Libarty Justice

Personally I feel like this episode could have been made a lot better by having the CMC kidnapped and replaced as well. You wouldn't have even had to have drawn much attention to it. It would have made sense cnsideirng how well loved the CMC have become as shown in The Fault In Our Cutie Marks and would create subtle continuity with the comics as a preventative measure. so really their being kidnapped makes sense whether or not you've read the comics. It would also bring an excuse to include Gabby in the team or even Diamond Tiara whom we havn't seen mane nor flank of since Crusaders of the Lost Mark

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I guess it kind of moves the question up to how long an Equestrian moon is compared to one of our mo nths. I'd still like to see some explanations for "French" among other things.

that's understandable. having them cl3erified owuld defiantley help

What I mean is that I don't see anythign about episodes after Spice Up Your Life. Usually unaired episodes are at least listed.

Ever since they first game up in the series as a wa y of measuring time I've seen reviewers always give strikes for any mention of "moons" as a measurement of time. Usually this invokes a strike or some at least semi-hostile reaction and I don't really get it.

I really hope the series doesn't end iwht the mo v ie. I'm already nercv ous because I can't seem to find anything on new episodes.

Having said that. if somepony is an alicorn you hav eto consider what that means for them as a pony. how being born or made an alicorn has impacted and shaped them in ways that wouldn't have happened if they weren't as well as the essential understanding of why they are Alicorns. An essential thing to take in to consideration is precedent and recorded history. For example, when considering whether your character was born an alicorn or made in to one consider the current historical understanding tha tthe first known pony to be born an alicorn was Flurry Heart. Consider what this means for a born alicorn. This doesn't mean that born alicorns are strictly off limits. it just means there are several considerations. if they're in a time period before Celestia na dLuna than maybe histoerical oversight, if they 're during the time of Celestia na dLU na consider whby the y aren't known of, if they ere born sometime after the time of Celestia nad Luna youa hve a lot to work from. there's also the "alternat unoiverse" excuse but honeslty personally I think that's just being lazy.

Honeslty I'm uncomfortable making one because of the Stigma. I have a few ideas for how I would try to make it work though. the first is to write a solid chractar as an Earth Pony, Pegasus, or Unicorn and than maybe later find a reasonable narrative justificaiton to make them an Alicorn. 2. make the Alicorn status a form of Blessed With Suck examine the social and cultural implications and expectations of living as an alicorn, what it means to be an alicorn, etc. Very s imilar to how one would examine the nature of pwoer and authority with somethign like the Sword of Damoclese. THough honeslty I don't think I'm good enough to pull this off. Ponies are defined by their actions, not the way they were born.

What I'm honestly mos tcurious about in regards to Sunset is the fact that she was originally a pony so that suggests she still has a human counterpart running around somewhere.

this episode seems veyr love it or hate it.

I'd say that's fair. I have high hopes for Zephyr to get chractar development to make him more likable but he could have started out better.

I would be inclined to disagree friend. I've beocme of the mind that most chractars can be saved with strong enough chractar development.

Hi, I'm new here but I just saw the episode today and wanted to voic emy opinion LOVED getting to meet Fluttershy's family and see their home it was an OKish episode as far as the y go but it could have been much better. I was rather itnerested in the portreyal of Fluttershy as the strongest and bravest of the family which, the more I thought of it, actually makes sense. Mainly because her chractar is about constantly facing and overcoming her fears despite that she's afraid whic h is what real courage is. My one complaint was that the conflict seemed like kind of a waste. mainly because it seemed like a perfect chance for the Cutie Mark Crusaders to shine in their new role. THough I also appriciate the co nflict that Zephyr went thorugh as it's one I struggle wiht myself. I've considered several cearear pat hs but never seriously pursued any of them due ot my own fears and anxieties about not being able to do it.