@AC97
The whole “written by a teenager” thing runs even deeper.
Twilight isn’t written like an adult at all. This whole idea that she can just abandon her responsibilities and the adults will pick up the slack, no questions asked, is extremely immature. If I ever make that abridged parody, Twilight’s letter to Celestia will contain the line:
Can you imagine failing to save someone, and then having to live with that? This has been the worst six months of my life!
So, back in Grade 9, I read a book called Magic Kingdom For Sale - Sold!. It was about a Chicago lawyer whose wife died, and he pays a million dollars to basically insert himself into a real isekai story. And even this book I read in Grade 9 talked about the real-life consequences of him running away. Assets were sold at a loss, and his clients had to find a new lawyer. He really burned his bridges by doing this.
Tirek is over 1,000 years old. It seems like all of his problems stem from bad experiences he had as a teenager, and he still hasn’t gotten over them 1,000 years later.
Chrysalis being driven by a sense of duty towards her subjects was really compelling, and it resonated with a lot of people. The Trio are the ones trapped in stone and unable to live their lives, but Twilight has somehow managed to make the whole thing about her. It’s like the author doesn’t grasp that there is a bigger picture out there.