History YMMV / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWIssue100To102

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: While the Knights themselves are fairly well liked for being PsychoRangers to the Mane Six and standing out backstory wise, their invasion of Canterlot gets this due to, like several previous arcs in the comics, series, and movies, being 'the villains attack Canterlot and curbstomp everyone with no effort' (something Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, the Storm King, Cosmos, and the LegionOfDoom in the GrandFinale have all done in the past) to the point it's stopped being threatening and just become cliché.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** After Discord being white washed and made a wimp in comparison to the title villain in the Cosmos Arc drew much ire from fans, his pre-redemption self is once again depicted as being as cunning and monstrous as he was originally depicted. Namely, he manipulated no less than four ''countries'' into going to war with the Knights of Harmony's homeland and saw them as 'new toys' when they showed up.
** In the final comic at the end, the statue of Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow starts to come undone. Since them being TakenForGranite in the GrandFinale of the show earned quite a bit of criticism from fans (mostly concerning Cozy whom a majority feel was too extreme a punishment for a young filly despite nearly killing the heroes in the finale), this is sort of a breath of fresh air. Though if this will be followed up in any future G5 installments remains to be seen.

* TaintedByThePreview: The preview for the final issue revealing Discord [[NiceJobBreakingItHero caused the current mess]] ''again'' got ire from fans tired writers keep making him cause more harm than good, ''especially'' after how contentious the SeriesFinale was over it, despite unlike those moments criticized for Discord backsliding in his redemption this comic had it ''long before'' his redemption.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks:
** While the Knights themselves are fairly well liked for being PsychoRangers to the Mane Six and standing out backstory wise, their invasion of Canterlot gets this due to, like several previous arcs in the comics, series, and movies, being 'the villains attack Canterlot and curbstomp everyone with no effort' (something Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, the Storm King, Cosmos, and the LegionOfDoom in the GrandFinale have all done in the past) to the point it's stopped being threatening and just become cliché.
** The fact that this whole mess was caused by Discord ''again'' likewise didn't help with most fans getting annoyed writers keep making these crises his fault [[note]]Not helped that many fans are still sore after the "Grogar" reveal in the main show[[/note]]. It's only alleviated that this one was at least before his HeelFaceTurn and not a deliberate action as in the TV finale. Plus the villains here are [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Extremists]] who want to protect their home, but were raised under the notion to do so was to snuff out what they perceive as potential threats with brute force and unprovoked violence rather than just simply talk with others.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: As stated, the Knights of Order are fairly well liked with understandable backstory for their motives and why they're against the heroes. Essentially where the Legion of Doom were just power hungry villains, the knights represent corruption in noble qualities that are otherwise meant to be help others. The problem however is that [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere they only show up in the final two issues of the "season" that we barely get to know them with barely any build up]] before they go on the attack and are eventually defeated. Some prior encounters would've helped their build up a bit more.

** In the final comic at the end, the statue of Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow starts to come undone. Since them being TakenForGranite in the GrandFinale of the show earned quite a bit of criticism from fans (mostly concerning Cozy whom a majority feel was too extreme a punishment for a young filly despite nearly the killing heroes in the finale), this is sort of a breath of fresh air. Though if this will be followed up in any future G5 installments remains to be seen.

** The fact that this whole mess was caused by Discord ''again'' likewise didn't help with most fans getting annoyed writers keep making these crises his fault [[note]]Not helped that many fans are still sore after the "Grogar" reveal in the main show[[/note]]. It's only alleviated that this one was at least before his HeelFaceTurn and not a deliberate action as in the TV Finale. Plus the villains here are WellIntentionedExtremist who want to protect their home, but were raised under the notion to do so was to snuff out what they perceive as potential threats with brute force and unprovoked violence rather than just simply talk with others.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: As stated, the Knights of Order are fairly well liked with understandable backstory for their motives and why they're against the heroes. Essentially where the Legion of Doom were just power hungry villains, the knights represent corruption in noble qualities that are otherwise meant to be help others. The problem however is that [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere they only show up in the final two issues of the "season" that we barely get to know them with barely any build up]] before they go on the attack and are eventually defeated. Some prior encounters would've help their build up a bit more.

