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SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote: 73.Anon.52 wrote:

the last was stated to be a Monty scene the others didn't want... But it was still unnecesary, so....

@Arkantos: It shouldn't. And RWBY never was. From Vol.1, others have helped shape things up, storywise, universe-wise, etc. I never stated it was neccesary either, but you cannot chalk it up to bad writing on anyone's part but Monty's. From analysing what Shane is saying and what has been talked about in the various extras, Monty had a habit of keeping certain storylines to himself, So he likely did so with much of Raven's story, telling the writers only where she intersected the main plot... which apparently was not otherwise in V3 or V2.

Sheena or even Shane may have known details the other writers were explicitly not told by Monty, but it's hard to know what you do not know and if what you do know is unusable you aren't going to be looking for more of it that may or may not make it work.

Another possibility is that both scenes were added by Monty due to fan reaction, which also appears to have been a habit he pushed forward more often than the other writers.