S05:E01+02 - The Cutie Map

[Dawnshine Wonder 721]

On 2024-09-15 at 3:24 AM, Antiyonder said:

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To put it mildly, Starlight Glimmer was naughty, however her behaviour did improve over time. After the Re Cutie Mark episode she shown herself capable of offering the same mercy she was given by Twilight Sparkle and her friends. She wanted to help Queen Chrysalis change her behaviour, to show her that there was a better alternative to aggression to get what she needed for her hive, and although that was seemingly hopeless as Chrysalis remained a problem all the way up to through season 9, Starlight Glimmer tried, demonstrated both her bravery and her moral consistency. People can say what they want about Starlight Glimmer however she was not beyond redemption. In the later parts of the show there was a consistent pattern of behaviour that showed her wanting to be reformed and accepting help from others to do that, even though that change got off to a rocky start in Every Little Thing She does, at the end of that episode Twilight Sparkle and Starlight Glimmer calmy discussed what the heart of the issue was and resolved it with understanding, not malice. No, redemption is not about being perfect either, it is about accepting the help from others to learn to improve one's behaviour, which does not happen over night, it takes time. I think our world is too toxic to understand things like that, though, rehabilitation and mental health is not taken as seriously as it should in the real world.