KikiTwilight

I'm not sure what to think of this two-parter, it's all over the place. I'm not sure it if I like it, love it, or am indifferent to it either. It had many moments where it made me chuckle, and I loved how Discord's trolled the mane 6, but with the best interest in his heart. And the speech he gave them is just heart-warming coming from a former villain. And yes, the whole "they normally do nothing" part is priceless. Because it's true. But as someone already mentioned, the pacing was... off. I expected it to be the case as soon as I saw the number of villains it had, but it was even weirder. I can't explain, it just felt off. So, I guess the other villains will work from behind in the future episodes? It's an interesting set-up for MLP which usually didn't have villains unless in specific episodes (usually two parters + that Crysallis one). PS Cozy Glow was just adorable. Not in her usual way, either xD

I don't feel like it's just a dream per se, but I definitely see where you are cominng from. I mostly feel... odd. Not even conventionally sad, more like melancholic and solemn. Like I finally realize how much ponies mean to me. I've been waching the show since 2012 (!) and all along was able to look forward to the next season/episode as it was about to come out. It's been 7 years. It's not typical for me to stay obsessed with something for this long. I mean, it's pretty typical for me to BECOME obsessed with something, stay for some time and then drop it for quite some time. But it didn't happen with FiM. Of course, my level of obsession varied, and there were times when I was totally "ponies are awesome, you should watch them!" and times when I was just semi-quietly enjoying the show and even times when it slightly annoyed me but I was still drawn to it for so long. Seeing it come to end... I feel like I'm losing part of myself. I hope G5 justifies high expectations.

2012, somewhat after 2nd season was over.

Morals are an important part of the show. Actually, with Fame and Misfortune I think that's exactly what the creators were trying to tell us: "Fuck off with all the pointless complaining and focus on the lessons, that's what the show mainly is!" (just to make it clear, I don't agree the lessons are the only or even the most important aspect of the show). But they are an important part. Actually, most of the episodes have a good morale that's applicable in many real-life situations. Some of them are light hearted and fun, some are surprisingly dark (Luna's self-harm episode or Tanks for the Memories which is obviously planned to show how to deal with death), and that's one of the aspects I enjoy in the show. I actually even liked when they did the lesson in a more explicit form (letters to Celestia) because they were a nice way to summarize what happened in the episode and give a nice conclusion. And even if the letters were sometimes cheesy (I hear you, Spike), they were mostly heart-warming to hear. And they used to remind me of how much I appreciated having my friends in my life. The show makes you feel so far from the real life but still connected to it. And you can apply what you learned alongside those ponies you love so much. Geez, now I'm getting cheesy. That being said, I don't really agree with "let's talk to everyone" conclusion, nor do I think that was the show's intentent. Yes, Pinkie enjoys it, but she's pretty much the only one in the group. Twilight and Flutters are obvious introverts who don't like being bothered by anyone outside their inner clique, and even they sometimes point out that Pinkie might be over the top with the whole thing. Sure, be nice to people if possible, but "being friends" with everyone just doesn't work... for everyone.

Despite wanting to say something really smart and touching here, I guess the simple reason is... It makes me feel good. Yeah. That's it. And believe me, that is a big thing. Since escaping into world that isn't that depressing and lonely as real one is something I always need. The world of colorful ponies that learn about friendship is a great way to do so. Apart from that, the story is incredibly well written (especially considering the target audicence; though honestly I have a feeling that later seasons are more "mature" than earlier ones), it's fun and almost each episode has a good life lesson (I still pretend Yakity-Sax didn't happen lol). Characters are well-developed, and even though they appear somewhat one-dimentional at first glance they really are not, and it's amazing to see how far they've come so far. The stories are often multi-layered and some of the topics they touched are actually really deep and even dark (Luna's self-harm for instance). Animation is nice too.

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It was fun to watch and had an interesting premise. Actually, I think something similar to this would be fun to see in an actual episode. Twilight was adorable, and the random spells were hillarious. Side-effect... let's say - poor Spike.

Maybe Derpy xD . We are both clumsy and could definitely have some fun together.

Honestly, I expect it to be... normal? Some good episodes, some bad. I hope for satisfactury finale though. Something with decent ending and closure but still open enough to leave space for fanfics and wondering, because in the end it's no fun when you know everything that happens . Let's hope creators give their best too, since this their farewell to the show as well.