Wardaddy

Personally, I'm the type of brony who admits to strictly his closest friends and likes to keep two feet behind the border in order to retain my place in society. But don't fret, I keep two hooves over the border to retain my links with the show and the fandom. I'm not stupid enough to announce out loud that I am a brony, but I'm crazy enough to know that deep down I am one, and I'm proud to admit to myself that I am.

Having watched the episode, I was left with a deep, burning pain of unsureness in my gut and a hayloft's worth of questions on my mind. In my haste to find out if the news of Twilight's transformation and coronation was true, I skipped ahead of the rest of the episode to find my questions answered. Aside from all that my eyes were gazing at, I did notice that the sequences following Twilight's transformation were a bit rushed. One moment she's an alicorn and then before you know it-BAM! Twi's a princess in the incredibly short space of 5 minutes. And after she suddenly learned to fly (obviously to delight the kids) she happily announces that everything will be fine! Well, I could only ask myself: "How can I be sure?". So, I came here to dispense every last question in my mind. However, now I don't need to, for the answer is suddenly clear to me. In my opinion, the mission of the Mane 6 is accomplished. Twilight was put to the test, and she passed, thereby fulfilling her destiny. And in doing so, the story arc of the Mane 6 is finished. If anything, it's likely the show will now focus on another pony or on the CMCs, who have a lot of potential for the show's future. But do not fret, I'm not saying Twi and co. are totally done with. I do hope Season 4 will have episodes set apart from the main arc focusing on the Mane 6, and Twilight of course, as we follow not just the Mane 6 after S3, but Twilight as she settles into her new role and lives her life as an alicorn/princess, trying to get the hang of her new wings and of course performing her duties as a princess. Question is though, will the pressures of royal duty get to her? Will her devotion to her friends be overtaken by her royal business? And finally, will she have to take on a new foe, or worse still, her corrupted teacher? Please Hasbro, for the love of Celestia, roll on Season 4!

Personally, I was kind of shocked to have seen Twilight become an alicorn/princess so fast. If she gets to keep it for a while it'll be interesting to see how Larson plays around with it. But like everyone else here, Im guessing either Celestia becomes corrupted or a new big bad comes from the Everfree forest and Twi must defeat it, thereby sacrificing her alicorn powers and form in the process. As for the princess thing....I expect that given time Twilight will eventually give up the title due to the simple fact it just too much to take in.