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This is interesting news, and it's good for G5 if accurate. The lack of MYM content last year (just 8 episodes and 2 specials) combined with the long gaps between made it hard to really be interested in G5. Here however, it looks like this year will have 15 episodes and 2 specials in total, spaced out by roughly three months. It's still not the most ideal, but it's still an improvement. Plus, this could be really good if the quality of writing continues to improve, like it did in chapter 4. As for TYT, I'm definitely not as interested in that series as I am with MYM, I I am wondering what these "Longer Form Specials" will be like. TYT's main flaw is its short episode length, so having a few specials could help to improve it slightly. Overall this all should be good news for G5.

Flitter is one of my favorite background characters in MLP, so it's cool to see she has her own fanclub. I've been a fan of both her and Cloudchaser for a while, for they both have great character designs. It also helps that both of their debuts were in my favorite episode: Hurricane Fluttershy. It's too bad that Flitter didn't get very many appearances throughout the series, but the few we did get like "It Ain't Easy Being Breezees" and the aforementioned "Hurricane Fluttershy" were great. Plus, she still has plenty of great fanart.

Misty is currently my favorite character in all of G5, and it's not hard to see why. Her lovable personality and her compelling arc often make her the highlight of any episode she's in. Plus, she also just has a great character design. She's definitely my favorite part of G5, and I'm looking forward to seeing how her character continues to develop.

I agree that Sunny's character is pretty bland. The way she is written, maintaining friendship and unity is practically her one personality trait, which can get boring really quickly. She accomplished much of her goal in the movie, and since then it seems like the writers are struggling to give her an arc. Also, her interest in learning more about Equestria was given to Zipp, making her character less interesting than it was in movie. Then, on top of all that, there's the alicorn thing. Whenever there is any sort of physical threat, she just turns into in alicorn and takes care of it with ease. Not only is this a boring way to solve these kinds of conflicts, it also often reduces the other main character to spectators. All of these things together are what make her character dull in my opinion. Some ways they could improve her character is by focusing more on her hobbies. She has been shown Cooking and Rollerskating, so the writers should focus some more on that, and make her stand out. Another way is by bringing back her interest in exploring Equestria. Lastly, the writers could use her alicorn powers more sparingly, allowing for her and her friends to overcome hurtles in clever ways. While these things may not perfect her character or anything like that, they could definitely improve her character from what it is now.

I agree that this connection to G4 has been one of the core problems with G5. Recently Chapter 4 of MYM has released, and I've actually enjoyed it for the most part. However, every time it brought up that connection to G4, it frustrates me a bit. There is a plethora of inconsistencies between the worldbuilding of the generations, and the writers of G5 don't seem bothered to answer any of these questions. That's not even mentioning the near tyrannical way twilight has been portrayed, and how quickly the Mane Six's work was uprooted. If G5 was just its own separate thing from G4, we wouldn't have to worry about this. Plus, it's clear that the writers want to make their own world without having to take the previous generation's worldbuilding into account. While it wouldn't solve all of its problems, having G5 be its own thing would've solved a lot of things.

I'd have to go with "Missing The Mark" as my favorite of the chapter, with "A Little Horse" and "The Manesquerade Ball" as my runner ups. "Missing The Mark" is an interesting episode, because I do think that it has flaws in its pacing. However, the highlights of the episode are great. There actually is a sense of danger and urgency in this episode, which G5 has been sorely lacking. This episode even has an exciting action scene at its climax. Also, this episode shows Misty's official reformation, which was handled decently. This was just a really solid way to close off the chapter.

In my opinion, this is the best chapter of MYM yet. For once I feel that I can say G5 content is actually good and not just another mediocre entry to the franchise. The Bridlewoodstock was a good way to open up this chapter, and the episodes that followed were also good for the most part. I was actually interested in the story being told in this chapter, and overall I'm starting to like the characters more. To be more specific, the biggest character improvement I noticed this chapter was Pipp. Ever since the movie Pipp has been my least favorite of the main characters, largely due to being portrayed as an annoying social media obsessed influencer. In this chapter however, the writers moved away from her social media career, and instead focused more on her other interests and personality traits. A few examples of this are her passion for music, her love for spooky stories, and even an interest in board games. Heck, this chapter even showed her taking on the role of a coordinator. I'm glad to see that the writers are finally taking the time to improve and develop her character, along with the other characters of this show. That being said, Misty is still my favorite character in G5, and she continues to be great in this chapter. I do think her arc in this chapter was a bit messy, but her personality was still written well. Now, there are still negatives: Alicorn Sunny is getting increasingly more annoying, the lore of G5 still doesn't really make any sense, some of the episodes have a lot of filler, there are still only three main pony settlements, and etc. Still, I liked this chapter overall, and I hope that this generation can continue to improve. I have a decent amount to say about the specifics of each episode, but I'll save that for the episode threads when they are made.

