Looking back, this might actually be my favourite scene in the entire show (even if v5 was a mess).
The quote, "You're my daughter after all," hits different now. And I'll explain why.
Yang is nothing like Raven, because she's no coward who'll run. As she said, she'd face Salem when the time comes unlike Raven who'll just run away.
And in v8, this is exactly what she did.
So when Yang ignored her and walked past her, choosing to fight even in such an awful situation, it reminded her of the mission that killed Summer — where she too walked past Raven, willing to fight on even with the stakes.
And now we finally know why she cried — she realised Yang was always Summer's daughter, never hers.
i love that the entity that sits at the font of creation in RWBY's cosmology is a counselor that treats all who come their way with warmth, empathy and understanding
kindness is literally at the core of RWBY's universe