History YMMV / MyLittlePonyMakeYourMark

* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: Despite having some comical moments, Opaline can more than a bit unnerving. For one thing she's an ''evil alicorn'' whom Twilight Sparkle, a brave and powerful princess who believed in world building and had already defeated many dangerous villains, deemed such a serious threat to Equestria that she not only hid Equestria from the rest of the world, but sealed away ''all of it's magic!'' Also, Opaline's mistreatment of her minion, Misty, is very much like that of an AbusiveMom; Opaline constantly berates, belittles, humiliates and intimidates poor Misty, even when she's just trying to help or innocently find something to make her happy.]]

* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: Despite having some comical moments, Opaline can more than a bit unnerving:
** For one thing she's an ''evil alicorn'' whom Twilight Sparkle, a brave and powerful princess who believed in world building and had already defeated many dangerous villains, deemed such a serious threat to Equestria that she not only decided to hide Equestria from the rest of the world, but seal away ''all of it's magic!''
** Opaline's mistreatment of her minion, Misty, is very much like that of an AbusiveMom; Opaline constantly berates, belittles, humiliates and intimidates Misty, even when she's just trying to help or innocently find something to make her happy.]]

* TaintedByThePreview: [[spoiler:Twilight's appearance at the end of the second chapter trailer has received some criticism for looking like her normal self, as opposed to her post-TimeSkip Alicorn appearance in the series finale of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', as well as concerns that bringing in G4 characters so soon would be pandering at the expense of the G5 cast and setting.]]

* TaintedByThePreview: [[spoiler:Twilight's appearance at the end of the second chapter trailer has received some criticism for looking like her normal self, as opposed to her post-TimeSkip Alicorn appearance in the series finale of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']].

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: [[spoiler:Twilight's appearance at the end of the second chapter trailer has received some criticism for looking like her normal self, as opposed to her post-TimeSkip Alicorn appearance in the series finale of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']].

* UnexpectedCharacter: While the show is intended to be a DistantSequel to ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', the reveal of [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle]] at the end of the second chapter trailer still caught many off guard, as many weren’t expecting to see [[spoiler:any of the mane six]] play a role in the current timeline.

* UnexpectedCharacter: While the show is intended to be a DistantSequel to ''''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', the reveal of [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle]] at the end of the second chapter trailer still caught many off guard, as many weren’t expecting to see [[spoiler:any of the mane six]] play a role in the current timeline.

* UnexpectedCharacter: The reveal of [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle]] at the end of the second chapter trailer has caught everyone off guard.

* OneSceneWonder:[[spoiler:Opaline, the then unnamed villainous alicorn]], only appeared for a few seconds in the premier, but became its most talked about part due to the likely ramifications they'd have for the backstory and series going forward and speculation about their identity.

* OneSceneWonder: The unnamed [[spoiler:villainous alicorn]] only appeared for a few seconds in the premier, but became its most talked about part due to the likely ramifications they'd have for the backstory and series going forward and speculation about their identity [[spoiler:like if they're a corrupted G4 character like Flurry Heart or the comic's Radiant Hope]].

* OneSceneWonder: The unnamed [[spoiler:villainous alicorn]] only appeared for a few seconds in the premier, but became its most talked about part due to the likely ramifications they'd have for the backstory and series going forward and speculation about their identity [[spoiler:like if they're a corrupted G4 character like Flurry Heart or the comic's Radiant Hope]].

* FridgeHorror: The way magic now works exaggerates the power of friendship theme to the point that the general safety of the world is even worse than the [[CrapsaccharineWorld previous installment]]. In the past, you had to be nice to each other or else supernatural monsters would plunge the land into an EndlessWinter. Here, you have to be nice to each other or else you'll risk being rooted into the ground and helpless as ''endless voids'' begin opening in the ground to swallow everything. Earth Ponies may have finally gotten more obvious magical abilities, but they still got the shorter end of the stick consequence wise.

