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i didn't even noticed. Give the staff a break, they didn't saw their families for weeks to make this.

Except for Discord himself but not for twili, for Fluttershy.

He was just trying to do what Celestia does. Put her in danger so she learns something and then feel proud of her. He just messed it up.

The OFF fandom is still alive after 10 years and it's only like a 2 hour game made in rpg maker with no sequels (although it's a very good game). I think if that can still survive time we can too. No one says that we have to leave at any point, it's not like a party were everyone goes home once it ends, it's something that's become part of you and what you like to do, like a hobby. Even if G5 ends up being good or not, this particular part of the show will continue. I hope so because I just loved it and I want to still make things for it until I can't anymore.

Not exactly. He's not a corpse, I don't even think he could be considered a pony at this point but he's very much alive. He's another for of life transformed by the elements themselves so I don't think he counts.

It's funny but I think Sombra, of all people, could have been redeemed. Why? You say. Well, because at the end of his attack to Canterlot and soon defeat he was so scared of getting the rainbow and die again that he was pissing his pants and was almost crying. To get someone so full of himself to be that vulnerable is the exact moment when they get it and you win. Normally from then on they loose all power, all confidence, all credibility because they were completely exposed. You didn't need the rainbow laser, you already mentally destroyed him. And with him in that state could be open to get help and safety from anyone that could bring it in that moment. Like Starlight's breakdown. But they were like "meh, fuck him". I don't blame them, he caused a lot of damage because of his ego but emm... you guys made him suffer until he died. I'm pretty sure he won't try that again if he revives again again.

If we think of Stygian's actions as his and the pony of shadows combined then I would guess he could be redeemable but in the time frame it did it was too quick and not justifiable. Stygian was saved from going into the portal but he himself didn't really apologized for what he did. So we don't know if he felt sorry for it and even felt justified his bad behavior because the fault was placed only on the pillars only. We should have had a bit of guilt from him because ultimately he wanted to cause damage not only to his friends but to everyone else that didn't even deserved it. I still don't think he's bad, he's just very angry, but he's reaction to the situation was too exaggerated, he caused damage to the land and was forgiven too quickly. I'm glad he's doing better tho and I can understand that much anger and lashing towards something that doesn't even deserve it, and I would guess he's reaction was like that because he felt inadequate way before the pillar situation but it got to a point where it exploded, but normally there's more than just a hug and some tea after something like such. But I suppose since he was willing to at least listen and have a conversation then that separates him from someone like the other villains that just don't. Also like, yeah pillars, wth, you waited until he had to react like that to listen, and not even that, you prefered to not listen and vanished him. Way to go, guys.

Well, the shadows in general in the MLP universe feel kinda similar to the Void. The voices of the unknown, secrets, fear, powerful prohibited stuff that calls and consumes once you see it. And if that's true then by it's own nature is mysterious and unknowable.

Pony of shadows was a bit different for me. Because i understand Stygian's motive and how he did stole the artifacts of the old six because he wanted to be recognized, so he was planing to use them to become more powerful in order to be like them too, but from there to becoming the pony of shadows, whose also apparently a separate entity from Stygian, is where i get a bit lost, because where does the pony of Shadows start and Stygian ends. I guess that the Pony of shadows was somewhere out there and took the fragile state of Stygian so together they became the big alicorn shadow pony, kinda like negative thoughts that cross the line from being only thoughts to action but that's the thing, how much of that was actually Stygian. Regardless i think that Stygian is the representation of ourselves at one point or another when we have felt envy. He's not a bad pony so his "redemption" was just a misunderstanding, kinda like Luna. He didn't need redemption, he needed an apology.

