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@Lambdadelta Ehh, that’s not quite my issue with Starlight, and I overstated that issue with “Shadow Play” - I wanted more doubt, not more misdeeds. Although I don’t think she brought any personality to that episode, to be honest. 

Starlight bothers me because I don’t think there’s anything to her aside from the mistakes and the redemption arc, which everything always comes back to. I worry it’s too late to give her, like, an actual personality beneath that. 

@AlexanderThrond Ok, ok, I totally get what you say now, this is a very legitimate concern.  Starlight story usually involve her past self but they don't actually add anything new to her new self. I personally believed there are more backstory, more depth to her backstory in Cutie Remark but after 2 seasons, I started to think maybe there isn't anymore in her past story anymore, the answer is the same as the past 2 years: she become evil due a traumatic past event. They never show her past after Sunburst left, her past story always stop right after he left, nothing more, does that time between her first traumatic event and her first cult have nothing to talk about at all? Kind of the wasted potential.

Unlike Sunset, Starlight's past is her today now, her story arc will always stuck in the past, like she will spend the rest of her life regretting her past and repeating her mistake or something... which can be a bit tiring, I give you that. You know, a lot of people get tired of Fluttershy's timidness and scream at the screen "get over it" for more than 5 seasons or people roll their eyes whenever they saw a Spike episode until season 6, get what I mean?

It not too late to give her more depth, what I worry is they don't have that in mind at all, it could be their status quo and they wont get out of their comfort zone. Even we got more than 3+ seasons, if they don't act right now, it will never happen. Anyway, be a bit optimistic, how can you enjoy the new season if you just keep those concerns around your head?

@Lambdadelta

[I had a bunch of blather here about a season 8 promo, and then I lost it in an editing mishap.]

I'm hopeful that changes to the show in season 8 will cause Starlight to demonstrate more of a unique personality, more consistency, and more well-thought out relationships with the rest of the cast, then I'm all for it. At least give me a kite episode. But if she just becomes Diet Twilight, then no, I'm not okay with that.