History Recap / RWBYV7E6ANightOff

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Ironwood worries about Robyn winning the election as while she's better than Jacques she's still all too likely cause problems for his plans. Ruby tries to convince him that she could be brought in on said plans, which could win him an ally and also help with tensions in Mantle.
** Marrow and Robyn get into a debate at the party. Marrow is right about how such an event could easily become a powderkeg and it's implied that he's actually right about Robyn and her group breaking the law. Robyn makes a valid defense that the law in Atlas isn't equal to everyone and that societal corruption is rather prevalent in the kingdom, which Marrow fully agrees with, but points out breaking the law is still a bad precedent moving forward.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: While debating with Marrow, Robyn declares that the law in Atlas isn't equal. Marrow fires back that he's well aware, showing his tail to remind her she's saying this to a [[FantasticRacism Faunus]].

* HeroWithBadPublicity: As a result of Watts' machinations, Penny becomes one.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: Finally acknowledged in-universe for both Bumbleby and Renora. Ren and Nora argue over whether Blake and Yang have feelings for each other, but it soon becomes clear they’re talking about their own relationship.
* WhamEpisode: A number of Robyn's supporters are dead, their deaths are all pinned on Penny, Jacques manages to win the election, and Grimm descend en masse onto Mantle.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: Finally acknowledged in-universe for both Bumbleby and Renora. Ren and Nora argue over whether Blake and Yang have feelings for each other, but it soon becomes clear they’re talking about their own relationship.

* ItIsDehumanizing: After the massacre, one of the people at the rally says "It's Ironwood's robot!" when pointing out Penny.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Watts, Tyrian and Jacques throw a huge one to the heroes. Watts rigs the election at the very last second to hand victory to Jacques, then cut the power in the building Robyn's rally was held. Tyrian then murders a number of Robyn's supporters before the power's restored (and narrowly misses killing Robyn herself), and Watts successfully frames the attacks on Penny and uploads it to the public. Only Marrow and the heroes present have any clue about what just happened - and Mantle promptly gets swarmed by Manticore Grimm as the episode ends.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: As a result of Watts's machinations, Penny becomes one.

* ThisIsGoingToSuck: When the Grimm appears all over Mantle as a result of the killing at the rally and Jacques's election, everyone realizes what this entails.

* ThisIsGoingToSuck: When the Grimm appears all over Mantle as a result of the killing at the rally and Jacques' election, everyone realizes what this entails.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: ‘’Finally’’ acknowledged in-universe for both Bumbleby and Renora. Ren and Nora argue over whether Blake and Yang have feelings for each other, but it soon becomes clear they’re talking about their own relationship.

--> '''Marrow''': We've got a long night ahead.

* FreezeFrameBonus: From the moment Ruby, Ren and Nora arrive at the rally, the percentage of votes between Jacques and Robyn begins to even out until the end where Jacques barely claims victory.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: As a result of Watts' machinations, Penny becomes one.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Watts, Tyrian and Jacques throw a huge one to the heroes. Watts rigs the election at the very last second to hand victory to Jacques, then cut the power in the building Robyn's rally was held. Tyrian then murders a number of Robyn's supporters before the power's restored (and narrowly misses killing Robyn herself), and Watts successfully frames the attacks on Penny and uploads it to the public. Only Robyn Hill, Marrow and the heroes present have any clue about what just happened - and Mantle promptly gets swarmed by Manticore Grimm as the episode ends.

* KickTheDog: Marrow's treatment of Ruby at the party. He's very dismissive and acts like she's an annoying child for her mere presence.

** Marrow and Robyn get into a debate at the party. Marrow is right about how such an event could easily become a powderkeg and it's implied that he's actually right about Robyn and her group breaking the law. Robyn makes a valid defense that the law in Atlas isn't equal to everyone and that societal corruption is rather prevalent in the kingdom.

* PowerNullifier: Tyrian's Semblance is revealed here to be able to negate Aura on contact, thereby removing any advantages from using it.

* CompellingVoice: When Robyn's supporters are about to rush the stage, Marrow orders them to stay back, and they obey in a way that implies it's because of his Semblance.

--> '''Marrow''': We've got a long night ahead.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Thanks to Watts rigging the election and advising him in earlier episodes, Jacques wins the council election.

* LightsOffSomebodyDies: Watts turns off the lights at the building where Robyn's political rally is taking place. Tyrian, who as a Faunus can see perfectly in the dark, proceeds to kill several people and make an attempt on Robyn's life.

* FandomNod: Nora points out to Ruby that Jinn only said that Ozpin couldn't destroy Salem - thereby leaving the possibility that someone else could do it. This is a word-for-word repetition of a theory the fandom's had since last season.

* BigDamnKiss: Ren and Nora.
* FrameUp: Due to Tyrian attacking in the dark + Penny having bladed weapons just like him, when the lights come back on, Robyn and her supporters see Penny as having done so.
* FromBadToWorse: Jacques getting elected was [[CorruptCorporateExecutive bad enough]], but the subsequent negativity from that and Tyrian's attack results in a huge Grimm attack.

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