I definitely have mixed thoughts on this episode. On one hand, I enjoy all the fun Misty antics we get in this episode. Misty is easily my favorite G5 character, so pretty much any moment where she is on screen ends up being a highlight of the generation. Also, seeing the evil versions of the main characters had it's laughs. On the other hand however, this is a very anticlimactic way to show Misty's reformation and her betrayal of Opaline. In my opinion, Misty's arch is the best in the whole generation, so for such a pivotal moment for her to happen in a cheap 5 minute episode is disappointing. This deserves at least a 22 minute episode. That being said, MYM has retconned TYT in the past, so hopefully we will get a more complete version of her reformation in Make Your Mark.

This was a decent little episode. It seems like Queen Haven and Alphabittle are dating now, so that's neat. It also continues to make me wonder what had happened to Pipp and Zipp's father. Yeah, I thought that was weird as well. Nowhere before had it even been said or shown that the three pony types have any differences in their coats. Wings, horns, or neither; they are still all ponies at the end of the day. I'm guessing that the writer just threw it in there as a funny gag, and didn't really consider whether it actually made sense.

While I don't despise Sunny being an "alicorn," I'm not really a fan of it either. Sunny's character is already pretty bland, and adding the ability to turn into an alicorn whenever she wants takes away most of the challenge in overcoming obstacles. Still, I don't care enough about Sunny to get all up and arms about it. A character I do care about on the other hand is Misty. Her design and personality are great, and her character arch is by far the most interesting in the show. With that being said, this episode isn't my favorite, but I do appreciate all the Misty moments it has.

I agree that FiM didn't have the cleanest track record when it came to it's magic, but at least they still to try to have somewhat of a structure. I get the feeling that G5 doesn't care about creating any sort of structure or balance when it comes to their magic. I think that its important for fantasy worldbuilding to have a balanced magic system that can make sense to the audience, but being a typical kids show, that probably not very high on their list of priorities. At the end of the day, it isn't the biggest deal that the lantern can do whatever the writers call for it to do, but it does come off as lazy writing.

So apparently the magical lantern now has the ability to turn old streetcars into flying RVs. The magic of G5 continues to make no sense. Also, I'm pretty sure this episode was completely retconned in MYM since the Winter Wishday special shows the Marestream being created for the first time.

While this episode is very simple and predictable, it's actually pretty good for being a part of TYT. I like that we get introduced to a new pony holiday, and how it was a big deal to Queen Haven. In addition, Pipp actually has a semblance of a character that's not just an annoying social media obsessed influencer. I'd definitely say this is one of the better TYT episodes. One thing in particular that stood out about this episode was actually the picture of a younger Queen Haven beside some of her relatives. It would be cool if we could get a MYM episode about Pipp and Zipp's extended family. Heck, maybe we would finally learn what happened to their father. While there is no real indication as to whether they'd actually make an episode about the extended family, it's an interesting idea.

I wouldn't say G5 is terrible, but it is the epitome of mediocre in my opinion. The stories are basic and the characters just aren't written well for me to get all that invested in them. Misty is basically carrying the whole generation as far as characters go. Still, G5 is definitely not the worst MLP has seen.

This doesn't look like it will be too crazy or mind-blowing, but at least it's something. The new character looks cool, though I doubt she'll really have much of a part in the story other than singing alongside Pipp. The prospect of getting more of Misty is good, considering she's pretty much the only character this generation that I actually care about. It looks like it could be decent, but I don't think it'll help my lack of enthusiasm for this generation.

Yeah, I'd definitely agree that G5 has been very lacking in content. All there has been is the movie, two specials, and the eight episodes. I guess there is also TYT, but that series episodes are so short and fast paced that I stopped watching it a while ago. It also really doesn't help that there have been such big gaps between content. My overall interest in G5 has been declining, and unless there is some major adjustment in the generation's release schedule, I don't see that changing. I don't want to flat out say that G5 is dead, but at the rate it's going right now, I'm not sure how much longer this generation can last.

As many have already mentioned before, one of this generation's biggest flaws has been its connection to G4. If it had actually been executed well, I think the concept of the two generations being linked wouldn't have been that bad. Unfortunately, the writers of G5 have really failed at this so far. There are numerous inconsistencies in lore between G4 and G5, and especially when it comes to how magic works. In fact, as recently as the Winter Wishday special G4s concept of weather magic has been ignored (with unicorns somehow being able to cast weather spells). Add all of those inconsistencies to the terrible excuse for how Equestria got to be the way it is in G5, and the tie in with G4 seems like I really bad idea. Some other issues I have with G5 are: The show feels much more childish than G4 did, the inconsistent storytelling across multiple platforms, the way the unity crystals work, and the main characters themselves just not being as interesting.

