Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180105193053/@comment-5430952-20180107182331

I'm thinking Weiss realized she was overwhelmed, Vernal was literally giving her no quarter, hence why she probably thought to summon her giant friend to even the odds. Not to mention she hasn't had such an intense fight since the Fall of Beacon, so she's out of practice. And only a week training with Ozpin wasn't enough to get the rust off.

As for Ruby, she's definitely at her breaking point, she's trying to keep it all together, but after seeing Weiss down for the count, yeah, she could explode. I wouldn't be surprised if she unintentionally killed Emerald as a result, and I wouldn't blame her either, not after everything Emerald's done.