Line #5 YMMV/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWIssue17To20


1	No, actually, ''[[IronicEcho this]]'' [[IronicEcho about sums it up]]...
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3	* AngstAversion: Some feel the BittersweetEnding was '''''too''''' cruel/dark, and that Celestia and Mirror Sombra should've at least gotten to say goodbye on more-closure-y terms.
4	* AudienceAlienatingEra: Disappointment over this arc signaled the start of one for the main series: most issues after this have had mixed to bad reception, with the better ones viewed as SoOKItsAverage by fans left jaded.
5	* BaseBreakingCharacter: Princess Celestia. For some, her selfish and short-sighted actions in her younger years have driven away any amount of sympathy; for others, her [[TheAtoner deep regret]] over it and her subsequent CharacterDevelopment make her a far more interesting character.
6	* BrokenBase: Ho boy, the issue broke the fanbase into as many pieces as there were left of the mirror. To recap some of the issues discussed:
7	** Was Celestia and Sombra's romance a tragic case of StarCrossedLovers, or [[RomanticPlotTumor a blight on the plot]]?
8	** Was Sombra's HeroicSacrifice a BittersweetEnding, or a DeusExMachina AntiClimax and an inter-dimensional invoking of StatusQuoIsGod?
9	** Does Star Swirl's friendship with Celestia invalidate the other information revealed about him, or just add depth?
10	** Most wanted a story that focused on the Prime Mane 6 fighting their alternates and were disappointed when the story didn't deliver. Others actually didn't mind this since they though the focus on an alternate Celestia made for a more interesting threat since they pretty much fighting a "goddess" and that it was a good parallel to the start of the series where they fought Luna.
11	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
12	** The good King Sombra, for having a well-developed backstory and personality over more original characters to come from the comic, his TallDarkAndHandsome design, his relationship with Celestia, and his ultimate HeroicSacrifice to save two worlds.
13	** The anti-Mane Six are also very popular.
14	* FanficFuel: Some fans have taken it upon themselves to expand the mirror universe, mainly by fleshing out the characters that only had brief cameos. Also, what would Tirek and Cozy Glow's mirror counterparts be like?
15	* HarsherInHindsight: The RealityBleed between the two universes. Come ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames'', and a certain OneWingedAngel threatens to do the exact same.
16	* HilariousInHindsight: Several comparisons can be made between this storyline and [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/15353/inner-glory Inner Glory]]. ([[EvilTwin Evil[=/=]opposite Twins]] of the Mane Six, a MagicMirror leads to an alternate universe, ect.
17	* RomanticPlotTumor: The ''actual'' conflict between the two worlds takes a back seat to exploring Celestia's relationship with the mirror world Sombra.
18	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: See all those Mirror Universe counterparts on the page image? Yeah, you're not gonna see any of them actually take part in the story: Chrysalis and Derpy only appear via depictions of them in stained glass windows, the alternate versions of the Mane Six and Cadance and Shining Armor only make a cameo on a splash page in the last issue, and that same splash page is the only time the Doctor Hooves of either universe is seen.

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