Winter Wishday was far from outstanding, but overall it was still a fun little special with some funny moments. It was pretty much what I thought it would be going into it, so I don't have too much to say about it. The story was simple, the conflicts were minor, and the animated has slightly improved. As a bonus, the special managed to actually give places other than Maretime Bay some screen time. Definitely not up to par with The Best Gift Ever, but also not bad. Now, there is one aspect that annoyed me a bit at the end, and that is the reason for the Blizzard. Throughout the special, some intrigue was built around what was cause the out of control blizzard, and I thought it might be building towards pegasus weather magic finally being brought into G5. I was thinking that maybe due to the return of magic, weather was starting to get chaotic, and the solution would be for the pegasi to control it. However, the actual reason for the blizzard was very weird and random, and it doesn't go along with G4s magic lore at all. I felt like that was a lousy conclusion for an otherwise decent special.

Izzy's solution for getting through the storm really felt like a cop-out. Having Izzy's magic just randomly save them seems like a lazy move by the writers. Also, the Marestream is a very obvious toy advertisement. Other than that though, there isn't really much more to discuss with this clip. It will be nice to getting more screen time outside of Maretime Bay.

It looks like it will be a fairly low stakes special that mainly focuses on exploring the three new winter holidays introduced into the franchise. It's unfortunate that Hearth's Warming isn't a thing anymore, but it makes sense in relation to the lore of G5. This special doesn't really look that exciting, but it will still be worth the watch just to see what the new winter traditions are. Hopefully the writing for this special is good.

This chapter was overall just alright at best. It had both high points and low points, but it was mediocre for the most part. Unfortunately, it seems like most of G5 so far is just the standard kids show, that doesn't really have much to offer outside of that. While the characters aren't bad, they are lacking in comparison to the Mane six. None of them really intrest me as characters, so I don't really care that much about them. However, and exception to this is Misty, who manages to be my favorite character in the series so far. Many of the pest parts of this chapter involved her and her interactions with the main characters. Plus, she has some of the most potential out of any of the characters in G5. The setting is extremely underwelming. FiM had a whole country with various cities across its expanse, whereas this generation only seems to have three. Not only that, but almost all the screentime is just in Maretime Bay, which is a fairly bland location in it of itself. The setting is one of the aspects of this series that needs the most improving. The plot and story for the episodes varies, but as mentioned before, it is mediocre. The first two episodes are fairly forgettable, though the second shows how inconsistent this generation with FiM's lore. The third episode was decent in that it gave the pegasus sisters some development, but other than that, it wasn't written very well. The forth and fifth episodes also weren't very interesting. Episode 6 though, was a good one, especially because of how much Misty got to interact with the main five characters. The last two episodes were average for the most part, but they did give Misty some more screen time. in This series felt like a decent kids show, but not something that really stands out. FiM showed that it could be entertaining to all ages, this one seems more catered to its target audience. The writing is lacking the depth to get me very invested in it. That being said, this chapter at least has enough going for it that I'll at least be willing to watch the next chapter when it releases.

This is one of the best episodes of TYT so far. It had something to bring to the overall story of G5, which is uncommon for this series. The concept of having the main characters go off on an adventure to solve a mystery and retrieve the missing pieces is a solid premise. In addition, the blanket itself is a very interesting element that might end up contributing to the generation's lore later on. Lastly, it was nice to see more about sunny and her father. With all that being said, this episode's major flaw is its length. The story of this episode would have worked much better given the 22 minute format that Make Your Mark will have. While this is still one of the best TYT episodes, there could have been a lot more done with it to make it really feel like an adventure rather than just a highlight reel of one. Hopefully the episodes of MYM will feature adventure based stories like this, just much longer.

This is probably one of the wackiest entries in TYT. Not only that but it, also raised many questions. How did Maretime Bay all of a sudden get so bad? It wasn't shown to be like this before, so what happened to cause it? Why is it specifically Maretime Bay that has these issues? While this episode was one of the funnier ones, it also left me wondering what I had just watched. Nothing really made any sense, which is a common trait with this series. I hope that when the MYM series releases, it will put a lot more effort into making since and having consistent storytelling.

It is nice to get some images of the MYM series. While most of them don't seem to be too big of a deal, the ones featuring the unicorn are interesting. I'll agree with the majority of people here in saying that she looks like she will be some sort of sidekick to the alicorn, and will end up getting redeemed some time down the line. It also appears that she will be interacting with the main characters, which could be entertaining depending on if it is written well. Also, the image with the vine and the liquid looks like it might have something to do with the conflict. Unfortunately though, the animation and the alicorn still look bad. Still, this is overall and intriguing set of images that help build more hype for this upcoming series.

I'm looking forward to the potential that the Make your Mark series has, though I am also very skeptical given my current content of G5. Most of what this generation has been in my opinion is in the range from bad to decent, which isn't very promising. In addition to that, the world and characters are very lacking as of now, and don't leave me very interested in their story. However, if MYM is able to be well written, then it could give the generation as a whole some much-needed substance. This first batch of episodes of MYM will be very important for the franchise, because it will likely be the deciding factor for many people on whether this generation is worth any further investment of their time. For that reason, I am interested to see if this series can redeem the lackluster generation.