I'm glad with most villain reformations. Discord could have lasted a little longer as a villain but then he wouldn't have been as interesting as an example of a chaotic neutral character and trickster God, which I appreciate a bit more because there's not many of them in media in general. He's also a good example of a narcissist that is not essentially bad, he's trying to connect with others and see beyond himself and get better, but his own narcissism and ego would of course obstruct his vision and wouldn't let him foresee the consequences of what he does with good intentions. He needs a lot of patience and support. And actual therapy. Starlight I think it was too rushed and I would have liked to know more about her past and motives because she kinda did very bad things and was forgiven pretty quickly. But I'm glad that she became a very good character on her own and mixed things up a bit to the main six formula. She's a mild sociopath that's trying to get better and learn to empathize, which she actually does naturally but her own agenda and desires is what makes her walk over others regardless so she has to learn not to. She's traumatized and kinda twisted but not essentially bad. Since she spent basically her entire life without accepting friendship that's exactly what she needs now that she's open to them. Trixie was an interesting one. I'm glad she reformed but it was a bit confusing for me at first how did she suddenly "got it". I would have guessed she would have resisted or questioned it more but also like Starlight, I'm glad that we could have a character that is not essentially bad but she's still so unaware of others that it causes a lot of conflict and she has to put a lot of herself to get what she did. Again, an example of a narcissist that is not essentially bad. Some say that Caballeron and Ahuizotl's reformation was not logical and they should have stayed villains, but I'm actually glad they addressed Ahuizotl's problem and that he is not depicted as a villain anymore because this issue in particular goes a bit beyond just being a good guy or a bad guy. I've already stated my opinion on it but basically the issue is that they did Daring real, therefore what she does, tomb raiding, is unacceptable in real life and makes HER the bad one since she's basically stealing from a place that is not abandoned or empty, and even then she doesn't has the right to. It's a cultural problem that is an actual real life problem. But the episode only gave a very small slice of the total justification and doesn't get to the actual point, that is "don't steal my stuff so we don't hate each other and becomes another Hoofields and Mcolts situation that escalated in hate but with actual powerful beings capable of destroying everything only because one is not capable to understand the other". So I'm glad that he's "reformed" because he's not the villain. He's actually the victim of this kind of "I'm going to be the white guy and go on adventures in an exotic land with savages and piramids and I'm going to get a lot of stolen souvenirs" kind of narrative. Regarding Caballeron, it was a bit of a retcon but I appreciate it because he wasn't exactly reformed, we are just seeing what would be now the fallen hero kinda thing. In this retcon he wasn't doing it for the money at first, he was actually trying to preserve the sites while... tomb riding... but at least he was a bit more careful not destroying anything. Then his museum went bankrupt and he had to do questionable stuff to get money for it, stealing and selling the artifacts, which he suddenly secretly liked better because it's easy money. And the episode doesn't really state that he's not going to continue doing it, we don't know if he promised to only not steal from Ahuizotl but he could well do it somewhere else. So I'm ok with it being vague and with having more complex situations than "is just a bad guy and that's it". And that's why I'm glad too that Daring was not as good and heroic as she seemed to be. I was up for Garble's reformation but the justification for him was just stupid. What he feared the others find out about himself doesn't justify what he has done as a bully. He was pretty terrible, much more than Diamond Tiara, but he doesn't has a good enough explanation for it. It would have been a better explanation if he said "I did all those horrible things because I just can". And it fits even what his own culture is/was all about, being big strong and bully other races because they can, at least until Ember got to the throne. Make him a Pharynx 2.0 if you want, someone that doesn't fit in this new philosophy of change and teach him what is to have compassion and why is important. If you want the bully route then make an actual real life justification for why someone would be that much of a bully, could be abuse like in Bab's case, or fear, anger, if you wanted to have him being afraid of who he is and the others finding out make him come out as gay, that would explain his overthetop macho attitude and cover-up in his type of culture. Be bold with his situation because it deserves it. Tirek, I think at the end of the series he actually could have been reformed. Why, because he was shown to have signs of getting better and understanding that's there's more things than himself. He has confidence problems and he's actually the follower type. This joke about the trio being like a disfuncional family Is actually more true than anything, and is exactly what he needed for him to share experiences with others and start to get vulnerable. Discord's taunt and revelation of his daddy issues was also very informative because it's kinda like a Garble situation were he's being a bully because he feels he has to compensate for something else. I would say he's not essentially bad and could have been reformed. Crysallis and Cozy on the other hand I'm glad they stayed villains. One because Cozy even being a child she's an actual psychopath but one that has already decided her path and method so... there's not much to do about it but to defend yourself and others from it because it's an unstoppable force and it's coming for you with no signs of changing path. Kinda same with Chrissy. She's a frienship incel. Not that that makes her a villain or none-redemable, is the type of thinking this kind of philosophy entails. She twisted her logic so bad that it's become a vortex that only pulls her more and more towards being actual crazy and unreasonable, and in this scenario it would be the same as with Cozy, if she doesn't want to change, even if she feels hurt by it and whatever her past might be, even if she feels justified, there's nothing to be done. If someone gets to the conclusion that friendship is a decease and actually believes it and will hurt you and others on sight convinced that that's what's right to do then there's no way that whatever you want to try will make it better, she's being THAT stubborn. So, sorry Chrissy, you probably didn't decided to think that way but what you could have decided is to at least listen and get help and you didn't so this is on you.

