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And people also forget that MLP is first and foremost a toyline and not really fair to judge it simply on a half-hour or hour long commercial for said toys.
Call me crazy, but I don’t really mind the “look” of G3 as it’s portrayed, here. I’m sure the stigma had more to do with the story/voice-acting and what have you.