Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-10390252-20161005092517

I decided not to put this in the hiatus thread because it is really focussed more on the longer-term direction of the story.

Just to get the ball rolling, here are some of my mad wild guesses about where we may see the show go over the next few years:


 * Volume 4 - The separate story arcs, basically about getting their heads on straight for each girl, a 'whilst you were away' catch-up for the audience; ends with Blake joining up with Yang ("Two renegades together," Yang calls it, noting that she's still considered dishonoured for what happened in her duel with Mercury);


 * Volume 5 - RNJR arrives at Haven and we have a two-thread story. Thread One is RNJR and SSSN vs. Cinder's faction with Salem a hovering and mostly-unseen but present menace. Thread Two is Weiss and Winter tracking down the corruption in Atlas from one direction whilst Blake and Yang do from the other (following clues from White Fang facilities that they're taking out); the climax is Blake and Yang arriving just in time to save Weiss from Adam (Winter and Mr Schnee may already be dead by this point); Maybe we also see Salem yank on Cinder's leash a little ("Crucio!") when Cinder states that, as the Fall Maiden, she's no longer a pawn to order around;


 * Volume 6 - End of Haven arc. I think it might be good at this point if the show 'balances the books' with a major member of Cinder's group taken out - Possibly Neo if she's still hanging out with them; it's far too early to take out Merc or Emmy, let alone Cinder. Further attacks on Haven are avoided by the fact that Cinder is sent to Atlas to remind Adam that his life and personal objectives are entirely valueless to Salem and that he should get on with the attacks on Atlas, even if it costs the life of every single Faunus on Remnant.


 * Volume 7 - Climax of SDC arc; Reunion of RWBY when Ruby leads RNJR to Atlas in Cinder's wake. Emerald's role in Penny's death and Yang's framing for assaulting Mercury is revealed. Major bust-up bordering on an attempted coup in Atlas as Weiss (with the assistance of Blake, Yang and Team FNKY) and Ironwood try to purge the Kingdom of Salem's agents, who have been corrupting the Atlesian military and the SDC for years. Salem is finally directly exposed, either by her deciding to personally save Cinder's bacon when the tide turns (Ruby kills Emerald with Penny's sword?) or by Ozpin turning up at a critical moment to exposition-dump.

So, what do you guys think? Where do you think that the show is going in the long-term? 