I totally love them <3 I imagine their interactions would be similar to a pony version of hetalia

The animators couldn't fit them in the screen

I haven't thought about it. It didn't even occur to me but it could be a nice thing to have in general. Since they are a changeling they could have an insect pet. Like a... like a dragonfly but it's like a mini dragon-fly-dragonfly. Le gasp! Or how about a cactus like Starlight's philis! Or some kind of small plant , that would be cute. They could make it a pot for the plant or a little house for the insect in arts and crafts time.

i'm just saying what you guys say in the US, or at least how i understand it. liberal VS conservative and that. From what i understand, the lgbt movement is liberal. But if i'm not correct i apologize.

I would say that they are actually trying to go back to the girly a bit more. Mostly because of Hasbro. They will never let MLP become as "liberal" as this again. but that's my guess. Who knows. Hopefully they will know what to do.

i think it was G3. This is the pony i bought back then i still remember the name. She's Fireworks. I chose her because it was the least girly. I knew about the ponies before but my approach was the same as anyone else (until that day). I just saw them from afar and thought they were too much girl. They were one of the most prominent item in the girls toy section along with barbie.

kinda. Socially i'm still half way inside the closet because i still have some things i need to work on before throwing myself out. Regarding the ponies, when i first saw the memes i was very surprised and incredulous to what i was seeing. That's what pulled me into the FIM show. They were so different that i could have never imagined this change. I was skeptic but kept watching until i couldn't watch away because first of all they were at least funny and the animation was amazing, the premise of friendship was appealing. I was one of those that saw rainbow and thought "hey! that was me when i was younger". They have helped me a lot in my journey to rediscover myself. kinda funny because they represented my imprisonment too. They saved me from themselves.

Before MLP they were THE embodiment of everything girly, represented in the shape of a little abstraction of a toy horse with usually pink colors and sparkles. When I was around 15 and was having my worst gender identity crisis to accept that I wouldn't be able to be what I actually was inside (this was way before all the transgender movement was a thing everyone was talking about (or will be talked about someday in my country), I thought myself as tomboy at the time), before my quinceañera I bought a pony from MLP at that time to "represent" my acceptance/defeat for what they were going to present me as to my family and the community: a woman. From then on I would have to accept the girl/woman way of being so better get started by forcing myself to like it and just comply to everything that they wanted me to be. I threw away my toys, I hid my videogames and replaced everything with makeup and hadbags having the pony being the starter of it all. I got rid of the toy and everything else before knowing of FIM. Now with MLP FIM, I don't see the ponies as similar to a prison. On the contrary, I can find myself in them too. And for that I'm all greateful

I don't know about anyone else but when I heard Silver Shoals it immediately reminded me of this the White Shores from the Lord Of the Rings. Where Gandalf and some others says good bye to everyone and set their way towards the immortal lands. It's kinda iconic. Giving the LOTR references in MLP I wouldn't be surprised if it was referring this. I feel is a bit more fitting for the situation than a retirement home.