History DethroningMoment / MYLITTLEPONYFRIENDSHIPISMAGIC

** Javertshark13: The worst part about the twist is the sheer level of MoralDissonance involved. Up until the reveal, I was actually impressed that the writers had manged to flesh out the villains and make them somewhat sympathetic, due to [[BadBoss Grogar's abusive treatment of them]]. Then we find out that Discord was using the villains, including a child, as disposable pawns, and we're expected to sympathize with his motives in doing this. Apparently, we're not supposed to care that Discord showed such callousness towards their lives, and we're actually meant to feel sorry for him because the villains he was abusing turned on him. It's a complete double standard, as until this point, Grogar's treatment of the villains seemed to depict him as [[EvilerThanThou even worse than they were]], but then we're told that since it was actually Discord, it's suddenly forgivable. Even when the heroes call him out, they're only angry that his plan was reckless and put Equestria in danger, with no one mentioning that abusing and manipulating others, regardless of their own crimes, is wrong. It's bad enough on its own, but the fact that he involved Cozy Glow in this makes it downright disgusting. We're actually being told that child abuse is forgivable, as long as said child is evil, and therefore deserves anything she gets. It's irredeemable for the writers, and is easily the most sickening thing I've seen on the show.

** AjWargo: Brace yourself for what I consider to be the biggest slap in the face ever, fellow bronies. Let me paraphrase a horrible twist on par with my entry: [[Film/MonsterAGoGo As if a switch had been turned, as if an eye had been blinked, as if some phantom force in the universe had made a move eons beyond our comprehension, suddenly, there was no Grogar.]] It was Discord in disguise using the villains to prepare Twilight to be a good ruler. TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter doesn’t even begin to describe this. For one thing, this goes against nearly everything about Discord- why would he be trying to use these villains as pawns if he knows Tirek attacked him before? Also, there wasn’t that many hints that this was the case- Grogar never displayed any semblance of Discord’s personalty, and they even got a different voice actor, which makes me feel sorry for Doc Harris. The poor guy deserved much better than that. The only hint was a single line from Discord, but that, in my opinion, was not enough, and on its own, it doesn’t indicate Discord is up to something very well at all. And, in terms of writing, why would you deny the fans a final battle with one of G1’s best villains? Bronies had been putting Grogar in countless fanfics before Season 9, and all of them put some unique spin on the character. But Dubuc and the other writers? They use him for a pointless twist and don’t even give him much backstory, making every single fanfic featuring Grogar better in execution. And you know what the worst part about this was? According to Miller, this twist was planned ''from the very beginning''. If that’s the case, why not just make another original villain and not use Grogar? They already made multiple original villains and it probably wouldn’t have been too hard to make another! Instead, they use Grogar and, in doing so, ruin his good name, his entire G1 serial, and possibly even the very concept of G1 itself! I am personally angry about this because I am a huge fan of G1 and was looking forward to a proper final battle. This ruined the finale for me and made me fear for the future of this franchise.

** AjWargo: Brace yourself for what I consider to be the biggest slap in the face ever, fellow bronies. In a twist so stupid and abysmal... there was no Grogar. It was Discord in disguise using the villains to prepare Twilight to be a good ruler. TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter doesn’t even begin to describe this. For one thing, this goes against nearly everything about Discord- why would he be trying to use these villains as pawns if he knows Tirek attacked him before? Also, there wasn’t that many hints that this was the case- Grogar never displayed any semblance of Discord’s personalty, and they even got a different voice actor, which makes me feel sorry for Doc Harris. The poor guy deserved much better than that. The only hint was a single line from Discord, but that, in my opinion, was not enough, and on its own, it doesn’t indicate Discord is up to something very well at all. And, in terms of writing, why would you deny the fans a final battle with one of G1’s best villains? Bronies had been putting Grogar in countless fanfics before Season 9, and all of them put some unique spin on the character. But Dubuc and the other writers? They use him for a pointless twist and don’t even give him much backstory, making every single fanfic featuring Grogar better in execution. And you know what the worst part about this was? According to Miller, this twist was planned ''from the very beginning''. If that’s the case, why not just make another original villain and not use Grogar? They already made multiple original villains and it probably wouldn’t have been too hard to make another! Instead, they use Grogar and, in doing so, ruin his good name, his entire G1 serial, and possibly even the very concept of G1 itself! I am personally angry about this because I am a huge fan of G1 and was looking forward to a proper final battle. This ruined the finale for me and made me fear for the future of this franchise.

