Season 9 Discussion Thread [NO SPOILERS, DF airings only]

Background Pony #86C3
I am still gonna stick to the Discovery Family releases no matter what.
Count me in too. I said I was going to stick with the DF releases back when the hiatus turned into anything but that, and I don’t intend to change my mind now. This show deserves a proper buildup to the end, and I’m going to give it that no matter what it takes to do so.
Background Pony #5203
I stick to DF too, I don’t want the show to end sooner than it absolutely has to.  
Avoiding spoilers for that long will suck though, lmao.
rdibp
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Kerfuffle lover
@Background Pony #1370  
Seems like being able to enjoy and react to a show all at the same time is a rarity these days. Now because of stuff like Netflix binging, people want their seasons all at once and don’t feel like properly digesting each episode and having discussions about what will happen in the future.
Background Pony #86C3
people want their seasons all at once and don’t feel like properly digesting each episode and having discussions about what will happen in the future.
It does feel like that at times. Which is why I’m glad for this thread, because proper time to think about and discuss an episode is absolutely something I want.
LeoNero
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Shine On U Crazy Diamond
I stick to the US schedule for several reasons.
 
  1. I hate getting too much stuff at once.
     
  2. I hate binging on stuff cause i burnout easily
     
  3. I honestly think having a 1 episode a week schedule is easy to digest and make for better discussions.
     
  4. You never know if the episode is either in a different language, or stuff has been cut out in the international airing.
     
  5. I love being in episode watch livestreams. ^^
     
  6. Talk about the episode with my best friend. :D
     
    And since this is the final season. I really don’t blame people for being overly cautious when it comes to spoilers.
Mildgyth
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Senior Moderator
Humata, Hukhta, Hvarshta
I stick to the US schedule for several reasons.
  1. I hate getting too much stuff at once.
  2. I hate binging on stuff cause i burnout easily
  3. I honestly think having a 1 episode a week schedule is easy to digest and make for better discussions.
AWGear
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Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
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Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
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The Devil's Advocate
@ApplejackFan204  
I do think this season is horrible, especially in writting. Characters are ethier acting out of character or are completly wasted. If what I’ve heard about leaks is true, it’s only downhill from here.
 
I feel like I did when MK11 came out. People who never should write for a story were allowed to, and ruined what once was a great thing.
Poison Trail
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@Mildgyth
 
My own theory was a cycle of Average -> Amazing -> Bad
 
1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5 -> 6 + 7 -> 8 -> 9
 
I guess I could put 8 and 9 together and say that they were both Average?
rdibp
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Friendship, Art, and Magic (2018) - Celebrated Derpibooru's six year anniversary with friends.
Birthday Cake - Celebrated MLP's 7th birthday
Not a Llama - Happy April Fools Day!
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2017) - Celebrated Derpibooru's five year anniversary with friends.

Kerfuffle lover
S1: Good  
S2: Good  
S3: Alright  
S4: Good  
S5: Amazing  
S6: Alright  
S7: Great  
S8: Average  
S9: (so far) Good
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