Background Pony #7721
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I'm all for a mystery. The only problem is that it has to be a good enough mystery to follow and have characters that are likable enough to warrant my attention.
G5 failed to deliver on this front far too many times: First with that lackluster Pilot Movie which barely tried to touch upon the main characters personalities beyond the surface level stuff; making Sunny Starscout have an even WORSE character arc than Rey did in the Fanfic Trilogy; where at least there Daisy Ridley had the excuse of having to share the screen with A-List actors like Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford.
Then again with the G5 IDW Comics; with Issue 2 already ramping up how badly Celestia screwed up to leave Twilight in charge of Equestria where her former student leapt to the nuclear option of holding the entire worlds' Magic hostage with those three crystals in order to force the Three Tribes to remain friends (need I remind you that this is a middle-of-the-road plan of what was done by both Starlight Glimmer in Season 6 and Cozy Glow in Season 8?), it makes Twilight having learned nothing at all with this decision, and that hopeful ending of G4allis thnow ever more bitter to see knowing that Twilight Sparkle, the main character of G4 that we have followed for the better part of a decade: was ultimately the one really responsible for destroying Equestria and causing the events of G5 to happen in the first place.
And again with the Make Your Mark special suffering from having the villain not appear at the end as a cliffhanger like in traditional storytelling, but as a single 22-second long scene that goes nowhere with the plot; has a character that apparently had zero involvement in the current conflict of the episode or had any connection spoken of with the prior antagonistic figures, and due to her scene being sandwiched by two congruent scenes: both of which involving Maretime Bay, it robs the emotional intrigue and impact of a scene where we see a new villain entering the show from.
Just imagine how terrible the scene would be if suddenly after Loki is defeated; we cut to see Thanos looking at him through a portal thing only to cut back again to the Avengers finally arresting Loki and taking him into custody. THAT is how bad Shadowy Alicorns' scene really is.
If you want to know my level of enthusiasm for G5: [This is my response](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk8wrSM6IXQ)
I'm all for a mystery. The only problem is that it has to be a good enough mystery to follow and have characters that are likable enough to warrant my attention.
G5 failed to deliver on this front far too many times: First with that lackluster Pilot Movie which barely tried to touch upon the main characters personalities beyond the surface level stuff; making Sunny Starscout have an even WORSE character arc than Rey did in the Fanfic Trilogy; where at least there Daisy Ridley had the excuse of having to share the screen with A-List actors like Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford.
Then again with the G5 IDW Comics; with Issue 2 already ramping up how badly Celestia screwed up to leave Twilight in charge of Equestria where her former student leapt to the nuclear option of holding the entire worlds' Magic hostage with those three crystals in order to force the Three Tribes to remain friends (need I remind you that this is a middle-of-the-road plan of what was done by both Starlight Glimmer in Season 6 and Cozy Glow in Season 8?), it makes Twilight having learned nothing at all with this decision, and that hopeful ending of G4
And again with the Make Your Mark special suffering from having the villain not appear at the end as a cliffhanger like in traditional storytelling, but as a single 22-second long scene that goes nowhere with the plot; has a character that apparently had zero involvement in the current conflict of the episode or had any connection spoken of with the prior antagonistic figures, and due to her scene being sandwiched by two congruent scenes: both of which involving Maretime Bay, it robs the emotional intrigue and impact of a scene where we see a new villain entering the show from.
Just imagine how terrible the scene would be if suddenly after Loki is defeated; we cut to see Thanos looking at him through a portal thing only to cut back again to the Avengers finally arresting Loki and taking him into custody. THAT is how bad Shadowy Alicorns' scene really is.
If you want to know my level of enthusiasm for G5: [This is my response](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk8wrSM6IXQ)