Prospekt

I liked Little Strongheart and Trouble Shoes. They did get small cameos but I really don't count those. I quite liked Little Strongheart's role in Friends Forever #31, which is one of the IDW comic issues I really wish had gotten an animated adaptation.

I'm glad it happened. Mane 6 magical girls aren't what I expected when I first discovered FiM but I think it was a fun concept. I liked the movies. I liked the specials. The shorts were fun at times but I was never really excited about them. I just wish there was more crossover with the main series. The Mane 7 visited Equestria, Sunset reconciled with Princess Celestia, and Starlight visited the EG world, but it would've been cool for the Mane 7 to appear in an FiM episode.

The Times They Are A Changeling and For Whom the Sweetie Belle Tolls come to mind. And as a Tolkien fan, I really love To Where and Back Again.

I'm unfortunately not surprised that it's already over. TYT was fun at times but ultimately I don't think the 5 minute short format did the world/characters justice. I always preferred MYM. Of course, MYM wasn't perfect either. But I tried to be an optimist. I truly hoped MYM could continue to improve over time and help G5 last a few more years. I still think the 22 min episode format allows for better worldbuilding and characterization. It's a shame. Perhaps it's best if a future G6 show just takes a completely different approach. G4 nostalgia clearly wasn't good enough to make G5 shows viable.

This one could benefit from being a two-parter. But it doesn't really need to be... The Best Night Ever in Season 1 isn't a two-parter either. Neither episode is one with massive, world-altering stakes (like the villain conquering Canterlot, the Crystal Empire, or the entirety of Equestria). Celestial Advice (the Season 7 premiere) isn't a two-parter either; it focuses on Twilight's role as a mentor and Starlight's growth after Season 6. The Last Problem (the series finale) functions as an epilogue; the season's main conflict has already been resolved, so it doesn't need to be titled The End of the End Part 3. I wouldn't say this one is the greatest of the season premieres & finales, but it does its job. M.A. Larson has said that he wrote the episode as a potential series finale, in case Hasbro pulled the plug. MMC happens to be the series' 65th episode, which some networks have considered an optimal time to release a show for syndication. Disney Channel was known for this, but other networks would do it too (MLP G1 is a show that ended at the 65 episode mark). So, alicorn Twilight is clearly supposed to be an ending of sorts. It's certainly better than stopping with a random slice of life episode. In the same way that Celestia and Luna handing over the throne is a logical conclusion at the end of Season 9, "promoting" Twilight to alicorn princess seems logical after Season 3.

Not if I don't retain any memories of the show and the fandom. I started watching FIM too late. May 2014 or so. So I missed the early fandom with the early BronyCons, YouTubers, musicians, online communities, and whatnot. Now, if I retained memories of other parts in my life, then yes I'd do it in a heartbeat to fix mistakes... I'd honestly rather retain my memories and change a whole lot more about my life than just experiencing one show. Sure, it'd be weird knowing spoilers but it would've been cool to get involved with the early fandom. I'd be more open about my love for the show than I was in this timeline.

Some of the dragons are annoying, it's a fun episode though. This is one of the first episodes in the series (come to think of it I think it's the first) that gives us a look at the world outside of Equestria. That makes it an important stepping stone in the grand scheme of things, because eventually the writers engaged in more of this kind of worldbuilding. The moral of the episode is a strong one. Spike's found family influences him and it doesn't really matter if dragons tend to be more prideful, abrasive, or downright obnoxious at times. Just because there are bad apples doesn't mean that every other dragon is going to be the same way.

This is a fun one to revisit with the whole time travel/paradox premise. However, I do wish Starlight had played a role in some more episodes during season 5, not counting cameos. Her journey from cult-leader villain with emotional baggage to repentance feels rushed. At least we get some more context later.

Aviators is my favorite indie musician. He was big in the fandom's music scene for a few years. Some of his early albums were almost entirely focused on MLP and several others had multiple MLP-inspired tracks. Now, most of his music is inspired by games, movies, stuff like that. He just moved on as his songwriting evolved. His latest track Stay Dead is inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.