If by writing MMM you mean the Pinkie Pie detective episode, to be honest it’s one of the few episodes in season 2 that I didn’t like.
I was talking about The S3 finale.
… And I just realize it was supposed to be MMC. Sorry.
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In Boast Busters Twilight managed to sleep that giant bear, but she took her time and it was only in the third act of the story. It’s not like it was an important detail in the episode, because the focus was in Trixie and how she glorifies her attitude.
That’s what I meant with “It not the main thing” or “it’s not the only thing”, Twilight’s magical abilities advances the plot in that episode, but it’s not the main thing. Not all Starlight involve magic specifically, either, like No Second Prances.
To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of Lesson Zero and It’s about time. In the first episode Twilight wanted to manipulate other ponies, but at least it was 2 minutes of a 22 min. episode. It’s not like Every little thing she does, where two thirds of the entire episode was basically Starlight manipulating Twilight’s friends. And the second episode was a bit forgettable.
But Twilight did manipulate other in that episode, and she’s reprimanded just like Starlight, but you’re not treating them the same, and I pretty sure this isn’t a question of “time”, what matters is what happened. Also, I pretty sure you would still complain about Starlight’s magic even if the episode in question was forgettable.
If you want to defend a character such as Starlight, that’s fine. I have no problem with that. But pointing out the Mane 6 just to say that “they are more mary sues than Starlight” is not convincing, especially compared to what she did in previous seasons and what she can do. If by defending a character we have to point out other characters as if they are responsibles of Starlight’s shenanigans, then it would be a rabbit hole with no end, because eventually everyone is a jerk just by arguing first that “the mane 6 are more mary sues than Starlight”.
We were merely pointing out that a lot of things you complain about Starlight are present in other characters, sometimes to a greater extent. I personally don’t think the Mane Six are Mary Sues, just that they also have elements that people criticize Starlight about but are not held to the same standards as her.
I realize that the difference is Starlight’s background, but what I’m talking about is the show general lack of consequences for the actions of most characters, reformed villains or not. The former is also somewhat questionable since sometimes they still do other questionable action with a slap on the wrist, like Discord.
If the writers really wanted to touch some redemption themes with Starlight, then they should consider other type of blueprint they actually have.
But why though? Other characters redemptions weren’t similar with each other, why should Starlight be different? Sunset’s was distinct from Discord, for example.
I think one possible reason for thinking that is that you think the writers didn’t bother writing a redemption arc for Starlight, but that is simply not true.
Starlight did have a redemption arc, but it was mostly internal, the pony that question Starlight the most is herself and the viewer can see that self-deprecating mentality affecting herbmany times during her episodes, like when she thinks that she doomed Equestria in A Royal Problem.
Starlight arc is different from other reformed villains in that she has friends that support her, but she herself hold her down, not necessarily others who judge her.
I don’t think you will magically gain a new admiration for Starlight, so I won’t bother going in detail, but I would appreciate if you thought about it a little and throw you bias against her away for a moment.