** Tropers/MaroxXIII: What has me writing this entry is the entire scene where [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech she's chewing out Pinkie Pie and Rarity.]] Not just berating them but attacking them verbally where it hurts the most: their lives. Calling their destined pursuits "frivolous?" Telling them they're wasting their lives on something so unimportant that nopony gives a flying [[CurseCutShort fuc]]-oh right, feather about? Excuse me Ms. [[FandomNickname Flutterbrute]], but that's how they make a living, [[FridgeLogic compared to being shut-up in a cottage taking care of animals for no profit.]] I know this episode was to show off how bad it is to go overboard with being assertive and whatnot, but the whole scene just feels waayyy out of place for Fluttershy to say. (Seeing Pinkie Pie and Rarity run away with a face full of tears didn't help matters either.) Even though justified through her assertiveness training, she's not the kind of pony to belittle and mentally break her friends. Overall, not only was the scene cringe-inducing, but handled very poorly. This really put FS down on my pony tier list for me, and the episode ultimately leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

** Tropers/{{Teleport Ted}}: The villain-gathering scene, for how it {{Retcon}}s everything about King Sombra: That unique NoNonsenseNemesis ("The Crystal Empire" and "The Cutie Re-Mark")? Now a cackling, clichéd BigBadWannabe. All that CharacterDevelopment and {{Worldbuilding}}[[note]]Chestnut Falls, Radiant Hope, Princess Amore, the Umbrum, etc.[[/note]] (''[=FIENDship=] Is Magic'' [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW and]] ''Siege of the Crystal Empire'')? [[CanonDiscontinuity Didn't happen]], and both [[GenericDoomsdayVillain he]] and the [[MysteriousPast Empire]] are back at square one... It may not be the only reason this is my least-favorite Season, sadly, but it's certainly the first that comes to mind.

** AjWargo: Brace yourself for what I consider to be the biggest slap in the face ever, fellow bronies. In a twist so stupid and abysmal... there was no Grogar. It was Discord in disguise using the villains to prepare Twilight to be a good ruler. TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter doesn’t even begin to describe this. For one thing, this goes against nearly everything about Discord- why would he be trying to use these villains as pawns if he knows Tirek attacked him before? Also, there wasn’t that many hints that this was the case- Grogar never displayed any semblance of Discord’s personalty, and they even got a different voice actor, which makes me feel sorry for Doc Harris. The poor guy deserved much better than that. The only hint was a single line from Discord, but that, in my opinion, was not enough, and on its own, it doesn’t indicate Discord is up to something very well at all. And, in terms of writing, why would you deny the fans a final battle with one of G1’s best villains? Bronies had been putting Grogar in countless fanfics before Season 9, and all of them put some unique spin on the character. But Dubuc and the other writers? They use him for a pointless twist and don’t even give him much backstory, making every single fanfic featuring Grogar better in execution. And you know what the worst part about this was? According to Miller, this was planned ''from the very beginning''. If that’s the case, why not just make another original villain and not use Grogar? They already made multiple original villains and it probably wouldn’t have been too hard to make another! Instead, they use Grogar and, in doing so, ruin his good name, his entire G1 serial, and possibly even the very concept of G1 itself! I am personally angry about this because I am a huge fan of G1 and was looking forward to a proper final battle. This ruined the finale for me and made me fear for the future of this franchise.

