Should MLP have darker scenes?

[HoovesOnIce 74]

My little pony has had some dark moments but should the show go further with it's dark scenes. It makes sense that the show doesn't go dark most of the time due to it being a kids show but that won't really hold it back. Shows like Adventure time, Gravity falls, and Powerpuff girls so MLP could do the same. Tell what you think. Should MLP go to darker places or is it fine with what it's doing?

[Luna 831 466]

I am pretty sure with season 6 and hopefully 7 or more. It will not go dark after all it is a kid show.

[Anonymous Old User Who Has Left 599]

I say it's fine as it is. Dark moments mirror reality well but they are easy prey for critics and haters.

[Randimaxis 8,659]

Good grief, no.

 

LOOK at your freaking TV - roughly half of the stuff available is GRIMDARK.

 

For crying out loud, let the ponies stay in the light - you want dark?  Feel free to go read 'Cupcakes' or 'The Rainbow Factory'...

 

... but I sincerely hope they don't go any darker with it than they have in the past. 

[Unlikeable Pony 2,699]

About on par with the comics is about what I want; I don't want Teen titans level stuff here XD

 

Like, I found the scene in Princess twilight sparkle where twilight thought Celestia had been killed by luna, or Twilight's kingdom where her tree got blown up were dark enough.

[TBlaze 158]

Can't you just leave MLP in peace and let us have something to take a break from living our sad, dark lives? Go watch Hannibal or somethin if you want.

[LeonShi500 155]

Lmao

Sure, they can add in as many edgy/dark moments as they want. Problem is, it'll probably make me take the show less seriously.

[Anonymous Old User Who Has Left 599]

Good grief, no.

 

LOOK at your freaking TV - roughly half of the stuff available is GRIMDARK.

 

For crying out loud, let the ponies stay in the light - you want dark?  Feel free to go read 'Cupcakes' or 'The Rainbow Factory'...

 

... but I sincerely hope they don't go any darker with it than they have in the past. 

 

bruh...don't be so mean. chill will ya? 

Edited May 5, 2016 by Shabb3r

[GenderIsAnIllusion 2,177]

For MLP FIM...... i say no. Its just not the type of show that would do well with doing darker scenes.... however i wish more cartoons in general had the gal to have darker scenes, and more complex plot lines.

[HoovesOnIce 74]

Can't you just leave MLP in peace and let us have something to take a break from living our sad, dark lives? Go watch Hannibal or somethin if you want.

Something about bringing cute lovable characters and giving them a tougher world where they can grow closer bonds together though tough times I seem to like. Might be why I love Zootopia so much.

[Randimaxis 8,659]

 

 

bruh...don't be so mean. chill will ya?

 

OH!  My apologies - I wasn't trying for mean; I was just kinda spouting.

 

I'm sorry if I offended.  *bows*

 

Perhaps it came across as a bit aggressive because I've been having grumbling fits over the sheer AMOUNT of dark-themed stories there are out there nowadays.  I just enjoy having fun, cheery ponies to watch, that's all.

[20% Cooler Than Cake 161]

I would be okay with some slightly darker scenes.  For example, I would be fine with an emotional episode about the death of Applejack's parents, but nothing beyond that.

[Moony the Cat 3,704]

As far as i understand the Situation, doesnt Bronys watch the Show to escape all the serious and dark stuff for a while?

 

And just want to watch something more happy once in a while?

I mean, if you want to watch something dark, than...i dont know...watch something dark perhaps? This could be an Idea. Just saying. I mean, i dont know.

 

Dont forget, its a Kids Show.

I dont care what some Bronys say but it is a Kids Show.

Dark Stuff normally doesnt belong here.

 

If you want to watch something for Adults, watch something for Adults, but let the dark stuff out of Mlp.

[Mesme Rize 15,687]

What means "Darker?" In what kinda combination? How should it be made, without being too much?

 

I for one don't need that and i think DHX won't go for that. Tanks for the memories was a clear indicator for me, because they wanted to kill Tank first, but he is just in hibernation.

 

 

Might be why I love Zootopia so much.

 

Then keep watching Zootopia, if you want something a bit more serious

[hgdsghfdhgfdghfdshg 82]

Seeing as how everyone was complaining about the Trixie scene, I think it's for the best if there was no dark stuff.

[CastletonSnob 3,079]

When you write for a cartoon for little girls, what you can put into the show is pretty limited.

 

I think making the show darker would be bad for it.

[Cirrus. 1,090]

I think the show could get away with being just a little darker at times. The LION KING came out when I was 5- and I don't think I was mentally "scarred" from that.

 

 

The season 5 opener is a good example. I wasn't expecting it to go as far as it did with the cult/brainwashing and Starlight's deception/manipulation. I initially thought the lucky charms crew was just going to blow on in and remind cooksville how embracing uniqueness makes the world a better place. Then it would end with them all singing kumbaya around the campfire- or something like that- whatever.

 

 

 

When Starlight met Trixie in S6's "No Second Prances" I was hoping they would end up teaming up and going back to their old ways and become an even bigger threat- feeding off each other- FRIENDSHIP GONE BAD.

 

Now I don't know about you, but I think that would have made for an interesting season premise.

 

 

 

But all in all I think the show is still going OK. I'm sure there's more the writers would like to do. The main problem is that the primary audience they must write for is kids, and they only have 22 minutes to work with- hence some episodes feeling rushed, or appearing to be resolved too simply. It is what it is.

 

If the show got too dark, it would just get WEIRD...It's just not the right show for that.

Edited May 5, 2016 by Cirrus.

[Kimi Vulpine 219]

Define "dark", because this word is very vague.

[Luminance 2,186]

Ultimately, It's how and when they portray the scene that determines it's effectiveness. We can't have a cheerly/happy toned episode and all of a sudden turns dark. The beginning will have to be set at a tone were the dark scene later can play out correctly.

 

Still, MLP shouldn't be set onto more darker themes because it may disrupt continuity within each episode.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,905]

This show doesn't need an over-abundance of dark stuff. What's the point? It wouldn't add anything substantial to the show at all. As I said in another thread, it is about balance and right now, this show is working with a really good balance that shouldn't be tampered with. 

[heavens-champion 1,905]

Alternate Zecora looked like she was going to die. Can't get any darker than that, except the wasteland future, and Rainbow Dash's missing wing... and Sombra blowing up!

[KillerKingBakudan 702]

I enjoy discussing dark hypothetical scenarios between the characters (even if there are certain insecure little pricks on the internet who don't). I also wouldn't mind seeing some dark material in a fanmade video game. But the show itself? No. It has all the dark it needs. Just enough to create conflict where it's necessary, but not so much that it puts off the target audience.

[Luna 831 466]

As far as i understand the Situation, doesnt Bronys watch the Show to escape all the serious and dark stuff for a while?

 

And just want to watch something more happy once in a while?

I mean, if you want to watch something dark, than...i dont know...watch something dark perhaps? This could be an Idea. Just saying. I mean, i dont know.

 

Dont forget, its a Kids Show.

I dont care what some Bronys say but it is a Kids Show.

Dark Stuff normally doesnt belong here.

 

If you want to watch something for Adults, watch something for Adults, but let the dark stuff out of Mlp.

 

this right here . the show will never be dark you can have a show be good without being dark like gargoyles.

Edited May 6, 2016 by Luna 831

[HoovesOnIce 74]

Define "dark", because this word is very vague.

Having tougher and more serious things happen such as Depression, Death, and an all around feeling that things may not end happily.

[Buddah69 2]

I don't think it should have a darker side. It is still a kids show after all.