The End of MLP:FiM thread

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Well, the shows over, that’s it, no more FiM. I’m going to miss the show so much. It helped me get through a lot of tough times in life. Too many that I can count.  
How did FiM help you and what will you do now that it’s over?
Famekki
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The end of FIM thread. You beat me to it. I too am devastated about G4/FIM coming to an end. I joined the fandom in April 2012 I wish i had joined sooner. ;(
Smart Heart

I’m sorry to say that I did not enjoy it in the slightest. I felt that it went against everything that the show taught us so far. Discord being Grogar not only shattered the promise of a badass villain and an all out Battle Royale with the ultimate evil, but completely destroyed Discord’s character development. Not only that, it felt like the writing also threw away the chance at redeeming the three other villains as Frenemies showed that all they needed was an extra push. Worst of all is that Discord, the one who used those villains as tools for his plan to boost Twilight’s confidence, got to choose how they were punished and Celestia had no objections with it and never even let Twilight have a say in the matter. This finale left me so heartbroken with its implications, I had to resort to watching the G3 cartoons to ease my mind. Now, I’ve got nothing against the production staff for this, but I am saying that this finale could’ve been better.
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@Smart Heart  
I have to agree with slot that you said, I think they wanted a twist but making it that Grogar was Discord kinda sucked. But the show has at multiple points sacrificed character development to make another story, like with RD and the cheerleading squad. I also didn’t like what they did with the villains and how Discord was able to decide their fate, when he was the one that caused the problem, was absolutely ridiculous.
Smart Heart

Easy. Once the trio activates the bell, it turns on them and completely drains them of their magic, leaving them wrinkled and decrepit. Grogar appears and tells them he had a feeling that they would go against him, which is why he “forgot to mention” that if anyone else were to activate the bell, it drains them of their magic.
Smart Heart

Discord, sensing a disturbance in the force, warns the Mane Six about the approaching danger that is Grogar. They ask why even he is so scared, and he responds with, “Because he’s my creator.”
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I imagine that for millennia, Discord has completely forgotten about Grogar, but whenever Discord hears the name of him, he immediately recognizes him and starts wheezing and clutching his stomach. He remembers his horrible childhood where Grogar forced him to cause deadly and harmful chaos instead of silly and fun chaos like he wanted to. To Grogar, Discord was… basically a marionette. Poor thing!
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Übermensch in training
I honestly prefer the twist, mainly because “Grogar” spent more time onscreen “planning” rather than doing anything. It made it for a rather boring character. I also don’t like the “ultimate evil” Grogar headcannons, as if Grogar was or is some sort of boss demon or something, rather than simply a very powerful and dangerous enemy.
gingerninja666
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Kaze ni Nare
@Twi Clown
 
I find the Grogar twist created a two pronged conflict that I find more interesting than Grogar alone would’ve been (even though I think the finale as it is could’ve taken advantage of this a bit more)
 
It has the final conflict of the show be caused by a well meaning but flawed character. Which I find cool, and it fits the overall vibe the show has. For the vast majority of episodes, the cast are their own worst enemies.
 
It has the final boss be a personal enemy that understands the power of teamwork and unity. They’re like a dark version of the Mane 6. That’s in some ways better than a single ultra powerful monster.
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@Slipstream95
 
Is not just the plans. He had little personality and his actions were just as minimalist, and we never really learned his plans.
 
Besides, I also have no nostalgia factor as I never watched G1, so Grogar came of as rather generic an uninteresting.
 
And honestly, I don’t know if I really wish to know the real one.
Twi Clown
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@Slipstream95
 
Honestly, the hype fro Grgar itself didn’t earn him favors for me.
 
Everybody was like “OMG!! Is Grogar!!!! This will be the best finale!!!!!” And I was just never interested on him, which combined with the aforement reasons, in the end I have no interest in Grogar whatsoever.
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@Slipstream95
 
It’s debatable, there was some characters that could bring more and were then were easily discarded or demoted to extras. Also, being new doesn’t make him inherently iteresting.
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Despite its terrible episodes and missed opportunities, I loved this show and I’m glad I stuck around to the end. I loved the finale and the epilogue and I thought it was a great note to end it on.
 
As for the questions: the show helped me open up to other people, it motivated to start drawing and I met some friends because of this fandom, including my best friend. <3  
Now that the show is over, I’ll stay in the fandom and this site, but I’ll move on to other things like watch other shows and continue being into music, my number one interest.
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