For people who HATED season 9

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I am honestly surprised that so few seem to actually hate Season 9. I mean, most people ether don’t care, or like it. And, while I do respect those opinions, I just can’t see why. It does the same mistakes and even the same plot threads as Season 3.
 
So, who else just hated this season as a whole?
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I hated it so much I quit watching it halfway through. I don’t care if it has the finale to the show, I don’t intend on ever watching it. I disagree on it being like S3, if anything S3 is a masterpiece in comparison. I’d say it’s more like S6 and S8, which repeats all of the same problems those seasons had made, especially S9’s second half
Background Pony #4CD1
It is very rare for someone to be so invested in the show, that they stay even after they stop enjoying it. So most people who don’t like what the show has become will simply no longer be saying much about it at all.
 
For me, season 9 seemed like a small improvement over season 8 (the worst season). However, I watched them in very different circumstances; so my opinion may change after a rewatch.
Background Pony #252A
I wonder if the show staff ever played dnd. If they had, maybe they would have been more inspired to take the characters on grand adventures, meeting loads of unique species and cultures…
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Is that what FIM is about? A bit, yes, and so they did it quite a bit. Not always to those cultures benefit, though - some flourish better in the wilds of headcanon.
 
As for me, I don’t hate S9 so much as find it (outside of a few episodes) profoundly disappointing - plagued with bad or at least poorly executed ideas, but not delivering half of what one might hope for in a final season. Perhaps it’s biggest acheivement can be proving that yes, the show is out of steam and should be laid to rest.
Background Pony #2968
I only truly hate Daring Doubt which I’ve declared not-canon. The other episodes I found lukewarm to “eh”, and some I truly enjoyed. I’m iffy on The Last Problem, mainly because it pretty much set a future I have a few problems with in permanent stone. Although I thought the finale song itself was the perfect way to end things. I would have preferred a more ambiguous finale, and one not so set in shipping. So I prefer to think of TLP as not the “only” future and just one of many possible futures for our mane cast.
Background Pony #2BEA
Season 9 was decent with its share of good and bad episodes, then the finale ruined everything (Grogar was Discord = worst writing decision in cartoon history).
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I don’t hate Season 9, but it did leave me feeling disappointed that they spent it on pointless episodes instead of wrapping things up. I’ll still say that it had its share of great episodes and ones that I enjoyed, but the others I could care less about. Also, I enjoyed the finale and epilogue personally but even I’ll admit that the Discord being Grogar twist left a bad taste in my mouth. It didn’t invalidate the episode nor the season to me, but it further cemented my dislike for him.
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