Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180112214926/@comment-10390252-20180113212634

Here's my call for the final episode of this volume: Adam escapes in the chaos, leaving his demolition team behind to die or get arrested. Watts arrives during the disruption and extracts Leo, Emerald and Mercury (and Hazel, if he's still alive). Meanwhile, down below, Yang is trying to persuade her mother that taking the Relic is the worst possible decision she can make. I'm not sure how that will end but I've got the feeling that Raven may play a joker because she wants to stop Salem having any reason to hunt her (and, by extension, the rest of the Tribe).

Post credit scene is Salem debriefing a wounded and nearly-dead Hazel, who tells her about Oscar. When she hears that Ozpin is already active again, she blows her top. We only see Watts, Tyrian, Leo and Hazel's reaction as she screams demonically and their terrified faces are lit by flashes of power as she tears Watts' medical bay to pieces.

As for Cinder? I'm expecting her to be "Missing, presumed Missing" until either she finally makes a surprise return or one of the cast suddenly demonstrates the powers of the Fall Maiden whilst under stress.

Long-term? I'm thinking that all the Relics are gathered outside of their vaults for some reason - maybe the consensus is that they are the only thing that can stop Salem's growing Grimm plague - and Salem is able to arrange their seizure. Then it turns into a final battle (possibly including a direct Oscar vs Salem throw-down) for their control and who gets to reshape the world in the way they want it to be.