I wonder when somepony will tell Twilight

[ManaMinori 4,145]

That she seems really tired lately. Throughout every episode of season 8, she seems to have developed lasting bags under her eyes- maybe it's from the overwhelming stress of being a Princess of Friendship, a HeadMare at her school, an adventurer, a friend to 7 other ponies and a dragon, a daughter, sister-in-law, and more, but there's only so much of her to go around. I wonder if any of her friends will say anything to her, because clearly the wear is starting to show.

[Iam 525]

I suppose all friends are in a state of "I see, but I'm to shy to say". My friend appealed to me, when I was to shy to argue with him (on Discord), with "ad verecundiam". "Ad verecundiam" accords to being to shy to argue with authoricity, maybe that's the reason.

[Thrond 3,263]

I haven't seen this much at all, so I don't really know what you're talking about. The last Twilight focus episode I saw was "Friendship University," in which she looked fine.

Here's a screencap from the start of that episode:

Here's a screencap from the end:

So I must ask, is this something from the upcoming episodes? Because I haven't seen it at all. 

[RDDash 19,196]

I would argue that others could be tired from the extra school work, but Twilight usually spend her time in the previous seasons locked up in the castle doing nothing. I don't really see how she might be overworking herself

[ManaMinori 4,145]

57 minutes ago, AlexanderThrond said:

I haven't seen this much at all, so I don't really know what you're talking about. The last Twilight focus episode I saw was "Friendship University," in which she looked fine.

Here's a screencap from the start of that episode:

Here's a screencap from the end:

So I must ask, is this something from the upcoming episodes? Because I haven't seen it at all. 

nope, they're all from season 8 episodes.

[Will Guide 21,362]

8 minutes ago, Nightmare Muffin said:

nope, they're all from season 8 episodes.

BAH. the evidence is not iron-clad. A line under the eye DOES NOT indicate a lack of sleep. For one, Marks for Effort and Non-Compete Cluase is of her chewing out others, NOT tiredness. 

 

It sounds to me you're just looking for some unimportant thing to raise a debate about

Edited August 26, 2018 by Will Guide

[ManaMinori 4,145]

32 minutes ago, Will Guide said:

BAH. the evidence is not iron-clad. A line under the eye DOES NOT indicate a lack of sleep. For one, Marks for Effort and Non-Compete Cluase is of her chewing out others, NOT tiredness. 

 

It sounds to me you're just looking for some unimportant thing to raise a debate about

I never said that it was. Moreso- it could also indicate stress due to workload. Either way, the lines under her eyes have been showing up far more in season 8 than in any other season before it. Either way, it would appear to me that Twilight may have too much to handle on her plate.

[Ganondorf8 11,362]

I don't think anyone will bring this up to Twilight seeing as that is exactly the kind of thing she enjoys doing. Sure, it might affect her health to a degree but she has managed to pull off some impressive miracles whilst still having a lot on her plate.

[Misty Shadow 7,943]

3 hours ago, Will Guide said:

BAH. the evidence is not iron-clad. A line under the eye DOES NOT indicate a lack of sleep. For one, Marks for Effort and Non-Compete Cluase is of her chewing out others, NOT tiredness. 

 

It sounds to me you're just looking for some unimportant thing to raise a debate about

Don't forget Princess Spike either, an entire episode that had her being tired as a plot point...in Season 5. This is not something that "started" with Season 8, it's just cartoon invulnerability. She will only be weak and tired if the plot of an episode says so.

[Thrond 3,263]

4 hours ago, Nightmare Muffin said:

nope, they're all from season 8 episodes.

I don't think these are all meant to indicate exhaustion, and I don't think that's the most reasonable interpretation of that line under her eye. She doesn't behave all that differently. 

I don't actually think being a princess entails very much for her; if anything, she seems to have fewer responsibilities than her friends, as we don't really see her doing much as a princess. 

I wouldn't be surprised if she is indeed, overworking, though, because she takes everything very seriously. If she really does show obvious signs of fatigue, I'd like to think her friends would try to tell her. At the very least, Applejack would. 

Edited August 27, 2018 by AlexanderThrond

[JH24 385]

10 hours ago, Will Guide said:

BAH. the evidence is not iron-clad. A line under the eye DOES NOT indicate a lack of sleep. For one, Marks for Effort and Non-Compete Cluase is of her chewing out others, NOT tiredness. 

 

It sounds to me you're just looking for some unimportant thing to raise a debate about

I find this reaction a bit harsh. It's not that unreasonable to assume Twilight gets less sleep over time. She's combining her princess duties with that of running a school. 

 

Edited August 27, 2018 by JH24

[Midnight Solace 5,132]

Poor Twilight. She's always been busy ever since Season 1.

[Jeric 46,860]

It’s always situational, and animators will often use under eye lines to reflect exhaustion, stress, worry, doubt, confusion, or concern. All are emotions that Twilight shows in Season 8.