Speaking of which, over on EQD Sethisto has been doing this week’s Followup, yknow, those not-reviews that have fun gags? For fun I’ve once again dropped my sanity-protecting NoScript filters to see what was being said… some are chewing him out for having an opinion that isn’t pure praise.Freaking Sethisto, which has been the figurehead of oblivious optimism for years now, is being considered a hater by… I dunno what to call them anymore… cultists?I guess the inmates are running the asylum now. I’m just gonna re-enable NoScript and consider EQD’s comment section to be NSFL territory, because hot damn is it reaching Eldritch Abomination-levels of insanity in there.
I’m sure people are sick and tired of my comparisons to the Dexter series, but…Starlight is just as damaging to the series as Hannah was
- Both came late into the series as villains, only to befriend the protagonist.
- Both did some pretty damn shady stuff before, and only faced minor consequences as a result.
- Both were initially vulnerable, but eventually got a serious case of Plot Armoring, gaining the same “powers” a main character has to negate all suspense of them being in serious danger, essentially becoming impossible to get rid of, and never truly going away no matter what.
- Both eventually became just as proficient as the main character, acting as their equal, neither being fully trusted, but with little effect on the plot as they’re just so good at avoiding their deserved fate. They’d pop up whenever the writers felt like reminding us of their awesomeness.
And now:
- Both eventually took over the supposed main character’s role after they couldn’t do so anymore. With Dexter, the series ended shamefully as a result and will not be getting a spinoff, sparing us from more bullshit. I have a feeling MLP won’t be so kind.
Dexter fans ARE on the most part blaming Hannah as one of the reasons it all went to shit. When will the similarities end?
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I wouldn’t say she’s evil, but she definitely shouldn’t be let running loose with her power.It wouldn’t be so bad if there were a few more episodes more (or if she even showed up in the background… she’s never in any episode that doesn’t focus directly on her), but no, this was the last episode to improve her character before the finale and it really failed. We’re going into an hour with Starlight as the hero, and given the trend of finales, it’ll end with some permanent change to her. The new heir to the Element of Magic and the others with her the heirs to the rest? Wings? Something else?If only we had another season more to flesh her out, or if the episodes revolving around her didn’t almost all royally suck, then it wouldn’t be so bad. But I have a feeling this is going to be the most divisive finale for FiM ever.
I’m sure people are sick and tired of my comparisons to the Dexter series, but…Starlight is just as damaging to the series as Hannah was
- Both came late into the series as villains, only to befriend the protagonist.
- Both did some pretty damn shady stuff before, and only faced minor consequences as a result.
- Both were initially vulnerable, but eventually got a serious case of Plot Armoring, gaining the same “powers” a main character has to negate all suspense of them being in serious danger, essentially becoming impossible to get rid of, and never truly going away no matter what.
- Both eventually became just as proficient as the main character, acting as their equal, neither being fully trusted, but with little effect on the plot as they’re just so good at avoiding their deserved fate. They’d pop up whenever the writers felt like reminding us of their awesomeness.
And now:
- Both eventually took over the supposed main character’s role after they couldn’t do so anymore. With Dexter, the series ended shamefully as a result and will not be getting a spinoff, sparing us from more bullshit. I have a feeling MLP won’t be so kind.
Dexter fans ARE on the most part blaming Hannah as one of the reasons it all went to shit. When will the similarities end?
MLP generally isn’t a show about power levels. It just isn’t. For all Twi’s power, the conflicts she faces aren’t about how strong she is. (Having the power of ALL the alicorns in equestria didn’t defeat Tirek for instance.) So far, the same has held true for Starlight to me.For all her power it didn’t help her make friends. For all her power it didn’t keep her from totally missing the point Twi was trying to make with her lessons.
Dammit! Just got done watching “Every Little Thing She Does”. How much more magical gifted are the writers going to make Starlight??! There’s been more variety of powerful magic from her than every other character combined in all seasons… excluding Discord perhaps.Sighs, I wish someone would break her horn or something. At least put some limits on what she’s able to do. Either that, or Twilight it’s well it’s going to be completely redundant. At this point star lights even outshining the royal sisters and every other magic user in a question.Hell, at this point I will not be surprised if the writers reveal her to be more powerful than Starswirl the Bearded. Outstripping ever unicorn any Equestrian history or any alicorn.
since alot of fans have been clamoring for this sort of thing
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