(i know im late to the whole theory thing that happens with each passing episode >.>)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. OMFL. BRO.
this episode.
I could almost forgive them for not pushing the storyline ahead (in the present spectrum of it.)
but hot damn. alot of things we have learned from this.
We saw the power of the so-called 'guardian' (who in retrospect is very, very powerful. flying and lightning and rainbows. i like it.)
And we saw how cinder requited her lapdogs? sidekicks? grunts? idk their level of importance. and that this must have taken place a couple of years before seeing is they look more younger and there is a noticable hair difference.
Also, we now know how they took down the power of these 'guardians' by doing some voodoo bug magic glove thingy. it appears that cinder absorbed some of that power, indicated by the mark that appeared on her back.
speaking of the guardian power, y'know how the chick that had her power stolen, used said power moments before and had her eyes glowing from it? well i noticed that in the season two intro, cinder is appearing to have her eyes glowing in the part she appears. was this meant to be a plot point that could have been introduced back then, but scrapped just in time for them unable to edit it? what do you think? either way this episode clears up alot of things and lets us know more about the power of the guardians. 10/10 this series just keeps getting better and better.