User blog comment:Varzan Deodinm Beldinm/The "meh" factor of this show has finally gotten to me. ( please read, then judge.)/@comment-13616152-20131014052747

I agree with your point about the setting, but I also understand where Monty is coming from. As a writer myself, I can understand how hard it is to get characters with vastly different backgrounds, personalities beliefs and goals on the same page with one another. But this school thing really does come off as lazy. There are more interesting ways to do this sort of thing with not that much effort. Think of the Tales games, they had this down to a science.

The focus getting taken away from the main four is also a bit frustrating. I don't have a problem with JNPR, but if the intention was to give this much spotlight to them, why not just call "RWBY & JNPR"? I guess that wouldn't very catchy.

Finally, I don't think the cliches are as harmful as you make them out to be. Distracting? I guess, but the only thing I find distracting about this show is Nora. I'm just waiting for the day people start getting tired of her.