Thread:Stolen5487/@comment-34055410-20190731213512/@comment-25342388-20191103141625

True. Both is bad writing but with Monty at least it doesn't create continuity errors. They kept Monty's character consistent. Like you said, even in his last scene he was still clinging to the argument that what he did to Tyler was mere hazing. You could argue why would the show want us to sympathize with a character who barely developed? And agree we shouldn't sympatize with him after all he's done but it is still made more realistic. Monty was a psychopath, a truly messed up guy. It would take years of therapy for him to get better. The show doesn't gloss over that aspect they just give a reason why he is that way along with a few sympathetic moments here and there. With Bryce it is just a random turn-around, even though the character has been established and stated both in-universe and by the actors that Bryce was incapable of redemption.

I don't know why the season three preview put so much built up in Monty being a potential murderer though if they were going to hardly have him do anything but standard bully fare. But yeah season three would have been better if they took that direction, as now all the "main heroes" that we are supposed to root for look like criminal masterminds.

But yeah, that bathroom scene was just disturbing but it was also kind of shocking. The first time I saw it I thought Monty was just going to hit Tyler with that broomstick. At least when Bryce raped Hannah I knew what he was about to do as soon as Hannah got in the hot tub and he had that creepy grin on his face.