History YMMV / BesidesTheWillOfEvil

* DesignatedHero: Applejack is gathering allies by using [[MoreThanMindControl her power to force the truth in a person's mind]], which is exactly what [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Reiziger did to bring Equestria to it's knees less than 8 chapters earlier]]. She's never called out on this.
* OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveThemNow: The promised happy ending is getting less likely with every chapter. [[spoiler: Even if Reiziger is defeated, Equestria is pretty much destroyed, most of it's population has been killed (either through the wars or via collective suicide) and what's left of the deer don't have anywhere to call home anymore.]]

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Numerous reviewers have criticized some chapters as being too dark (Pinkie is infected with Reiziger's blackness, Rarity and Rainbow being corrupted into his minions), the villain too powerful (Reiziger destroying Canterlot in less than a chapter), or any happy ending from this point as unbelievable. That and every good-aligned characters having a firm grip on the IdiotBall.

* DesignatedHero: Applejack is gathering allies by using [[MoreThanMindControl her power to force the truth in a person's mind]], which is exactly what [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Reiziger did to bring Equestria to it's knees less than 8 chapters earlier]]. [[MoralDissonance She's never called out on this.]]

* {{Sequelitis}}: As this page can attest, the story has had a much more negative reception than its predecessor. The most cited reasons for this are the villain and the [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy incredibly dark tone]], especially compared to the original. Adding to this, the events of this story effectively render the entire previous story one massive NiceJobBreakingItHero, since disturbing the World Snake released Reiziger from his prison.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Numerous reviewers have criticized some chapters as being too dark (Pinkie is infected with Reiziger's blackness, Rarity and Rainbow being corrupted into his minions), the villain too powerful (Reiziger destroying Canterlot in less than a chapter), or any happy ending from this point as unbelievable. That and every good-aligned characters having a firm grip on the IdiotBall.

* DesignatedHero: Applejack is gathering allies by using [[MoreThanMindControl her power to force the truth in a person's mind]], which is exactly what [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Reiziger did to bring Equestria to it's knees less than 8 chapters earlier]]. [[KarmaHoudini She's never called out on this.]]

* {{Sequelitis}}: As this page can attest, the story has had a much more negative reception than its predecessor. The most cited reasons for this are the villain and the [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy incredibly dark tone]], especially compared to the original. Adding to this, the events of this story effectively render the entire previous story one massive NiceJobBreakingItHero, since disturbing the World Snake released Reiziger from his prison.

* AssPull: [[spoiler: Pinkie's recovery and subsequent power-up (to the point where she can literally beat Reiziger in his own turf) comes completely out of nowhere and doesn't make sense.]]

** The story is, however, looking up; Applejack and Spike have gone back to Gildedale to get help, and they gladly offer their soldiers. Even better, the Pronghorn Network is NeutralNoLonger, and the Griffons grudgingly put aside their generations-old hatred of pegasi to help Applejack and Spike travel to the dragon capital city, Carcosa, to try and convince them to join the war effort.

* {{Sequelitis}}: As this page can attest, the story has had a much more negative reception than it's predecessor. The most cited reasons for this are the villain and the [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy incredibly dark tone]], especially compared to the original. Adding to this, the events of this story effectively render the entire previous story one massive NiceJobBreakingItHero, since disturbing the World Snake released Reiziger from his prison.

* DesignatedHero: Applejack is gathering allies by using [[MoreThanMindControl her power to force the truth in a person's mind]], which is exactly what [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Reiziger did to bring Equestria to it's knees less than 8 chapters earlier.]] [[KarmaHoudini She's never called out on this.]]

* {{Sequelitis}}: As this page can attest, the story has had a much more negative reception than it's predecessor. The most cited reasons for this are [[VillainSue the]] [[GodModeSue villain]] and the [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy incredibly dark tone]], especially compared to the original. Adding to this, the events of this story effectively render the entire previous story one massive NiceJobBreakingItHero, since disturbing the World Snake released Reiziger from his prison.
* VillainSue: Reiziger combines GodModeSue with NewPowersAsThePlotDemands, which is the main reason for the DarknessInducedAudienceApathy mentioned above.

* {{Sequelitis}}: As this page can attest, the story has had a much more negative reception than it's predecessor. The most sited reason for this are [[VillainSue the]] [[GodModeSue villain]] and the [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy incredibly dark tone]], especially compared to the original. Adding to this, the events of this story effectively render the entire previous story one massive NiceJobBreakingItHero, since disturbing the World Snake released Reiziger from his prison.

* AssPull: [[spoiler: Pinkie's recovery and subsequent power-up (to the point where she can litteraly beat Reiziger in his own turf) comes completely out of nowhere and doesn't make sense.]]

* {{Sequelitis}}: As this page can attest, the story has had a much more negative reception than it's predecessor. The most sited reason for this are [[VillainSue the]] [[GodModeSue villain]] and the [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy incredibly dark tone]], especially compared to the original.

* {{Sequelitis}}: As this page can attest, the story has had a much more negative reception than it's predecessor.

* {{Sequelitis}}: As this page can contest, the story has had a much more negative reception than it's predecessor.

* {{Sequelitis}}: As this page can contest, the story is generally consider much worse than the original story.

* VillainSue: Reiziger combines GodModSue with NewPowersAsThePlotDemands, which is the main reason for the DarknessInducedAudienceApathy mentioned above.

DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: numerous reviewers have criticized some chapters as being too dark (Pinkie is infected with Reiziger's blackness, Rarity and Rainbow being corrupted into his minions), the villain too powerful (Reiziger destroying Canterlot in less than a chapter), or any happy ending from this point as unbelievable.
* The story is, however, looking up; Applejack and Spike have gone back to Gildedale to get help, and they gladly offer their soldiers. Even better, the Pronghorn Network is NeutralNoLonger, and the Griffons grudgingly put aside their generations-old hatred of pegasi to help Applejack and Spike travel to the dragon capital city, Carcosa, to try and convince them to join the war effort.

* The story is, however, looking up; Applejack and Spike have gone back to Gildedale to get help, and they gladly offer their soldiers. Even better, the Pronghorn Network is NeutralNoMore, and the Griffons grudgingly put aside their generations-old hatred of pegasi to help Applejack and Spike travel to the dragon capital city, Carcosa, to try and convince them to join the war effort.

DarknessInducedAudienceApathy- numerous reviewers have criticized as being to dark, the villain to powerful or any happy end from this point as unbelievable

Darkness Induced Audience Apathy- numerous reviewers have criticized as being to dark, the villain to powerful or any happy end from this point as unbelievable