Midnight Chimes

The fandom does not need BronyCon to function. Other conventions will likely rise up to take its place in the future

I for one am definitely not cool

Of course it's girly, it's about cutesy ponies and princesses for goodness sake. The thing is girly/feminine does not equal poor quality. It's just a matter of personal taste. To its credit, I appreciate how the show actually presents a variety of role models ranging from quite masculine (Rainbow and AJ) to feminine (Rarity, Fluttershy) for its young female target audience (and indeed anyone else watching) to aspire to

Got into watching old episodes from season 3 over the course of 2015 and series 5 was the first I watched as it came out at the time

Whether a series can continue without going stale/repetitive etc. is something you can only decide on a case-by-case basis, depending on the premise of the show, the particular writing staff involved and so on. Sometimes what is needed is a rest period where there is a ten year or something gap between seasons. Right now that is the minimum that would be needed for Friendship is Magic to continue successfully. While the quality is actually still decent, there is this sense that the franchise is going round in circles at this point, retreading old ground to the point where it has become almost a parody of itself. Take the all the meta jokes about the friendship speeches and musical numbers in Forgotten Friendship for example. While they were funny, it's also a sign that the writers are desperately struggling to find new ways of spinning this material that is refreshing.

Will be doing whatever I can to get to BronyCon next year. I'm hoping that with it potentially being the last one, lots of people will be there and I'll be able to meet friends I've met through the internet

For some reason many have always acted like being a brony is some kind of a big deal one way or another, when it isn't, or at least it shouldn't be. You like a kids TV show. It's as simple as that. Get over it.

I'd rather be a toothless alligator, and not get married