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If you react like this for the alicorn thing, I wonder how you will react when twilight takes the next step in succeeding Celestia. Flowing mane, improved cutiemark, complete rulership and extended lifespan. I can't wait for season 4. Lets hold our thumbs that the writers will go all the way.

I was hoping for an episode where Celestia and Luna have a sit-down with Twilight, to talk about what happened that night a thusand years ago when Luna rebelled. A flashback episode, (where perhaps Luna sings a song). The lesson for Twilight would be not to be blinded to the spotlight or buried in the duty in being a princess, so that she forgets whats truly important. (The ponies close to her.) For the opening/ending of the show, I was hoping for a view of Chrysalis wandering the wastelands trying to reunite her scattered hive. (sad music) In some way the mane 6 ends up helping. The morale of the story would be: Even old enemies should be given help if the truly need it. And in so doing harmony will flourish.

TwilightxLightning The "worst possible thing" they could do would be to change her back. Only the most mediocre shows tries to maintain the status quo. I for one hope she will stays in Canterlot and prepares for taking on the role of ruler and goddess. At the finale I want to see her get the flowing mane and I want to see her raise the sun.

I see a lot of comments about wanting Twilight to go back to being a unicorn. Am i the only one that want the writers to go even further? Season 4 would reach the greatest of heights when Twilight completes all the steps of succession and takes over Celestias place as the ruling goddess. The next to final scene could be: Celestia and Luna alone in a room. Slowly losing their flowing manes and cutiemarks. And Luna says, "You think she will be alright?" And Celestia responds with "I know she will". "Farewell, my fateful student Twilight Sparkle let you rule with wisdom and harmony." And then the two sisters lay down together never to rise again.

I was laughing. And my mind was laughing. Glorious simply glorious. Breaking the status quo like that. Fantastic just fantastic. Let it be know that I wholeheartedly support Alicorn Sparkle and the new direction the show is taking. People who did not enjoy the transformation probably did not enjoy Mufasas death in the Lion King either. But no one can argue that his death did not improve the story overall. So don't fear change. Embrace it and see all of possibilities opening up before you!

In response to Grifcannon: The reason Twilight did not have her cutie mark during the Cadence flashbacks is hopefully an animation mistake. But even if that is not the case, it can be easily resolved by Celestia knowing of Twilights destiny before she got her cutiemark. How could she know? Maybe she sensed it in Twilight in meeting when twilight was to young to remember. Or maybe she knew what year Twilight would be born and had Cadance sit for all the fillies born that year. Or Cadance was to sit for all unicorns with a strong bloodline? Maybe Celestia in all her subtlety suggested to Cadance the idea of being a foalsitter, knowing that she might encounter the heir. Or maybe there is simply a prophecy. The point is, we can get around those problems by wriggling a bit. In response to Codex: Oh how I would love to cut your belly open, so that I may learn the secrets of you gut. What makes you think in terms of decades or years? I would rather have said weeks or even days... You know it's during shifts of power that an empire is the most unstable. Hmm maybe your reason are all the things Luna and Celestia managed to do together before the falling out? Defeating Sombra and Discord and the like in just a couple of months is perhaps unrealistic? Hmm interesting, but what if the "evils" if Equestria are especially active during the time of a powershift? Then that could mean Luna and Celestia put under a lot of pressure during a short time. Making perhaps, for the ideal environment for a falling out between the sisters. I believe a thousand years is a short time for a nation to survive if it is ruled by an immortal god in a world were wars are fought with apple pie. Also ponies seems to be better people in general than people. In the story of Hearth's Warming Eve we are told that the unicorns raised the sun and moon. Would not the simple explanation be that two of the unicorns held the cutimarks of godhood, without necessary being the rulers of their group?. (It was a different time after all) I like to believe that the Hearth's Warming Eve story took place many powershifts ago. And that maybe at some point the cutimarks came to a alicorn who resolved, that if possible the powers should go on to alicorns. When Celestia could not find a second alicorn, Twilight the unicorn became the second choice.(however she would need guidance) Like you Codex, I am having a hard time to let go of this theory of mine. Maybe cause its promising something grand for season 4. ​I really wish to see Twilights true succession of Celestia. And in that succession, the death of Celestia and Luna. An ending worthy of any Disney movie.

A very thorough analysis, I applaud you. I would however expand on your theory about princesses and the roles of Twilight and Cadance. First of all I am of the belief that Celestia and Luna can't be much older than a 1000 years. Why do I believe this? Well... let us assume that this is not the case, but rather that Luna and Celestia has ruled for many hundreds of thousands of years. If this was the case one would assume that Luna and Celestia would both be wise and used to ruling as well as balanced in their work. That Luna suddenly rebelled from envy is something that would make more sense if they had ruled but for a short time. Say a couple of months. Luna would be young, full of passion and Celestia would not be wise enough to see and stop her sisters growing envy. This theory is strengthen further from Lunas behavior in the episode "Luna Eclipsed" where she clearly is unsure how she should behave in her position as a ruler. If she had thousands of years of experience I believe she should have been able to adjust better to her situation than she did. Also throughout the series Luna takes a more secondary role, letting Celestia doing the speeches as well standing in the center. This imply in my mind that Luna recognizes Celestia as far more experienced and confident in such matters, and therefore lets her take the lead even though they are supposed to be equals. Celestia accepts this even though she probably wants Luna to be an equal in all things, not to repeat past mistakes. Then if all this is true, then there have to have been others before the sisters, responsible for the moon and sun. From this I would say that its the cutiemarks of the sun and moon (+the flowing mane) that are the indicators of rulership and godhood. And that these are hereditary and time based! (Remember that cutimarks can be added upon, when a new talent is discovered. Cadance added the crystal heart on her flank S3E2) The two ponies in power would find and train suitable heirs when their time was moving closer to the end. Suddenly Cadance presence makes sense as well as the fact that Cadance was chosen as Twilights foalsitter. Celestia obviously wanted them to be friends since they would be spending over a thousand years supporting each other. Also I don't believe Celestia would ever take a student unless she knew she would not outlive that student. If you can think of more arguments for or against this, Please let me know.