Season 9 Discussion Thread [NO SPOILERS, DF airings only]

DerpyFast
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).
Non-Fungible Trixie -
My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
Wallet After Summer Sale -
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2018) - Celebrated Derpibooru's six year anniversary with friends.

A few hours late, but what the heck?
 
  1. What it lacks in risk-taking it makes up for in structure. The most holistic and well-crafted season; greater than the sum of its parts.  
  2. What it lacks in structure it makes up for in risk-taking. Less than the sum of its parts.  
  3. At least tried to continue plotlines from S1, but the season made it clear that the original magic of the show was gone.  
  4. Start of the renaissance. An all-around solid season.  
  5. Pure catharsis.The first half is arguably the best stretch of episodes in the entire show.  
  6. Fine but unremarkable.  
  7. Like 6, but better overall. 6 and 7 sort of blur together in my memory.  
  8. My personal favourite season. It took advantage of everything it had at its disposal, and also captured the spirit of season 1.  
  9. A formality. I’m genuinely curious as to what kind of closure people expected two seasons after the logical conclusions of its main characters.
Background Pony #5203
So far, my favorite part is when the entire fandom decided not to do a Fame and Misfortune.
The fandom actually does a Fame and Misfortune, causing Jim Miller and a majority of the staff to lock their Twitters
….You know what? Screw everything.
 
… did anyone else lock their Twitters because some assholes gave them shit?  
Some people just suck.
 
I am more than ever happy that I don’t really use Twitter
Background Pony #E793
Deletion reason: Rule #n - Keep loaded questions like that for another thread, for the moment
BlueYoshi
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Lunar Champion - Led the charge of major battles for the New Lunar Republic, bringing swift and crushing defeat to the forces of the Solar Empire (April Fools 2023).
Non-Fungible Trixie -
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

Luna is best pony
This isn’t good. Even though they are covered by a spoiler thumbnail, the screencaps from the future episodes have been uploaded onto Know Your Meme.
Background Pony #5203
@BlueYoshi  
For real?  
I want to read that Know Your Meme entry when I saw all episodes, but how will I remember in like 2 months? :D
 
(Please don’t post a link here if the link title itself is spoilery)
Background Pony #5203
Currently rewatching ep17  
I didn’t notice this the first time:  
 
Applejack is upset because they didn’t tell Twilight the truth, but what I didn’t notice at first is how RARITY of all ponies is aware of how Applejack is upset and worried about how she might react.  
Being absolute Rarijack shipper trash I love that little detail <3
Background Pony #86C3
Well, another week closer to the end. Time to move this back to the first page.
 
I hope you’ve all been fairing well with the spoilers and whatnot.
AWGear
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).
Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Non-Fungible Trixie -
Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
Ten years of changes - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of MLP:FiM!
An Artist Who Rocks - 100+ images under their artist tag
The Magic of Friendship Grows - For helping others attend the 2020 Community Collab
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2020) - Took part in the 2020 Community Collab

The Devil's Advocate
Gotta say, I really like how they are writting Fluttershy in this season. Especially here, her “new” personality shines.
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