Unpopular opinion time

When has magic NOT been a plot device in either series?

@Spinny  
@Latecomer  
Maybe they celebrated Twilight’s birthday early/late?

@LightningBolt  
When it’s been a background flourish or token acknowledgement. (Or character aspect, which I suppose is a sort of plot device.)

@LightningBolt  
Telekinesis?

@LightningBolt  
I would say a lot of FiM tried to stay grounded and ignored or made up rules to keep magic from getting too involved.

@RaineV1  
If they had to do both, it can’t have been that successful.

@Mildgyth
 
@LightningBolt  
Suited For Success still has one of the greatest songs that the show has ever composed

Twilight should have learned one of the later season episodes that the Lesson from “Feeling Pinkie Keen” is an utter crock of BS, and strives to learn more about the family history of the Pies.

@Background Pony #A379  
Sadly, I doubt the secret to Pinkie’s powers is that simple. The most she could really do is study Pinkie herself.

I think my favorite thing about Tirek is him loving his own physique. There’s something funny about him kissing his own biceps or staring at a poster of his buff self as he bench presses.

@Dustcan  
Especially since it isn’t actually natural - all his muscles come from stolen magic.

@Latecomer
 
For real. It’s literally magical steroids he’s admiring the work of, because he’s an egomaniac.

FiM Tirek is a joke.

Yeah well I like tirek because he wants power and doesn’t care where it comes from.
 
Most magazine cover body builders use steroids and androergic drugs anyway. Playing fair is pointless.

Twilight and Sunset Shimmer are best fanon couple.
 

 

@SaviorAssassin1996  
Care to expand?

@SaviorAssassin1996  
He’s okay for the most part, but Twilight’s Kingdom is a really great episode.
 
@Penguin Lagann  
That’s adorable

@SaviorAssassin1996  
He’s my second favorite villain. Used to be my number 1 favorite, until Cozy Glow took that spot.

@Penguin Lagann  
For you maybe. For me, it’s Twilight and Luna.  
 

@RaineV1
 
what’s the point of having magic then?

@Hali the Emoji girl  
Because it’s fun and girly.

@Penguin Lagann  
that’s not unpopular, if anything it’s over populer.

@Angrybrony  
Then whos your favorite shimmer ship?

@SD50-2  
That’s adorable too

@Broken Adam  
nobody. none of the characters have the right kind of chemistry to be interesting love interests.