WindyParadise

Gilda and King Sombra. Why you ask? Not enough character development and that they were 'swept under the rug' as it were after their episodes.

I hope the Fandom decides against making a play about it then. lol

You guys do know that totalitarianism and socalism are different from communism right? It looks more like forced total control(totalitarianism)over the ponies in that village. The strange/creepy smiles and the = cutie marks more or less confirmed it for me. Also Rainbow Dash (likely) forced into getting that Cutie Mark helps my case I think.

For my mother? It would be unexpected but not to surprising, sadly it hasn't happened yet. lol As for my dad? Well... He suggested that I watch carebears if I liked MLP since the two are "basically the same show". Though I think that's more out of ignorance I guess but I can't really see him getting into the show like a Brony would.

I think the equal sign episode will feature the CMC's since they wouldn't be affected by the = cutie mark. If anything they would be overjoyed by it. It would be interesting to see one of the opening episodes that feature our trio.

I think that's more of a show-wide concern than specifically just Twilight. But I still hold my position that Season 5 will help us determine what direction the show(and Twilight) are heading toward.

Actually I wouldn't be surprised if some Discord/Celestia hinted shipping is shown in Season 5. lol But maybe that's just me expecting something of an easter egg I guess.

Wouldn't a spell like that drain their magical energy far more quickly than say a shield bubble around an entire empire(City-State Empire?)? We already know that an Alicorns magical abilities are not limitless and constantly maintaining such an advanced spell would be very taxing on the pony.

If a character would realistically know something from their implied off-screen life then I accept it. Twilight is scientist, history buff, and a favored student of Celestia herself. I would assume she would know how to get her hands on a lot of things. Either through her own personal skills, connections with the scientific community, or simply by asking Celestia. I think Brandon Sanderson does a good job of keeping his characters from being Mary Sue's. But that's another topic entirely. I think the reason you dislike Twilight so much is because you dislike change in shows/characters. At least, that's the impression I'm getting from you. She's learned how to be a leader, so she learns to hide her faults better. She's always been the main point of the series, the logo itself has the same colors as her body. So her being the 'mane' character isn't unexpected. Besides, I doubt twilight could do as well as Fluttershy or Rarity at their jobs. She's not superior in everything, just in what you would think she would be by Season 5 and even then she's still technically a student of Celestia.

Anybody who follows a code of ethics or religion? We strive to improve ourselves and remove our faults so that our life and the lives of our children will be easier. We strive to be like these perfect beings that we can relate too. What skills are you referring too and we know Celestia(who Twilight strives to be like) isn't a flawless and infallible goddess.

I thought we already had a dark-version of MLP in Cupcakes and Rainbow Factory? Besides, the implied things in the show provide enough darkness for those who notice them. Batman and MLP are very different shows and set in very different worlds.

She's learning to be a leader/princess and indirectly to be Celestia(and Luna's?) successor over all of Equestria. How is this bad for her character development? We still see her struggle with problems, usually receiving or being assisted by her friends to complete a task like always. Like others on this thread, I find the hypocrisy concerning perfection in us very annoying. We say we strive for it and yet hate those who are closer than us to it. Be it fiction or reality. Celestia isn't shown as much outside her role as Teacher or Ruler, so we can't judge her own personality just as we shouldn't judge Twilight when she grows from a simple student to a friend and leader. Why do you think we follow leaders in the first place? We follow them because we believe they will know what to do in certain situations. While it may be common in the USA to distrust our government(which deserves it but that's not the point) that doesn't mean we should dislike any changes in them that would be for the better. About Discord and his 'submission', that wasn't at all similar to where he became friends with Fluttershy right? Not at all similar... He realized that if he didn't always do what he wanted, he could have friends and not be lonely, hated, and feared his whole life. He was tricked into seeing a chance to have a friend who would let him do what he wished with his powers. Said 'friend' betrayed him and he was retaught that lesson that he first learned when he became friends with Fluttershy. Ultimately it's an understandable event in his personal story and allows the plot to avoid having to do a weird mini-plot to get Twilight's key. Overall I'm expecting plenty of development on all the royalty and side characters in Season 5. Be this by political mayhem or simple Friendship Council journey's I won't care. The Development is somewhat required if they want a part of their fan-base to continue watching. While Twilight may have changed, it's no different that say a character from another good show or video game who grew and changed from what they started out as. Besides, in games we work towards making our character as powerful as can be so we can defeat anything. I would rather prefer Twilight to eventually become a Mary Sue than to never, ever have changed her personality in anyway from season 1. At least as a Mary Sue she would probably provide more entertainment that just another 'Friendship = Autowin with no real character development' show like Carebears or Dorra. TL:DR? Hasbro wants money, just like every other company.