** @/{{Hyperion 5}}: What really annoyed me about this episode is the way in which Pinkie Pie literally threw Twilight out of the shop after Twilight turned up offering to help her with the Cakes. Now, fair enough, Twilight was somewhat condescending to Pinkie, but so what? She clearly didn't mean to, and if I was thrown out (metaphorically) by my friends every time I unintentionally insulted them I'd have pretty much no friends. So basically, Twilight shows up, and volunteers to help Pinkie, something which Pinkie clearly needs, and which Twilight didn't have to do if she hadn't wanted to (remember in the first few episodes of Season 1 when she wanted to do as much as she could on her own without anypony else). And Pinkie's response? To blow an unintentional negative comment out of proportion, and kick Twilight out. [[CompletelyMissingThePoint If you are offered help when you need it, YOU TAKE IT, rather than trying to go it alone and risking disaster.]] They even could have put in AnAesop about how it's okay to ask for help when you need it (as they did back in Applebuck Season), but no, instead they just made Twilight out to be a jerk, Pinkie out to be irrational, and the whole episode suffered for it.

** Tropers/{{Teleport Ted}}: The villain-gathering scene, for how it {{Retcon}}s everything about King Sombra: That unique NoNonsenseNemesis ("The Crystal Empire" and "The Cutie Re-Mark")? Now a cackling, clichéd BigBadWannabe. All that CharacterDevelopment and {{Worldbuilding}}[[note]]Chestnut Falls, Radiant Hope, Princess Amore, the Umbrum, etc.[[/note]] (''[=FIENDship=] Is Magic'' [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW and]] ''Siege of the Crystal Empire'')? [[CanonDiscontinuity Didn't happen]], and [[GenericDoomsdayVillain he]] as well as the Empire are back at square one... This isn't the only reason why 9 is my least-favorite Season, sadly, but it's definitely the first one that comes to mind.

** Tropers/{{Teleport Ted}}: King Sombra's [[SameCharacterButDifferent overhaul]] into a cackling, clichéd BigBadWannabe. Welp... goodbye, unique NoNonsenseNemesis ("The Crystal Empire," "The Cutie Re-Mark"); and [[CanonDiscontinuity goodbye]], CharacterDevelopment and {{Worldbuilding}}[[note]]Chestnut Falls, Radiant Hope, Princess Amore, the Umbrum, etc.[[/note]] [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW (]]''[=FIENDship=] Is Magic''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW , ]]''Siege of the Crystal Empire''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW )]]. This isn't the only reason why 9 is my least-favorite Season, sadly, but it's certainly the first that comes to mind.

** Tropers/{{Teleport Ted}}: King Sombra's CharacterizationMarchesOn? Cackling, clichéd BigBadWannabe. Welp... goodbye, unique NoNonsenseNemesis ("The Crystal Empire," "The Cutie Re-Mark")... and [[CanonDiscontinuity goodbye]], CharacterDevelopment and {{Worldbuilding}}[[note]]Chestnut Falls, Radiant Hope, Princess Amore, the Umbrum, etc.[[/note]] [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW (]]''[=FIENDship=] Is Magic''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW , ]]''Siege of the Crystal Empire''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW )]]. This isn't the only reason why 9 is my least-favorite Season, sadly, but it's certainly the first that comes to mind.

** Tropers/{{Teleport Ted}}: King Sombra's CharacterizationMarchesOn into a cackling, clichéd BigBadWannabe. Welp... goodbye, unique NoNonsenseNemesis ("The Crystal Empire," "The Cutie Re-Mark"); and [[CanonDiscontinuity goodbye]], CharacterDevelopment and {{Worldbuilding}}[[note]]Chestnut Falls, Radiant Hope, Princess Amore, the Umbrum, etc.[[/note]] (''[=FIENDship=] Is Magic''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW , ]]''Siege of the Crystal Empire''). This isn't the only reason why 9 is my least-favorite Season, sadly, but it's certainly the first that comes to mind.

