Talk:Elizabeth Ripley/@comment-25993708-20161103102514/@comment-86.156.254.60-20170302032058

She was a massive hypocrite. Take her response to the discovery of Angela as the mole for example. Ripley was more than happy to throw Angela under the bus, knowing that she (Ripley) was in it far deeper than Angela was and Ripley was significantly more culpable. But she didn't even give the team any clues or hints. She MUST have known that Arsenio was the original El Ray, even if she didn't know the current one. But did she lead the team in the right direction? No, she left them to work it out for themselves.

Michelle was more morally upstanding than Ripley. She wasn't even Sombra, she was just a lawyer they hired. Once she realised things were not as they seemed, she sent the team clues to help them, then worked hard to 'atone'. The irony was that she didn't do anything to atone for, unlike Ripley.

Then there was the fact that she let the team believe she was dead and made them mourn for her. She could have told them the truth while still leaving a red herring for Sombra. But watching the outpouring of falsely induced grief obviously filled some kind of need in her. It was cruel and unnecessary. No wonder Carmen found it hard to forgive her.

Given her behaviour, I think it's entirely possible that Ripley formed The Bureau, not to atone for her sins, but to cover her own arse. Not impressed with her to be honest.