Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20170205164448/@comment-25936766-20170207214748

LucasVerBeek wrote: @Someone No one person can be good at everything, we all have our weak points. There's a line though.

He was not a good writer, which is understandable as before RWBY, all his projects were 100% action, 0% plot, and there was no need for plot, only awesomeness.

But RWBY was not the case, it did have a plot and they needed to avoid bad writing. But Monty didn't care. He tried to do X awesome shit that he thought up without thinking of what it means writing-wise. Like Blake slicing the train in half in the B-Trailer.

Miles had to rein him back often, though Monty still tried to sneak in that "thoughtless awesome shit" behind Miles's back. For example, Penny in the V1 Finale (Miles went ballistic when he saw that), and Raven in the V2 post-credits scene (pretty much revealing who she was 1 episode after being introduced).

He also had a particular way of doing things that could get obstructive to others. Ever wondered why they didn't use the (worldwidely-recognized as superior to the extent most animators are taught and trained to use it over others) Maya instead of Poser until V4? Monty's decision.