** [=SenorCornholio=]: If anyone were to ask me what the worst episode of the entire 9-season series was, it would have to be this one. And no, the "TakeThatAudience" aspect of the episode isn't the reason why; it wouldn't be [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E14StrangerThanFanFiction the first time the show took a jab at its own fanbase]]. And a long-time fan ''can'' get a kick out of the fandom jokes ("Twilight was better before she got wings!" was the only time I really laughed throughout the episode). However, when you take the fandom jokes out of the episode, the plot itself becomes incredibly painful, enraging, and downright uncomfortable to sit through. To recap, the plot involves Twilight and her friends publishing the Friendship Journal for anyone to learn the lessons they've learned. However, instead of taking them to heart, a good chunk of Ponyville uses the journal as an excuse to harass, mock, bully, and outright try to cancel their town heroes. The reason as revealed by one pony in particular? [[CannotTellFictionFromReality Because they completely forgot that the Mane 6 were real ponies, and some didn't even realize that the journal is, for all intents and purposes, an autobiography.]] Oh, and they [[KarmaHoudini don't learn their lesson, either]]; they continue to bicker at each other outside of Twilight's castle and effectively trap the Mane 6, Starlight, and two fillies inside of her home for what's implied to be quite a while. I'm sorry, but that's not how you make a fandom allegory; that's how you make your townspeople look like [[UngratefulTownsfolk ungrateful flankhats]] who don't deserve saving. The Mane 6 have saved them from threat after threat, villain after villain, learning all sorts of life lessons and basically kickstarting a new era of peace, and this is the thanks they get? Their lives essentially get ruined because everypony decided to have a real-life flame war over their adventures. I could absolutely care less about the fandom jabs; for me, this felt like the anti ''Friendship is Magic'' episode, where friendship doesn't triumph and our heroes get a less than ideal ending. It's the most mean-spirited episode of the series not to its fans, but to its own protagonists, and especially the show's message. It's no wonder that [[CreatorBacklash M.A. Larson hated writing this episode]], and it's best that this one is just [[FanonDiscontinuity forgotten entirely]].

** [=SenorCornholio=]: If anyone were to ask me what the worst episode of the entire 9-season series was, it would have to be this one. And no, the "TakeThatAudience" aspect of the episode isn't the reason why; it wouldn't be [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E14StrangerThanFanFiction the first time the show took a jab at its own fanbase]]. And a long-time fan ''can'' get a kick out of the fandom jokes ("Twilight was better before she got wings!" was the only time I really laughed throughout the episode). However, when you take the fandom jokes out of the episode, the plot itself becomes incredibly painful, enraging, and downright uncomfortable to sit through. To recap, the plot involves Twilight and her friends publishing the Friendship Journal for anyone to learn the lessons they've learned. However, instead of taking them to heart, a good chunk of Ponyville uses the journal as an excuse to harass, mock, bully, and outright try to cancel their town heroes. The reason as revealed by one pony in particular? [[CannotTellFictionFromReality Because they completely forgot that the Mane 6 were real ponies, and some didn't even realize that the journal is, for all intents and purposes, an autobiography.]] I'm sorry, but that's not how you make a fandom allegory; that's how you make your townspeople look like [[UngratefulTownsfolk ungrateful flankhats]] who don't deserve saving. The Mane 6 have saved them from threat after threat, villain after villain, learning all sorts of life lessons and basically kickstarting a new era of peace, and this is the thanks they get? Their lives effectively get ruined for what's implied to be days, just because everypony decided to have a real-life flame war over their adventures. I could absolutely care less about the fandom jabs; for me, this felt like the anti ''Friendship is Magic'' episode, where friendship doesn't triumph and our heroes get a less than ideal ending. It's the most mean-spirited episode of the series not to its fans, but to its own protagonists, and especially the show's message. It's no wonder that [[CreatorBacklash M.A. Larson hated writing this episode]], and it's best that this one is just [[FanonDiscontinuity forgotten entirely]].

