Double-Meaning Title: "The Final Word" breaks Volume 8's trend for single-word titles.The bomb catches on the door and stabilizes, making it the first time that his Semblance has brought good luck instead of bad. With nothing left to lose, he pulls out Clover's pin and concentrates. Die or Fly: When he's trying to keep the bomb from falling, Qrow slips and the bomb starts sliding out of the plane.
Death Glare: Once Cinder sends Weiss falling into the abyss, Winter sheds a few tears, pulls herself together and angrily glares at Cinder as she prepares to fight back.Cue Watts desperately trying to escape the burning command office to no avail. Deadly Euphemism: As Salem asks Cinder what she made Ambrosius do to dispel the portals, Cinder replies that she "added more fires to Atlas".Just when Cinder is about to deliver a fatal blow to Weiss, she immediately stops when she hears Jaune crying out loud and realizes what just happened to Penny. Conveniently Timed Distraction: After Cinder fatally wounds Penny and she turns her attention to Weiss, Penny asks Jaune to kill her so she can transfer her Winter Maiden power to Winter.Content Warning: Because of the nature of Penny's death (requesting for Jaune to kill her), content warnings were put up at the start of the episode and the National Suicide Prevention Hotline's number was put up in the description.Lastly, Team RWBY, Jaune and Neo have all fallen into the Void Between the Worlds and Crescent Rose is seen having landed in a very strange place unlike anything previously seen. Cinder has killed off Watts and handed over the Relics to Salem, and the two leave Ironwood to die. The refugees, Emerald, Oscar, Nora and Ren are trapped in a Grimm-filled sandstorm in Vacuo with Winter, who has become the new Winter Maiden after Penny died. First, Atlas has been destroyed and flooded over for good measure, with Harriet, Elm, Marrow, Robyn and Qrow being the only ones left in the tundra. Cliffhanger: And a massive one, at that.When he is defeated at her feet and isn't even bothering to look his way Ironwood finally accepts how futile his actions are. Call-Back: Back when Salem talked to Ironwood she said she wanted him to accept the futility of his actions.Neither Penny's body nor Jaune's face are shown, only his tears dripping onto the ground alongside the blood that is dripping from his sword. Broken Tears: Jaune screams in anguish as he kills Penny to prevent Cinder from gaining the Maiden power.We don't see the act itself, but the sound of Jaune crying out in anguish is heard, followed by the sight of Crocea Mors covered in Penny's blood, with several drops of it and Jaune's tears falling to the ground. Bleed 'em and Weep: To thwart Cinder from getting the Winter Maiden's powers, Penny asks Jaune to kill her so that she can pass them on to Winter.Blade Reflection: When pulling out his sword in preparation for the Bleed 'em and Weep below Jaune sees his own eyes.