Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-27234079-20191221163921/@comment-34724302-20191223164626

MaxusFox23 wrote: And what isn't helping Whitley's situation in the slightest is that his resentment towards Weiss just makes her take more and more distance. Yes, she took Whitley's attitude at face value (especially now that he rubs things on her face every time he can), but at the same time Whitley isn't honest about feeling abandoned... and they both just keep dancing in place.

A prime example of self-sabotage. He surely didn't help Weiss into trusting and helping him with his smug attitude, you can understand how he became so distant and ressentful but also why Weiss became increasingly wary of and distant with him.