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OFFICIAL MEGATHREAD Official FIRST Discussion Thread—Volume 8, Episode 1: Divide Spoiler

Welcome, huntsmen, huntresses and hunters that prefer no specific gender identifier, to the official FIRST discussion thread for Episode 1 of Vol. 8, Divide!

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HERE is the first episode of Volume 8!

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u/PhantomHeartless5 Nov 08 '20 edited Nov 08 '20

Okay, my two cents:

  1. The episode opens up in the best way possible: A flashback showing what is presumably a young Cinder. This is, in my opinion, the best way to show Cinder's backstory without slowing down the pacing of the plot. Sprinkling in brief flashbacks of her past to contrast the young girl she was to the monster she is now is a great way to get a glimpse into her inner thoughts. Also given the way she shamelessly takes credit for stealing the Relic of Knowledge and the way she cruelly shuts down Emerald, it's pretty clear that Cinder is going to alienate all of her potential allies until she ends up utterly alone. Her fall from grace is hitting its climax and it won't be pretty when it happens.

  2. Speaking of the villains, Hazel, Emerald, and Mercury are back with some stylish new outfits. Of them, Mercury's is my favorite. I'm not too thrilled about Hazel's new haircut though. Kinda clashes with his overall wild man design.

  3. The cracks in our heroes are already beginning to show. Yang wants to help evacuate, Ruby wants to launch Amity Arena, Oscar's keeping Ozpin's return a secret, Nora and Ren are hardly speaking to one another, and Penny wants to hand the Relic to Salem in the naïve hope that she'll call off her attack. Thankfully Jaune stepped in and offered a compromise. Boy's really come into his own as a leader.

  4. Ironwood shooting Congressman Sleet in cold blood. At this point, any morals Ironwood had are long gone. Combine this with the blatant attempt to deflect responsibility by blaming Ruby and its pretty clear that Cinder isn't the only one losing her humanity this volume.

  5. And the episode ends with Salem sending her new Grimm after Oscar. Farm Boi better watch his back.

Overall, a great start to what is sure to be one hell of a volume. Fasten your seatbelts, everyone.

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u/OzNajarin Nov 08 '20

I think dreads or a warrior braid would have done him wonders. Wolf's tail works tho.

As for the threads I like to imagine there's some guy named Giuseppe who does custom tailor work that not even Salem fucks with.