Comment on Fandom Pains by jbwarner86
Did you watch the Season 4 premiere? They addressed all the fans' concerns head-on, and made it abundantly clear that the dynamic between the Mane Six is absolutely not going to change. Twilight is still her lovably adorkable super-OCD self, and being a princess is just yet another addition to the laundry list of things she can needlessly stress herself out over. She's certainly not the flawless Mary Sue-ish character people were worrying she'd become - hell, she can barely even fly straight. And while she may have the occasional royal duties to attend to now, she still lives in Ponyville and she's still hanging out with her friends. They don't think she's "too good" for them now or anything, and she certainly doesn't consider herself above them either.
Basically, it's just one new facet to the show that opens up interesting new story possibilities. The characters themselves remain totally unchanged - and I knew they would. I'm baffled as to why people assumed the writers would turn the show into the polar opposite of what it's always been. They know better than to do that.
Basically, it's just one new facet to the show that opens up interesting new story possibilities. The characters themselves remain totally unchanged - and I knew they would. I'm baffled as to why people assumed the writers would turn the show into the polar opposite of what it's always been. They know better than to do that.
I have not watched the Season 4 premiere. For various reasons, I haven't really been watching the show much as of late. And while that does sound like they're at least trying by leaving the characters virtually the same despite the new addition, there's still the fact that not only does this go against what Lauren Faust had originally envisioned for the show, but now, because of this sudden change, Twilight will eventually outlive all of her friends. Yeah, it honestly felt like they didn't completely think things through. It just seems like they were out to sell more toys, so they thought, "Hey, why don't we make Twilight a princess?" and then had the show's team slap together an episode with the flimsiest of executions and aired it at the end of Season 3, which has been considered a weak season by quite a few people, particularly Chad Rocco of Familiar Faces fame.
Also, from what I read, the Season 4 premiere included Discord, a character that I despise with a passion. Why the hell did anyone think it was a good idea to reform this overpowered jackass whose brand of "chaos" is childish at best? What were they thinking?
It's not that I'm unwilling to open to change, but quite frankly, I feel they could have done better.
Me, I love Discord. Much like Pinkie Pie, he gives the writers carte blanche to come up with as many insane physics-defying gags as they can, which is always fun to see. And John DeLancie does such a great hammy job with his voice acting that I can't help but laugh at just about everything he says.
I don't really have a problem with Twilight becoming an alicorn, either. After all, she's extremely talented when it comes to magic, even if she doesn't like to draw attention to it. It makes sense that this would be what she was building towards as Princess Celestia's student. And gaining wings certainly hasn't changed who she is and how much she geeks out when it comes to reading.
Personally, I think the writers have something in store for Twilight later this season - maybe Celestia is preparing her for some big cataclysmic event that she suspected might be coming soon, something that requires alicorn magic to solve. Even if the change was mandated by Hasbro, I'm confident that the writers will be able to craft a good story around it.
People have bashed Season 3, but I've just started watching it and I think it's great fun so far. Admittedly, I'm only three episodes in at this point, but the two-part "Crystal Empire" episode is probably the most inventive and engaging season premiere they've done (even if we didn't get to know King Sombra all that well), and "Too Many Pinkie Pies" is easily the hardest I've laughed all week (and a great spoof of Flanderization to boot)
And finally, while I do respect Lauren Faust greatly and applaud her for turning MLP into something genuinely entertaining, I think some fans put a little too much emphasis on whether or not she'd do things differently if she were still on the show. I liken it to "Mystery Science Theater 3000" - Joel left in the fifth season, and it still continued to be hilariously funny for the rest of its run. The departure of the creator does not necessarily mean the show is no longer valid. Fact is, the remaining writers still do a fine job of keeping the characters likeable and interesting and funny, and at the end of the day, I think that's the most important thing.
I don't really have a problem with Twilight becoming an alicorn, either. After all, she's extremely talented when it comes to magic, even if she doesn't like to draw attention to it. It makes sense that this would be what she was building towards as Princess Celestia's student. And gaining wings certainly hasn't changed who she is and how much she geeks out when it comes to reading.
Personally, I think the writers have something in store for Twilight later this season - maybe Celestia is preparing her for some big cataclysmic event that she suspected might be coming soon, something that requires alicorn magic to solve. Even if the change was mandated by Hasbro, I'm confident that the writers will be able to craft a good story around it.People have bashed Season 3, but I've just started watching it and I think it's great fun so far. Admittedly, I'm only three episodes in at this point, but the two-part "Crystal Empire" episode is probably the most inventive and engaging season premiere they've done (even if we didn't get to know King Sombra all that well), and "Too Many Pinkie Pies" is easily the hardest I've laughed all week (and a great spoof of Flanderization to boot)
And finally, while I do respect Lauren Faust greatly and applaud her for turning MLP into something genuinely entertaining, I think some fans put a little too much emphasis on whether or not she'd do things differently if she were still on the show. I liken it to "Mystery Science Theater 3000" - Joel left in the fifth season, and it still continued to be hilariously funny for the rest of its run. The departure of the creator does not necessarily mean the show is no longer valid. Fact is, the remaining writers still do a fine job of keeping the characters likeable and interesting and funny, and at the end of the day, I think that's the most important thing.