Unpopular opinion time

DoctorWTF
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By all indications it appears Sunny will keep the stripes in her hair but still remain an earth pony.
For the first few seasons, at least. I agree that changing her like that before the series proper even begins is probably not the way to go, but I am kind of intrigued by the idea of an earth pony getting the alicorn upgrade - it would put a nice dent in the whole “unicorn master race” jibber-jabber.
In A Horse Shoe-in, Trixie doesn’t learn anything. She wants something, there are obstacles, she gets what she wants. The end. Despite her causing all this trouble, she still gets exactly what she wants. She whines and complains, and in the end, she’s rewarded for it. There’s no sense of effort from Trixie’s part.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s how she got her final position in The Last Problem.
Eh, not quite. Trixie accepts that she wasn’t the proper fit for the vice-headpony position she applied to, helps Starlight find a better candidate (Sunburst), and then is offered a different position (counselor) for which she actually had displayed the necessary skill. Though one could argue that after Trixie’s ill-fated attempt at a field trip, she has no business being trusted with children.
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@CORDZ2000
That would imply that Starlight would easily be swayed by Trixie’s antics and behavior which for the most part, wasn’t. Also, if she did get influenced by Trixie in a bad way, then that would’ve just proven Twilight correct in No Second Prances.
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@CORDZ2000
I think it depends on the episode. Even though the Starlight/Trixie writers have always done whatever they felt like, they only used one narrative approach: One character is being chaotic and the other one is the voice of reason, and depending on the episode, Starlight would be the voice of reason (like All botteld up and A horse shoe-in) or Trixie (Road to friendship and Student Counselor).
@CORDZ2000
That’s more reason than enough not to make Trixie returning in season 6, because her narcissist personality doesn’t fit in her “redemption arc”. I remember seeing comments about A horse shoe-in that say “she has come a long way”, as if she finally learned her lesson, which she doesn’t.
I think Starlight and Trixie’s redemption was possible. The problem is that they wanted to focus on their narcissist and manipulative character features in a way that they ignore their redemptions.
Besides, it’s not like the MLP writers were strangers to change the fundamental aspects of the show in massive ways anyway.
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@Cosmas-the-Explorer
I had an aunt and uncle with a similar dynamic. Some people say my sister has the same power over me.
Out-of-universe, it’s because AJ is a protagonist and Big Mac is not, so AJ is destined by the writers to be the one to make decisions. In-universe, it’s because mares are the only ponies suitable for general leadership roles.
CORDZ2000
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@PUBLIQclopAccountant
out-universe its because its a show ultimately for little girls so therefore the female characters are gonna have center view, while an any other show big mac would probably be a protagonist or something.
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@CORDZ2000
This makes me wish Big Mac were the little brother. It seems like would be a more natural relationship. I remember Honest Apple and honestly I always that episode would have worked better if AJ were the loud mouthed big sister and Big Mac was the resentful younger sibling.
It would make AJ have more episodes about her being a leader of the family.
Not to say every sibling relationship is like the one I described but it seems more fitting at least to me.
After all if this is a female centric show then they might as well put that concept to good use.
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Nah, if you recall, in Honest Apple, Big Mac more or less decided to let AJ make decisions from then on, or at the very least hear her out more. (“I just need to talk less, listen more. Especially to you.”)
Fortunately, AJ knows her shit more often than not.
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Explorer in Training
I think the School of Friendship is a natural progression of Twilight in the Season 4 finale wanting to spread the Magic of Friendship to all. Even to non ponies. And of course to ponies.
I never had a problem with the school in fact. I think it adds a final goal for Twilight. And yes, you can’t learn everything at a school but they can always give you good advice on how to govern or love or other things.
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I hate that stupid “Blueblood stares at Trixie in surprise” image series. I don’t know why there wasn’t a tag already made for them, so I made one up just so I could finally hide them all.
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