** [=SenorCornholio=]: If anyone were to ask me what the worst episode of the entire 9-season series was, it would have to be this one. And no, the "TakeThatAudience" aspect of the episode isn't the reason why; it wouldn't be [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E14StrangerThanFanFiction the first time the show took a jab at its own fanbase]]. And a long-time fan ''can'' get a kick out of the fandom jokes ("Twilight was better before she got wings!" was the only time I really laughed throughout the episode). However, when you take the fandom jokes out of the episode, the plot itself becomes really uncomfortable to sit through. To recap, the plot involves Twilight and her friends publishing the Friendship Journal for anyone to learn the lessons they've learned. However, instead of taking them to heart, a good chunk of Ponyville uses the journal as an excuse to harass, mock, bully, and outright try to cancel their town heroes. The reason as revealed by one pony in particular? [[CannotTellFictionFromReality Because they completely forgot that the Mane 6 were real ponies, and some didn't even realize that the journal is an autobiography.]] I'm sorry, but that's not how you make a fandom allegory; that's how you make your townspeople look like [[UngratefulTownsfolk ungrateful flankhats]] who don't deserve saving. The Mane 6 have saved them from threat after threat, villain after villain, learning all sorts of life lessons and basically kickstarting a new era of peace, and this is the thanks they get? Their lives effectively get ruined for what feels like days on end just because everypony decided to have a real-life flame war over their adventures. I could absolutely care less about the fandom jabs; for me, this felt like the anti ''Friendship is Magic'' episode, where friendship doesn't triumph and our heroes get a less than ideal ending. It's the most mean-spirited episode of the series not to its fans, but to its own protagonists, and especially the show's message. It's no wonder that [[CreatorBacklash M.A. Larson hated writing this episode]].

** [=SenorCornholio=]: If anyone were to ask me what the worst episode of the entire 9-season series was, it would have to be this one. And no, the "TakeThatAudience" aspect of the episode isn't the reason why; it wouldn't be [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E14StrangerThanFanFiction the first time the show took a jab at its own fanbase]]. And a long-time fan ''can'' get a kick out of the fandom jokes ("Twilight was better before she got wings!" was the only time I really laughed throughout the episode). However, when you take the fandom jokes out of the episode, the plot itself becomes really uncomfortable to sit through. To recap, the plot involves Twilight and her friends publishing the Friendship Journal for anyone to learn the lessons they've learned. However, instead of taking them to heart, a good chunk of Ponyville uses the journal as an excuse to harass, mock, bully, and outright try to cancel their town heroes. The reason as revealed by one pony in particular? [[CannotTellFictionFromReality Because they completely forgot that the Mane 6 were real people.]] I'm sorry, but that's not how you make a fandom allegory; that's how you make your townspeople look like [[UngratefulTownsfolk ungrateful flankhats]] who don't deserve saving. The Mane 6 have saved them from threat after threat, villain after villain, learning all sorts of life lessons and basically kickstarting a new era of peace, and this is the thanks they get? Their lives effectively get ruined for what feels like days on end just because everypony decided to have a real-life flame war over their adventures. I could absolutely care less about the fandom jabs; for me, this felt like the anti ''Friendship is Magic'' episode, where friendship doesn't triumph and our heroes get a less than ideal ending. It's the most mean-spirited episode of the series not to its fans, but to its own protagonists, and especially the show's message. It's no wonder that [[CreatorBacklash M.A. Larson hated writing this episode]].

