Hot take: I think the root of all the problems MLP:FiM has is that it doesn’t have a solid sense of continuity and consistency

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Yeah, I think that was one of the moments that started a whole bunch of problem, Lauren Faust leaving. It sounds like I'm saying she's the only one who did a creative imput, but I believe this show was a collaborative project.

Making an animated TV show is really hard. You need writers, directors, showrunners, voice actors and voice actresses, character designers, producers... a whole bunch of people to make a TV show a reality.