In all honesty, I didn't care for the episode, I wish I was a person who could write episodes off as "not canon" but I know it is, and I can't for some reason (seriously, teach me).
I'm not really a fan of "Where are they now?" epilogues when it comes to stories like MLP. They work, that's not something I can deny, but for different kinds of stories. I like opemended, well, endings to things like this. Because at least there, you aren't stuck with bad closure, even if that means none at all.
Avatar, good ending, because there was a lot of room to destroy the story as it was. Comics came out, that scared me, and it wasn't great, but it didn't kill me. Korra came out; the death of the magic for me. It really just destroyed the world, I knew eventually any world would grow, but not seeing it, made it less real somehow.
Now, my biggest gripes about the closure. I did not like the nigh, undeniable confirmation that Twilight will now outlive get friends. I realized it, and was fine with it even, but seeing it put a big ol'stamp on rewatches, I'll always feel weird knowing where they're headed.
A big one for me, and ere I go further, the is mostly personal, as my favourite character was Pinkie Pie, and I did not like the paring of her and Cheese. It doesn't sit right with me. I'm not a fan, and I wish I could have somehow renamed unprivy.
Didn't like Twilight's and Spike's design, but especially Spike. He looks like his fantasy of himself from the Diamond Dog episode, which is a fun nod, but it's just not right.
I could probably go on, and nitpick, but they are my biggest concerns. I liked the ending of episode 25, it was a good ending, reminiscent of first finale, slap the book closing on that, and I would've been happy. The end, overall, felt like a fan colouring in the blank spots left by episode 25. PinkieXCheese, the Appledash implications (I'm not a fan), the Lyra X Bon confirmation (I am a fan).
Honestly wish I could've went back and warned myself against it, or at least for the power that some people seem to have - to pretend it isn't canon.
In all honesty, I didn't care for the episode, I wish I was a person who could write episodes off as "not canon" but I know it is, and I can't for some reason (seriously, teach me). I'm not really a fan of "Where are they now?" epilogues when it comes to stories like MLP. They work, that's not something I can deny, but for different kinds of stories. I like opemended, well, endings to things like this. Because at least there, you aren't stuck with bad closure, even if that means none at all. Avatar, good ending, because there was a lot of room to destroy the story as it was. Comics came out, that scared me, and it wasn't great, but it didn't kill me. Korra came out; the death of the magic for me. It really just destroyed the world, I knew eventually any world would grow, but not seeing it, made it less real somehow. Now, my biggest gripes about the closure. I did not like the nigh, undeniable confirmation that Twilight will now outlive get friends. I realized it, and was fine with it even, but seeing it put a big ol'stamp on rewatches, I'll always feel weird knowing where they're headed. A big one for me, and ere I go further, the is mostly personal, as my favourite character was Pinkie Pie, and I did not like the paring of her and Cheese. It doesn't sit right with me. I'm not a fan, and I wish I could have somehow renamed unprivy. Didn't like Twilight's and Spike's design, but especially Spike. He looks like his fantasy of himself from the Diamond Dog episode, which is a fun nod, but it's just not right. I could probably go on, and nitpick, but they are my biggest concerns. I liked the ending of episode 25, it was a good ending, reminiscent of first finale, slap the book closing on that, and I would've been happy. The end, overall, felt like a fan colouring in the blank spots left by episode 25. PinkieXCheese, the Appledash implications (I'm not a fan), the Lyra X Bon confirmation (I am a fan). Honestly wish I could've went back and warned myself against it, or at least for the power that some people seem to have - to pretend it isn't canon.
