Sepul-Coloratura

She is the only royalty who acts responsibly and also the only character who is a good role model as a parent.

They are the same company who didn’t release Luna toys for a long time because they thought she was too dark for kids, and kept making pink Celestia because they wanted to sell pink princesses to girls I guess. If they can do that, It’s not a surprise that the main character being a male caused this. I think the animation studio and the toy marketing department are quite disconnected, and I also think Hasbro is not the only one who has this kind of problems.

I’m a bit concerned about G5’s character design. Bland Colors Less dynamic color brightness Less recognizable silhouettes These are characters from G4. Their colors are iconic and recognizable, they can even be distinguished only by color. But I don’t think we could expect this kind of abstract paintings from G5. Their colors are distinguishable even in black and white. The brightness of the colors are all over the spectrum. Twilight, Rainbow Dash and pinkie’s hair are very recognizable, Fluttershy’s overall bright color is noticeable too. The color dynamics within the character varies from characters like Rarity with dark purple and white and Fluttershy with light yellow and light pink. Their shapes and silhouettes are also distinguishing because they have big heads and widely various hair styles. The G5 seems to have a different style and approach. I don’t want to say they are lesser because I haven’t seen the show and I don’t know yet how their character designs work within the context. They have different graphic and animation styles, they’re in a different show. What concerns me the most is the color palette. I know that they have a huge disadvantage against G4’s design because they have to avoid using the obvious colors from G4. They chose secondary colors instead of primary colors. I guess the character’s colors are an artistic choice, but it’s obviously less bright, less distinguished, less recognizable and also less colorful. They look like mushed pastel tones of peach, purple, violet and blue. The brightness of the colors are less dynamic as well. This might not be a fair comparison because we are all more familiar to G4’s design, but I can remember that many people like me recognized characters like “the purple one” or “ the rainbow one” even when we didn’t even watch the show. We even recognized them as human versions because the hair styles were very unique. The silhouettes are little confusing, especially the middle one and the next left one. You can say that one is a unicorn and two are pegasus ponies, but G4 didn’t needed races to help recognizing their shapes. The hairstyles are more casual too. It’s obvious that they are aiming for a less colorful way, and I’m just a bit concerned about G5. G4’s Season 8’s opening was edited and directed terribly, and the show ended up being my worst season. I don’t want G5’s character designs to be a bad omen to G5. I can see some people think that ponies from G4 all look the same. I hate to say, but in G5 they kinda looks the same, at least more than G4. Long story short: G4: G5:

You’ll get your romance when you fix this damn franchise!

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Earlier would have been better. It seemed a little like an afterthought (which it is). They should have at least got their cutie marks at season 3. CMCs getting cutie marks was meant to happen one day in their childhood. In earlier seasons, every adult says that they would eventually get it, and everypony gets it so there’s no worry about it. Nobody else takes it as seriously as the CMCs and their obsession is kind of a childhood phase. The problem is; like Spike’s wings, Applejack parent’s autopsy reports, Scootaloo’s parents, Celestia’s mom, the fandom could not bare unanswered questions. It also took five years of blank flanks running around during the show, so it seemed like forever not just for the CMCs themselves, but it also seemed like a really long time objectively, and CMCs seemed like facing serious developmental issues. It became a meta. It was never meant to take that long, or the CMCs never meant to have their cutie marks during the show just like they never grew up during the show. It seemed so in earlier seasons. The episode that they get their cutie mars is not that bad of a self contained episode, but their cutie marks was a result of a self reflecting meta and twisted by the fandom’s expectations. Their foreshadowed talents (potion making, singing, bike) was completely ignored. Their talents and destiny was defined by the inherit limitations of the show. (It’s like Twilight’s duty as a princess became more of a defense weapon against foreign threats, and less of spreading friendship.) The CMCs could have had different jobs and still be best friends (it would have had a better potential for future episodes) and it would have made a better lesson if they still stayed friends after getting different cutie marks. Heck, they could still consult blank flanks, and even better! Consulting blank flanks is more of a job for grown ups I think, and a group of young fillies doing it is kind of adorable, but not as a serious job and as their future destiny. They are little fillies and they have reached their lifetime goal already. The CMCs never moved on. Worse if you see what the show did with the CMCs after they get their cutie marks. They have been doing the same thing since season 1, and they will keep doing it for the rest of their lives. What would have been better is The CMCs get their cutie marks at the end of Season 3. At that point, they slightly grow up and look like somewhere between adults and fillies (like Applejack at Where the Apple Lies). They don’t look like seven year olds. They get different cutie marks based on their talents. Twilight becomes an alicorn at the end of season 4 or 5, and her becoming it is the seasonal arc. You get to see their peers grow up as well. Silverspoon, Diamond Tiara, Snips, Snails, Pipsqeak, etc.

Older seasons vs. Newer seasons. I personally like earlier years of MLP much more than later years, but I know there are many people who would disagree. I was reading the comment section on Equestria Daily one day, and it was a mess. Peoples arguing over earlier vs later seasons of MLP were like watching people from different political parties fighting. Strange that those people watched the same show, but had a completely different viewpoint on them, and I think it’s a pretty simple & straightforward show than most other shows. I think this issue is the one that polarizes the fandom most. Besides the inherit shortcomings of mankind, why do you think it’s so polarizing about this particular issue? I don’t care if people keep fighting, I’m just curious.

Cone on. People always wanted to know so bad why the Applejack’s parents died, they would have asked Mayor Mare an autopsy report if they could. Why don’t we just ask Applejack about her parents death? Oh wait, that would be rude. Do we really want to be that curious about her parents death? It’s not that weird that we don’t know, and we probably would never know.

* Wagon accident.

Car accident. It’s always the easiest answer and it works.

B+ at best. It is nowhere near perfect and even it being a good show or not is debatable. It is a special show for me and it has its charm, but technically it is not a masterpiece especially when considering later seasons.

Worst : Grown up Spike. Best : The Great Seedling.

The show hyped Grogar up knowing exactly what people would expect. Then they subverted their expectations for the sake of it and ended up being a nonsensical mediocre storyline, satisfying almost nobody in the demographic. Some people were “OK”, some people “Didn’t mind”, but not many people thought it was clever or satisfying or well executed. They didn’t achieve anything good by the twist. Why didn’t they make Grogar real and make Chrysalis, Tirek, Cozy Glow turn their backs against him?

There is no way he will say “We had no idea what we were doing at the time!” even if it is true. But who plans such a story that turns up to be a half baked one?

Because in later seasons, they couldn’t write a good story arc or have a seasonal plan to save their lives. Look at what they did with Sombra. Look at what they did with the elements. The students. Twilight. Crystal Empire. Princesses. The Pillars. Discord.

I think it’s a good idea. Unlike Celestia and Luna, maybe the Wonderbolts’ casual lives outside of the Academy can be dealt more naturally to the point without breaking the characters. Besides, outside being a Wonderbolt, most of their characters are vastly undiscovered. What I think the episodes should be about is How to balance between work (duty) and personal life. How every Wonderbolt members are so different personally, but they can work together so well as a team. What the Wonderbolts and Equestria represents. Them meeting each others friends and families. How they decided to be a Wonderbolt when they were growing up. (Like the Cutie Mark Chronicles)