* NightmareFuel: The way magic works now exaggerates the power of friendship theme to the point that the general safety of the world is even worse than the [[CrapsaccharineWorld previous installment]]. In the past, you had to be nice to each other or else supernatural monsters would plunge the land into an EndlessWinter. Here, you have to be nice to each other or else you'll risk being rooted into the ground and helpless as ''endless voids'' begin opening in the ground to swallow everything. You've heard of EvilVersusOblivion, say hello to [[InvertedTrope Good vs Oblivion]]. Earth Ponies may have finally gotten more obvious magical abilities, [[FridgeHorror but they still got the shorter end of the stick]] consequence wise.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: One of G4's contentious aspects was earth ponies lack of clearly established powers[[note]]Pinkie Pie's [[WrongContextMagic abilities were an acknowledged outlier]]. It took until the Season 4 finale stating "Without their strength, they will not be able to tend the land" to outright confirm earth ponies unique powers. [[InformedAbility But only a fraction showed above-average physical ability, and practically never supernatural levels of agricultural prowess]], with non-earth ponies matching their abilities numerous times.[[/note]] broke the series anti-racism themes by having them objectively inferior to [[MindOverMatter unicorns]] or [[{{Flight}} pegasi]]. The series premiere addressed this by having earth ponies [[JerkassHasAPoint justifiably upset]] over lacking regained magic like unicorns and pegasi a major plot point [[spoiler:and get clearly shown GreenThumb powers afterwards]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: One of G4's contentious aspects was earth ponies lack of clearly established powers[[note]]Pinkie Pie's [[WrongContextMagic abilities were an acknowledged outlier]]. It took until the Season 4 finale stating "Without their strength, they will not be able to tend the land" to outright confirm earth ponies unique powers. [[InformedAbility But only a fraction showed above-average physical ability, and practically never supernatural levels of agricultural prowess]], with non-earth ponies matching them numerous times.[[/note]] broke the series anti-racism themes by having them objectively inferior to [[MindOverMatter unicorns]] or [[{{Flight}} pegasi]]. The series premiere addressed this by having earth ponies [[JerkassHasAPoint justifiably upset]] over lacking regained magic like unicorns and pegasi a major plot point [[spoiler:and get clearly shown GreenThumb powers afterwards]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: One of G4's contentious aspects was earth ponies seeming lack of unique powers[[note]]Pinkie Pie's [[WrongContextMagic abilities were an acknowledged outlier]]. It took until the Season 4 finale stating "Without their strength, they will not be able to tend the land" to confirm earth pony powers. [[InformedAbility But only a fraction showed above-average physical ability, and practically never supernatural levels of agricultural prowess]], with non-earth ponies matching them numerous times.[[/note]] broke the series anti-racism themes by having them objectively inferior to [[MindOverMatter unicorns]] or [[{{Flight}} pegasi]]. The series premiere addressed this by having earth ponies [[JerkassHasAPoint justifiably upset]] over lacking regained magic like unicorns and pegasi a major plot point [[spoiler:and get clearly shown GreenThumb powers afterwards]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: One of G4's contentious aspects was earth ponies seeming lack of unique powers[[note]]Pinkie Pie's [[WrongContextMagic abilities were an acknowledged outlier]]. It took until the Season 4 finale stating "Without their strength, they will not be able to tend the land" to confirm earth pony powers. [[InformedAbility But only a fraction showed above-average physical ability, and practically never supernatural levels of agricultural prowess]], with non-earth ponies matching them numerous times.[[/note]] broke the series theme of equality by having them objectively inferior to [[MindOverMatter unicorns]] or [[{{Flight}} pegasi]]. The series premiere addressed this by having earth ponies [[JerkassHasAPoint justifiably upset]] over lacking regained magic like unicorns and pegasi a major plot point [[spoiler:and get clearly shown GreenThumb powers afterwards]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: One of G4's contentious aspects was earth ponies seeming lack of unique powers[[note]]It took until the Season 4 finale stating "Without their strength, they will not be able to tend the land" to confirm they had powers. [[InformedAbility But only a fraction showed above-average physical ability, and practically never supernatural levels of agricultural prowess]], with non-earth ponies matching them numerous times.[[/note]] broke the series theme of equality by having them objectively inferior to [[MindOverMatter unicorns]] or [[{{Flight}} pegasi]]. The series premiere addressed this by having earth ponies [[JerkassHasAPoint justifiably upset]] over lacking regained magic like unicorns and pegasi a major plot point [[spoiler:and get clearly shown GreenThumb powers afterwards]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: One of G4's contentious aspects was earth ponies seeming lack of unique powers[[note]]It took until the Season 4 finale stating "Without their strength, they will not be able to tend the land" to confirm they had powers. [[InformedAbility But only a fraction showed above-average physical ability, and practically never supernatural levels of agricultural prowess]], with non-earth ponies matching them numerous times.[[/note]] broke the series theme of equality by having them objectively inferior to [[MindOverMatter unicorns]] or [[{{Flight}} pegasi]]. The first episode addressed this by having earth ponies [[JerkassHasAPoint justifiably upset]] over lacking regained magic like unicorns and pegasi a major plot point [[spoiler:and get clearly shown GreenThumb powers afterwards]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: One of G4's contentious aspects was earth ponies seeming lack of unique powers[[note]]It took until the Season 4 finale stating "Without their strength, they will not be able to tend the land" to confirm they had powers. [[InformedAbility But only a fraction showed above-average physical ability, and practically never supernatural levels of agricultural prowess]], with non-earth ponies matching them numerous times.[[/note]]broke the series theme of equality by having them objectively inferior to [[MindOverMatter unicorns]] or [[{{Flight}} pegasi]]. The first episode addressed this by having earth ponies [[JerkassHasAPoint justifiably upset]] over lacking regained magic like unicorns and pegasi a major plot point [[spoiler:and get clearly shown GreenThumb powers afterwards]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: One of G4's contentious aspects was earth ponies seeming lack of unique powers[note]]It took until the Season 4 finale stating "Without their strength, they will not be able to tend the land" to confirm they had powers. [[InformedAbility But only a fraction showed above-average physical ability, and practically never supernatural levels of agricultural prowess]], with non-earth ponies matching them numerous times.[[/note]]broke the series theme of equality by having them objectively inferior to [[MindOverMatter unicorns]] or [[{{Flight}} pegasi]]. The first episode addressed this by having earth ponies [[JerkassHasAPoint justifiably upset]] over lacking regained magic like unicorns and pegasi a major plot point [[spoiler:and get clearly shown GreenThumb powers afterwards]].

* OneSceneWonder: The unnamed [[spoiler:villainous alicorn]] only appeared for a few seconds in the premier, but became its most talked about part due to the likely ramifications they'd have for the backstory and series going forward and speculation about their identity [[spoiler:like if they're a corrupted G4 character like Flurry Heart or the comic's Radiant Hope).

* OneSceneWonder: The unnamed [[spoiler:villainous alicorn]] only appeared for a few seconds in the premier, but became its most talked about part due to the likely ramifications they'd have for the backstory and series going forward and speculation about their identity.

* EpilepticTrees: The identity of the as of yet unidentified [[spoiler:purple alicorn; the theories have gone wild from Sunny's yet-to-be-mentioned mother, a corrupted Flurry Heart, to Radiant Hope from the G4 comics]].

* EpilepticTrees: The identity of the as of yet unidentified [[spoiler:purple alicorn; the theories have gone wild from Sunny's yet-to-be-mentioned mother, Flurry Heart, to Radiant Hope from the G4 comics]].