* AntiClimax: A big complaint about the Knights of Order was that they were introduced and subsequently defeated in the span of 2-3 issues, making them feel very tacked on and forgettable.

** While the Knights themselves are fairly well liked for being PsychoRangers to the main six and standing out backstory wise, their invasion of Canterlot gets this due to, like several previous arcs in the comics, series, and movies, being 'the villains attack Canterlot and curbstomp everyone with no effort' (something Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, the Storm King, Cosmos, and the LegionOfDoom in the GrandFinale have all done in the past) to the point it's stopped being threatening and just become cliché.
** The fact that this whole mess was caused by Discord ''again'' likewise didn't help with most fans getting annoyed writers keep making these crisises his fault [[note]]Not helped that many fans are still sore after the "Grogar" reveal in the main show[[/note]]. It's only alleviated that this one was at least before his HeelFaceTurn and not a deliberate action as in the TV Finale. Plus the villains here are WellIntentionedExtremist who want to protect their home, but were raised under the notion to do so was to snuff out what they perceive as potential threats with brute force and unprovoked violence rather than just simply talk with others.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: As stated, the Knights of Order are fairly well liked with understandable backstory for their motives and why they're against the heroes. Essentially where the Herd of Doom were just power hungry villains, the knights represent corruption in noble qualities that are otherwise meant to be help others. The problem however is that they only show up in the final two issues of the "season" that we barely get to know them before they go on the attack and are eventually defeated. Some prior encounters would've help their build up a bit more.

* FridgeHorror: The Knights of Harmony/Order were raised from birth to act as they do. And it's been like this for over a thousand years. This makes the fact they all look virtually identical to the original Knights have some disturbing implications.

** In the final comic at the end, the statue of Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow starts to come undone. Since them being TakenForGranite in the GrandFinale of the show earned a lot of criticism from fans (mostly concerning Cozy whom a majority feel was too extreme a punishment for a young filly despite nearly the killing heroes in the finale), this is sort of a breath of fresh air. Though if this will be followed up in any future G5 installments remains to be seen.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacters: As stated the Knights of Order are fairly well liked with understandable backstory for their motives and why they're against the heroes. Essentially where the Herd of Doom were just power hungry villains, the knights represent corruption in noble qualities that are otherwise meant to be help others. The problem however is that they only show up in the final two issues of the "season" that we barely get to know them before they go on the attack and are eventually defeated. Some prior encounters would've help their build up a bit more.

** The fact that this whole mess was caused by Discord ''again'' likewise didn't help with most fans getting annoyed writers keep making these crisises his fault [[note]]Not helped that many fans are still sore after the "Grogar" reveal in the main show[[/note]]. It's only alleviated that this one was at least before his HeelFaceTurn and not a deliberate action as in the TV Finale. Plus the villains here are WellIntentionedExtremist who want to protect their home, but were raised under the notion to do so was to snuff out what they perceive as potential threats with brute force and unprovoked violence rather than just simply talk with others.

** The fact that this whole mess was caused by Discord ''again'' likewise didn't help with most fans getting annoyed writers keep making these crisises his fault [[note]]Note helped that many fans are still sore after the "Grogar" reveal in the main show[[/note]]. It's only alleviated that this one was at least before his HeelFaceTurn and not a deliberate action as in the TV Finale. Plus the villains here are WellIntentionedExtremist who want to protect their home, but were raised under the notion to do so was to snuff out what they perceive as potential threats with brute force and unprovoked violence rather than just simply talk with others.

** In the final comic at the end, the statue of Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow starts to come undone. Since them being TakenForGranite in the GrandFinale of the show earned a lot of criticism from fans (mostly concerning Cozy whom a majority feel was too extreme a punishment for a young filly despite nearly the killing heroes in the finale), this is sort of a breath of fresh air. Though if this will be followed up in any future G5 installments reminds to be seen.

