How do you feel about celestia being so out of focus post s2?

[Sunny Fox 5,950]

I don't watch this show to see Celestia, so I don't really mind it. In fact, when she does get focus, she's either taken out in a snap (A Canterlot Wedding, Princess Twilight) or she displays facehoofingly bad judgement and decision making (Twilight's Kingdom). No, I don't need no Celestia, thank you.

[toonami97 25]

I don't watch this show to see Celestia, so I don't really mind it. In fact, when she does get focus, she's either taken out in a snap (A Canterlot Wedding, Princess Twilight) or she displays facehoofingly bad judgement and decision making (Twilight's Kingdom). No, I don't need no Celestia, thank you.

she just needs to be written better she seems to be sadly one of the more badly written character and twi's kindom wasn't exactly her fault it was more a last resort.

[Sunny Fox 5,950]

she just needs to be written better she seems to be sadly one of the more badly written character and twi's kindom wasn't exactly her fault it was more a last resort.

I appreciate that it's pretty hard to include a character that should by rights be an instant win condition for the good guys without somehow sidelining them, a la Worf. (PS - Yes, I just ruined your life. No, I don't feel sorry. ) Still, badly written is as badly written does, so I can't really give her a free pass.

 

But man, did she ever get handed the Idiot Ball in Twilight's Kingdom. Sending out just barely reformed Discord to catch Tirek without any kind of assurance that he wouldn't be convinced to join forces with the villain - especially with the Elements of Harmony being out of the picture since the beginning of Season 4; creating a major magical imbalance by giving Twilight all the alicorn magic when she explicitly states that she sent Discord to catch Tirek precisely and exactly BECAUSE he could sense magical imbalances, thus making the gambit of giving Twi all the alicorn magic essentially useless after Discord's betrayal (Plus Daddy D knew of Twilight being the fourth alicorn princess already, so Twilight's secrecy was nullified from the get-go); forcing Twilight to keep the said gambit (of giving her all the alicorn magic) a secret from the rest of the Mane Six, when informing them and getting all of them to hide along with Twilight so they couldn't be used as hostages would have made much more sense... there is not a single move Celestia made in that episode that wasn't out-and-out stupid and/or doomed to fail. Sorry to Celestia fans, but that episode just left me utterly unable to credit P. Celly with the requisite horse-sense to hammer on her own horseshoes.

 

No wonder she let Twilight solve all the problems!

[toonami97 25]

I appreciate that it's pretty hard to include a character that should by rights be an instant win condition for the good guys without somehow sidelining them, a la Worf. (PS - Yes, I just ruined your life. No, I don't feel sorry. ) Still, badly written is as badly written does, so I can't really give her a free pass.

 

But man, did she ever get handed the Idiot Ball in Twilight's Kingdom. Sending out just barely reformed Discord to catch Tirek without any kind of assurance that he wouldn't be convinced to join forces with the villain - especially with the Elements of Harmony being out of the picture since the beginning of Season 4; creating a major magical imbalance by giving Twilight all the alicorn magic when she explicitly states that she sent Discord to catch Tirek precisely and exactly BECAUSE he could sense magical imbalances, thus making the gambit of giving Twi all the alicorn magic essentially useless after Discord's betrayal (Plus Daddy D knew of Twilight being the fourth alicorn princess already, so Twilight's secrecy was nullified from the get-go); forcing Twilight to keep the said gambit (of giving her all the alicorn magic) a secret from the rest of the Mane Six, when informing them and getting all of them to hide along with Twilight so they couldn't be used as hostages would have made much more sense... there is not a single move Celestia made in that episode that wasn't out-and-out stupid and/or doomed to fail. Sorry to Celestia fans, but that episode just left me utterly unable to credit P. Celly with the requisite horse-sense to hammer on her own horseshoes.

 

No wonder she let Twilight solve all the problems!

I thought she did know and thats why she she only sent him out last thought still think she more as you sad one of the badly written characters which is sad so much potential yet gets written badly, not much characterization, cast aside without an ep.

[Number62 1,258]

Yeah, she's supposed to look capable and wise, but the creative team keeps mucking up. The characters (and stories of course) are only as good as their storytellers.

[toonami97 25]

Yeah, she's supposed to look capable and wise, but the creative team keeps mucking up. The characters (and stories of course) are only as good as their storytellers.

not a good combo bad written and now out of focus.