** [=SenorCornholio=]: I am finally opting to change my [=DMoS=] to this finale. It's not the worst plot-wise, but it's definitely the most disappointing and underwhelming of the bunch. Starting with Grogar turning out to be Discord, everything feels like it fell apart at the home stretch. My biggest problem, however, is that they completely wasted the plot the previous episodes were setting up. "Frenemies" implied that the TerribleTrio of Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow could learn the magic of friendship and, at some point during the climax, finally be redeemed. Couple that with what [=Javertshark13=] brought up in his entry, and it feels like they're going to undergo a MistreatmentInducedBetrayal and help out the heroes after playing second banana to what seemed like the show's final obstacle. Then TheReveal happens, and Grogar's nothing but a RedHerring while these three almost cause Equestria to freeze over by way of [[EmotionEater Windigoes]] [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter (who also end up doing jack all)]]. To put it into perspective, imagine if in ''Anime/YuGiOh'', instead of [[TheChessmaster Yami Bakura]] being the main villain of the Pharaoh's Memories arc like foreshadowed, [[BumblingHenchmenDuo Rex and Weevil]] stole the Millennium Ring out of nowhere and hijacked the villain's seat. While the rest of the finale had decent ideas such as everyone that the Mane 6 helped out coming in to lend their aid, imagine how much more powerful the climax would be if these three (plus Sombra if they kept him around at this point, but that's neither here nor there) all joined the heroes in powering up the [[BuffySpeak friendship rainbow beam thingy]] and took Grogar down once and for all. But no, we just get a weak final battle against recycled villains with nothing all that new being added to them, all of which being rendered irredeemable by bad writing and neither of them feeling like they earned their FinalBoss status. Hell, the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 Storm King]] would have made for a more interesting and thrilling climax than this [[VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}} buncha jokers]]! As someone who wanted to see these three pull through and find redemption, especially Cozy Glow and Chrysalis (with Discord even bringing up Tirek's ParentalIssues from [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFiendshipIsMagic the FIENDship comic]] to further drive it home), this just felt like a massive slap in the face to everyone who stuck with the show. At least "The Last Problem" ''sort of'' made up for it.
* Tropers/Ordeaux26: I have had my fair share of issues with the show, but the one that personally annoyed me the most was Cozy Glow's fate. Her fate in the Season 8 finale was already a bit much she was just a child and yet was given a life sentence inside a prison, but in Season 9, it was worse with her being broken out by a disguised Discord and then after all the events of the season she was given the punishment suggested by the person who broke her out of being turned into stone while Discord was allowed to walk free. A bunch of other villains were given second chances despite committing crimes that are just as bad if not worse than Cozy Glow, including the already mentioned Discord, Starlight Glimmer and Luna, the worst one is the Dazzlings who don't even reform but are allowed to walk free for whatever reasons. Also, we aren't given any indication that the petrification will not be permanent, which means that Cozy could be condemned to an eternal FateWorseThanDeath. I am not saying that she should have not been punished at all, what she did is bad, but her punishment was way to KarmicOverkill.

** AjWargo: Brace yourself for what I consider to be the biggest slap in the face ever, fellow bronies. In a twist so stupid and abysmal... there was no Grogar. It was Discord in disguise using the villains to prepare Twilight to be a good ruler. TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter doesn’t even begin to describe this. For one thing, this goes against nearly everything about Discord- why would he be trying to use these villains as pawns if he knows Tirek attacked him before? Also, there wasn’t that many hints that this was the case- Grogar never displayed any semblance of Discord’s personalty, and they even got a different voice actor, which makes me feel sorry for Doc Harris. The poor guy deserved much better than that. The only hint was a single line from Discord, but that, in my opinion, was not enough, and on its own, it doesn’t indicate Discord is up to something very well at all. And, in terms of writing, why would you deny the fans a final battle with one of G1’s best villains? Bronies had been putting Grogar in countless fanfics before Season 9, and all of them put some unique spin on the character. But Dubuc and the other writers? They use him for a pointless twist and don’t even give him much backstory, making every single fanfic featuring Grogar better in execution. And you know what the worst part about this was? According to Miller, this was planned ''from the very beginning''. If that’s the case, why not just make another original villain and not use Grogar? They already made multiple original villains and it probably wouldn’t have too hard to make another! Instead, they use Grogar and, in doing so, ruin his good name, his entire G1 serial, and possibly even the very concept of G1 itself! I am personally angry about this because I am a huge fan of G1 and was looking forward to a proper final battle. This ruined the finale for me and made me fear for the future of this franchise.

