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When the "Golden Era" of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic ended after 4 seasons because Twilight had earned her own castle, the Castle of Friendship, it marked the start of a new era of the show (Season 5 onwards). From here, not only did we get new stuff such as the Cutie Map, but also more absences in the Mane Six.

 

Here's what happened throughout the last two seasons we've had:

  • Twilight Sparkle had the most screen time throughout these two seasons, but gradually by less and less time more than whoever was in 2nd, due to almost not having a single Season 6 episode, all because most of the last few episodes of Season 5 all focused on Twilight.
  • Pinkie Pie had the second-most screen time halfway through Season 5 and again between late Season 5 until more than 1/4 into Season 6. So, I guess I was wrong about the Heartfelt Scrapbook earlier. Because of Pinkie's long running streaks for the second-most screen time (and for never having the least screen time in any part of Season 5), she was sentenced for much less screen time during the rest of Season 6, along with having no solo episodes for her that season.
  • Fluttershy didn't have the least screen time until Made in Manehattan, which was Applejack's first Season 5 episode. Before this, Applejack had the least screen time after Rarity got her first Season 5 episode, Canterlot Boutique. Before this, Rarity had the least screen time after Rainbow Dash got her first Season 5 episode, Tanks for the Memories. Before that, Rainbow Dash had the least screen time within all the first four episodes. Consequently, the three ponies who had the least screen time (Rainbow Dash, Rarity, then Applejack) before Fluttershy's still continuing streak were all sentenced to have the most screen time in Season 6 -- each even more than Twilight.
    • Of the three ponies I mentioned above, Rarity and Rainbow Dash each needed three episodes in a row because:
      • Rarity had the second-longest streak of least screen time before Canterlot Boutique. She later got the second-most screen time during most of Season 6, even with no dialogue for five episodes in a row.
      • Rainbow Dash had a very long streak of next to least screen time from late Season 5 until her first Season 6 episode, Newbie Dash, then after another three episodes, fell back down to next to least screen time before Stranger Than Fan Fiction.
    • Applejack came out with the second-most screen time only because of her last two episodes, PPOV and Where the Apple Lies, where she was the only Mane Six pony to appear in the latter episode, and before these episodes, she had the next to least screen time during most of Season 6.

Normally, the only way a character can get two or three episodes in a row is if that character currently has had less screen time than most of the other ponies, usually for a long time, and whoever has had the most or next-to-most screen time so far for a long time is more likely to suffer less screen time in later episodes.

 

So, in conclusion, Rarity, Rainbow Dash and Applejack each needed more screen time than all the others in Season 6 because all three of them took turns having the least or next-to-least screen time during both seasons, and Pinkie Pie needed less screen time because after her first Season 5 episode (The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone), she never had the least or next-to-least screen time until much, much, MUCH later in Top Bolt. Now do you get it?

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According to Hasbro the 1st 3 seasons were 1 year & the episodes were intermingled.  Season 4 starts with Twilight being an alicorn & ends with the library destroyed. So it has to be separate from the others.  IMO, seasons 5 & 6 were intermingled & maybe season 7 will be too.

 

You are right.  Stylistically seasons 5 & 6 are distinct from the 1st 4 seasons & frankly not as good.  There were some exceptions (the Luna episodes were excellent) but over all the quality is distinctly off & they are "written younger" if you see what I mean.

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When the "Golden Era" of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic ended after 4 seasons because Twilight had earned her own castle, the Castle of Friendship, it marked the start of a new era of the show (Season 5 onwards). From here, not only did we get new stuff such as the Cutie Map, but also more absences in the Mane Six.

 

Here's what happened throughout the last two seasons we've had:

  • Twilight Sparkle had the most screen time throughout these two seasons, but gradually by less and less time more than whoever was in 2nd, due to almost not having a single Season 6 episode, all because most of the last few episodes of Season 5 all focused on Twilight.
  • Pinkie Pie had the second-most screen time halfway through Season 5 and again between late Season 5 until more than 1/4 into Season 6. So, I guess I was wrong about the Heartfelt Scrapbook earlier. Because of Pinkie's long running streaks for the second-most screen time (and for never having the least screen time in any part of Season 5), she was sentenced for much less screen time during the rest of Season 6, along with having no solo episodes for her that season.
  • Fluttershy didn't have the least screen time until Made in Manehattan, which was Applejack's first Season 5 episode. Before this, Applejack had the least screen time after Rarity got her first Season 5 episode, Canterlot Boutique. Before this, Rarity had the least screen time after Rainbow Dash got her first Season 5 episode, Tanks for the Memories. Before that, Rainbow Dash had the least screen time within all the first four episodes. Consequently, the three ponies who had the least screen time (Rainbow Dash, Rarity, then Applejack) before Fluttershy's still continuing streak were all sentenced to have the most screen time in Season 6 -- each even more than Twilight.
    • Of the three ponies I mentioned above, Rarity and Rainbow Dash each needed three episodes in a row because:
      • Rarity had the second-longest streak of least screen time before Canterlot Boutique. She later got the second-most screen time during most of Season 6, even with no dialogue for five episodes in a row.
      • Rainbow Dash had a very long streak of next to least screen time from late Season 5 until her first Season 6 episode, Newbie Dash, then after another three episodes, fell back down to next to least screen time before Stranger Than Fan Fiction.
    • Applejack came out with the second-most screen time only because of her last two episodes, PPOV and Where the Apple Lies, where she was the only Mane Six pony to appear in the latter episode, and before these episodes, she had the next to least screen time during most of Season 6.

Normally, the only way a character can get two or three episodes in a row is if that character currently has had less screen time than most of the other ponies, usually for a long time, and whoever has had the most or next-to-most screen time so far for a long time is more likely to suffer less screen time in later episodes.

 

So, in conclusion, Rarity, Rainbow Dash and Applejack each needed more screen time than all the others in Season 6 because all three of them took turns having the least or next-to-least screen time during both seasons, and Pinkie Pie needed less screen time because after her first Season 5 episode (The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone), she never had the least or next-to-least screen time until much, much, MUCH later in Top Bolt. Now do you get it?

What does that say about Season 7, then?

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According to Hasbro the 1st 3 seasons were 1 year & the episodes were intermingled. Season 4 starts with Twilight being an alicorn & ends with the library destroyed. So it has to be separate from the others. IMO, seasons 5 & 6 were intermingled & maybe season 7 will be too.

 

You are right. Stylistically seasons 5 & 6 are distinct from the 1st 4 seasons & frankly not as good. There were some exceptions (the Luna episodes were excellent) but over all the quality is distinctly off & they are "written younger" if you see what I mean.

Seasons 5&6 actually had more complicated morals rather than being "written younger".

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Not entirely sure how these seasons are 'worse' or 'written younger'. We had some morals like not letting the past go and torturing yourself because of it and essentially a metaphor for the death of a pet. That isn't exactly 'written younger' to me.

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