they have the powers of fucking gods
Hmm, to be honest, I’ve always wondered how so much of the fandom could actually come to this assumption. Because if you are honest, the show shows a clearly different picture. Isn’t it really only the wishes, loaded with prejudices of the fans, that are emerging here?
Firstly, we do not really know anything about Equestria’s political system. Even if we were to assume that the Journal of the Two Sisters was still halfway canon, Celestia and Luna were virtually elected princesses. So we can’t be sure at all that the Ponies’ system of government is really a monarchist one. At best, it could be concluded that this is a constitutional monarchy in which the two princesses simply act as moral leaders. But not for real rulers. Luna also functions more as a kind of night watchman. She doesn’t really rule during the night. She’s making sure the ponies don’t have nightmares.
Of course, there is no denying that Celestia and Luna are really powerful creatures, but then again to compare them with gods, seems to me too much. Certainly many fans compare them to ancient gods because they have the power to move the sun and the moon. But if I’m honest, it seems to me to be a kind of cosmic necessity, because the world of ponies seems to stand still - the job was done before by unicorns. I wonder, by the way, if they just let the sun rise again and again, then the night came automatically!? Here the MLP Lore is so full of holes that I am not sure that the claim of being gdos is also justified. Heroines are certainly both, as they have used the artifacts of the elements of harmony to banish Discord and King Sombra. How good that Star Swirl and the Pillars created them. ;-)
Please don’t get me wrong. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with fans worshipping Celestia and Luna. I myself like a lot of artworks with this theme and I admire the creativity of the artists in this regard. But I wouldn’t go so far as to blame Celestia and Luna for being useless in almost every dangerous situation on the show. Even Rainbow Dash makes fun of it by noting that the princesses never really help. For me, this clearly reflects how the staff and the writers see them. Their uselessness is just a kind of running gag. You have to deal with that. Of course, it’s unfortunate that there were so many fans who just wanted to see Celestia do something with her powers. To show her true powers. But if we’re being honest, what is she supposed to do? Should she let the sun fall on the world? Sure, why not? Here now please turn the screen black and roll the credits. My little pony, the end! Nah, it’s simply a matter of fact. The powers of the princesses, their personalities and their theoretical role in the society of the ponies are remarkable, but from a logic point of view this is as logical as looking for a snowball in hell.
Well, I hope in G5 they try a little harder. ;-D