** AjWargo: Brace yourself for what I consider to be the biggest slap in the face ever, fellow bronies. In a twist so stupid and abysmal... there was no Grogar. It was Discord in disguise using the villains to prepare Twilight to be a good ruler. TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter doesn’t even begin to describe this. For one thing, this goes against nearly everything about Discord- why would he be trying to use these villains as pawns if he knows Tirek attacked him before? Also, there wasn’t that many hints that this was the case- Grogar never displayed any semblance of Discord’s personalty, and they even got a different voice actor, which makes me feel sorry for Doc Harris. The poor guy deserved much better than that. The only hint was a single line from Discord, but that, in my opinion, was not enough, and on its own, it doesn’t indicate Discord is up to something very well at all. And, in terms of writing, why would you deny the fans a final battle with one of G1’s best villains? Bronies had been putting Grogar in countless fanfics before Season 9, and all of them put some unique spin on the character. But Dubuc and the other writers? They use him for a pointless twist and don’t even give him much backstory, making every single fanfic featuring Grogar better in execution. And you know what the worst part about this was? According to Miller, this was planned ''from the very beginning''. If that’s the case, why not just make another original villain and not use Grogar? They already made multiple original villains and it probably wouldn’t have too hard to make another! Instead, they use Grogar and, in doing so, ruin his good name, his entire G1 serial, and possibly even the very fandom of G1 itself! I am personally angry about this because I am a huge fan of G1 and was looking forward to a proper final battle. This ruined the finale for me and made me fear for the future of this franchise.

** AjWargo: Brace yourself for what I consider to be the biggest slap in the face ever, fellow bronies. In a twist so stupid and abysmal... there was no Grogar. It was Discord in disguise using the villains to prepare Twilight to be a good ruler. TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter doesn’t even begin to describe this. For one thing, this goes against nearly everything about Discord- why would he be trying to use these villains as pawns if he knows Tirek attacked him before? Also, there wasn’t that many hints that this was the case- Grogar never displayed any semblance of Discord’s personalty, and they even got a different voice actor, which makes me feel sorry for Doc Harris. The poor guy deserved much better than that. The only hint was a single line from Discord, but that, in my opinion, was not enough, and on its own, it doesn’t indicate Discord is up to something very well at all. And, in terms of writing, why would you deny the fans a final battle with one of G1’s best villains? Bronies had been putting Grogar in countless fanfics before Season 9, and all of them put some unique spin on the character. But Dubuc and the other writers? They use him for a pointless twist and don’t even give him much backstory, making every single fanfic featuring Grogar better in execution. I am personally angry about this because I am a huge fan of G1 and was looking forward to a proper final battle. This ruined the finale for me and made me fear for the future of this franchise.

** Tropers/{{Teleport Ted}}: King Sombra's CharacterizationMarchesOn into a cackling, clichéd BigBadWannabe. Welp… goodbye, unique NoNonsenseNemesis ("The Crystal Empire," "The Cutie Re-Mark"); and [[CanonDiscontinuity goodbye]], CharacterDevelopment and {{Worldbuilding}}[[note]]Chestnut Falls, Radiant Hope, Princess Amore, the Umbrum, etc.[[/note]] (''[=FIENDship=] Is Magic''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW , ]]''Siege of the Crystal Empire''). This isn't the only reason why 9 is my least-favorite Season, sadly, but it's certainly the first that comes to mind.

