What do you think would be a fitting death for Cinder?
I was thinking about what kind of ending would actually feel satisfying for Cinder, because, I really really hope she doesn’t get redeemed.
At this point, Cinder has burned far too many bridges (and people) for a redemption arc. She’s had plenty of chances to change, chances to reflect, and chances to be something other than what Salem shaped her into, but she keeps choosing cruelty, manipulation, and most of all, power over everything else. Even when she’s been a victim herself, she still turns around and inflicts that same pain on other people, even those who were genuinely trying to help her.
I personally think the most fitting end for Cinder would be her greed for power being her ultimate downfall. Not just “she fights a maiden and loses,” but something where her obsession with becoming stronger directly causes her death. Maybe she tries to steal power she can’t control. Maybe she betrays Salem at the worst possible moment and gets consumed by the very forces she thought she could master. Maybe Salem decides she's served her purpose and takes all the Maiden powers she stole through the Grimm arm away from her. Maybe the Grimm arm consumes her and becomes The Hound part two, but now with Maiden powers to boot.
I’m not totally sure how it would play out, but I think it would feel right if Cinder’s ending came from the same flaw that has defined her from the beginning: she always wants more power. And in the end, that insatiability destroys her. What do you guys think though?