ManaMinori 4,145 July 12, 2016 Share July 12, 2016 Every so often, I still wonder what the purpose of the mane 6 trying to restore the Castle of the Two Sisters through several episodes was for. There was never any explation for it.....unless....Sunbutt actually forsaw the birth of Princess Pampers (feigning shock during the season premier), and was planning to throw her into the Everfree all along.... Why do you guys think the mane 6 were sprucing up the Royal Sisters' castle for so lon g, without any explanation or payoff from doing so? Under the Jellicle Moon- a site with cuteness, cat boys, and comic strips / Star Dreams Fanclub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlikeable Pony 2,698 July 12, 2016 Share July 12, 2016 Every so often, I still wonder what the purpose of the mane 6 trying to restore the Castle of the Two Sisters through several episodes was for. There was never any explation for it.....unless....Sunbutt actually forsaw the birth of Princess Pampers (feigning shock during the season premier), and was planning to throw her into the Everfree all along.... Why do you guys think the mane 6 were sprucing up the Royal Sisters' castle for so lon g, without any explanation or payoff from doing so? I'm pretty sure its because the staff wanted to give twilight the Royal sister's castle and had written that in originally into the season, but hasbro's marketing forced them to do the "out of nowhere crystal castle" instead for toy reasons, making the castle cleanup a shaggy dog story, kind of like Gohan in the majin buu saga. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim&Venöm 19,375 July 12, 2016 Share July 12, 2016 Yeah this was actually addressed by the writers during a Bronycon panel this past weekend. Different writers take charge. Different stories take priority. The aforementioned marketing get's in the way. But they did say that it could be something that get's brought back. More fodder for future stories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeric 46,860 July 12, 2016 Share July 12, 2016 I'm pretty sure its because the staff wanted to give twilight the Royal sister's castle and had written that in originally into the season, but hasbro's marketing forced them to do the "out of nowhere crystal castle" instead for toy reasons, making the castle cleanup a shaggy dog story, kind of like Gohan in the majin buu saga. Season arcs are written in group meetings where all the major season spanning beats are pre-established, synopsis (or AB concepts) are generally agreed on before assigned out. So the idea that the castle came out of nowhere mid storyline is unlikely to be the cause. Hasbro lays this stuff out in the beginning. The Castle itself served as a backdrop for several episodes. In narrative the setting can become a character itself. This is what happened in one episode in Season 4. There were also AB concepts that the very presence of a pre-existing dilapidated castle fit perfectly. Theodosia writes me a letter everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiratePony 8,476 July 13, 2016 Share July 13, 2016 I hope it gets brought back in some aspect, solely so we can see the Pony of Shadows! Courtesy of @Sparklefan1234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosetta Spring 21 July 13, 2016 Share July 13, 2016 Its been bugging me since the end of season 4 its really strange that they would just drop it in the middle of the season. I think they'll bring it back at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmarston1 5,959 July 13, 2016 Share July 13, 2016 I have no idea why they even bothered to do that mini arc if it was never going to go anywhere. I would have rather had Twilight end up living in it, than getting the castle from the magic box. At least it would have lead to a conclusion to this arc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number62 1,258 July 18, 2016 Share July 18, 2016 I'm pretty sure its because the staff wanted to give twilight the Royal sister's castle and had written that in originally into the season, but hasbro's marketing forced them to do the "out of nowhere crystal castle" instead for toy reasons, making the castle cleanup a shaggy dog story, kind of like Gohan in the majin buu saga. In that case, it'd be nice if the alicorn sisters could do something about that place themselves instead of forgetting about it like the writers already are. Actually, I don't think the sisters even acknowledged the castle within the show, which makes their connection to the place pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Duderino 879 July 18, 2016 Share July 18, 2016 I also wish they would revisit the castle. There is a lot of potential there, and I like it more than Twilight's castle. My ponysona/OC: https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/treble-r8882 Check out my Soundcloud too: https://soundcloud.com/colton-paul-crawford DeviantArt: http://scottish-bastard.deviantart.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinter 3,064 July 18, 2016 Share July 18, 2016 Technically the only ones visiting the castle for salvage were Twilight looking for books to restore and retrieve and Rarity who came to restore the tapistries/banners (and possibly copy the designs for bits XD). AJ and RD were there on a dare. Flutters was there because Angel is a little b***h and Pinkie Pie was there... well, because Pinkie Pie. My OC's: Malinter, Rahl, Vengeful impact & alias-the-marked-one First fic i've written since forever here Skype: Malinter@Outlook.com "Defeating a sandwich only makes it tastier." most legendary quote ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'gann M'orzz 745 July 18, 2016 Share July 18, 2016 I'm pretty sure its because the staff wanted to give twilight the Royal sister's castle and had written that in originally into the season, but hasbro's marketing forced them to do the "out of nowhere crystal castle" instead for toy reasons, making the castle cleanup a shaggy dog story, kind of like Gohan in the majin buu saga. O man... that's Harsh.. But to be fair to Ponies, it's nowhere near as bad as what they did with Gohan, literally the entire Buu Saga up until he's absorbed is pretty much written with "GOHAN IS THE ONLY REAL HOPE" in mind, it's drilled into you over and over and over, He is just straight up the Protagonist no questions asked in the first quarter or so of the saga before Buu is revived, He provides over half the power to revive Buu even lacking much recent training, he pulls out the Z-Sword, he gets his giant powerup, he gets his emotional farewell to his father, he gets his rage over everyone he loves being dead. He Comes back to Earth, finally confident in himself and able to truly control his power, Everything Z had been building up to since Gohan's introduction was coming to a head.. AND THEN Toryiama decides "you know what, I don't want Gohan to be the main character actually" annnnd he gets shafted and then we get a bunch of random stuff to stretch the saga out. RARITY IS THE BEST PONY EVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowflame 189 July 18, 2016 Share July 18, 2016 I'm pretty sure its because the staff wanted to give twilight the Royal sister's castle and had written that in originally into the season, but hasbro's marketing forced them to do the "out of nowhere crystal castle" instead for toy reasons, making the castle cleanup a shaggy dog story, kind of like Gohan in the majin buu saga. I do not know how it would have worked really with Twilight's castle being in middle of the forest, I guess it could have been done but strange anyway since it would have me at making the Everfee even less dangerous it is now or anyone not visiting her. So I prefer where the castle is now. The castle could still be used some way in the future, they found the way to use it in a alternative timeline already. Cleaning might have been unnesecary but that was just for one epsiode so it is not a big story like Shaggydog stuff is. Abandoned castle is nice concept for me and does not really need to be changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpuff-tsubasa 448 July 19, 2016 Share July 19, 2016 i felt weird when the mane six decides to clean the castle. even though they wont even live in here in the future. why bother making it pretty? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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