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** Tropers/{{Teleport Ted}}: King Sombra's CharacterizationMarchesOn into a cackling, clichéd BigBadWannabe. Welp… goodbye, unique NoNonsenseNemesis ("The Crystal Empire," "The Cutie Re-Mark"); and [[CanonDiscontinuity goodbye]], CharacterDevelopment and WorldBuilding[[note]]Chestnut Falls, Radiant Hope, Princess Amore, the Umbrum, etc.[[/note]] (''[=FIENDship=] Is Magic''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW , ]]''Siege of the Crystal Empire''). This isn't the only reason why 9 is my least-favorite Season, sadly, but it's certainly the first that comes to mind.

** tvlegend: While I am quite upset with the twist that Grogar is not real, the thing about it that sickens me most is the fact that Discord put Fluttershy, his closest friend, in danger. Let me repeat that. Discord just put his best friend in a situation where she could have been seriously hurt, or even killed, all so that he could give Twilight a confidence boost! If one of my friends was in need of a confidence boost, I wouldn't lock him in a house with a serial killer! Even though Fluttershy isn't my favorite member of the Mane 6 (That honor goes to Rainbow Dash), I'm still quite ticked off that Discord wound up endangering her life through this stupid plan of his!

** Tropers/{{Teleport Ted}}: King Sombra's CharacterizationMarchesOn into a cackling, clichéd BigBadWannabe. Welp... goodbye, unique NoNonsenseNemesis ("The Crystal Empire," "The Cutie Re-Mark"); and [[CanonDiscontinuity goodbye]], CharacterDevelopment and WorldBuilding[[note]]Princess Amore, Radiant Hope, the Umbrum, etc.[[/note]] (''[=FIENDship=] Is Magic''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW , ]]''Siege of the Crystal Empire''). This isn't the only reason why 9 is my least-favorite Season, sadly, but it's certainly the first one that comes to mind.

** {{Tropers/Dghcrh}}: One thing that has always bothered me about this episode and the show in general is how inconsistent it is in regards to the background fillies' cutie marks (or lack of). I don't mind the idea of Apple Bloom and the otherCutie Mark Crusaders being the only fillies without a cutie mark, but despite being such an [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife important part about their characters]], it's very much an InformedAttribute unless it's important to the plot. This episode deliberately gives every filly and colt who is not Apple Bloom, Twist (until she gets hers later in the episode), Sweetie Bell or Scootaloo a cutie mark despite being shown as blank flanks in previous episodes, but they return to being so for most of their succeding appearances, including after the Cutie Mark Crusaders officially get their cutie marks. It's certainly satisfactory to have their biggest dream finally accomplished in "Crusaders of the Lost Mark", but their motivations would have made more sence if the other fillies stuck with their cutie marks.

** Tropers/{{Teleport Ted}}: King Sombra's CharacterizationMarchesOn into a cackling, clichéd BigBadWannabe. Welp... goodbye, unique NoNonsenseNemesis ("The Crystal Empire," "The Cutie Re-Mark"); and [[CanonDiscontinuity goodbye]], CharacterDevelopment and WorldBuilding [[note]]Princess Amore, Radiant Hope, the Umbrum, etc.[[/note]] (''[=FIENDship=] Is Magic''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW , ]]''Siege of the Crystal Empire''). This isn't the only reason why 9 is my least-favorite Season, sadly, but it's certainly the first one that comes to mind.

** Tropers/{{Teleport Ted}}: King Sombra's CharacterizationMarchesOn into a cackling, clichéd BigBadWannabe. Welp... goodbye, unique NoNonsenseNemesis ("The Crystal Empire," "The Cutie Re-Mark"); and [[CanonDiscontinuity goodbye]], CharacterDevelopment and WorldBuilding[[note]]Princess Amore, Radiant Hope, the Umbrum, etc.[[/note]](''[=FIENDship=] Is Magic''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW ,]] ''Siege of the Crystal Empire''). This isn't the only reason why 9 is my least-favorite Season, sadly, but it's certainly the first one that comes to mind.