@GenericArchangel
i point that out though because her “reformation” consisted of “giving her what she wanted” and “removing the negative aspects of her life that gave her the excuse to do such cruel and sadistic things” without actually addressing the sadism or cruelty at all. she didn’t
change; she’s simply in a safe environment that caters to her to the point she feels she doesn’t need to do it anymore.
it’s like twilight sparkle in that regard. it’s easy to look at her in
a safe environment and think “wow she’s so collected and suave and professional,” but the second you push her out of that safe environment and give her an excuse
this happens.
as things stand the most recent point in the show where her change from the person she was to the person she is now was “tested”, where she was put in a scenario where falling back into her old ways of fucking with someone’s head or body with magic to “fix them” was an option, she
dove in head-first with no hesitation. it doesn’t matter if it was consensual or not, she went straight for it like it was her idea and her first choice of what to do. if her simple notion of “monkeying with people’s brains causes problems so you shouldn’t do it” hasn’t changed, what chance is there that her innate cruelty and sadism, an inherent part of her personality like rainbow dash’s ego or pinkie pie’s fun-loving, has changed?