@Wiimeiser
@Myoozik
The movie wasn’t necessarily about the Hippogriffs in particular, but rather it was about expanding the scope of the show beyond Equestria/ponies with semi-pony (hippogriff, changeling, kirin, etc.) and non-pony (griffon, yak, dragon, etc.) races. Meanwhile, Season 7’s arc about the Pillars was about deepening the lore of Equestria proper.
I think the conflict here is that Seasons 8 and 9 tried to do both at once: deepen the lore of Equestria while ALSO expanding the show beyond Equestria.
@Wiimeiser
@Myoozik
The movie wasn’t necessarily about the Hippogriffs in particular, but rather it was about expanding the scope of the show beyond Equestria/ponies with semi-pony (hippogriff, changeling, kirin, etc.) and non-pony (griffon, yak, dragon, etc.) races. Meanwhile, Season 7’s arc about the Pillars was about deepening the lore of Equestria proper.
I think the conflict here is that Seasons 8 and 9 tried to do both at once: deepen the lore of Equestria while ALSO expanding the show beyond Equestria. And because they didn’t go all-in on either one, they did both poorly.