(Reposted from my Tumblr)

Since it’s been officially announced that there will be a princess coronation at the end of the season which will likely turn Twilight Sparkle into an alicorn princess like Celestia, Luna and Cadence. I have heard about much outrage concerning this change. And I want to chip in. What I see as the faults and possible problems with this change.

The first and biggest problem is how final it would be. It would irrevocably change the position of Twilight Sparkle in the show. She cannot go back to being her old unicorn self. From here on out, she will be in her new form and position. And this can pose a lot of challenge, but will definitely impose changes. Stories would have to be written differently as a result of this. The new Twilight will have new responsibilities and powers that will have to taken into account.

Secondly, this change will mean Twilight will lose a certain amount of innocence. She is no longer the librarian from Ponyville sending reports on friendship to Canterlot. She will be elevated to a new position. And there is no telling what she will do and where she will be to do this. It would seem logical in a sense that she should move to Canterlot. But who knows what she will have to do. This will to some degree affect how she would deal with situations.

Lastly is her friends. What will become of the other Elements of Harmony. How will their lives change? How will their friendship change? Although there are some tells that they will move on in to what they are best at. Rainbow Dash joining the Wonderbolt Academy is one of them, and we still have half a season to find out what could be going on with the rest of the Mane Six in the meantime. How their lives will turn around. Applejack is of course staying at the farm.

I am intrigued to how the writers of the show are to deal with these changes, it is a mere simple show about ponies, there isn’t much to say about complicated season arcs. Although this point would become a milestone in how stories can be told.

We’ll see. I recommend everyone to be cautious. We ought to see the changes and how it affects the show before drawing conclusions, challenges will come for us all.

Posted this a while ago when it was just speculation.