** In the final comic at the end, the statue of Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow starts to come undone. Since them being TakenForGranite in the GrandFinale of the show earned a lot of criticism from fans (mostly concerning Cozy whom a majority feel was too extreme a punishment for a young filly despite nearly the killing heroes in the finale), this is sort of a breath of fresh air. Though it this will be followed up in any future G5 installments reminds to be seen.

** In the final comic at the end, the statue of Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow starts to come undone. Since them being TakenForGranite in the GrandFinale of the show earned a lot of criticism from fans (mostly concerning Cozy whom a majority feel was too extreme a punishment for a young filly despite nearly the killing heroes in the finale), this is sort of a breath of fresh air. Though it this will be followed up on reminds to be seen.

** The fact that this whole mess was caused by Discord ''again'' likewise didn't help with most fans getting annoyed writers keep making these crisises his fault [[note]]Note helped that many fans are still sore after the "Grogar" reveal in the main show[[/note]]. It's only alleviated that this one was at least before his HeelFaceTurn and not a deliberate action as in the TV Finale. Plus the villains here are WellIntentionedExtremists who want to protect their home, but were raised under the notion to do so was to snuff out what they perceive as potential threats with brute force and unprovoked violence rather than just simply talk with others.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: After Discord being white washed and made a wimp in comparison to the title villain in the Cosmos Arc drew much ire from fans, his pre-redemption self is once again depicted as being as cunning and monstrous as he was originally depicted. Namely, he manipulated no less than four ''countries'' into going to war with the Knights of Harmony's homeland and saw them as 'new toys' when they showed up.
** In the final comic at the end, the statue of Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow starts to come undone. Since them being TakenForGranite in the GrandFinale of the show earned a lot of criticism from fans, this is sort of a breath of fresh air.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: While the Knights themselves are fairly well liked for being PsychoRangers to the main six and standing out backstory wise, their invasion of Canterlot gets this due to, like several previous arcs in the comics, series, and movies, being 'the villains attack Canterlot and curbstomp everyone with no effort' (something Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, the Storm King, Cosmos, and the LegionOfDoom in the GrandFinale have all done in the past) to the point it's stopped being threatening and just become cliché.
** The fact that it was caused by Discord ''again'' likewise didn't help with most fans getting annoyed writers keep making these crisises his fault. It's only alleviated that this one was at least before his HeelFaceTurn and not a deliberate action as in the TV Finale.

** In the final comic at the end, the statue of Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow starts to come undone. Since them being TakenForGranite earned a lot of criticism from fans, this is sort of a breath of fresh air.

** The fact that it was caused by Discord ''again'' likewise didn't help (Though at the least this one was before his HeelFaceTurn and not intentional as in the TV series).

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: While the Knights themselves are fairly well liked for being PsychoRangers to the main six and standing out backstory wise, their invasion of Canterlot gets this due to, like several previous arcs in the comics, series, and movies, being 'the villains attack Canterlot and curbstomp everyone with no effort' (something Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, the Storm King, Cosmos, and the LegionOfDoom in the GrandFinale have all done in the past) to the point it's stopped being threatening and just become cliché.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: After Discord being white washed and made a wimp in comparison to the title villain in the Cosmos Arc, his pre-redemption self is depicted as being as cunning and monstrous as he was originally depicted. Namely, he manipulated no less than four ''countries'' into going to war with the Knights of Harmony's homeland and saw them as 'new toys' when they showed up.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: While the Knights themselves are fairly well liked for being PsychoRangers to the main six and standing out backstory wise, their invasion of Canterlot gets this due to, like several previous arcs in the comics, series, and movies, being 'the villains attack Canterlot and curbstomp everyone with no effort' (something Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, the Storm King, and the LegionOfDoom in the GrandFinale have all done in the past).