Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180120015359/@comment-34150176-20180120194335

I really enjoyed this chapter. I liked the confirmation that Ilia is good (people have been doubting) and I like how Blake and Sun handled Adam though it was a bit disappointing we didn't get a bigger fight with him considering how much he was built up. The RWB get together was great (Checkmate!). The conversation between Yang and Raven was beautiful. It was wonderful that it was Yang who called Raven out on her choices as I don't think it could have been as effective coming from anyone else. Raven's denial about what she's done is finally over and her tears indicate remorse and possibly leave room for redemption? Yang getting the relic herself was nice and her tears show that, despite her strong facade, she's still effected by her mother's choices. Leo died as he lived, a coward fruitlessly clinging to life. I really wonder how Salem will react to Hazel's report of what happened. Emerald's reaction was perfectly done and the huge Salem was awesome. I don't know if anyone else was mildly surprised by Mercury's seeming concern but he always seemed too smug to care about other people so I liked it nonetheless. I loved Sun's forced RWBY reunion. I feel like he represented the part of the fandom that just wanted the full reunion already. Looks like we're going to Atlas though I wonder why Ozpin needed to get that out immediately. I saw comments above saying how Taiyang will finally be relevent but I wanted to point out he may have just been the last person to portal to. It wouldn't make sense to portal to Yang or Qrow and it isn't impossible that Vernal was the only person she cared enough about in her tribe to have a portal to. I really do hope Taiyang and Raven will talk (and join the fight) but it is entirely possible that won't be the case.