I have seen most people today are very excited to see the first two episodes of Season 4. Of course, you are! You have been waiting for so long to see the return of your beloved ponies and Mane 6. Yes, some of you even celebrate the opening with the party of Thanksgiving.
I have seen many people in the forum are to be "satisfied" or over-praising the crews. What i am about to say is likely to be a rant but also a clarification of my core expectations and what i have seen so far. I am not being judgemental at this point, because there is still a season onward. So this may conflict your viewpoints or sensitive jingoism of fandom.
1. New Baddass Evil Villain (Not in exsistence)
Still looking threatening!
Every beginning of season, there is always an appearance of different villains. Nightmare moon is great, Discord is godlikely baddass, Chrysalis is amazing and Sombra is dully nice. While season 4 in the beginning has no villain! NO VILLAIN! Those spiky plants aren't even making history, they are not threatening like dull Sombra. Sombra has the sauron voice, baddass eyes and awesome powers but these spiky plants seem to have no consciousness or reason of being evil at all. It looks like i am watching National Geographic about fictional moving plants or Indiana Jones spin off!
I know this is just the beginning but it makes me starting to worry. The crew has broken the geological order of the show, they believed that they can make things differently greater. McCarthy revealed about other new villains but never revealed about another core villain likes Discord or Nightmare moon.
I will wait at this point.
2. Less len flare (More lens flare)
So much LEN FLARE!!!
A minor expectation of the show which i am kinda sick to see really much len flares in Star Trek. Len flare does hurting my eyes quite sometimes and really annoying. But then the studio misuses len flare in the beginning in the glass room, pretty tasteless.
That is just a minor expectation! Not really matter at all.
3. Unique disapearance of the princesses.(Pretty unique but defying the law of physic)'
Unreasonable!!! A disgrace of the creation.
The last time, Chrysalis uniquely defeated Celestia then imprisoning her in the spore. I LOVE THAT Scene! Then to the season 4, the idea of being kidnapped was quite creative. I love that too but it is weird to think. How did the plants know the location to kidnap Celestia in the palace? Why Canterlot is unaffected by the spiky plants while only Ponyville does? If the plants infiltrated into the high magical secured compounds, why it still sneaked in? Beside, Celestia was in the high floor and plants only grew on land soil. How did the plant manage to grow from the deep land into the rooftop to kidnap celestia and luna without causing any damage to the castle?
No way, it was planted on the high floor. It is unreasonable to have a plant grow from deep land to second floor secretly kidnapping your princesses without alarming the guard.
Defiance to the law of logic and physic!
4. Flashbacks about the battle between princesses and brief history of Equestria (Existed, but a little misusing)
True story! I hope it won't happen to MLP
I have to say, i love those flashbacks tell the hidden stories of Equestria. From the discovery of Harmony to the banishment of Luna, the flashbacks are great. They have been applied really well, were illustrated excellently. 10 points for that but those flashbacks aren't much necessary helped Twi to rescue the princesses more efficiently. Those flashbacks seem like fillers, i hate fillers because they always extend the unecessary parts shouldn't be canons. But these episodes are exceptional for telling a great history which doesn't connect much to rescue Equestria and its princesses. Because Twi can easily figure it out by just following the trace of the plants without consuming the elixir of time.
I fear MLP will soon be flooded with fillers just like Naruto and anime.
5. Expected Discord to return back to evil ( Not satisfied, but he helped.)
This was my expectation! But come on, he served his purpose to entertain everyone
Many people like me have been asking the studio to make Discord to return back to be evil and chaotic. He is awesome, great and powerful! Sadly, the term is not satisfied conditionally because it will create a plot twist. But they did do something to pay us back, Discord is getting funnier lately, but not funny enough when comparing back to previous seasons, but i can't count it out. Discord acts cordially, i am satisfied for the offer. His appearance has enlightened the mood of most people, it was Discord the one who saved those two openings from being shrouded in the darkness of plot twists and dissapointment. He has satisfied my joy although not completed my expectation or assignment.
6. DERPY!!! (I am filled with anger currently)
Damn Hasbro! I will reap your souls soon.
The most beloved character of an entire show, even more popular than Mane 6 and even Discord himself. EVEN WORSHIPPED LIKE A GOD, now is removed. The more i write about this absurd removal, the anger fills within me. The heart and soul of the show is removed by Hasbro, corporated bastard. The reason why i feel the show is tasteless currently because of her removal. For the fact, i have used slow mo technique to carefully analyze everything before writing this. NO DERPY!
I am frustrated to see, i know many people are just plainly ignorant and blindlessly following the show without much consideration and analysis. But this removal is a great hit to the fandom! The critical rampant one.
Conclusion: I know the show has many troubles currently as the crew does because of the oppressive Hasbro. I understand that, i will watch the entire season before giving my final judgement. But it seems these problems so far have equally destroyed the awesomeness of the show as well as keeping it to say awesome. In another word, it means balance. Just enjoying what you like and love, i am just suggesting that it seems most people don't care much about the problems of the show, so they just shut their eyes to the truth called reasons and expectations. Pretty much familiar to romanticism, huh?