First thoughts on MLP:ANG

[TheTrueMelissa 54]

The first thing I noticed is that our new protagonist, Sunny, is a child -- a filly who lives with her father, not a mare. Soon I learned that the glorious, friendship-driven culture of Middle Equestria has been replaced by strife and hatred. The pegasi and earth ponies are both convinced that other kinds of ponies are bad, though the unicorns seem innocent of this. 

Also, during all the time that's passed, the earth ponies developed modern technology and now have things like phones. This technological development may be because Equestria has somehow lost its magic -- pegasi can't fly, and most of the unicorns seem downright ill. Can the new team save the day? Of course they can.

There was some good music. I got into "Angry Angry." The style's a little more pop-rock than the kid-music style of the old show. I preferred the old style of music, but this is okay.

The lore development was interesting, too. We now know for sure that pegasus flight is, indeed, their own form of magic. We also know that an earth pony can become an alicorn. I'm intrigued to note that earth ponies, no longer growing the food for three species, had a real creative explosion. I'm sure the show didn't intend it, but it kind of supports the notion that the G4 earth ponies were being oppressed.

The vibe's a bit different. They're going more for sassy fun than for the old show's sweet and innocent approach. I guess they figure that's what modern kids like.