Morals gone?

[chirox the pony 1,336]

I've noticed that in recent episodes morals seemed to be gone and that the writers are just reiterating "be nice to people", they also seemed to be just giving general life advice as well. Do you think this is true? If so do you like or dislike the change? Do you think there are more morals they could have done? 

[Tom Snyder 4,113]

There are lessons, you just don't see much of it. Gilda had her moment and learned from it. Its just kept in their thoughts. RD has hers with tank.

Edited May 26, 2015 by Candy Star

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 42,208]

I think it could be because they are broadening the scale a bit with new locations, with the whole 'spreading friendship' thing, which I think is a good idea. Not every episode has a moral and I don't think they always need them, but I have noticed this trend as of late. I will say that Bloom and Gloom had one of my favorite morals in the show so far.

 

Overall, I don't mind the lack of them. The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone for example had a reiteration of the theme of just friendship and I still very much enjoyed it.

 

The morals are still being done though, just not as blatantly obvious I suppose.

[Ninja(Pinkie)Midget 180]

I think the morals are still there, but I'd like to see more that have to do with the qualities of the mane 6.  The season is still young, so we'll have to see.  I'm looking forward to some good fun Pinkie Pie episodes

[Discordian 6,023]

Good. They were holding the show back anyway.

[Time Shield 405]

The Cutie Map -- Embrace what makes you unique and special

Castle Sweet Castle -- Treasure your memories, because that's what makes you feel at home

Bloom and Gloom -- Have faith in who you are, and others will accept who you are as well

Tanks for the Memories -- If you truly love someone, you must know when to let them go

Appleoosa's Most Wanted -- A change in perspective can turn a weakness into a strength

Make New Friends but Keep Discord -- People can have more than one circle of friends without forsaking any of them

The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone -- Friendship can build more lasting bonds in a community than symbolism can

 

No, it seems like a good variety of morals to me.

[colt_following 169]

Yup, I feel like they sort of "opened the flood gates". I feel like the new method is the representative that the show is widening its demographic and general appeal. I DO want more of the Mane 6, but I'm liking the season a lot anyway!

[BastementSparkle 20,339]

The Cutie Map -- Embrace what makes you unique and special

Castle Sweet Castle -- Treasure your memories, because that's what makes you feel at home

Bloom and Gloom -- Have faith in who you are, and others will accept who you are as well

Tanks for the Memories -- If you truly love someone, you must know when to let them go

Appleoosa's Most Wanted -- A change in perspective can turn a weakness into a strength

Make New Friends but Keep Discord -- People can have more than one circle of friends without forsaking any of them

The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone -- Friendship can build more lasting bonds in a community than symbolism can

 

No, it seems like a good variety of morals to me.

 

This.

 

The morals are all still there, they just aren't being spelled out obviously with a letter or journal entry anymore.

[cider float 2,539]

Meh a lot of the lessons are okay but usually expected. I watch the show for the comedy.

 

But yeah I know what you mean.

Edited May 26, 2015 by cidershield

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,331]

Not really. I'm still seeing the morals there and are relevant to current life, especially Make New Friends But Keep Discord and Tanks for the Memories.

[Prince Firemane 309]

I think the morals are there, they're just not outright stated to us like in the friendship reports or the journal entries. I see a return to that in the future, but only sporadically.

[colt .45 259]

I think the morals are there, they're just not outright stated to us like in the friendship reports or the journal entries. I see a return to that in the future, but only sporadically.

The letters to Celistia, and journal entries took up time that is now being used for a couple extra minutes of story telling. I think we may see a return to journal entries when they come up short on an episode, and need to fill a couple minutes. As I pointed out on another thread, Spike is still holding the Journal of Friendship in the opening, so I think that it still exists.

[Prince Firemane 309]

The letters to Celistia, and journal entries took up time that is now being used for a couple extra minutes of story telling. I think we may see a return to journal entries when they come up short on an episode, and need to fill a couple minutes. As I pointed out on another thread, Spike is still holding the Journal of Friendship in the opening, so I think that it still exists.

Indeed. I imagine they'll keep adding to it, just more off-screen. I think they'll keep it up and reference to it in the future, especially given how useful it was in Twilight's Kingdom.

[Rogue Ruffian 72]

Personally, I liked the "Ending Moral" theme in the story, if done well. It was better than other older cartoons such as (if anyone remembers or has seen videos of) those hilariously bad GI Joe PSAs way back when - oh, pork chop sandwiches. There should be a pony (preferably Derpy's relative) named Porkchop Sandwiches.

 

The JoF idea, with the letters to Celestia at the end, was excellent. I hope it comes back as a major theme, if for no other reason than it is a great concept for younger fans.

[Sugar Pea 2,683]

Well, there may be a lot of morals, but the list is pretty limited. So of course, I can see why each episodes theme every now and again has the same theme. I see nothing wrong with sharing the same morals, because sometimes the audience needs a reminder. Also, each episode DOES have a different perspective to each moral they teach in various situations, repetitive or not.

Elementary, but MLP's morals are still there. Just shared in a different light.
 

[Dark Qiviut 22,664]

@@Time Shield said it best. Each episode has a moral, but they're not as spelled out as the previous four seasons. Instead, they're more woven into the story, making them more ambiguous than before.

[Skullbuster 1,906]

the morals are still there, but they are less subtle, you have to pay attention to whats going on in the story in order to see them and understand it, its not blatantly spelled out for you at the end

[MLPFanatic34 3,241]

The morals are still there, but it's more hidden and not as easy to see. I do say the morals are still there though.

[AmberDust 1,118]

The morals aren't gone, they just stopped writing them down in a letter/journal at the end of every episode.

[Sheheuwi9sidufud7eiwkn3 75]

I agree with most people in the sense that the morals are still there.

 

However, while there are tons of morals out there that they could put in the show, the list is still limited. And it seems like after four and a half seasons, they have crossed an awful lot of the list. And still, they probably haven't made it past the halfway point as far as that "list" goes, but it is hard to come up with new ones at this point.

[Grepper 3,193]

I wouldn't say the morals are gone, but they are played much more subtly than in season 1.

[Singe 2,111]

Bloom and Gloom -- Have faith in who you are, and others will accept who you are as well

 

That one is more of a grey area, if who you are is a threat to the Equestrian Kingdom or someone who wants to live alone as Pinkie Pie won't accept.

Edited May 28, 2015 by Singe

[Time Shield 405]

That one is more of a grey area, if who you are is a threat to the Equestrian Kingdom or someone who doesn't want to be Pinkie Pie's friend.

 

I think they accepted who Tirek was.  And in accepting it, they knew he had to be stopped.  So it still applies.

 

And anyway, there are always exceptions to the rule, Cranky being one of them.

[Singe 2,111]

I think they accepted who Tirek was.  And in accepting it, they knew he had to be stopped.  So it still applies.

 

And anyway, there are always exceptions to the rule, Cranky being one of them.

 

Discord is also another.

[Time Shield 405]

Discord is also another.

 

Yeah, but he's a creature of chaos.  Is it any wonder that he's practically an exception to every rule?