. I'm just so in awe of Yang, and how insightful she is. She really is the strongest, both physically and emotionally, of the team, in my opinion. Sorry, Weiss, but Yang just beat you out as my favorite character!